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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Again, the difference to me is, when Shamir, Begin and Sharon are on the winning side, by winning it meant getting a nation. Once they had that they were interested in administering that nation as a responsibile member of the regional and international community. Arab state aggression has caused them to act in manner of self-defence that other's criticise as excessive or aggressive; however Israel seems to have the capacity to peacefully coexist with its neighbours (see Jordan, and Egypt). OTOH, Arafat and the rest of the PLO leadership was fairly clear that their idea of victory meant no more Israel, no more Jews in the middle east. they may have (and be) softpeddling this of late but go to the Arabic versions of their speeches (i.e not what they say when the liberal MSM is around and they speak in English) for their true intent.
I disagree. I think modern day Israel has the moral highground.
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I think Israel is finally slouching toward an attempt at a peaceful resolution. The leadership clearly is attempting to work out a platform for coexistence. I'm not sure they have enough of the people behind them, but I hope they do.
At the moment, I'm neutral but willing to tilt toward optimism.
