CarolC ... I agree with what you say, especially ... "And Israel should adopt a constitution, with officially declared borders (those borders being the Green Line, with the possibility of some mutually acceptable exchanges of land, but only if fully agreed upon by both parties)."

I however don't think it will ever happen in our lifetime ... fervent religious agendas, distrust on both sides have caused scares that are too deep to completely make this feasible.

I would also like to add that the middle East (Israel included) has been unjustly manuipulated in the past by the Russians and U.S. who had there own interests and fears at stake.

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