Akiva Eldar : What will happen if Israel 'defeats' Obama?
Talkback
Title:to Gilad #10
Name:zeev
City: BeershevaState: Israel
"The Arabs where and remain a fragmented people."
(Gilad)
Wrong. There is no (one) Arab people, fragmented or not. There are
Arab states, each and its own ruler and its own interests.

" ... the Arabs that are unaligned with reality on the ground."
(Gilad)
And what is, please explain, this "reality on the ground"
the Arabs are so "unaligned with" ?
Are our 41 years old obviously unsuccessful efforts to control
a stateless population - what show our leadership as being
more "aligned with reality" than the Arabs?

"The Muslim world is controlled by dictators and through violence."
(Gilad)
Yes. Then ... ? Is that a reason to never seek peace with them?
What is Mubarak? A model of democratically elected leader?

Let me tell you a secret: Obama has no expectation from the Arabs.
His only expectations are from Middle East leaders/rulers.
Begin didn`t make peace with the Egyptians. He made peace
with Pres. Anwar Sadat. Dayeinu.
This is what means being "aligned with reality".