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To: Neocon who wrote (102838)	6/25/2003 4:03:31 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Guys and Gals, As interesting as this has become, doesn't the UN Mandate in '47 make this all moot? I think we can all agree that creating an Israel today would not happen. Witness all the discussions concerning Kurdistan. The fact is it did happen and our generation is left to pick up the pieces of yet another European colonial nightmare. What can we do about Israel/Palestine today? I don't know - but returning to the '47 partition is not logical. It actually fits the far right of Israels position. They always claimed if they conceded the '67 borders, they would be asked to go back to the original mandate and pushed settlement to force a compromise. This whole discussion actually backs up their fears. The reality is that the radical Palestinians want to revist the '47 mandate and deconsitute Israel altogether. The best solution is a secular state absorbing both groups - becoming in effect a Greater Israel with consitutional rights for everyone. Imagine - no fence. How do we get there? We won't - short of an occupation force it will not happen - so a 2 state solution is the compromise. The road map is at least an attempt to get to that compromise and todays cease-fire is at least a start. John

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