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Column one: The ethos of national security
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Ted Belman
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BRILLIANT
Posted by: Ted Belman on January 13, 2006 06:31 PM
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Bill Narvey
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Apart from recognizing her very sharp mind and keen intelligence, it is always a treat on a number of levels to read pieces by Caroline Glick, not just for what she has to say, but for the articulate and insightful way she says it. This piece - Column one: The Ethos of National Security, showcases her talents.
Several things struck me as I read Glick’s article.
First, many of Glick’s observations and much of her analysis and conclusions regarding the confusion, uncertainty and misguidedness of Israeli leadership in respect of Israel’s war with the Palestinians has been noted by a number of contributors and commentators to this forum, albeit not always quite as lucidly and articulately as Glick expresses herself.
Secondly, I and so many others who have thought as Glick does, have no reason to assume that she or we for that matter, possess any greater intelligence or insight than the Israeli leadership she takes to task in her article.
Thirdly, if Glick and those of us who agree with her take on things are correct, then what is it that keeps Israeli leaders and indeed many Israelis, no doubt as intelligent and informed as us, if not moreso, from seeing what we and Glick see and responding accordingly.
There seems to be some kind of disconnect between the working minds of Israeli leadership in charge of making the policies and decisions they have and those of us who see such decisions and policies as being misguided, confused, wrongheaded and not at all in Israel’s best interests when it comes to Israeli security and long term survival.
Surely, it is not that Israeli leaders and Israelis generally lack intelligence and insight.
Is it the pressure that Israeli leaders have been put under by America and the world that alone accounts for at least the very questionable decisions Israeli governments have made over the years as regards the Palestinians and in terms of protecting and advancing Israeli interests?
I would like to think that these same thoughts have come to some of those who have read Glick's article and they are left as puzzled as I. Hopefully they will comment in this forum and share their thoughts in this regard.
Posted by: Bill Narvey on January 13, 2006 11:05 PM
Column one: The ethos of national security
Caroline Glick (J'Post):
Since Ariel Sharon coined the term "disengagement," opponents of Israeli territorial withdrawals have complained about the Orwellian nature of the term. And yet, as hard as opponents of the leftist view that Israel's security is enhanced by Israeli land transfers to Palestinian terrorists fought against the withdrawal policy and pointed out its dangers, their warnings were no match for the concept of "disengagement."
In Israel's geographic, ethnic, and military contexts, the term "disengagement" is first and foremost a psychological concept. It is concerned not with reality but with the deep-seated Israeli yearning to escape from our hostile environment. It holds the promise that Israel can determine a border that will separate us from our hostile neighbors.
read more HERE
Posted by Tim Dormain at January 13, 2006 03:46 PM