Israel Left my ass

Excerpts from"Reflections of a Troubled Israeli" by Naomi Chazan who is counted on the left in Israel...

"I rebelled, almost instinctively, against the resort to massive force. Regardless of the immense provocation rendered by the rockets showered on the Negev, Israel had done little to exhaust other options."

let's see; 1+1=2 can be translated into immense provocation + massive force= human suffering on both sides ...it's no doing it for me, something is wrong here...

Or how about 1=1=2855 and whatever I say goes because since this is the reality until you are able to change the facts on the ground... And who said Israel needed to resort to massive force to kill the Palestinians, she was doing fine with the blockade imposition.


"Tragically, voices from abroad made matters worse by magnifying polarization within the country."

Chazan seems pretty pissed off at everybody simultaneously...she admonished the Israeli government for its unwise"actions", and at the same time annoyed by the international public for criticising Israel harshly to the extent of questioning its existence. Do you want the Palestinians to die silently to be happy...

Despite my rejection of the recent actions of the Israeli government--and my sad understanding of those who condoned it and are distressed by the results--I am convinced that it is vital to try again."

To try again what exactly?

"The Israeli left has emerged from this battle weakened and perhaps dispirited, but hardly irrelevant."

I rest my case.