One issue that nobody has adressed is time.    I can assure you that this is of monumental concern in Israel.   The arab population in Israel is growing at a far higher rate than the Jewish population.   There are projections that the arabs will outnumber the Jews in Israel in the next 10/15/25 years depending on who you ask.

Larry K,

That statement is incorrect. The projections are not that Arabs will outnumber Jews "in Israel." Rather, given the differential birthrates, the projection is that Arabs will eventually outnumber Jews in the combined populations of Israel and the occupied territories. That is why a two-state solution, a fact acknowledged even by rightwing Israelis like Ariel Sharon, is imperative if Israel is to remain Jewish and democratic.

The only good Palestinian is a dead Palestinian, right Teribus and Larry K?

CarolC,

Such cheap attacks, implying vicious and absent motives to posters with whom you disagree, are what led to the disintegration of the previous thread.