The problem with rebuiling Gaza

Fox News:

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On Monday, the king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah pledged $1 billion to help rebuild the Gaza Strip ravaged by the Israeli offensive

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A senior European Union official said Monday that she expected humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip to flow quickly but signaled that reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure would only begin when the EU has an acceptable Palestinian partner.

The EU considers Gaza's current ruler, the violent Islamic Hamas, a terrorist group and has no direct dealings with it. The United States and Israel take the same position.

Visiting EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner did not explicitly single out Hamas, but she strongly hinted that it will be difficult to rebuild Gaza as long as the Islamic movement remains opposed to international peace efforts.

"For reconstruction you also need on the other side an interlocutor, so how will this be done? Is there a reconciliation process in the meantime ? What will be done? All that is open," she said

She also said that Hamas' confrontation with Israel was hindering prospects of a better life for the people of Gaza.

"We don't want to go on to reconstruct Gaza every I-don't-know-how-many-years," she said. "This is not what we want. What we would like to see is a clear sustainable peace."

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The Saudis could send bin Laden's father's old company in to do the work. They have the experience and the know how to undertake such a project and it might give responsible people a chance to bypass Hamas. It is in the Palestinians interest to not let Hamas get the credit for the rebuilding or any charitable benefits that result from it. f a building is associated with Hamas, it will be a target the next time Hamas fires rockets at Israeli noncombatants.

The Jerusalem Post reports that the EU does not think reconstruction could happen under Hamas. Ynet says the Israelis are going to keep a tight grip on Gaza reconstruction. Since most of the construction materials have to pass through crossings controlled by Israel it is reasonable to expect significant Israeli control.

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