We must hope this optimistic voice from Israel’s past is also a voice of the future
The IndependentEhud Olmert’s is a voice from Israel’s past – but we have to hope that his is a voice of Israel’s future, too. As Mr Olmert points out: “It is impossible to destroy a terrorist organisation hiding underground in the most crowded urban centre in the world, surrounded by civilians.” Mr Olmert lends authority to the suspicion that Mr Netanyahu has opted for maximum war because he knows that he will cease to be prime minister the moment the fighting stops. “The international community needs to know the vast majority of the Israeli people are totally against this,” Mr Olmert tells Kim Sengupta, our world affairs editor. So far, Mr Netanyahu has been fighting an unwinnable war that is contrary to Israel’s long-term interests – in alliance with some of the most dangerous forces in Israeli politics, including extremist settlers who want to expel Palestinians entirely from Gaza and from the occupied West Bank. As deputy prime minister, he was a vocal supporter of Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 – a pullout that was opposed by Mr Netanyahu, even then more interested in posturing than practical answers.
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