sombear said:
Redbrickbear said:
historian said:
Excellent article:
https://stream.org/giving-up-the-occupied-territories-is-not-the-solution Giving Up the 'Occupied Territories' is Not the Solution
And Israel can not sustain an expensive military occupation over millions of Palestinians forever.
["You cannot like the word, but what is happening is an occupation -- to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians," he said Monday.
Those were stunning words from the longtime hawk and backer of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.
"It can't continue endlessly," Ariel Sharon said. "Do you want to stay forever in Jenin, in Nablus, in Ramallah, in Bethlehem? I don't think that's right]
https://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/05/26/mideast/
I can't believe you're going to make me reference "context" again. He said this in support of a peace plan that he and Abbas agreed to. But, guess what, Hamas kept committing terrorist acts...
1. Sharon's over all point stands and you can't argue against it because you simply don't have the expertise in the subject matter.
He was a former General and PM of the country and knew well that an endless occupation of millions of people is NOT sustainable.
You…Joe jerk off with no military or economic experience…thinks it is
Sharon was about as hawkish as they come and yet you make him look like a ultra dove
2. You leave out the fact that the more radical factions in Israel (yes there are some people far far more extreme than Sharon there) are more than happy to have Hamas in power…since it helps cement the conflict.
No need for peace talks if a literally terrorist group is in power