Purly Euclid
01-09-2004, 02:45
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1023532004
If it were not for the heroism of a bus driver, many more lives would've been lost. Unfortunatly, 15 still lost their lives.
IMO, this was an otherwise quiet summer. I believe it stems from something the world has condemned, but ironically enough, may be the best way to a two state solution: the West Bank barrier. Despite much of it being a meer fence, it has worked relatively well for the duration of its life. It crosses some occupied land, and naturally I'm unhappy on that, but otherwise, it is a sucess. It is also a success for the Palestinians. With less suicide bombers filtering through, Israel has less reason to intervene in the area. I also believe that this makes a two state solution all the more likely. The key demand from Israel is that it can gurantee its security with the creation of such a state. This fence ensures that. It is like the old saying, volo pacem, bellum paro: if you want peace, prepare for war. I am amazed how true this has proved to have been. But that's just my two cents on the issue.
If it were not for the heroism of a bus driver, many more lives would've been lost. Unfortunatly, 15 still lost their lives.
IMO, this was an otherwise quiet summer. I believe it stems from something the world has condemned, but ironically enough, may be the best way to a two state solution: the West Bank barrier. Despite much of it being a meer fence, it has worked relatively well for the duration of its life. It crosses some occupied land, and naturally I'm unhappy on that, but otherwise, it is a sucess. It is also a success for the Palestinians. With less suicide bombers filtering through, Israel has less reason to intervene in the area. I also believe that this makes a two state solution all the more likely. The key demand from Israel is that it can gurantee its security with the creation of such a state. This fence ensures that. It is like the old saying, volo pacem, bellum paro: if you want peace, prepare for war. I am amazed how true this has proved to have been. But that's just my two cents on the issue.