But it was still Israel in control of the roads, border checkpoints, water and many other resources.
But had been like that for the previous 25 years. The change was only in direction or more freedom and by leaps and bounds: they governed their own affairs, got their police, their prisons, their schools with their uncontrolled curricula, their TV and so on. Don't you think, that according to the formula quoted above (not to mention according to both the letter and the spirit of the signed agreements) they must have become much nicer and more peaceful towards Israel? How did it happen that the following years have become the bloodiest as far as terror victims? How did it happen that PA encouraged their children to become terrorists and taught them them Israel shouldn't exist? Don't you see that the above formula is at least false if not just backwards?
Do they really desire harmony and peace? I am not so sure anymore. They wouldn't draw borders, most of the time
I don't understand this charge. Do you expect Israel to create the border unilaterally? Coincidentally, this idea is really gaining momentum recently but it's not really very popular with the Palestinians.
and when they do they create conditions of ethnic inequality within those borders.
"When they do" sounds pretty funny, since the green line was established pretty much at the time of Israel's creation. Let's discuss the inequality in a separate thread.
Is there a better pretext for conflict?
Whatever grievances Israeli Arab citizens have is not pretext to the conflict, or a very small factor in it. It's the status of the disputed territories and the non-citizen population there which is the main sticking point. I wonder what solution for them you envision and what in your opinion Israel should have done and is not doing to achieve it.
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Re: Nice source
Date: 2006-03-16 07:53 am (UTC)But had been like that for the previous 25 years. The change was only in direction or more freedom and by leaps and bounds: they governed their own affairs, got their police, their prisons, their schools with their uncontrolled curricula, their TV and so on. Don't you think, that according to the formula quoted above (not to mention according to both the letter and the spirit of the signed agreements) they must have become much nicer and more peaceful towards Israel? How did it happen that the following years have become the bloodiest as far as terror victims? How did it happen that PA encouraged their children to become terrorists and taught them them Israel shouldn't exist?
Don't you see that the above formula is at least false if not just backwards?
Do they really desire harmony and peace? I am not so sure anymore. They wouldn't draw borders, most of the time
I don't understand this charge. Do you expect Israel to create the border unilaterally? Coincidentally, this idea is really gaining momentum recently but it's not really very popular with the Palestinians.
and when they do they create conditions of ethnic inequality within those borders.
"When they do" sounds pretty funny, since the green line was established pretty much at the time of Israel's creation. Let's discuss the inequality in a separate thread.
Is there a better pretext for conflict?
Whatever grievances Israeli Arab citizens have is not pretext to the conflict, or a very small factor in it. It's the status of the disputed territories and the non-citizen population there which is the main sticking point. I wonder what solution for them you envision and what in your opinion Israel should have done and is not doing to achieve it.