On Jun 29, 2006, at 5:41 PM, Bryan Atinsky wrote:
> The second reason (and I am sure there are others, but these
> come to mind), relates to the agreement that was being solidified
> between the Hamas and Fatah over the prisoner’s document. Among other
> elements, this would include the formation of a Palestinian unity
> government and an agreement to limit resistance to the Israeli
> occupation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) (the
> territories occupied by Israel since 1967). While this would seem
> to be
> something that the Israeli establishment should recognize as a
> positive
> step forward, it is instead taken as a dangerous change that puts
> Israel’s interests in jeopardy.
In the sense that Israel can't contemplate an actual peace with the Palestinians? Is the state of war too much a part of Israeli identity to stop?
Doug