Open email to Simon Hughes MP

Goldfish

uhh?
israel makes a huge concession without anything in return, and you say that disables the peace process?

I was quoting Dov Weissglass, Ariel Sharon's bagman at the time of the disengagement.

you don't think gazan residents' lives are controlled by hamas?

Not as much as Israel does

Lunch time over

"I made a huge concession once. I took this guys watch." The fake Zionist has admitted that he is a thief and by analogy he accuses the Jews of stealing what belongs to them. As I said if it walks like one and quacks like one ... What amazes me is that he thinks he is being perfectly reasonable.

joemillis1959: I was quoting Dov Weissglass, Ariel Sharon's bagman at the time of the disengagement.

He explained that Israel is prevented from participating in a diplomatic process because of the situation, in which the Palestinians persist with terrorism.
The senior adviser said Israel hopes for a change in the Palestinian side that will result in a diplomatic process.
Weisglass also emphasized Israel's support for the road map, which he said is based on the principle that no diplomatic talks will begin before an end to terrorism.

Sharon said he supports the road map, the international-sponsored plan calling for a process that will eventually result in the creation of a Palestinian state.
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The prime minister added that "in the absence of a Palestinian [negotiating] partner, the government initiated the disengagement plan to bolster Israel's diplomatic standing, improve its ability to defend its citizens, and ease the suffering of the civilian population."
Sharon said the disengagement plan was meant to serve "until the time at which a Palestinian partner could be found who would fulfill all the required commitments in the road map, and with whom it would be possible to hold diplomatic negotiations and move ahead toward peace."

joemillis1959: … unilateral disengagement was meant to put the peace process in formaldehyde …

… that israel disabled the peace process by making a huge concession (in withdrawing from gaza) without anything in return!

Goldfish

oh, you're referring to haaretz's alleged 2004 interview with him at http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/top-pm-aide-gaza-plan-aims-to-... ?
he immediately (from holiday abroad) said his comments were "taken out of context" (http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/sharon-clarifies-weisglass-s-c...) …

And the rest of the quotes.

As Mandy Rice-Davies said: "Well, he would, wouldn't he?""

Yes, it was Weisglass who said that the object was to put the peace process in formaldehyde. It was also Weissglass who said "we put them on a diet".

Extracts from the list of items that Israel has excluded from Gaza (fuller list available upon request): lentils, pasta,carrots,pumpkins,green almonds, pomegranates, sage, cardamon, jam, vinegar, chocolate, fruit preserves and dried fruit, seeds and nuts, biscuits and sweets, fresh meat, fabric for clothing, fishing rods, musical instruments, writing implements, notebooks, newspapers, toys, razors, heaters, horses, donkeys, goats, cattle, and chicks

All in the name of "security", you understand. Understandable when you consider the number of Israelis that have been blown up by lentil bombs.

“The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger.”