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Jordan: End Israeli occupation, violence will end
Jordan's King Abdullah II said Tuesday that until Israel ends its occupation of Palestinian lands and gives Palestinian their rights, the cycle of violence will continue in the region and its effects will be felt throughout the world. "I come before you today with a deep sense of urgency," Abdullah told the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly. "Never has it been more important for the world community to act decisively for peace in my region."

He said the recent crises in the Middle East - apparently referring to the conflict between Israel and Hizbullah as well as the violence in the Gaza Strip - showed that "there can be no just global order when aggression and occupation are permitted to take the place of international law." "Our youths are asking, 'where is the justice, where is the will of the global community?' We must answer them by establishing a lasting peace based on the international legality we have pledged to uphold," he said.
The flaw in that reasoning is Gaza. Israel's bought off on the idea of a Paleostinian state and they're withdrawn from Gaza. Rather than setting up a peaceful and prosperous ministate that could form the nucleus of the new Paleostine they've trashed it and instituted an anarchic regime that makes Zim-bob-we look well-behaved. My guess is that the West Bank added to the mix would produce a bigger version of Gaza and no lessening of the violence; indeed, it would produce more violence, since without the occupation there wouldn't be any brakes on the arms flow into the area.

Posted by: Fred 2006-09-20
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