What Ben Ami points to here is the transformation of Israel s political order by the peace process. Whether the peace process was the effectual cause or itself cast up by some prior thing is beyond cyberspace Opeds. But the transformation is unmistakable. It is also the basis of Mr. Sharon s strategy to establish Israeli political stability, however incongruous this may sound or prove to be. Before turning to Sharon who is the subject of this Oped, let s be clear about this unmistakable transformation.
Anecdotal evidence is plentiful enough.
Such a list might be extended to great length to show that Israel has forfeited its national existence meaning the government has assumed discretion or an option vested in a particular policy whether to provide protection to citizens, effectively making the PA existential ruler of Jewish citizens of Israel. The focus is governance in the context of the intersection. The cause of Jewish inability to hold land was the policy question in 1993. At that time, however, the theatrics of Right and Left served a political purpose to avoid this policy question for the sake of assuring consensus about socialism, aid and the preference of Jewish representatives to seek out a sanctuary for peace. As between Left and Right what was at stake was who was to win control of the outside, free money.