Reply #15: Thank you. I think your post raises some good points. [View All]

[Colorado Blue]

As far as the fence is concerned, it has obviously reduced terror attacks. I don't see how that can be ignored. I also think the imposition on ordinary people must be drastic in certain areas, as pointed out in posts above.

These are complicated issues. The Gaza withdrawal was a major step for the Israelis and it should be a time of renewal and opportunity for the people of Gaza as well. This event should not be belittled.

The need for security is no joke, but somehow the rights of the Arabian people must also be respected. These wouldn't be problems if the violence were to come to an end. I don't see why that simple fact can't be recognized.

No violence, no security fence, no checkpoints, and probably a shared capital with access between West Bank and Gaza - these are all probable outcomes IF the violence can stop. All this was on the table several years ago, but we are now in Year Five of the 2nd Intifada. What next? More rockets, more bombs?

And, I think the outlying settlement building must stop, the abuses of innocent Arabian people MUST be stopped - but it must also be realized that Jerusalem IS the capital of Israel, Israel exists, Israel has a right to continue existing - how long do we have to keep defending this essential right? And, why is the idea of Jewish people living among Arabs so upsetting? Can't an Arabian state with Jewish citizens exist alongside a Jewish state with Arabian citizens?

The bias is so obvious I can smell it and it is utterly depressing. The fact that these questions are still coming up over and over and over again is enough to make a person despair.