The world against more wars in the Middle East: The Israeli "right" panics?
The "Independent," a leading U.K. newspaper (which does not mean that any given statement it makes is true) was rather tough today on Israel, or, specifically, the Israeli "right." (In Israel this everywhere-misused term seems to connote a tending to strong religious orthodoxy, a tending to advocate an Israel rooted in religion and Jewish ethnicity, a tending to reject any negotiation with the Palestinians, and a tending to advocate aggressive military approaches to perceived threats.)
The Independent noted that the refusal of the U.K. and the U.S. to attack Syria sent Israel's right-wing parties into over-drive, mounting aggressive lobbying efforts on U.S. politicians who opposed attacking Syria. At the same time, says the Independent, the polls, at least, show the great majority of Americans opposing war with Iran, and the Israeli rightists are comparing this with appeasement at Munich. The Independent suggests that as the Israeli rightists are more and more isolated from world opinion, which is turning against more war in the Middle East, they are more adamant in calling for war immediately.
A few weeks ago, Iran's new President Rouhani, who a few weeks ago sent Israel and Jews worldwide good wishes on Roshashana--and was attacked as cynical and manipulative by the Israeli right, including Israel's president--now, apparently, has said he fully accepts the reality of the European Holocaust--surely a more substantive change (one that his inflammatory predecessor as president adamantly opposed).
Here, at any rate, is an opinion piece worth your reading:
The Independent noted that the refusal of the U.K. and the U.S. to attack Syria sent Israel's right-wing parties into over-drive, mounting aggressive lobbying efforts on U.S. politicians who opposed attacking Syria. At the same time, says the Independent, the polls, at least, show the great majority of Americans opposing war with Iran, and the Israeli rightists are comparing this with appeasement at Munich. The Independent suggests that as the Israeli rightists are more and more isolated from world opinion, which is turning against more war in the Middle East, they are more adamant in calling for war immediately.
A few weeks ago, Iran's new President Rouhani, who a few weeks ago sent Israel and Jews worldwide good wishes on Roshashana--and was attacked as cynical and manipulative by the Israeli right, including Israel's president--now, apparently, has said he fully accepts the reality of the European Holocaust--surely a more substantive change (one that his inflammatory predecessor as president adamantly opposed).
Here, at any rate, is an opinion piece worth your reading:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...
Whether 'the world' does or does not want a middle east war is not a concern to Iran which as a dictatorship needs to suppress the very considerable internal opposition with continual hysteria against zionism, the US, atheism, materialism, etc.
My opinion is that the Israelis would like the US to move out of the area, from Saudi, Jordan, the Gulf, to give their planes a clear run, as it is the US is protecting Iran. Factual errors and bias from the Independent is to be expected. It is disappointing to see them echoed. For example, who wants what state to be eliminated? Who says, no peace, no negotiations?