“A fledgling state”-nice expression, exactly what it is, a puppet might exist on international handovers only as some other similar states in region and round a globe (look round Australia, no need farther).

Would this puppet be allowed to perpetually black mail his vital donors with both Israel-related and “faith-fullness worldwide” issues? Today, when Germany proclaims a policy of drifting the EU towards the USA as only one solution to balance new powers of China and India?

Keith,

I know that Israel's government is inconsistent, but it was ELECTED on the basis of withdrawing from most occupied territories. This is what the citizens of Israel expected of it and it does not keep its election promises because it is weak and sways under the influence of violent settlers. Olmert's party was recently found to be seriously corrupt, so he may find himself in jail and will never be voted in again, which is the source of this weakness. I still believe that Olmert wants peace and no settlements, but his personal survival means more to him.

Yvonne,

Israel must indeed remain a Jewish AND democratic state, and for that (as well as for many other reasons) it must get rid of the occupied territories.

But while we are both enraged and upset at the continuing occupation (what remains of it, at least Gaza no more) and the humiliation of Palestinians, we must remember that they too are no angels, and Israel's security and indeed its very existence in the midst of a Moslem ocean, remain a non-trivial task. The snaking wall is not just "supposedly" for protection - it is, it is very effective and saves many lives of Israeli children every day. Israel cannot do without it, but of course, it should be (and will eventually move, God-willing) right on Israel's border rather than where it is now. I still believe that a bad wall is better for the time-being than no wall at all.

MichaelK, please. please, please get rid of your English language tutor and find someone who actually understands English sentence construction. Then we might be able to understand what it is that you are trying to say.

You people are absolutely hilarious. Hamas doesn't refuse to recognise Israel on the basis of some nuanced argument about borders. It refuses because it wants to destroy Israel. From Wikipedia:

"Hamas' charter (written in 1988 and still in effect) calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian Islamic state in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.[3][4][5] The charter states: "There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad."[6]"

Thank you for advice: "MichaelK, please. please, please get rid of your English language tutor and find someone who actually understands English sentence construction. Then we might be able to understand what it is that you are trying to say.
Posted by VK3AUU, Thursday, 22 March 2007 12:41:29 PM "

Word for Windows Spell Checking does understand "my" Engish. As well as Arab-English is understandable by majority of contributors to this topic.

MichaelK. It isn't that your spelling is wrong. The grammer and the sentence construction just defies belief. Mostly it is just incomprehensible. Perhaps if I knew your native tongue, I could reconstruct your sentences into an order that I could comprehend, but so far, no dice.

I am trying to be helpful. You obviously have a contribution to make to these discussions. It is such a pity that what you have to say is ignored because of your poor sentence construction.