Comments on: Sometimes the middle of the road is just roadkill

By: Sabba Hillel

Sabba Hillel — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:53:59 +0000

I am in favor of having Israel finalize at the 1967 borders, the July 1, 1967 borders.

By: saus

saus — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:28:21 +0000

I think Burston stinks on a regular basis so don’t feel all bad lol

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:24:57 +0000

In any case, it’s always worth mentioning that the Arabs never accepted the 1949 lines as a border. They were insistent and consistent that they regarded them as cease-fire lines only, points at which they had agreed for the moment to stop fighting but would be crossed when it came time to strangle the Zionist (excuse me, “zionist” serpent).

They only became holy, or at least worth pretending to be respected, after they lost the Six Days War. Arabs never have to suffer consequences for launching and losing wars.

By: treppenwitz

treppenwitz — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:04:18 +0000

I have a bigger, more basic problem. When people use the term 'the 1967 borders' they are being intentionally deceptive. Our borders today are the 1967 borders. The borders that existed before the six day war were the 1949 armistice lines. But of course, making a public statement that you are "in favor of a retreat to the 1949 armistice lines" sounds way less palatable than saying you are "in favor of returning to the '67 borders". It all comes down to packaging when the product stinks.