Now that the peace process has gone nowhere for so long, maybe Palestinians should push for full Israeli citizenship. If Israel denies the Palestinians their own state, the default position is the one-state solution. It would be hard for the US to reject Palestinians the right to vote and watch Israel become an apartheid state. The potential of losing the Jewish state would put Bibi's foot to the fire in establishing a Palestinian state. The Arab Spring has shown that smart peaceful protest can do more that violent resistance.

Netanyahu still does not get and I doubt he ever will. He believes, like the old men in Washington, that you can force your will upon your neighbors or others in the world and get them to agree to your demands so long as you have the power. In Netanyahu's mind, the solution to the Palestinian issue is to take more of their territory and give them nothing in return. To ensure peace, he plans to place IDF forces on Palestinian land for perpetuity.

The far right in Israel does not believe in equality, tolerance or human rights for anyone other than Jewish people. They will not tolerate a large Arab population in their "Jewish State" and they continue to believe they can impose their will upon their neighbors by fear, intimidation and force. Non-violent protests by Palestinians will quickly prove what Assad and others in the Middle East have learned. Power and force is useless against non-violent protesters. All it does is increase their numbers, their voice and sympathy for their cause in the world. Once you take away the only source of power Netanyahu has to impose his will, everything else propping up the "Jewish State" begins to crumble.

It was always a mistake to mix religion and politics. The minute you create a religious state, you embrace an intolerance toward those with different religious beliefs. That intolerance leads to inequality and violation of human rights for those who are not Jewish. That creates hatred and anger which ultimately produces civil unrest and revolts. What Netayahu has done is sow the seeds for the inevitable destruction of Israel that will follow. A collapse that will happen from the rot within Israel itself.

There is some confusion in this article, it seems, even to the untrained eye.
The nakba day demonstrations on the Syrian border were organised by Syria and Iran to deflect attention from Syria's present problems. The Palestinian descendants living there and in Lebanon are indeed under apartheid rule but they should divert their grievances and address their regimes not Israel.
So what do the they want? they say equal rights, democracy and equality and that's before having their own state. Which is exactly the model the Israelis adopted before achieving statehood. In other words; they want to be like the Israelis which is good news because if they really adopt those values Israel's security fears would be lowered enough to make concession. the only problem is they will have to have their own states as much as they are not satisfied with it's size and potential as they will never be able to become part of Israel as many of them would like.

But U.S.-brokered negotiations have been a miserable failure, and September is now fast approaching.

It is a stretch to say negotiations were a miserable failure because NEGOTIATIONS BARELY HAPPENED! The Palestinians refused and still refuse to negotiate except for a few week period right as the 9 month settlement moratorium was to run out.

This isn't the United States' fault, it's a deliberate tactic on the part of the Palestinians. And it's a winning tactic because they either extract a huge concession prior to negotiations, or the "international community" will, as they always do, somehow blame Israel for it.

If the March 15 movement is serious about wanting "freedom, justice and dignity", they have a very straightforward way to pursue these objectives: Take to the streets and demand that the PA negotiate seriously and agree to the terms their negotiators have been offered for years, terms that, according to the Palestinian leaks, they have understood all along, but routinely tell their people they will never accept. March 15 should demand the end to incitement so the PA can operate in an environment that will allow them to reach a compromise.

It is not Israel, not even the dreaded Netanyahu, that has been responsible for the failure of the talks, it is the Palestinian leadership. March 15 could go a long way to focusing attention on this simply by admitting it publicly.

The only thing that is going to save the people in this area is 1791 constitutional authority in those countries. Respect for all people and all faiths. The best way to make this happen is the internet. This may not happen over night but the internet has and will continue to play a roll. Convert them from by asking all to become appleipad2. Just present them the picture of a 1791 constitutional would do for them.

The vast Arab/Muslim world expelled 650,000 Jews from its lands; tiny Israel absorbed her brethren. The Muslim world refuses to absorb its brethren because they want to use them as cannon fodder against Israel.

Many arrogant Muslims cannot abide a Jewish state because of the antiJewish Surahs in their religious texts.

Nope, after researching many expert opposing viewpoints regarding this conflict, and analyzing the Torah, Talmud and Qu'ran my conclusion is that the this conflict to end is for one side to annihilate the other, and even then if Israel wins, and I hope she does, her neighbors will continue hostilities as soon as they possibly can.

We all Asks every day .. Where things are headed in the Gaza Strip ..? Whether it will remain on the situation
Is it or is there hope for an end to this tragic situation ..? All bear
Sense o f the word to express the resistance .. Even personal freedoms and public .. Blockade
And the political pressure .. Elections and national consensus .. All questions need
For an objective answer based on data, political, intellectual, not conjecture or interpretations
Emotional. In order to reach a clear understanding of the course of events we must understand how to think movement
Hamas in Gaza.

Israel should and must abide by international law, specifically by the UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. PERIOD.

Any real hope for the Palestinians requires first that Israel be made to comply with UN resolutions, vacate all occupied territory and pay truly punitive reparations. For sixty years America has enabled Israel's brutalization of the Palestinians. American money and American protection from the civilized world through UN Security Council vetoes are directly responsible for Israel's continuing lebensraum, apartheid, free love tarot reading, ghettoization, pogrom, and racist chosen people policies. Israel's massive influence has twisted American actions against our own interests resulting in 911 and our continuing wars.

I think it works like this. By all means at the start of your presidency / retirement make some wonderful vague noises about this or that but with a cut off date a couple of years on. Get plenty of headlines and bag a few votes. Now if something breaks wonderful get in there and get any credit going for your vision and diplomacy skills. If not quietly hope everyone will forget about it (any they will) plus you did not promise anything definitive either.

There is no realistic solution in sight now and with elections looming Obama will not be sticking his neck out. Risk reward ratio is all wrong.

And how do I know all of this from watching our spectacular non performer in the Middle East Mr Tony Blair

Any possible solution appears to be moving further away now. Hamas's influence continues to grow for starters and as every year goes on the chances of Israel agreeing to withdraw from its illegal settlements declines. Same old song and dance routines from lobbies on both sides too. Is there someone we should be calling to account to face the music for the failure of diplomacy?. I do not think so - right now the problems are not soluble. Something that all the main political parties in the West think privately too Sad but true

I think it is a lost cause as well, unless..

1. The US steps in... (Not likely)
2. God, who they claim to worship, while fighting and killing over land (and what else?), snaps His fingers and makes them all nice
3. They actually get it into their heads that this will go on for a VERY long time, cause a load of death, and... wait... they'll never realize it.

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A new generation of Palestinian activists are less interested in forging a state than in winning their rights. We all Asks every day .. Where things are headed in the Gaza Strip ..? Whether it will remain on the situation Is it or is there hope for an end to this tragic situation ..? All bear Sense o f the word to express the resistance .. Even personal freedoms and public .. Blockade And the political pressure .. Elections and national consensus .. All questions need For an objective answer based on data, statistics need we look at Obama's campaign platform and his real actions? promised to repeal the bush tax cuts - didn't do it promised to end "no-bid" contracts for over 25k contracts - didn't do it promised to close gitmo - didn't do it It's called realpolitik. Politicians, Obama, Netanyahu, Sarkozy, and every other democratic leader say one thing to get elected and do another thing while in office. Any ma.