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January 10, 2009
Last Chance For No Chance
Israel is warning the Philistines of a wider war in order to reach its objectives of stopping rocket attacks on its territory and preventing rearmament of the Philistines of Gaza. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel dropped bombs and leaflets on Gaza Saturday, pounding suspected rocket sites and tunnels used by Hamas militants and warning of a wider offensive despite frantic diplomacy to end the bloodshed.So far Hamas (or should I say Harm Us?) has declared that they will not agree to Israel's terms. A top Hamas leader said the Gaza war has killed the last chance for settlement and negotiations with Israel.Yeah. The Israelis are always blowing their last chances. Except if you read the Hamas Charter. "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it."They are getting their jihad. They are getting their martyrs. And they are getting creamed. I guess it is the last part they object to. In any case, given the Hamas Charter what chance was there of an equitable negotiated solution with Hamas? None. So the Israelis have lost their last chance for no solution. I believe, however, the Hamas guy is lying. The Israelis will have future chances at no solution. After all since 1948 Israel has had numerous chances at no solution. But neither strength nor magnanimity nor the combination of the two has solved Israel's basic problem. For all its brilliant victories on the battlefield, its gains in regional diplomacy remain modest. The Six-Day War of 1967, one of the most decisive military triumphs in history, led not to acceptance but to the famous "Three No's" of the Khartoum conference ("no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it").The wars with Israel will go on until the Arabs find something better to do with their lives. Some times these things take centuries to work out. Israel should be in no hurry. After all their enemies are in no rush for a settlement of differences. Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 01.10.09 at 10:14 PM |
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