Gideon Levy: solo un cambiamento radicale può impedire la prossima Intifada
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Isaac Herzog tornato da Ramallah si è affrettato a scrivere una bella composizione, utilizzando una buona calligrafia , senza l'aiuto dei suoi genitori e con questo titolo : "Non vi preoccupate, non abbiate paura. Siate audaci ". Il resto era ancora più imbarazzante e infantile,ma nel mare di luoghi comuni una frase spiccava " Dobbiamo evitare una terza intifada. Ciò significa una guerra senza compromessi contro il terrorismo e su questo punto concordiamo con Netanyahu ". Aha nella "guerra contro il terrore" Herzog sarà "più estremo di Netanyahu." Si eviterà così una terza intifada. Che cosa vuol dire quando afferma che sarebbe ancora più estremo di Benjamin Netanyahu? Ancora più violento? Netanyahu è responsabile della morte di migliaia di palestinesi di Gaza, Herzog ne ucciderà decine di migliaia ? Netanyahu ha incarcerato 400 detenuti amministrativi e con Herzog saranno un migliaio? Netanyahu sta sfrattando migliaia di persone dalle loro case sotto il sole cocente e Herzog ne sfratterà decine di migliaia ?
Questo non è quello che voleva dire, il portavoce spiegherà. Herzog voleva solo dire che sarà duro nella guerra contro il terrorismo perché senza questo atteggiamento è impossibile vincere le elezioni e poi lui è a favore del "processo di pace "dopo tutto,ma il terrore non potrà mai essere eliminato con la forza. La prossima intifada non sarà impedita usando le minacce , ma solo attraverso un cambiamento radicale di direzione. Il "Processo" di Herzog certamente non si adatta a questa descrizione L'Unione sionista è a favore della detenzione amministrativa? Contro? Anche in questo caso è solo alla ricerca dell' uomo forte per convincere gli israeliani di essere in grado di sconfiggere il terrore e gli arabi in generale e ancora una volta sta sbattendo la testa contro il muro.
A quanto pare non c'è alcuna possibilità che il centro sinistra si chieda : Perché c'è il terrorismo palestinese ?
Il leader dell'opposizione pensa ancora che una sollevazione popolare possa essere soppressa con la forza, che un "processo" sia sufficiente per fermare un tale rivolta senza proporre un cambiamento rivoluzionario di valori e di percezioni Al fine di "sconfiggere il terrorismo con la forza abbiamo il ministro della Difesa Moshe Ya'alon. Per evitare la prossima intifada utilizzando minacce sciocche, Netanyahu sarà sufficiente. Al fine di spiegare ai palestinesi che essi possono ottenere ciò che vogliono solo con la forza , con rapimenti, scioperi della fame e razzi Qassam, non attraverso i negoziati , non c'è bisogno di Herzog.Lo hanno già notato da lungo tempo . Anche per presentare una sinistra con una facciata di sicurezza, non abbiamo bisogno di Herzog . L' ex capo di stato maggiore Gabi Ashkenazi ha il ruolo della speranza più disperata che la sinistra abbia mai inventato. Il generale dell'Operazione Piombo Fuso, l'uomo senza opinioni, l'uomo che non ha mai detto niente di niente, lui è la grande e unica speranza nel campo moderata in Israele. Potete crederci? Perché Ashkenazi? Perché lui è l'unico ad avere la possibilità di far cadere Netanyahu e sostituirlo . E fino a quando questo tempo propizio arriverà, Herzog svolgerà il ruolo di Ashkenazi. Sarà il comandante dell'unità antiterrorismo della sinistra, minaccerà di eliminare i nemici e di fare "una guerra senza compromessi."Suona così divertente, ed è così triste.
Gideon Levy :Only a Radical Change in Direction Can Prevent Next Intifada
Possibility of former IDF Chief of Staff Ashkenazi entering politics has the Israeli public cheering
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Atid head Yair Lapid, Zionist Camp leader Isaac Herzog and Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are well aware that former Chief of Staff
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The
prolonged investigation of former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff
Gabi Ashkenazi was a double miscarriage of justice — against both
Ashkenazi and the general public, which, for example, was forced to
watch the horror show staged by Construction Minister Yoav Galant on
Israel Channel 2 television Friday night.
The retired major general, now a senior cabinet member, sat there and accused Ashkenazi of treason and sedition. Galant said Ashkenazi’s actions in the Harpaz affair (which involved a forged document meant to keep Galant from succeeding Ashkenazi as chief of staff) were “the worst in the state’s history,” worse than the Bus 300 affair (involving the murder of detainees, a cover-up and the framing of innocents) and the Lavon Affair (the amateurish and disastrous handling of a spy ring and sabotage in an enemy state).
One could argue, sardonically, that judging by this performance one could truly claim it was necessary to do everything possible to keep a person like Galant from becoming chief of staff.
But speaking seriously, the anticipated prosecutorial recommendation to close the case against Ashkenazi is dramatic, but not from a legal perspective. The majority of Israelis are not up on the details of what has become known as the “Harpaz document affair.” They understand only one thing: that Ashkenazi is the only person in Israel who could defeat Benjamin Netanyahu. That’s not to say that Ashkenazi must be handled with kid gloves, and certainly not that he should be immune from criminal prosecution. But it does mean that if the attorney general decides to get off his case, then it’s time to move on.
Yossi Verter reported in Haaretz that Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid is courting Ashkenazi vigorously. It’s astonishing that the heads of Zionist Union aren’t doing the same thing. Considering their position, they should be camping outside Ashkenazi’s door around the clock. How symbolic, that even when it comes to this modest task for the opposition, Lapid is ahead of Zionist Union; he even declared last week that in the next election he would challenge Netanyahu for the premiership.
