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Old 05-06-2004, 04:03   #12
hoepoe
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Israel
Posts: 405
Danjam, you misundertand me, i agree that thw West bank is historically part of greater Israel, i just feel that we have to change with the times, in other owrds, don;t be correct, be clever!

As far as a comparison in Lebanon, our big mistake was not leaving the way we left, but rather staiybg there so long, we arte making the same mistake here, already have.

Another innacuracy is that you percive all Synagogue going religious Jews as right wingers, big, bad misconception.

I happen to be very friendly with some religious Synagogue going left wingers. Don't forget, sterotyping is a great error to make.

Many of the fa,ilies living in the West Bank are not religious right wing fanatics, but many New Immigrants from both the former USSR as well as North America,that live simply because it's tax free, cheaper and beatiful. i know people that live there.

Most of these are actually willing to leave if offered a good deal by the stae of israel. Gaza has most of the fanatics, one again North Americand and Israelis.

The fence is happening and wil continue to happen along it;s current route unless the US threatens to hold back financial support for Israel.

The pull out wil lgo ahead, the question is when and how, Once arafat goes and new leadership is in place, this may provide for an oppurtunity for a negotioated two sided pullout. But if this takes too long, we need to swallow our ego's cut oue losses and pull out.

Hoepoe
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