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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote][[quote]Look, I'm trying to get at practical solutions here. I promise to answer this question if you answer mine first: If Israel ends the blockade, how can they ensure that Hamas will not immediately import sophisticated weaponry and use it on Israel?[/quote]

Did you read Hamas' s reform documents? This is what they said about their goals : " the aim is to 
achieve equality before the law among citizens in rights and duties; bring security to all citizens and protect their proper- ties and assure their safety against arbitrary arrest, torture, or revenge; stress the culture of dialogue . . . ; support the press and media institutions and maintain the right of journalists to accessandto publishinformation; maintain freedomandinde- pendence of professional syndicates and preserve the rights of their membership."

Do I think Hamas is the solution ? No, but I think it is up to the Palestinian people to decide who their leader should be, that is the most basic of democratic rights.....[/quote]

I don't understand -- how would this minimize the risk that Hamas would immediately import sophisticated weaponry and use it on Israel?  Let me try to get at this another way - would you support lifting the blockade but requiring full access to all imports/exports by third-party monitors?[/quote]

Yes but this brings us back to the double standard issue I've been raising.  Why is it okay to monitor Gaza while Israel has been buying weapons freely since it was created?  Why is it okay for Israel to be military strong while Gaza has to use rockets ?[/quote]

Honestly?  Because if Israel wanted to eliminate Gaza, it could do so today, in about 12 hours.  It's had the ability to do so for years.  And Gaza is still here.

Do you really believe that, if Hamas had a nuke, it wouldn't launch it at Israel at the first opportunity?[/quote]
Israel could also get the hell out of the West Bank and return all the land and water it stole to build illegal settlements. It had the ability to do so for years. But I guess they like their single family houses with pools and backyards a lot more than peace.

Look up reports of settler violence.[/quote]

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