I really do not know what kind of game you are trying to play but one common theme is beginning to emerge
What the heck is your problem, jcky? You cited the photographs as authority, now I'm showing bad faith by asking to see them? Say what?
At least the paper you linked told me where the 42% of the West Bank came from -- it's a game of 'connect the dots'. It draws lines through settlements around big swathes of Area A and Area B, then it says that the settlements "control" these areas. Since Area A and Area B do not have settlements in them, I'm not sure how this "control" is measured, nor does the article explain. All I know is that when groups like these say "settlements control 42% of the West Bank", the figure is repeated uncritically, making it sound like the settlements cover 42% of the West Bank, which they obviously don't.
You can even say that the blame game being played on this thread and in official statecraft is rather silly, counterproductive, and irrelevant because it will never produce the conducive atmosphere needed for constructive dialogue between the responsible parties involved.
I see. It's all the fault of the "blame game". Change only that, and nothing prevents "constructive dialog". Sounds reasonable enough. Doesn't work with all players, as experience shows. If the true desire of player A is to eradicate player B, no amount of dialog, however constructive, is liable to come to a peaceful accord. There is no sign that Arafat wants a two-state solution and lots of evidence that he doesn't. If new management shows up, different story. Until then, why should the Israelis give anything to reward the current Palestinian strategy? |
