Heartwarming signs of a nascent democratic sensibility emerging in the Gaza Strip:
Palestinians are planning to rename the settlements in the Gaza Strip “to erase any memory” of Israel’s presence in the area… The agency said other proposals called for naming Atzmona after a Palestinian “martyr” and Netzarim or Kfar Darom after slain Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin… PA officials in Ramallah said… “We haven’t yet reached a decision about the names. But what’s certain is that at least one settlement will be called after Yasser Arafat.”
Something tells us that this naming scheme is not meant to celebrate gay pride or show solidarity with the physically challenged. Instead, we think that it’s because Arafat and Yassin were terrorists. But who knows – maybe we’re wrong and they really are supporting homosexuals and the disabled.
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