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| Analysis: What a PA collapse would mean for Israel |
| 2007-05-18 |
| When the security cabinet meets Sunday to finish its discussion on how to grapple with the Kassams from Gaza, one hopes that beyond dealing with the very acute problem of how to reduce the rocket attacks on Sderot, it will also take up the issue of how Israel will react if the Palestinian Authority collapses. For the spiraling anarchy inside Gaza is not something Israel can watch from outside. A collapse of the PA as a government, something that the events of the last few days have shown is a real possibility, would have far-reaching strategic ramifications for Israel and could fundamentally change the two-state concept that has underpinned Israeli policy since 1993 and the Oslo Accords. A long overdue change. Palestinians are not People---they are a Jihad flow: like the rest of Muzzies living outside Dar. There's no more justification---in fact, a lot less---for giving Muzzies a state in the Land of Israel than there is for giving them New Jersey. |
| Posted by:gromgoru |
| #5 #4 Just because the author thinks something doesn't make it true. Anarchy in Paleoland encourages: (i) decrease in birth rates/increase in mortality and (ii) outmigration. And that's good because peace is only possible without Arabs. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-05-18 22:49 |
| #4 read the whole thing. It explains pretty well why a PA collapse would be a disaster for Israel. The Pals arent going away, and the Israelis arent shutting off the water. That leaves 3 possibilies 1. A two state solution 2. A one state solution 3. The territories go to Egypt/Jordan 2 is a formula for an Arab state between the Jordan and the sea. Its fooling oneself to think its not 3 would be great. Maybe a Pal collapse would force the hands of egypt and jordan. I wouldnt count on it, and Im not sure a Jordan that ends up controlled by Pals and also holds the West Bank is a much better idea. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2007-05-18 19:57 |
| #3 No PA no Oslo. No water no electricity. It will be ugly on the other side of the border. A Humanitarian Crisis™, but of the Paleo's doing. You cannot expect people that supply water and electricity to put up with rocket and suicide bomber attacks, despite the most twisted logic from EUniks. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-05-18 18:16 |
| #2 The Palestinians do deserve a state - at the bottom of the Mediterranean. |
| Posted by: Sonar 2007-05-18 15:46 |
| #1 I think we are an intifada or two past the old buddy buddy rescue. Why is Oslo being brought up? I thought that died on the vine? If the PA collapses - so what? Does that mean more or less rocket attacks? |
| Posted by: flash91 2007-05-18 13:32 |