Quote Originally Posted by Beirut View Post
...The downfall of the Palestinian people is all going according to the plans of external forces.
You have a far greater belief in the efficiency of government then I ever will.

There was no coherent plan behind the formation of Israel, and any plans since have been haphazard and reactive -- with unintended consequences largely ignored. It has taken on a life of its own -- a poisonous existence as our Lemur notes -- that is in no way truly controlled by the participants much less those watching horrified from the sidelines.