The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #79324   Message #1445140
Posted By: robomatic
27-Mar-05 - 06:08 PM
Thread Name: BS: A discussion - What is antisemitism? .
Subject: RE: BS: A discussion - What is antisemitism? .
I have always had a problem with the 1948 borders. After the six day war I naturally expected Israel to annex the West Bank. To me this put secure borders and natural boundries around the State of Israel. At this time I don't think Israel wants to do this because of the population bomb. Nevertheless there already exists what is effectively a Palestinian State in the population of Jordan. Creating a new Palestinian state in the West Bank with no sea access and inherent contentions over water resources to me is asking for trouble. I'm interested in the Israeli viewpoint on this issue.

I've also felt that Palestinian nationality was not an issue of race or religion, but a mostly manufactured method for Israel's Arab neighbors to maintain pressure on the State Of Israel by providing a natural group of 'victims' with which to harass Israel whereas most of the Palestinian refugees could have been resettled by Egypt and Lebanon, Jordan and Syria after the 1948 war.