tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335056841855641573.post1819174551165309371..comments2023-04-26T04:08:14.297-07:00Comments on Craig's Corner: Is it time for US to take a different stance against Israel?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233995667139437529noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335056841855641573.post-82287996842424354042010-08-25T06:48:28.972-07:002010-08-25T06:48:28.972-07:00It was a flawed plan in 1948 and 1967 as well. How...It was a flawed plan in 1948 and 1967 as well. How can you divide two "independent" states within a nation? You have to expect revolution to occur. It is like throwing a lion in a cage. When the lion attacks the handler, we want to kill that animal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233995667139437529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335056841855641573.post-27985836754675660562010-08-25T06:31:37.424-07:002010-08-25T06:31:37.424-07:00you should learn your history before writing such ...you should learn your history before writing such a post. in 1948, the U.N. divided the former british mandate of palestine into two states, one jewish, one arab. the surrounding arab states rejected the partition, and attacked israel in concert. their action made the palestinians refugee's in both the west bank and gaza. west bank came under the control of jordan, gaza under egypt. neither country ceded this land to the palestinians, but rather keep them pawns with a continuous promise to destroy israel. israel took control of both territories after the 1967 war, in which israel won the sinai. in a peace treaty with egypt, in exchange simply for peace, israel returned sinai, which is three times larger than israel itself. bill clinton repeatedly states that peace could have been achieved had arafat agreed to the deal, with israel even giving back jerusalem. he didn't because, like hamas, they still don't accept israels right to exist.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.com