Comments on: Hastening an Awaiting Disaster http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/hastening-an-awaiting-disaster/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael Kenny http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/hastening-an-awaiting-disaster/#comment-35248 Michael Kenny Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:29:51 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=5841#comment-35248 The most likely reason why European leaders have been reluctant to speak out too forcefully on Gaza is that they suspect that that is precisely the trap Israel is setting for them. What Israel really wants, I would guess, is European troops in Gaza but European leaders have no wish to be sucked into the hornet's nest. As soon as European leaders call for a ceasefire, Israel will say "Fine, send in peacekeepers". The Europeans have called Israel's bluff, forcing it to launch the land invasion it is clearly scared of launching. In fact, it actually suits the EU very well to be presented as an Israeli stooge! It destroys the credibility as a peacekeeper or honest broker that it doesn't want to have in the first place! The most likely reason why European leaders have been reluctant to speak out too forcefully on Gaza is that they suspect that that is precisely the trap Israel is setting for them. What Israel really wants, I would guess, is European troops in Gaza but European leaders have no wish to be sucked into the hornet’s nest. As soon as European leaders call for a ceasefire, Israel will say “Fine, send in peacekeepers”. The Europeans have called Israel’s bluff, forcing it to launch the land invasion it is clearly scared of launching. In fact, it actually suits the EU very well to be presented as an Israeli stooge! It destroys the credibility as a peacekeeper or honest broker that it doesn’t want to have in the first place!

]]> By: bozh http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/hastening-an-awaiting-disaster/#comment-35178 bozh Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:05:15 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=5841#comment-35178 i'v been kicked out of haaretz. i, too, found out that haaretz is a criminal paper. it cldn't stand what i had to say. none of these mini, medi, maxi criminals can handle the truth. thnx i’v been kicked out of haaretz. i, too, found out that haaretz is a criminal paper.
it cldn’t stand what i had to say. none of these mini, medi, maxi criminals can handle the truth. thnx

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