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.
And it will only anger The Americans. A few Israelis, however, have yet to surrender. Previously their efforts had been focused upon the 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.