Soccer Dad

The accountability contrast

The New York Times reports

Israel began dismantling a low concrete barrier that ran for 25 miles along roads south of Hebron. Israel had claimed that the barrier, though just 32 inches high, was intended to provide additional security for Jewish settlers, but in February 2006 the High Court accepted the contention of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel that the wall violated the rights of Palestinian residents in 21 rural communities and prevented farmers from crossing the roads with their herds of livestock.

LGF writes:

Imagine my surprise. Report: Amnesty deal between Israel and Fatah falls through.

Pan-Arab satellite television network Al-Arabiya reported Thursday that the agreement between Fatah militants and Israel promising amnesty to militants who turn in their weapons has fallen through.

According to the report, Israel informed the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, affiliated with Fatah that the amnesty offer is no longer on the table as half of the Fatah militants who signed documents promising to refrain from terrorism failed hand over their weapons.

I'm not in favor of Israel dismantling the wall anywhere. I believe it was built with consideration given a well established concern of preventing terror. However these two incidents illustrate the relative accountability of each side here. Israel is concerned with its laws and will conform to them.

The Palestinians ignore agreements left and right and have no internal system of correcting failures. They just count on the world to ignore their violations. There is no way to make peace like that. None.

The peace process is simply a process by which Israel transfers money, arms and territory to the Palestinians and receives broken promises in return.