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2005-02-11 Israel-Palestine

Israel Puts Off Talks After Hamas Mortar Attacks

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Posted by Fred 2005-02-11 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hamas will do their damndist to sabotage the negotiations between Abbas and Sharon. Abbas has been thrown down the gauntlet. He cleans up Hamas or he is irrelavant or gone.

On the other hand, if this Hamas crap continues, Israel ought to just quietly shut off the water to Gaza. They supply the fresh water there after the Paleos overpumped the wells and they became saline. The world will scream etc etc. but that ought to get the Paleos attention.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-11 12:18:35 AM|| 2005-02-11 12:18:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The consequence of Western pressure on the Paleos may yet be a civil war.

Posted by phil_b 2005-02-11 12:24:59 AM|| 2005-02-11 12:24:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 âThe Israelis have informed us that they are postponing the meeting because of the mortar attacks and the security situation in the Gaza Strip,â the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. âThe meeting will now take place on Saturday evening or on Sunday,â he added.

How about it taking place AFTER Palestinian terrorism has been brought under control by Palestinian authorities? Of course, when that will be is anyone's guess.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-11 12:50:08 AM|| 2005-02-11 12:50:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 This just points out the main problem in dealing with the Palestinians; besides the Kill the Jews! bloodlust thing, I mean. There is no such thing as "The Palestinians". All you have are various gangs of armed thugs who differ mainly in their armaments and hatreds, both internal and external. There is no central authority or government with which to negotiate a treaty or make a deal.

It is going to take a civil war or someone with a heavy hand to sort things out. I doubt if Abbas has the stones for it.

Posted by SteveS 2005-02-11 1:08:52 AM|| 2005-02-11 1:08:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 if any group of people needed a leviathon....

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2005-02-11 2:51:34 AM|| 2005-02-11 2:51:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Same old, same old. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 35054809543689117 times...

Posted by someone 2005-02-11 2:59:44 AM|| 2005-02-11 2:59:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Paleo civil war,not necesarally a bad thing,Phil."Devide and Conquer".

Posted by raptor 2005-02-11 7:23:28 AM|| 2005-02-11 7:23:28 AM|| Front Page Top

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