Says Friedman in the NYTimes:
"But this withdrawal is a threat to the Jewish religious nationalists. Their goal is not peace, but to conquer Israeli society with their messianic vision and biblical map. They killed Mr. Rabin for getting in their way and have threatened to do the same to Mr. Sharon. Some of these settlers will not go down quietly."
The real issue is not democracy....it's whether the ultra-right on both sides can be persuaded to abandon their extreme positions FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.
Right now, the Israeli ultra-right is a bigger obstacle to peace than Hamas...... Why? Hamas does not occupy Jewish Land.
