There is no need to dignify this argument. Its folly is outweighed only by its audacity. It does, however, reveal a desire to avoid a true reckoning, thus inviting further acts of political violence and civil strife. There are legitimate disagreements over the wisdom of the peace process. Such disagreements can and must be expressed.
Democracies rest upon the principle of spirited public debate.
World Jewry too should take part in the discussion. The outcome of the peace process will affect diaspora Jewry almost as much as Israel itself. But civil discourse is a key to democratic health. Democracies cannot function when opposition to policies degenerates into personal, vicious, ad hominem attacks against leaders of the government. In the months prior to Rabin's assassination there was a breakdown in civil discourse throughout the Jewish world.