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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

As a terrorist state, Israel has worked to take over as much of Palestine as it can get away with. The links between Hamas and Israel are interesting; it seems Netanyahu favours a divided Palestinian people over a safer Israel.

Is this just jumping on the bandwagon, Andrew, or a serious view that Israel is a terrorist state (like Iran e.g.)?

I suspect that Israel has taken a hard look at their prospects under a two state solution and didn't fancy their chances. However, reports of intimidation etc carried out by Israeli settlers in the West Bank are a far cry from Israel being a terrorist state.

We have to be realistic as to what the future would hold for Israel if a Palestinian state, armed by Iran, were to form in the West Bank.

Narrow thinking is not the answer.


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Originally Posted by Pierre

I disagree, wholeheartedly with the occupied territories in the west.

But Israel can’t take over Palestine as Palestine does not exist, I think you’re referring to Jordan. Israel could always give it back to Jordan.

Gaza is also not Palestine, it was given to the Arab population to administer but they have forfeited their claim to it, so Israel have taken it back, and will probably keep it, or they could give it back to Egypt, but Egypt have made it clear they don’t want it.

I knew someone fairly high up in the Israeli foreign ministry. He told me that Jordan, who themselves had annexed the West Bank (1950 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan..._the_West_Bank ). He told me that by 1988, when formal renunciation of Jordan's claim to the territory was made, quite simply, Jordan did not want it back.

Btw, the linked article is very interesting as it properly sets the scene for current problems in handling the West Bank.