Does Israel have a compulsory retirement age for politicians? That's rather unusual.
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I think he means he was retiring because he was simply getting "to old for this" as it were, not because Israel has any age restrictions.
Does Israel have a compulsory retirement age for politicians? That's rather unusual.
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Barak offered 93% of the territories and Arafat rejected it. Arafat accept any terms that are not including giving Tel-Aviv and Haifa to the Palestinians ASB
Or ten minutes to LIVE! Just imagine yourself in such a situation? Being warned JUST 10 minutes before your permanent evacuation. OR should I say, indefinite death sentence!!
Lets get realistic guys, invading is one issue and ending one's life is totally another. But the world just observes and comments, as we're doing right now. Always comfortable in our comfort zones, so to speak.
If I was given 10 minutes warning I'd be damn sure I am a LONG way away from any building they are bombing!
Killing out of love?
10 minutes is also quite a bit longer than most people think. I currently live on the sixth floor of an apartment building and when I have to I can have a suitcase ready and be cleared out in less than five minutes. In Palestine alot of people rarely live above the second floor. They have a good ammount of time to get away from the blast.
The 9 percent the West Bank that was filled with Israeli settlements that Barak wanted to annex to Israel would have divided the independent Palestinian State and have made it difficult to make it viable. Many important Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem would have remained under Israeli control.
In all probability, your grandchildren can come to a site like this and post a similar question in 50 years. If XXXX did YYY in year 20ZZ, would there have been peace.