By Yossi Verter : Haaretz poll: Likud, Kadima tied at 31; Labor down to 10 seats
Talkback
Title:# 3 David / # 7 George Kaplan/ # 11 Akram Zekaria / # 15 yehudah
Name:Swiss (Dino)
City: State: Switzerland
Sorry guys, but it seems to me, that you simply
can`t see the wood for the trees anymore....

Now, let`s be fair:

Is it true that the Arabs wanted to "push Israel
into the sea" (at least till 1973), and did
it take the PLO till the early 90`s to accept
Israels right to exist...???

Yes, that is true indeed.

However, it is also true, that the same Arab
world has now offered Israel full recognition
(in other words a "warm" peace, not a "cold"
one like todays with Egypt and Jordan) in
exchange for land. Now it is obvious that Israel
is not happy with the refugee part in it, so
of course this will have to require a compromise
which will rather end with Palestinians getting
financial compensation than going back to Israel. Now are their still extremists in the
Arab world today, who reject Israels right to
exist...??? Of course, but there can also be
no doubt, that the Arab "mainstream" is almost
"begging" Israel for peace....