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Abraham H. Foxman

Israelis, Palestinians under one flag?

The term “one-state solution’’ is a euphemism for the end of a Jewish-majority state by virtue of demographics.

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if one listened to the united nations, the current occupant of the white house and most if not all of the arab world, the people of my faith would be 10 feet under the ground or worse and the only ones living under one flag would be the palestinians.NEVER EVER AGAIN. thank you mr. foxman. ma

Mr. Foxman make an excellent point here. The irony is that no matter where a Jewish state would be, the world would still frown upon it. The Palestinians are not interested in sharing a single acre of land with Jews and Israelis. Why is this so difficult for the world to understand. Their official position on this is that the do not accept the right of Israel to exist. Could they make their feelings any clearer? No. And as a result they only have themselves to blame for their self-immolation. And all the meetings, conferences and negotiations won't change what is in their hearts -- hatred for a people that has endured endless persecution and will now no longer tolerate it.

Just like the Palestinian "right of return," the call for a "one-state solution" is nothing more than an effort to destroy the homeland for Jews by force of numbers instead of by force of arms. This is not acceptable.

Mr. Foxman, are Palestinians not mistreated in Israel and the occupied territories? Do you not think their treatment feeds terrorism?

As a matter of fact, the Arab minority within Israel is treated quite well. Arabs are freely elected to the Israeli Knesset. During a visit to Tel Aviv, I saw numerous Arab families picnicking peacefully in a beachfront park. Imagine Orthodox Jews trying to picnic on the Beirut waterfront or in Cairo park.

When Palestinian TV is on, it shows Sesame Street.   When it shows Sesame Street, it shows Bert. When it shows Bert, it shows it might be OK to be gay. When it shows it might be OK to be gay, the TV censors come out.  When the TV censors come out, they get friendly with the Palestinians. Don't let your TV censors get friendly with the Palestinians. Confiscate Palestinian TV.

It has been the actual legal home of the jewish people since 1947 not 3000 years. It has been the home of the ancestors of today's Palestinian Arabs since 200 AD. Read your history books. Start bitching when Brandeis starts sponsoring what you consider to be anti Israeli things not Harvard