Quick question
This will be brief because a) I'm at work, and b) I have no doubt that Jeff will weigh in over on his blog with more informed analysis, but here we go:
Hamas has apparently agreed to implicitly recognize Israel's right to exist. On one hand, this appears to be a positive step. However, it obviously comes with ulterior motives. Similar descriptions could be made about the 2003 offer from Iran to recognize Israel, which the Bush administration turned down.
So the question is this: should such offers be rejected outright because of the ulterior motives, or should they be accepted for their potential to pave the road to peace in the Middle East?
Discuss.
Song lyric of the day:
"And now it's time for us to go home
Or somewhere we can stay
But you know us, we'll be up late
So sing it loud and proud
We're on our way
To a great escape"
- iSOLA, Loud and Proud
Hamas has apparently agreed to implicitly recognize Israel's right to exist. On one hand, this appears to be a positive step. However, it obviously comes with ulterior motives. Similar descriptions could be made about the 2003 offer from Iran to recognize Israel, which the Bush administration turned down.
So the question is this: should such offers be rejected outright because of the ulterior motives, or should they be accepted for their potential to pave the road to peace in the Middle East?
Discuss.
Song lyric of the day:
"And now it's time for us to go home
Or somewhere we can stay
But you know us, we'll be up late
So sing it loud and proud
We're on our way
To a great escape"
- iSOLA, Loud and Proud
3 Comments:
aren't these kinda the same things they said during the return of the Gaza strip. Give it back, thats all we want, no more fighting type stuff? Though, I do think this means more then what Iran said back in 2003.
I am waiting for the "why did you attack us? We said you are a country and such. Why do you kill our people?"
"because you just attacked us first"
"so?"
*groan*
here's hoping though
Well, to be fair to fanatical killers, HAMAS never promised to end violence when the Gaza strip was returned. Perhaps the Palestinian (sp?) Authority said something along those lines before Hamas was swept into power.
Ben, that's kind of like saying that the Democrats agreed to a treaty, so the Republican-led government isn't bound by it. If Hamas wants any legitimacy at all, they should abide by the agreements made by previous governments.
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