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Breaking the Gazan Impasse
Gershom Gorenberg
February 28, 2008 | web only
If there is a way out of the current crisis, it lies in reuniting the West Bank and Gaza under a Palestinian unity government. That might require the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian political figure who has done the most to promote unity -- and who is currently in an Israeli jail for murder.
QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ Feb 29 2008, 06:14 AM) 
If there is a way out of the current crisis, it lies in reuniting the West Bank and Gaza under a Palestinian unity government. That might require the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian political figure who has done the most to promote unity -- and who is currently in an Israeli jail for murder.
He is serving FIVE life sentences for FIVE murders. Release is very unlikely.
QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ Feb 29 2008, 06:14 AM)
Breaking the Gazan Impasse
Gershom Gorenberg
February 28, 2008 | web only
If there is a way out of the current crisis, it lies in reuniting the West Bank and Gaza under a Palestinian unity government. That might require the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian political figure who has done the most to promote unity -- and who is currently in an Israeli jail for murder.
Sorry Gershom, but it looks like things are going the other way.
"The Israeli defence minister has said that the military would step up its operations against Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza and is "not afraid" of launching a "major ground" invasion." - http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/649...BA5A96CD4D8.htm
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