Valmiki This is a quick response to say that the Balfour Declaration by Britain was a big mistake but we have to live with it. The great powers at the time, and Britain was the super power then, simply dished out other people's property (and still does illegally e.g. the islands in the Indian Ocean as a military base for the USA) to clients of their choosing. Britain is definitely in the wrong over the formation of Israel irrespective of its then achievement to win international support for its formation. This is my reflective view whilst recognising that we can do nothing about it now beyond the USA getting the two sides to talk and talk until there is a resolution to this crisis. The USA does hold the cards today as the only super power but it has to operate equitably rather than take the side of Israel at the behest of the powerful Jewish/Israeli lobby in the States. Only when an American President has the guts and ability to take on the Jewish lobby in the USA, and also the Arab people in the Middle East, will we have peace in that region. To date, all efforts have been partial, including the Jewish occupation, and in favour of the Jewish lobby in my view.
Mario's seemingly peaceful parallel with the India/Pakistan situation is not on as potential conflict in that region is ongoing, and often, just under the surface. It flares up all the time. Once again, I have been very critical of Britain initiating the split to maintain its toe-hold in the sub-continent. A secular big India was infinitely preferrable to me than a religious based Pakistan split from India. Cornel _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
