Interesting article from Timesonline's David Aaronovitch about the conflict in Israel. When its all said and done, "Will the Israeli action advance or hinder any movement towards a long-term solution in the area, or have we all given up on that?" I do think that there will be a settlement between Israel and the Palestinians during the first term of the Obama administration due to demographics. The Israelis, U.S. and Sunni neighbors (Saudis, Jordanians and Egypt) figure you need to smash Hamas: 1) in order to get them to agree to a settlement as well as deal a blow to Iranian led Shia encroachment. That explains why reaction was pretty muted on the first day as well as to why Egypt didn't open their border.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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Interesting article from Timesonline's David Aaronovitch about the conflict in Israel. When its all said and done, "Will the Israeli action advance or hinder any movement towards a long-term solution in the area, or have we all given up on that?" I do think that there will be a settlement between Israel and the Palestinians during the first term of the Obama administration due to demographics. The Israelis, U.S. and Sunni neighbors (Saudis, Jordanians and Egypt) figure you need to smash Hamas: 1) in order to get them to agree to a settlement as well as deal a blow to Iranian led Shia encroachment. That explains why reaction was pretty muted on the first day as well as to why Egypt didn't open their border.
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