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business of ethnic cleansing à la Nazi means immune from guilt. The continued politicians and how one brings about a
party, Sadaam Hussein or the actions of all construction of settlements in the West Bank resolution to a centuries-old conflict is beyond
too many African regimes. is an abomination and does little to convince them, so I’m not even going to begin trying
Hamas is the real culprit behind the tragedy their opponents that a territorial deal is a here. Our community must, therefore, react to
of the Palestinian people. The construction of possibility. The exact line along which the the circumstances in which it finds itself.
the separation fence between Israel and the security fence was constructed has brought The Gaza conflict could well be used as a
Palestinian territories, that has divided many about unnecessary communal punishment. cause of justifying the continued attack on
Palestinian communities, was the result of And, the failure of Israeli governments, and western values. American support for the
suicide bombings against civilian targets; it other States, to invest in the infrastructure of state of Israel, and even that of other western
has been a successful defensive tool. The Gaza and the West Bank is, in my opinion, a governments, may put it and its assets in the
instigation of the blockade of Gaza was gross miscalculation that has fuelled the crosshairs of al-Qaeda-style militants once
brought about by the smuggling of arms and ranks of Hamas. Gaza is a place where “hope” again. The dramatic rise of anti-Semitic
rockets. The perceived excessive checks to is a word in a dictionary. incidents in France and the United Kingdom in
which Palestinians have been subjected to at That said, most Israelis see no benefit in recent weeks indicates just how certain
checkpoints on the border, often delaying conflict, no desire to have their troops lives at individuals and groups can manipulate
people requiring urgent medical treatment risk in a region over which they have no conflicts to support their own objectives.
from reaching hospitals, is as a result of the designs, and would welcome the pre-Intifada Those who orchestrate terrorists atrocities
use of ambulances to smuggle arms into the prosperity that they enjoyed. The recent Gaza may feel that, with Israeli support weakened
territories and suicide bombers out. The campaign may well have resulted in another amongst the general public in the USA and
recent targeting of schools and medical generation of traumatised Palestinians Europe, now would be a good time to get them
facilities in Gaza is as a result of Hamas abhorring the Israeli nation and its military to further question their governments’
electing to fire its rockets from such locations. juggernaut, yet equally history has shown us standpoint...especially now that there is a new
Hizbollah did likewise in Lebanon. that the best peace deals have been borne President in the White House.
My stance is one of being anti-terrorist out of excessive bloodshed. The aviation security community must
rather than anti-Palestinian. I hope and pray Some readers may feel that the situation in remain resolute. We will not always be
that diplomacy will quickly bring about a two Gaza has little to do with aviation security. I popular, civil liberties may be encroached
state solution; the Palestinian people need a beg to differ. There are many that feel that the upon and innocent passengers and crew
homeland that can provide its people with best way to combat terrorism is to deal with may feel targeted. But, the fault is not ours
security and a sense of pride. Israel is by no the root causes. True, that is a task for the and the campaign must be fought.
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