Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare Israel’s size to Eygpt, just one of the 4 Arab countries bordering Israel, not counting independent Gaza:
Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi
Ratio, Egypt to Israel: 36:1
When Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, the Egyptians took back the Sinai peninsula from Israel, which had been captured in the 1967 6-Day War. However, Egypt did not take back Gaza, which also had been captured in 1967. Nor did Egypt take the Palestinian Arab population of Gaza and provide for them a state, or anything else, in Egypt’s vast land holdings. Perhaps Egypt should be willing to contribute something to their Palestinian Arab brethren on their border?
Would be handy to mention how many times the countries are bigger than Israel.
Thank you, that is an excellent idea!
Done!