Tuesday, October 16, 2007

An interesting part of the equation


Palestinians Prefer Life in Israel
-Mark MacKinnon

Nabil Gheit, the mayor of Ras Hamis, a Palestinian neighborhood on the eastern fringe of Jerusalem, says he can't think of a worse fate than being handed over to the Palestinian Authority.

"If there was a referendum here, no one would vote to join the Palestinian Authority," Gheit said, smoking a water pipe as he whiled away the afternoon...

Many Palestinians dislike the idea of their neighborhoods, which are generally more prosperous than other parts of the West Bank, being absorbed into the chaotic Palestinian territories.

"At least in Israel, there's law," he says.
(Globe and Mail-Canada)

2 comments:

LHwrites said...

Well then, maybe more Palestinian mayors should be speaking up and letting the world know things are not so black and white. But first, before everyone starts chiming in, let us see if this poor fellow can now survive having made these comments, and live to see another Ramadan.

Bruce said...

Let's hope he lives to see many Ramadans. Though he's no lover of Zion...the full article explains his admiration for some sleazy characters, but he's a pragmatic man