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In reply to the discussion: Kerry gives Netanyahu a well-deserved diplomatic slap in the face [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)in security and peacefully for quite some time. Palestinians who stayed in Israel are still there and vote, etc. If the entire area becomes peaceful and safe for everyone, who knows who will live where?
We fought with Mexico. Today, Americans can live safely in Mexico, and Mexicans can live safely in much of America, especially in California. That's the way things work. If you look at history, you realize that Scotland and Great Britain are two separate countries with the same language spoken very differently and have fought in the past. Nevertheless, the countries work together more or less now. Ireland and England have a very bloody history. The British nearly forced the Irish into starvation. And not so long ago, the two countries suffered a lot of violence and fighting between them or at least some parts of their populations. But now they are at peace. Peace takes time and work on both sides. That's just the way it is.
You never go home. You can try, but you never do. Take it from one who has tried.