e chance to mass-deport Palestinians into Jordan, a move that the current IDF chief of staff recently hinted at when he defined the Palestinians as a “cancer,” offering “amputation” as a possible solution (Haaretz, August 31, 2002). The consequences of an American strike on Iraq would undoubtedly be a disaster to the entire Middle East, at the very least.
Any reasonable Israeli must object to a war endangering him and his family, spelling a disaster to the future of his country. But we are stuck in the same 35-year-old problem: our government is run by messianic-nationalists and a war-craving military elite, who get support and encouragement from the extremist conservatives of the Bush administration. We are captives of the U.S., unable to say No. There is no political force able to defend the vital interests of the state of Israel and its citizens, because the U.S. has invested large funds and prestige in Israel, and now it wants to get some profit back. We must stand against this war, as independent Israeli citizens. The U.S. is not doing us any favors–it is endangering us for its own aggressive interests as a financial and military superpower.
We have to say: No Thank You, Mr. President!