But neither that conquest nor the destruction of Gaza will be stopped
> without outside powers threatening to destroy Israel unless it desists.
> But outside powers will continue to tut tut.
>
Arthur C. Clarke famously quipped, "If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he is almost certainly right, but if he says that it is impossible he is very probably wrong." I'm inclined to agree, and perhaps not only where scientists are concerned.
I'm curious, Carrol: what insurmountable differences do you see between the strength of the apartheid regime in Israel and that in South Africa, around 1962 or so?
And a fun fact, if such a thing is possible in this context: the Israeli consulate-general in New York is located at Nelson and Winnie Mandela Corner. Really.**
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."