i am sorry to say that people do not know the real facts and also they forge that the arabs had the opportunity to have their land but they prefer to hear what the invading arabs armies told them toleave the country. you also forget how many jews were expelled from arabs countires and their assets

david , singapore , singapore

When will the world realise that Israel has no intention whatsoever in concluding any agreement that will lead to a Palestinian state?

The undeclared policy of the LIKUD /KADIMA party is to TRANSFER all Arabs out of Israel/ Palestine to Jordan and elsewhere - as was Ben Gurion's avowed intention.

Colin Dale, London, UK

Any agreeement will likely need a referendum of the Palestinian refugees/diaspora. For a referendum you would need voter registration of the diaspora/refugees - anybody see a start on this?
How about The Times doing an opinion poll in refugee camps - on voting. Google: out of country voting

Hugo van Randwyck, London, UK

I do not think this is true or has any substance. Bush & Rice & Olmert Hammas Abbas. Peace they don't even know what peace means, they could have been living in peace years ago but they rather divide and rule divide & conquer, what they need to do is conquer them selves, against hatred.

Daphne Kenward, Cambridge, UK

I see the US has their own dysfunctional called Condoleezza Rice whilst Britain has Gordon Brown. What a wonderful pair they are, totally removed from the real world and still believing their own twisted rhetoric. Two more years and they'll both be history thank goodness.

Mike, Alicante, Spain

Sorry Mark Bernadiner, Texas, USA, but Israel is actually the land of origin for the Palestinians. The state of Israel was made up from Palestinian land after the second world war and the holocaust to give jewish people their own state to flee to during persecution. So should we change it back?

Rob, Singapore,

how about reassign the land to give palastine as much coastline as israel, then maybe the rebels will be content. all over the world landlocked countries appear to be the most politically unstable nations, so is it not obvious what the solution is ??

barry shir, bristol, uk

Peace is only possible, if all islamofascism factions on Islael land of Palestine are totally exterminated to the last member and all other muslins are kicked out back th the countries of their origin or also exterminated.

Mark Bernadiner, Texas, USA

Condi's pro forma attempt to bring about a land for sef-determination to Palistians is a cross show. When her "efforts" don't deliver, I'd wager Israel's monumental lobby will blame Palestinians. The US should cut off aid till Israel removes its 500 check points and dismantles its settlement

Greg, Seattle, WA, USA

Back in 1948/49 American aid was pouring fuel on the fires over there, and they've been trying to put out the blaze ever since. This is an old, old song they're singing.
It's been sixty years already, and everybody's running out of excuses.

Ray Sutton, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada

hahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahah

peace in middle east. good one.

Ed Smith, Springfield,