JANUARY
29, 2006 --
There
are at least two lines of thought concerning the Hamas victory
in the Palestine parliamentary election.
One line suggests that Hamas, now holding responsibility of government, will
moderate its hardline stance against Israel.
Another view maintains that Hamas will not end its opposition to the existence
of Israel.
(Persons who talk of recognizing Israel's "right to exist" would
put determination of that right to others, not to Israel. Israel's existence
represents the will of her people. Making that a "right" others
may oppose discounts, LPR believes, the principle of self-determination. Any
government has, of course, the option of recognizing another government, or
not. Apart from the attempted insult, LPR believes calls to recognize the right
of another state to exist are absurd.)
It might be no more than wishful thinking that Hamas in power will be moderate.
It is well to recall that the PLO claimed to end its opposition to Israel's
existence, yet never was able to make peace with the Jewish State.
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Perhaps
it could be argued
that a Hamas
leader who made peace with Israel would be less likely to be assassinated that
a PLO leader.
At this point, LPR just wonders now that Hamas has won such a huge victory, will
it hold elections again?
Hamas carries a very heavy burden of proof that it is willing to live in peace
--
with
other Palestinians as well as with Israel.
For Israel, alas, the Hamas election might indicate 1) the more things change
the more they stay the same and 2) the continued validity, sadly, of the comment
of the late Abba Eban that the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss
an opportunity for peace with Israel.
An Appeal, not a poll, from LPR to its clicksters
and other blogs -- this week:
Call on elected officials to honor the good government counsel set forth in the
first half of Federalist 57.
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