Rabin, Churchill
or Chamberlain?
The Americans and the Israelis share inter alia strong
armies but bad diplomacy. Since the end of the Second World War, the USA failed
in most diplomatic missions they have undertaken. Lord Allen Bullock
emphasizes on the embracing conclusion of the Second World War, when all
of Poland became a Russian Satellite [more then was offered in the Molotov –
Ribbentrop agreement]; Barbara Tuchman suggests the confusion in the
department of state regarding Mao and Deng contributed to the
initiation of the Korean War; Paul Johnson accused Kennedy of
total lack of understanding during the Cuban crisis; We do not need Kissinger
to analyze the conclusions of the Vietnam War; “The rock of Stability”
according to President Carter – The Shah of Iran – was overthrown 6 months
after that statement was made; The results of the Embassy crises in Tehran demonstrated how crippled US diplomacy is.
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| Barbara Tuchman |
Chamberlain believed Hitler. “Peace in our
time” he declared. Czechoslovakia was lost and the road was open for the Second
World War.
Notwithstanding past performances, notwithstanding his
weaknesses at home, notwithstanding the alarm caused in Jordan, Rabin gave
Arafat credit presently unavailable to him even in Washington. If Arafat wins,
it will grossly destabilize Jordan where the majority of the populations are
Palestinians who will want to merge with “Palestine”. Jericho and Gaza are a
guaranteed formula of Palestinian state. The inhabitants of Hebron will expect
the same developments as those granted to Jericho. Hammas will fight for its
rights, the disputes within the PLO will escalate. Syria will have to be
compensated. Rabin will grant it all the Golan Heights.
Israel is going back to the pre-1967 borders, with a
volatile shaky Palestinian state next door; whilst Palestinian Arabs in Israel enhance their Palestinian identity.
Rabin wishes to be ‘’Churchill of Peace”. He takes a similar
risk taken by Chamberlain. With one difference. Chamberlain risked a faraway
country. The Prime Minister of Israel is risking Israel.
Zalli Jaffe.
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