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another_liberal

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2. What about the Palestinians' long-stated desire to make East Jerusalem the capital of their State?

Reply to oberliner (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 13, 2013, 06:58 AM

Aug 2013

Israel only occupied East Jerusalem during the "Six Day War" of 1967, in the same illegal land grab that saw them occupy the West Bank, so why should it be considered any more certain to become Israel's in a final peace agreement than any other piece of Palestinian territory?

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Israel approves another 900 settler homes. [View all] another_liberal Aug 2013 OP

These are in East Jerusalem oberliner Aug 2013 #1

What about the Palestinians' long-stated desire to make East Jerusalem the capital of their State? another_liberal Aug 2013 #2

I think it is still feasible oberliner Aug 2013 #4

What about the Moroccan Quarter of East Jerusalem? azurnoir Aug 2013 #5

"Painful compromises . . ." another_liberal Aug 2013 #7

Yes, of course you would find it useful Scootaloo Aug 2013 #8

Israel wants land, not peace Joey Liberal Aug 2013 #3

Initially East Jerusalem was to under international control that was scuttled when azurnoir Aug 2013 #6

Menachem Begin was a member of the Stern Gang and a terrorist..... marble falls Aug 2013 #10

Arafat was a terrorist too oberliner Aug 2013 #20

But Begin and the Sturn Gang were much better terrorists. The Stranger Aug 2013 #21

Well that's definitely not true oberliner Aug 2013 #22

You're joking. Stern Gang ethnicly cleared Palistine and created Israel. The PLO never .... marble falls Aug 2013 #24

Your tax dollars at work....... marble falls Aug 2013 #9

Makes one marvel . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #11

GHWB threatened to offset his military package for whatever the Israelis spent on .... marble falls Aug 2013 #13

They pour most of that back into the US economy oberliner Aug 2013 #19

Pakistan does exactly what the Israelis do: they buy US weapons. What GHWB was pointing.... marble falls Aug 2013 #23

The more land Israel assimilates Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #12

There is no additional land involved here oberliner Aug 2013 #18

There will never be any peace deal cpwm17 Aug 2013 #29

+1 bravenak Aug 2013 #33

"Israel shoots down rocket targeting resort city Eilat" Grins Aug 2013 #14

Building apartments in E. Jerusalem is justification for shooting rockets at Eilat? oberliner Aug 2013 #17

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #15

Building an apartment in East Jerusalem is the equivalent of raping a tourist? oberliner Aug 2013 #16

Governments calmly talking about allowing crimes Lugal Zaggesi Aug 2013 #25

jury thought so also - 5-1 hide. Mosby Aug 2013 #26

Gotta prevent those peace talks somehow. bravenak Aug 2013 #27

Piss the Palestinians off enough, and they will always walk out. another_liberal Aug 2013 #28

True dat. bravenak Aug 2013 #30

I think I know this process Bragi Aug 2013 #31

Winner winner chicken dinner! bravenak Aug 2013 #32

Whoa! bravenak Aug 2013 #34

See! Bragi Aug 2013 #35

An immediate solution for a future problem. bravenak Aug 2013 #36