Comments on: Dough to blow?

By: Billions down the drain | KABOBfest

Billions down the drain | KABOBfest — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:51:29 +0000

[...] donations and aid in the place of solidarity and pressure on Israel to end its occupation. Kalash touched on this yesterday; the World Bank, the UN and relief organizations including the Red Cross and Oxfam have [...]

By: riskability

riskability — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:42:22 +0000

oh my rose in med way between intelligence & madness which way to lean

By: Arayus

Arayus — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:21:16 +0000

The Palestinians need to scrap the PA, and force Israel to take responsibility as the occupying power. Then the Palestinians need to turn the struggle into a one man one vote struggle akin to South Africa's struggle against Apartheid. Only then will the Israeli's wake up and finally come to the negotiating table.

By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:59:32 +0000

Riskability, I like your anaylsis, unfortunately the only victims here are Palestinian and Israeli citiziens

By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:57:09 +0000

Mohammad, if that is true about Fatah, and I personaly know it is, why the Palestinians in the West Bank do not over thrown Mahmoud Abbas and his aid, are they more difficult to beat than Israel during the 2 Intifadas.

By: riskability

riskability — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:42:03 +0000

1) Hamas and Israel were not invited ; unlike the 2007 summit where Israel was 2) Hamas had "Authority?" on Gaza ; but not legitimacy 3) Is the PA worthless a given status quo ; or a wish to be by Hamas "Fans" & Israel for intersected different reasons? 4) The elimination of the Palstinians is a core Israeli strategy since 1948 ; the political goal of the last Genocide operation to force the (three state solution : Israel , Jordan , Egypt) capitalizing on the Palstinian Vacuum (weakness & division) and the Israeli alternative if that fail a security zone on Gaza land (Wall equivalent) & sovereignty on the Egypt- Gaza border (Israel force the bordering Palstinian population to evacuate & demolish their properties while the worlds eyes looking some where else) 5) Israel lost 13 soldiers (8 in friendly fire) , the term WAR, bringing back the PA to Gaza on an Israeli tank & the "traitor-hero" simple minds taxonomy ; work as an effective Israeli propaganda to play on the Paranoia of the (Arabic/Islamic) street ; they not only made the Arabs reaction meaningless & useless, they activate the tribalism & invite side "cover" shows to play (in the middle of the Genocide Egypt was countering the Satellite channels "war" on Egypt), Hamas knows well if they hold captive to this "circus" they will end up carriers of the Syrian Regime diplomatic bags 6) Disappointing without writing of the FANS ; Hamas made it to Egypt : a) Hamas hammering on the claim that they are the only address on Gaza (although backed with the majority of the Gazans & the Arabic/ Islamic FANS ; will lead to a dead catastrophic end (It's impossible to change the world to meet Hamas conditions), the further Hamas went into this path; the more they become a dictatorship b) Hamas must seek actual UNITY & PALSTINIAN DECISION INDEPENDENT either by rejecting the on table proposals to elevate the Palstinians gains or join & lead the Palstinian politics by accepting the world conditions (by verbal & double messaging : politics as usual) : recognize Israel, denounce violence & honer past agreements (All Palstine is the HOMELAND of the Palstinians; but in politics every palstinian gain is an Israeli loss & every Israeli loss is an activation of the Israeli divisions , i.e. Israel is a status, counter it by another one) c)The USA "War on Terror" agenda to Manage the US interests is moving back to Afghanistan to counter the rapid growing economies of China, Russia & India & is seeking cooperation with Iran to secure it's War gains in the region; that leave Israel with less interest (Although still strong); but the most important the last Israeli War Crimes left Israel high & dry in the world eyes (the UN is more active in exposing Israel criminality than Hamas, PA, the Arabs & the Muslims combined ?!

By: Mohammad

Mohammad — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:50:32 +0000

The money doesn't go to Fatah, its the Palestinian Authority that will be the recipient. Two thirds of the money pledged by the US, for example, will go to Mahmoud Abbas, not to Gaza. Why? I live in the West Bank, in Ramallah, the heart of the PA's influence. It does absolutely nothing for us. Years and years of acquiescence, and now Israel is planning to DOUBLE the number of settlers in the West Bank. That's what the money is for, to keep those willing to cover Israel's occupation in power.

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:16:25 +0000

You are right, these are empty promises only. Why Gaza now? Why not force Israel fix teh damage it caused. Then most of the money if given ot Fatah will not reach the borders of Gaza. Fatah are thugs and thieves.