re: #650 drcordell

Acting like it’s all on the Arab states to resolve the issue is simply a tactic to deflect and stall any substantive discussion about Israel and what concessions may have to be made to secure peace.

I resent that accusation, Cordell. If you’ll recall, I’ve defended you many times, but the Arab states are, in general, highly corrupt regimes. Israel, for its many flaws, is a democracy— in some ways, a free-er democracy than ours. The Arab states are using the conflict with Israel, through state-sponsored propaganda, as a major tool to control their own populations.

While that still occurs, Israel will always be in danger. The solution to that is highly debatable, but Israel could concede everything up to the existence of Israel itself and still be under existential threat.

That does not mean their individual actions cannot be criticized, but to place the major burden on them is ridiculous. They cannot control Saudi Arabia’s state propaganda against them.