Written by my friend inside Gaza:
A modest Proposal
As far as Gaza is concerned, the only problem does not lie in Hamas, but the problem with Gaza is that it is full of Gazans.
A score of days ago the Israeli occupation leaders declared that a war against Hamas is to be waged as Hamas violates the conventions of combat by targeting 'innocent' Israeli settlers/civilians. I can't deny that some rejoiced and giggled at this news. In the course of the conflict, about 600 Gazans fell and more than 3000 were injured most of them sustained permanent disability. In the last wave of killing, the Israeli war planes targeted hundreds of Palestinians who were forced to leave their homes and take refugee in a school run by the UN thinking that would prevent Israel from targeting them. They were wrong. Forty of them were slain. Has Israeli really meant Hamas per se? Or has it meant any person/ building/ plant/ blow of air/ house/ shop/ mosque/ field/ nursery/ motorbike and anything related to Hamas? Does that include places Hamas members passed by or been in? Does that include people who happened to shake hands with a Hamas member, unknowingly perhaps? The facts on the ground tell that it is the Gazans Israeli is after not Hamas. Of the 4000 causalities the majority are kids, women, elderly people and police cadets. Only a handful of fighters fell during the fighting (maybe less than those who fell from the Israeli side).
Now and in the light of these statistics, there must be a way out. And I have got a proposal. I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection. I, like the Israelis, believe there is a serious problem in Gaza with a great need for a solution. As far as Gaza is concerned, the only problem does not lie in Hamas, but the problem with Gaza is that it is full of Gazans. Why does not the Israeli government buy/kidnap/arrest (or any available means) Gazans and eat them? If put to action, this proposal will have several different advantages: Israel satisfies its cannibalistic desires, quenches its blood thirst, rids itself of Gazans, and saves a lot of money and ammunitions for wars to come. In addition, the carcasses can be used to help Israelis build a wall all around Gaza. A modest proposal, ain't?
A modest Proposal
As far as Gaza is concerned, the only problem does not lie in Hamas, but the problem with Gaza is that it is full of Gazans.
A score of days ago the Israeli occupation leaders declared that a war against Hamas is to be waged as Hamas violates the conventions of combat by targeting 'innocent' Israeli settlers/civilians. I can't deny that some rejoiced and giggled at this news. In the course of the conflict, about 600 Gazans fell and more than 3000 were injured most of them sustained permanent disability. In the last wave of killing, the Israeli war planes targeted hundreds of Palestinians who were forced to leave their homes and take refugee in a school run by the UN thinking that would prevent Israel from targeting them. They were wrong. Forty of them were slain. Has Israeli really meant Hamas per se? Or has it meant any person/ building/ plant/ blow of air/ house/ shop/ mosque/ field/ nursery/ motorbike and anything related to Hamas? Does that include places Hamas members passed by or been in? Does that include people who happened to shake hands with a Hamas member, unknowingly perhaps? The facts on the ground tell that it is the Gazans Israeli is after not Hamas. Of the 4000 causalities the majority are kids, women, elderly people and police cadets. Only a handful of fighters fell during the fighting (maybe less than those who fell from the Israeli side).
Now and in the light of these statistics, there must be a way out. And I have got a proposal. I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection. I, like the Israelis, believe there is a serious problem in Gaza with a great need for a solution. As far as Gaza is concerned, the only problem does not lie in Hamas, but the problem with Gaza is that it is full of Gazans. Why does not the Israeli government buy/kidnap/arrest (or any available means) Gazans and eat them? If put to action, this proposal will have several different advantages: Israel satisfies its cannibalistic desires, quenches its blood thirst, rids itself of Gazans, and saves a lot of money and ammunitions for wars to come. In addition, the carcasses can be used to help Israelis build a wall all around Gaza. A modest proposal, ain't?
