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I think we have thrashed this one around for some time and time to move onto another topic.

https://blog.richmond.edu/livesofmaps/2023/12/18/map-of-the-week-unraveling-the-borders-of-israel-and-palestine-through-time/ Israel...

No hope at all - the Palestinians were not invited to sign.

These so called terrorist groups did not form for no reason, they did not decide that it would be a good occupation but instead are...

Nearly there but I'd put it as too much dependence on free market ideology and insufficient meddling by intelligent left wing...

What ! ... a bunch of " Old Gits" on a forum successfully sorting out all the intractable problems of the world, Who could have thought...

Security of tenure should be top item of reforms. Tenants should not be at the mercy of property speculators and gamblers. This is not...

If you want to blame somebody I'd go for the bad landlords first. They are the problem, not the government, not the socialists, not even...

This is the correct lead detail. Without the lead tray you will struggle, especially with some brick types. Coating bricks can trap...

But they are not building them already. There is a housing crisis and alternative approaches are needed.

Exactly! Well it would be in a perfect market, which it isn't of course, but the idea still holds.

20 years - seems longer! What did you think of the Omer Bartov article Derek...

"Waterproofing" can sometimes keep moisture in and cause problems of its own.

But in the bigger picture the withdrawal of landlords from the market means falling prices and the possibility that some renters...

This might help: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/jihad_4579jsp/