Comments on: The march of folly continues

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Thank you for your opinions and for the great links to other Mideast postings.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Yes, thanks for the comments and the links. I really appreciate the window you provide on all this sadness and despair.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

As nice as it is to be in touch with other ME bloggers in the rarified atmosphere of the international community on the Web, I came to the conclusion long ago that on the ground real peace in this area of the world will only come when citizens and their governments speak with the same voice and it says, “we want to co-exist with our neighbors” and put those words into action.
I don't expect this to happen any time soon, if at all. (Just for the record, by nature, I am not a pessimist.)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

With unfortunate timing, the rest of my family leaves for Israel on Sunday. As I have more limited vacation, I catch up with them later in Europe—and I'm afraid I'm the only member who likes to read, and to meet, Internet strangers.
Having said that, I myself am not so pessimistic as at other times (e.g., the original Lebanon invasion). Even the fact that Sheikh Nasrallah “wanted” Israeli military action does not mean that he will be pleased with the results. Perhaps this time Nasrallah is the one who has miscalculated.
My impression is that post-Gaza Israel is on firmer ground than at any time since the immediate post-Oslo period. Except for the usual Trotskyites, no one in the West is going to support cross-border kidnappings, and as a result, I think that Olmert will be able to negotiate an eventual disengagement in which the PA and the Lebanese Army will finally take responsibility for their sides of the border. The necessary, and difficult, step is to arrange this in such a way that it does not look like the Arabs are surrendering. With the Western community on one side, I think that the necessary international fig-leaves may grow.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Sad, bad, mad, foolish news. Clearly some people would rather be dead than alive in peace. I wish you (all) luck and a quick resolution.
Keep your head down, don't be a hero.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Oy, Lisa. Please don't feel sorry for me–it was a little like being in a newsroom opposite Lois Lane (or Perry White), but it was a realistic and true moment in the life of a Mideast journalist. I was sorry that you weren't able to enjoy the way you might have during an “off-time,” but we'll have times like those in the future. First things first. And what the other person said, don't be a hero. Be safe.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

No don’t let them do it again. I mean I don’t expect much from Hezbollah but maybe if enough people march to the capitals in both countries as happened in Lebanon last year the disaster can be avoided. How about some arrangements through the weblogs for simultaneous protests?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

A excelent blog to a sad situation.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Lisa, don't you think you are being a *tad* naive? Its not jsut about testosterone and zealous men; its about attaining a just peace, a homeland, and freedom; and i'm sorry, but “hugs” won't do it, and neither will state sponsored terrorism, and while I am against the targetting of civlians, it is the moral and legal obligation of an occupied people to resist and fight for their rights; thus, the attack against kerem shalom and the capture of the soldier was completely legitimate. While you go and enjoy your beautiful cafes and your priledged life in Tel Avi, because you attained the right to return and live there simply because you are Jewish, the same right is being denied to millions of Palestinian natives of the land; think of that, then you will realize while the folly continues.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Ah, Anonymous. I was waiting for you. I was waiting for the person who would twist my words (“hugs”?), use meaningless words like justice (for whom?), and, oh yes, the hackneyed and ludicrous accusation that by living in Tel Aviv I am ipso facto oppressing the Palestinian people. And all nicely packaged with the smug little claim that I am “naive” and “privileged.”
Your comment is crashingly unoriginal and utterly unhelpful. It also illustrates that you know nothing about me or how I live. Indeed, you have no way of knowing, do you?
And why, oh why, do the negative 'n nasty commenters never leave a name or email? You even blocked your IP address. Why's that?