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In reply to the discussion: Why Israel Should Withdraw From the West Bank—Now [View all]pelsar
(12,283 posts)41. wow...where have you been?
ever hear of the maginot line?
ever hear of the bar lev line (canal crossing was deemed "impossible" by the idf)
ever hear of the invincible napoleon army?
France backing israel..up until they stopped
since when is there any guarantee on anything?
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He's the "managing editor of Foreign Affairs", I wouldn't dismiss anything he says out of hand. nt
bemildred
Aug 2012
#2
You don't see violence from Palestinians in the WB b/c you choose not to see it...
shira
Aug 2012
#86
Do many home invasions and intended robberies involve decapitating a three-month old baby?
oberliner
Aug 2012
#91
I am under no delusions-IMO Israel has no intention of giving up one sq cm. of the West Bank
azurnoir
Aug 2012
#35
Not much of a peace initiative when it calls for 100% withdrawal from the WB and full...
shira
Aug 2012
#85
Do you think moving half-a-milllion Jews into the midst of a couple million hostile Arabs,
bemildred
Aug 2012
#45
Azurnoir, are you saying Israel can't offer the Clinton Initiatives or Olmert's offer anymore? n/t
shira
Aug 2012
#54
Please stop moving the goalposts. You keep claiming that with settlement expansion....
shira
Aug 2012
#61
lol except that these fabled desalination plants do not yet quite exist do they?
azurnoir
Aug 2012
#78