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Originally Posted by Mazer

I guess the trick would be to convince Saudia Arabia and Egypt and Jordan and Iraq and a few other key players to publicly endorse Israel's sovereignty

Originally Posted by Malk-a-mite

I don't have the actual info in front of me but didn't one of them already do that? I'm pretty sure the treaty with Jordon explictly states that both countries have a "right to exist" - I don't recall enough about the treaty with Egypt to say for certain if it does as well.

Just making treaties with Israel acknowledges its existance as a state but becoming its ally would be another thing entirely. But even a verbal commitment would help defuse the movement to exterminate it and start bringing acceptance and peaceful coexistance.