In Europe, they are. I think the Palestinian lobby is much stronger in Europe, and the Israeli lobby is stronger here in the United States. While U.S. presidential candidates are crossing the continent in a last-minute race for votes, Eden, a member of the liberal Meretz Party, was here to raise money for her Knesset campaign next year. Although there are protests, this is the time to talk peace with the Palestinians. You don't make peace with your friends, you make it with your enemies.
War is bad for both sides and peace is good for both sides.
There are only winners in peace, I think. Concerned that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will not be able to finish his four-year term, Eden predicts a national election possibly coming as early as April or May, with party primaries in January or February. Eden is appealing for funds from the American gay community, the American Jewish community and, not surprisingly, the American gay Jewish community. She claims that under-representation of minorities in a relatively conservative Knesset is to blame for many of Israel's woes. Eighteen percent of Israel is not Jewish.