Sunday, November 18, 2012

Hamas demands end of Gaza blockade as condition of ceasefire

While this is bound to elicit gales of laughter from the Likud gang, there is at least one prominent Israeli who agrees.

Maj. General Giora Eiland was the architect of Sharon's Gaza withdrawal. Unlike the Netanyahu acolytes who seem incapable of seeing beyond the next election, Eiland has a vision for long-term peace.

And that is fundamentally incompatible with the blockade. The main achievements of the blockade are to solidify Hamas' power base, keep a million and a half Gazans perpetually pissed off, and make Israel look bad in the eyes of the world. None of these effects are in the long term interests of Israel.

Alas, the reign of buffoons and imbeciles seems destined to last a little longer. Let's hope there's still something worth saving when people of goodwill and reason finally pilot the ship of state.

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