Mouin Rabbani
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And the reason that Israel agreed to relinquish the occupied Egyptian Sinai, and the reason that Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty was signed in 1979 is because Israel in 1973 recognized that its military superiority was ultimately no match for Egypt's determination to recover its occupied territories and that there would come a point when Egypt would find a way to extract an unbearable price.
And the reason that Israel agreed to relinquish the occupied Egyptian Sinai, and the reason that Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty was signed in 1979 is because Israel in 1973 recognized that its military superiority was ultimately no match for Egypt's determination to recover its occupied territories and that there would come a point when Egypt would find a way to extract an unbearable price.
If you're talking about the average Israeli citizen, I think that's a fair characterization. If you're talking about the Israeli leadership, I think they looked at it in more strategic terms. How do you remove the most powerful Arab military state from the equation?
If you're talking about the average Israeli citizen, I think that's a fair characterization. If you're talking about the Israeli leadership, I think they looked at it in more strategic terms. How do you remove the most powerful Arab military state from the equation?
If you're talking about the average Israeli citizen, I think that's a fair characterization. If you're talking about the Israeli leadership, I think they looked at it in more strategic terms. How do you remove the most powerful Arab military state from the equation?
Often. The only allies of the dispossessed are those who experience similar circumstances.
Often. The only allies of the dispossessed are those who experience similar circumstances.
Often. The only allies of the dispossessed are those who experience similar circumstances.
Not one. They're always on the verge. They're on the verge. There have been documented cases. I haven't seen them.
Not one. They're always on the verge. They're on the verge. There have been documented cases. I haven't seen them.
Not one. They're always on the verge. They're on the verge. There have been documented cases. I haven't seen them.
I don't think there's famine in Israel.
I don't think there's famine in Israel.
I don't think there's famine in Israel.
It's something which is produced for the Western... There are infants dying due to an engineered lack of access to food and nutrition.
It's something which is produced for the Western... There are infants dying due to an engineered lack of access to food and nutrition.
It's something which is produced for the Western... There are infants dying due to an engineered lack of access to food and nutrition.
Well, first of all, I would agree with Benny Morris and Norman Finkelstein that the current situation is bleak. And... I think it would be unreasonable to expect it to not get even bleaker in the coming weeks and months. This conflict originated in the late 19th century. It's been a more or less active conflict since the 1920s, 1930s.
Well, first of all, I would agree with Benny Morris and Norman Finkelstein that the current situation is bleak. And... I think it would be unreasonable to expect it to not get even bleaker in the coming weeks and months. This conflict originated in the late 19th century. It's been a more or less active conflict since the 1920s, 1930s.
Well, first of all, I would agree with Benny Morris and Norman Finkelstein that the current situation is bleak. And... I think it would be unreasonable to expect it to not get even bleaker in the coming weeks and months. This conflict originated in the late 19th century. It's been a more or less active conflict since the 1920s, 1930s.