Among his many, many famous lines, perhaps the one Abba Eban is most often quoted for is “The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” This is why:
MK Mohammad Barakeh (Hadash-Ta`al) told Israel Radio this morning in a live
interview that the 8 MKs representing Arab parties will vote as a bloc
against the budget – even if that means that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s
Government falls.
Of course, it’s possible that even they’ve figured out that the disengagement is necessary to assure Israel’s demographic survival (many of them are, after all, traitors). But it’s more likely that they’re just doing it out of myopia and spite. This does officially put the Likud rebels on the side of enemies of the state, so it’s good to see that firm battle lines are being drawn.
