Comments on: Israel orders ceasefire days before Obama inauguration http://geraldgiam.sg/2009/01/israel-orders-ceasefire-days-before-obama-inauguration/ Alternative proposals for a better Singapore Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:59:13 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Disheartened http://geraldgiam.sg/2009/01/israel-orders-ceasefire-days-before-obama-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Disheartened Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:21:59 +0000 http://geraldgiam.wordpress.com/?p=389#comment-1359 Unilateral ceas-fire or simply tired of mudering innocents or lost PR wars and finding out that it has accomplished nothing. Only disheartened moderate muslims not only against Isreal(for over reaching) but also Egypt,Saudi Arabia for further dividing muslims. Btw UN is a impotence organisation and need to be restructure Security Council. Unilateral ceas-fire or simply tired of mudering innocents or lost PR wars and finding out that it has accomplished nothing. Only disheartened moderate muslims not only against Isreal(for over reaching) but also Egypt,Saudi Arabia for further dividing muslims.

Btw UN is a impotence organisation and need to be restructure Security Council.

]]> By: Fargoal http://geraldgiam.sg/2009/01/israel-orders-ceasefire-days-before-obama-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Fargoal Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://geraldgiam.wordpress.com/?p=389#comment-1358 Let's hope that Palestinian support for the two-state solution has not been permanently damaged by Israel's bulldozing and bushwhacking. This Gaza episode has been very instructive. Many cynical games being played here. Some examples: 1) Israel's overwhelmingly disproportionate response vs. Hamas' cynical use of civilians as shields. 2) Arab disunity and showmanship - e.g. Egypt and Saudi Arabia initially hoping that Hamas would be crushed, then changing tack when this became untenable with their own Arab street. Qatar (with its Al-Jazeera Arabic and recent Doha Summit) playing to the Arab street, while depending on the US for its security. 3) Impotence of the UN and other international organisations - UN Security Council took so long to come up with Resolution 1860, which was then promptly ignored by Hamas and Israel. The EU was similarly ineffective despite its multi-pronged lobbying. 4) More Palestinian than the Palestinians - witness the reactions of Venezuela (cutting off ties with Israel) and our neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia. Let’s hope that Palestinian support for the two-state solution has not been permanently damaged by Israel’s bulldozing and bushwhacking.

This Gaza episode has been very instructive. Many cynical games being played here. Some examples:

1) Israel’s overwhelmingly disproportionate response vs. Hamas’ cynical use of civilians as shields.

2) Arab disunity and showmanship – e.g. Egypt and Saudi Arabia initially hoping that Hamas would be crushed, then changing tack when this became untenable with their own Arab street. Qatar (with its Al-Jazeera Arabic and recent Doha Summit) playing to the Arab street, while depending on the US for its security.

3) Impotence of the UN and other international organisations – UN Security Council took so long to come up with Resolution 1860, which was then promptly ignored by Hamas and Israel. The EU was similarly ineffective despite its multi-pronged lobbying.

4) More Palestinian than the Palestinians – witness the reactions of Venezuela (cutting off ties with Israel) and our neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia.

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