But a free democrat state of Israel whould not exist, because rumor has it, evil Jews live there.

The problem with your analysis of Bolton’s argument is that this isn’t a radical and unconventional new idea. It’s a boring old idea dating back decades; it is wheeled out by the right wing every time there’s a crisis in the Middle East, and, regardless of its desirability, it’s also considerably less realistic than the two-state solution it’s designed to replace. (See http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/node/14890 for an acute analysis of its problems.) Its sole merit (if you can call it that) seems to be that it allows Israel to hold onto its illegal settlements while relieving them of the responsibility for the Palestinians. Which is why, unsurprisingly, none of the parties chiefly concerned – not Jordan, not Egypt, and certainly not the Palestinians – will ever give it the time of day

The only goal of the Zionist occupation is: the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. So far in Gaza, the Zionists have made great progress.

Milk and cookies, anyone?

The Palestine Review
http://palestinereview.com

This is a somewhat disingenuous reading of Bolton’s piece. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no fan of Bolton, but he makes plan that he is an international realist looking for solutions that fit his paradigm. He starts with the claim that the two state approach hasn’t worked, and I think it’s fair to poke all the holes you want in that initial claim, but if you accept it, then I say good for Bolton to at least propose a potential alternative, even if it is an unpopular one. Solutions to international relations problems often are unpopular… in fact, solutions to hard problems are often unpopular, otherwise the problem wouldn’t be hard.

He also does mention Israel in his article, in particular their right to defend themselves against those who have stated their desire to push them into the sea. I think reasonable minds can disagree over how best Israel might go about that defense — in particular their treatment of Hamas in light of Hamas compared to other groups in the region that Wonk Room highlighted last week — but at least give Bolton the credit he is due.

I don’t consider this proposal any more radical than Biden’s federalism plan for Iraq. Unconventional, sure, but at least it gets the conversation going in a place where the conventional wisdom doesn’t seem to be producing results.

I guess my point here is that if our ideas are better than theirs (and I’m inclined to believe they are), let’s evaluate the ideas based on what they actually said, instead of a characterization where it sounds more like you are making fun of the guy than engaging in serious debate.