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Originally Posted by Osiris
Possibly, but I think you may be construing too much from this data. The statistics are for all of 2005, not just for after the Israeli withdrawal. Your argument would have more credence if you showed that the crime rate increased after the Israeli withdrawal. An isolated statistic like that does not prove anything in the way of "Palestine will never be reconized as a state". I'd say that the chance of moving "backwards" towards less autonomy for the Palestinians is less likely than them getting more autonomy. After all, states like Sudan have been actively complicit in the genocide of their own citizens, and the international community hasn't called for "regime change," or sought to alter the status quo in that regard.
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If the PA isn't up to the job in Gaza, how will they be up to the job for a Palestinian state? BTW, the Palestinians were responsible for their own internal security prior to the Israeli withdrawal, so the statistic does hold true for demonstrating their inability to enforce law and order within their own territory. Heck, the fact that PA police watched the destruction of the greenhouses following the handover should speak volumes. In any case, my argument looks at the totality of the situation, and the future is not bright for Palestinian statehood unless they can clean house. Withdrawal from Gaza was a brillant strategic move by the Israelis.
I am not opposed to Palestinian statehood, but neither is it a "right" that is being denied. They need to earn admission into statehood through demonstrating the ability to maintain law and order within their own territory and to prevent terrorist attacks against others from originating from within their own borders.
10-07-2005, 22:32 PM
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