Saturday, November 1, 2003
He writes about the "Geneva Initiative" in today's Boston Globe. Now personally, I have a real "thing" about electoral losers playing leader, and I'm very suspicious of this new initiative. It's coming from everyone but the one source it should be coming from: Israel's elected leaders - the people in who's hands the Israeli people have entrusted their future, and who should be the ones, and in fact are the only ones, who can possibly put together and implement comprehensive plans.
This thing is either one of the biggest hopes or one of the greatest dangers Israel has ever faced.
The Geneva initiative is the culmination of negotiations between Palestinian moderates and moderate Israeli political leaders and security experts. It is a detailed accord that meets Palestinian needs for a just and viable state alongside Israel and Israeli needs for security and the promise of peaceful relations with its Arab neighbors.
Contrary to the claims of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, this plan entails neither surrender nor betrayal of Israel. Instead it offers the potential to realize the principles on which Israel was founded -- the creation of a democratic Jewish state...
Again, I have to ask, what has really changed since Taba on the Palestinian side that indicates in any way that this will actually work?
Again, I have to ask, what has really changed since Taba on the Palestinian side that indicates in any way that this will actually work?
They have much better brainwashing Shihada commericals and videos now.
I heard Mitzna is going to take over the negotiations with the Histardut next week because him and Peres say they just don't like the way that Netanyahu has been handling them, and if Sharon and Netanyahu do anything else that they don't approve of they're going to tell the public that they think its time for new elections, but they'll hold things down until then.