Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Why Israel Should Withdraw From the West Bank—Now [View all]Bradlad
(206 posts)Please explain the difference between the WB and Gaza that you believe sufficient to convince the Israelis that the WB would not be taken over by Hamas or that PLO affiliated "militants" would not start shooting rockets and mortars and launching suicide attacks from there soon after Israel pulled out. You realize both charters call for Israel's destruction and they have both been teaching their children non-stop for decades the religious and societal admiration due to them from killing Jews. Also that the only reason attacks have diminished at all is the separation fence as before that they were quite common. Yet still jihadim manage to kill a few - like the Fogel family for example.
I ask this seriously as I can not imagine a sane leader of any democracy taking a chance like that.