re: #716 Spare O’Lake

Furthermore, the fact that one can find all manner of fringe views being expressed in Israel in no way validates your views

I’m not talking about FRINGE views. I’m talking about views that are held by sizable percentages of Israelis. Take settlement freezes for example. I support them, and have been pilloried as some sort of terror apologist. Yet here is the poll from Israel:

49% of Israelis support and 42% oppose Netanyahu’s decision to enforce a 10 month freeze on construction in the West Bank settlements

truman.huji.ac.il

These aren’t FRINGE views. It’s a hugely debated issue within Israel itself. As is the concept of land for peace, exchanging captured terrorists for Israeli soliders, and the decision to resume peace negotiations.