Hijacking the thread to let the Palestinians off the hook?
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Clearly a nerve has been struck in EK, as he tried use the same stunt to use the PKK to hijack blame away from Israel.
But still three things to say.
1. At the same time Israel lost its only semi mid-east allies in Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey in the remarkably short time of one basic year, at the same time, this forum has shifted at the same time. In 2005, almost everyone on this forum supported Israel almost 95+%, and while I would still still say Israel enjoys a majority on this forum, Israeli actions are increasingly called into question. So we can ask how much longer will it take before Israel has only minority support on this forum? And because this is a USA dominated forum, the same shift may extend to the larger US government.
2. There will be a UN vote regarding Palestinian Statehood likely to come on 9/20/2011, in first the security council and later the general assembly. Even if Israel and the US can't prevent a Palestinian State in 2011, its still likley going to dangerously isolate Israel and more importantly the USA. Nor will the issue go away, its going to keep coming back stronger.
3. In many ways, I somewhat have to admire the rear guard actions of Bozo Netanyuhu, he is a very clever propagandist who still enjoys bare majority support in Israel. But still most Israeli voters and political parties know his tactics can't last much longer, and very soon, I think a majority of Israeli voters will accept a Palestinian State. So getting rid or totally dope slapping Netanyuhu may be a required step.