Grind of War Giving Life To Opponents Of Sharon

[Classical_Liberal]

Grind of War Giving Life To Opponents Of Sharon
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By Molly Moore, Washington Post Foreign Service

JERUSALEM, Nov. 11 -- Three years into war with the Palestinians, Israelis are losing patience with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites). With violence continuing and peace efforts at a months-old impasse, members of Sharon's government are voicing dissent, activists are pursuing independent peace initiatives and opinion polls show his approval ratings sinking.

The military's top general has publicly challenged Sharon's handling of the conflict, and long-dormant peace groups and dovish politicians are showing signs of rejuvenation. A memorial service for slain prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (news - web sites) on Nov. 1 drew 100,000 people and turned into the largest peace rally since the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising.


"After three years, it's time to rethink," said Asher Friedberg, a political science professor at the University of Haifa. "Both sides are tired of what's going on. We're at a dead end."


Israeli pollsters and political analysts said the confluence of events and trends has produced the sharpest divisions within the Israeli leadership and among the populace since the first months of the uprising. Political leaders and analysts said the dissatisfaction among Israelis is exacerbated by mounting concern over the deterioration of the U.S. occupation in Iraq (news - web sites) and its potential for inflaming the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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[Resistance]

1. Yeah

Hey Sharon! Listen up! You're supposed to steal Palestinian land and not stir up the pot as much. That's how the Labour 'doves' get it done, anyway.

[Darranar]

2. Labor is better than Likud...

if Amram Mitzna is selected as the Labor candidate again, and he actually does what he says (which is far from certain), then we might see great improvement to the situation.

[Resistance]

3. The only difference between Labor and Likud

is Labor doesn't steal Palestinian land quite as loudly

[Darranar]

4. There's more to it than that...

under Labor, peace had been advanced (theoretically) and violent strikes by both sides had been reduced (though not removed.)

Labor is far better than Likud. The bad is better than the horrible.

The same way I'd like Joe Lieberman over George Bush.

[Classical_Liberal]

5. I'm afraid I agree with the resistence

The settlements weren't stopped under Labor last time. I think it is because Labor is enthralled with the third way Tony Blair thinking, and they are sellouts.

[KoKo]

6. The "Grind of War" has definitely turned me against Sharon!

I just posted in I/P here, I'm so angry and upset! And, I'm just a lowly American tool of Sharon/PNAC/BUSH!