Friday, July 02, 2004
A Picture (or Map) is worth a thousand words
In the previous posting about the Israeli Supreme Court's decision about the Barrier Wall, the folks at MSNBC provided a map (interactive even) that really gets to the heart of the issue the Palestinians have against Israel. Scroll over the legend and look at the area under Palestinian vs. Israeli control in the West Bank. There is in no way a contiguous state for the Arabs, not even close.
Lest I get charges of anti-Semitism hurled at AHU, let's just look, quite literally, at the facts that map represents. To go a bit further, look at the Israeli settlements (hundreds) in the West Bank that will stay and then see those Sharon is proposing be removed (four).
Ask yourself, if you were a Palestinian, would you be satisfied with that deal?
In the previous posting about the Israeli Supreme Court's decision about the Barrier Wall, the folks at MSNBC provided a map (interactive even) that really gets to the heart of the issue the Palestinians have against Israel. Scroll over the legend and look at the area under Palestinian vs. Israeli control in the West Bank. There is in no way a contiguous state for the Arabs, not even close.
Lest I get charges of anti-Semitism hurled at AHU, let's just look, quite literally, at the facts that map represents. To go a bit further, look at the Israeli settlements (hundreds) in the West Bank that will stay and then see those Sharon is proposing be removed (four).
Ask yourself, if you were a Palestinian, would you be satisfied with that deal?
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