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To: puborectalis who wrote (795760)	7/20/2014 12:38:00 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578938

Netanyahu, in the forward of his excellent book, "A Durable Peace", discusses a visit with the president of China in which it was pointed out to him [Netanyahu] that the Jews and China had long histories in common. Netanyahu added to that, India, and went on to ask how many Chinese there were, and the answer was 1.2 Billion. How many in India? A billion. How many Jews? 12 million. He talks about the jaws of his hosts dropping. Jews comprised about 10% of the Roman Empire, and by his figuring, there ought to be 200 million Jews today, yet there are 12 million. After the president asked him, "Why is that?", Netanyahu explained that the Chinese kept their homeland, as did the Indians, but the Jews were dispersed around the world as a result of a series of "calamities". It is a good point. These people simply want back what they view as rightfully theirs. It is a hard problem to solve primarily because there are third parties constantly stirring the pot. The settlements are a bogus issue; Netanyahu recognizes that temporary peace has little value; the outward expansion of settlements can be curtailed any time a peace agreement is reached. But he would be foolish to curtail the expansions first; he is a great negotiator and understands that to do so would be untenable. I don't think he would ever give up the currently inhabited areas; but all that has to happen to stop the expansion is for the Palestinians to show good faith, which they haven't. Every day this crap continues it is going to get that much more difficult for any kind of lasting peace agreement to happen.

To: puborectalis who wrote (795760)	7/20/2014 12:46:06 AM
From: Sdgla	Respond to of 1578938

About 42% of the world's Jews live in Israel today.... Thank God. Care to elaborate why G:d needs to be thanked ?

To: puborectalis who wrote (795760)	7/20/2014 8:52:55 AM
From: combjelly	3 Recommendations Recommended By harpy scamp tbolding Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578938

Rather, it's about one side — Hamas, a radical, hate-mongering terrorist group — seeking to destroy the other side, Israel, which is defending its civilian population against unprovoked rocket attacks. No. Hamas knows they can't destroy Israel. Or even hurt them in any significant way. They are just cynically using Gaza to keep the Arab money spigot flowing.The Israelis happily comply. Israel yearns for peace and normalization. Not true. Yes, the majority of Israelis want that. But there is a very influential minority who have no interest in peace. They were behind the ethnic cleansing of 1948. They want the Palestinians squeezed until they are out of Palestine altogether. They think that if they are brutal enough, the Palestinians will throw up their hands and leave. That almost certainly won't happen. What usually happens is that you get a population that is dedicated to your destruction. History is not on their side. Given the Islamic terrorists a justification for their actions is what happens.