The spirits of its fighters meet with the spirits of all the fighters who have sacrificed their lives on the soil of Palestine, ever since it was conquered by the companions of the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him salvation, and until this day.

The spirits of its fighters meet with the spirits of all the fighters who have sacrificed their lives on the soil of Palestine, ever since it was conquered by the companions of the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him salvation, and until this day.

I think it fair to say that the current Israeli and Palestinian positions seem fated to drift still further apart once these latest developments at the UN become fully established. But the deed is now done; the die is cast and nothing can reverse the decision, no matter what amount of pressure, threats or just plain cussedness is visited upon the scene in times to come.

So, with the matter settling ever deeper into the morass of unfulfilled hopes and cynical neglect that has always been its lot, what lifeline now, if any, can be thrown to effect a last-minute rescue?

Minimum characteristics of a standard-issue lifeline:

It must be of sufficient length to reach those victims who find themselves in mortal danger.
It must be strong enough to withstand all the strains of rescue, the long haul back to safety.
It must be easily secured about persons found in need of salvage from whatever deadly peril has befallen them.
It must be kept in constant readiness and located as near as possible to any potential source of harm.

And these specifications are of the most basic kind.

Then try to imagine the lifeline required for pulling millions of people out from the clutches of a 65 year-old whirlpool that has already claimed the lives of thousands and seems destined to proceed in much the same fashion for many more years ahead.

And, if you can't, then this might help.

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