Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Surprise, surprise

According to a Hamas leader, the Gaza withdraw is the “the beginning of the end for Israel.” Whatever could be have meant by that? He later went on to say the following: “We, however, see the withdrawal as first step for full liberation and achieving all of our legitimate rights. Today Gaza and tomorrow the West Bank and later every inch of the land.”
http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Palestine/187697

But wait, that can’t be? American and European activists insist that if only Israel would end the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, the terrorism would stop. Never mind the fact that when the international community talks about “occupation,” they are not referring to the same tract of land that many Palestinians are referring to. Never mind the fact that the official Palestinian Ministry For Parliamentary Affairs has a map of Israel with a Palestinian flag over it, as does the emblem of the PLO as well as the Ministry of Industry. http://www.mopa.gov.ps/

I have said it before and I will say it again: Withdrawal from Gaza and eventually the West Bank must occur… but have no illusions, this is not peace.

(NOTE: For some reason, my posts will not be published correctly when I insert hyperlinks, and I already lost a few accidentally so I may be forced to rely on posting the sites from now on)

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