Ray, I was not arguing against turning the settlements over to Palestinians and think it would be great. I was just trying to figure out why they were destroying them.
Bill On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 18:21:08 -0400 "Ray Evans Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But Brad makes a good point Bill, > > Putting the billions that we do into Israel on a yearly basis, it > seems that > we would have bought those settlements by now. Why not give the > settlements > to displaced Palestinians as reparations? Someone is not thinking > here. > Considering the ego boost given the fact that those settlements > could be > taken over it might just work. Surely they are thinking this way? > As > smart as the Jewish people are, I'm sure they would not miss such > an > opportunity as Keith never tires of pointing out. Or would they? > Psychology is a wonderful thing. And Freud was a Jew. Frankly it > seems > embarrassing such a situation as has been put together by the smart > people > of the world. And I don't just mean Jews but all of the rest of > the > powers that be as well. Well, computers may just change all of > that. > > REH > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Futurework] Because We Can > > > > Brad, > > > > Good question re why the settlements are destroyed. One answer is > that > > there never was any unallocated land on the West Bank and, > therefore, the > > settlements were on private property. > > > > Re US troops on the West Bank, they would be targets of Hamas and > other > > groups and would create major headaches for Bush. We should pay > for > > contingents of troops from nonaligned countries. > > > > Bill > > > > On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:32:54 -0400 "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Well, why not the united States bring in a *peacekeeping* force > > > (yes, an army of occupation)? > > > > > > If, as I seem to understand, we are paying for a > > > large part of Israel's military establishment, why > > > not "insource" the matter? > > > > > > If the Palestinean leader says he condemns the Palestinean > > > terrorists but cannot control them, how could he complain > > > about us helping him do what he believes is right? > > > > > > I once read somewhere that sometimes the best solution > > > to a problem is one that leaves all sides equally and > moderately > > > unhappy. > > > > > > Another thing that puzzles me: When the Israelis withdraw > > > from "settlements", why do they destroy them? Couldn't > > > Palestineans displaced by the conflict use them? > > > > > > \brad mccormick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > Well said. There seems to be a feeling of "If only Sharon > would > > > do ....such > > > > and such..." then peace would surely blossom. > > > > > > > > Short of abandoning Israel I don't see the next steps. The > new > > > Palestinian > > > > PM is already saying he won't authorize force against Hamas. > > > Hmmmm. Do > > > > they intend playing good cop, bad cop. > > > > > > > > Recall my posting about the Altalena. > > > > > > > > "There is one milestone in particular that bears study today > > > David > > > > Ben-Gurion's fateful decision in 1948 to end Jewish terrorist > > > activities and > > > > bring armed splinter groups under government control. When > Ariel > > > Sharon and > > > > Mahmoud Abbas, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers, > met on > > > Thursday > > > > night, one of the biggest issues they discussed was ending > the > > > terrorism of > > > > renegade Palestinian groups. Abbas said that by next week he > hoped > > > to have a > > > > pact with Hamas, the main Palestinian Islamic party, to halt > > > violence > > > > against Israelis. Sharon and his aides say a cease-fire pact > is > > > not enough, > > > > however, that what is needed is to arrest and disarm the > militants. > > > What > > > > Israelis increasingly say is that the Palestinians need their > own > > > Altalena. > > > > " > > > > > > > > Looks like this is not going to happen. > > > > > > > > I say give the peace project 50 years and don't keep messing > with > > > the ME. > > > > > > > > arthur > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Harry Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:16 AM > > > > To: Karen Watters Cole; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Cc: Harry Pollard; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [Futurework] Because We Can > > > > > > > > > > > > Karen, honeychil', > > > > > > > > Lawry says I'm tenacious, so what the heck! > > > > > > > > Sharon is out. > > > > > > > > Bill Ward is in with 90% of the vote and awaiting the next > wave of > > > suicide > > > > bombers. He obviously wants peace. > > > > > > > > What should he do. One, two, three, and perhaps four. > > > > > > > > Should Bill talk to Hamas? What if they won't listen? How > about > > > simply > > > > bombing the hell out of the refugee camps. Civilians will be > > > killed, but so > > > > will the Hamas leadership. > > > > > > > > No? > > > > > > > > Then, let's hear one, two, three, and perhaps four. > > > > > > > > Bill, you and I will get this thing done if it kills us. > > > > > > > > Let me re-phrase that. > > > > > > > > Harry > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************************** > > > > Harry Pollard > > > > Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles > > > > Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 > > > > Tel: (818) 352-4141 -- Fax: (818) 353-2242 > > > > http://home.attbi.com/~haledward > > > > **************************************************** > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Futurework mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Let your light so shine before men, > > > that they may see your good works.... (Matt > 5:16) > > > > > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes > 5:21) > > > > > > <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > _______________________________________________ > > Futurework mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! 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