Comments on: Hillary Clinton Pledges to Press for Palestinian State http://www.poligazette.com/2009/03/04/hillary-clinton-pledges-to-press-for-palestinian-state/ Because Common Sense Transcends Distance Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:29:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michael Merritt http://www.poligazette.com/2009/03/04/hillary-clinton-pledges-to-press-for-palestinian-state/comment-page-1/#comment-86697 Michael Merritt Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:56:56 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=11021#comment-86697 You didn't expand on it, but you also make a good point about the geography going on here. If you were to make a Palestinian state this very moment, they'd be the Michigan of nation-states (for our foreign visitors, Michigan is split into two sections split by a large lake named after the state). All the land in-between is Israel, and the airspace is controlled by Israel. I think it's nearly impossible to run a country that is split in this way. If, say, Ramallah were to become the capital of a prospective state, it'd be them and essentially a colony 50 or so miles away. Yet, I doubt Israel is going to give up more land so the two areas can be connected. You didn’t expand on it, but you also make a good point about the geography going on here. If you were to make a Palestinian state this very moment, they’d be the Michigan of nation-states (for our foreign visitors, Michigan is split into two sections split by a large lake named after the state).

All the land in-between is Israel, and the airspace is controlled by Israel. I think it’s nearly impossible to run a country that is split in this way. If, say, Ramallah were to become the capital of a prospective state, it’d be them and essentially a colony 50 or so miles away.

Yet, I doubt Israel is going to give up more land so the two areas can be connected.

]]> By: James Hovland http://www.poligazette.com/2009/03/04/hillary-clinton-pledges-to-press-for-palestinian-state/comment-page-1/#comment-86677 James Hovland Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:45:38 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=11021#comment-86677 Israel loses. That notion is how you moderate Hamas and unite Palestine. The reason this conflict has never been solved is that Israeli officials have never had the political power to make concession. Israel has too much blind support. The propaganda was effective back when TV was high tech, but the world has changed and tables are turning. This exact moment in time is very interesting. With allegations of war crimes, an ongoing blockade, occupation, expanding settlements, and a newly elected right-wing government, Israel is looking a little extreme. Meanwhile, reacting to America's vote for change, the Middle East is reaching out to the world and calling for a united stand for peace. For Palestine, Israel's current behavior isn't an obstacle, it's an opportunity. It's strategically appealing for Hamas to pursue a more moderate tone, and let Israel be seen as the extremist. Israel loses. That notion is how you moderate Hamas and unite Palestine. The reason this conflict has never been solved is that Israeli officials have never had the political power to make concession. Israel has too much blind support. The propaganda was effective back when TV was high tech, but the world has changed and tables are turning. This exact moment in time is very interesting. With allegations of war crimes, an ongoing blockade, occupation, expanding settlements, and a newly elected right-wing government, Israel is looking a little extreme. Meanwhile, reacting to America’s vote for change, the Middle East is reaching out to the world and calling for a united stand for peace. For Palestine, Israel’s current behavior isn’t an obstacle, it’s an opportunity. It’s strategically appealing for Hamas to pursue a more moderate tone, and let Israel be seen as the extremist.

]]> By: c3 http://www.poligazette.com/2009/03/04/hillary-clinton-pledges-to-press-for-palestinian-state/comment-page-1/#comment-86664 c3 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:35:58 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=11021#comment-86664 Where's King Solomon when you need him? Where’s King Solomon when you need him?

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