Reply #80: You can interpret . . [View All]

[msmcghee]

"Grab any weapon and try crossing it sometime, east to west. You'll see that Israel recognizes its eastern border."

. . as being snarky. Or, you can look at it as a way to make a point that is more dramatic than pedantic. I often try to do that because I think I tend to be too pedantic. If you really want to have an interesting discussion, rather than achieve some "virtual victory" you should give me the benefit of the doubt on that - which is what I'm doing for you.

You ask again,

If a Jew can settle anywhere, what is the justification for refusing to allow Palestinians to return to their homes on the West Bank?

I tried very hard to thoroughly answer this question in my previous post. You don't seem to be respecting my argument enough to read it. Let me try once more. The short version,

Israel is the administrator of the WB according to Res242 until a final peace treaty is signed. As the administrator, and whether anyone thinks they have the right to be the administrator or not, Israel decides who can live there and who can't, who comes and goes. etc.