Yediot Aharonot says, History repeats itself twice:…
Hatzofeh asserts that…
Haaretz writes:…
The Jerusalem Post comments:…
Yediot Aharonot says, History repeats itself twice: Once as a tragedy and once as a u-turn, except in the case of the leadership of the State of Israel – in which it appears as a tragedy and a u-turn at the same time. The editors ask whether yesterdays events were, an important historic event or a bad joke regarding the management of state affairs, and remark that recent events, including the sacking of ministers by the prime minister merely because they were about to vote against him should have, incited the anger of every Israeli citizen. The paper asserts that, There is no anger because Israelis spiritual disengagement from their government is an existing fact, and avers that the disengagement plan has, no diplomatic perspective, no vision regarding a settlement and no historic decision regarding Israels borders.
Hatzofeh asserts that the NRP ministers must make a difficult decision on whether or not to remain in the government.
Haaretz writes: „This attitude that is common among philosophers and influential members of academia on the left, pushes French Jews into a corner. An outspoken minority does indeed favor continued occupation and the blunt militarist policies of Ariel Sharon’s government, but all the rest, including those who might wish to freely protest against Israel’s actions, are helplessly silenced by the infamous mark of racism and Nazism stamped on the Jewish people’s legitimate national desires. Israel’s policy warrants harsh criticism, but it does not in any way justify outbursts of hatred. Sixty years after the allied invasion of Normandy, that tremendous operation that marked the beginning of the final rout of Nazism in Europe, Jacques Chirac’s France would do well to redouble its efforts to wipe out the violent anti-Semitism that is once again rearing its head.”
The Jerusalem Post comments: „After 9/11, America rediscovered that the quest for freedom could not exclude a particularly recalcitrant region, the Middle East. It is a notion that even today is widely met with skepticism and derision. Someday, however, as in the case of other global conflicts, we will look back and see that peace was not possible without victory, and freedom was victory’s measure. Ronald Reagan was the father of moral clarity. He remains an inspiration for the road ahead.”
