People come to the same conclusions for different reasons. There are people, like me, who believe that the Jews need and deserve a state of their own. Some of us also believe the Palestinians should have a state of their own, and one of the main reasons is it will ensure the security and survival of a Jewish state.
That's not the only reason why we favor a Palestinian state. The other reason is that the Palestinians deserve to have a state of their own and to be rid of the terrible burden of the occupation.
You might not care about the first goal, the goal that is based on Israeli needs. Others do. If any political bloc is going to have any positive impact on the plight of the Palestinian people, American Jews like Remba will need to be part of that bloc. They, at least, have a chance to accomplish something --i.e., press the U.S. to press Israel to take the steps needed to give Palestinians a homeland. The far left, which has never had any power in this country and has never had much of an impact on anyone, and which dimisses out of hand anyone who expresses concern about Israel, will never accomplish anything.
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People come to the same conclusions for different reasons. There are people, like me, who believe that the Jews need and deserve a state of their own. Some of us also believe the Palestinians should have a state of their own, and one of the main reasons is it will ensure the security and survival of a Jewish state.
That's not the only reason why we favor a Palestinian state. The other reason is that the Palestinians deserve to have a state of their own and to be rid of the terrible burden of the occupation.
You might not care about the first goal, the goal that is based on Israeli needs. Others do. If any political bloc is going to have any positive impact on the plight of the Palestinian people, American Jews like Remba will need to be part of that bloc. They, at least, have a chance to accomplish something --i.e., press the U.S. to press Israel to take the steps needed to give Palestinians a homeland. The far left, which has never had any power in this country and has never had much of an impact on anyone, and which dimisses out of hand anyone who expresses concern about Israel, will never accomplish anything.