Comments on: What the AP leaves out of its news on Israel

By: Michael Lonie

Michael Lonie — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:16:33 +0000

Mr. Zee,
The “Land for peace” delusion is like Dracula, it will never die; every time it is killed it will rise again from the grave to haunt the world and drink Jewish blood. If the results of the Gaza pullout did not thrust a stake through its heart and bury it for good, nothing will.

By: mrzee

mrzee — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:41:02 +0000

If Egypt does annul the treaty, perhaps the idiotic fairy tale of “land for peace” will be dead and buried forever.

By: Empress Trudy

Empress Trudy — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:56:33 +0000

It’s a bit hard to fathom what Egypt would actually do if they formally tore up the treaty, apart from the rhetorical effect it would have on the filthy mobs and crazed imams. For one thing Israel would be compelled to break all diplomatic relations with Egypt, probably expel their ambassador, end all cooperative agreements between any and all Israeli and Egyptian government agencies and commercial firms and probably stop any cross border movement and/or tourism. Well the Egyptians would at any rate. Israel would beg and plead for them not to and then do nothing. Which is really at the core of the problem with Israeli policy. They have two speeds; butt kissing, and war. Whereas the Arabs have war or a cease fire.

But in any case if whomever is the Egyptian President (until of course he’s assassinated) if he really wants to break all relations with Israel I say, who needs them? Go it alone, pharaoh dudes.

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:40:15 +0000

For a number of good reasons Israel won’t do it, but if the Egyptians trash the treaty I still wish the Israelis would respond, “If the treat is off, it’s off,” and move back into the Sinai. They won’t, of course, and they’d be branded as aggressors, international criminals…oh, you know the litany.

But as usual if the treaty is annulled by Egypt, the Arabs can do whatever they want and any Israeli response will be the sole obstacle to peace.