Joseph Dana’s new article @ The National has a twist at the end:
But fundamental questions remain. How can a protest in Israel, borrowing the revolutionary energy of the Arab Spring, ignore Israel’s military control of the Palestinians? Israel may be seeing a challenge to its security-led ideology, or this could be a “social justice” protest in name only, which will continue to ignore the occupation. The only way to know is if the protests continue and develop a coherent underlying strategy.
If these protests, some of the largest in Israel’s history, dissolve without addressing Israel’s fundamental crisis, it will be difficult to convince anyone that the occupation will end without worldwide external pressure.
Although there’s a glimmer of possibility the protesters will realize there can be no social justice unless it addresses the equality of everyone under Israeli rule, it seems doubtful. Israel needs an intervention. Call it tough love, call it worldwide external pressure, WEP, how’s that for an acronym? I don’t care what it’s called, it needs to happen.
