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Originally posted by SoulofBlack
reply to post by TheWalkingFox
That's nice. In reality though it's simply the Gaza Strip and Hamas which is being used as a tool and is the source of all unrest.
Abbas knows this and so do any rational people. I will admit I was wrong about Israel's leaders on the day that they refuse to negotiate in a Hamas-free zone. The Arab state leaders simply do not want a Jewish state and use it as a tool to rally their people to cover their own corruption.
This is seen through Lebanon and today in Syria.
If I were completely one sided, I would not admit to what I stated above nor would I say peace can be achieved overnight with West Bank overnight with Hamas and that Abbas can be a leader for peace. He fears for his safety in going against Hamas. This is called a rational thought process.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by TheWalkingFox
How about you knock the personal attacks off and act civilized. Think you can try that? Why drag the thread into a personal back and forth?
My post addresses parts of your post. Not all of them, because some of the points we arent going to find common ground on. Why try to convice each other when 40 pages later we have not made any advancement?
If thats what you want, name calling and a thread derail, I am sure we can acheive it. However, it serves no purpose, and quite frankly I am tired of lowering my standards in that area in an effort to debate people who can only debate in that manner.
your call, which is it? Can we just move on?edit on 5-6-2011 by Xcathdra because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Intelearthling
Originally posted by backinblack
So I'm guessing non of you preaching Israel's right to all this land has actually found a map showing what Israel considers it's borders???
Kind of odd don't you think??
Here you go! Everyone seems to think that Israel should go back to their 1967 or 1948 border, and had one member here say go back to their 1947 border (despite what you may think, this isn't funny).
If everyone wants to keep pushing dates back, lets go back 2000 years.
It only looks like more land is owed to Israel.
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/6a1c5603f80a.jpg[/atsimg]edit on 5/6/11 by Intelearthling because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by BiGGz
I beleive he is referring to UN resolution 242, which was rejected by arabs and palestinains. Palesinitians didnt sign onto it unitl the Oslo accords. The problem now is what was signed called for the recognitiion of Israel. Hamas does not recognize Israel.
now what