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In reply to the discussion: pictures from Columbia University [View all]jaxexpat
(6,998 posts)We Americans must learn to understand that, at this point in history, the visible political leadership in Israel and in Palestine are, arguably, two sides of the same coin. Their methods (and their madness) have become similarly intransigent. Their common, though uninhabitable, ground. On this alone there may be enough mutual "understanding of need" to provide a good-faith basis for peaceful cohabitation. Look to the accomplishments of Jimmy Carter. His plan's only flaw was its failure to seek and receive permission from the high-rolling but largely invisible actors in this drama the west calls the Middle East who weren't prepared to allow peace to spread. This was largely because "Monsanto, ARAMCO and ADM*" weren't ready to allow the Shah's kingdom to become a democratic entity, an example for the world's Muslims and any other 3rd world, mineral rich nation. One might notice, they're still not.
*a cross section of the real economic masters of the planet: Their names change over time, but their interests are pretty much eternal and universal.