UN Votes to Recognize Palestine

[k-onmmunist]

i hope this will bring about a new palestinian commitment to peace. could do without netanyahu giving the world reason to dislike israel.

[k-onmmunist]

So Palestine now has the same diplomatic status as...the Knights Hospitaller?  (Yes, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a permanent observer at the UN).

the un is kinda bizarre when it comes to membership - byelorussian and ukrainian ssr's were represented but not the rest of the republics.

[k-onmmunist]

I made a realisation today - I don't think Bibi wants the 1967 borders because he doesn't think they're ultimately defensible if the Palestinians were to become determined to destroy Israel - it's less than 15 miles from the western border of the West Bank to the centre of Tel Aviv. Many of us commute further.

Remember that when faced with a possible attack on those borders (the ceasefire lines from 1948), Israel struck first and in 1973, operating on the current borders, came pretty close to using nukes.

once again, i believe egypt annexing gaza and jordan annexing west bank would be a preferable solution (though an unlikely one at this point)

[k-onmmunist]

What would happen if Israel started war? That could lead to a international catastrophe.

They started the war in 1967 - didn't do them too much harm.

pre-emptively. the arabs were going to attack first.

*Wonders aloud whether I'd feel called upon to come up with my plan to solve the Palestinian problem if I had even a drop of British blood in my life. Realizes that some people lack all shame*

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