Our Own Worst Enemy

What the hell is wrong with us Jews?

There was a saying, coined by the late Abba Eban, that states, "the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity." I used to believe it was as true as the sky is blue.

But now, not only am I convinced that it's false - I believe everything the Arabs do is calculatedly cold and evil - I am beginning to believe that it's us that this quote describes.

As I discussed yesterday, there was yet another suicide bombing in Israel. Today, instead of waxing Angrily at the "Palestinian" people - which is only effective combined with might - the Israeli cabinet, led by the ancient - if not dangerous - Shimon Peres, stated, "the 'Palestinian nation' [sic], which just three months ago voted overwhelmingly to entrust the Hamas terrorist organization with its government, is not an enemy. It is a long-suffering people, most of which understands that they must live with us in peace."

Of course they aren't. I mean, why would we even think that they're the enemy? So what if the Germans overwhelmingly voted in Hitler? We just believed he'd help us build roads. We never believed that crap about killing millions of Jews.

Just last month, a poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research found that of 1,270 PA adults interviewed, 52.4% said they support "armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel." Close to a third of those who support the attacks said they "strongly support" them. Only 45.2% said they opposed. In addition, two-thirds of those polled said they believe "that armed confrontations so far has helped achieved Palestinian national and political rights in ways that negotiations could not achieve."

So, I'm guessing Peres is talking to the 45.2%. Oh, wait a minute. This latest attack took place in Tel-Aviv. So what are the number of Arabs who feel it's justified to kill innocent people outside the so-called Green line?

Does it even matter?

Israeli President Moshe Katzav went even further. Katzav said, "We want to believe that the political approach of the Hamas government is not the way of the Palestinians. I believe that most of the Palestinians support peace with Israel and accept the three conditions of the Quartet..."

Is he out of his mind? I mean, Peres is older than dirt. Maybe he's suffering from severe stupidity in his old age. The fact that he still would consider Yasser Arafat a "peace partner", if not for the fact he were burning in Hell, not withstanding.

But Katzav? To understand Israeli politics, the office of the President in Israel is less important that the office of Vice President here. Prince Charles has more responsibility. Like the VP and the Prince, the best any of us can hope for is that they don't embarrass us. They can do far more damage than good.

Katzav's remarks point out just that very fact. In response to Katzav's idiotic comment, MK Yuval Shteinitz, the Chairman of the Defense committee said:

"The fact that our leaders do not recognize our enemies as such is dangerous. Their statements are a continuation of the game of false illusions. The Palestinian people - and I'm not referring to individuals, of whom many sincerely want peace - are our enemy, as we have seen in their terrorism of the past years and all the more so in their election of Hamas, which does not recognize our existence and wants to destroy us. They have chosen the path of war."

Duh. He gets it.

I don't expect the rest of the World to suddenly wake up and realize that our enemy is the same as theirs. But I'm mortified that our own people can't figure it out for themselves. We truly are very own worst enemy sometimes.