> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Dan Minette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: zondag 20 januari 2002 23:40 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
> > >Let me understand this. If a suicidal terrorist is sent it to kill > > >Jewish people, Israel should be content with just that guy dying and > > >not worry about who sent him? Did I read you correctly? > > > > I can understand that they would worry about who sent him. But: > > > > How could Israel know so quickly who sent him? > > Well, they could have accepted that the group that claimed > responsiblity actually was responsible. Out of curiosity, do you know > who claimed responsibility. According to CNN, responsibility was claimed by the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Fatah's militant wing. But then, although Al Aqsa probably *is* responsible, I believe that the only right way to go is to find, arrest and try the people responsible. Blowing up radio stations and sealing off an entire city (Tulkarem; complete with a strict curfew that forbids the entire population to leave their homes) is not the appropriate response. > > The terrorist was killed, so they could not ask him. Do you have the > > evidence that he was sent by the Board of Directors of the "Voice of > > Palestine" radio station? > > No, but they stated that the Palestinain Authority is responsible for > swhy they felt that the Voice of Palestine was partially responsible > for the deaths. They also felt that the Voice of Palestine has > continuously violated the Oslo accord for years. Do you know why? The Palestinian Authority is obligated to refrain from incitement to violence, but Israel claims the PA uses the "Voice of Palestine" radio station to call for Jihad, praise Palestinian terrorists and encourage acts of violence against Israel. > I'm asking, not to be snide, but to get a feel for the extent of the > information that's available for you. Even if you think that it was > wrong to blow up the radio station, it is worth noting why they felt > it was justified. Some justification. I believe it is as valid as justifying blowing up the CNN building because the US government is responsible for civilian deaths caused by the bombing raids on Afghanistan. > > Again, it looks more like Israel used this as an excuse to continue > > its "Silence the Palestinian Media" operation, rather than an attack > > on whoever sent the terrorist. > > Their vantage point is that its the Palestianian Authority's > responsibility to stop the attacks. They see the Authority as > deliberately looking the other way and allowing the attacks. They will > keep on retaliating against the infrastructure of the Authority for > each attack until the Authority gets the idea that it would be > beneficial to stop the attacks. A ridiculous vantage point, IMO. It assumes (a) that the Palestinian Authority is able to control the actions of each and every individual, and (b) that the PA is not at all interested in stopping the attacks. Israel's vantage point makes as much sense as saying "the US government fails to arrest every single drugs dealer in the country, so the US obviously has no interest in fighting drug-related crimes". > If I understand your suggestion, Israel should retreat to the 1967 > boundaries and hope to be left alone. Do I misunderstand your ideas? You do, somewhat. As I have posted earlier, I believe Israel should stick to the borders it was given when the State of Israel was founded. IOW, the 1948 borders, not the 1967 borders. It would be too much for Israel to expect to be left alone then, but I think it would greatly stimulate the peace process if Israel would cease the occupation and oppression of the Palestinians and retreat to its original (1948) borders. The current situation (and the current Israeli regime) are doing more damage than good to the peace process. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
