The Duplicity of Israel – Truth is the Casualty

The Israelis say that inspection is to make sure that rockets and weapons do not get into Gaza, but the list of prohibited items puts the lie to that statement. Israel will not allow international inspections because the inspectors would only restrict weapons. Building supplies necessary to reconstruct and repair the 5000 homes destroyed by Israel are prohibited. Food supplies are restricted by Israel to about 25% of what is needed. International aid agencies are not allowed to bring in necessary supplies. Israel continues to say there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but the UN says there is a very definite humanitarian crisis underway. Israel wants to control the story line, which is why they deny outside observers.

 

The issue about imports into Gaza has never been about Israel’s security, it is (a) about depriving the citizens of Gaza of the essentials that make life tolerable, in the hope that if life is miserable enough the people of Gaza will turn against Hamas and (b) weakening resistance to Israel’s constant expansion of territory at the expense of the Palestinians so that Israel will control the entire country.

 

You can read more about why peace in the Middle East will not happen at http://thechristianhumanist.blogspot.com/2010/05/is-peace-in-middle-east-possible.html Hamas wishes to roll back history to deny the existence of Israel. The Zionists (which includes the parties in control of Israel, and Prime Minister Netanyahu) do not want and will not accept a Palestinian state and wish to make life so miserable in the territories and the Palestinians give up the idea of a separate state. Neither side wishes peace because it interferes with their intentions, that is, it involves compromise, something neither side wants.