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Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Slams Methodist Church for Boycott Israel Push [View all]Little Tich
(6,171 posts)33. I've shown you maps and linked to detailed reports, and you counter this by referring to the wisdom
of some people you call "pretty much everyone"?
The current situation in the occupied territories is the problem, not the solution. You've shown me absolutely nothing that would prove your point.
All the evidence points towards that the settlements, the occupation and the restrictions are the factors that keep the Palestinian economy and its political system below a sustainable level.
Ex nihilo nihil fit.
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She's been pretty consistently wrong about everything to do with the middle east
Scootaloo
May 2016
#4
I think that some pressure would be needed to convince Israel to give up all lands occupied since
Little Tich
May 2016
#11
How would pressuring the Palestinians result in a viable two-state solution? n/t
Little Tich
May 2016
#18
They've rejected EVERY offer of a viable state. They don't want to recognize Israel....
shira
May 2016
#36
Your fantasies about what a two-state solution would look like aren't connected to reality.
Little Tich
May 2016
#25
I've shown you maps and linked to detailed reports, and you counter this by referring to the wisdom
Little Tich
May 2016
#33
No, after a unilateral pullout & imposition of borders the Palestinians are on their own....
shira
May 2016
#23
So it's just like the current situation, but with a higher fence around all the Palestinians and no
Little Tich
May 2016
#24
Gaza is still legally under occupation by Israel, and the people there are still under Israeli
Little Tich
May 2016
#29
Israel/Palestine is exclusively a matter of domestic politics in the US, not one
geek tragedy
May 2016
#37
actually, our relationship with Israel is one of foreign policy, and beneficial at that
ericson00
May 2016
#38