At 08:09 29-3-02 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > I think Israel has to accept the right of Palestinians to live in Israel. >I > > now Israel finds that unacceptable, but if that is what it takes to obtain > > peace, the decision should be easy. Unless of course Israel would rather > > have war than allow Palestinians to live in Israel. > > > >Sorry, I just posted this question again, I'm glad you answered it. So, it >appears that you do say that Israel has to accept being an Arab state. Is >that true?
That would depend on your definition of "Arab state". I would not consider Israel to be an Arab state simply because part of the population is Arab. >If it is, then do you honestly expect that the Arabs, once they get control >of the government, will actually worry about the civil rights of the Jews? Arabs and Jews have their roots in the same area of the world and therefore have equal rights to live there. If the Arab population of Israel becomes a majority and gets some control of the government, well, that is democracy at work. However, in a multi-party system, the Arabs would have to be a *vast* majority of the population before they can get full control of the government. >Basically, what you are saying is that Israel _must_ cease to exist in order >to be moral. I reread my message over and over to see how you would get that idea. I failed. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
