Bush Middle East Trip 2
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Repeated in welcoming ceremonies was Bush's 2002 statement, "My vision is of two states living side by side in peace and security." If a settlement is to come, whether this year or later, it will have to be along these lines. Palestinians make up twenty percent of Israel's present population.Were a solution to the Palestinian issue be rolled into Israel proper it would only be a matter of time before Palestinians became a dominant majority. This will not be acceptable to Israel.
It is likely that Bush's legacy in the Middle East will be defined more by Iraq and Afghanistan rather than a settlement between Israel and Palestine.
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Darris McNeely
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
