Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Debating Diskin

ROTFL!  il JP fa la parte della Bella Addormentata...
Pare non si sia mai accorto di cosa è il "sionismo".
 
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Debating Diskin
By JPOST EDITORIAL
04/30/2012 23:46
Diskin’s criticism, essentially a reiteration of a line taken by Dagan 
after he stepped down, has shaken up the political establishment.
 
In recent days, former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) director Yuval 
Diskin has been remarkably and aggressively outspoken. Comparing them to 
the biblical prophet Zachariah, he declared Prime Minister Binyamin 
Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak to be guided by “messianic” 
impulses. He said the two were lying about the projected effectiveness 
of an Israeli strike on Iran, arguing instead that such an attack would 
only speed up Iran’s push for nuclear weapons. Noting “I know what’s 
going on in this field up close,” Diskin accused the present government 
of being insincere when claiming to be interested in reaching a peace 
deal with the Palestinians.
 
Controversy continued on Sunday at The Jerusalem Post Conference in New 
York City when former Mossad chief Meir Dagan sparred with Environmental 
Protection Minister Gilad Erdan over Diskin’s comments.
 
Understandably, Diskin’s criticism – essentially a reiteration of a line 
taken publicly by Dagan after he stepped down as head of the Mossad last 
summer – has shaken up the political establishment.
 
Two seasoned military commanders and counterterrorism experts with 
impeccable credentials, privy to Israel’s most guarded secrets, have 
taken upon themselves to fight the predominant narrative put forward by 
the government vis-à-vis Iran and the Palestinians.
 
Both Dagan and Diskin, like any other serious leader interested in 
having an impact, are political animals. They understand the impact of 
their words. But it would be disingenuous to blame these two of acting 
solely in the name of narrow interests considering that during the long 
years in which they held their respective official positions, Diskin and 
Dagan remained out of the limelight and devoted themselves exclusively 
to defending their country.
 
With their long years of service behind them, the two apparently feel 
morally impelled to speak out against what they perceive to be 
existential dangers.
 
Unfortunately, instead of addressing the substance of Diskin’s and 
Dagan’s legitimate criticisms, the prime minister and the defense 
minister have attempted to rebuff them with personal jabs. Diskin is 
said to be motivated by bitterness for being passed over for the 
position he wanted, the head of the Mossad. Diskin and Dagan have been 
attacked by sources close to the prime minister for behaving 
“irresponsibly.”
 
BUT PERHAPS the most distasteful and undemocratic response to Diskin’s 
and Dagan’s outspokenness has been a legislative initiative that, if 
passed, would severely restrict the open debate and criticism that 
characterizes Israeli political discourse.
 
Dubbed the “Dagan Law,” the legislative initiative would prevent former 
security officials from making public comments on matters related to 
their field of expertise without authorization from the Defense 
Ministry. First drafted last year, the bill has garnered new interest in 
the aftermath of Diskin’s comments. MKs such as Miri Regev (Kadima), who 
drafted the original bill, and Danny Danon (Likud), among others, are 
pushing to get the Dagan Law passed. They claim to be out to defend 
Israel from the potential danger caused by irresponsible comments made 
by the likes of Dagan and Diskin.
 
But in actuality, stifling the free exchange of ideas and criticism 
among those most qualified to express these ideas and criticism is the 
real danger to Israel’s security.
 
After all, it was precisely the lack of independent thinking in the 
military establishment that created a collective misconception and led 
to Israel’s unpreparedness for the Yom Kippur War. Indeed, what makes 
robustly democratic, open societies so much stronger than their 
autocratic counterparts is their ability to exercise self-criticism, 
learn from mistakes and choose leaders in light of conclusions reached 
through open debate. If Dagan and Diskin, based on their deep 
familiarity with our military capabilities and high-level 
decision-making process, believe that it would be unwise for Israel to 
single-handedly attack Iran or that not enough is being done to advance 
peace with the Palestinians, not only should they have the right to say 
so; they have a moral obligation.
 
If critics of Dagan and Diskin think the two have given away national 
secrets, then they should call for them to be tried for espionage in 
accordance with the law. And if they think Dagan’s and Diskin’s analyses 
are wrong, then they should explain why. But the attempt to use 
legislation to silence men with many merits and priceless experience is 
unfair, undemocratic and dangerous.
 
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Editorials/Article.aspx?ID=268142&R=R1
 
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 Pare non si sia mai accorto di cosa è il "sionismo".
 
orpo, non sei riuscito a informarli?
 

 Debating Diskin
 
 
insomma, il jpost è per il golpe dei s.s. preventivo del golpe
legislativo dei messianici Bibi e Barak. Ottimo. HOP