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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran
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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (1320)8/5/2003 2:14:10 AM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (2) of 22250
 
On the 1967 War, which Israeli supporters claim was defensive:

<<< . . . the record is plain that the Egyptian vice president was on his way to Washington to seek a diplomatic compromise via the Johnson administration when Israel decided to pull the trigger. Your counterpart at the time, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, wrote in his memoirs that "we had a good chance to de-escalate the crisis," but the Israeli attack ended that:

"We were shocked and angry as hell when the Israelis launched the surprise offensive. They attacked on a Monday, knowing that the Egyptian vice-president would arrive in Washington to talk about re-opening the Strait of Tiran. We might not have succeeded in getting Egypt to re-open the strait, but it was a real possibility."

This is reminiscent of Ariel Sharon's decision three weeks ago to bomb the home of a Hamas leader in Gaza after he learned the Palestinian terrorists had voted a unilateral cease fire. >>>

wanniski.com

The historical record is clear. For many decades, Israeli leaders have gone into panic mode every time the Arabs present a peace proposal. The military junta that governs Israel seeks perpetual conflict, to the detriment of its residents.

Tom
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