Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent: Livni: Time is running out for peace process
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Title:A strong country? (4th try)
Name:zeev
City: BeershevaState: Israel
"Israel of 2009 is a strong country, capable of making decisions."
(Livni)
Strong? Yes. Capable of making decisions? That is still to be proved.

After 41 years of trying like hell,
as if we were all stubborn half witted,
to subdue a stateless population to our will,
we, Israelis, haven`t decided yet between, on the one hand,
separating from the Palestinians and the land they are living on,
and, on the other hand, keeping the West Bank
and its population.

41 years have passed, and most of the Israelis are still giving
their votes to fools who dream to see, one beautiful day,
the Palestinians consenting to stay forever our silent
and obedient subjects.

"Time is against us. Demographically, it works for the Palestinians,
]and politically, in favor of Hamas and the settlers."
Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet,
December 22, 2001.
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