At 05:20 AM 12/30/01, Jeroen wrote: >One of the things they want is a sovereign Palestinian state. Give it to them.
Where, IYO, do you suggest putting it? In particular, who gets Jerusalem? If you split it, who gets what parts, as some of the holiest sites of each religion occupy the same piece of real estate? (Which is *one* of the intractable problems behind this millennia-long conflict.) > If the Palestinians can live in something they can call their own > country, they will no longer be living under Israeli oppression, which > means they have no oppressor to fight anymore (unless of course Israel > then promptly decides to invade Palestine). The Jews wanted a country for > themselves and got it; why not extend the same courtesy to the > Palestinians? They certainly have as much of a valid claim to the region > as the Jews have. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
