Or it may have taken the wind out of Hamas's sails and their actions would have decreased. The is an uptick in activity by Hamas' militant wings whenever there is an incursion on Palestinian land or a blockade that stops access by Palestinians to their own land...like the wall... Get rid of the reason why Hamas is fighting and you will see the bombings stop. As long as Israel continues to act like a spoiled child, the bombings and missile attacks will continue as they have in the past.
-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 8:42 AM To: cf-community Subject: That Damn Israel-West Bank Wall Time Magazine Managing Editor Rick Stengel recently had an interview on Morning Joe. The segment was titled "Why Israel doesn't care about peace". The interview was basically a preview for an upcoming article in Time magazine. During the interview, Mr Stengel said the following: They haven't had a car bombing in two and a half years. And the sad truth really is that the wall with the West Bank has actually worked. I mean, most Israelis in the course of their lives don't come into contact with any Palestinians at all. The wall is functioning. And the Gaza strip is so small and so isolated they feel that those folks, the Hamas folks are not that big of a threat... I mean, the Israelis feel like, you know what? The status quo isn't so bad and we don't mind is there is no peace at all. Rick, you may be right in that the wall has slowed down negotiations, but it is not a sad that car bombs and suicide bombers are killing civilians. Then again, Rick, you might be wrong. If the car and suicide bombing had continued, the IDF may have just obliterated the West Bank. That would have been sad. J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy. - Thomas Jefferson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326913 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
