For the Arabs, whose political and geostrategic operations since Oslo have assuredly been brilliant, this disappearance is only a matter of time. For the Israelis, whose guiding government policies have centered only on various nuances of autodestruction, it is largely a matter of indifference. In essence, Israel's leaders approach national annihilation as a healer. Let us not think too much about existing, they caution.
Survival is an impractical concern.
A few Israelis, however, have yet to surrender. Previously their efforts had been focused upon elections in Israel. To an extent, such a focus made perfect sense. After all, the defeat of the Peres government was an obvious sine qua non for national survival. But defeat of the Peres government, as is now apparent, was not sufficient.