It could be done by removing the Palestinian Arabs from the problematic regions they currently occupy. As America and Commonwealth countries try to figure out how to handle the threat to security posed by their domestic Islamic populations, I suggest we not follow Israel's tolerant example.
It is doing what is strategically necessary to survive the facts on the ground as they exist today. It is about making it difficult for the Palestinians to continue their terror war.In other words, remove over a million people instead of a few thousand?It could be done by removing the Palestinian Arabs from the problematic regions they currently occupy.
-Eric
I seem to remember Serbia deciding to remove Muslims from a problematic region called Kosovo. Do you remember how the world responded, including the United States? If Israel tried to remove the 3.5 million Arabs in the territories the response would be the same and the end result would be truly disasterous for us.
As America and Commonwealth countries try to figure out how to handle the threat to security posed by their domestic Islamic populations, I suggest we not follow Israel's tolerant example.
I would suggest that what makes America and Israel morally superior to our enemies, and indeed what makes Israel worthy of support in the eyes of most Americans, is the fact that we are so very different from our enemies. Israelis and Americans value all life and believe in human rights for all peoples.
Much of America's domestic Muslim population is where they are because they were escaping Islamic fundamentalism and/or totalitarian police states. I suspect most are grateful to be in the U.S. and are really not a problem at all. It is a small minority that are indeed a problem. Do you want to punish all American Muslims for the beliefs of a relative few? If so, how? Expulsion? Of citizens? Internment camps? Is that the road you want to go down? If it's American citizens who happen to be Muslim today who will it be next?
Similarly, in Israel, we have Israeli Arabs who would not want to live in a Palestinian state and are very much loyal to Israel. Should we punish them? Some even volunteer for service in the IDF. Should we not be grateful for this? Beduin Muslim Arabs are some of the IDF's best trackers. They perform invaluable service to our country and help us fight Palestinian terrorism. Should we get rid of them just because they are Muslims?