tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post2875248861733717518..comments2023-09-13T07:03:47.344-07:00Comments on Live From Occupied Palestine: Abbas, Hamas and the Palestinian CrisisKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202280513083661037noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-33990587187896332542007-06-25T01:30:00.000-07:002007-06-25T01:30:00.000-07:00Hi Bob,re your comments, I have basically responde...Hi Bob,<BR/>re your comments, I have basically responded to similiar comments on the first the first blog about the crisis, if you care to read them there.<BR/><BR/>KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202280513083661037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-41419601940103417962007-06-25T01:29:00.000-07:002007-06-25T01:29:00.000-07:00Hi Rantoltl,thanks for you comments and support, t...Hi Rantoltl,<BR/>thanks for you comments and support, they are muchly appreciated.<BR/><BR/>cheers, kim<BR/>ps: I love you profile description!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202280513083661037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-47622093433139154942007-06-25T01:28:00.000-07:002007-06-25T01:28:00.000-07:00Hi Rob and Yaarekic, I have just responded to your...Hi Rob and Yaarekic, I have just responded to your previous comments in the first blog on the pal crisis. Dont have time at the moment to respond to your stuff here, but will try later.<BR/><BR/>cheers,KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202280513083661037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-71168175689479935172007-06-21T03:44:00.000-07:002007-06-21T03:44:00.000-07:00Hamas regards the territory of the present-day Sta...Hamas regards the territory of the present-day State of Israel — as well as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank — as an inalienable Islamic waqf or religious bequest, which can never be surrendered to non-Muslims. It asserts that struggle (jihad) to regain control of the land from Israel is the religious duty of every Muslim (fard `ain). Hamas does not recognize Israel as a sovereign state, unlike the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which has recognized it since 1988, and calls it the "Zionist entity"<BR/><BR/>With this leadership, there can never be any peaceful agreement reached.Yaakerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052362855594990764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-79062626443650547322007-06-20T20:38:00.000-07:002007-06-20T20:38:00.000-07:00I find it mind boggling that there is no coverage ...I find it mind boggling that there is no coverage of the threat to women, democrats, socialists, liberals, secular humanists, christians from the impending islamization of gaza. Is this a left wing paper?<BR/><BR/>The Hamas leader of the Municipal Council in Bethlehem has previously outlined their intention to bring in a tax on non Muslims, in line with the Islamic attitude toward Dhimmi. Now Hamas has control of the Gaza, watch what will happen.<BR/><BR/>They are an Islamic fundamentalist outfit. They are not Palestinian nationalists. They only adopt this garb as an interim meaureYaakerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052362855594990764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-7855484769701058872007-06-20T00:52:00.000-07:002007-06-20T00:52:00.000-07:00Required reading, Kim.<A HREF="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2623" REL="nofollow">Required reading</A>, Kim.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192150807820450127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-89925647085647783492007-06-19T23:04:00.000-07:002007-06-19T23:04:00.000-07:00I suspect that most Palestinians are very weary of...I suspect that most Palestinians are very weary of their appalling situation and would be willing to compromise with constitutional violations to get an advance in their living conditions.<BR/><BR/>It is not as if the rule of law has really been applied in the West Bank and Gaza.<BR/><BR/>In my view, Hamas have seriously overplayed their hand and strategically weakened the Palestinian position. It could be characterised as an adventurist episode. <BR/><BR/>Fatah are corrupt. Hamas are religious fanatics. A woeful choice between bad and awful.<BR/><BR/>Your attempts to portray Hamas as anything other than what they are - by their own statements and actions - are laughable. Given unfettered control over the Palestinian people, the suffering would be terrible to witness.<BR/><BR/>They are in danger of being sidelined.<BR/><BR/>You obviously haven't heard the rather bleak joke about when the Oslo process started. The parties sat down to negotiate, and the Israelis said "you can have Gaza". The Palestinians responded "what do we get in return?"Yaakerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052362855594990764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-43495337097114363292007-06-18T21:34:00.000-07:002007-06-18T21:34:00.000-07:00Thanks for the updates Kim - it's excellent to be ...Thanks for the updates Kim - it's excellent to be able to read your insights from the other side of the world we're getting the usual Herald Sun style reporting.The Rantolotlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588030261049471414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623316088497384976.post-5335737427852753062007-06-18T10:23:00.000-07:002007-06-18T10:23:00.000-07:00This is an internal power struggle between 2 group...This is an internal power struggle between 2 groups of thugs, murderers, and corrupt politicians who deserve exactly what is currently happening to them. They both want the total destruction of Israel, it's just that Hamas is much more overt about the methodology. If the Palestinians won't accept responsibility for their owncollective actions, they deserve the Fate they wish upon the Israelis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792124568406188941noreply@blogger.com