tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9773248.post2921686476396642100..comments2023-09-21T09:33:06.662+02:00Comments on pipistro on line: Ministri UE a Tony Blair, la solita zuppapipistrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07889390454852534754noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9773248.post-57520974873468256712007-07-20T00:12:00.000+02:002007-07-20T00:12:00.000+02:00«...Many explanations have been offered for the su...«...Many explanations have been offered for the sudden outburst of diplomatic energy: U.S. President George W. Bush's need for a plan to rescue the last vestige of his honor in the region toward the end of his failed term in office; Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's need to present a diplomatic achievement on the eve of the publication of the full Winograd report; the need to heed the demand to "strengthen Abu Mazen" (Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas) that is being heard from all sides; and the profound need to lift the peace camp out of its despair and give it a dose of optimism so it will continue to believe that most Israelis in fact support the two-state solution, and that the Greater Israel ideology is a thing of the past, even in the rightist camp [...] <BR/><BR/>The illusion of the Palestinians, who saw how under Oslo the settlements were doubled and a draconian occupation regime was installed, evaporated in a violent manner, shattering the Israeli illusion that the conflict could be ended without paying the price. The current diplomatic process is liable to repeat the destructive route of Oslo, creating an llusion of progress fueled by a natural need to nurture hope, a hope that will be exploited by cynics who believe they have the power to dictate the rules of the game and decide who will lose it. <BR/><BR/>Those who are amusing themselves with the process, those who are exploiting it to promote their political aims, those who are becoming addicted to it to fulfill their heart's desire, and those who want to use it to improve their grievous condition under the occupation should all recall that it is easy to create illusions, and it is easy to err because of them. But the price will be paid by everyone, including those who are moving the process forward through mere words. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot tolerate another shattered illusion, and those who are engaging in diplomatic activity during the July-August vacation should be aware of the responsibility they are assuming».<BR/>[<A HREF="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=883866" REL="nofollow">Ha'aretz, July 19 2007, 'Beware of Oslo's destructive route', Meron Benvenisti</A>]pipistrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889390454852534754noreply@blogger.com