Thursday, March 24, 2005

Israel: America's Brat

On March 22, 2005 Israel announced it was going to build 3500 new housing units in the largest settlement in the occupied west Bank, Maale Adumin.

The Palestinian Authority criticized the expansion plan as a further land grab in the eastern parts of Jerusalem which would further cut up historic Palestine. King Abdullah II of Jordan warned that prosoects were "dwindling" for successful peace talks because of this preemptive agressive step by Israel.

Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected Palestinian president has his hand full trying to bring Hamas and other groups to the peace table. If he can't deliver results with negotiations then the suicide bombing will surely start up again.

Is building a house on someone's elses land a terrorist act that is properly answered by a terrorist act? Palestinians who are denied a place to live will certainly deny others a place to live. What have they got to lose?

Another recent example of Israel's rogue behavior was it's boycotting of the Middle East peace conference in London on March 1, 2005. The conference was attended by senior officials from America, U.N. and the E.U. This telltale behavior was largely unreported in America's press.

Only America can twist the ear of the Israeli brat. But Geoge " W for Wimp " is not up to the task.

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