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To: SJackson
Israeli forces were still in the process of removing settlers from their homes and synagogues when ministers in the Palestinian government began whining that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza was nowhere near enough...

Other Palestinians warn that a third and bloodier intifadeh is on its way. And Hamas, the increasingly powerful Islamist terrorist party, says Gaza and even the entire West Bank aren't enough. "All of Palestine is our land," says Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar.

That, of course, includes Israel.

Israel should make no concessions to the Arabs believing that they will get peace in return. The only peace they are going to get is an armed peace, and they already have that.

Israel should only make those moves she considers necessary to achieve a defensible border. If PR dictates that it be sold as a "concession" to the Arabs, fine, but there should be no real concessions to people who are determined to kill you whatever you do.

Once a defensible border has been established, and it is sealed, and all of Israel's citizens are on the safe side of that line, any cross-border attacks should be answered by pushing the line forward. A hundred meters for each mortar shell lobbed over the line, whatever, but they should not imagine that you can negotiate with these people. Make your decisions unilaterally and execute them unilaterally. Let the diplomats and PR people handle the damage-control.

13 posted on 08/29/2005 7:25:04 AM PDT by marron
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To: marron
Israel should make no concessions to the Arabs believing that they will get peace in return. The only peace they are going to get is an armed peace, and they already have that....Israel should only make those moves she considers necessary to achieve a defensible border.

Hopefully that's what is going to happen. The border won't be moved, but I hope terror will be addressed forcefully.

16 posted on 08/29/2005 7:50:48 AM PDT by SJackson (“I worry that I've seen this movie before”, Rep. Mark Kirk on aid to palestinians.)
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