Oh my God, Hamas!
January 26, 2006And so it happened that Hamas won the election in Palestine. A slight surprise, but seeing how well Hamas has done on especially the Gaza Strip in building schools, hospitals, etc.– then this is no surprise at all. This is the face of Hamas few people know. Besides the terrorist activities, Hamas is also a humanitarian organization, and deliveres food, healthcare and education to Palestinians where the Palestinian authorities have failed to do so (which is about everywhere).
Now, as some of you may know, I’m quite vocal about my support for the Palestinian case. The Israelis are illegally occupying the land of peaceful Palestinians, and has done so for decades. As such, I understand the existence of Hamas. Please remember that this does not mean I approve of Hamas’s terrorist activities.
Now, this is not a good thing for the region. With the almost-death of Sharon, and now the victory of Hamas, we are further away from peace and co-existance in Palestine than ever.
*A deep, long, sigh*
FREE PALESTINE
Sorry, but I don’t agree with this. If there was an easy answer to the Cypriotic or Palestinian problem, it would have been solved already. Israelis used to live there for thousands of years and only necessity made them leave their land, in order to survive. And when the circumstances were better for them, they returned.
How would you feel if you moved to Germany because work pay rates are better there, and when you come back to the Netherlands you find other people living in your own house?
IMHO, both peoples should occupy the region and live peacefully, and be done with it.
Comment by Eugenia — January 26, 2006 @ 8:35 pm
How would you feel if you moved to Germany because work pay rates are better there, and when you come back to the Netherlands you find other people living in your own house?
COME ON, Eugenia, this is NOTHING like that. We are talking about thousands of years here, not a few years.
Anyway, how would YOUR PARENTS feel if they were kicked out of their hometown because the US and the UK have decided to make it a place for Israelis?
Because THAT is exactly what happened. The US and UK did not want too many Jews, and as such, created a state for them, disregarding the fact that PEACEFUL PEOPLE had been living there for THOUSANDS OF YEARS. They were KICKED OUT. And then, Israel started an apartheid regime. Because THAT is what’s going on. For instance, Arab Israelis have no access to education. Healthcare. They are terrorised by Israeli soldiers.
Did you know the Israeli government HINDERED these elections? By not allowing Palestinian people living on the West Bank to vote for Hamas?
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The west has to wake up to the fact that Israel has no more legal claim to Palestine as the Palestinians. NONE. A stupid old book means NOTHING.
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Hamas has leagally won these elections, and as such they can now form a legitimate government.
Comment by Administrator — January 26, 2006 @ 9:09 pm
Whatever you say Thom, the point is, there are two different peoples living there now. What’s best? Moving the millions of Israelis out of there, or just sit down and live together, peacefully?
My country saw 2-3 million of Greeks moved out of Turkey in 1922 and that was a truly terrible situation for all. Trust me, exchange of population is the last thing you want to do.
The only thing it remains, is sit down, fix up their differences and create ONE country with a single government.
Comment by Eugenia — January 26, 2006 @ 9:53 pm
The only thing it remains, is sit down, fix up their differences and create ONE country with a single government.
Would you want to live in one country with the same people that killed your parents?
Comment by Administrator — January 26, 2006 @ 10:01 pm
That’s a resounding YES.
Peace is and must be much bigger than personal grudges and losses. What matters is the needs of the many.
Comment by Eugenia — January 26, 2006 @ 10:19 pm
That’s a resounding YES.
Peace is and must be much bigger than personal grudges and losses. What matters is the needs of the many.
Resistance is futile.
Comment by Administrator — January 26, 2006 @ 10:23 pm
>Resistance is futile.
If it’s for the best of the community, then let it be it.
Comment by Eugenia — January 26, 2006 @ 10:36 pm
If it’s for the best of the community, then let it be it.
That’s easy to say from the safety of the Valley. If you think you’re not gonna have any troubles with sharing the street with the killers of your mother/father/husband/children, you know mankind, and thus yourself, fairly little, Eugenia.
As a hint, I would STILL kill the woman who sold fake medicine against breastcancer.
Comment by Administrator — January 27, 2006 @ 9:30 pm
The US wants democracy in the Middle East. They should be careful what they ask for,
Comment by Chris — January 28, 2006 @ 12:39 am
>If you think you’re not gonna have any troubles with sharing the >street with the killers of your mother/father/husband/children
I wouldn’t.
I already share a street with my ex-mother in law who has put a huge problem in our home in Greece (I won’t go into details). I have forgiven her for what she did to my family, and I don’t hold a single grudge against her.
Forgiveness and collaboration is a way to go forward and going forward because the mankind as a whole is the only thing that matters. I am not shitting you when I say this.
Comment by Eugenia — January 30, 2006 @ 10:10 pm