Would Israelis respect Palestenians as their own citizens if Palestenians give up violence?
967955
Yes.  They already do.  In 1949, the Arab population of Israel was about 160,000. Today, it is over 1.2 million.  Most of the growth in Arab population is due to migration. Hundreds of thousands of Arabs, even today, are choosing to live in Israel.  Why?  Because Arabs, including Palestinians, are much freer in Israel than they are in their native Arab police states.  There is simply a better life for them in Israel.  They vote, they enjoy freedom of religion, freedom of speech, women's equal rights, and a free press.  None of the Arab nations offer anything close to that level of freedom, not even to the most devout Muslim Arab.  Given this history, we have reason to believe that any Arab, including any Palestinian, who renounces violence would enjoy the same rights in Israel.
402699
The Palestinian people have their own government and land.  And it is the Palistinians who carry out unprovoked attacks against the Israelis.  The Israelis are simply retaliating against the Palistinians and their terrorist Hamas government.
815958
Of course.if Israel can't blame this one on Hamas(although I am sure they will find some reason to,'cos they always do),it will be called just a "mistake"...No one will ever accuse Israel of deliberately killing civilians.even if they do...\nThey get away with it because they have the support of the strongest country in the world US ...\nUnfortunately Israel proved once again that it doesn't want any peace negotiations...while Hamas and Fatah are ,they too.wrong for asking attacks on Israel...It will only bring more violence...\nAs long as Israel keeps attacking the Palestinians territories and the Palestinians keep responding there will never be peace...\nAnd unfortunately the Palestinians have no other choice... than fight with the only means they have...
261241
Is peace humanly possible?  Yes.\n\nWill it happen in between Israel and the Palestinians?  Not in the way things are currently being run:\n   - Palestinian's Rulung Party, the Hamas, have demanded control over thier own land for the last 39 years (since 67), now that Israel has removed thier citizens from Gaza, Hamas has celebrated its freedom, but complains that Israel will not let thier people travel to and from... which is funny because they admitt their goal is to eliminate the Israelis alltogether.  \n\nSo if peace was to happen... both sides would have to prove to one another they were serious about peace.  This isn't some perfect world, so it is not like the Israeli governement would be willing to just lay down all thier arms in order to establish peace with the Palestinians... they know the second they do that Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq would attach full-force.  So it will havce to be a slow process of give and take with the Palestinians and the Israelies each giving up thier rights in order to establish peace.  \n\nWith Hamas in control of Palestinian areas, it won't happen though.
1122253
the user named 80yearsleft, what does this gotta do with Somalia? Dumb @ass.\n\nI think Palestinians should have the SAME firepower as Israelis and fight. However, I think the weapons should come from fellow Arabs and help their own people in Palestine and STOP fearing the Israelis and Americans. Who cares if the world ends, DON'T LET your people embarrassed and killed, while you make trillions of dollars of oil revenues.
1055815
Yes the Palestinian people should release the Israeli soldier and also stop their young people blowing themselves up on Israeli buses and in bars full of people like you and I having a night out.\n\nAs soon as they do that, the Israeli people (who are just like you and I) will be more inclined to get their army to leave them alone.\n\nEvery time there is peace in that cursed land and the Israelis relax a little bit, some nutter goes and blows up a bus or kidnaps a soldier, and thats why they do it. Palestinian people want peace, but their radical Hamas rulers do not, and what better way to re-ignite the flame than to provoke the Israeli army again by kidnapping a soldier.\n\nWhat would you do if for the last 50 years you had seen your friends and relatives blown apart by a suicide bomber simply because they had got on a bus to go to work.
