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Thursday, December 16, 2010 |
Weekly Commentary: The Silly Idea of DM Barak for Jerusalem |
Weekly Commentary: The Silly Idea of DM Barak for Jerusalem Jerusalem will be discussed at the end of the negotiations, with reference Take a close look at the wording of Mr. Barak’s remarks and the package Ehud Barak doesn’t even try to claim that there is some nice clean Instead it is the western part of Jerusalem and a patchwork of Jewish The rest, that is, except for the “Holy Basin�, whose disposition won’t Now in fairness to Ehud Barak, he isn’t the only adult pitching the silly But that doesn’t make it any less silly. Presidents of the United States can say it. Rich people who bankroll forums and initiatives can say it. And academics in their ivory towers can most certainly say it. But it doesn’t make it any less silly. It is silly because, first and foremost, the success of the arrangement In a best case scenario there are no Arab elements seeking to exploit In a best case scenario, the actors administering a carefully balanced But the world, unfortunately, is anything but a best case scenario world. Why then does Ehud Barak say what he says? Is he a blind ideologue or does he think that he can get points for “talking Either way, it is a silly idea. Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) |
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