Comments on: Defense Min. admits it ‘never intended to carry out’ settler evacuation

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:39:41 +0000

Why don’t they just bulldoze down the houses in the middle of the night just like they do to evict the Palestinians?

By: aristeides

aristeides — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:49:30 +0000

Just because the settlers are kicked out, doesn’t mean the Palestinians are allowed back in. If they leave the houses standing, the settlers will be back in them the next day.

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It’s political theater. The IDF pretends to evict the settlers and tear down the houses, knowing perfectly well they’ll just be back to rebuild. Nothing is ever done to keep them out or return the land to the owners.

By: ginger

ginger — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:54:53 +0000

Why does the Israeli government feel the need to DESTROY the houses once the settlers are kicked out?

Why not sign them over to the Palestinian owners fully intact, and let the rightful Palestinian owners have some benefit from the years the Israeli government and it’s settlers have deprived them of their lands, if not injured or killed anyone trying to resist them?

Israel is like an immature vindictive sociopath – and it’s always a one-way street with her

By: aristeides

aristeides — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:38:04 +0000

Israel’s goal has always been to take over all the “Land of Israel” and expel the Palestinians. While pretending for the international community that it wants peace, which the interenational community pretends to believe.

By: VP

VP — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:50:12 +0000

“…it was decided to issue the evacuation orders but not carry them out.”

We decided to say it, but not do it?

So many lies…

By: Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:28:10 +0000

“Netanyahu’s coalition partners are aware of the coming elections, and they are looking to create enough public recognition for their positions. By pushing the evacuation of settlers in the name of “the rule of law,” Defense Minister Barak is aiming at the Israeli center, while ministers attacking him are trying to establish their position as leaders of the Likud’s right flank.”
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The rule of law evolves. This helps me see the forces at work. Evolution happened in the US from the 1800′s to, what, the 1970′s? Israel is dealing with a political evolution that took the US well over a century. But Israel has not that time. Which is what I mean when I say Israel is a test case for law. The fight is as certainly within the Israeli polity as between the Israeli State and Palestinians. Those in the polity need reasons to decide. What, I have no idea.

By: Kolumn9

Kolumn9 — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:25:59 +0000

Yep, Israel is run by a government that doesn’t believe peace is possible. Imagine how the voters came to that conclusion when they voted for these parties…

By: Warren Metzler

Warren Metzler — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:10:22 +0000

HIstory is replete with examples of governments taking an increasingly immoral path, and eventually arriving at their destruction. If Israeli Jews think their country is going to be the first in human history to get away with it they are fools, and will be eventually surprised with the final outcome.

The US today is in a similar boat; having over the past decade eviscerated our Constitution, and today involved in patently immoral acts. Its day is coming soon as well.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:51:59 +0000

Its about time palestinians play with dirty tricks too, after all we see how Israel getting away everytime. First thing would be for Abbas to go the UN General assembly and get a vote for a state, he have enough votes to do this there is nothing else to wait for. There is no peace process, there is no point listening what Israel government say since they obviously cannot be trusted. Enough of this!

By: aristeides

aristeides — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:46:04 +0000

And fools will still keep saying, “As soon as Palestinians renounce terror, the occupation will end.”

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The occupation was never about terror, it was always about taking. And keeping. It will never end.