Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:53:40 -0000
From: stem0037@tc.umn.edu ("bdawgdoodle")
Subject: [libs4peace] Re: Under siege: what it's like living in Israel
To: libs4peace@yahoogroups.com


"Life in Israel of late has become surreal. Due to the ongoing 
Palestinian terror campaign, even the most mundane of tasks has taken 
on an aura of peril, transforming our daily lives into a series of 
carefully calculated, deliberate steps. Every errand that needs to be 
done, every trip to the supermarket or the mall, inevitably invites 
some level of risk assessment, as one is forced to make decisions we 
ought never have had to face."

That is unfortunate that recent events have disrupted life for 
Israelis and put their lives at risk.  But to put things in 
perspective, at least they are *allowed* to take part in these 
mundane tasks.  This is not true for millions of Palestinians in the 
West Bank who have been living under Israeli imposed curfews for 
weeks (exact length varies according to city/refugee camp).  There is 
no calculation involved.  Open your door and step outside, and risk 
getting shot by snipers.  Now that really makes getting the errands 
done a lot more difficult. Need to see a doctor because of a heart 
attack, birth of a baby, or massive internal bleeding due to your 
house collapsing on you as it was being bulldozed by Israeli tanks?  
Too bad for you since medics are not permitted into these cities.  
How's that for having your life disrupted?

I apologize if some deem this irrelevant to the purpose of this 
list.  I would like to pose a question that perhaps is relevant and 
to which undoubtedly some of you have opinions:  What would a 
(peaceful) libertarian solution to this conflict look like?
Trying to answer that and advocating it is would be considerably more 
helpful than bickering.

Rebecca


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