gratified by the optimism, but...

Submitted by Mark (United States), Dec 16, 2012 at 20:01

I share Dan Gold's concern about the indoctrination of the arab young making their willingness to live in peace unlikely in ~20 yrs. After all, as noted the English and French fought for over seven centuries. I very much worry whether Israel can survive another 600 yrs of hostilities [or whether any of us will, for that matter, nor is there any guarantee that the arabs will accept Israel in just another 600].

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