222435
Yes i do....have done, am doing, and will do.\nat least the Jewish people have tried to get on with their lives they live with they don't keep on reliving it. that's is what's wrong with the Palestinians they cant get out of the past Mentally or culturally.\n\nre your mail to me.\nI would take in 1000 jewish people \nbefore i would take in 1 Palestinian
741338
Oh well they also claim that Palestinians are not people and therefor have no right to the land. \n No I would not be willing to give up my land. Palestine should have accepted the land they were offered by the UN in 1948 instead of being so stubborn about it. I am not saying the UN was right to create Israel out of someone eles land, but it would have solved alot of problems.\n Oh no don't get me wrong I completely sympathize with the Palestinian people. Israeli soldiers cross into Palestinian land and kidnap their government leaders and put them in jail claiming they are terrorists. No No No not for one second do I believe Israel to be in the right. \n I just think given the way the world works Palestine should have accepted a compromise, Im not sure if that would have even mattered since the Zionist regime in Israel has stated that they will not be happy until they control the entire middle east.
702431
The UN said it was theirs.  If the Palestinians had chosen peace in 1948, they would have a country too.  But they chose to fight, got whipped, and lost whatever rights they had to Israel by right of conquest by a defender.  Suck it up and go live in Jordan.  Or Lebanon.  Or Syria.  Or Egypt.  \n\nIf they will have you.  Otherwise, tough ****
436332
Id support Israel doing it if it felt threatened.
482955
of course they have the right to self defence.\nIf they get attacked they should react with total force. I am sick of countries like Israel bombing and killing innocent civilians and pretending its self defence.\nThe whole Iraq war was a favour to Israel.\nThese people have to realise that one day they may lose a war and the way they behave at the moment will incite terrible retribution which will make the Holocaust seem like a picnic. I genuinely hope this does not happen but their policies at the moment are just not sustainable. There are plenty of decent Jewish people in the world, its time for them to be heard and reign in their murderous government.\nThe 'Peace Now' movement is their only hope.\nAlso dont kid yourself that Iran wont be able to build a nuke if we bomb them. China and Russia are close friends of theirs and have nukes aplenty.
918108
They would like to see Israel end.
410306
Not necessarily but you'll frequently find people who are both anti-Israel and anti-Jewish. Interestingly, I know some Israeli Jews who are themselves anti-Zionist. It seems clear to me that the most rabid supporters of Zionism are actually American Jews. It's similar to how the most anti-Castro people are Cuban-Americans, not actual Cubans.\n\nThat said, I agree with eliasulmonte's view regarding modern Israel. The Jewish people are absolutely NOT surrendering their homeland, period. They are the ones who transformed Israel from an infertile desert to a prosperous agricultural nation. They deserve our support, especially as they are basically completely surrounded by hostile enemy nations. Ideally, true lasting peace can be achieved with the Palestinians seeking their own homeland. But alas, I don't see this happening anytime soon; indeed, not likely in my lifetime.
848618
Yes. But not in the same capacity as the past. Without unilateral trust from all involved (witch is only going to be gained by equal treatment to all parties involved) even if it is not perceived to be earned, it will always be one step forward, and two steps back. Even Israel doesn't really trust us. It's just more beneficial to go along with our monetary gestures; after all what have we ever asked from them in return? Use of their airstrips to launch attacks from (which we in turn pay for the privilege). If we are to be negotiators of peace, we need to be perceived by all communities as even handed and fair minded brokers. Fair minded brokers don't negotiate with one hand behind their back.
530468
The Jewish people DO have a country of their own and they are not about to go away any time soon no matter how much you like or dislike them.\n\nIts sad that Palestine does not have a country of their own and have descended into violence out of frustration.  The UN declaration that gave Israel its start was also supposed to start a Palestinian state but that got obfuscated in the complex politics that ensued.
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No, it can't.\n"Israelis" has done a lot of guiltiest in the "Palestinian" land, including murdering, destroying houses, running out people of their lands, torturing, etc.\nYou know, Israel is only country round the world that "torturing" is legal in their damn laws.\nIf US doesn't support them some independent countries will punish them as well...!\n\nAlso, someone mentioned 6-days war. US was supporting Israel at the time completely, including weapons, satellite maps for destroying Egyptian and Syria Air bases, spying against those Arab coutries during the war and after that, etc.
276069
Israel will draw its own borders and disengage from the Palestinians.  Most Palestinians will work for Israeli companies as their economy will be stuck in the stone ages for at least a few more years.