The Left’s Existential War Against Hamas, By Elyakim Haetzni
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A leftist – once convinced that an authentic Palestinian partner, who will not deceive him, will never be found, that there will never be peace here like there is between Belgium and Holland – will apparently reach the conclusion to simply emigrate.
That is why the Left treats the rise of the Hamas regime as if it is an existential disaster. If the result of withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria, and the destruction of 25 communities, is a strengthening not of the “moderates”, but of the rule of Hamas, then the foundation for peace, for negotiation, for coexistence crumbles.
When the Left’s vision collapses, with no partner, there remains no reason for them to live here.
It is precisely the true Left, the innocent Left that truly believed in the possibility of good neighborliness with the Arabs on the basis of our concessions in Judea, Samaria, Gaza and east Jerusalem, and on their concession to Israel within the Green Line, that has had its world destroyed by the rise of Hamas.
It is precisely this innocent lamb that all of a sudden becomes a vicious tiger in its opposition to Hamas. Aggressive tactics are aimed at bringing down the Hamas regime and returning Fatah, along with the fantasy of peace, to power. Without that fantasy, the Left is not willing to live here at all.
Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz would have been happy to release terrorists in exchange for the kidnapped soldiers had the Palestinian Authority been ruled by Fatah, the partner from Olso, the partner to the Road Map. What bothers our leaders is releasing terrorists to Hamas, which would amount to an admission that there will be no “peace process”, but a process of concessions to extortion, of Arab war for the land and Jewish defense with no concept of why, with no purpose.
All these years, I held feelings towards the Left of dislike and outrage in my heart. Today – I pity them.
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