PEACE IS NOT A ONE SIDED
DEAL
by
DesertPeace, Jerusalem
FACT....
In January of 2006 the Palestinian people went to the polls
and elected Hamas to lead them.
FACT.... In January 2006 Israel, The United States, Britain
and others declared that they will NEVER recognise a
government set up by Hamas.
FACT.... Israel has intensified its policis of genocide and
apartheid against the Palestinian nation since the day of
their election.
FACT.... Israel has withheld millions of dollars owed to the
Palestian Authority from tax revenues, making it virtually
impossible for Hamas to operate efficiently.
FACT.... In June of 2007, Israel and its western allies
instigated a coup in the Palestinian Authority, helped set
up a puppet government in the West Bank led by former
President Mahmoud Abbas, further isolating the legitimate
government led by Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh.
NOW... Israel and its allies are satisfied that Palestine is
once again (still) under their control and is prepared to
make peace with them.
But who is THEM???? It seems that THEM is everyone BUT the
Palestinians. THEM is the USA, Britain, the European Union,
Russia and the United Nations (the Quartet)... Seems that
EVERYONE but the Palestinians are running the affairs of
Palestine. Is this the road to peace? I think not.
Peace is not a one sided deal and will never become a
reality without the input of the parties involved in the
conflict.
Hamas officials had the following to say about Bush's call
for a 'peace conference'....
Hamas rejected US
President George W. Bush's call for an international peace
conference in the fall on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
which "aims to serve the interests of the Zionist enemy"
according to Hamas spokesperson Ismail Radwan.
"Such a summit will
lead to increased pressure on (PA President Mahmoud) Abbas,
and will tear a deeper rift between Palestinians in the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank," Radwan declared.
The rest can be read in
THIS report from Ynet....
A short video of Bush's speech can be viewed
HERE...
A New York Times report on Bush's speech can be read
HERE...
And the Pièce de résistance can be read
here
in a report from todays's HaAretz...
Blair
to arrive in J'lem next week to start work as Quartet envoy
By Aluf Benn ,
Haaretz Correspondent
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to arrive in
Jerusalem on Monday next week to begin work as the "Quartet"
special envoy to the region.
As the emissary of the group made-up of the United States,
European Union, United Nations and Russia, Blair has taken
upon himself to establish Palestinian institutions as a
basis for the future Palestinian state.
Blair's mission will be officially launched at a meeting
with Quartet ministers in Lisbon on Thursday.
Blair said he would stay in the region for one week every
month. He has appointed as his chief of staff Nick Banner,
who worked with Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Blair's foreign policy
adviser in Downing Street.
He intends to add staff members from the USAID agency, the
United Nations, the European Union and Russia.
A suitable building for Blair's office in Jerusalem has not
yet been found due to high real estate prices.
