Donald Ian Rankin
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Sun Apr-19-09 01:05 PM
Response to Reply #13 |
| 14. Can you point me to the last Israeli leader who offered to dismantle the settlements? |
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Rabin, I suppose, in the long run, but he was shot before he could make it more than a vague statement of intent.
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| -Gaza, remember? |
Jefferson23 |
Apr-19-09 09:49 AM |
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Gaza needs something better than a choice between Hamas and Israel |
GoesTo11 |
Apr-19-09 10:00 AM |
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First rocket from Gaza in 11 days lands in Israel |
Duckhunter935 |
Apr-19-09 10:11 AM |
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sage advice by the righteous Gideon Levy |
shira |
Apr-19-09 10:17 AM |
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I took it from the rest of that paragraph that he was being facetious |
GoesTo11 |
Apr-19-09 11:26 AM |
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Yeah, I think anyone with any sort of reading comprehension skills would have seen that... |
Violet_Crumble |
Apr-20-09 07:24 AM |
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Sarcasm can be delicious if properly ingested n/t |
Idealism |
Apr-19-09 07:24 PM |
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Thought you might find this of interest that I believe addresses the |
Jefferson23 |
Apr-19-09 10:41 AM |
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The Palestinians don't think they have anything to gain from non-violence. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 10:36 AM |
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But they're wrong |
GoesTo11 |
Apr-19-09 11:33 AM |
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I'm not sure I agree, for two reasons: Israel's long term plans, and game theory. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 11:43 AM |
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I agree with much of what you say, but |
GoesTo11 |
Apr-19-09 12:18 PM |
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The relevant question is "what do they think they gain". |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 12:43 PM |
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One problem is nasty outsiders (vs. nice outsiders) |
GoesTo11 |
Apr-19-09 01:19 PM |
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For one thing, they watched Hebzollah defeat Israel. |
ProgressiveMuslim |
Apr-20-09 06:32 AM |
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Can you give an example of "constructive action?" |
ProgressiveMuslim |
Apr-20-09 06:30 AM |
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Palestinian leadership has never renounced violence |
shira |
Apr-19-09 12:38 PM |
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Nor has Israel. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 01:01 PM |
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um, okay....yeah |
shira |
Apr-19-09 01:03 PM |
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Can you point me to the last Israeli leader who offered to dismantle the settlements? |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 01:05 PM |
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It happened in Gaza almost 4 years ago. |
shira |
Apr-19-09 01:18 PM |
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Dismantling some of the settlements is like stopping firing some of the rockets. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 01:36 PM |
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no, ALL settlements in Gaza were abandoned, not some |
shira |
Apr-19-09 02:04 PM |
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Now you're being deliberately disingenuous. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 02:10 PM |
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what a bizarre and skewed view you have of this conflict |
shira |
Apr-19-09 02:35 PM |
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Yes, I do: |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 03:10 PM |
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so Gaza 2005 should have brought more peace, not more war |
shira |
Apr-19-09 03:56 PM |
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Because it wasn't enough to reduce hostility. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-19-09 04:26 PM |
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It isn't about the Green Line |
Vegasaurus |
Apr-19-09 04:53 PM |
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It will bring peace with the 73% of Palestinians who support it... |
shaayecanaan |
Apr-19-09 08:33 PM |
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If 27% of the people want to continue terrorism, suicide bombings and rockets |
Vegasaurus |
Apr-19-09 09:49 PM |
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Does your compassion about uprooting families extend to Palestinian families? |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-20-09 02:28 AM |
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The people who have lived in 40+ year old settlements did not uproot |
Vegasaurus |
Apr-20-09 05:34 AM |
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You were asked if you felt compassion for Palestinian families put out of their homes... |
Violet_Crumble |
Apr-20-09 07:22 AM |
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So what you are saying |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-20-09 09:46 AM |
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I said that the majority of the people who have lived for 40+ years |
Vegasaurus |
Apr-20-09 11:02 AM |
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Yes, I think that Israel withdrawing to the Green Line will end the conflict. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-20-09 11:38 AM |
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And a more specific reformulation of the question you've avoided: |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Apr-21-09 12:40 PM |
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"The Palestinians do not have the upper hand and cannot make the same demands" |
shaayecanaan |
Apr-21-09 01:27 AM |
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