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Brute force won`t bring peoples to their knees![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() No political observer can afford to ignore or deny the fact that the Israeli government is still using all gimmicks manoeuvers to hinder the implementation of the international legitimacy resolutions concerning the Middle East problem. Observers and analysts do not need further evidence to find that Israel is still opposing all honest peace efforts being exerted by the Arabs in general and the Palestinian people in particular. By persisting in its intransigent policy Israel is not only standing against the international legitimacy resolutions, but also rejecting the very initiative, the roadmap, put forward by the US and other parties of the Quartet Committee, the UN, the EU and Russia. The talks US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor recently held with Sharon confirmed this fact. Instead of helping their strategic allies in Washington and backing their initiative, senior Israeli officials were keen to show opposition to the US master-minded plan under the pretext of security fears. They called for some changes in the plan that aim at liquidating the very essence of the Palestinian Intifada , which is a legitimate national resistance movement against the occupation of the Palestinian lands. The Israelis described their fears as reservations. There were fourteen Israeli reservations. Therefore, the Israeli reservations were |
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Jump To Comment: 1with what you say, it must be made very clear that the US has not, at any point, been an honest broker in its promotion of the ‘Road Map’.
The map fails in every area to tackle the fundamentals of the conflict and is designed to cloud conditions on the ground, stall for time and to create security solely for Israel as it further annexes Palestinian land.
Negotiations at the Second International Conference leading to a final, permanent status resolution take place in 2005. These issues are THE reasons for current Palestinian uprising or Intifada and include decisions on borders, Jerusalem, refugees and settlements.
There is no mention of the 'separation fence', a.k.a. the Apartheid Wall….?
The monstrous concrete demarcation epitomises the complete opposite to the ‘normalising’ of Palestinian life as asked of the Israelis. Its continued construction sees not only a breach of the ‘Road Map’, but the fundamentals of human rights and International Law. Its final position will pen over 3 million Palestinians into 12% of historic Palestine and accurately espouses Sharon’s recent promise to the settler population of a Palestinian state in just 40% of the "occupied territories" - equivalent to less than 9% of Palestine under British Mandate. The Road Map is designed to buy time and mask the ‘final status issues’ – borders, Jerusalem, refugees & settlements. The Roots of the conflict are thrown to the air.
There has been no indication that the Israeli Government intends to halt construction. They have even stated they will not even discuss its construction. There is as yet no indication that the Quartet (Ha!) will ensure that its construction is halted or has any plans to take action if Israel continues construction.