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To: tejek who wrote (2468)	1/20/2004 11:04:16 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

What's the alternative? In the end, Israel will lose this one. Only in the sense that both sides lose from this conflict. The alternatives are both sides (in particular the Palestinians because they are the ones committing terrorism) cool it for awhile and then go back to negotiating and then make some deal which may or may not give the Palestinians everything I listed. This is the best solution, but if the Israelis unilaterally concede the Palestinian position then the Palestinians might just ask for more. What you are proposing is more of an Israeli surrender then a negotiation. A 2nd alternative is for the wall and other barriers to get built and for the Palestinian areas to be cut off and for terrorist attacks to go down but continue, with the conflict dragging on. A third option is like the 2nd but with the Palestinian areas on the other side of the wall becoming a new country which may or may not help reduce terrorism. Tim

To: tejek who wrote (2468)	1/20/2004 11:33:23 AM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 7936

What's the alternative? In the end, Israel will lose this one. In the end we'll all be dead. The alternative, for Israel, is the wall. Complete separation of the warring parties. This side to the left, this side to the right. It isn't a perfect solution, but for much of human history walls have kept such peace as was available. It's not a permanent solution -- city walls succumbed to sappers and gunpowder, the Great Wall of China was eventually crossed, Hadrian's Wall fell into disuse when the Roman Empire declined, the Berlin Wall was eventually torn down, but in their day each of those walls served its purposes at least for awhile. It's an approach with historical validity.