The Gaza Port Plan Is Foolish and Dangerous
And it won’t discourage terrorism.
June 29, 2018
And it won’t discourage terrorism.
In recent months, the suggestion to build an offshore port for the Gaza Strip has been circulating in think tanks and among Israeli officials. Ostensibly the port would allow the territory to import and export goods more freely while also enabling Israel to monitor shipments for weapons. Initially, the idea was to build an artificial island a mile or two off Gaza’s coast; now Cyprus has been proposed as a possible location. Martin Sherman argues against both plans:
And it won’t discourage terrorism.
Israeli villains and Palestinian victims.
They’re motivated by a desire to win social recognition.
A Jewish physicist’s theological reflections.
Translation, retranslation, and un-translation.
In recent months, the suggestion to build an offshore port for the Gaza Strip has been circulating in think tanks and among Israeli officials. Ostensibly the port would allow the territory to import and export goods more freely while also enabling Israel to monitor shipments for weapons. Initially, the idea was to build an artificial island a mile or two off Gaza’s coast; now Cyprus has been proposed as a possible location. Martin Sherman argues against both plans:
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