Comments on: Hamas didn’t get the NYT memo http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/22/5255 Cutting straight to the point Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:59:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tom Frank http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/22/5255/comment-page-1#comment-33019 Tom Frank Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:07:12 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5255#comment-33019 ...neither of which has ever been... Typos... …neither of which has ever been…

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]]> By: Tom Frank http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/22/5255/comment-page-1#comment-33018 Tom Frank Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:06:06 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5255#comment-33018 Why would the NYT "get a clue" when the government of Israel hasn't? Until the government of Israel takes a stand after one of these speeches and says "fine, if that is how it is, we're done", and closes the crossings and stops all interaction with the Pal's, nothing will change. If they were to stop all interaction with the Pal's, and made it publicly clear that no matter how much the press whined nothing would change until the Pal's changed their mind, eventually, things would change. Or not; either way Israel would be better off. But it would require a strong stomach and a firm commitment, neither of which has never been any liberal democracies strong suite. Why would the NYT “get a clue” when the government of Israel hasn’t?

Until the government of Israel takes a stand after one of these speeches and says “fine, if that is how it is, we’re done”, and closes the crossings and stops all interaction with the Pal’s, nothing will change.

If they were to stop all interaction with the Pal’s, and made it publicly clear that no matter how much the press whined nothing would change until the Pal’s changed their mind, eventually, things would change. Or not; either way Israel would be better off.

But it would require a strong stomach and a firm commitment, neither of which has never been any liberal democracies strong suite.

]]> By: Alex Bensky http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/22/5255/comment-page-1#comment-33015 Alex Bensky Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:12:22 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5255#comment-33015 "A way must be found to help turn Hamas into a legitimate and acceptable negotiating partner." I'm with them on that. Also, a way must be found to get Lucy Lawless to fall in love with me. Equal likelihood of either way being found, I should think. “A way must be found to help turn Hamas into a legitimate and acceptable negotiating partner.”

I’m with them on that. Also, a way must be found to get Lucy Lawless to fall in love with me. Equal likelihood of either way being found, I should think.

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