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Originally posted by sgtclub
That's just bullshit. One's side's stated goal is to drive the other side into the sea. The other side's stated goal is to live in peace with reasonable and defensible boundaries (which will be something less than what they are entitled to).
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There are Israelis who want a state which does not permit Palestinians to have a land of their own -- e.g., who would settle and control Gaza and the West Bank. Those Israelis -- and there are many of them -- seek more than "reasonable and defensible boundaries."
There are Palestinians who seek something less than driving the Israelis into the sea. Israel should not bother to negotiate with the others. But failing to deal with these Palestinians in good faith, and failing to do things that strengthen them, will predictably strengthen the extremists. It is hard to escape the conclusion that Israel's strategy at times has been to weaken the moderates, to keep the conflict percolating and strengthen its own position.
