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Article: Between a hawk & a hard place.(WORLD)
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- The American Conservative
- Article date:
- February 23, 2009
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In an apparent bid for the tendentious headline-writing prize, the London Evening Standard contributed: "Israelis go to polls to choose between three warmongers." The headline was modified in later editions, but the early version reflects a reality the West is increasingly awakening to: Israel is not much interested in a "peace process" or allowing Palestinians a viable state.
The attack on Gaza, viewed as greatly disproportional if not criminal in much of the West, was very popular in Israel. One can lament this or blame it on the Palestinians--as if the weaker party is responsible for the moods of the stronger--but it is foolish not to acknowledge it.
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