We are going to go at this just a tad differently than previously. Attacks will not be tolerated. If your comments are not contructive and conducive to civil discussion then the post will be asked to be removed. Stay on topic, if you start rambling or introducing subjects that are not in keeping with the objective of the OP, your post will be asked to be removed.
This thread will be dedicated to ideas of how to solve the Middle East problem. NOT to point fingers. At this point in time the history of the area is irrelevant. Using the history of the area to justify the actions of one side or another is an excersise in futility, and here is why:
"History is a myth agreed upon." Napoleon Bonaparte.
"No two historians ever agree on what happened, and the damn thing is they both think they're telling the truth." Harry S. Truman.
Let's deal with the here and now and see if we can't come up with something that "could" be acceptable to all sides of this conflict.
There is enough blame to go around to all party's involved, both Hamas AND Isreal. The following article discusses the problems with dumping billions in aid into Palistine all the while Isreal and Hamas continue to ensure the area is unstable and insecure.
As you can see, the health issues, both physical and mental, need to be addressed as soon as possible before other social and economic issues can be resolved in both Gaza and the West Bank.
Isreal's continued policy of aphartied, in the guize of their "security wall" needs to be revisited for the good and security of both Palestinians and Isreali's. The continued confrontational policy's of check points and the secirity wall must stop.
As much as many are loathe to consider this next step..... Hamas, at this point in time, IS the governing body in Palestine. Isreal and the "west" need to sit down and discuss how to best solve the existing animosity's and problems.
We'll start out with this.
This thread will be dedicated to ideas of how to solve the Middle East problem. NOT to point fingers. At this point in time the history of the area is irrelevant. Using the history of the area to justify the actions of one side or another is an excersise in futility, and here is why:
"History is a myth agreed upon." Napoleon Bonaparte.
"No two historians ever agree on what happened, and the damn thing is they both think they're telling the truth." Harry S. Truman.
Let's deal with the here and now and see if we can't come up with something that "could" be acceptable to all sides of this conflict.
There is enough blame to go around to all party's involved, both Hamas AND Isreal. The following article discusses the problems with dumping billions in aid into Palistine all the while Isreal and Hamas continue to ensure the area is unstable and insecure.
http://wap.alertnet.org/db/an_art/20...5-085634-1.htmThe billions of aid dollars poured into the Palestinian territories in the past 15 years have failed to bring about development because donors have overlooked everyday insecurity, health researchers say.
Some $9.4 billion in aid disbursed since 1994 has not met its goals, with evidence in recent years pointing to a reversal in development in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, according to a study in a special issue of the Lancet medical journal focusing on Palestinian health.
Rajaie Batniji of Oxford University, one of the study's authors, said the international community had done little to stop threats to the basic security of the territories' 3.8 million inhabitants, targeting the effects of the violence rather than its causes.
"Ensuring that every person has the security to survive, to function normally is a requirement for development efforts to work," he said. "Giving aid without doing things to open the economy, giving aid without taking measures to ensure people are safe might not achieve the effects we're all hoping for."
Batniji's team analysed direct threats to Palestinians' security, including aerial bombings, the use of guns by the Israeli military, demolition of homes and land confiscation.
Since 2000, some 6,100 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military action, and another 600 by fighting between Palestinian factions, according to the study. Over the same period, more than 35,000 have been wounded in the conflict.
As you can see, the health issues, both physical and mental, need to be addressed as soon as possible before other social and economic issues can be resolved in both Gaza and the West Bank.
Isreal's continued policy of aphartied, in the guize of their "security wall" needs to be revisited for the good and security of both Palestinians and Isreali's. The continued confrontational policy's of check points and the secirity wall must stop.
As much as many are loathe to consider this next step..... Hamas, at this point in time, IS the governing body in Palestine. Isreal and the "west" need to sit down and discuss how to best solve the existing animosity's and problems.
We'll start out with this.