Now hear this...or read it
Now hear this...or read it
For some time now, comments to Israpundit or notes sent me via e-mail have over and over screamed about the forthcoming "death of Israel" because Israel has not done what the note sender believes should be done. This post by debeste at USS Clueless offers a long and well-developed arguement that in fact the Paelstinians are not only in deep trouble but that they are getting into a worse state with the passage of time because of failed leadership and and resultant chaos of Intifada II. This piece deals with The Wall, Arafat, Israel, and the Arab nations in the region. Here is a brief snippet. You should read the piece in its entirety, especially for they many citation/links offered up as documentation to the argument.
So I don't think this is a credible offer, but it's a noteworthy event nonetheless: it abandons the "right of return". Under the agreement, Israel would not have to absorb an influx of Palestinians.
That, combined with reports that Syria is also beginning to talk to Israel (albeit making initial demands at least as preposterous as the demands made by Hamas), and that Egypt is putting pressure on the Palestinians, makes me cautiously optimistic that things are beginning to work out the way I hoped they would.
Posted by at February 2, 2004 09:19 AM
Now hear this...or read it
For some time now, comments to Israpundit or notes sent me via e-mail have over and over screamed about the forthcoming "death of Israel" because Israel has not done what the note sender believes should be done. This post by debeste at USS Clueless offers a long and well-developed arguement that in fact the Paelstinians are not only in deep trouble but that they are getting into a worse state with the passage of time because of failed leadership and and resultant chaos of Intifada II. This piece deals with The Wall, Arafat, Israel, and the Arab nations in the region. Here is a brief snippet. You should read the piece in its entirety, especially for they many citation/links offered up as documentation to the argument.
So I don't think this is a credible offer, but it's a noteworthy event nonetheless: it abandons the "right of return". Under the agreement, Israel would not have to absorb an influx of Palestinians.
That, combined with reports that Syria is also beginning to talk to Israel (albeit making initial demands at least as preposterous as the demands made by Hamas), and that Egypt is putting pressure on the Palestinians, makes me cautiously optimistic that things are beginning to work out the way I hoped they would.
Posted by at February 2, 2004 09:19 AM