Shalom/Salam to all readers, Having read through the fascinating articles, pictures and information you have on this site. I felt motivated to write here. I am an Israeli and was born there in 1973 to an Israeli father (who was born in British ruled Palestine and a mother who immigrated from Poland at the age of 3). I naturally follow what is reported about Israel both in the Israeli press as well as global press on a daily basis. Currently, I live in London. I accept that many Palestinian people were ordered to leave their homes behind and left in a hurry. I know that my hometown in Israel was partially built on the remains of a Pelstinian village called Zarnuga (or Zarnuqa as you refer to it on this site). I can understand your wishes and hopes to see these properties & land returned to you one day. similar aspirations were held by Jews who left Arab and several European countries (most of the Jewish property in those countries was taken with no compensation or ability to settle back in). My grandmother escaped Poland to Russia in 1939 and when she returned in 1945, was asked "why did you come back, we don't want you here". I can definitely emphathise with the pain you feel. My question to all readers would be - Is this really possible? Do you really expect all those who left, their children and grand children to come back to those exact locations some 61 (1948) or 42 (1967)years later? My hometown had less than 25000 ppl in 1948 and was sorounded by orange groves. It now has over 120,000 ppl and the area around it is fully developed (and sadly no oranges are left). Even if there was space to bring back all the refugees (and there isn't, Central Israel is already very over-crowded) would you really want to live amongst the Jewish population? Would it be a sustainable solution? Can that country (call it Israel, Palestine or any other name) be ruled successfully? Will it explode again like Yugoslavia did? The aspirations of many refugees to come back have the potential to explode and cause even further aggravations to all. Jews were victimized, Palestinian were victimized. There is no point in arguing who was worse affected and who was less affected. The longer we talk about victims, losses and destruction, the longer this conflict will stay with us. Every day brings more sad news, every day is wasted. Let us start talking about potential solutions instead. Let us talk about POSSIBLE ways forward. Let us accept that no one has won in this conflict and that everyday we both continue to lose more blood, tears and opportunities. I have no ideas anymore of what might work. I used to support the Oslo process and was very hopeful in the early to mid 90's when Rabin and Peres were leading the country to what I hoped would be a better future. I still would like to believe that a better future is possible. Be it a 2-state solution or another one. Unfortunately, our leaders on both sides are not capable of taking the tough decisions required to pursue REAL solutions not imaginary ones. We need to demand from our leaders to be realistic and to stop wasting our time. May peace be with us. I wish all readers, a positive future, security, happiness, fulfillment and prosperity.