Tuesday 11 March 2008

Wonder what the difference is?

There are two 'provactions' going on between the West Bank Palestinian Arabs and the Israelis. They lead to different results in world opinion. I wonder why?

Israel has continued its wretched building the West Bank, with homes approved 8 years ago (and you thought English bureaucracy was bad) but that is sabotaging the peace process.

But, when a Jerusalem Arab kills 8 students (7 of them 18 or under) everyone declares how the peace process must continue.

Which is the bigger provocation?

Forgetting who is right and wrong in this issue (and for now it is important to) why is building housing in already existing settlements (actually more like cities; settlements makes you think of the wild west) worse than violating territorial sovereignty and murdering 8 students within land that is completely undisputed?

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