@Olivier5,
Olivier5 wrote:
Israel has been a fact on the ground for two or three generations, independently of British or French influence. Most Muslims i know, including some Palestinians, have accepted the presence of Israel in the region. Yes, it was unfair, but many other things are, and as Machiavel pointed out, one single large injustice over a short period of time is more easily forgiven by people than a long series of small injust actions.
What irks Muslims is primarily the continuous flauting of international law since 1967, the permanent humiliation of Palestinians.
In short, Israel's contemptuous attitude towards the rights of Palestinians fuels antisemitism in the Muslim world and beyond. They should know better.
I agree with the substance of your comments, however, the fractious intolerance of the Arab world, particularly in the Mid East has so far proven to be a sufficient excuse for Israeli leaders and people to rationalize not taking a chance on the matter.
Sadly, the model of a democratic and tolerant multi ethnic & cultural state in the former Palestine may well have made a big difference in the region,
However, consideration of the fact that the formerly most tolerant and pluralistic state in the Mid East, Lebanon, has itself fallen into ethnic and religious discord, revolution and institutional intolerance, strongly suggests otherwise.
Politics is a reflection of the contradictions abundant in our common human natures. Some problems like these resulting from it, have no solutions, absent the external imposition of an overwhelming and unifying external force ( giving the former contenders a new, common, enemy).
