Thank you for your valuable comments. As Nas have made clear, Israel is the one with the biggest share of controlling Gaza resources. Also, we all know how influential Israel is on Arab countries decision.

Nothing more to be said…

You have my praise and congratulations for having the courage to say what needs to be said: It’s time to take the responsibility, to look inward, at one’s own people and say whether the leadership is actually serving the benefit of the people.
The Empeoror’s new clothes have revealed a very naked leader.
If we look to other areas of the world, we find that those who did what you suggest(think logically of the best way to get your people out of the misery), are those we honor today.
Here’s a quote from Wikipedia related to Nelson Mandela: “his switch to a policy of reconciliation and negotiation helped lead the transition to multi-racial democracy in South Africa.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandelahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

If it were true that Israel seeks that power for the purpose of disabling it, how sad that would be. I hope that Abbas and Olmert’s aim to transition to two states will lead to a viable and independent Palestinian economy. That’s the dream, anyway.

Be well.

Maya

as for power. i believe egypt contributes less than 10% with israel being the overwhelming supplier (64%).

however, now that you mention it, it would be interesting to see if the international community, including israel, could ever allow for a situation where Gazans controlled their own power. but i suspect that when it comes to Gaza, Israel enjoys being the major shareholder. it allows for the ability to turn off the light switch when needed.

Israel may be shutting off a large portion of Gaza’s power, but what about Egypt? Israel and Gaza are enemies. Gaza and Egypt are allies. The way it looks from here, there’s not much difference between them.

Naseem, thanks for bringing us this perspective from Jordan.

Maya

Israel is a heartless nation. The world is trying to fight terror, how about Israel? It’s the core of terror!

With the occupation, and all that destruction and killing; Israel is breaking one of the basic humanity ethics. It’s a war crime. It’s a crime against the whole humanity…