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The one-state solution
Yigal Sarna
Published: 01.07.09, 17:04
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31. #28 - Jason, Not until Black September Part Deux...
Joe ,   Ramat Gan   (07.02.09)
32. THERE ALWAYS A ONE COUNTRY SOLUTION - ISRAEL
Andrew ,   Miami,FL   (07.02.09)
33. can you stick Yugoslavia back together?
rachel ,   israel/us   (07.02.09)
It actually can happen one day, but do you dare to draft the actual agreement between Israel and Palestine today, dear Igal?
34. This is fanny. But I think American president name will
Ron ,   LA   (07.02.09)
be Haim Rabinovitch and the first lady name Rivka Haimovitch
35. 51st State - Now THERES AN IDEA!!!
Edan ,   Tel Aviv   (07.02.09)
Actually I've been an advocate of a one-state solution for a while. 2 states just doesn't seem realistic, with all the settlements and Jerusalem and so on... But if that one state were to be the 51st state - now thats good idea. Under US law antisemitism is a crime - which lands all the Hamas jerkoffs in prison, and everyone is entitled to freedom of (and from) religion. I think its worth considering....
36. one state palestine doomed to fail
avrom ,   bet shemesh   (07.02.09)
arab democracies such as iran gaza and lebanon are a threat to their own . arab dictatorships are also a threat to their own populations and neighbouring states. arab monarchies are also a threat to their own populations and to neighbouring states so in what state of governance can an arab state or a one state solution called Palestine exist. i agree a two state solution is also doomed to fail .Therefore i propose a one state solution called Israel is a good solution for the arabs the state will provide law and order rule of law employment and economic growth .Of course Palestinians would not have a vote in Israel just like Israelis resident in Egypt do not vote in Egyptian elections.
37. Only 2 state will ensure a jewish majority in Israel
Rami of Nazareth ,   Israel   (07.02.09)
If jews truly want a jewish majority in Israel, they should be the ones pushing for a 2 state solution and disingagement from the palestinians. If nothing changes, in 20-40 years Jews will be minority living in an aparthide state that will not have any international support... Is this the jewsih future vision for israel..!!!
38. Arabs have 22 states
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (07.02.09)
Jews have one state.
39. Americas Might
Nevada_len ,   Florida, USA   (07.02.09)
As a memeber of the Greatest Generation it amazes me that people still think that America can impose its will on anyone it chooses, especially its Allys. We sure haven't been sucessful in doing that since WW II and Korea. From that point on our will has been pretty puny, except with Island Nations such as Granada ( not Cuba). WHAT MAKES THEM THINK THAT THE us CAN FORCE iSRAEL TO DO WHAT IT DOESN'T WANT TO DO.
40. JEHOVAHS SOLUTION !!!.
ORAO STRANKA. ,   TSARIGRAD U SRBIA.   (07.02.09)
THE ONE STATE SOLUTION !!!. Joel 3 1"For behold, in those days and in that time, when I shall bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, 2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for My people and for My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted My land. Zechariah 12 1The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him: 2"Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people. All who burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. AL DIVIDER OF ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM WILL BE CUT INTO PIECES !!!. Orao.
41. Isratin
walid ,   KSA   (07.02.09)
I don't know why we don't think Seriously about the solution that Mr. Qaddafi gave in his white book. the solution of one state is the only reallistic one and the time will prove this. Viva Gaddafi, Viva Isratine
42. When will people realise irony and sarcasam are lost in news
rebecca ,   Modiin   (07.02.09)
This writer obviously thinks his irony and sarcasam are intellegent and effective methods of putting accros his point of view. So do some talkbackers. But on the majority of readers it is lost. They take you seriously. And if this article is supposed to be serious, well the joke is on the writer. It's too stupid to be.
43. #37 - Rami, Create an apartheid state to avoid...
