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Is Peace Really Feasible?

[Jerusalem Post] Yosef Tommy Lapid - There will always be those among the Palestinians and Arab countries and in the Muslim world who will obstruct any attempt to reach a settlement that recognizes the existence of Israel as a Jewish state, to say nothing of one that does not guarantee the "right of return" of the Palestinian refugees. The peace in Jordan is being maintained, with great difficulty, by the royal family and the elite surrounding it, contrary to the view held by the majority of the Jordanian public and despite vehement opposition from the Jordanian intelligentsia. The situation in Egypt is similar, with relations with Israel evoking intense opposition from both the general public and the intellectuals. The Jordanian crown is somewhat shaky, and the Egyptian regime could be overthrown by an uprising of the Muslim Brotherhood - and Israel could find itself surrounded by enemies in the south and east. And in the north, the government of Lebanon could fall at any moment to Hizbullah. There are dozens of countries in the world that don't live in peace with their neighbors, and which nevertheless manage over time to maintain a normal lifestyle - even for generations on end. That is our fate too.
2007-07-20 01:00:00
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