Reply #76: Now THAT is a joke

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Most of these neighboring Muslim nations that are so bent on "destroying" Israel have armies only 1/10th the size of Israel's. Just look at the results of the 1948, 1967 and 1973 wars for proof. And then factor in that Israel's military has gotten STRONGER, while those of its Arab neighbors have stayed about the same or gotten weaker.

And don't forget, Israel is the ONLY military power in the Middle East who actually posseses nuclear weapons. They also have other WMDs which have not been verified, because Israel won't allow weapons inspectors in to verify them (sound familiar?).

BTW, if you check your history, you will find out that Israel's Arab neighbors, as well as the PLO, have agreed to accept Israel's right to exist since the 1980s. However, their acceptance is based on whether Israel does the following:

* Returns to its pre-1967 boundaries, and leaves the occupied territories, INCLUDING East Jerusalem;
* Dismantles/abandons ALL of its illegal settlements in the occupied territories; and
* Allows the creation of an independent, viable sovereign Palestinian state in the occupied territories, with its own government and borders NOT controlled by Israel.

Israel is bound and determined to keep Palestinians from having a state of their own, as is evidenced by their actions in the West Bank. It is one of the major reasons, if not the major reason, fo the instability and unrest in the Middle East today.