Comments on: Amid slumping popularity, Hamas boycott call over elections suggests Israeli Gaza policy may be working

By: AKUS

AKUS — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:43:06 +0000

Unfortunately, the results of Cast Lead prove once again that the only thing the Arabs understand is force. This does not sit well with western ideals, but it has been shown to be true over and over again, even when it is Arab dictators like Saddam Hussein putting down their own people, let alone Israel finally taking action against a hail of rockets.

But it was a Westerner who said that war is diplomacy by other means - and in the ME that is the truth of it.

By: Israelinurse

Israelinurse — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:54:00 +0000

The rise of new fundmentalist movements in Gaza is, however, a very worrying development which is being conveniently ignored by the Western media.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256740789224&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

By: Daph

Daph — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:20:15 +0000

In the middle east the results of actions are always mixed . In terms of their rocket shooting, for now it is a relative success but there are many more less successful results [Goldstone for instance]. The Palestinians election problems are of their own doing and show that it may take another 60 years before they manage to pull themselves together.

By: Another Joshua

Another Joshua — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:01:57 +0000

A very revealing response to the last question in the poll:

“Q19. Which Palestinian personality do you trust the most?”

Just under a third do not trust anyone!

By: Mailman

Mailman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:02:00 +0000

Sorry, this is wrong. The BBC said Israel achieved nothing, therefore Israel achieved nothing.

Mailman

By: Lynne T

Lynne T — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:02:46 +0000

I haven’t read the report yet, but will do so. Khaled Abu Toameh has recently written that although Palestinians are unhappy with their guns-not-butter government, they also hate Fatah for its corruption and perceived capitulations to the USA, and that, as Palestians have no viable alternative to Fatah or Hamas, are still more likely to support Hamas because Hamas has yet to prove itself as corrupt and ready to roll over for the west as Fatah.

By: Jonathan Hoffman

Jonathan Hoffman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:12:31 +0000

Good luck in the Cambridge debate tonight Robin - opposing this motion:

“This House Believes that Israel Demands too Much and Gives too Little in the Peace Process”