Esq Esq Esq, (what are you a third generation lawyer or something?) were you visiting family in the Middle East?
Apparently you've never been to Middle East places like Dubai or Qatar, which host arguably the most sophisticated and advanced cities on earth. I'm sure that if my only impression of the US was the slums of East L.A., I would think Americans are barbarians. Open your eyes.
Congratulations you are a useful idiot. Dead and crippled children are the best propaganda tools of terrorist organizations like Hamas. They do everything they can to make sure women and children are in the line of fire.
Would Isreal accept a real peace deal? Absolutely. Would Hamas? No way. Look around the world and see muslims butchering people everywhere. A suicide bomber blows up some civilians - would you like to play Guess The Religon?
Hmm is this what Israel is after now??? invasion! ---------------------------- An unexpected energy windfall on Israel's doorstep promises to resolve Israel's energy security concerns for years to come. Unfortunately for Israek, it is the Palestinian Authority that controls the licensing of these reserves. So, as Operation Summer Rains washes away the administrative and political structures in the occupied territories, has Israel decided to use Hamas as an excuse to dismantle the PA and seize its energy assets? After the Iranian Revolution cut-off energy supplies in 1979, and the loss of Sinai's oil in 1982, Israel became dependent on expensive, long-distance energy imports. Towards the end of the 1990s, in an attempt to alleviate concerns over its energy security and reduce its dependency on imported oil, Israel decided to place a greater emphasis on natural gas. The architect of Israel's energy strategy at the time was Netanyahu's Minister of National Infrastructure, Ariel Sharon. After Netanyahu's election defeat in 1999, Ehud Barak sought to take advantage of improved relations with Egypt to import some of Israel's gas from the Nile Delta [1]. There was, however, political resistance to the deal from within both countries and, when relations with Egypt began to deteriorate with the start of the 2nd Intifada and Sharon's subsequent rise to power, the $3 billion deal was put on the back-burner. However, the possibility of avoiding dependence on such a politically contentious source arose in 2000 when several energy companies, including British Gas (BG), announced the discovery of �significant deposits� of natural gas off the Israeli coast [2]. Estimated at 100 billion cubic meters of proven reserves, these discoveries potentially offer enough gas to meet Israel's goal of supplying 25% of its energy needs for more than 20 years - even without further imports [3]. The discovery has also raised realistic expectations of locating oil deposits beneath the gas fields. Unfortunately for Israel, 60% of these reserves are in waters controlled by the Palestinian Authority, which has signed a 25-year contract with British Gas for further exploration in the area. Since this discovery, Israel has proceeded with the development of its reserves with the US-Israeli company Yam Tethys, but has been faced with an obvious dilemma over the Palestinian deposits [4]. Keen to secure the gas for its domestic market but unwilling to submit its sensitive energy supplies (and their profits) into the hands of the Palestinians, Israel has for the past 6 years pursued a policy of non-commitment, stalling and obstruction.
Now? LOL, the article (by an anonymous author hiding behind a pseudonym) was posted on ElectronicIntifada on 5 July 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4909.shtml LOL, lunatics can't help making complete idiots of themselves. Happy new year, Retarded!!!
Let me recall my history, in 1967 Egypt, Syria, Jordan along with troops and supplies from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. ( had to look up the complete list of aiding countries) massed a few thousand tanks and about 100K troops on the border and start a war trying to eliminate Israel. When itâs over the Arab forces had their butts kicked in retreat and Israel takes control of the much disputed Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan Heights and others. Sorry, but itâs the spoils of war. And 40+ years later people havenât gotten over it. The only reason the Palestinian State exists is because their original countries abandoned them in retreat. Israel doesnât owe these people anything.
Click on this site to get a list of thousands upon thousands of terrorist attacks by muslims: <p><a href="http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/"> <img border="0" alt="Thousands of Deadly Islamic Terror Attacks Since 9/11" src="http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/TROP.jpg"> </a></p>
Yes, and having learned their lessons the hard way, today all of the above mentioned nations know better than to even think of waging war against the Israeli people. Hopefully a good old fashioned ass-whooping can persuade Hezbollah & Hamas to do likewise.
It's easy for the Israelis to posture around like the big kid on the block when they enjoy unlimited US backing. If Obama decides to cut the umbilical cord, then we'll see how much of a bad ass Israel really is.