Comments on: There is no Sadat http://www.yourish.com/2009/04/27/7314 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Alex Bensky http://www.yourish.com/2009/04/27/7314/comment-page-1#comment-36572 Alex Bensky Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:27:38 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=7314#comment-36572 NOt that Cohen is alone in this, but writing his column required tunnel vision and an absolute disregard for history and context. Jordan, which had annexed the West Bank after 1948, subjected those under its control to a less than benign neglect. From 1967 on the lives of the people improved markedly by every conceivable measure--education, life expectancy, employment, health--and the area was one of the fastest growing parts of the world. Had things taken their natural course the health and prosperity of the inhabitants of the West Bank would have continued to improve. And the Palestinians threw it all away, and did so because health and prosperity was not their chief goal, which was the elimination of Israel, as it remains their goal. But the Palestinians are never responsible for their actions and are never required to face the consequences of their actions. They haven't been held to account as yet; what would make them decide to start now? NOt that Cohen is alone in this, but writing his column required tunnel vision and an absolute disregard for history and context.

Jordan, which had annexed the West Bank after 1948, subjected those under its control to a less than benign neglect. From 1967 on the lives of the people improved markedly by every conceivable measure–education, life expectancy, employment, health–and the area was one of the fastest growing parts of the world. Had things taken their natural course the health and prosperity of the inhabitants of the West Bank would have continued to improve.

And the Palestinians threw it all away, and did so because health and prosperity was not their chief goal, which was the elimination of Israel, as it remains their goal.

But the Palestinians are never responsible for their actions and are never required to face the consequences of their actions. They haven’t been held to account as yet; what would make them decide to start now?

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