Civil War: The Only Answer

It's becoming increasingly clear that a Palestinian civil war will be a necessity if the lives of ordinary Palestinians are to improve.

Last weeks suicide bombing near the Karni crossing highlights this fact. (5 were killed and 10 wounded) The explosion did tremendous damage to the hub of agricultural trade where Palestinians are able to sell their goods to the Israeli market. Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza are now unable to make a living off their main industry.

Bruce Thornton at Victor Davis Hanson sums it up

Quite simply, those Palestinians sincerely committed to the “two-state solution” must go after and kill those Palestinians who are committed to the destruction of Israel, and whose murders provoke Israel’s legitimate responses that unfortunately make life hard for the Palestinians. And yes, that means there must be a civil war. The so-called “moderate” Palestinians have to recognize that their aspirations are subverted by those among them who want to kill Israelis more than they want to live in freedom and prosperity, and that their suffering is caused by the actions of such terrorists that compel Israel to do whatever it can to protect its citizens, which after all is the primary obligation of any state.

Mahmoud Abbas needs to act. The most recent suicide attack was perpetrated on Tuesday night at the Orhan outpost in Gaza. Ariel Sharon promised a decisive response, but has since lowered the stick, giving Abbas what seems to be one last chance to prove his willingness to fight terror. Abbas does not need to end terror in one magic sweep. He needs to convince Israel that he is TRYING to end the terror.

With these incidents being so regular, it's difficult to fathom the thinking of the left when they question the need for checkpoints.

IDF officials assessed that the suicide bomber was headed for Gush Katif to perpetrate an attack there when he was detained at a checkpoint by security staff. Shortly before the attack, security forces received a tip that the suspect was headed for the checkpoint, and upon his arrival, soldiers recognized him and ordered him out of his car. At this point he was searched by Shin Bet agents, but they failed to find the explosives, which were hidden in his underwear. The bomber detonated his explosives as he was being led by soldiers to a trailer for a second round of searches, according to procedure, three meters from the building's entrance.

People watch documentaries like checkpoint, recently screened in South Africa, and react with horror and dismay when a Palestinian is led away to be searched. The array of incidents similar to Tuesdays attack are conveniantly forgotten as their selective pity for the Palestinians being searched overcomes any sense of context and reason.

I say selective because I haven't heard any outcry for the damage done to the Palestinian's agricultural trade centre destroyed in last week's suicide bomb.

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Many things are conveniently forgotten.