The Vatican's recognition of the State of Israel in 1997 could not have occurred without John Paul's leadership.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We cannot keep the Jewish state without being a democratic state.
It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.
Pope John Paul II was a man of peace, a friend of the Jewish nation... and worked for the historic reconciliation between the nations and for the renewal of diplomatic ties between Israel and the Vatican at the end of 1993.
The P.L.O., and later the Palestinian Authority, never truly accepted that Israel, as the national state and homeland of the Jewish people, was here to stay.
Israel cannot afford to be duped.
Israel can't make peace without the clear support of the United States.
You have to show Israel that it's not going to be forced to do things it doesn't want to do and can't do.
The State of Israel was not established by anxiety but, rather, through pride.
However, there is no legal and legitimate state called Israel.
No Israeli leader will accept a nuclear Iran.
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