Saturday June 23, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

The Israeli prime minister and the Palestinian president are set to meet.
Olmert and Abbas will be meeting on Monday in Sharm el Sheik.
Mubarak of Egypt and Adbullah of Jordan will join them.
The purpose of the meeting is to give support to the Palestinian president.

Egypt has already publicly declared that they will not permit a radical Islamic state to develop in Gaza.
Egypt and Jordan must be urged to act to help the Palestinians in the West Bank as well as in Gaza.
Declarations are well and fine, but actions speak louder than words.

Israeli Likud leader Netanyahu is in DC lobbying for help for the Palestinians.
That is important.
But Israel should not be expected to fight the battle for Fatah against Hamas.
Jordan and Egypt have more to lose than does Israel if Hamas gains power.

Abbas wants Israel to promise a relaxation of conditions and the transfer of the $600 million in taxes that has been withheld since Hamas took power.
That part is practically a done deal, but it won't solve the Palestinian problem.
What the Palestinians really need is for Jordan and Egypt to take care of Hamas.

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