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Thursday, April 27, 2006 |
Weekly Commentary: No Jordan Option |
Weekly Commentary: No Jordan Option Aaron Lerner Date: 27 April 2006 Before the retreat from the Gaza Strip Ehud Olmert was proudly clueless as But today, in the aftermath of the rise of Hamas to power, the simplistic In fact, some of the people in Prime Minister Olmert's party think that the Some now are suggesting that the void created by an Israeli retreat be After all, what could be easier for Israel to do than to dump the problem of But is it really such a simple and robust solution? Bringing Jordan back into the West Bank means having a sovereign entity And given the virtual impossibility to predict the future viability and/or As options go, the "Jordan option" isn't much different from "surrender and These are frustrating times. RFTH just means setting the stage for further retreats and a debilitating The "Jordan option" - if Jordan agreed - would mean a temporary respite with If it were only so simple. But it isn't. For better or worse, for the foreseeable future, Israel simply cannot afford Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) |
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