The Palestinians forming a peaceful Democratic state is the only solution.

When I first went to collage many moons ago -- 1976 to be exact -- I started my major in Pol-Sci. I was studying under an Jordanian Christian professor ( a leftist , but not extremist), and in the company of many Mid-east students , esp from Iran. 

You know, after many classes and much debate, we discoverd we agreed on most everything globally. But of course the Middle-East is more complicated. Why ? 

 It became an axiom of our studies,

 that both sides in the Palestine-Israel debate 

have a lot of "right" on their side , 

and both sides also got a lot of "wrong" on their side.

 Debating history ain't gonna solve anything. 

 Solutions will only come when Both sides either:

 HAVE TO resolve it, as when events on the ground make the situation untenable.

 OR just WANT TO resolve it. 

The later seems unlikely. 

But as everyone with a sane mind TODAY agrees, 

that as the Palestinian population grows faster over the next 10-20 years, 

the current status-quo  geo-political situation

 of an Occupation will become untenable. 

So you can "pay me now", or "pay me later" , as the saying goes: 

The Palestinians forming a peaceful Democratic state is the only peaceful solution.

(I am not holding my breath.)

Internet Used by Organizers of Israeli, Palestinian Rallies

by: Sheridan, Mary Beth. :

Different Causes, Similar Tactics. Internet Used by Organizers of Israeli, Palestinian Rallies.

Washington Post Wednesday, April 17, 2002; Page B08


By Mary Beth Sheridan

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 17, 2002; Page B08

"The pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations organized in Washington this week represent the emotional culmination of weeks of smaller rallies across the country, indications of how the violence in the Middle East has alarmed many Americans.

The proliferation of demonstrations reflects the strength of Jewish organizations and efforts by much smaller Muslim and Arab American groups to play a bigger role in U.S. politics. Adding to the mix is the power of the Internet, both to pull together rallies and to connect Americans with those suffering in the Middle East

by: Sheridan, Mary Beth. :

Different Causes, Similar Tactics. Internet Used by Organizers of Israeli, Palestinian Rallies.

Washington Post Wednesday, April 17, 2002; Page B08

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"Spam campaigns by Mideast groups damage only themselves"

‘You’ve got hate mail’

"Spam campaigns by Mideast groups damage only themselves"

By Michael Moran
MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.com/news/736217.asp?0na=x227D2G4-

"HonestReporting.com describes itself as "a fast-action Web site dedicated to ensuring that Israel receives fair media coverage."

In fact, it is one of a whole new category of Web sites catering to both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that do what Washington lobbying groups have been doing for decades: general prefabricated mailing campaigns in an effort to sway opinion."

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