Topaz500 – Don't worry about the delayed response, my first response was made in the airport in Singapore, on my way to Australia, so who knows what time it is wherever?!
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The Israeli government will agree to Palestinian state that be unarmed.
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There are too many weapons in the world to believe that that could happen, not to mention the “Home-made” weapons that individuals can build if they wanted to. With that said, how is the Palestinian government supposed to help Israel fight terrorism with an unarmed police? In all previous negotiations the Israeli government has asked (mainly) for better security measures in the PNA, I’m pretty sure they won’t be able to deliver on that agreement under those conditions.
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Israel will support that state (Security and financial) and now we help to the Palestinian in the West Bank because now they know that if you help to Israel, Israel will help you.
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How are the people in the West Bank helping Israel? How is Israel helping them?
They are living in a (so-called) state that on a map looks more like a piece of Swiss-cheese than a country, and the Wall that was recently built has caged and diced the Palestinian territories in ways that are difficult for us to comprehend without living in that type of condition for a single day.
You don’t have to answer this question, but what did you do in the IDF? Did you see the way the “Ordinary” Palestinian lives his/her life? How hard is it for them to move freely between Palestinian cities?
I understand that Hammas is a problematic entity, but have you stopped for a moment to consider how Hammas could win the elections in 2006? Could it be because the Palestinian people are desperate and unsatisfied with their previous leaders? Do you really think that the majority of over 3.5 Million people are fundamentally pro-violence towards Israel? If they really are “Why are they?”
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If New York, Washington, New Jersey, Miami and Los Angeles were under an attack of missiles from side Mexico, United States was not also punishes Mexico?
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Please don’t compare the 20,000 people living in Sderot to one of largest cities in the US and use that to justify the Israeli governments actions. I’m very sorry for the people who live in Sderot, but their situation has no effect on the majority of Israelis. When was the last time you went to a bar in Tel-Aviv? When was the last time a 23 year old boy from Gaza (population 1,500,000) went to a party like the one you and your friends went to last Friday (or could have gone to)?
I’m talking about a reasonable response. The truth is that Qassam rockets have killed “Only” 7 people throughout all of the years that they have been in use, how many Palestinian civilians were killed in the last 2 months?
I understand that the Jewish people have no other place to call home, but since 1967 the Palestinian territories (given to them in 1948, after WW2) have been under the Israeli governments authority. The Israeli government (and population) is full of right-wing extremists and other "Anti-compromise" politicians (at least 50 Knesset members from 5 parties) who don’t really care about the Palestinian people and their basic needs (or Human Rights), and they obviously have a lot of influence when it comes to negotiating and the negotiation terms with the Palestinian leaders. Even a party like Kadima, who claims they are a centrist party, have many members who have rightward tendencies, not to mention the fact that any moderate Israeli politician has a somewhat “Right” oriented point of view when it comes to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Think about the Israeli government, the current one and for the past 25 years. There hasn’t been a single Israeli Prime Minister (and/or government) that has finished his term without going to re-elections (not since Yitzhak Shamir in 1992). Rabin was assassinated for supposedly giving the Palestinians too much, and in reality, the Palestinian violence towards Israel has never really stopped (not since the first Intifada in 1980).
Keeping the Palestinian people caged behind fences & walls won’t solve the problem, it will only make life more comfortable for Israelis who will continue to ignore the problem (and get frustrated every so often because of a “Successful” terrorist attack). Young Israelis will continue to work and save money for their trip to India, Thailand and South America, while young Palestinians will continue to get radicalized due to their hopeless living conditions.