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To: SilentZ who wrote (146211)	4/24/2002 7:35:47 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574000

A significant chunk of what Israel was going to keep in 2000 was an area along the border between the West Bank and Jordan- why? Because a sovereign Palestinian state would likely set its sights (at least under Arafat) on not only Israel proper, but on Jordan as well. It's Jordan's desire that Israel hold onto that border land. Israel has to remain secure- it can't just blindly give up its security and assume that the Arabs will not attack it- history doesn't support that. Z, I think the argument is a weak one. Israel can't go about annexing land because it needs it to feel safer. It would be like the US annexing Cuba.........because we don't want a Castro so close to us, or annexing BC so there is a land link between mainland US and Alaska. Besides, these annexations which seem so sensible to you are an affront to the Palestinians. How do you think the Israelis would react if Arafat said he doesn't like the idea of a Palestinian state in the WB because it would be landlocked; therefore, to make it work, he wants a strip of land running thru Israel to the sea? ted