Reply #27: And yr wrong on all counts.... [View All]

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Lands have been conquered and not returned umpteen times in wars. Borders are and have been continually redrawn throughout history.

International law is very clear that territory cannot be acquired by war. It doesn't matter that in the 19th century and before it was a whole different ballgame and lands were conquered and not returned umpteen times. We're in the here and now and laws have changed for the better...


This occupation is the only one that receives this much interest or press.

Yep. The US occupation of Iraq didn't get nearly as much coverage. Neither did the Indonesian occupation of East Timor in the press over here. They both got far more coverage and stirred more interest than the I/P conflict...


Israelis will NEVER agree to a one-state solution. NEVER.

And who appointed you the arbiter or what Israelis will or won't agree to? Yr an American, aren't you? Neither Israelis nor Palestinians would be likely to agree to a one state solution in the current environment, but to predict that they'll never, never, NEVER!!!! agree to something like that in the future is going a bit crazy with that old crystal ball...

Doesn't matter how much the Palestinians or the rest of the world thinks this is the right thing to do.

Um, did it occur to you that the majority of Palestinians don't want a one-state solution either?

Even the most anti-occupation liberals in Israel are not in favor of one-state.

I'm pretty sure that there'd be some level of support for the binational solution in Israel, especially in academic circles. While the level of support wouldn't be large, to claim that no-one in Israel supports it seems a bit strange. Do you have any links to support what you claimed?