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for militant action against Iran. Israel led by Olmert, Livni and Barak tri=
ed, without success, to push Bush into confrontation with Iran or at the le=
ast to receive a U.S. umbrella for an Israeli adventure. It may be a bit mo=
re difficult to push Obama down confrontation lane. But Israel is busy inst=
alling a government, which for all practical purposes, will say no to negot=
iations even with the most compliant of the Palestinians. Instead, it will =
certainly continue building a coalition in Washington and the region pushin=
g for confrontation with Teheran since this is its only excuse it can prese=
nt for frustrating Washington=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cpeace process.=E2=80=9D Th=
e new Israeli government will explain to DC that it cannot move on Palestin=
ian independence before the Persian clouds over the region are dispersed.=
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Courtship instead of Ex-communication=20





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Would it be possible for the leadership of a democratic society to go court=
ing an openly racist crypto-fascist leader and his party for a central and =
pivotal role in a new coalition? This courtship is at the center of current=
 bargaining. Could a politician who demanded constitutional changes disenfr=
anchising, on an ethnic-national basis, twenty percent of the citizenry dom=
inate the entire political scene and emerge as the king maker of the next c=
oalition? Lieberman is the most sought after figure in mainstream coalition=
 politics. Is the international diplomatic community which has a hard time =
rejecting the justified demands to censure Israeli aggression and the illeg=
al occupation of the Palestinian territories, willing to overlook the influ=
ential presence of Lieberman in the next administration? The racist scoundr=
el is openly calling for the expulsion of entire towns and their population=
 from Israel=E2=80=99s borders. In the face of this criminal drive for tran=
sfer of Israel=E2=80=99s Arab citizens, can the international community, go=
vernments and citizens alike remain silent as if this is an internal Israel=
i affair? Is fascism ever an internal affair?=20



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Reuven Kaminer=20



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Phone: 972-2-6414632=20



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