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...if actions were not taken within Gaza towards Israel, there would be no response by Israel, that if they [Hamas] stopped shooting rockets into Israel, then Israel would have no reason to shoot back. How do you respond?
Areikat: I respond simply: This is a very misleading argument because, one, the Gaza Strip remains under military occupation, despite the fact that they pulled out their settlers and troops in 2005. Again, the Gaza Strip is under siege. Their crossing points are controlled by Israel. Their airspace is controlled by Israel. Their territorial waters are controlled by Israel. Technically, the Gaza strip is still under military occupation. Two, this is not a chicken and egg issue where, you know, who is right, and who is wrong? We are not occupying the Israelis. We are not occupying the State of Israel. Israel is occupying the Palestinian people and they have been for the last 45 years.
So it’s time for Israel to understand that maybe if they end their occupation of the Palestinian people, maybe if they allow Palestinian people to live in dignity and freedom and to have their own independent state, side by side with the State of Israel, maybe that would be the solution. They’ve tried everything in the book – they’ve tried violence, they’ve tried assassinations, they’ve tried occupation, they’ve tried shelling, they’ve tried expulsions of Palestinians, they’ve tried settlements. They’ve tried everything in the book to break the will of the Palestinian people and to discourage them from their struggle to be independent and free. Maybe it’s time for the leaders to understand that it is time, maybe, to put an end to that brutal military occupation of the Palestinians people and understand that this is the only way we’ll bring about peace and stability to Israel and its people. Short of that, the region will be mired in more conflict and more violence in the years to come.
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Lot's of people say the Palestinians are under occupation, but no one seems to explain why they are. I have my opinions but would like to hear from others.
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