Joe ,   Ramat Gan   (07.02.09)
Create an apartheid Arab Palestinian state to avoid becoming an apartheid Jewish state oneself? Create a state where no Jews can live in and Christians are forced to abandon Christianity? If Israel is forced to pull out Jewish "settlements" out of Judea and Samaria, maybe Israel should also consider sending Arabs in Jaffa, Wadi Ara and the Galilee to live in the West Bank? Isn't it funny how wrong it all seems when your own logic gets turned against you?
44. not feasible at all. Utopia does not exist
JO   (07.02.09)
45. 2 state solution
yitzchak ,   Seattle WA USA   (07.02.09)
President Barak Obama is filled with vengenance. He is not ablack but a mallato from 2 different cultures. He was educated as a young child in a Moslem school. Asa precieved black person his hatred and getting back at the whites thru socializing America is his goal. As long as he can pick upon Israel he will do so , for the hatred of a Jewish Nation is still world wide accepted. He has said nothing strong against Iran . He is afraid of standing up to his background. Iran has told us to shove it. We under his guidance will do nothing. Israel was given to the Children of Abraham, Issac & Jacob as an everlasting. inheritance. Israel has defended its borders its people over 5 times with wars. When the peace treaties are signed and when the Arab States that wish to destroy this country admitt to the world and their citizens of the truth , then and only then can a 2 state solution be discussed.
46. "One State Solution"
marlene ,   Philadelphia, USA   (07.03.09)
ONE LOUSY IDEA! israel belongs to the Jews and if the arabs don't want to assimilate (WITHOUT the so-called "right of return") then throw them out and off the Jewish land. The only "one state solution" for the "palestinians" is one WITHOUT the Jews, which has been the arab mantra since 1948! This authori is way off balance and completely oblivious to reality.
47. The Land of Israel is Jewish.
Dave Ronen ,   Haifa   (07.03.09)
Arabs should accept that just as Ire-Land is the Land of the Irish and Eng-Land the Land of the English and Fin-Land the Land of the Finns, the name Eretz Yisrael means the Land of the Israelis. The identity of the land is the same as the identity of the nation residing in it; therefore, the Nation of Israel, the Jews, cannot be an occupier of the Land of Israel. The Crusaders named the land “Kingdom of Jerusalem.” The Arab occupation did not have a name for the land; it was referred to merely as “southern Syria.” For 1,300 years, the land had no identity in the absence of the Biblical Jewish nation that identified itself with it. No one claimed ownership but our nation. This is the entire story. The Arabs demand that Israeli governments transfer the land free and clear of Jews. As long as there are Jews in Judea, that place cannot not be called by its false name – “Palestine.” The only thing that stops the cadre of traitors from transferring our land to the enemy, already at our gates, is their inability to uproot the settlements. Those communities halt the wheels of destruction as explained at : http://xrl.us/bi9g8
48. to 39
sama ,   ...   (07.03.09)
it is like the head and tail of a snake
49. The new game in town - SOLID
ck ,   USA   (07.04.09)
#41-KSA- Whats that - Koran States of America? #40- Pieces, been there done that. American impossed democracy. Iraq prototype success. Yes we can turn Jerusalem into Baghdad 2. 20 years is a while, a lot can happen, Israel can always pull out unilaterally. Israel play their game - stand solid, no one sided concessions! Yes we can't get Schalit a visit from the Red Cross, but yes we can legitamize terrorists and let them dictate solutions to the new Jewish problem. The BO administration fell for the anti-Semetic lie that it is ALL the Jews fault. Like they used Jews before, they utelize them again. Remember the Jewish movie. Downright scary. Stop settlement growth, allowing for natural growth, till things in the final agreements are decided. Demand the Red Cross visit Schalit before allowing any more stuff into the Hamastanian democracy (The democracy of no opposition, of no independent voices, of speak to a Jew and you're a dead man).
50. KSA
Walid ,   KSA   (07.05.09)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
51. 2 State solution
Emile ,   Lehigh valley   (07.05.09)
I agree with 2 states solution, 1(Jordan=Old Palestine) and 2 (from the Jordan River to the sea= Israel as a Jewish state) Anyway, the Arabs have enough land.
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