Posted on 12/03/2013 1:14:30 PM PST by Eleutheria5
‘Bussing’ Negev Style..
some win, all lose..
It’s not like they’re gypsies
or hippies..
If the article is accurate on the facts, this seems like the kind of basic infrastructure issue the Israeli government needed to have addressed a while ago. Sure, the Israeli government looks good compared to its Arab counterparts. But Israel’s supposed to be a Western country. By all means, smite the terrorists hand and foot. But treating Israeli Bedouin Arabs well in terms of providing basic governmental functions might help sow some goodwill. Especially since there are Bedouin units in the IDF. From the article:
Studies over the past decade have indicated that much of the difference is due to a simple lack of physical access; for example, towns built far from existing roads make commuting to school or work highly difficult.
Why can’t Israel just parachute all the Palestinians deep into Egypt, and be done with the problem.
Gypsies, for that matter, are similar to Bedouins. They are both nomads of a sort, and are living in a different century. They both ought to be dealt with in a humane way, and keeping them cooped up in towns is not humane, nor practical.
Palestinians are not Bedouins and vice versa.
“Why cant Israel just parachute all the Palestinians deep into Egypt, and be done with the problem.”
These are not the so-called Palestinians, but rather Bedouins, and actually more-or-less natives, unlike the arab immigrants who now call themselves Palestinians.
Bedouins bother me, in that I grew up in Gush Katif, and they were generally very good people. I went to elementary school with them, and many came to my marriage. Many (although not most) serve in the IDF.
I think they’ve become dependent on government handouts and become useless, just like every other government-dependent people.
The problem with providing infrastructure is Bedouins are, by definition, nomadic.
The problem is the world has passed the nomadic way of life up.
I don’t see many Comanche following the buffalo across Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona lately. Apparently highways and fences are rough on nomadic herds.
Sounds like a threat of give them more money or they’ll kill us!
But they are both Muzzy Arabs.
Bedouin in the Egyptian desert kept some small livestock and also had areas where communities existed. Once Bedouin are settled in areas too small to support their herds, other means of livelihood must be found.
However, such change means cultural change as well. Change induces stress, something Israel can do without.
Perhaps these cultural changes could be turned to advantage - what if the Bedouin paid for an ad campaign stressing the fact that Palisimians are good to eat and can be hunted from camelback. Thebideau and Boudereau might decide to bring some seasoning and go hunting Palisimians. Even if the Cajuns decided there IS something their seasonings can't make palatable, Muslim Terrorists would pay for the hearts, as both the Koran states, and recent Koranimal behavior demonstrated.
The Bedouin get paid for renting camels and everyone in the Mideast will breath more easily when the Palisimian population is reduced.
Give cannibalism a chance.
Highways and fences didn’t get rid of the Buffalo, killing them off in job lots to starve out the Indians did it...
Only in liberal textbooks.
No, in reality.
“The civilization of the Indian is impossible while the buffalo remains upon the plains. I would not seriously regret the total disappearance of the buffalo from our western prairies, in its effect upon the Indians, regarding it as a means of hastening their sense of dependence upon the products of the soil and their own labors.”
That’s Columbus Delano, Interior secretary at the time. (Probably an FDR ancestor at that).
Granted that’s a state puke looking to make sure some pretty damned independant people become dependant upon the state...
Ooooo - you are sooooooo bad!
Never thought I’d see ol’ Boudreaux & Thibodoux connected with the Palis; those two can make alligator palatable but even Cajun seasoning has its limits.
Meanwhile cue up the Monty Python “cannibalism” sketch (”What do you think the Argyles ate at Aden? Arabs!!!??”)
;^)
Day of Rage
That’s every day for Mohomeddians.
I suggest napalm strikes.
The Bedouins would prefer to go out in the dessert to give their camels an extra hump, and mind their own business. That works for me. I say, let’s help them.
There is plenty of room for the Bedouins to roam on the Saudi Arabian peninsula.
Israel is about 8,000+ sq. miles vs. Saudi Arabia which is over 100 times the size.
And they’ll feel right at home on the unholy homeland of Islam.
Minister Tawil Fadiha’s idea to boost revenues. A bake sale wouldn’t work, because Arabian baked confections taste like camel poop. Bingo wouldn’t work, because the letters have to be connected in Arabic and there are no vowels. Taxes wouldn’t work, because they’ve already shaken down the bribepayers for every spare agara they have. If they start demanding taxes on top of that, there will be a revolution. So that left Day of Rage, a natural for the Minister of Uncontrollable Anger. Throw rocks and firebombs (as usual) but demand that Israel and the International Community fork over more cash.
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