TEL AVIV, November 23, 2008 (WAFA)- Israeli Haaretz newspaper published, Saturday, and article written by Gideon Levy, saying that, “the world is moving forward, while Israel is taking a step backward.”
The newspaper said that the fact that Israelis intend to vote for the conservative, right-wing, nationalist, bellicose candidate, is a good riddance to the deceptive myth that most Israelis want peace.
It added that, “you can forget about all the deceitful polls that showed most of the public supports a two-state solution. No solution and no two states, but only the truth, which once again has been exposed: a nationalistic, belligerent society.”
The newspaper added that once the referendum over the future of peace and the occupation, is the main issue in every election campaign. In every election campaign, candidates bicker among themselves over who will 'divide' and who will 'return,' who will 'concede' and who will 'give'; questions described in the article as being downright immoral given that the discussion is over territories that is not Israeli.
The article stated that, “the candidate who is elected does too little, if anything at all, to advance peace and end the occupation.”
It added that the deceptive dialogue, which implies that immediately after the elections, something will change, shatters, time after time. From this standpoint, there is no huge difference between the candidates, according to the article.
Nonetheless, the broad support for Netanyahu reflects the Israeli’s prevailing spirit: they want the Arabs 'to disappear,' or at the very least to leave them in 'quiet,' it does not matter how, forget about all the rest.
The article said that Israelis will vote for Netanyahu and his Likud party, for a few more years of violence and occupation, aspiring for 'economic peace' and a right-wing economy, just like they want, just like they deserve. They will signal to the Arabs to forget about peace, the Arab Peace Initiative, which would mean the end of real negotiations.
The Arab world is repeatedly knocking on
The article added, “we are on the verge of electing a candidate who has explicitly declared that there is nothing to discuss with the Palestinians regarding a settlement, someone who has already proven his extensive pyromaniacal skills, someone who tries to mislead the public with baseless statements about Palestinian industrial zones in place of evacuating settlements, and providing economic aid instead of granting the Palestinians political independence, as they are entitled, as every nation is entitled.”
The article was concluded by saying, “Netanyahu will once again deceive, opportunities will be missed and the fire will flare up again.”
