Yawns....

hahahhahahah Col, how is life in your cynically conceived perception of reality?

Yes keep telling yourself that

Israeli Issues: Jewish settlements outside of Israel.

Surely that's not an issue any more. The vast majority of Arab Jews have fled the Arab countries years ago.

Freedom of movement of the Palestinians (Gaza and West Bank).

They had such freedom of movement before 1967 and before the first Intifada. It didn't seem to help.

End Occupation of ALL Palestinian Territory.

Why? Israel was, like Jordan and Gaza and the West-Bank, carved out of Palestine. Who is to say what is "Palestinian territory" now? And how come the Jews are not "Palestinians"? They live there too, some families considerably longer than any Arabs.

Return of Palestinians to Israel.

Out of the question. Those people tried to kill the Jews and I don't think they have changed their mind about.

Also, the Jewish refugees cannot (and don't want to) return to their Arab countries of origin because they would be killed. Plus a return of refugees would simply create a situation like 1949, when the Arabs attacked despite the "refugees" being in Israel.

Borders of Israel.

The border fence will pretty much settle that issue.

Jerusalem.

The Arabs can have East-Jerusalem sans the old city. I don't see why they should get the old city just because Jordan occupied before losing it to Israel. It was British before then and Turkish before it was British. The Arabs have no claim to it other than "we have also controlled it for a few years".

Palestinian Issues: Recognize Israel’s right to exist (sign Peace Treaty).

That didn't help. They have signed such a peace treaty. They still don't recognise the Jews' right to live.

End attacks on Israel by ALL Palestinian factions.

They should never have started.

Accept borders of new Palestinian State.

They didn't in 1948, they didn't in 1967 when Israel offered to give back the won land in return for peace, they didn't in 1994, and they didn't in 2000. I don't see how this "issue" helps at all.

Agree on status of Jerusalem.

And they won't agree. The only "status of Jerusalem" they ever agreed to was a Jew-free Jerusalem where Jewish tombstones could be used to build hotels.

A previous article of mine could be relevant here:

1. Taking land in a war is illegal.

2. Israel should have been invaded and become part of an Arab state.

3. It is unacceptable for an Arab minority to live in a state with a Jewish majority.

4. It is acceptable for Jews to live in Europe or America.

5. The Arab refugee problem is a real tragedy and must be part of any solution to the Palestine conflict.

6. It is acceptable to talk about the Palestine conflict without mentioning the Jewish refugees from Arab countries.

7. Israeli attacks that kill civilians are war crimes.

8. Suicide attacks against shopping malls and kindergartens are a legitimate weapon in a war against an occupying power.

9. Palestinian Arabs must not be forced to live outside their ancient homeland’s 1948 borders because forcing someone out of their home country is a big crime indeed.

10. All Jews should be thrown into the sea or deported to Europe and America.

11. It is perfectly acceptable for Mecca to be ruled by one group only with no access allowed for members of other religions.

12. Israeli control of Jerusalem is a crime against the Palestinian people.

13. A Jewish state is a racist concept as it promotes one group at the expensive of another.

14. Jews living in Palestine are not Palestinians.

COL, can you tell me which of these points you agree with and which you disagree with?

Also remember before they attacked the Jews they went after Jordan with the same demands.