Blinken calls for Israel-Palestinian calm seem to fall flat

Israel has their own ideas as to how to protect their country.

Stay strong Bibi!

Netanyahu has no intention of ever agreeing to a two-state solution.

Occupied West Bank.

As If Israel cares what we tell them they should do Whatever they have to do to protect their nation, any sensible country would.

It will never end and no side will ever live in peace.

Last week tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated against their government.

wallaceToday  10:36 am JST

Netanyahu has no intention of ever agreeing to a two-state solution.

Occupied West Bank.

Yes, occupied by Jordan. You think Israel should give the land back to Jordan?

wallaceToday  01:28 pm JST

It will never end and no side will ever live in peace.

Last week tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated against their government.

If Palestinian Arabs stop committing terrorist attacks against Israel, a sovereign nation, then that would bring peace.

Basically a very simple formula.

Citizens without rights are not equal citizens in an ethnic democracy.

Last week tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated against their government.

No, but the Israelis will always have an advantage and will crush any terrorist incursion, they will always prevail in the end.

Both sides will continue to suffer the loss of human lives until a peace formula is found.

Northern Ireland found solutions.

No justice no peace is an observation that goes back centuries.

And as long as the Israeli regime remains an Apartheid regime, the observation holds true, even if we're not paying attention to those for whom the lack of peace never goes away.

Visit the PCHRGaza organization's website and try and find a week when the Palestinians have known peace from the Israeli regime.

As If Israel cares what we tell them they should do Whatever they have to do to protect their nation, any sensible country would.

A sensible nation would not maintain an occupation of other people's lands for 56 years. We are not dealing with sensible people but religious zealots determined to fulfill an old religious prophecy to occupy the lands of Judea and Samara. But if you read that religious text it says the Jews have to kill every man woman and child of their god's enemies. I do not think the US needs to be supporting any of this. Israel needs to return to its pre-1967 borders and live within them. I'm a land owner and would probably take up arms if a neighboring nation invaded my land and took it from me so they could give it to someone of a different religion favored by the invader. I'd be as angry as the Palestinians are and probably be part of an armed resistance movement. It seems like the most natural thing, someone takes your land you fight back.

Northern Ireland found solutions.

I would not be too smug about that. Brexit has very much stirred the pot on that matter and anything could happen. Their parliament was suspended for three years, three years, because DUP didn't want to share power with Sinn Fein. The status of Northern Ireland within the UK and Brexit are still not resolved.

Desert TortoiseToday  03:04 am JST

A sensible nation would not maintain an occupation of other people's lands for 56 years. We are not dealing with sensible people but religious zealots determined to fulfill an old religious prophecy to occupy the lands of Judea and Samara. But if you read that religious text it says the Jews have to kill every man woman and child of their god's enemies. I do not think the US needs to be supporting any of this. Israel needs to return to its pre-1967 borders and live within them. 

A sensible nation protects itself from its surrounding enemies.

And 'other people's lands for 56 years'--didn't Jordan occupy that land for 29 years? Was that ok?

The land was never part of any Palestinian nation because there has never been a Palestine country. So you're saying give the land to Jordan?

The land was never part of any Palestinian nation because there has never been a Palestine country. So you're saying give the land to Jordan?

Before the Persians, Romans, Ottomans and British there was the Kingdom of the Philistines. That is modern day Palestine and they are their heirs. So yes there is a real Palestinian people with a homeland there. The Philistines were there before the Israelites arrived and they were among the first people the Israelites waged war against because oh my their god told them too. And the warring goes on to this day.

But if first handing the Occupied Territories over to Jordan and Egypt (Gaza was Egyptian) first then do it! Israel has no right to that land under international law.

Desert TortoiseToday  05:08 am JST

Before the Persians, Romans, Ottomans and British there was the Kingdom of the Philistines. That is modern day Palestine and they are their heirs. So yes there is a real Palestinian people with a homeland there. The Philistines were there before the Israelites arrived and they were among the first people the Israelites waged war against because oh my their god told them too. And the warring goes on to this day. 

The Philistines were of Greek origin. Greece isn't asking for that territory.

But if first handing the Occupied Territories over to Jordan and Egypt (Gaza was Egyptian) first then do it! Israel has no right to that land under international law.

Jordan and Egypt aren't asking for the land. Besides, those countries attacked Israel, and Israel took what it deserved and needed for its security. So, it is Disputed Territories.

Regardless, current day Palestinian Arabs are Jordanians---so, there is already a country called Jordan for those Palestinian Arabs.

So what's the fuss? Head over to Jordan--that's the land of the Palestinian Arab people.

The Philistines were of Greek origin. Greece isn't asking for that territory.

And the Philistines are no longer Greek, so why would Greece?

StrangerlandToday  05:37 am JST

The Philistines were of Greek origin. Greece isn't asking for that territory.

And the Philistines are no longer Greek, so why would Greece?

Greece wouldn't of course. And since the Philistines were Greeks, then ---you can see where this goes, right?