Saturday, January 03, 2009

Israel's insane war...

Israel’s war in Gaza is an act of political insanity. It is the product of a deeply disturbed society, able neither to curb its military arrogance nor calm its profound paranoia. The consequences are likely to be painful for Israel’s long-term prospects.

By radicalising the Palestinians, and by arousing great anger in the Arab and Muslim world, this savage war rules out the possibility of Israel’s peaceful integration in the region for the foreseeable future. That may even be its cynical aim, since Israel wants dominance, not peaceful coexistence.

As the F-16s carry out their missions of death, the message to the world is that Israel will continue to live by the sword, as it has done for the past six decades, rather than risk the concessions and compromises which peace would require. More...

See also:

  1. Rabbi blasts Israel and Zionism...
  2. Israel's onslaught on Gaza is a crime that cannot succeed...
  3. Israel, the neighbourhood bully, strikes again...
  4. Israel’s ‘Crime Against Humanity...'

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