Posted on 04/25/2002 12:07:10 PM PDT by Tolik
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:46:28 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Given the animosity created by the recent atrocities, a return to the pre-October 2000 situation seems unlikely. A different set of relationship with Israel and the rest of the world will have to be developed if a Palestinian state is to become viable. Jobs for Palestinians in Israel will be scarce. Immigrants from other countries have already taken their place, and security fears will take a long time to dissipate. The inescapable conclusion is that fellow Arab countries will have to show greater solidarity than in the past.
Yep. Good point!
Most Palestinians (about 3 million I think ) are not Israeli citizens. These are the people living in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and Gaza.
One reason why Israel cannot accept the so-called 'right of return' of Palestinians is because then Israel would cease being a Jewish state.
Many of these so-called Palestinians have lived in Palestine for only a generation or two.
The main aim of the Palestinian leadership is the destruction of Israel and the return of the entire area to Arab Muslim rule. That is why Arafat turned down his best and hopefully only chance for a separate Palestinian state.
My concern centers on the birth rate of the Muslims within Israel..
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