
Originally Posted by
HermantheGerman
a horde of backward religious nutters
You could just as easily be talking about Israeli's- and, as always it seems, religious nutters on both sides of the equation are a large part of the problem. But most Palestians, like most Israeli's, are not religious nutters. Unsurprisingly, you find a higher percentage of Pali nutters in the Gaza ghetto, and a higher percentage of Israeli nutters in the illegal settlements.
It is not them who will negotiate any peace deal- it is those in the middle, the 'moderates' if you like. The nutters just feed off each other- Hamas! Settler violence! God gave this land to us! Allah Akbar!
I'll go even further- Jerusalem is called the capital of both states, but it is much more the sort of people to be found inhabiting Tel Aviv and Ramallah that will be the basis of justice and peace. If the loonies quit hijacking the dialogue.