Peace with Palestinians will have to wait

Perhaps those signs posted on synagogue billboards saying, “We Support Israel” illustrate that by-in-large American Jews support the current policies of Israel: security first, completing the Fence, separation from Palestinians, holding Palestinians responsible for their choice of Hamas and insuring the demographic future of the Jewish State.
American Jews, just like Israelis realize that making the “pursuit of peace” a priority throughout the 90s was a colossal waste of time; it endangered the very existence of the Jewish State and once again exposed the true nature of Israel’s enemies.
Writing on Ameinu’s Liberal Values News Update, MJ Rosenberg’s characterization of Jewish acceptance of both Israeli and American policy as passive and meaningless is both wrong-headed and insulting.
Rosenberg neglects to mention the primary force behind establishing “peace”, that being victory. Historically; diplomacy, negotiation and compromise only take place, after one side wins and one side loses, when one side lays down the Law and the other side can no longer keep moving the “goal-posts”. If nothing else, nine years of Oslo and two weeks at Camp David with a desperate Pres. Clinton should have taught us all this simple truth.
Back in 1971, Prime Minister Golda Meir rebuffed Sadat’s overture because Israel didn’t trust their enemy and sure enough just two years later Israel suffered another surprise Arab attack on the holiest day of the year. Only after Egypt was dealt a decisive military knock-out was a real peace made possible and return of the entire Sinai considered.
It’s encouraging to know that Rosenberg recognizes the wisdom of former Pres. Nixon. Perhaps he’d be well served to also support another great friend of Israel; President Bush, whose greatest contribution to “peace with the Palestinians” has been to run interference for Israel with the World Community. By doing so, Bush has let Israel do what Israel needs to do to defend itself without forcing (her) into more premature and meaningless negotiations with an emasculated Mahmoud Abbas.