Wouldn't it be loverly.

Submitted by Mary Connor (Australia), Jan 2, 2008 at 00:48

To quote the song from My Fair Lady it would be lovely if all this "talk up" of Israeli governance were to be translated into action towards peace in the Middle East. Obviously many feel that life is better in Western style democracies otherwise why would we see a constant stream, if not flood, of Muslims to the West - some 40 million or more if the media has it right.

I think it can be assumed that their culture has failed them, but unfortunately, judging from their behaviour, there seems ,little recognition of this fact. Instead they seem bent on importing to their host countries the very sort of behaviour that has made their countries of origin "failed states' or at least not very comfortable places to live. Add to all this their extremely high reproductive rate, which in many cases they have rather cleverly succeeded in getting their host nations to pay for, they do not seem to be an asset that one would willingly import. I'm sure the Israelis understand this and will not be so foolish as to grant the "right of return"

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