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Wall-FenceIsrael and Palestine
Is it an apartheid wall as the Palestinians believe ... or a security fence as Israel maintains ... or a new border? is it all of the above? Why is it critical to call it a fence and not a wall?
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Condi Rice told the Senate that the "time for diplomacy is now." Give me a break. The time for diplomacy was two years ago
The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Divided We Stand: "By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Published: January 23, 2005
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Ever since 9/11, I've argued the war on terrorism is really a war of ideas within the Muslim world - a war between those who want to wall Islam off from modernity, and defend it with a suicide cult, and those who want to bring Islam into the 21st century and preserve it as a compassionate faith. This war of ideas is not one that the West can fight, only promote. Muslims have to fight it from within. That is what is at stake in the Iraqi elections. ...
This war also can't be won with troops - only with turnout. This is a war between Iraqi voters and insurgents - ballots versus bullets. ...
And at this key juncture the West stands disunited. Condi Rice told the Senate that the "time for diplomacy is now." Give me a break. The time for diplomacy was two years ago. We would be so much better off now if the entire European Union was actively urging Iraqis to vote, and using its own moral legitimacy in the Arab world to delegitimize the insurgents. The divided West is a real liability.
The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Divided We Stand: "By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Published: January 23, 2005
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Ever since 9/11, I've argued the war on terrorism is really a war of ideas within the Muslim world - a war between those who want to wall Islam off from modernity, and defend it with a suicide cult, and those who want to bring Islam into the 21st century and preserve it as a compassionate faith. This war of ideas is not one that the West can fight, only promote. Muslims have to fight it from within. That is what is at stake in the Iraqi elections. ...
This war also can't be won with troops - only with turnout. This is a war between Iraqi voters and insurgents - ballots versus bullets. ...
And at this key juncture the West stands disunited. Condi Rice told the Senate that the "time for diplomacy is now." Give me a break. The time for diplomacy was two years ago. We would be so much better off now if the entire European Union was actively urging Iraqis to vote, and using its own moral legitimacy in the Arab world to delegitimize the insurgents. The divided West is a real liability.
Monday, January 24, 2005
Israel Resumes Building West Bank Barrier Segment: Deep and negative impact on our efforts to reach a cease-fire
Excite News: "By Allyn Fisher-Ilan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel resumed building one of the most controversial parts of its West Bank barrier, deep in occupied land, in a move Palestinians said on Monday clouded new President Mahmoud Abbas's efforts to revive peacemaking.
Israel's attorney-general approved construction of the 4-km (2.5 mile) segment along a new route near the large Jewish settlement of Ariel after residents of the adjacent Palestinian village of Salfit petitioned a court against land expropriation.
'How we are going to convince our people and factions that we are trying to end Israeli occupation while Israel is imposing facts on the ground,' Palestinian cabinet minister Saeb Erekat said.
'This will have a deep and negative impact on our efforts to reach a cease-fire.'"
Excite News: "By Allyn Fisher-Ilan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel resumed building one of the most controversial parts of its West Bank barrier, deep in occupied land, in a move Palestinians said on Monday clouded new President Mahmoud Abbas's efforts to revive peacemaking.
Israel's attorney-general approved construction of the 4-km (2.5 mile) segment along a new route near the large Jewish settlement of Ariel after residents of the adjacent Palestinian village of Salfit petitioned a court against land expropriation.
'How we are going to convince our people and factions that we are trying to end Israeli occupation while Israel is imposing facts on the ground,' Palestinian cabinet minister Saeb Erekat said.
'This will have a deep and negative impact on our efforts to reach a cease-fire.'"
