[lbo-talk] In complicity with Europe and the United States, Israel Overthrows the Palestinian Authority

[Doug Henwood]

On Jun 29, 2006, at 9:34 PM, Michael J. Smith wrote:


> On Thursday 29 June 2006 18:34, Doug Henwood wrote:
>> Is the state of war too much a part of Israeli identity
>> to stop?
>
> Do we need to wonder about "identity" -- isn't it just
> a matter of political purpose?

Identity in the sense of national political coherence, and avoiding  
some kind of civil war. As i recall, Joel Schalit made that argument  
on my radio show.

Doug