http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/12/31/grossman-and-gaza/ Facts, News, Trends, Analysis Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://middleeastpolitics.net/2008/12/31/grossman-and-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-532 William deB. Mills Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:40:24 +0000 http://middleeastpolitics.net/?p=4023#comment-532 Interesting idea, but care will need to be taken to define "immediate crisis" in fair, balanced terms. One of those terms surely must be the end of shooting weapons at each other; another term must surely be the end of collective punishment (which includes, actually, both Hamas rockets fired into civilian areas and Israeli economic/medicine/energy boycotts and denial of basic human rights to the people of Gaza). Have I said anything yet that reasonable supporters of either side could disagree with? It really is hard to make any statement on which all participants can agree in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It would be nice to hear that I have just done this. If so, then, maybe we can move forward. Someone please tell me if the above formulation is sufficiently neutral and balanced. Interesting idea, but care will need to be taken to define “immediate crisis” in fair, balanced terms. One of those terms surely must be the end of shooting weapons at each other; another term must surely be the end of collective punishment (which includes, actually, both Hamas rockets fired into civilian areas and Israeli economic/medicine/energy boycotts and denial of basic human rights to the people of Gaza). Have I said anything yet that reasonable supporters of either side could disagree with? It really is hard to make any statement on which all participants can agree in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It would be nice to hear that I have just done this. If so, then, maybe we can move forward. Someone please tell me if the above formulation is sufficiently neutral and balanced.

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