[Kingasaurus]

"Nonsense. This may well be the beginning of the end for the Palies."

I actually agree. There's no real downside for Israel agreeing to this thing, because if they feel the Arabs aren't holding up their end, they can just let the tanks roll all over again, with another "I told you so."

If the Palestinians clean up their act, then Israel gets what it wants. If they can't clean up their act, they still aren't going to succeed at destroying Israel no matter how hard they try. Sharon has no obligation to follow any road map unless the other side does the same.

Even if Israel's enemies actually had a chance of destroying them, I'm pretty sure our military would be there to make sure it didn't happen. Am I going out on a limb there? :)

I know Israel can't base it's foreign policy on the idea that another country is going to come in and help them guarantee victory in the event of a war they could (hypothetically) lose, but the Arabs need to get it through their thick skulls that Israel isn't going away, and pretending you can actually accomplish that is a waste of your time.

[grania]

Question: Do Palestinians working in Israel get the same salaries and the same benefits as Jewish employees do for the same job? Do they have the same opportunities for advancement?

[Michael81Dus]

Why do you guys (and I think of most here) always think of the worst case? Let´s have trust! I don´t even think of a real war in MidEast now! I don´t even wanna think of that! Israel´s security is not under any circumstances discussable.