25.03.2006, 13:02
Die israelischen Wahlen nähern sich. Der hochbedeutsame Wahlausgang wird auch in Sachen Friedensprozess die Weichen stellen. Man kann nur hoffen, in die richtigen...
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Zitat:Israelis voting for the future of their bordersQuelle:
By Guy Raz
CNN
Friday, March 24, 2006 Posted: 1927 GMT (0327 HKT)
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israel's parliamentary election on Tuesday isn't about lower taxes or better social services. It's about the future parameters of the state.
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After more than a decade of attempted negotiations and the failure of brittle agreements, many Israelis have come to the view that the process didn't work. The victory of Hamas in January's Palestinian election simply confirmed their deepest suspicions: Compromise is not on the Palestinian agenda.
Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, like Sharon, does not believe that the Arab world will ever, truly recognize Israel. Whether it's paranoia or an acute reading of Arab popular sentiment, most Israelis agree. And so, while the Israeli obsession with self-preservation may look odd from the outside -- on the inside, it remains the guiding national principle.
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