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From: warren@pluto.UUCP (Warren Burstein)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Apartheid on the West Bank
Message-ID: <198@pluto.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 26-Nov-85 11:36:16 EST
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Pointers to net.religion.jewish and net.nlang.africa removed.  The original
posting may have discussed the use of local dialects in the prayers
of Moroccan Jews but somehow it got sidetracked onto *politics*.

In article <365@ubvax.UUCP>, tonyw@ubvax.UUCP (Tony Wuersch) writes:
> Before replying to Bill Tanenbaum's reply, I realized reading it that
> I didn't lay out my own point of view well.  I believe the proper
> solution to the West Bank is either for Israel to give it over to
> a Palestinian state demilitarized by treaty and UN observers (this
> I don't expect to occur), or for Israel to annex the territory.
> 
> Practically, to me this means annexation, since the first alternative
> seems politically impossible to achieve, in my judgment.

But what then?  Would these Arabs then have the right to control the
Government of Israel?  If annexation occurs it is more likely to happen
due to Kahane's supporters than those who think this is a fair solution.
(Although Kahane, does, in some bizarre sense, think he is being fair.)

Would the annexed Arabs accept the annexation?

Mind you I'm not for your first alternative either.  I don't think the UN
is capable of enforcing a demilitarized Palestinian state, nor is there a
desire among the Arabs for such a thing.  It's open to speculation how many
Israeli rightists would change their views if they could be convinced
that the Palestinians had a goal other than the total destruction of
Israel, but I don't see that happening.

(Note to Palestinian supporters who think the will is there
and it's the Israelis who need convincing: write to your representative
on the PNC and ask that they pass some resolutions to that effect.)

Jordan isn't out to make any deals, they just signed an agreement with
Syria not to make any separate peace treaties, and Syria willl oppose any
treaty.

I dearly wish I had a suggestion, but I'd rather support no position that
a bad one.