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The Arab world cannot move faster than the western world. Currently the western world dictates what Arabs must think. If you ask individual Arabs from the Gulf or even Saudi-Arabia, you will find much more support for Israel's side than you would reasonably expect. But the west, particularly Europe, continues to support whomever promises to kill the most Jews for some reason.

Arabs have long stopped sending money to Palestinians. The Arabs also won't fight wars for their "Palestinian cause" any more. Syria is the only Arab country still hostile to Israel. Lebanon is hostile to the extent that Syria manipulate them. All other Arab countries are on rather friendly terms with Israel if you ignore the posturing. The Muslim protesters in the west are also not so much Arabs as they are Pakistani, I think. And I have also heard of Egyptians living in Ireland who are surprised by Irish antisemitism and are offended when irish antisemites think that they can talk freely in the presence of an Egyptian. (It's not customary to talk to strangers about how bad other people are in the Arab world. That's a European custom.)

Because of this the Arab world cannot slap sense into the radical Palestinians, because radical Palestinians have so much support in Europe.

I think Bibi (Netanyahu) should simply propose my plan in Washington, tell the PLO to accept it or invite Israel for new talks from scratch (divide West-Bank 50/50 and start from there) and fly home. If Abbas is smart he will accept the plan because it will make him and his cronies kings of "Palestine" with free access to the Israeli economy and a return for the "refugees" who as citizens of Abbas' state could travel to Israel freely and live there if they like.

Once Abbas accepts the plan, the story is over. The war won't be, but it will take Europe a long time to find a new official "Palestinian" ally and the UN cannot easily drop Abbas as the "official representative" of the "Palestinian people" they made up.

Ideally the "Palestinian" state would become part of Jordan which would gain a port in the mediterranaean (Gaza) and access to Israeli harbours. By proposing the EU-like federation the question of Jews settling in Transjordan will come up, making it easier to discuss the issue of Arabs settling in Cisjordan.

Who said they would agree on that?

I think Bibi should propose that plan and fly home. I don't think there will be peace before the Arabs give up their claim to rule all non-Arab peoples of the middle-east. That hasn't happened yet. We need to see reforms all over the "Arab" world.

Morocco and Algeria will have to recognise the native Berber population and make their language an official language. Egypt will have to grant equal rights to the Copts. Sudan will have to stop enslaving and murdering Africans. Syria will have to withdraw from Kurdish territories. The Arab League must leave Lebanon alone.

Only then will peace be in sight.

As for the demographic threat in Israel, the religious Jews multiply faster than the Arabs. At some point Israel will need its Arab population as a counterweight to religious Jews. But then the secular Hebrew (Zionist) culture also attracts both Arabs and religious Jews. I personally wouldn't mind even an Arab majority if the country keeps its Hebrew culture.

Leauki:

As sad as it is, there will be no peace until Israel is no longer a Jewish state. Demographics indicate this will be case in the future. Let's hope that there will still be a place for Jews in the new Israel then.

Dr Guy:

You are aware that an Arab majority will mean an Arab government?

Still Arabs outbreed Jews. I don't think any of your possible "solutions" will change that. Increased immigration? Maybe lower emigration first. And expelling Arabs? Maybe "Homelands" as in South Africa? That would loose Israel all support you claim it has in the region.

The majority of Arab Israelis boycotts elections. The few that vote for Labour probably do that because they regard the currently available Arab partys as Quislings.

Again, religious Jews outbreed Arabs.

Most Arabs that live in Israel and that have Israeli citizenship, which most do, want to keep it that way. Most see and know that they have it better under the Israeli government than under a PA government.  They may verbalize support for a PA government but as long as it doesn't affect them.  If it does happen they stand to lose at lot.

The name of the Temple Mount bespeaks its ownership. The owner is G-d.

The Muslims came to Jerusalem to liberate the city from Christian rule and it was the Muslims who allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem. Saladin finally declared the exile over.

We appreciate that the exile is over and rule our city once again.

But that doesn't mean that Muslim history vanished from the city or that we shouldn't respect what the Muslims build for G-d on the Temple Mount. What the Arabs have done in the 20th century does not negate all the good things the Muslims have done in the past.

One day the Messiah will come and rebuilt the Temple. Until then we don't need the Temple Mount. The mosque on the Temple Mount is a guarantee that Muslims will not dare to destroy our holiest site. The Muslims can use it in the meantime.

Of course, the "secular" "Palestinian" state does not represent all Muslims and whoever watches the Temple Mount for us should. And that brings us back to Jordan being the "Palestinian" state. The King of Jordan is a descendant of Muhammed and of the last sharif of Mecca.

The only solution that could work is a two-state solution with Jordan and Israel being the two "Palestinian" states.