I'm sorry. I meant the world would be better off if israel forcibly controlled that area. It is, after all, a matter of their own security.
Syria has no business claiming military occupation of their territory by a foreign power for two very simple reasons:
1. They cannot exercise sovereign power within that territory since they cannot control lawless elements in it;
2. And since they cannot exercise sovereign power over that territory -- enough sovereign power to stop and punish lawless elments -- then that is not, in fact, their territory.
And if, for argument's sake, syria insists on claiming that it is their territory (against all evidence to the contrary), then they are guilty of unjust aggression and the israeli government within their right to defend itself.
The same argument can be made with the palestinian authority in the west bank. In fact, it is much worse, since the lawless elements themselves, are elected officials. But curiously enough, this sort of nonsense is being peddled by the same goat-herders in the international media. It really is an odd case study for the aspiring political science student.
How are they maltreating the arab people in their territory?
As far as I'm concerned, the israeli government is justified to use any and all means at their disposal -- even vastly superior military strength -- to restore law and order within its territory. And if that means all occupied territories is a no-fart zone, then the arabs better not fart while in these territories.
