Read him again: "For 16 years, WE have been enamored with the peace process." (G. Levy) It does not mean that "for 16 years Israeli governments have been deceiving [...] its own people."
What it means, is that for 16 years, we, Israelis, have been deceiving ourself. Actually, G. Levy is far below the truth.
It all began not 16 years ago, but very soon after June `67, when we convinced ourself that the territories we had just captured were our genuine possession, and the stateless population we found there would consent to stay our silent and obedient hewers of wood and drawers of water - forever. |
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