Sympathy, empathy, but no viable Israeli solutions.

 NO NEIGHBORING NATION WILL END VIOLENCE

THE ONLY SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO PALESTINIANS IS THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL 

This week witnessed the endless commentary of the roots of the present violence in Israel and its neighbors. The rejection of the endless cycle of violence that continues to perpetuate this 70 year crisis. Much of the analysis is true, but no one has yet to offer a viable solution. 

The fact is that the Palestine population wants its own homeland and it is the same real estate that is now the Israeli homeland. The idea of a two state solution, is a far fetched utopian dream that will not solve the problem. Does anyone believe that a nation in the west bank and Gaza would  change the cycle of violence, but just make it between different governing bodies.

Then there are those who believe in a one state solution where Israel would welcome unrestrained immigration and equal rights for the new residents. Israel would cease to exist after a few election cycles and when the Jews would become the minority they would most likely be annihilated in short order.

Then there is rehashing of the original mandate by Britain and the UN that allowed the formation of this nation. Water long over the dam. The decisions by European powers to draw demarcation lines around the world are being fought over everywhere today. None of them have proved to be an easy fix, but this one in Israel is the most difficult.

Even providing shelter for the civilian population of GAZA on the southern border is a dilemma. Egypt fears that if this population comes into Egypt, they will never go back and then they will have deal with this unsolvable problem.

Placing the burden on Israel to solve this without accepting the dissolution of Israel is an unrealistic hope. Israel can not solve this problem. Any new nation on the Israeli border will just be a continuation of the present situation just with nation status.

Then you have a growing faction in Israel who want to reinstitute the historical biblical boundaries of Israel, that is the the present west bank. Another issue without a good solution.

The only hope and a very remote one, would be some kind of a solution arrived at between the parties and the neighboring nations. One that would provide a homeland for the palestinians not on the border of Israel. It would be a cheap investment for the nations to put up the money and help in such a establishment. It would provide an opportunity for those who now have none. Again, another utopian idea that will not likely be acceptable.