tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279035.post3743532603543801150..comments2022-04-13T09:08:07.220+03:00Comments on Biur Chametz: Israel and the Palestinians playing the game of HexZman Biurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593492318098902028noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279035.post-49146925212219783692006-06-16T19:53:00.000+03:002006-06-16T19:53:00.000+03:00Check out www.toughjews.blogspot.comCheck out www.toughjews.blogspot.comADMITNOTHINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966779755450413222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279035.post-18220231584814735692006-06-21T13:06:00.000+03:002006-06-21T13:06:00.000+03:00A contiguous Palestinian state can be had with an ...A contiguous Palestinian state can be had with an elevated highway or an underground tunnel connecting the West Bank with Gaza, and that will not compromise Israel's contiguousness. It's been proposed before.Sharvulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04287632945558341969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279035.post-77340588897032248752006-06-27T20:30:00.000+03:002006-06-27T20:30:00.000+03:00And who has sovereignty over the highway or tunnel...And who has sovereignty over the highway or tunnel? Sovereignty conventionally includes both airspace and underground.<br><br>Who's responsible for maintaining the highway or tunnel? What access rights do they have? If there's an accident on the highway or tunnel, who's responsible?<br><br>The Palestinians have consistently rejected all proposals which do not grant them a sovereign land corridor between Gaza and the West Bank. They understand how the game is played.Zman Biurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593492318098902028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279035.post-19377219889164529552006-06-29T11:09:00.000+03:002006-06-29T11:09:00.000+03:00This is a great post. I would have loved the game ...This is a great post. I would have loved the game of Hex if I had known of it as a child.<br><br>But, there <b>is</b> a way for a non-contiguous Palestinian state to function: Peace. I'm not betting on it, though.David Boxenhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16788499851862769382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279035.post-72452777726263295292006-07-04T23:19:00.000+03:002006-07-04T23:19:00.000+03:00David,Yes, a non-contiguous state can function. Th...David,<br><br>Yes, a non-contiguous state can function. The U.S. is noncontiguous, as is Russia (slightly), as is France (its overseas territories are considered sovereign France).<br><br>But Israel must be clear that any Palestinian state we conceivably envision will be non-contiguous, at least between Gaza and the West Bank. The alternative (realistically speaking) is that Israel will be non-contiguous.Zman Biurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593492318098902028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279035.post-84569997478773167432007-01-18T23:16:00.000+02:002007-01-18T23:16:00.000+02:00I too am interested in exploring non-contiguous al...I too am interested in exploring non-contiguous alternatives. See <br>http://www.1-900-870-6235.com/PeaceMap.htm<br>for a settlement 'resolution' approach that pixelates what have historically been drawn as hard and fast dividing lines.<br><br>Other interesting resolution principles are mapped at http://www.1-900-870-6235.com/PeaceMap/MAPSwithOUTborders.htmGreatMaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728519380516686596noreply@blogger.com