[Reaganghost]

First the Nazi's dislocated the Jews. Now the Israeli government dislocates the Jews. Then the Nazi's sent in troops and tanks. I have not been following these events closely enough, but I have heard mention of bull dozers. Is the Israeli government going to flatten the buildings and other improvements before turning over the land to the Palestinians? How is it that governments can lose complete contact with reality? What do they put in the water of politicians? What or who is the "they"? Is it simply that power drives men mad?

[Rockingham]

It is more bizarre than you realize. In part, the Israelis are bulldozing the settlements at the covert request of the Palestinian Authority because they recognize that their own crooks and gunmen would grab them for themselves and discredit the PA and that the quality of the housing would be a dispiriting revelation to many Palestinians. The Israelis probably also regard the bulldozing as a way to demonstrate that the Palestinians cannot expect to take Israel intact, which is a fantasy peddled by many Palestinian leaders.