Israel/Palestine

DetlefK

(16,455 posts) Sat Sep 24, 2016, 03:16 AM Sep 2016

Why does nobody in this sub-forum want to answer my questions?

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Lithos (a host of the Israel/Palestine group).

I'm asking this question in this sub-forum for the third time now within a year. Because I either get no answer or evasive non-answers.

Question 1:
Extrapolating from current policies and current political decisions, what will Israel be like 20, 50, 100 years from now? What is a possible timeline of events?
I'm wondering what the relationship between the Jews and the Palestinians will be 20, 50, 100 years from now, if current policies of the israeli and palestinian governments and current social/demographic trends are continued.

Question 2:
Please write a fictious school-/history-book entry. What will the israeli children 50 years from now be taught about this era of Israel?

I am asking this question for the third time now because nobody wants to answer it.

The only answer I have ever gotten was: "There will be peace!!!" - "And which events have lead to this peace?" - *crickets*

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Why does nobody in this sub-forum want to answer my questions? (Original Post) DetlefK Sep 2016 OP

If the past 1000 years is any indication they will still be fighting Reece2076 Sep 2016 #1

who the hell knows... chillfactor Sep 2016 #2

And that is why nobody with political/historical knowledge of Israel is willing to speculate? DetlefK Sep 2016 #5

+1 mahina Sep 2016 #6

I'll give question 2 a shot. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #3

I hate to quote George Bush but this is a time when it's appropriate. MADem Sep 2016 #4

Your questions jehop61 Sep 2016 #7

people are not required to answer questions just because you ask them, you know. n/t dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 #8

What will America look like 20,50 or in 100 years? What will children.... shira Sep 2016 #9

Reece2076

(51 posts)

1. If the past 1000 years is any indication they will still be fighting

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 03:18 AM

Sep 2016

chillfactor

(7,694 posts)

2. who the hell knows...

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 03:20 AM

Sep 2016

what will happen 20, 50, 100 years from now? no one here is a mind reader. Perhaps you are not getting answers is because the questions are nonsensical.

DetlefK

(16,455 posts)

5. And that is why nobody with political/historical knowledge of Israel is willing to speculate?

Reply to chillfactor (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 04:59 AM

Sep 2016

If the current situation continues, will there be a One-State-Solution? A Two-State-Solution? Open-ended military occupation of the Westbank forever? What happens if the BDS-movement gets stronger? What are current demographic and social trends in Israel and what will the israeli society be 20, 50, 100 years from now? Will the palestinian refugees in Lebanon ever return? What are young Israelis thinking?

Why is nobody even taking a guess???

mahina

(18,942 posts)

6. +1

Reply to chillfactor (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 06:38 AM

Sep 2016

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

3. I'll give question 2 a shot.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 03:29 AM

Sep 2016

50 years ago people believed fictitious things, such as countries, laws, and authority, were real and would kill each other over these asinine myths. These violent morons were part of the reason alcohol sold so well.

I know I'm being overly optimistic.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

4. I hate to quote George Bush but this is a time when it's appropriate.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 04:40 AM

Sep 2016

He was asked about his role in Iraq, but in his own stupid way, he said something that was essentially honest, if simple:

"History, we don't know. We'll all be dead..." or words to that effect.

The truth is, no one knows. No one can predict--all it takes is a great (or lousy) leader to change the course of history.

Post WW2 there was a cadre of people who wanted to put the State of Israel smack-dab in the middle of .... GERMANY.

I imagine life would be very different for a lot of people had that proposal been adopted.

jehop61

(1,735 posts)

7. Your questions

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 06:39 AM

Sep 2016

sound amazingly like a school assignment. Trying to get us to do your homework? Head to a library or get on line and find out some answers for yourself.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)

8. people are not required to answer questions just because you ask them, you know. n/t

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 08:31 AM

Sep 2016

shira

(30,109 posts)

9. What will America look like 20,50 or in 100 years? What will children....

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 08:50 AM

Sep 2016

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...in America be taught about this era of the USA? About President Trump....or will it be Hillary? Hmm..

*crickets*

Right, I don't know either. This is nonsense but I'll give it a shot. America will be like the Hunger Games in 100 years. PanAm. How's that for fiction? There's just no way to know.