Re: And What if Manhattan IS Nuked?

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sun Aug 18 2002 - 17:22:42 MDT


Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
>
>
>>In a message dated 8/18/2002 11:18:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>steve@multisell.com writes:
>><<This whole nightmare scenario can still be avoided if America puts heavy
>>pressure on Israel to step into line with the various UN requirements,
>>withdraw from occupied territory, dismantle its illegal settlements &>>
>
>
> I wonder *why* everyone says "dismantle the illegal settlements"?
> Why not simply have Israel pay the Palestinians for the land and
> have the settlers live under Palestian rule? There are Palestinians
> that live quite peacefully under Israeli rule.

Because they are illegal and some of them were crafted
prescisely to strategically cut-up Palestinian areas. Illegal
taking of land should not then be condoned. Also there is the
small matter that these settlers have no intention of living
under Palestinian rule.

- samantha



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