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To: Lou Weed who wrote (227800)	4/19/2007 10:25:10 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 281500

This is not unprecedented..... Not unprecendented, true, but in this case it is going to be a major obstacle. Unlike the USA and West Germany, the Pals are dirt poor, they can't fly from the WB to Gaza, and the Israelis certainly aren't going to want to give them a raised highway or tunnel connecting the two for at least a few decades. Personally I'd say the people of Gaza ought to declare their national sovereignity today as Gazastan, and reunite with the WB in the future if they still want to once Isreal and the WB sort out their border. They've got a contiguous unoccuppied Gazastan there and waiting - take it.

To: Lou Weed who wrote (227800)	4/19/2007 10:45:35 AM
From: lazarre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Canada is not at war with the U.S, nor do they---a low level form of war, hurl 12 year old boys and girls strapped with explosives into internet cafes in Detroit....the lack of a contiguous state is not an issue. The cold war and the mindset ( very real ) of MAD loomed largely over the reasons for "peace" between east and west germany, not to mention the cultural affinities. Respectfully: different time, places, circumstances. Frankly, the concept of a non-contiguous Palestine seems like one pain in the ass for everyone. IMO, if everything else falls into place: Hamas neutered, Fatah firmly in control and all the other stuff that would make peace viable, Israel should cede some kind of pathway ( Palestenian owned ) between Gaza and the West Bank. A pathway, initially, guarded by a neutral, international force for, let's say, 10 years. The Pals may, in turn, put something else on the table for Israel to close that component of the deal. I haven't recently looked at a map so I'm speaking purely from an idealistic POV. It just may be impossible for reasons unknown to me. lazarre