Thursday, May 05, 2005
Scorched earth in Gaza?
An interesting debate is going on in anticipation of the Israeli pullout from Gaza. What should be done with abandoned settlements? The Jerusalem Post thinks settlers should be allowed to destroy their homes upon eviction.
The MSM, of course, will flock to the scene in the event of such destruction, and the picture won't be pretty. Interviews with the Palestinian homeless next to burning Jewish houses will be ubiquitous.
Consequently, in addition to not only the right, but also the obligation, of the settlers to destroy their homes, the government has the obligation to carry out its original decision. If the homes are abandoned and/or handed over to the Palestinians, the latter will see it as confirmation of their belief that terrorism pays off and that they are on the right road in a war that will eventually return them to Jaffa, Haifa, Acre and Jerusalem.
Israel's momentary profit from being represented in the world media as a peace lover giving the keys of Jewish displaced persons' homes to the Palestinians will be swallowed up by a long-term loss: unambiguous encouragement of the enemy to continue its war against the kibbutzim in the region, against Ashkelon and Ashdod, from the Gaza Strip, and against the heart of Israel from Judea and Samaria.
The MSM, of course, will flock to the scene in the event of such destruction, and the picture won't be pretty. Interviews with the Palestinian homeless next to burning Jewish houses will be ubiquitous.
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