Peace man

I have been watching the news over the past week of the latest spat of trouble in the Middle East. This time it is Israel’s invasion of Lebanon that has captured my attention. I have reached the point where I agree with the Arab world that the Israeli state should be wound up and the land returned to the Palestinians.

I need a disclaimer at this point. I am not anti-Jewish or anti-Muslim or anti -whatever. I do not believe that any conflict – ever – was caused by religion or faith. I do believe that the populations are manipulated and mobilised by there leaders using religious and/or ethnic ties.

Yes it would be sad for the five or so million Jewish people living in Israel but it would be better for the world as a whole. The billions that the US and other countries donate to the state of Israel could be used to re-locate those who want to leave. Those who stay can co-exist with the Muslims and Christians of the area as they did before the formation of the country.

It is fairly much inevitable that it will happen anyway and by going early the people could take advantage of the cash that is currently being splurged keeping the country afloat. The assets of the country could also be liquidated and spread amongst the populace. Those that stay could keep what ever assets they have that don’t violate prior ownership. This path will reduce the overall hardship of the people of Israel.

Once the world economy has been weened from oil, and it will happen, the US and others will lose interest and stop spending the billions to destabilize a region. What concern will the west have with a region whose chief export is goats cheese and olives? At the point when economic and military aid dries up the country will collapse and the people will have a very hard time. The cost in terms of human misery will be immense.

The Arab leaders could then fight amongst themselves as is their tradition. The rest of the world could de-couple itself from the mess that the west (and the former USSR) has made in the region for the past 70 odd years and leave it up to the locals to mess it up for themselves. The only outstanding issue in the period between now and the end of oil would be keeping the black stuff flowing (and that has always been the problem).

I wonder if this makes Israel the worlds most oil dependant country in the world.