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Kay Bradley

Israel's Lessons From the Gaza Wars - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • unless the proper lessons are learned
  • The first is that Israel’s deterrence capabilities are limited.
  • But that’s the point: Israel’s future wars with Palestinians are going to be in very densely populated areas.
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  • Israel was unable to achieve the goals that it announced before the war. It was unable to disarm the various resistance movements and turn Gaza into a demilitarized zone, nor was it able to put an end to the tunnel system, or impose calm and guarantee the security of its own citizens.
  • The second lesson is that Israel’s ongoing siege of Gaza can’t continue.
  • t is neither possible nor acceptable that 1.8 million Palestinians continue to live in the world’s biggest open-air prison, and that they be required to surrender and acquiesce to the conditions of their detention.
  • It is unacceptable that Palestinians living there are banned from travelling out of Gaza. How much longer will Israel continue to rule the lives of Palestinians and demand their compliance, branding all those who resist the state of siege and occupation terrorists?
  • Gaza’s infrastructure has been destroyed
  • The third lesson is that Israel’s relentless campaign to weaken the Palestinian Authority, its president and moderate Palestinians seeking a political settlement has always been misguided and will only breed disaster.
  • When members of the Israeli cabinet claim that the Palestinian Authority’s president, Mahmoud Abbas, who is criticized for his dovishness in Palestinian circles, is not a possible partner for peace, they are essentially demanding a puppet, who completely submits to all Israeli demands.
  • The road to peace is both clearly delineated and short: It is the public acceptance of the legitimate right of the Palestinians to end the occupation and establish a state.
  • If Israel is unwilling or incapable of understanding that this is the only way to end the conflict, then the international community must take it upon itself to intervene and enforce the two-state solution. It can no longer be claimed that direct negotiations between two unequal partners, Israel the occupier and the Palestinians who live under its occupation, are the only way to achieve this. It hasn’t worked for over 20 years.
Kay Bradley

A Warning in China: Beware the 'Blue Fatty' Cat - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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  • Kay Bradley on 29 Sep 14
     
    Is Japan invading Chinese culture with this anime series? No claws. . . . .
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