And what does Hamas have to do?

Pardon my bemused smile and shaking head, if you will. What a neighborhood.

One of the many people in this world who shows that wisdom does not come with age.

You are asking us to give 'you' peace so that you can continue living in a foreign land without the embarassement of being associated with Israel's international reputation. Sorry, it won't happen. Those stats you quoted concern real Jews who died 'defending' our land against the same type of enemies we face today. These enemies are 'single minded' about ridding Jews from every part of Israel. All you are preaching is that we should 'peacefully' surrender to our own slaughter. That's not going to happen! Mark, I'm guessing you're a Jew...wake up, you are in more danger living outside of Israel, even though you can't see it coming. We clearly see the tide turning against Israel. However, you should know that the waves are whipped up from foreign shores. Our land is special and I prefer my chances here amongst my people, anyday!

The JOKE - Peres finds encouragement in the belief that if it wasn't for Oslo, "Everyone would be Hamas.". The PUNCHLINE - Al-Aqsa Brigades commander CONFIRMS that Arafat engineered the 2000 intifada, i.e. about 7 years AFTER the Oslo Accords. And Arafat FAILED to fulfill any of the stated OBLIGATIONS in the run-up to the Accords, including : - ACCEPTING the UNSC res 242 and 338 (which does NOT call for a return to 1967 armistice lines) - REVISING the PLO charter to RECOGNISE Israel and its RIGHT o exist in PEACE and SECURITY. But hey, Peres is NOT going to let the FACTS get in the way of his Nobel Peace Prize.

The IRA was militarily defeated. It was barely able to carry out any operations, had funding issues and had lost it's base support. It was thoroughly penetrated by British Intelligence. That is why they accepted the figleaf the Brits offered and pretended they had not surrendered. As for peace, in every single insurgency it has ended in one of two ways - one side is militarily defeated or one side gives up and goes home.

Anybody who is a peacenik at any cost should read the news about the M.E. They are killing each other and they call it the Arab Spring. Democracy and Peace is impossible in the arab world. It is sad but true, they are intolerant, restless and the current turmoil is going to lead to radical islamist regimes hostile to Israel.

Peres: "You can sometimes house 10,000 people in one tower," HA,HA,HA.this man has problems.

Why not: You can sometimes house 10,000 Arabs in one tower. This sure makes much, much, more sense from the point view of the president of Israel. Oh, please forgive me; I forgot the sense in Israel had long time gone.

Did somebody recently escape from lunatic asylum?

One word---ALZHEIMER!!!