Gaza
Is anyone else knocked out by what is happening in Gaza tonight? Despite a record that would make any tin-pot fascist blush, Ariel Sharon is pushing ahead with the full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Troops are even now gathering to begin evicting those illegal settlers who refuse to leave. There is a long way to go and there will no doubt be more bloodshed on both sides, but in this case at least, credit where it is due.
What happens next though? If Israel simply intends to replace illegal settlements in Gaza with illegal settlements in the West Bank then no real progress will be made. Arabs will remain confused at the USA's invasion of Iraq to remove Hussein's imagined WMD, while it does nothing against Israel's real illegal WMD. In fact the USA pumps aid of about $15,000,000 a day into Israel, while only giving $800,000 to Palestine. Much of this money must go on weapons as Israel now leads the West in child poverty rates.
I'll leave Israel bashing for another day though, I'm sure I'll be given plenty of opportunity.
What happens next though? If Israel simply intends to replace illegal settlements in Gaza with illegal settlements in the West Bank then no real progress will be made. Arabs will remain confused at the USA's invasion of Iraq to remove Hussein's imagined WMD, while it does nothing against Israel's real illegal WMD. In fact the USA pumps aid of about $15,000,000 a day into Israel, while only giving $800,000 to Palestine. Much of this money must go on weapons as Israel now leads the West in child poverty rates.
I'll leave Israel bashing for another day though, I'm sure I'll be given plenty of opportunity.
posted by phylos @ 19:46
2 Comments:
It would be nice if there was context and fact applied here.
Egypt controlled Gaza from 1948-1967 and never offered it to the Palestinans. Why is that.
Possibly because the Palestinians were living happily in the West Bank until this was occupied in 1967?
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