P F Tinmore; proudveteran06; SherriMunnerlyn;
et al,
I think, that in a certain sense, Paul is correct here.
Read SLOWLY. If there is nothing to " negotiate", there will never be a " Two State Solution". Israel is not going back to Borders that the Arabs themselves have never recognized, leave E. Jerusalem where their most religious sites are, or allow " Right of Return". None of that would be in Israel's best interest. Get it now you fake " Christian?"
The two state solution (The current euphemism for partition) has been on the table since 1937.
Why hasn't it happened yet? It has been over 75 years.
(COMMENT)
The Two-State solution, has over time, appeared in various forms. GA Resolution 181(II) was one such proposal.
The problem with the Two-State solution is that neither side will get what they want; and in not getting what they want
(satisfaction), neither agree to accept. Neither side has seen a Two-State solution that they feel is in their best interest.
Having said that, both sides agree, in principle, that a continuation of the status quo
(hostilities) is a better option than the acceptance of any Two-State solution presented thus far.
Again, as I said in the other thread, we need to accept that conclusion as a reality of the current situation. Both sides would rather continue the present state of hostilities than reach for any compromise suggested. In this event, we
(outside observers) will have to wait until one side or the other self-destructs; with one side or the other losing the will to continue. OR, one side or the other, forces a decisive action that results in a definitive outcome.
In the past, whenever the Arab/Palestinian attempts to force a decisive outcome, the Arab/Palestinian loses more ground. The GA Resolution 181(II) borders are much different than the Treaty and Armistice borders of today. The instigated invasions
(1948, 1967, 1973) have not yielded positive results for the Arab/Palestinian.
We
(outside observers) need to be very patient, and wait for one side or the other to implode; until one side or the other find that a peaceful solution is more valuable then the continuation of hostilities. This is, more likely to be in the best interest of Israel. Neither Gaza or the West Bank are self-sustaining entities. They are not regimes that can, without western handouts, Iranian bribery, and gratuitous Arab League support, stand-alone as a nation. It has more characteristics of a Failed State of the Third-World, than an emerging state growing in prosperity. Thus, all Israel has to do to maintain the
status quo is to hold containment; limiting the impact of hostilities.
Most Respectfully,
R