Akiva Eldar
Akiva Eldar
Akiva Eldaris an author and Israeli columnist for Al-Monitor. He was a chief political columnist, editorial writer and US Bureau Chief for the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, where he worked for 35 years. His final column in English for the paper appeared on 13 November 2012. He also wrote columns for the Japanese daily Mainichi Shimbun, lectured in communications at Tel Aviv University's School of Journalism and worked as a consultant for PBS television...
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In past elections, the parties all adopted strong positions on the issue of peace. But this time, the voters aren't looking for peace - they're looking for quiet.
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As long as you need Uncle Sam, you have to listen to him and you have to take into consideration his interests. And if he says no, you have to consider that no.
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There are risks in someone who believes that the peace process started the day he was elected prime minister. And he doesn't consult with people who spent hundreds of hours with Palestinians and Syrians, because he thinks he knows everything better than everyone else.
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The problem is that he became a negative icon in the Arab world, in the eyes of the Palestinians, in the eyes of the entire international community,