February 27, 2003

The entanglement strategy  

Haggai has a grave warning for the unexpected new coalition government in Israel:

[...] the Palestinians didn't accept Oslo as a devilishly clever strategic move in their struggle to destroy Israel, although that struggle continues today - they accepted it because the international situation at the time left them with no choice. Arafat himself is clearly beyond hope as a potential peacemaker and has to be replaced for there to be any chance of progress. But if Israel ignores the importance of much of the international community's view of the conflict, there won't be peace either. Military force, which is completely necessary and justified in fighting terrorism, isn't enough to bring peace - not by itself.
The whole post is worth a read.

Comments

Post a comment










Remember personal
information?