>>And these two groups have been fighting for how long? Not much hope in your solution happening, is there....
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>This is not my solution. There is serious proposal (Pan Arab recognition of Israel / Palestinian state + Golan heights) put forward
>by Saudi Arabia back in 2002 which is still on the table. But then war broke and ...
>So you are rights, chances are low. However preventing things to escallate much more, (as Alan noted they went to far)
>is if you ask me solid incentive for action in this respect.

There is a humour writer in the U.S. named Dave Barry. I've mentioned this here before, but perhaps it bears repeating. Dave had it right when he said that some day in the future when the earth is nothing but a ball of cinder hurtling into the sun and the only life left on the planet is amoebas, the amoebas in the middle east will be at war.

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>>>However for this to happen it is not up to Obama, but actually Israelis and Arabs to agree and stick by it for al this to happen.
>>>Obama can I and I believe he will (as part of that peace drive or alone) gradually withdraw from Iraq. That will help situation as well.
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>>>Major art of resolving big and lasting conflicts is how to formulate things in a way that everybody
>>>can declare victory and go home to cellebrate. {g}
>>>
>>>Peace :)
>>>Sergio