Quote Originally Posted by Tiaexz View Post
Sorry, that picture is inaccurate. Palestine pretty much didn't exist in 1948-1967
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordani..._the_West_Bank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupat...Strip_by_Egypt
Also, the picture actually misses out the Six-Day war too, where Israel become this:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...erritories.svg
Sinai was returned in 1979
Oslo Accords occured in 1993

The annex of the West Bank doubled Jordan's population, a large majority which isn't accepted by the state and is part of a refugee crisis. Egypt were equally greedy with Gaza. When Israeli's gave up these possessions, it was on the promise of peace, they traded those lands for security.

A lot of solutions being pushed force Israel to lose security and the constant rocket attacks don't do any favours, such as demanding the return of the Palestinian diaspora which are 3-4 generations of Palestinians who have never lived in Palestine (Awkward, considering Israel's concept..)

Israel is not perfect, but the dangerous thing to do is flip to a position where Israel is the only 'bad guy'. The whole area is pretty much responsible for the absolute mess, including old British and French policies dating from the end of the Ottoman Empire and the Balfour Declaration.

@Seamus Fermanagh, funnily enough, just reminded myself. Last few years, there has been a 'Three State' solution since Hamas won the election, and it was overthrown in the West-Bank, leading to Palestine split in two, before the recent reunification government which Israel has opposed (due to Hamas)
Yes everyone is responsible. It's all equal.

Israelis and Palestinians both have passports?
Both have functioning economies?
Both have state of the art weapon technology?
Both can freely move around their own nation?
Both have killed over 200 people in the last week?
Both confiscate each others land?
Both have a vote?

The reality is that one apartheid state is doing everything to expel or exterminate a population who they fear, hate and see as inferior.

The acid test is how Israelis treat Israeli Arabs. Badly, is the answer.