Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Stop scaring us!

Shulamit Aloni  ha prima fondato Ratz [un movimento per i diritti
civili]e poi assieme a  Shinui e Mapam.. Meretz
Stop scaring us! 
 
By Shulamit Aloni 
 
The State of Israel is the strongest state in the region - militarily,
economically, scientifically and culturally. It enjoys broad support
from the United States and European countries. It has peaceful
relations with Egypt and Jordan. We could even have built a peace
arrangement with Lebanon and Syria, if we had wanted to, but certainly
no threat is hovering over Israel from that direction. 
But Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening us that they will throw us into
the sea. Who? The Palestinians? Let's say they want to - can they?
Netanyahu and his supporters on the right and the extreme right need
to scare us so that they can continue eating away at the Palestinians'
lands, just as long as everything is ours. This is the right and its
doctrine. 
But far more worrisome - in words and actions - are our generals,
those in active duty and those who once were: Moshe Ya'alon and Shaul
Mofaz. They order a strategy of power and more power, from here to
eternity. They warn of a threatening future, both in Jordan and in
Egypt. They launch provocative acts of aggression on the lands of the
West Bank, and continue assassinations while ruining or murdering
innocent people (without any ticking time bomb). All of this is to
ensure that there will be action and risk, that the army will be given
a larger budget, that the arms industry will grow and increase trade
and that we will continue to worship our heroes who sacrifice their
lives for our security. 
 
 
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Every simpleton knows that there is no existential threat to Israel.
Every reasonable person understands that the Israel Defense Forces'
excessive operations against the Palestinians stir hatred, anger,
fanaticism and a lust for revenge. The aim of the generals' remarks,
which were not slips of the tongue, but intentional leaks, is to make
us continue to be afraid and continue to allow the killing,
destruction, expulsions, roadblocks and apartheid roads, and more and
more fresh blows to be delivered, inspired by the vivid imaginations
of our generals. 
When the past chief of staff - the one who opposed the withdrawal from
Lebanon and from Gaza, and destroyed more homes and anything else that
stood in his way than anyone else - also joined the group of
doomsayers and fear mongers, I was reminded of the speech made by U.S.
general and president, Dwight Eisenhower in 1961. In his farewell
address to his nation, after serving eight years as president, he
warned of the close ties between the army and the huge arms industry
(in Israel it combines industry, purchasing and commerce all in one).
The huge influence of this industry on all areas of life can lead to
the superfluous and dangerous use of unnecessary force. Further on in
his address, Eisenhower focused on the need to nurture democracy and
conciliation between peoples, and to prevent war and change priorities
in the division of manpower and production. The army and military
industry are strong and influential, he said, and therefore this
influence must be reined in and efforts should be made to build peace,
conciliation, freedom and human rights. 
The U.S. only realized how right he was after it was too late, when it
was becoming mired in the Vietnam War and cultivating the Cold War. In
Israel, the IDF became a sacred cow upon the establishment of the
state and today the army's top brass is very powerful. The IDF is a
conqueror with a free hand on the trigger; everyone salutes it and
anyone who criticizes it is marked as a flawed patriot. This army
scorns human life and property, mocks the other and abuses injured
populations. It is an army that has transformed every village and city
into a detention camp for the sake of "our security," while knowing
full well that every time it breaks into these places, a response will
be provoked that will come at Israel's expense. 
The most worrisome thing today is the caution with which people from
the peace movement speak about the possibility of reconciliation -
even with the Hamas government - lest they be accused of a lack of
"nationalism." Also worrisome is the acceptance of the fact that
Israel may withhold the Palestinians' money while demanding that they
uphold all agreements, at a time when we are the first to violate an
agreement. 
The hastiness of the criticism, the search for collective punishments
and the dispatching of the Palestinians to the Muslim countries, are
also a folly that could be dangerous. Apparently our "wise men" will
be happy if the Muslim countries once again mobilize against us. Then
we will again be able to see ourselves as the ultimate victim of the
world, and then - long live the army, long live armaments. And then
there will be many festive memorial days. 
It does not have to be that way. It can be different. It is possible
to try and build conciliation, to try and understand that the
Palestinians are also entitled to a state of their own. We have to
understand that we are applying a racist, colonialist and contemptible
policy that we did not want. Merely saying these things aloud gives us
the chills because after all, we thought that we, the Jews, have
humanitarian values and that we remember that every person was created
in the image of God. If we really do remember this, but continue with
our actions against the Palestinians, then all of us are afflicted
with split personalities. 
 
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E' in discussione su it.news.gruppi la RFD 
di it.politica.internazionale moderato

 economically, scientifically and culturally.
ROTFL RIROTFL E STRAROTFL
Se venissero tolti i 7 mld di dollari annuali che gli usa versano ad Israele
farebbero la fine dell'anp

 MMAX wrote:
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A quanto pare non bastano per far scorrere latte e miele...
"We barely survive off what we have,"
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/687995.html
Per annettersi la valle del Giordano (atto unilaterale nei propositi del
PM) dovranno fare una bel lavoro di public relation e fund rising.
Saremo mica costratti a vedere un Olmert ridotto a bucare di nascosto
preservativi nei centri commerciali? 
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