Sunday April 16, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

Marwan Barghouti, the convicted leader of Fatah, now sits in an Israeli jail.
Even from jail, when Barghouti has something to say - pay attention.
In an interview with the Palestinian newspaper al Ayam, Barghouti said that when Israel withdraws from the West Bank it will further "the occupation."

The Western mind needs to understand Barghouti Logic.
How will Israel further the occupation by leaving - Israel will be getting out, not staying?
It furthers the occupation because Barghouti wants it all - every centimeter of the pre '67 border, Jerusalem and every settler bloc, he wants it just the way it was 40 years ago.

So, according to Barghouti Logic, he is correct. When and if Israel does unilaterally pull out of certain areas of the West Bank it will be to secure a permanent presence in other places, like Jerusalem, and to create other big settlement blocks.

Rumors are that Barghouti may be part of a prisoner swap - with convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, now sitting in an American prison.
Keep watch as the situation worsens in the Palestinian Authority over the next few months.