One of the upshots of not blogging was that I
never really had to make up my mind about
of this. Were the Gaza settlers sent
into Gaza by past Israeli governments in the
interests of establishing a Jewish presence in
historically Jewish lands? Of course. Have they
suffered and died as Israel’s front line
against Arab hatred?
On the other hand, must Israel now redeploy
out of the Strip for the good of the nation?
Probably. Should they uproot the settlers as they
leave? Without a doubt (the spectacle of Jews
being massacred after being abandoned by Israel
serves nobody’s interest).
There are no easy answers here. One thing that
we must remember, however, is that most of the
people on most of the sides in this debate have
Israel’s best interests in mind. The demonization
of Sharon is, if anything, more absurd than the
demonization of Rabin was. Anyone who doesn’t
think that Sharon is
to pieces about this decision is already doing
themselves and those who listen to them a
disservice. No good is done – and much is risked -
polarizing people at such a crucial time.
What A Mess
– October 26, 2004Posted in: News
