I
have been sitting in front of my screen agog, actually mesmerised for
the last hour, reading in disbelief that the Israeli government has
decided not to put the Prawer Plan on the statuary books. Good news?
Yes. Of a sort.
Had the Prawer Plan been implemented 70,000
Palestinian Bedouins of the Negev Desert would have lost their ancestral
homes for ever. The announcement has two meanings to me.
1) That Israel is isolated and vulnerable.
2) That international pressure, like The Day Of Anger on 30th November last, does have an effect.
Am I celebrating yet? Again, with reservations.
Benny Begin, the co-author of the Prawer Plan said that he recommended
to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to 'end the debate on the law' in
parliament.
Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman posted
on his Facebook page that the Israeli government 'should re-examine the
plan and consider a far-reaching plan that would annul the benefits the
Bedouins were to receive.'
You never know with the Israelis
what their real intentions are. It's, as I said before, conjuring
tricks. Smoke and mirrors, if you like.
Had the Prawer Plan been implemented 70,000 Palestinian Bedouins of the Negev Desert would have lost their ancestral homes for ever. The announcement has two meanings to me.
1) That Israel is isolated and vulnerable.
2) That international pressure, like The Day Of Anger on 30th November last, does have an effect.
Am I celebrating yet? Again, with reservations.
Benny Begin, the co-author of the Prawer Plan said that he recommended to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to 'end the debate on the law' in parliament.
Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman posted on his Facebook page that the Israeli government 'should re-examine the plan and consider a far-reaching plan that would annul the benefits the Bedouins were to receive.'
You never know with the Israelis what their real intentions are. It's, as I said before, conjuring tricks. Smoke and mirrors, if you like.
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