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jaguar · 07-17-2004, 07:35 AM

Sadly UT, it's nowhere near that simple. First of all, you imply that every palastinian supports the violence, that's a fairly stupid statement to say the least. The PA has all but collapsed internally, it's virtual anarchy. There are a nuber of industrial zones in side both the west bank and th gaza strip, one of the lesser known rammifactions of the pullout is that Israel is shutting down a number of these zones, further worsening the already dire jobs situation. It is also close to impossible for any factories in those zones to export goods thanks to Israeli restrictions making home grown industry a tad difficult. Another issue is farming, Israel often bulldozes olive groves as part of security operations as a punitive measure, sure is constructive stuff. The wall that is now being built also not only cuts many districts in half but cuts many farmers off from their land, this land is in some cases then being used by settlers.

You're poor, to get to work, on the rare occasions you're allowed at all you're sometimes forced to strip naked in the street and make animal noises by armed soldiers, your house has been demolished for being in the wrong place, your brother was shot for looking out a window during an IDF raid and an uzi-weilding settler gang beat the shit out of your grandfather in the middle of the street and burned off in a car yelling that mohammed was a shoe. Your uncle used to own an amusement park but the IDF established a watchtower nearby and proceeded to destroy all the rides with sniper fire. All of these have happened, over and over and over. How would you react? How would you feel?

You want to talk about state sponsered terrorism? Talk about 3 billions dollars work of US military aid. Talk to the husband of a pregnant woman who was killed when a IDF solider on patrol slipped on the trigger. Talk to the mother of a daughter who had her head blown off by a paranoid solider during a raid.

What would you do? You can't get a job, you can't start a business, you can't even walk down the street safely.

07-17-2004, 07:35 AM	#11
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Sadly UT, it's nowhere near that simple. First of all, you imply that every palastinian supports the violence, that's a fairly stupid statement to say the least. The PA has all but collapsed internally, it's virtual anarchy. There are a nuber of industrial zones in side both the west bank and th gaza strip, one of the lesser known rammifactions of the pullout is that Israel is shutting down a number of these zones, further worsening the already dire jobs situation. It is also close to impossible for any factories in those zones to export goods thanks to Israeli restrictions making home grown industry a tad difficult. Another issue is farming, Israel often bulldozes olive groves as part of security operations as a punitive measure, sure is constructive stuff. The wall that is now being built also not only cuts many districts in half but cuts many farmers off from their land, this land is in some cases then being used by settlers. You're poor, to get to work, on the rare occasions you're allowed at all you're sometimes forced to strip naked in the street and make animal noises by armed soldiers, your house has been demolished for being in the wrong place, your brother was shot for looking out a window during an IDF raid and an uzi-weilding settler gang beat the shit out of your grandfather in the middle of the street and burned off in a car yelling that mohammed was a shoe. Your uncle used to own an amusement park but the IDF established a watchtower nearby and proceeded to destroy all the rides with sniper fire. All of these have happened, over and over and over. How would you react? How would you feel? You want to talk about state sponsered terrorism? Talk about 3 billions dollars work of US military aid. Talk to the husband of a pregnant woman who was killed when a IDF solider on patrol slipped on the trigger. Talk to the mother of a daughter who had her head blown off by a paranoid solider during a raid. What would you do? You can't get a job, you can't start a business, you can't even walk down the street safely. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain Last edited by jaguar; 07-17-2004 at 07:38 AM.