Saturday January 27, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

I've said it before and I know that I will be saying it again.
Tensions are rising between Palestinians.

The mini civil war going on in the Palestinian Authority has accelerated again. The war is about power and about control.
The war is about the direction of the Palestinian future.

Think of the old phrase "you get more with honey than with vinegar."
Abbas is thinking honey, Hamas is thinking vinegar.
Abbas has some come to the realization that Israel is here to stay, Hamas will never accept Israel.

Both sides now have weapons and are using them to kill each other.
Cease fires are never upheld and agreements are never enforced.
Over the past 2 months at least 5 cease fires have been called.
Palestinian fighters think of cease fires and agreements only as suggestions.

Now you understand the difficulty Israel has negotiating with the Palestinians.