According to Patrick Coburn, writing in today's Independent, there is a culture of denial in Israel. He blames too good PR which paints disasters as victories and lets stupid Israeli leaders off the hook. Recently there has been the appalling military action in Gaza with its 'proportional' death rate of one Israeli for every 100 Palestinians. This followed a less than successful incursion into Lebanon. The UK became involved when British passports were used by mossad agents in a targeted assassination.
'An old Israeli saying describing various less-than-esteemed military leaders says: "He was so stupid that even the other generals noticed." The same derisive remark could be applied almost without exception to the present generation of Israeli politicians.'
'Even more ludicrous is the Israeli explanation that their élite and heavily armed soldiers were at risk of their lives because they had to use thick gloves to protect their hands when sliding down cables from a helicopter and therefore could not use their weapons.'
He goes on to conclude, 'The Israeli propaganda machine, official and private, has been running full throttle in the last few days justifying the assault on the aid convoy to Gaza. Probably spokesmen feel they are performing well given the weakness of their case. In fact, they do nothing but harm to Israel. The greater their success in denying gross and culpable mistakes, the more likely it is that the perpetrators will hold their jobs – and the more likely it is that the mistakes will be endlessly repeated.'
It is to be hoped that Obama and other leaders will finally realise what brutal idiots they are dealing with and leave the kid gloves at home. Softly softly has done nothing for the Middle East and little for world peace. Israel needs sorting. Israel has nuclear weapons in the hands of these selfsame belligerent buffoons.
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