Yesterday there was another news report here on the situation in Gaza and my impression is that Gaza cant wait nether for a peace plan or ar " war plan ". Above all i think Gaza is a social problem , the sort of problem no one wants to get his hands dirty by digging in and unplugging this " sewer ".
"Sewer" is a pretty harsh word, Sammy, almost emblematic of how the majority of Israelis see Gaza in general it seems. It's much bigger than a social problem, it's a huge political but most importantly a huge identity crisis. One can even say it's an existential threat! The same thing Israel has felt and used to its advantage for decades.
I don't know how many people there are protesting cause of national interests and how many are protesting cause they have lost all hope for their future. Many people in Gaza are totally dependant on charity of Unra.
I don't think the particular reason matters at this point since any reason is the result of being closed into an open door prison. And let's not ignore the elephant in the room, besides the right to return, Jerusalem has everything to do with this and that is a large part of a sovereign, Palestinian state.
Meanwhile Israelis are celebrating the US embassy in Jerusalem while these people are being killed by Israelis. Something just isn't right with this picture.
One palestinian that was interviewed yesterday said that 80% of the people in Gaza care not about Hamas or fattah but about how are they going to feed their children.
This shit is not going to heal itself and i don't think we can wait for a full solution peace plan that is unseen in the horizon, what is needed is a Gaza recovery plan to improve the lives of people in Gaza NOW. This can be based on temporary seize fire.
The best way for them to feed their children is to have their own, sovereign country.
I can tell you that as far as the impact of the fence protests on Israel goes it has not had the influence on Israel that the demonstrators hoped. Last week for example people where more occupied with Iran and syria than with the palestinians.
It might not have the impact on Israel -- and I doubt that was the plan in the first place -- but it has had an impact on the international circuit and that's what counts a lot more. The pressure needs to be put on the Israelis from the outside. It's the only way it will work since we know Israel is only going to kill them and then spit and laugh at them. Shame. BTW, I know you personally don't feel that way and I'm not referring to you, but those who are the majority complicit in this thinking and action.
The march on the fence is preserved here by many here not as a legitimate protests but as a threat and as such inspires little sympathy.
A threat to whom or what, though, Sammy? To a barb-wired fence? It's ridiculous. Israel must open the dialogue to a two state solution and stop shutting down each attempt being made in that direction.