Good point, t, just watching the Ritter interview now, he seems pretty shaken by the whole affair. Hopefully the prediction of an end to the possibility of a Palestinian state is premature, just as his assuredness about the defeat of Israel didn't materialise, at least not yet. It all hinges on what happens in Syria, would be my assessment - whether it descends into chaos like Libya (or worse) - or whether some other polity takes control and manages to stabilise things. CIA-backed Islamic fundamentalists aren't going to be the ones to do that... Simplicius seemed to be suggesting that a way out for Palestine would be eventual conquest by Turkey, who would be the ones to defeat Israel on their way to recreate the Ottoman Empire (funny, it seemed more plausible when I read his article than when I'm typing it now!) But that's no solution for Palestinians being starved, killed and ethnically cleansed now. Maybe he didn't go into it because he doesn't like the conclusion - that Palestinians are now completely f*ed, as Ritter seems to be concluding. Hard to say that's wrong at this point, sadly...

Off to finish the rest of the interview now (had to take a break at an hour in)

cheers,
I