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Originally posted by Black Baron:
2)Our code of behaviour is too complex and restraining. If it was simplier, life could have been much better.
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I don't really see the point to having such a restrictive behaviour code (looking at it from the Israeli perspective).
It's probably fair to say that there isn't much (any?) goodwill towards Israel from the Arab world as it is, therefore there isn't really much to be gained by acting restrained...
The international community already condemns Israel and would be toothless in the face of the military expulsion of remaining Palestinians to allow consolidation. When push comes to shove, America will always stand with Israel, and its not as if Israel would lose a war with surrounding states, doubly-so with a nuclear capability.
Is it a security thing? The notion that its better to have low-level 'simmering' of the conflict than another war? Or is it for humanitarian reasons, from a desire to avoid another Palestinian exodus?
I would be interested to hear your thoughts [img]smile.gif[/img]
Oh, and as a sidenote, do many people speak English in Israel or is it mainly Hebrew?
[ 05-16-2005, 05:19 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]