The Guardian today has a story about Sharon losing his majority after two ministers quit in protest at his plan to pull Jewish settlers out of the Gaza Strip. Sharon looks as if he is battling heroically with the far right to withdraw from Gaza while there is not even talk of plans for withdrawal from (parts of) the West bank. The unilateral peace process is stalled because of a lack of agreement between parties on the same side. So, now that we know Israel can’t even be it’s own ‘partner for peace’, do you think they will stop blaming the Palestinians? Heh heh.
This whole Israeli drama about the so-called Gaza withdrawal is a sham, a performance choreographed to fool the ignorant (like Duhbya, for example.) As Eli posted a couple of days ago,
And despite all the headlines and sound bites on the TV that “Israel votes to pull out of Gaza,” that isn’t even true aside from the “next year” part. Here’s the fine print you won’t read in most articles or hear on most coverage:
“The compromise endorsed by the ministers allows Israel to prepare logistically for the removal of settlements but does not commit Israel to evacuating any of them.
“‘After completing the preparations, the Cabinet will reconvene to decide whether to evacuate settlements, how many and at what pace, based on the circumstances on the ground,’ the statement said.” [Emphasis added]