So. Israel gives up a piece of conquered land, turfs out its own settlers by force of arms, and hands it back to its Palestinian enemies. Hamas takes over Gaza. And then Hamas uses that returned land to launch months and months of rockets into Israel, targetting civilians. Finally.....Israel retaliates. And Israel is the bad guy.
A word from the recently late Samuel Huntington, via Robert Kaplan, insisting that we
"must learn to distinguish among our true friends who will be with us and we with them through thick and thin; opportunistic allies with whom we have some but not all interests in common; strategic partner-competitors with whom we have a mixed relationship; antagonists who are rivals but with whom negotiation is possible; and unrelenting enemies who will try to destroy us unless we destroy them first."
Is there anything about Hamas that would make them
1. true friends
2. opportunistic allies
3. strategic partner-competitors
4. antagonists
5. unrelenting enemies
I wonder.
Waddaya think?
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2 comments:
I lived in the Gaza strip for 4 years. My fellow settlers lives have been destroyed - divorce, suicide. But hey, they are evil settlers, the Hamas that replaced them are doing so much good for the Palestinians and the world.
If the world were moving in this direction we'd all be better off.
Oh wait - the world is moving in that direction.
Most probable, physiotherapy will be the suggested program of action.
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