Saturday, February 07, 2009

Stephens asks: Has Israel has chosen to tame Hamas?


Writer says Israel is repeating mistakes it made with Arafat
-Debra Rubin

By choosing to live with a weakened Hamas rather than finishing the terrorist organization off militarily, Israel may have lost its only opportunity to rid itself of an enemy bent on its destruction.

In fact, Israel is repeating a “strategic” error it made in 1993 when it signed the Oslo Accords, falsely believing it could “tame” Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, according to a Wall Street Journal foreign affairs columnist.

“Israel is making the same mistake again,” said Bret Stephens [pictured], at the East Brunswick Jewish Center. “They think they can live with Hamas. I think it’s an error, a very serious error.”
[New Jersey Jewish News]
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