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Originally Posted by Damien
The stupidest thing is, if there is one country that should be able to identify with the Palestinians and their lack of a home, it's Israel. It just makes you think that if it were not for the outside forces with no desire for a peace in the region then they might have a chance.
Seems unlikely with the people who just want to destroy Israel, both the terrorist groups and the countries who supply them and manipulate the Palestinian people as their proxy.
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The majority of peace plans have been developed by the Israelis.
If you ever go to the museum by the Sea of Galilee there's plenty of displays on them, mostly Israel comes off worse (nothing new there, after all the UN wanted to give them the malaria ridden areas), but at the time they were put forward, the Arab nations wanted all the land (and from Jodan's and Egypt's examples, not for the Palestinians!).
Then there would be periods where the lack of action would boil over (as is currently happening), a hawkish leader would be elected and Israel would fight back for a change, people would die on both sides, and peace would be given a try although normally not lasting long (they do like firing those home made rockets at jewish homes) and the cycle repeats. When you're getting paid by foreign aid, living in $million dollar villas, filtering millions into Swiss bank accounts, and your people don't expect you to actually help them because you've convinced them it's someone else's fault, life must be good (reminds me of the Lib Dems!).
There have been several advances though, giving Sinai for peace has been pretty effective.
Returning Golan isn't likely to happen any time soon unless there's a major change in Syria, otherwise they'll just go back to taking pot shots at Israeli civilians on their way to work.