These guys are getting ready to go to war!

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by geetrue

The only thing you have to ask yourself is simply this:

Would I cry or laugh if Israel got wiped off the map?

An interesting "what if" history question is: what if there was no Balfour Declaration in 1917 (and the subsequent actions). How would the Middle East be today?


Getting back to your post:

But no I have no desire for Israel to be physically destroyed. It would be nice if it could live in peace with its neighbours and for its neighbours to live in peace with Israel (gots to have both).

The Palestine people deserve a "home of their own" whether it is within a unified Israel or in a separate state.

However, my natural pessimism does not lead me to believe this will ever be possible. There are too many disjointed entities each with agendas.