grufty jim wrote:
what chance is there that Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Iran, Syria and the rest of them all make absolute cast-iron guarantees that they will accept the State of Israel within the (kind of) UN-mandated 1967 borders?
Pretty much... none. If they really thought they could wipe Israel off the map, you can bet they'd act on it.And yes indeed, that is why Israel is so militant.. they can't afford to let their guard down or show weakness. This is indeed at the heart of the whole clusterfuck.
The more progressive, pragmatic Islamic states are ready to do a deal, but they don't seem to have any sway over their radicalized cousins at all. And it doesn't look like they will anytime soon, either.