Thursday, October 26, 2023

Peace, Brothers

 

Gaza
On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, at the UN and in the Middle East, it has become impolitic to talk of Peace.  Nobody wants it -- it would just get in the way of the new Mother of All Battles, the bloodbath underway between Hamas and Israel.  Round Two is due to begin after Israel flattens most of Gaza, in preparation for a suicidal mission to "uproot" and "eliminate" Hamas. That's the same Hamas which has been allowed and encouraged to flourish for years by Israeli prime minister Bibi Netanyahu, because it shares his distaste for Peace.  

Both sides are out of their minds. Hamas thinks it can reclaim the entire land of Israel and Palestine.  Israel thinks it can occupy that land forever, or steal what remains in such small increments that no one will fight back.  


Forget it, people.  It doesn't work and it never will.  

Here's a Peace Plan for Israel and Palestine: