Comments on: Independence means obligations http://samsonblinded.org/blog/independence-means-obligations.htm A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ray Bright http://samsonblinded.org/blog/independence-means-obligations.htm/comment-page-1#comment-71607 Ray Bright Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:37:08 +0000 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/independence-means-obligations.htm#comment-71607 Obadiah, So would it be an advantage for Israel if the Palestinian Arabs got their state? It would almost certainly be a failed state, but perhaps it would take the international heat of Israel. Or is this a totally unrealistic dream? Could it be that perhaps the "International Community" would actually respect Israel if Israel acted with strength and determination, expelled the Palestinians to Jordan and asserted it's ownership of Golan. After all, practically all countries got their current borders through conflicts, wars, and movements of populations? Obadiah,

So would it be an advantage for Israel if the Palestinian Arabs got their state? It would almost certainly be a failed state, but perhaps it would take the international heat of Israel. Or is this a totally unrealistic dream?

Could it be that perhaps the “International Community” would actually respect Israel if Israel acted with strength and determination, expelled the Palestinians to Jordan and asserted it’s ownership of Golan.
After all, practically all countries got their current borders through conflicts, wars, and movements of populations?

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