(November 18, 2012 at 9:47 pm)jonb Wrote: I the council flats I was born in, our next door neighbours were Palestinian refugees, they had owned orange orchards in Jaffa for generations. I have strong memories of my best friends dad in early childhood telling me about his orange groves so I admit I have a bias.
My view is though when the Palistinians stopped fighting, did the evictions stop? What choice to they have? Fight and die or just die.
Well I grew up near a nazi-concentration camp with a dark chapter of history being part of our culture - and a resulting obligation to be supportive and helpfull towards the jewish people, so I to am biased.
I am generaly supportive of the two-state solution. I do think that conservative and right wing movements in Israel have done alot to make the 1990s peace process fail.
But I am certain that the Palestinians also did alot to let it fail. And since Hamas rejects a two state solution and actualy calls for "the annahilation of the jews" I do not eaven think that one should consider "talks" with these people.
Currently, I believe both sides have lost interest in peace.
