69 million page views

it all depends

Reader comment on item: Assessing Kadima

Submitted by alan (United States), Dec 27, 2005 at 02:43

Gaza was a test case. I was willing to experiment, painful and risky though that may be.

The experiement is failing. High explosives are now being put on Kassams. Terror leaders have nearly free passage into and out of Gaza. Rockets attacks increase.

The measured Israeli response was not the reaction I anticipated. I expected decisive action, massive shellings of infrastructure after the firing of every rocket etc.

What we are witnessing appears to be capitulation, although all the ducks have not yet returned yet.

A majority will flock to Sharon, regardless of how many latkes he eats. Why? Apparently with their eye on Hope, that elusive bird so hard to capture. A jaundiced eye sees no hope.

Yet the majority will want to make sure the decision made in the future will not be held hostage to the settlers as it now is in Likud. Maybe the majority will retreat to a Likud like stance but without the shenanigans of the settlers et al. Maybe it will not.

What is clear is that Israelis do not want a theocratic determination of their future, unlike Hamasistan. Just because they do not want a theocracy, does not mean that they want to commit suicide. They may reject completely any more strategic withdrawals in the wake of the Gaza disengagement. Who could blame them. And who could blame them for going into Gaza again if the terror build up continues. All of these latter options are not inconsistent with Kadima or Sharon.
Submitting....

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

Submit a comment on this item

<< Previous Comment      Next Comment >>

Reader comments (9) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
Yesh Atid may crash too due to hubris [78 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
PezDispenserFeb 4, 2013 03:12203127
You were right about Kadima being a temporary phenomenon but it took 7 years for your prediction to materialize [16 words]PezDispenserOct 17, 2012 12:15199881
Sharon [43 words]andreaFeb 20, 2012 09:42193517
time will tell [73 words]mz ravin blackAug 4, 2008 22:58136284
1Olmert, Kadima and the violence at Amona [1411 words]Fern SidmanFeb 2, 2006 01:4533475
it all depends [245 words]alanDec 27, 2005 02:4330615
A View From The Right [261 words]Seamus MacNemiDec 26, 2005 17:5330587
The Future of Kadimah is Dim [29 words]S Fred SingerDec 26, 2005 16:1630581
Sharon's evicts jews, obliterates his old Likud, all during an intense investigation in to his dealings...And this what we get. [327 words]EJ PasseosDec 26, 2005 15:1030577

Comment on this item

Mark my comment as a response to it all depends by alan

Email me if someone replies to my comment

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

See recent outstanding comments.

Follow Daniel Pipes

Facebook   Twitter   RSS   Join Mailing List

All materials by Daniel Pipes on this site: © 1968-2024 Daniel Pipes. daniel.pipes@gmail.com and @DanielPipes

Support Daniel Pipes' work with a tax-deductible donation to the Middle East Forum.Daniel J. Pipes

(The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax-ID 23-774-9796, approved Apr. 27, 1998.

For more information, view our IRS letter of determination.)