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In the wake of Israel's deadly attack on those ships from around the world seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to the embargoed people of Gaza in international waters, what are our candidates and incumbent members of congress saying?
AIPAC has had tremendous power in Washington over our Middle East policy. No doubt they support the bloody illegal raid. And no doubt members and candidates would prefer to steer clear of this issue.
Is Israel's short-term militaristic interest the same as American interests?
What had been a truce between Israel and the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip seems to have abruptly come to a halt; with the Israelis blaming Hamas and Hamas blaming Israeli oppression of the displaced Palestinians for the simmering hostilities that are now boiling over into military-scale violence.
Before the recent holidays and an immoderate amount of snow buried me in things that could not be done on the computer we had been having a conversation about the strategic importance of our relationship with Egypt. Within that series of discussions we explored the influence of the political opposition, and we considered the fragility of President Mubarak's hold on power.
We also noted the immediate proximity of Egypt to the Gaza Strip.
Today we're going to tie all of that together-and the end result of all that tying is that we better keep a close eye on Egypt, because trouble in Gaza has spilled over into trouble in Cairo....and that's one more Middle Eastern problem we don't need.
It was heartening for me to read this piece in the New York Times online. Israel returned land to Egypt won in 1967, in a Peace deal over 30 years ago. Peace was made with Jordan. These deals have been good for all concerned, both sides. "War is not good for children or other living things" goes the old saw. Maybe,just perhaps maybe, now that Sharon and Arafat are gone, the rivals have the chance to pursue a new course.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06...
"Israel has accepted the Egyptian proposal," said David Baker, a spokesman for the Israeli government. "We hope this will lead to a cessation of the constant rocket fire on Israeli towns and cities."
Israel is expected as part of the deal to ease the economic blockade of Gaza, which is controlled by the Islamic group Hamas. Israeli government officials emphasized that sanctions would be lifted in accordance with the security situation on the ground.
Here is a six month window in which to forge new agreements, new realities. It so sad that for 8 years the U.S. under Bush, avoided it's responsibility as a world leader. We should have been pushing for peace instead of the war and occupation without end.
