Thursday, November 29, 2012

29 November 2012 only 64 years late




Palestinian Statehood Vote: Palestinians Certain To Win U.N. Recognition As A State
“…The Palestinians say they need U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, the lands Israel captured in 1967, to be able to resume negotiations with Israel. They say global recognition of the 1967 lines as the borders of Palestine is meant to salvage a peace deal, not sabotage it, as Israel claim…”
Cassi Creek:         The opportunity to create an Arab state from a portion of the League of Nations’ Palestinian Mandate was  available in 1947-48 as a result of the UN decision to partition the mandate into two nations, one Jewish and one Arab.  The Jews immediately began carving out a state while the Arabs began a long running effort to wipe out any and all Jews living in the State of Israel. 
          64 years, 8 major wars, land grabs carried out by the nations of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt, and the refusal to integrate several hundred thousand Arab “refugees” into Arab states as citizens  have created a non-functional “would be Palestine” which remains at war with Israel, resulting in thousands of dead and injured on both sides of disputed borders. 
           
          The actual progress toward statehood for Palestinians can be measured against the progress made by Israel.  Israel built a nation that has become highly involved in electronics, computers, medicine, and other modern industries.  During the same time, the would-be-Palestinians have done nothing.  Israel has received quite a lot of monetary support from the U.S. and from Jews around the world, which enabled it to absorb millions of refugees evicted from the USSR ad the Arab states.  Would-be-Palestine has received little in economic aid from the Arab states that trumpet their undying support for the Palestinians.  What money has been provided has, for the most part, been used to purchase weapons to use against Israel.  Guns or butter?  Statehood or weapons?
          The vote to create a Palestinian nation will find little or no infrastructure ready to receive it. The internal battles that have blocked statehood for 64 years are stilled making statehood a distant possibility.

          We laid a fire in the wood stove last night.  This is the first really cold night  since we had it cleaned and serviced.  The gasket that was replaced apparently was too thick.  About half an hour into a good burn the smoke alarm sounded and the front door on the stove popped open.  Fortunately nothing spilled from the stove.  We throttled the stove back as far as could be done, then spent the next 5 hours trying to keep the door closed.  Eventually, we were able to wire the door handles together to prevent them opening wider.  The burn rate was finally low enough at 0200 that we felt it safe to go to bed.
          The good news is no damage was done, no harm, and the smoke alarm works as advertised.  The Chimney Sweeps will be back tomorrow.




No comments:

Post a Comment