Bruce's MidEast Soundbites

Capturing the MidEast in short soundbites: poignant reflections by people who understand the complexities of the Middle East. My philosophy is: "less is more." You won't agree with everything that's here, but I'm confident you will find it interesting! Excepting the titles, my own comments are minimal. Instead I rely on news sources to string together what I hope is an interesting, politically challenging, non-partisan, non-ideological narrative.

Monday, June 23, 2008

For Palestinians, it ain't the economy

Lessons of the Second Intifada -Sever Plocker

The second Intifada, which started in 2000 and ended in 2004, disproved two commonly accepted assumptions: that economic prosperity brings peace, and that terrorism cannot be defeated by force. The second Intifada broke out at the zenith of Palestinian economy prosperity...

There is no arguing that Israel scored an overwhelming win in the second Intifada.
(Ynet News)

Monday, June 23, 2008

For Palestinians, it ain't the economy

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