What do you call peace activists who pretend that their desired outcome is the only possible outcome? - by Elder of Ziyon

They want peace! How can that be bad? But it can be, because they do not think through the potential downsides of what they call "peace." They pretend that their desired outcome is the only possible outcome, and if they are wrong, oh well - there are no consequences to them personally. This is why they are fools.

Elder of Ziyon..
18 September '19..

Last week I tweeted:

Hey, @jstreetdotorg and @peacenowisrael:

You claim, with great confidence, that if only there was a Palestinian state, then things would be much more peaceful in Israel..

What do you base that assumption on? What evidence is there are the result wouldn't be the opposite?

— Elder Of Ziyon ҉ (@elderofziyon) September 12, 2019

Peace Now responded:

2ss would save our democracy by avoiding undemocratic 1-state rule first and foremost. And a peace with deterrence would has worked in both cases where we made peace with Arab neighbors. There are different circumstances, but then there are more aggressive security measures.

— Peace Now (@peacenowisrael) September 12, 2019

I find it interesting that Peace Now does not choose to use "peace" as its primary reason for a two state solution, but an appeal to democracy - "first and foremost." Maybe it should change its name to Democracy Now - oh, wait, that's already taken.

Of course, Israeli leftists said that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and from Areas A and B would not hurt security either because Israel could use deterrence - but new Gaza wars every few years indicates that deterrence is not all it is cracked up to be.

(Continue to Full Post)