Palestine, Israel and the Lebanon

 

I heard the Syrian ambassador on Simon Mayo's program last week and judging by the statements of Israeli spokesmen over the past few days, there is absolutely nowhere to find any compromise at all. Quite frankly, if Peter Allen on Radio 5 can't get sensible answers to mild questions what hope is there. He was even accused of being anti-Semitic

There are two practical solutions to the problems of the area :-

1. Israel ceases to exist. I do not want to see such a solution, but it has been put forward by Israeli Army officers as something that will happen in the next fifty years. After all those that want to destroy Israel just need one lucky punch.

2. Israel uses its technology, money and what little goodwill it has left to turn one of the most fascinating areas in the world into something that works, where everybody gets on and where we all want to visit.

It is a difficult choice, but the second option has been put forward before by those in Israel, who see the futility of the current situation.

As an aside, at university in 1967, we all supported Israel as Egypt, Jordan and Syria tried to destroy the country. All of that goodwill has been dissipated by their actions over the past years.