Meanwhile, In New York...
This is interesting. Hidden away on a back page highlighting world events, a small notice that the UN Security Council has issued a statement calling on Palestinians to stop firing rockets at Israel. That, evidently, was the bald statement - to cease and desist. About time, since those rockets have been lobbed into Israel relentlessly, despite the much-talked-about truce where Hamas had ensured its armed wing no longer attacked Israel, while the political wing was desperately attempting to persuade its international benefactors to continue funding the PA.It was mostly Islamic Jihad and other psychopathological friends of jihad who had kept up the slow and relentless barrage that drove Israelis into a state of nervous exhaustion, never knowing when or where the next rocket would hit. Until Hamas happily joined them when it was considered by Ismail Haniyeh to be a useful gambit to step up the action in a ploy to re-unite Fatah and Hamas against their 'true' enemy, and stop assaulting one another. Israel responded to the provocations as it is always forced to do, by counter-attacks.
Now Hamas in the Palestinian Territories would like to halt attack and counter-attack, but appears to forget that it began the assaults. Insisting it will stop if and when Israel does. This kind of amnesia with respect to cause and effect reflects the mindset of recalcitrant fundamentalists who will have it their way or no way at all. The 270 rockets that have landed in Israel over the past two weeks are to be shrugged aside. Israel's air attacks should first cease.
Should it? When Khaled Mashaal, Hamas's number one instigator against Israel has called on Hamas members to continue the barrages. This, regardless of the fact that he fully realizes the terror campaign he has unleashed has availed Hamas no advantage whatever. Fundamentalism results in blind rage, in a dedication to bloodlust, in denial of responsibility, in deist-based righteousness.
Under these circumstances, solutions there are none.
Labels: Middle East, Political Realities
posted by Pieface @ Thursday, May 31, 2007
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