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WHEN SIZE MATTERS
In an interview with US network ABC, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi predicted the failure of the road map.
On the topic of the “road map” for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, Gadhafi laughed and predicted it would fail.
All similar initiatives dating back to the administration of President Eisenhower have failed, Gadhafi noted.
“Even this ‘road map’ will be put in the dustbin, because some of these initiatives were just for propaganda, for elections,” he said.
The conflict-torn region is too small for Palestinians and Israelis to coexist in harmony, he said.
“It cannot support two states,” he said.
He may actually have a point.
To give you an idea as to how tiny Israel is, consider a comparison of its size to that of the US:
Or Australia:
Perhaps there are other places that the palestinians can live…
(Maps courtesy of IRIS. Click here to view more).
WHEN SIZE MATTERS
In an interview with US network ABC, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi predicted the failure of the road map.
On the topic of the “road map” for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, Gadhafi laughed and predicted it would fail.
All similar initiatives dating back to the administration of President Eisenhower have failed, Gadhafi noted.
“Even this ‘road map’ will be put in the dustbin, because some of these initiatives were just for propaganda, for elections,” he said.
The conflict-torn region is too small for Palestinians and Israelis to coexist in harmony, he said.
“It cannot support two states,” he said.
He may actually have a point.
To give you an idea as to how tiny Israel is, consider a comparison of its size to that of the US:
Or Australia:
Perhaps there are other places that the palestinians can live…
(Maps courtesy of IRIS. Click here to view more).
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About the Author: An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
