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Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: trumps envoy: new administration won't tell israel what policies to adopt [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)38. And pressuring Israel hasn't worked out either, so?
Netanyahu, of all Israel's leaders the past 20 years actually froze settlements for 10 months. No other Israeli leader had done that before. And what good did that do? The PA waited out the 10 months, doing nothing.
The root of the conflict is that the PA/Hamas leadership doesn't accept a Jewish state in peace. It's never been about having their own state, which they could've had numerous times over the past 80 years. They need to know Israel is there to stay, and they need to deal with it. You need to deal with it. Until then, there won't be any peace agreement.
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geek tragedy
Dec 2016
OP
Most liberal country in the Middle East is like being the tallest resident in Hobbiton.
geek tragedy
Dec 2016
#7
Jimmy Carter: "I know that Israel is a wonderful democracy with equal treatment..."
shira
Dec 2016
#18
Well at least you are acknowledging that your opinion is the opposite of Obama's
oberliner
Dec 2016
#25
I agree that the J Street position ought to be considered a pro Israel position
oberliner
Dec 2016
#33
He did appoint a new ambassador to Israel who supports moving the embassy to Jerusalem
Ken Burch
Dec 2016
#29
Well, yes, the pro-Israel community amongst Democrats is less than absolute
geek tragedy
Dec 2016
#63
He had every Security Council resolution that was even mildly critical of the Occupation vetoed.
Ken Burch
Dec 2016
#28
I disagree with the assessment that this is the "most pro-Israel administration possible"
still_one
Dec 2016
#9
being pro-Israel and doing what's best for Israel are two very different things
geek tragedy
Dec 2016
#10
For one thing the republican party platform has rejected the Iran nuclear deal as binding on the
still_one
Dec 2016
#11
Well yeah, Israel is a friendly loyal democracy, it's neighbors are tyrannical....
shira
Dec 2016
#22