Gaza2 - Moving the Palestinians out of Harm's Way

[abduLMaria]

When I was a kid, taking history classes in American public schools, one element of the Holocaust was presented as a mystery.  Specifically, how could the whole world just stand by and watch as a people were systematically slaughtered by a country with a much more powerful military ?

Well, now there's no mystery.  The heat was turned up in December 2008 and January 2009, when Israel killed approximately 1400 Palestinian civilians.  The world stood by and said nothing about that - just as nobody stopped the US from killing about 4.5 million Southeast Asian civilians during the Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia war.

OK, so now Muslims are being treated by Israel & the US the same way Jews were treated by Nazi Germany - as pests to be exterminated.

It is obvious that as long as the Palestinian people are confined to the Gaza Strip with their fishing rights taken away, their wells destroyed, etc., it is impossible for them to practice those inalienable rights mentioned in the US own Declaration of Independence - "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

I think it is accurate to say that the Palestinians will be in harm's way as long as they are at the mercy of Israel, living in the Gaza strip.

Therefore, the most humane & realistic response is to move all 1.5 million Palestinians to a safe haven - somewhere where each family is free to grow olives, and fish, and to live in a Palestinian community.  From experience with farming, I would estimate the land required to be one hectare per family.  That's about 4 acres.

I would think the Israeli's would realize that Palestinians who have a productive life are less likely to risk death by attacking the Israeli's.  i.e., if the Israeli's want peace, they should take better care of the Palestinians.  Obviously, not going to happen.

So the question is, if such a program were created, what ought it to be called ?

There is something about "Gaza 2" that evokes images of bombed out buildings.

[Free Truth]

...the same way Jews were treated by Nazi Germany - as pests to be exterminated.

False.

[Free Truth]

I'd love for them to come to Canada. But they wont leave...
Their resolve is unbelievable and they'd rather die in their land before letting the talmudists "win."
Oh how I respect those people...

[abduLMaria]

I'd love for them to come to Canada. But they wont leave...
Their resolve is unbelievable and they'd rather die in their land before letting the talmudists "win."
Oh how I respect those people...

i respect them too.

however, Israel has complete dominion over the land.  Game Over.

Israel has been beating up on the Palestinians and stealing their land for 61 years, more if you count the Irgun & the Stern Gang.  given that Israel has the backing of the US & that the US does whatever Israel wants, militarily the Palestinians are up against a force 1 million times more powerful than they.

if people had trouble getting along when resources were scarce, what realistic reason is there to think they will get along as world economies collapse & resources become more scarce ?

as long as the Palestinians live in the Gaza, they are in essence a hostage of the cruelest government & people on Earth.