What if the most efficient elements of Israeli society, the military, were in charge in Israel?
” But the Israeli military has been largely in charge since the fundamental reorientation from deterrence to appeasement that took place in 1993 – Rabin, Barak, and Sharon dominated the past 16 years, along with many other ex-generals in the country’s public life. In Israel, as around the world, the military tends to absorb the warmed-over leftisms produced by civil society. “This is not the time to look backwards and place blame; rather it is time to move on and fix the problem.” Assigning responsibility for mistakes is not just a matter of finger-pointing but crucial if one is not to repeat them. “What must Israel do now? In another column this month, “Solving the `Palestinian Problem’,” I endorsed the Jordan-Egypt option, whereby the one former takes over the West Bank and the latter Gaza. “You ask, `Why did Olmert squander this opportunity to confront the relatively trivial danger Hamas presents rather than the existential threat of Iran’s nuclear program?’ The answer lies in the N
