The Middle East Problem
Why the Middle East problem is so intractable.

Published: November 20, 2010
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(15) Frank Adam, March 18, 2012 7:37 PM

Even funnier....

n the week after the 1967 war the Israeli government through US "good offices" offered to return there and the to the Green Line - the 1949 armistice border in return for a peace treaty that closed the dispute and elevated the Green Line into a legal frontier - borders are generic and can be anything, but "frontier" like "marriage" carries a stack of legalities.

(14) THEODORE, February 13, 2011 9:51 PM

So plain and simple in the nut shell....

Yes it's sound so simple to bring PEACE and yet so difficult PEACE to acquire. Thank you Sir for simplicity you presented. I pray Peace, State of ISRAEL and its people. G-D Bless.

(13) Antonio Perez, November 23, 2010 5:23 PM

What's the problem in the middle-east

It's obvious, they hate Jews. It's perennial. The question begs to be asked, "Why?" Because the Jews are G-d's people and the people who hate Jews really hate G-d.

(12) Rachmiel, November 23, 2010 3:32 PM

One more thing:

Mr. Prager refers to Israel "occupying" the West Bank. I see it as Israel having reunified the West Bank after the 6-Day War in '67, which had been seized and truly occupied by Jordan after the War of Independence in 1948.

(11) Rachmiel, November 23, 2010 3:17 PM

Right on the mark, except for 1 thing:

Succinct and poignantly presented. The only critique I'd make, which appears to be a problem of political correctness that plagues the entire world, is that the people we call Palestinians are predominantly Arabs. And these Arabs already have a homeland where ~70% of these so-called Palestinians live and where 78% of the Palestine mandate existed--in a country called Jordan. Israel is one of, if not the only, country in the world who amputates part of itself for peace. The deal should be peace-for-peace, not land-for-peace. As stated, the Arabs/Muslims are not interested in peace with Israel and their half-brethren--they're interested only in their demise. And what better way to achieve this than to demand land for peace. They know they can get away with this approach because they are some of the of the world's major oil suppliers. If they had no oil, no one would be paying attention to them (except to destroy their terrorists). Mr. Prager, thank you for a great film.

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Dennis Prager

Dennis Prager is a syndicated talk show host, columnist and popular public speaker. He is the co-author of Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism and Why the Jews: The Reason for Antisemitism. Raised in Brooklyn, he lives in Los Angeles.

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