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Are the Palestinians or Israelis causing most of the unrest in Gaza?

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Palestine
58% 161 votes Total: 278 votes
Israel
42% 117 votes
Palestine

Palestinians are causing most of the unrest. They have their own government, the Palestine Authority. We hoped for many years that Israel and the Palestinians would like peacefully as cordial if not friendly neighbors. Those two have been in contention since and before the creation of Israel. Actually, the con flick goes all the way back to the two sons of Abraham Ismael and Isaac (Yitzhak). Abraham and his descendant's were promised this land. Both have a legitimate claim to the promise as they are both sons of Abraham.

The failing was in the lack of Abraham, who in reality is the father of the faithful.

Why then is Palestinian causing the most unrest in Gaza? Look who is charge of Gaza. It is Palestinians.

Why that is even a debate is because of the lasting public relation efforts of the late President Arafat. He and his cronies used to wax eloquent and in pain about the victimization and poverty of the Palestinians. As a result, he did very good business in receiving foreign financial aid. Some (some says up to a billion US$) went directly to the bank accounts of Arafat.

Then with the demise of Arafat, a new day seemed to emerge. It seemed that Palestine was teetering on the brink of internal apocalypse or the heady days of democratic reform. That is is not over, the turn is not definitive.

What has happened instead is an internal power struggle. A struggle within the Palestinian community including Gaza. That struggle is between Palestinians, therefore by conclusion Palestinians are cause most of the unrest in Gaza. That much is clear.

Some my say that Israel contributes to the situation in Gaza. That is a reasonable argument given that Israel is in close proximity and has considerable influence over the Palestinian Authority. The influence however could not stop the Qassam rockets from being fired indiscriminately into Israel from Palestine territories. Nor could that influence advert war between Israel and Lebanon, nor stop Katyusha rockets coming into Israel from Lebanon.

In my opinion, Israel must favor the internal fighting between the Palestinians as it deflects to a certain degree in hostilities toward it. That however does not mean Israel is responsible. Palestinians are clearly the main players and the cause of the conflict within Gaza.

Give the credit is due, blame rightly who is to blame.

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Israel

It is very interesting issue to be taken up.Most often what one hears is one sided story that the Palestinians are aggressors and the Israelis the poor victims.

It sound dubious to just talk about the unrest in Gaza and an attempt to push the real issue under the carpet by deliberate focusing on the areas of shantytowns and concentration camps of the Palestinians, without homes,sanitation,job s,education or even hope of life and frustration, bound to erupt often given the Israeli unending
relentless atrocities of 24/7.

what a twist? only the satanic nature of the Western elites,capitalists, neo-cons and hegemon has given rise to this new way of presenting the falsehood with so much conviction,linguisti c jargon and intellectual dishonesty that those reading without any real knowledge would not even have a shred of suspicion that they are being lied to.

Those who have some knowledge of the factual situation grind their teeth on the
helplessness of the Palestinians and their own, wondering how to rectify or expose the truth against such a strong and powerful machinery of disinformation and falsification of the reality. Blatant mastery of twisting the facts,the history and even the fate of the people by constant humiliation,uprootin g and annihilation, yet labeled and portrayed as aggressors is unmatchable in the annuls of the known human history.

It is generally perceived that in 1967 It were the Arab countries who attacked Israel and lost their territories to Israel, which She is having no intention of returning it to legit and rightful owners, the Palestinians, Syrians and Jordanians.

The fact of the matter is that It was Israel who attacked Egypt, as it did earlier as well, and the other two brotherly countries Syria and Jordan, under the pact, came to help it and were not the aggression of the first place.

Millions of Palestinians have been uprooted from their land and, against all ethical, social, legal,and in contravention of UN resolutions and International Law have no chance of resettlement. It has become, as declared by Israel and supported bu US,necessary for the Israel's "security and stability" neither to return the land nor allow the people to return.

Those uprooted Palestinians have no right of return under the Doctrine of "Transfer".
Under the Shamir-Peres plan, duly backed by US, it is the Jordan which is the future homeland of the Palestinians and not the land confiscated and grabbed by Israel.

