independence
Israeli History
Wars are the clock ticking off the time of Israeli history: World War I; the "riots" of 1929 and 1936; World War II; the War of Independence, 1948; the Sinai Campaign, 1956; the Six Day War, 1967; the War of Attrition, 1969-1971; the Yom Kippur War, 1973; the Labanon War, 1982; the Gulf War, 1991. Not all these conflicts were equally significant in their cultural impact, and surely not in the same way, but together they create a ghastly rhythm in which every calm period is seen in Israel as a pause before future violence.
[Editor's Note: I would say this explains a great deal about Israel...and I would add that a similar statement could be made about Palestine]
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Ironic that the Unites States supports Independence for Kosovo and yet not for Puerto Rico
From ABC News, "Joy Anger After Kosovo Claims Independence" :
Ethnic Albanians, who with nearly 2 million people make up 90 percent of Kosovo's population, have struggled for years to achieve independence from what they say is illegitimate Serbian rule.
But Serbians have for centuries considered Kosovo an integral part of their nation, and the government has cracked down on ethnic Albanian separatist movements in the past. Serbian leaders today denounced Kosovo's declaration of independence as a breach of international law.
In the Serbian capital of Belgrade, angry crowds sang patriotic songs and attacked the American embassy with stones, breaking windows and stopping traffic in nearby streets.
The declaration of independence also pits Belgrade against the United States and the European Union, which have long supported Kosovo Albanians' aspirations to self-rule.
In 1999, a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign halted a Serbian attack on Albanian separatists. Since then, the province has been patrolled by 16,000 NATO-led peacekeepers and administered by UN and NATO officials.
independence | Political Autonomy | Albania | Kosovo | NATO | Serbia | United Nations
