MindfulCoug, give your perspective on the current ME conflict if you will.

[Mindfulcoug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

what does "right to exist" even mean?

Does the Soviet Union have the right to exist? I mean it doesn't exist. It did exist. It might one day exist again. But what right to exist does it have?

Does an independent nation of Hawaii have the right to exist? What does that mean?

You can't ask these questions without inviting severe criticism. Does Palestine have the right to exist?

I think it is what is called trend setting in fashion. Israel's style have been followed by some players ( trend followers) in the region.