US used the rejectionist approach towards the Palestinians Authority for a long time, labeling it a terrorist organization, refusing it to be part of the peace process and that of the self determination as Sanctioned by the UN Resolutions.

The irony is that we beat the drum of the Democracy, for the entire world and especially for the Middle East,constantly but if the Democratic process of elections brings someone not of our liking, or to be blunt, who would not take our dictates-is dangerous to the interest of the US and its client state, is not acceptable.

Yasser Arafat was forced to renounce the principled stand of not recognizing Israel. US and Israel created a group of Palestinians based in Egypt, who was termed the legit representative of the Palestinians,and started negotiating with it.Yasser Arafat already frustrated, and due to his own shortcomings surfacing within the territory as well, was forced to accept the US/Israeli terms for negotiations to save himself from being totally irrelevant.

This US policy of Rejectionism is being applied very effectively,disregar ding all the norms of decency,internationa l law, stated public policy and UN charter and its Resolutions in many cases such as Hammas of Palestine, who won the majority of seats in Palestine and Hizbullah of Lebanon who secured significant numbers of seats in Lebanese parliament.

US with its European allies stopped all funding to the Palestinians, which is very crucial for the very survival of the poor Palestinians and infrastructure as it pays for the social services, employees such as police and municipality etc. It also forced the Arabs such as Saudi Arabia and others from funding to chock the Palestinian Authority till it succumbs to the pressure and get rid of Hammas. That is exactly what happened now the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya is Out and new elections have been called for by the Puppet Mhamood Abbas-The PA President.

The most famous Oslo Accord which was signed by Yasser Arafat,Israel and hatched by US is the most lob sided Document ever created. It instead of talking about the self determination accentuates and perpetuates the absolute control of Israel. Gaza is the source of fresh water 80% of which is being used by Israelis and only 20% is left for the Palestinians. It has been ensured that it shall never be under the control of the Palestinians. The Palestinian areas have not been allowed to set up any factories or businesses so that cheap labor's availability is ensured for the Israeli Manufacturers. No new roads are allowed to be built. Israeli army can without any hindrance travel anywhere and can not be questioned.It is not possible for me to go into more details of the Accord which will make this piece too long.
Despite all the Humanitarian showmanship by the US and Israel there is no inclination or intention on the part of US or Israel to grant a self determination to the Palestinians.( According to the Accord,a limited administration of the existing Palestinian areas has been accorded to collect taxes and to control the Palestinians population against any uprising against Israel)

The Israeli elites have , as well documented, said that the most of the Palestinians shall either migrate to the other countries, mainly Arab lands, and those remaining Shell be lost in the dust.

Those yet living inside Israel are under Constant siege and can be humiliated and picked by by Israeli Police at will, settler Jews, coming from other countries, do have more Rights than the native Palestinians and their lands can be used for new settlements without any compensation under the doctrine of Eminent Domain.They can be arrested on the pretext of a slightest suspicion and put behind bars for indefinite period to rot without any representation.
At the moment, according to Amnesty International and many such organizations, more than 25000 Palestinians and Lebanese are imprisoned in Israel, Including the Palestinian leadership, and there is no chance of their release as they are declared security risk.

This kind of crudity and barbarity can only be the brainchild of Zionist and Neo-cons whose thinking is Goal oriented and human aspect has nothing to do with it.

US elites, Policy Makers, proponents of New world Order and Neo-Cons, in tandem with Jewish Doctrine of non Jewish being "Gentile" have no mercy for any one coming in their way of achievement of Goal of World Dominance. Israel being a client State, our police man, rogue and a State of Chosen People can Attack,Humiliate,cap ture,kill any one and everyone. It Does our bidding in African, central America and Middle east. It can provide funds where we can't and can attack a country where we do not want to for some public policy reasons.

With all these qualities how can Israel be an aggressor, causing turmoil and violence. It is just cleaning the world from the uncivilized,uneducat ed,poverty stricken useless,beastly and violent expendables-Palestin ians.

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