A really important article

Reader comment on: Recipe for War: Unilateral Withdrawal from West Bank

Submitted by Frum, Jun 10, 2012 10:02

This article is a very apt wake up call for Israel. I understand Defense Minister Barak's desire to withdraw, but clearly everything that Mr. Toameh says is at the minimum correct, will likely happen, and in fact could be even worse than he speculates. Even after a withdrawal, Israel will find it necessary to stop the infiltration of arms into the area, just like with the Gaza Strip. Thus critics will still label Israel as "being in control" even though they have withdrawn. Israel will never be let off the hook unless they suffer equally with the Palestinians. Thus it doesn't do Israel much good to withdraw and, as Mr. Toameh points out, Israel will end up suffering as will the Palestinians in the West Bank. What's sad is that many Palestinians know this, but they cannot give voice to this point of view because they would be imprisoned (or worse) by the Palestinian Authority for expressing such a view. It's a really distraught situation. The extent to which the international community has been duped is both amazing and heartbreaking. This is the only reason Israel would consider such a risky gambit to begin with.

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