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 I responded to your last post on this topic, but I didn’t get a reply, maybe you missed it. 

What needs to be addressed so that we can all have a civil conversation. 

What does Israel want? A sovereign state, what are the borders of this state according their history? 

They keep distracting the international community with small conflicts like this one, to occupy more land to get back ALL their “promised” land. 

How big is the land that they want? Their “promised” land extends far beyond the current boarders, just search Greater Israel and you will see their ultimate goal. They even have it on their flag, and have put the map on podiums before. 

Will Israel, say in 70 years from now, have the right to defend itself in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, or Jordan? As they work towards greater Israel? 

I would like to know how does Israel draw its borders, so that we can all know how to deal with it. Historically there were no boarders, just small cities and villages.