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Originally Posted by buttmunch
At this point, both sides are out of control. The right wing in Israel refuses to accept that the Palestinians have any right to any land, pretty much, while the Palestinians refuse to accept that alot of time has passed and they haven't a chance in hell of full reparation. What the Palestinians need to do is stop blowing people up. The Israelis need to stop sending missiles in every time a bomb goes off. And at the end of the day, both sides need to dump the extremist elements and get back to talking. Arafat served his purpose, he is dead and it's time to get realistic about the situation. A good book to read about this, that helped me get my head around the complexities of the situation (although other books are needed to fill in the blanks) is 'From Beruit to Jeruselam' by Thomas Freidman. And yes, the American media isn't terribly impartial in thier reporting on the situation. Although Thomas Freidman is one of the most impartial and he's Jewish. I guess because he lived in the middle east for a long time, it gave him alot of insight that armchair critics don't have.
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There is extremists going wacko on both sides.
But,I believe that peace cannot be achieved unless the occupation ends.
I like readig Edward Said's work on this conflict. He is impartial also,but he has a Palestinian perspective as he is a Palestinian Orthodox Christian. He is also a firm advocate of a one-state solution where both Palestinians and Jews can live side by side as before this conflict happened.
I kind of speak about him as if he is still present, but unfortunately he has passed away to cancer 2 years ago.