A rational Israeli/Palestinian policy?

[ashutoshmikku]

Aijaj Ahmed is among the greatest intellectuals of India. I like his clarity of thought and rigorous analysis.

[foketesz]

We would be going back into the past instead or forward into the future.

[foketesz]

And he's right. U can't make a religion-specific state. Religion is not universal nor undisputed.

[foketesz]

Jews are a minority in the US, and I don't suppose you are implying that they are discriminated against.

[ma11ohad]

the question this guy needs to ask himself is what the Hindus in India would do if their Hindu 90% majority would be in risk. what would Americans would do if the christian majority would be at risk. or the europeans. and what the Arabs would do if their Muslim majority and so on. we don't want Jewish only country but we must keep the Jewish majority in Israel BC otherwise that would be the distraction of Israel. the same way that a Muslim England would not be England any more

[ma11ohad]

this guy should understand the the Jews are a nation and Judaism is a religion these are two different things. americans are a nation too Christianity is a religion. also he completely ignore the history that in any country that the Jews where a minority they where discriminate against. this is why Israel must be Israel and home land for the Jewish nation. palestine can live next to Israel

[headcase120]

I know this solution is extremely naive but maybe both sides should just leave, maybe neither side deserves it if they insist on being so violent over this conflict. it almost seems like at this point they are both fighting each other just for the sake of fighting

[cardieunion]

Israel has a viable state, the streets of Tel Aviv are safer than any streets in America or Europe, Israel exports hi-tech products used by hundreds of millions all over the world (look, does your PC say Intel?), and most importantly, Israel has a strong army and nuclear weapons and is determined to remain a jewish state. We're not going anywhere, not without a massive nuclear war.

[cowcidile]

Why don't you drop a nuke on the gaza strip. Then I won't have to hear your arrogant chest thumping anymore.

[cardieunion]

No, Israeli nukes are a weapon of last resort, just like America's nukes, Russia's nukes, China's nukes, etc.

[justicenoapart]

I do not agree with one issue that it was said: exchange of land. This must be carefully considered because the best land has already taken by Israel. To me the solution is that Israel leave the occupied territories and complies with all the UN resolutions. Too bad that they spend many and people in those settlement. They must leave. Justice, peace no apartheid

[samudra8O]

Real problem: Islam claims to own the world because, Earth is moon god Allah's and hence every muslim has the right over everyones land. Remove the idea of Islam from the palestine and you have a peaceful palestine.

[samudra8O]

What would you do if a blood thirsty thieves come and take over your house and chase you and you family away, because you are peace loving and hence "weak". Tomorrow your children gain strength and claim the house and take over the house when the children of the thieves are weak. Is it rightful. Answer: YES, A MILLION TIMES YES.

Thieves: Muhammad and Gang

The original house owners : Jews

[hisunand]

hindu population in india is 80 percent not 90 percent

[NaG22184]

Thank you "real news network"!!!

Keep up the good work!

[lastnymleft]

He's right: The Zionist view of Israel as an exclusively *Jewish* state is the core of the problem (Rather than Jews just migrating to and living peacably in the region, as they did 1880-1920's or so). But Jewish exceptionalism is at the core of Judaism, with the whole "Chosen People" bullshit. I don't expect them to reconsider the implications of this until faced with the cold, hard reality of on-the-ground fact, when, in forty years, the Israeli Arab population becomes the majority. Settle in.

[eremselle]

@lastnymleft THE CORE PROBLEM IS THE PLA AND HAMAS CHARTERS SAY THEY WANT TO DESTROY ISRAEL WHICH OBVIOUSLY INCLUDES MURDERING ALL JEWS. SO PLEASE STOP MAKING UP THATTHE JEWISH STATE IS THE KEY. AFTER ALL MANY OF THE ARAB COUNTRIES ARE RACIST. THEY DONT OR WILL NOT ALLOW JEWS INTO THEIR COUNTRIES. SO PLEASE

[asperin]

Israel is the homeland to the Zionists, but they are everywhere, they own the media, thus public opinion, and they own the political and judicial system in the US. They want a one world government under Talmudic law. They are behind so many groups that reduce population and they have like 7+ kids per couples...

The idea that Nazis are the only ones that hate the Jews was very much advertised. No one likes their tricks, they have been expelled hundreds of times from cities/countries.

[tanith33]

TalibanRus, In Matt 10:34 "They will mock him and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him, and three days later he will rise again."

Luke 22: the story is important. They're going to the Garden of Gethsemane and Jesus us aware there will be an attack. He wants the swords because then Isaiah 53:12 will be fulfilled. One of the apostles became agitated by the ambush and cut off the slave's ear. Jesus touches the slave's ear and heals him after saying, "Stop! No more of this."

[PersonalJesus348]

"the word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish." - Albert Einstein

[MuslimGhost]

Israel is the little horn from the book of revelations, and the Islamic Caliphate is the Kingdom of God... a government run purely and absolutely by the laws of God, using their obedience to Him as their right to rule, governing a public that loves their Lord more than anything else and associates no partners with Him whatsoever. The Christians have NOTHING like that, and never will.

[GrownupPhan]

GOOD!!!!!! Only a minority of Christians would consider that desirable to have, thank God.

[MuslimGhost]

Yeah because you false worshippers are not after the kingdom of god- you are after the kingdom of satan. Enjoy the glitter of this world while it lasts, because on the day of judgement each person will follow that which they worshipped on earth.. And every worshipper of false Gods, every idolater and polytheist will follow their false gods into the blazing fires of hell. Islam is here to save mankind from the punishment of hell.

[wasearcher]

That attitude may work for your willing converts, but you are imposing it through force on other people. That will only lead to more war since no one wants to be forced into a new religion, social and government structure.

[wasearcher]

This is a response to Muslimghost.

[MuslimGhost]

Senseless war comes from greed and materialism. Islam reminds the human that he is only on earth for a short time, and he will be returned to his creator to answer for all his deeds. There is no comparison between the wars of imperial aggression of the west, and the wars against evil fought by the Muslims. Because of the fact that evil is always willing to start wars, the righteous must also be able to respond to such aggression. Under leadership of an Islamic state, the world would be peaceful.

[blunt1984]

Aijaz Ahmad you are spot on once again!

[Renegen1]

The sword lobby fought hard to have integrated advertisement in the Bible, didn't they?

[asperin]

They are everywhere, wherever evil is, behind it they are.

[MementoExpose]

I agree with him, democratic/secular states = civilized

[TalibansRus]

Jesus is a warrior prophet

Many verses in Bible shows Jesus was a warrior prophet (like David, Moses and Muhammad pbuh)

1- In Matthew 10:34 Jesus said "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but A SWORD "

2- Jesus told his disciples to sell their outer garments and buy SWORDS !!

" He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one." (Luke 22:36)

[tanith33]

Matthew 10:34 does not use the sword phrase. It says: "And they will mock him and spit upon e talking about.