The fundamentals of Israeli politics dictate that Ashkenazi is the perfect candidate to lead the sane camp. In fact, it seems he must have been cloned for this task by scientists. A former chief of staff, from the Golani Brigade yet, a proven security-minded man, who even had a stint as director general of the Defense Ministry. A man of the people and a straight-talker, at least according to the reputation that has followed him from the political satire sketch show “A Wonderful Country” (few people actually really know him). And of course, of Mizrahi origin. His successful life began in the cooperative farming community of Moshav Hagor, not Tel Aviv’s comfortable Ramat Aviv neighborhood. He is everything Lapid and Zionist Union chairman Isaac Herzog never were, and never will be.
Israeli politics are limiting, frustrating and often disappointing Still, the thought of Ashkenazi facing off against Netanyahu is a midsummer night’s dream. Let’s see Netanyahu try to paint Ashkenazi as a post-Zionist bleeding heart, or to scare away the masses from him with tall tales about Arabs in buses flocking to the polling stations. After all, Ashkenazi was there for Netanyahu during moments of truth. Who could do a better job at looking Netanyahu in the eye and setting him straight? What retired general and then-Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai did to Netanyahu in five minutes of debate, Ashkenazi can do to him over a period of months.
Netanyahu can be beaten. He is far from invincible, and he is not especially popular. The only thing needed is the right candidate. Ehud Barak trounced him resoundingly in 1999. Ariel Sharon was expected to do so in an even bigger way in 2006. In Sharon’s absence, even Ehud Olmert beat Netanyahu.
If only Israel were a normal Western country, in which there was no need for a decorated general in order to defeat the right wing at the polls. But that is not the case. At the moment, little is known about Ashkenazi’s positions, and there is justified concern that his election would not usher in meaningful change. At this stage, one thing is clear: Only Ashkenazi can beat Netanyahu, or at least prevent the depressing scenario in which the person challenging Netanyahu over leading the country is indeed Yair Lapid. Preventing such a scenario is a worthy goal by any account.
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The retired major general, now a senior cabinet member, sat there and accused Ashkenazi of treason and sedition. Galant said Ashkenazi’s actions in the Harpaz affair (which involved a forged document meant to keep Galant from succeeding Ashkenazi as chief of staff) were “the worst in the state’s history,” worse than the Bus 300 affair (involving the murder of detainees, a cover-up and the framing of innocents) and the Lavon Affair (the amateurish and disastrous handling of a spy ring and sabotage in an enemy state).
One could argue, sardonically, that judging by this performance one could truly claim it was necessary to do everything possible to keep a person like Galant from becoming chief of staff.
But speaking seriously, the anticipated prosecutorial recommendation to close the case against Ashkenazi is dramatic, but not from a legal perspective. The majority of Israelis are not up on the details of what has become known as the “Harpaz document affair.” They understand only one thing: that Ashkenazi is the only person in Israel who could defeat Benjamin Netanyahu. That’s not to say that Ashkenazi must be handled with kid gloves, and certainly not that he should be immune from criminal prosecution. But it does mean that if the attorney general decides to get off his case, then it’s time to move on.
Yossi Verter reported in Haaretz that Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid is courting Ashkenazi vigorously. It’s astonishing that the heads of Zionist Union aren’t doing the same thing. Considering their position, they should be camping outside Ashkenazi’s door around the clock. How symbolic, that even when it comes to this modest task for the opposition, Lapid is ahead of Zionist Union; he even declared last week that in the next election he would challenge Netanyahu for the premiership.
The fundamentals of Israeli politics dictate that Ashkenazi is the perfect candidate to lead the sane camp. In fact, it seems he must have been cloned for this task by scientists. A former chief of staff, from the Golani Brigade yet, a proven security-minded man, who even had a stint as director general of the Defense Ministry. A man of the people and a straight-talker, at least according to the reputation that has followed him from the political satire sketch show “A Wonderful Country” (few people actually really know him). And of course, of Mizrahi origin. His successful life began in the cooperative farming community of Moshav Hagor, not Tel Aviv’s comfortable Ramat Aviv neighborhood. He is everything Lapid and Zionist Union chairman Isaac Herzog never were, and never will be.
Israeli politics are limiting, frustrating and often disappointing Still, the thought of Ashkenazi facing off against Netanyahu is a midsummer night’s dream. Let’s see Netanyahu try to paint Ashkenazi as a post-Zionist bleeding heart, or to scare away the masses from him with tall tales about Arabs in buses flocking to the polling stations. After all, Ashkenazi was there for Netanyahu during moments of truth. Who could do a better job at looking Netanyahu in the eye and setting him straight? What retired general and then-Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai did to Netanyahu in five minutes of debate, Ashkenazi can do to him over a period of months.
Netanyahu can be beaten. He is far from invincible, and he is not especially popular. The only thing needed is the right candidate. Ehud Barak trounced him resoundingly in 1999. Ariel Sharon was expected to do so in an even bigger way in 2006. In Sharon’s absence, even Ehud Olmert beat Netanyahu.
If only Israel were a normal Western country, in which there was no need for a decorated general in order to defeat the right wing at the polls. But that is not the case. At the moment, little is known about Ashkenazi’s positions, and there is justified concern that his election would not usher in meaningful change. At this stage, one thing is clear: Only Ashkenazi can beat Netanyahu, or at least prevent the depressing scenario in which the person challenging Netanyahu over leading the country is indeed Yair Lapid. Preventing such a scenario is a worthy goal by any account.
read more: http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.671417
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Gabi Ashkenazi, the perfect candidate for Israel's leadership - Opinion
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