Sunday February 13, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

Rumors abound, all about Israel:
Disengagement might well result in civil war.
Vast numbers of soldiers will disobey orders.
The majority of Israel is against the Gaza plan.
A large segment of the population is not in favor of the moves Sharon is taking.

The people spreading these ideas are, in fact, interested parties.
They ARE lobbyists trying to motivate and upset the masses.
They ARE painting a false doomsday scenario.
They ARE representatives of extremist, not mainstream, groups.
They are NOT representative of the Israeli people.
They are NOT evaluating the trends in Israel.
They are NOT representing the rabbis of the soldiers.

They are successful because they are a small, vocal, well organized and well funded group. Anyone articulating these ideas should be immediately shunned.
What they say is not newsworthy, it is not worthy of coverage.

Is there a threat to Ariel Sharon's life and to the lives of others in his government? Yes. There is. But not because of the Gaza Plan. Because of extremists who think they are above the law.