I suppose — but in fact one has nothing to do with the other except in symbolic terms. The fact is that the Israelis bulldoze Palestinian houses in the Gaza Strip in order to expand "security areas" around checkpoints and settlements, and the Rafah border zone, etc. — The bulldozings are very much pre-planned events designed to conform to expanding Israeli settlements and road construction, and not the result of rock-throwing at all. Now that the Israelis plan to evacuate all the Gaza settlements, of course, it would seem that the bulldozing of all those homes serves no ultimate purpose anyway, even from the Israeli point of view. Except, perhaps, that it puts pressure on the Palestinian population and weakens their resolve — or so an Israeli Army spokesperson once explained it to me in Tel Aviv. But so it goes.
Gaza Strip is available on DVD, and James Longley is currently working on a new documentary film about Iraq.
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
very interesting Quack, thanks so much! It's possible his thoughts on the impossibility of objectivity, while ultimately true, is also something of a cop out. What do you think?
2 - Xaraxa
haloo
i would like to knoe the e-mail adress of James Longely,or the e-mail adress of the writer of this article.
best regards
Xaraxa
3 - Alienboy
It is not allowed to post email addresses here - for your safety...