Brilliant piece by Gideon Levy–only in Haaretz–saying that the peace camp in Israel has been feckless from the start, and all are implicated in the settlers' movement. So much for the accidental empire claims of conscience. And when Levy says that Olmert says (and Emanuel too) there is no "partner for peace," which side are they talking about?
The occupation, the settlements, the police thugs and
the brutality have been victorious over everything else. Never have so
many people said we need to put a stop to things, and never have so few
done anything about it. The
Israeli occupation enterprise has never been so prosperous, sweeping up
in its whirlpool all of Israeli society and a vast army of settlers,
secret agents, soldiers, prosecutors, journalists, politicians, judges,
doctors, engineers, builders, architects, industrialists, artists,
archaeologists and average apathetic citizens. Everyone, absolutely
everyone, is implicated. They speak peace, but make war; oppose the
settlements, but take part in their construction; say "two states," but
vote Likud; close their eyes, hide their faces and wrap themselves in
the most dangerous of blankets: blankets of apathy.
the brutality have been victorious over everything else. Never have so
many people said we need to put a stop to things, and never have so few
done anything about it. The
Israeli occupation enterprise has never been so prosperous, sweeping up
in its whirlpool all of Israeli society and a vast army of settlers,
secret agents, soldiers, prosecutors, journalists, politicians, judges,
doctors, engineers, builders, architects, industrialists, artists,
archaeologists and average apathetic citizens. Everyone, absolutely
everyone, is implicated. They speak peace, but make war; oppose the
settlements, but take part in their construction; say "two states," but
vote Likud; close their eyes, hide their faces and wrap themselves in
the most dangerous of blankets: blankets of apathy.
But remember; no pressure on Israel from the U.S.
