Sunday May 3, 2009

I've Been Thinking:

In a damning critique a spokesman for the Palestinian Authority called Israeli President Shimon Peres a "launderer" of Israeli governments that do not favor peace.
The attack explicitly said that Peres has done nothing for peace and has white washed governments who hurt the peace process.

Shimon Peres is many things, but he is neither an enemy of peace nor a launderer.
If anything, Peres talks too much and too often says what is on his mind without caring about the consequences.
Over the course of his career that brutal honesty has hurt him politically while endearing him to much of Israeli society.

This statement is more damning to the Palestinian Authority than it is to Peres.
This statement demonstrates just how obtuse the PA is about peace.
Palestinians believe that if you do not support their cause 100% you are not an advocate for peace - and that is a huge mistake.
Shimon Peres is one of the biggest supporters of peace within Israel, but not peace at the price of the destruction of Israel.

And that is precisely why Shimon Peres is such a convincing Israeli spokesman for Israel against unfair attacks.
Shimon Peres has unquestionable credentials in the peace arena.

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