Israel’s new right-wing leaders pose threat to Israel itself, critics say

[IndianaGreen]

Israel’s new right-wing leaders pose threat to Israel itself, critics say

Author: Susan Webb

People's Weekly World Newspaper, 04/14/09 14:42

Israel’s new right-wing government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu and, in particular, statements by his far-right foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, have raised considerable alarm, both within Israel and internationally.

Just days after taking office, Lieberman inflamed controversy by proposing that Israel’s Arab citizens be subjected to loyalty tests, revoking the citizenship of those who refuse to submit to the tests.

He also suggested rearranging Israel’s borders to exclude areas with large Arab populations.

Beyond that, in a direct challenge to the Obama administration, he rejected a freeze on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. A freeze on construction or expansion of settlements is one of the central requirements of the U.S.-sponsored “road map” negotiations process put forward in 2002.

Peace advocates consider a settlement freeze to be key to advancing negotiations toward a peaceful two-state solution.

http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/15226/

[rwheeler31]

1. Sad that they elected these people out of fear.

[varelse]

2. Didn't American voters do that twice in the last 8 years?

it seems that no modern democracy is immune to the scourge of fear.