couchcommander: You're right on the point. You can even see some arab nations like Jordan, Egypt Qatar, Morocco, Muritania beginning to initiate diplomatic contact. it is also rumored in the mid east many of the Arab countries have unofficial contacts with Israel. The problem though is not land as much as status of the people (aka the Palestinian refugees). This was the BIGGEST obsticle since the Oslo accord. Many people were driven from their homes because of war, when Israel gains these lands, it converted it to settlements, so Palestinians had no home to go to ! The Arab states wouldn't accept them, Israel doesn't accept them, the PA doesn't want to deal with them.
All the sudden it seem the Palestinians are the Jews but in a futurestic environment.
This is why I don't like to argue about this issue, it has been argued before, alot of BS and distorted facts on both sides and quite frankly I don't think there is hope for peaceful end. You're now talking about 2-3 generations of Palestinian refugees living with no home or identity. Reminds me with the Kurds !
paracowboy: ya, and everyone against Israel is anti-semite. It is also funny how that phrase is thrown in always with no knowledge of its meaning. Arabs are also semite.
