Socialist. That figures. They are insane.
yes, and he has now issued a loud, open invitation to all haters of Israel to view the Israelis as facing imminent defeat and retreat whether on diplomatic, terrorist, or military fronts.
Israel’s best and only chance of reaching a decent agreement with so-called “Palestinians” and other neighbors is ALWAYS dependent upon making them all *know* and *believe* that Israel will never yield to force, terrorism, or “diplomatic pressures”
It seems to me that Barak’s comments implicitly say to every jihadist “terrorism works, at least in the long run, and getting leftists like Obama into office works to undermine security against jihad terrorism.”
I know Barak is on the left but I thought with his life experiences that at least he understood a bit more about the psychology, strategic balance, and diplomacy of the region and the world.
By framing the matter as one about ending “occupation” he is accepting the terms of debate and putting the PA, Hamas, and all of the bad players in the region in a stronger position. I’d say he is also probably contributing to weaker morale and resolve within Israel, if anyone heeds his words, because I consider it ESSENTIAL to Israeli security that they take the position that they will never yield to pressures of the international left + the Pali-jihad.
I’m not saying I don’t think Israel might well move back from *some* of the so-called West Bank in an appropriate treaty, but rather that sensible people do not *accept* the idea that the impasse is all about Israeli “occupation” rather than about the extreme and comprehensive efforts of so much of the Arab/Muslim world to keep Israel under siege. Nothing could be improved by merely ending “occupation” and Barak ought to know that so well.