tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post3734290780750640103..comments2023-07-20T13:13:38.728+03:00Comments on JoeSettler: What’s next for Gaza?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-43470219521572665642009-01-19T08:10:00.000+02:002009-01-19T08:10:00.000+02:00The short answer is that it's a matter of attitude...The short answer is that it's a matter of attitude. <BR/><BR/>A fortress by nature is a temporary defensive structure, and the primary thinking there is to defend the structure until it isn't needed. Pulling soldiers in and out unnecessarily places them in harms way and the army is always looking first how to not send them into a danger zone.<BR/><BR/>Living in our land (and Gaza had Jewish communities there until they were overrun and destroyed in 1948 by the Egyptians) is an attitude of ownership, and you thus look at it, and treat it quite differently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-32852179682313348802009-01-19T00:39:00.000+02:002009-01-19T00:39:00.000+02:00I don't understand. It is ineffective to build a m...I don't understand. It is ineffective to build a military outpost, which would require heavy fortification. On the other hand, it is effective to build a civilian outpost? <BR/><BR/>How would a town in Gaza stop the rockets? That would certainly require an adjacent military outpost to protect it. What additional benefit would a settlement have, in addition to a military outpost?rashkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957522977917798197noreply@blogger.com