Just as if the government removes me from my property, that does not mean war...it just means that the government is expropriating my land.
It's not
the government, it's a foreign government. When foreign goernments come to take away your land, it usually means war.
You can't possibly expect me to support the terroist bombing avenue of approach, or condone it as a means to an end right now.
Of course not, I'd be rather alarmed if you did support or condone terrorism.
Right now the U.S. is showing high interest in brokering a Palestinian state and Isreal WILL listen.
That's optimism I don't share. I'm pretty certain the Palestinians don't share it.
When Bush said during Defensive Shield that he expected the IDF to withdraw immediately, Israel simply ignored him.
The right wing in Israel believe in settlements. They believe the West Bank and Gaza are lands given to them by God, and they have no intention of ever giving them up.
The best deal that's ever been offered to the Palestinians was offered by Barak, and that was a joke, a state split into 4 by Israeli settlements and their security zones.
Remember, the colonies increased in times of peace and times of war. They are not historical wrongs, like the expulsion of Arabs in 1948. They are ongoing, increasing in scope and size every day.
We're not talking about people who were driven off their land 50 years ago, we're talking about people who were driven off last year, and last week. And next week, and next year.
Calling on Palestinians to stop terrorism is calling on them to surrender, and to accept whatever Israel decides to offer them.
I don't know of a country that's been colonised and ethnically cleansed that didn't fight back. Why do you expect the Palestinians to be any different?
The current terrorist attacks started because of the settlement and occupation, not the other way around. Where is the logic in expecting them to stop first?
The situation isn't ready for resolution yet. Sharon is ideologically commited to settlements, he after all was responsible for founding many of them. There will have to be a change of government in Israel before a deal becomes possible, because no matter what the situation, Israel is not going to give up the colonies at the moment.
There will probably need to be a change in Palestinian leadership as well. Israel could actually bring this about by offering and publicising a good deal. The Palestinians are sick of the war, just like the Israelis. If Israel offers a good deal, and appeals over he head of Arafat, he will have to take it or risk being replaced by someone who will.
