Comments on: A Third Intifada? http://www.frumforum.com/a-third-intifada Building a conservatism that can win again Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: spuxx http://www.frumforum.com/a-third-intifada/comment-page-1#comment-69053 spuxx Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:39:45 +0000 http://www.newmajority.com/?p=14102#comment-69053 Or Israel could decide to abide by international law. Return to the green line with settlers in tow, allow the right-of-return, and get out of East Jeurusalem, how's that for disengament? Or Israel could decide to abide by international law. Return to the green line with settlers in tow, allow the right-of-return, and get out of East Jeurusalem, how’s that for disengament?

]]> By: LFC http://www.frumforum.com/a-third-intifada/comment-page-1#comment-68979 LFC Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:49:15 +0000 http://www.newmajority.com/?p=14102#comment-68979 I think if another Intifada occurs, Israel will drive ahead with setting the borders to their liking, completing the wall, securing the border, cutting the Palestinians off from the Israeli economy, cutting off electricity and water to Gaza ("You're on your own now. Good luck!"), and calling it a day. The Palestinians can scream and yell, or get busy with creating a state. The other Arab nations can scream and yell, or provide the financing needed to build Palestine into a viable state. I hate to sound like a pessimist, but I really think disengagement is Israel's only viable option. From either side, I see no sign of any basis for an actual agreement. From the Palestinian side, I don't even see a person capable of making the agreement. Arafat, for all his faults, had enough power and clout to be able to make an agreement (which he patently refused to do after basking in the glow of international attention). I don't see another Palestinian leader arising any time soon that could speak for all their people. I think if another Intifada occurs, Israel will drive ahead with setting the borders to their liking, completing the wall, securing the border, cutting the Palestinians off from the Israeli economy, cutting off electricity and water to Gaza (“You’re on your own now. Good luck!”), and calling it a day. The Palestinians can scream and yell, or get busy with creating a state. The other Arab nations can scream and yell, or provide the financing needed to build Palestine into a viable state.

I hate to sound like a pessimist, but I really think disengagement is Israel’s only viable option. From either side, I see no sign of any basis for an actual agreement. From the Palestinian side, I don’t even see a person capable of making the agreement. Arafat, for all his faults, had enough power and clout to be able to make an agreement (which he patently refused to do after basking in the glow of international attention). I don’t see another Palestinian leader arising any time soon that could speak for all their people.

]]> By: johnmarzan http://www.frumforum.com/a-third-intifada/comment-page-1#comment-68931 johnmarzan Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:44:02 +0000 http://www.newmajority.com/?p=14102#comment-68931 the reason why the suicide bombings of the past have mostly stopped was because THE WALL. not because of a hudna between palestinians and israelis. they want a third intifada, then they first need to get past the wall first. the west bank is an excellent place to start since the israel gov't have relaxed their tight security there. if the can't get their suicide bombers, then they can always launch rockets. the reason why the suicide bombings of the past have mostly stopped was because THE WALL. not because of a hudna between palestinians and israelis.

they want a third intifada, then they first need to get past the wall first. the west bank is an excellent place to start since the israel gov’t have relaxed their tight security there. if the can’t get their suicide bombers, then they can always launch rockets.

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