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• Thursday, January 8, 2009 10:43 AM

  @LondonLad

  LondonLad: "I think this here is some more crap that needs well and truly cutting:

  "And I support a viable two-state solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict,"

  There is no viable two state solution. If such a thing was viable then all parties acting in good faith could have achieved it years ago."

  You may well be right there. Unfortunately neither side has acted in good faith, at least for any substantive length of time.

  LondonLad: "The reason Israel "says" it supports a two state solution is because they know it will never come to pass. They don't want any kind of solution. At least not any kind of solution that they would be prepared to be honest about. So they keep on harping about a "solution" they know will never be and under that cover and its never never land prospects they work for the one that they want."

  In my opinion that accurately describes the Israeli right, but not the Israeli left. The Israeli right, unfortunately, has been controlling or has otherwise been too far influential in Israel's overall agenda there.

  Which gets back to the importance of U.S.'s withholding of Israeli "aid" until Israel, at minimum, stops settlement expansion: If Israel wants to continue playing their obstructionist game then the United States should not be their bankroller/enabler - amongst other things, that is not in our best security interests.

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