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    9 questions about Israel-Gaza you were too embarrassed to ask

    9 questions about Israel-Gaza you were too embarrassed to ask

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...-ask/#comments

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    2. Whoa! How did that happen?

    In 1948, the United Nations declared that the British territory known as Palestine would be divided into two independent countries: Israel and Palestine. Arab leaders rejected the declaration and invaded to maintain a unified, independent, Arab Palestine. They lost, and by the time fighting ended, Israel controlled even more of the land than the U.N. declaration had granted the new country. One of the areas still under Palestinian control was the Gaza Strip. Israel occupied the territory in 1967, after another war with Arab states but withdrew its troops and settlers in 2005. Israel still maintains extremely tight restrictions on trade in and out of Gaza, which has a 40 percent unemployment rate. Thirty-eight percent of Gazans live under the poverty line. Gaza is not an independent country.

    3. Who is Hamas, and why do they hate Israel?

    Hamas is an Islamist militant group based in Gaza, where it won a 2006 U.S.-backed election. The United States and other countries designate it as a terrorist group. It formed in 1987 as a “resistance” group, pledging to destroy Israel and replace it with an all-Palestinian state. It has since significantly softened its demands to an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders (more on this later), but it still does not formally recognize Israel as a legitimate country and still commits violent acts against Israeli troops and civilians. It also provides a number of important social services in Gaza.

    ( fear nothing has been resolved.........again)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    I hope and pray that it will hold.

    The United States, Israel and Hamas all praised Egypt’s role in brokering the cease-fire as the antagonists pulled back from violence that had killed more than 150 Palestinians and 5 Israelis over the past week. The deal called for a 24-hour cooling-off period to be followed by talks aimed at resolving at least some of the longstanding grievances between the two sides. Gazans poured into the streets declaring victory against the far more powerful Israeli military. In Israel, the public reaction was far more subdued. Many residents in the south expressed doubt that the agreement would hold, partly because at least five Palestinian rockets thudded into southern Israel after the cease-fire began.

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    Hope so too.

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    I understand that Gaza was firing rockets into Israel within hours. I expected that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    Not a chance as long as Israel exists.

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    Quote Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
    Not a chance as long as Israel exists.
    Do you persist in that falsehood?

    In 2002 all 22 Arab States signed on to guarantee Israel's security as well as commerce, recognition and diplomatic relations.

    It was a hopeful time.. The Saudi king ordered a study to reopen TAPLINE with a spur to Haifa to provide Israel with cheap oil... and plans were afoot to rapidly develop Palestinian infrastructure and create JOBS.

    Instead.. Israel is still developing Jewish-only settlements and pusing them off the land.

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