JaredR said:
Nebuchanezzar, I hope much of what you say on these forums is done in jest and that you don't seriously believe what you're saying, and if you do, I hope that you don't implore the future students you may have to share similar Anti-Zionist views, that demand the destruction of an entire country.
I'll tell you what would be worse? If a diehard Zionist got in control of a bunch of kids...like Aryan Beauty for instance.
To clarify, the post I made elsewhere calling for the destruction of Israel was clearly not a post to be taken seriously. What do I believe? I think that a two party state, a unification of both would have been possible if both sides had been willing to comprimise. Of course, that doesn't mean that both were equally wrong. Aside from the fact that Israel forced its way into the region with international help post-WWII, they've clearly been the aggressor in almost every situation. A terrorist blows him/herself up in a market, so Israel launches an air strike on a city in Palestine. Some Lebanese extremists capture an Israeli soldier or two, so Israel launches a full blown offensive against the entire state of Lebanon. There's really no two ways about it; Israel has been more wrong than right in their brief modern history, and they origin doesn't speak volumes for them either. So what should the solution be? Seems obvious that Israel is going to stay, seems obvious that Palestine is at least willing to bargain with them in some way and it seems obvious that Israel is willing to comprimise to a certain degree also. You can understand the objections on the Palestinian side of things, based on the fact that Israel did force their way into the region, but it's very hard to understand Israeli objections based on religious folklore, etc.
Regardless, I mentioned that I believe a two party state would have once been possible. Do I think it's still possible? Perhaps, but it would require a great deal of comprimise from both sides even though Israel should have a lot less grounds for bargaining.
So indeed, should an entire states citizens be thrown out to sea? No, even though that would be the fair thing to do. Israel doesn't belong where it is, and that's the fact of the entire matter. The best thing to do would be to create a two party state. If Israel doesn't oblige, they've very little to stand on. If Palestine doesn't oblige...well, one could understand that a bit more than Israels position.