the occupation , THE ARAB OCCUPATION OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL is at the core of this unsolvable conflict. when the arabs eventually realize ,one way or another, that their palce in in any of the arab countries, this whole thing will be put to bed.... so to speak... and as for arab symbols in israel-- unfotunately we have them already-- suicde bomobing, stabbing and shootings, and daily doses of qassams... did i miss anything?

Recommended. :) I understand Terry. I just think he is being a bit bullheaded. Terry, you don't have to defend every action of your idealogical brethren. It's important to criticise your own sector when it crosses the line, eg: Hebron. Otherwise they delegitimise your movement and deter any sympathisers from other groups, including Arab. Just as we have our left, so do Arabs have their left. It is important to recognise this and encourage it. Lest the idea that Jews will only listen to violence be proved right.

We Jews were here before mohammad thought up islam. Terry,I and the other Jews will be here forever. We will remove all traces of arabs from our holy JEWISH land! Not your land,go back to mecca! Remember this is Jewish land. Even the name palestine referred to us in the day of the limie mandate. Then in 1964, you all adopted the name. There is only Israel and there will never be a palestine!

like "root of evil" during political overtures,or says "I have no problem with___ (something related to the other peace partner), he/she is belying a complete LACK of enlightenment, and clearly favors one-sided brainwashing and bigotry. It doesn't help using the BS "o" word either - we see right through you.

Most people are very unfamiliar with the history of Jews in Arab countries. If you knew what it was like for Jews in my country of origin, you would choke with rage. Our history is one of forced conversions, extortion, murders, confinement to mellahs that were locked at night, kidnapping of women, economic discrimination, & a host of indignities. The situation improved when the French came in 1912 - until the Vichy gov't. began enforcing anti- Jewish laws. My grandfather had his home confiscated for a French family & my mother's family was thrown into the street. They lived the war years in a shed, like a garage. After the war, the economic situation improved greatly. But, in 1948, the anti-Zionist campaign began & open hostility by the Arabs against Jews was frequent. There were beatings & some murders, boycotts, vicious propaganda directed at Jews in the Arab media, & of course, many, especially the poor, left for Israel. I remember when I was younger that the bazaars were filled with synagogue ornements, typical Jewish costumes, megillot, ketubim. Buildings were emptied overnight there were so many departures. Needless to say, it was impossible to sell anything, even houses, & it was illegal to take money out of the country. People left penniless. In 1967, we couldn't go out of the house for 2 weeks - you could feel the hostility in the air. By that time, over 200,00 Jews had left. There were still about 50,000 Jews, mostly in Casablanca. By 1975, that number had gone down to 20,000. When I finally left about 4 years ago, the Jewish community was down to less than 3,000. I cannot say that we were persecuted - we were so few that we were pretty much ignored. No matter how well off you are economically, you get tired of the constant feeling of insecurity, of the constant anti-Israel propaganda in the media, of the pervasive anti-Semitism of the majority of the population, that you can never say what you really think, of bizarre conversations with friends & acquaintances where anti-Jewish remarks always come to the surface, of insults to our religion popping up in conversation, of hearing Arabs call each other Jews as an insult, of paying bribes for literally everything because a Jew is an easy mark. And the country I come from is the most moderate of all the Arab countries. My own personal circumstances shielded me from the worst of it so I cannot say that my life was not good. But, eventually, you get fed up with it. The thought that this could become some kind of bi-national nightmare is abhorant to me. I understand all too well the consequences. It may sound bad to stereotype whole groups but my experience is that whatever Arabs say, there is always hostile intention lurking beneath the surface, especially towards us.