If Hamas did not exist
Awesome article everyone! It will shed a lot of clarity of what is happening right now. The article is written by an American who is the Associate Director of Middle Eastern studies at Uni. of Wisconsin.
Please take the time to read it. In order to make sense of what's happening now...you must understand what happened then.
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=14575
What if there was no Hezbollah in south Lebanon?
What if there was no Fatah in Ramallah?
If there was no Hamas, would that mean that the Palestinians, that are fractured politically and geographically, would have a united decision making body?
Would this united Palestinian decision making body be able to stop the U.S supported Israelis from gobbling up the West Bank?
Without Hamas, thus having a united Palestinian decision making body, would the Israelis become less paranoid of the Palestinians shooting more powerful rockets from the West Bank into Tel Aviv which would cripple Isreal?
BUT, there is a Hamas--they do exist and it is the responsibility of the US, Isreal and the Arab states to recognize Hamas and include them in the Palestinian government. Then perhaps, dialogues can begin to resolve this mess.
yeah have seen this machine... disgusting
The Israely propaganda machine is live and kicking in QL too.
http://www.helpuswin.org/en/respond-to-these/
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If Hamas didn't exist, we'd find someone else to take the blame for the mess.
yes mira, at least it wasnt written by a muslim, otherwise it would be considered a bias view..
Eco-savvy please try and distribute this article. I had tried to find an objective piece of literature to enlighten all those who feel the present issue is due to Hamas and their home made rockets. Considering it's written by an American Jew who works in the field, people can't simply dismiss it as Arab propaganda.
Top 5 Lies about Israel's Assault on Gaza
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=14595
Specifically, this portion - is there any truth in it?
"Lie #2) Hamas violated the cease-fire...
... Despite shooting incidents, including ones resulting in Palestinians getting injured, Hamas still held to the cease-fire from the time it went into effect on June 19 until Israel effectively ended the truce on November 4 by launching an airstrike into Gaza that killed five and injured several others."
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
"The answer is because Israel has no intention of allowing a viable, sovereign Palestinian state on its borders. It had no intention of allowing it in 1948 when it grabbed 24% more land than what it was allotted legally, if unfairly, by UN Resolution 181. It had no intention of allowing it throughout the massacres and ploys of the 1950s"
Mira ,Good one .. thanks for sharing.
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britexpat, why is this post not showing up under the new forums tab, I was really hoping to share this with everyone.
Alright there it is...
An excellent article. Surprising that its written by a jew and offering food for thought.
I would agree with her theory that Israel wants a Palestinian state where it can call the shots.. Common sense really..