The West, and the world, fools itself that there can be peace in the Mideast.  There cannot.  The chief problem is that we apply Western paradigms to two peoples who are decidedly non-Western. First, let me state that a large part of this problem is Islam.  A more maniacal religion has not been invented.  It promotes savagery as well as brutalization of its women.  But there is a second – equally important – issue that is not discussed. Were the Palestinians of Gaza, and Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), absorbed into Israel proper and enfranchised, they would approximate the number of Jews in the land, no matter whose numbers are used. The number of Jews and Arabs between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River is at or near parity, figures cited by Israeli officials show, raising questions whether Israel can remain a democracy if it keeps territory where Palestinians seek a state. Even if one uses the...(Read Full Article)