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Harmad--
>>I'm curious as to whether you also think Israel must be forced to obey the Security Council resolutions demanding it withdraw from lands it occupied in its
1967 war ?<<
Wonderful question and I wished you hadn't asked it (VBG). If you remember, Israel offered to return to the pre '67 borders in exchange for peace. The Arabs refused. Abba Ebin, in one of my favorite quotes, stated that "This war is the only one is history in which the victors sued for peace and the vanquished sued for surrender." In return for peace, everyone would be better off with withdrawal and peace.
In fact, because of Arab intransigence and by being drunk with easy military victory, Israel became transformed from a somewhat utopian idealistic state into a somewhat militaristic state. Therefore, the settlements in Arab territory which is like placing a thorn in the side of the Palestinians.
Having said that, I also feel that force is often necessary when vital national interests are threatened, and I am glad that Israel, in full violation of international law, bombed the nuclear facilities of Iraq. In addition, I feel that Arab oil and the internal politics of many European states with growing Arab populations, makes many UN actions political rather than correct. As a counterbalance, the Jewish lobby keeps the US on Israel's side.
What seems to be happening now, is that both sides are seeing the futility of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Things seem to be improving.
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