Reply #89: Okay, that was cute, but doesn't really work....

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Actually, it's the other way round. NZ is committed to the destruction of Australia, which is why they send crap actors like Russell Crowe over here and try to fob them off as Australians..

Though I understand the point yr trying to make in yr analogy, which is basically why should Israel continue to transfer Palestinian revenue to the PA if it is worried that Hamas will then turn around and try to destroy Israel, the point is that this revenue is not Israeli revenue and is not Israel's to demand who to transfer it to. Israel and its supporters had a habit of claiming that Arafat was out to destroy Israel, even though the PA had long ago officially acknowledged the existance of Israel. Hamas is different in that it is still talking that talk, but the chances are that even if it acknowledged Israel's existence (not sure that it's a likelihood unfortunately) any acknowledgement would be ignored. Israel has a few other options than withholding Palestinian revenue it collects, and I think it should explore those other options, rather than just hold onto the funds...

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