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| By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent Quote:
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| If openly stating that he supports talks with the Hamas, improves his future chances, I think optimism is in place. Don't you?
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The current administration of Benjamin Netanyahu does everything in its power to boycott any compromise with the Arab world. He thinks that time is on his side. If he could get away with it, he would annex the entire Westbanks and make the life of the local Arab population so miserable that they would leave on their own in large numbers. Many Israeli understand that time is not on their side. In order to improve his chances in a future election, Mofaz needs to distance himself from Netanyahu ... and wait for the Netanyahu government to self-implode. It is a safe bet that it eventually will, as this happens to pretty much every government over time. This is what he is trying to accomplish with his latest statement. When Kadima was in power, his statements were quite different. At that time, both Livni and he needed to compete with Netanyahu for votes, and therefore, both were more hawkish in their statements than lame-duck Olmert. Unfortunately, almost all Israeli politicians today are highly opportunistic (a euphemism for corrupt). They will state what they think the voter wants to hear, rather than what they themselves believe in. Peres may be the exception to the rule ... which may be the reason why he was never overly effective in political campaigns. |
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![]() Israeli politics is full of crap. There isn't a single politician that I respect today. The honest ones are impotents. Still, what encourages me is the fact that the politician, opportunistic as they get, realize that a change is needed. |
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I hope so...
__________________ There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. The innovator has the enmity of all who profit by the preservation of the old system and only lukewarm defenders by those who would gain by the new system. (Machiavelli, 1513) |
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