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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady
I do not know what "occupied" means.
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"Occupied" means that France, Germany, Denmark, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Russia, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, South Africa, Iceland, Norway, Austria --
through the United Nations -- do not recognize the land mass as belonging to the currently dominant force in the area. It's an international thing. A popularity contest like winning the Nobel Peace Prize. If the UN votes that it's not yours, you're "occupying" it. Crush the resistance, bribe France and Italy, and the UN might make it a "territory".
And Israel gave up the Gaza for international support. They didn't give it up for "peace", or at least, not directly. They gave it up so when the Palestinians are
launching 100 Quassam rockets every month since the beginning of 2000, it's "morally justifiable" when they
return 10,000 artillery shells into the nearest damn city. They gave it up so they can say "we came close to a civil war, so what the hell have YOU done lately?" I certainly have less sympathy for Abbas' fears of a civil-war in Palestine.
On the original topic, I'm just glad it wasn't a Jewish law student this time. Sharon's obesity was his own failing.