Saturday, December 27, 2003
ADL National Director, Abraham Foxman, writes a cautionary op-ed on the Geneva Accord in today's Washington Post. He touches on several of the core issues which critics of the initiative have - that the seriousness with which the plan is being treated is more suited to a country without a democratic government, and that this, in and of itself, serves to undermine the legitimacy of Israeli democracy and the Jewish State. I touched on the anti-democratic theme in my letter to the Jewish Advocate, here.
Open to Debate In Israel (washingtonpost.com)
Of course, this has no relevance to Israel. Like Israel's policies or not, there is as great an interaction within the governing bodies and among government, the media, intellectuals and the public as in any society on Earth.
Why, then, this disrespect to Israel's democratic institutions, particularly at a time when the need for democracy in the Arab world is being emphasized as the most important weapon to combat Islamist terrorism?
I would suggest that there is a tendency in some circles to psychologically delegitimize the Sharon government without stating it so bluntly...
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