en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/777398 Comments by maccognoscenti http://smskullsessions.com/israel-vs-palestine#IDComment79502104 Steve, that NY Times article is definitely the most even-handed piece you&#039;ve ever sent me. It explains why the blockade doesn&#039;t really work, why Hamas keeps getting stronger despite the blockade, and why Israel needs to rethink its policy on this. Encouraging a non-Hamas reliant economy is crucial to peace and &quot;life&quot; in Gaza... and Israel has not done that. Instead, their policies just continue to make them an easy target for more hatred and condemnation. And contrary to your Israeli-centric opinion, Obama is not selling Israel down the river... he&#039;s merely trying to bring some balance to a debate that has completely favored the jewish state in America... to a sometimes ridiculous extent. You certainly won&#039;t agree with this position and probably think me naive for even posting it, but Andrew Sullivan, my favorite conservative columnist (way better than Krauthammer) has a two-part opinion article called &quot;Israel Derangement Syndrome&quot; and I want you to read it. It&#039;s the perfect rebuttal to Krauthammer&#039;s article that this thread started with: <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/06/quote--2.html" target="_blank">http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_d...</a> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:52:45 +0000 http://smskullsessions.com/israel-vs-palestine#IDComment79502104