From: jake@bony1.bony.com (Jake Livni)
Subject: Re: Gaza and separation from Israel
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In article <1483500357@igc.apc.org> Center for Policy Research <cpr@igc.apc.org> writes:

>The Israeli Left's inability to cope with the challenges it is
>presented with by reality becomes obvious at those moments when
>the reality does not line up with the expectations of the left. We
>were able to see this clearly during the Gulf War.  Because of the
>Palestinian's popular solidarity with Iraq, Yossi Sarid -
>currently Minister of the Environment - made his infamous
>statement: "You look for me !", i.e., I'am not making any more
>efforts to speak with you. From Yossi Sarid's point of view,
>Palestinian reality during the Gulf War was not the lengthy curfew
>or the danger of hunger it brought with it, but whether or not the
>Palestinians accepted what was acceptable to the party. Similarly
>MERETZ, MK Deddi Tzuker, recently faced with criticism from
>residents of the West Bank town of Beit Sahour over his
>government's and his party's lack of action for human rights and
>peace, responded by asking those present at the discussion whether
>they would rather have a Likud government. From the Leftists'
>perspective this is the best government because it is THEIR
>government, regardless of what it does.
>
>These members of the Israeli Left have already decided how the
>future of the Occupied Territories will look, and they want to
>dictate to the Palestinians how to get there. 

When someone starts criticizing the Leftists for not being Leftist
enough, we get a pretty clear idea of what they believe to be normal.
I hope that your not still calling yourself fair and unbiased, Elias.

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