Reason #3 I support the disengagement
You know what? The Palestinians are people, yes (what you think this is some chidush, suprising?) they really are.
That means that they have a right to self determination. Not to say that it will happen quickly, but maybe if we give them some resopnsiblity they will start taking some responsibilty. YHes right now we still provide utilities and other infostructure, but in later steps hopefully we won't. Then they will have to spend time building roads and fixing pipes without haveing the oppertunity to avail themselves of the excuse that its Israel's fualt that improvements aren't taking place. We will hopefully see the truth of Golda Meir's statement "Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us." This can only happen when they start realizing that they must care for thier children, this is a step in the right direction. Its intresting how Sharansky seems to follow in her footsteps in saying that democracy in a free society promotes self intrest which equals peace.
posted by seraphya @ 8:50 PM
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Funny how you should mention Sharansky in a post entitled "Reason I support the disengagement." Sharansky happens to be one of the people who were vocally opposed to the disengagement, specifically because it won't lead to the democracy. He even quit the government because of this.
I know, I followed that case quite closely, I started off agreeing with sharansky on this case copmletely. I realize this move does not fit with Sharansky's ideal way to bring about democracy. I don't really as such support Sharon's disengagement as much as I support the princpal of unilateral disengagement or a bilateral disengagement according to the rules set out in Sharansky's latest book. I am simply stating in this post that this brings us closer to what sharansky wants. However I completely understand why Sharansky is against the disengagement, becuase once we have left it we can not offer it again, so in effect this one time move was not excuted correctly and since it is impossible to repeat Sharansky would be very upset about the consequences. So am I, I think now was not the right time, and I might have voted "no" in a referendum, but it is a neccasary enough move that personally I would rather do it badly that not do it at all
Explain to me why it was "necessary" to forcefully expel eight thousands Jews from their homes?
Was it to make Israel safer? Tell that to 14-year-old Oz Yisrael Ben Meir from Moshav Maon, to newlywed 21-year-old Matat Rosenfeld Adler from Carmel, to 23-year-old Kinneret Mandel from Carmel. (all murdered by Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, one of the terrorist wings of the "peacemaker" Abbas's Fatah)
Or how about the people murdered by Arabs in Hadera.
The sad list goes on and on, unfortunately. We have seen the immediate result of the expulsion -- thousands of homeless Jews living without basic necessities in tents, neglected by their own government, and increased Arab terrorism.
So why, pray tell, was it "necessary?"
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