Sunday, May 9, 2010

The dangers of unrealistic utopianism

J Street faces battle in Congress


I'm sure there must have been a group of Jewish "intellectuals around in Germany during the '30s that wanted to reason with the Third Reich even though Hitler stated his goals quite clearly, These people are happy to give up what is not theirs to give.

Lebanon says it won't ask Hezbollah to disarm
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said Hezbollah cannot disarm before a defense strategy is reached that would also address future Israeli attacks.By The Associated Press Tags: Israel news Lebanon Hezbollah
Lebanon's president says the government cannot ask Hezbollah to give up its weapons at a time of heightened tension with Israel.
President Michel Suleiman said Saturday that Lebanon cannot and must not tell Hezbollah to disarm before reaching a deal on a defense strategy that would also address any future Israeli attacks.
A United Nations deal to end the 2006 war between Israel and the Shiite militants required Hezbollah to disarm, but Lebanon's politicians have been unable to agree on a national defense strategy that would integrate the group's weapons into the regular armed forces.
A recent Israeli claim that Hezbollah's arsenal includes Scud missiles transferred from Syria has provoked another exchange of warnings between Israel and Lebanon.

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