No. It would be a disaster. Multicultural Arab countries don't even work, look at the clusterfucks that are Iraq and Lebanon. Why would it ever work between Jews and Arabs? This naivete that a single-non-ethnic state would stay non-ethnic is foolish. When has their ever been a non-ethnic/religious Arab majority state? Almost all the Arab countries call themselves Arab republics and Islam has some role in their constitutions. Why would Palestine be any different?
I want nothing to do with the Palestinians. The best outcome would be to finally settle the border so that as few Arabs as possible are on the Israeli side, build a wall and forget the Palestinians exist after that. Unilaterally if need be.
Those Arab states are usually either Arab Fascist with large government run industries or they are monarchies. In both cases there are certainly many governments in the region which are corrupted, however, not all need necessarily be like this.
You wish to have nothing to do with the Palestinians? That is rather naive and tough considering that Israel was formed right in the centre of the Middle East in a land known as Palestine. You'd think you might have to deal with them on occasion. Why should they be consigned to the West Bank or Gaza Strip? Is this just and fair, to create a lanlocked Palestinian state, or one that is very small?
No, bad idea, this cannot work. Two state solution only way. Yes in ottoman times jews and arabs lived together, but then they didnt have ""strong western'' allies to **** with both sides and creating nevr endidg conflict.
What is to say that the two state solution will bring about peace? Will there not be war even after this two state solution is enacted?
Israel should be supported to annexate all Palestinian territories including its inhabitants.
The Palestinians should give up all pretentions of the stillborn state. And fight for their equal rights within the state of Israel itself. It will be violent and difficult, but eventually they will emancipate as equal citizens of the state that succeeds Israel under apartheid.
Please tell me why Palestinians should have to live as second class citizens within Israel. Why must Israel take precedence over the native people of the land and why should they live as second class citizens within a state known as Israel?
No: I live with Arabs and I do not wish that upon anybody else, multiculturalism sucks, that is basically what I'm trying to say.
Do they truly effect you in your day to day life? Canada is not in debt or crumbling to the ground because of Arabs, she is doing very well. What do you suppose is the solution to the Palestinian question?
Your bias is clear, PI, by the fact that this multiethnic state would keep the name Palestine.
What would you prefer it be called, Israel?
The Jews called it "Palestine" before Israel was founded.. (and with no negative connotations)
Very true and Palestine was seen as the Holy Land of all the faiths, not pertaining to any ethnicity.
No, this would turn the Palestine region into an Arab state, and there are plenty of those already. The Jews, on the other hand, would once again have nowhere to go.
There are plenty of people who have no where to go. Where do the Basques go? Where do the Sami go? Where do the Scottish go? There are plenty of peoples throughout the world who do not have an ethnic homeland. Why must the Jews receive this right when others are deprived of it? Furthermore, why in such a sensitive place?
I guess what you guys are suggesting is that we simply should just give up hope of there ever being peace between Isreal, Palestinians and Arabs. People are saying we should just quit and throw in the towel. We should just be quitters.
Sadly this seems to be the general tone of things now days. At least in the past people were more willing to compromise, now it seems there has been a shift towards refusing negotiations. Look at how Likud have won in Israel.
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