http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/settling-the-settlements-question/ Moshe Arens, the Israeli defense minister-turned-hawkish Ha’aretz columnist, defends Israeli settlements, but calls for the Netanyahu government to take down illegal ones. en-us aeden@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-07-28T;19:29:00-05:00 nashu24@yahoo.com Mussa: This business about enlarging the Arab population of Israel is just a lot of nonsense.You are completely off the mark about Moshe Arens, a completely rational and courageous man. He is a political conservative and an Israeli patriot. I don’t know about his son, but it’s true that there is a wacko left-wing brother who thirty years ago taught at Temple University. Mussa:
This business about enlarging the Arab population of Israel is just a lot of nonsense.You are completely off the mark about Moshe Arens, a completely rational and courageous man. He is a political conservative and an Israeli patriot. I don’t know about his son, but it’s true that there is a wacko left-wing brother who thirty years ago taught at Temple University.

]]> 2012-02-09T;19:12:00-05:00 montiperotti@hotmail.com I agree with the author. There’s much confusion about the legality of some settlements, plus Palestineans also build illegal settlements. That, of course, is no justification for attrocities on either side. Palestineans should be given fair trade and open borders. If Israel wants to close its borders for security purposes it should respect Palestineans rights to the sea and a passage to other nations. The mortar attacks are no longer an excuse given the weaponry Israel holds for its defence. I agree with the author. There’s much confusion about the legality of some settlements, plus Palestineans also build illegal settlements. That, of course, is no justification for attrocities on either side. Palestineans should be given fair trade and open borders. If Israel wants to close its borders for security purposes it should respect Palestineans rights to the sea and a passage to other nations. The mortar attacks are no longer an excuse given the weaponry Israel holds for its defence.

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