Death 999 wrote:
- the lack of representation in their government by non-jews, at any level
If I'm not mistaken, there's at least two Palestinian/Arab parties seated in the Knesset (granted they're small parties).
There are. In addition, there are Arab representatives in most non-Arab parties with seats at Knesset as well.
I didn't get what you said about water supply, but Israel provides the Palestinians free of charge with water, electricity and gas, as well as medical supplies.
About obstructing commerce - what are you talking about?!
The blockade... well you have seen how many rockets were smuggled despite that, imagine without the blockade...
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Alvarin wrote:
I didn't get what you said about water supply, but Israel provides the Palestinians free of charge with water, electricity and gas, as well as medical supplies.
I think that's the point he's making. The Palestinians can't get water THEMSELVES, it's all coming through Israel. That's somewhat similar to the Russian gas situation, where one country's sitting on a pipeline of a vital supply and of COURSE they'd never DREAM of turning it off, that would be TERRIBLE, but just in case, maybe you'd better not antagonise them, hmm? HMM? Thought so.
Dabir wrote:
I think that's the point he's making. The Palestinians can't get water THEMSELVES, it's all coming through Israel. That's somewhat similar to the Russian gas situation, where one country's sitting on a pipeline of a vital supply and of COURSE they'd never DREAM of turning it off, that would be TERRIBLE, but just in case, maybe you'd better not antagonise them, hmm? HMM? Thought so.
Israel can't afford to shut utilities off, in all likelihood. It would jeopardize relations with the western world, to put things mildly.
Dabir wrote:Right. But the fact that the option exists, as stupid as it would be for them to take it, is unacceptable.
Can someone explain this water situation to me? Or provide a link? From what I understand, countries are able to control their own resources and where they go, so I can't really see how it would be possible for the option to NOT exist...
oldlaptop wrote:Israel can't afford to shut utilities off, in all likelihood. It would jeopardize relations with the western world, to put things mildly.
Oh, shut it OFF - certainly not. Limit it, absolutely. Compare Palestinean irrigation to Israeli irrigation.
Dabir wrote:Right. But the fact that the option exists, as stupid as it would be for them to take it, is unacceptable.
Can someone explain this water situation to me? Or provide a link? From what I understand, countries are able to control their own resources and where they go, so I can't really see how it would be possible for the option to NOT exist...
You probably don't understand the SIZE (or, more accurately, size )of Israel and Gaza. There are extremely few water sources. And Israel was unable to build de-salination station there despite several attempts before we left Gaza.
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