I think it is important to foresee Israel as a country instead of a
religious state.
Soumitra K. Mallick
On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Karl Carlile wrote:
> One of the principal reasons why the the Israeli state under Barak and currently
> under Shalon ultimately resist a Middle East settlement is because it fears a
> settlement that might lead to stability in the Middle East.
>
> The Israeli state, for many years now, has been receiving more funds and arms from
> the US than any other state in the world. This is because, apart from the oil issue,
> the Middle East constituted a cold war hot spot in the conflict between the USSR and
> the USA. Now that the SU has dissolved and the cold war has ended the Israeli state
> is fearful that if a settlement is reached that brings stability to the Middle East
> the level of aid it has been regularly receiving from the US will significantly
> diminish. Israel, under conditions of stability, will consequently cease to be of
> primary interest to US strategic considerations. To prevent this from happening it is
> vital that instability continues and that no final settlement is reached.
> Consequently the Israeli strategy is one of maintaining instability on a scale that
> prevents a settlement from taking place. This is the only context that makes sense of
> the current activity of the Israeli army.
>
> Regards
> Karl Carlile (Communist Global Group)
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