Friday, June 24, 2005
Wild West
the people of arizona are among the most passionate in the u.s. regarding the rights of individuals.
clearly there are many in arizona who are against the ruling by the supreme court yesterday that interpreted more rights of eminent domain to cities/ & private projects for the 'good' of communities. the following is from the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, Arizona:
Wild West
on a sub consious level it occurs to me there is a relationship that i feel regarding this subject with israel, particularly because of the way i titled the link.
but there is a difference, in arizona and the states i agree that if you own a piece of property it is yours until you choose to sell it.
(though too i understand there are situations that the 'public good' can be argued and therefore implemented).
the people are afterall on land they rightfully own through purchase and title held.
in the case of the settlers in gaza, they are paying the price of a bad combination of govt decisions which let them live there and their own zealotry.
however, evacuating gaza isnt going to settle all of our problems in israel and will serve as a lynch pin for chaos if the evacuation is not coordinated fully between israel and palestine authorities.
many palestinians may interpret wrongly that the evacuation is a reward for the violence that surrounded us the past four years.
my post here is a short prologue on a subject that could be written as an epic.......
i am hoping that i am genuinely wrong and that the circumstances will end happily but i respect the the hatred here too much that surrounds us.
sharon and some of his principles seem to still have illusions that they are going to be able to hold onto vast enclaves within the west bank.
it may be rational to hold onto some of the communities that border the 'state of israel' within the sphere.
however, i know that the palestinians will not stand for a country - their own - if it is merely made up of autonmous cantons - this is not a viable option in the long run for a nation that can work well.
importantly, the palestinians will make a huge mistake if they instigate another intifada after the pullout from gaza. because they will lose yet again more credibility and the ability to negotiate a settlement that is favorable.
four years ago many said correctly when arafat did not agree to what barak offered and started 'his' intifada that it was a certainty that the palestinians the next time around at the 'peace' table would get even less than what they were being offered then and it has born fruit.
if the rumor is true and the egyptians have decided to give some land along the sinai to the palestinians and israel allows for a land bridge between gaza and the west bank maybe an agreement that is viable can be accomplished.
in all though i am weary of forced agreements and i am afraid the wild west soon might be in my own back.
clearly there are many in arizona who are against the ruling by the supreme court yesterday that interpreted more rights of eminent domain to cities/ & private projects for the 'good' of communities. the following is from the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, Arizona:
Wild West
on a sub consious level it occurs to me there is a relationship that i feel regarding this subject with israel, particularly because of the way i titled the link.
but there is a difference, in arizona and the states i agree that if you own a piece of property it is yours until you choose to sell it.
(though too i understand there are situations that the 'public good' can be argued and therefore implemented).
the people are afterall on land they rightfully own through purchase and title held.
in the case of the settlers in gaza, they are paying the price of a bad combination of govt decisions which let them live there and their own zealotry.
however, evacuating gaza isnt going to settle all of our problems in israel and will serve as a lynch pin for chaos if the evacuation is not coordinated fully between israel and palestine authorities.
many palestinians may interpret wrongly that the evacuation is a reward for the violence that surrounded us the past four years.
my post here is a short prologue on a subject that could be written as an epic.......
i am hoping that i am genuinely wrong and that the circumstances will end happily but i respect the the hatred here too much that surrounds us.
sharon and some of his principles seem to still have illusions that they are going to be able to hold onto vast enclaves within the west bank.
it may be rational to hold onto some of the communities that border the 'state of israel' within the sphere.
however, i know that the palestinians will not stand for a country - their own - if it is merely made up of autonmous cantons - this is not a viable option in the long run for a nation that can work well.
importantly, the palestinians will make a huge mistake if they instigate another intifada after the pullout from gaza. because they will lose yet again more credibility and the ability to negotiate a settlement that is favorable.
four years ago many said correctly when arafat did not agree to what barak offered and started 'his' intifada that it was a certainty that the palestinians the next time around at the 'peace' table would get even less than what they were being offered then and it has born fruit.
if the rumor is true and the egyptians have decided to give some land along the sinai to the palestinians and israel allows for a land bridge between gaza and the west bank maybe an agreement that is viable can be accomplished.
in all though i am weary of forced agreements and i am afraid the wild west soon might be in my own back.
// posted by Zevchi @ 10:24 AM 
