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Originally Posted by urbanlife78
Doesn't matter, the land that they currently have is their land and thus should be considered as such and the Israelis should not be building settlements on that land.
The idea that Palestine wants all of Israel would then be an issue between two countries and Israel has the US military to back it up like it has always had. Besides, if prosperity is given to the Palestinians, you might see a change in the country with how they function and their relationship with Israel. Right now, they are simply being held captive by the Israelis so of course they are going to act out.
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Just by chance did you read post 41?
Bizarrely, failure has not dulled Secretary of State John Kerry’s insistence that peace between the Palestinians and Israelis is within sight. Recently, Palestinian leaders flat-out rejected Kerry’s ideas for a peace deal. He shouldn’t feel bad. They’ve rejected every deal aimed to deliver Palestinian statehood, whether it was offered by President Bill Clinton or former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert.
So here’s a thought: Maybe the Palestinians don’t want peace, at least a majority don’t. Aside from multiple rejections of peace deals there is substantial evidence to back this up (in addition to the perpetuation of anti-Semitic, anti-Israel textbooks; glorification of terrorists; formation of a unity government with Hamas; continued violence toward Israel after territorial withdrawals and firing of the reform-minded prime minister Salam Fayyad). A recent poll of Palestinians found:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...nt-two-states/
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