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POLITICAL ESSAYS
Taking Away, Putting In Place - Part 2
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Under the absurd title "The Crisis In Lebanon," the
Royal Institute of International Affairs sponsored a
special members' meeting at Chatham House, Lon-
don on Wednesday July 19, 2006. [1]
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Two Associate Fellows of the RIIA Middle East Pro-
gramme spoke. One of them is Nadim Shehadi, a
Lebanese economist.
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On Tuesday August 15, 2006 the Israeli newspaper
Haaretz published Shehadi's article, "Israel Should
Pack Up And Go." [2]
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Here's excerpts:
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"If Israel can exist only by destroying the neighbor-
hood, then it's time to declare it a failed state.
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"The Zionist dream has turned into a nightmare and
is not viable."
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"...Israel must do itself and others a favor and go
away."
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"The occupation of the West Bank and Gaza shows
a country deprived of all humanity."
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"Israel has barely been there for 60 years, a milli-
second in history, but enough time to judge the
results.
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"If the fundamental moral logic is flawed, then it is
time to give up, pack up and go."
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But go where?
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For an opportune answer, please read my Saturday
July 8, 2006 "Taking Away, Putting In Place" essay.
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[1]
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http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/index.php?id=1
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[2]
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/objects/pages/PrintArticleEn.jhtml?itemNou0500
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[3]
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoliticalEssays/message/786
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RIIA? Superficially:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House
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For insight:
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http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/Rhodes&SecretSocieties.html
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Haaretz?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaretz
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