| The strategy will be counterproductive Stelling1 #8864 Even if the Israeli attacks succeed in eliminating the attacks in the short term, the strategy will be counterproductive in the medium term. |
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- CitatenVoeg citaat toeList by: CiterankMapLink[1] Leaders lie, civilians die, and lessons of history are ignored
Citerend uit: Robert Fisk
Publication info: 29 December 2009
Geciteerd door: David Price 7:48 PM 29 December 2008 GMT
Citerank: (6) 8843Protect Israelis living within rocket range of GazaIsrael wants to protect its southern border and safeguard the lives of Israelis who live within range of rocket fire from Gaza.959C6EF, 8844How is Israel pursuing this goal?How is Israel pursuing its goal of protecting Israelis who live within the range of rocket fire from Gaza?8FFB597, 8865Israeli attacks will fuel support for HamasPalestinian, and wider Arab support, for Hamas is likely to be fuelled by the Israeli attacks.1198CE71, 8869Are Israel's military operations proportionate?Are Israel's military operations proprotionate?8FFB597, 8881Israel bombed Lebanon many times without eliminating terrorismIsrael has bombed Lebanon thousands of times since 1975 and not one has eliminated "terrorism". 1198CE71, 8881Israel bombed Lebanon many times without eliminating terrorismIsrael has bombed Lebanon thousands of times since 1975 and not one has eliminated "terrorism". 1198CE71
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| Fragment- "Quite a lot of the dead this weekend appear to have been Hamas members, but what is it supposed to solve? Is Hamas going to say: "Wow, this blitz is awesome – we'd better recognise the state of Israel, fall in line with the Palestinian Authority, lay down our weapons and pray we are taken prisoner and locked up indefinitely and support a new American 'peace process' in the Middle East!" Is that what the Israelis and the Americans and Gordon Brown think Hamas is going to do?
Yes, let's remember Hamas's cynicism, the cynicism of all armed Islamist groups. Their need for Muslim martyrs is as crucial to them as Israel's need to create them. The lesson Israel thinks it is teaching – come to heel or we will crush you – is not the lesson Hamas is learning. Hamas needs violence to emphasise the oppression of the Palestinians – and relies on Israel to provide it. A few rockets into Israel and Israel obliges." |