Karen Rose http://www.jta.org/user/profile/22744 en-us zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;22:54:00-05:00 Paul - you tell the truth - the truth backed up by history and written word. Good comment. Thanks for doing a great job. James - you need to consult history. 1)Read what Mark Twain wrote in the 1860's on his visit to the land. No Arabs - no Palestinians - that obviates their claims to the same land the Jews have owned and occupied for thousands of years. AFTER the Jews came and developed businesses, the Arabs came for work. 2)Have you read the Balfour Declaration and noticed the date? The whole area (what is presently Israel and Jordan) was supposed to be 'given' to the Jews to create a homeland. Britain 'gave' 2/3 of the territory to King Hussein to create a Palestinian homeland (Jordan). 3)And, the 800,000 or so Jews expelled from Arab countries - what happened to them, their property and possessions? Are they in camps living off the welfare of other nations? Please get educated. Mussa - great idea. How do we get anyone to listen? As Golda Meir said - the Arabs want to die, the Jews want to live - there is no way to bring those two together. Karen Rose 2012-02-09T;22:54:00-05:00 Interesting idea. But no one, especially the Arab states, wants the Palestinians! You can't bribe them to take them. I would suggest that everyone read MK Benny Elon's "Peace Initiative". Now, that's a sound solution for the betterment of everyone! 2012-02-09T;22:54:00-05:00