Could a coup be in Israel's future

Could a coup be in Israel's future

My recent post How Much Will Sharon Fork out for a Favorable Security Council Resolution? drew this response from Dr. Gabriel Dekel

This whole business of the Quartet putting pressures on Israel in a goal to achieve its submission is based on an assumption that the power of the people of Israel, or worldıs Jewry, equals zero. I will live to see indeed if it is possible to force a nation to commit suicide, even if it is a Jewish nation. The power of the people of Israel is not zero and Israel will not commit suicide. Whether Sharon is the deliverer of global pressures, and the disengagement is to reflect his submission, or if the disengagement is Sharonıs incredible gambit to change the course of global pressures ­ all this is not important. We are now moving in a direction of immediate instability. The day after the disengagement will be the day of a renewed war ­ with new rules of engagement and unlimited scope. Sharon position ­ if he survives to lead the nation ­ will be to direct the public impetus to strike back and manage an organised warfare against the enemy. If he fails ­ he will be toppled down or ignored and numerous unorganised groups of Israelis will take initiative ­ a-la Irgun style.

Posted by Ted Belman at August 8, 2005 08:47 AM

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1. BobW said:

Shalom Ted,

I'm impressed by the analysis and realism of Dr Gabriel Dekel.

Can you post some public type biographical material on Dr Dekel?

In the alternative, can you ask him to do this at IsraPundit?

Kol tuv,
BobW

Posted by: BobW on August 8, 2005 01:58 PM

2. Ted Belman said:

Gabriel was formerly a high ranking officer in the IDF and his son currently in in the IDF. Gabriel is not a medical doctor.

Posted by: Ted Belman on August 8, 2005 02:44 PM

3. felix quigley said:

Gabriel Dekel writes above:

"Sharon position ­ if he survives to lead the nation ­ will be to direct the public impetus to strike back and manage an organised warfare against the enemy. If he fails ­ he will be toppled down or ignored and numerous unorganised groups of Israelis will take initiative ­ a-la Irgun style."

This is a recipe for total disaster. Sharon has created an Atalena style situation and he has turned the Jewish state against his own Jewish people. Yet some people argue that this can be positive.

Nobody has asked the question, the reason Sharon turns against the settlers is because he does not like the settlers, he comes from that Stalinist so-called secular wing which founded the Israeli state.

There is a difference though to the Revisionists. The revisionists were not passivists and the secular state or establishment of the time could not walk right over them.

Please do not overlook the role of the United States in all of this. Is the United States following a strategy which is deliberately creating a situation of chaos and if so why?

Numerous unorganised groups, this is complete disaster. And make no mistake, Mr Sharon couldn't organise a pillow fight after this episode. It becomes more dangerous by the day.

Posted by: felix quigley on August 9, 2005 07:52 AM

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