Lectures utiles, ici ou là, sur des déclarations d'Ehud Olmert à propos d'un plan de retrait unilatéral israélien. Quiconque peut m'en procurer le texte exact est le bienvenu...

C'est le gros-titre du Yediot Aharonot de vendredi (www.ynet.co.il - en hebreu). Pas de traduction sous la main, et mon hebreu n'est pas encore assez fluide pour me donner a cette tache sans gacher ma journee.
Peu ou prou le meme discours que Burg, avec un vocabulaire different. Retrait de la majorite des territoires, et de Jerusalem-est. Sans chiffres precis cependant.
Olmert a decide de se positionner a l'extreme-gauche du Likoud, vraisemblablement par ambitions electorales.
Motivation: la demographie arabe. Le meme epouvantail agite par Burg ou Beilin.

Tu savais que la version arabe de Y-net est un des sites les plus consultés côté palestinien ?

Merci en tout cas !

Hiya lads !

D'yae really think a peace treaty possible as long as Sharon and Arafat rule ?

My opinion, is that palestinian people must have a palestinian leader. Not a tunisian or egyptian one. And why don't israelis try a non-military man leader for once ? Just to try.

Maybe I'll have to go to Herziliya for my job, d'yae know this town Olivier ?

Cheers buddies

Keith

Loud and Proud : Paddy MacCarthy - The Corrs

Palestinien, Égyptien, militaire ou non, ce dont tout le monde a besoin c'est de gens honnêtes. Intellectuellement honnêtes. Financièrement aussi, d'ailleurs...

Je crois qu'il ne faut pas s'interdire des solutions. Avoir un bon plan, mais le déclarer impossible juste parce que tel ou tel est là, c'est peut-être pas la bonne méthode ?

Et... non, je ne connais pas Herziliya. Désolé. Probablement que Boq pourrait t'en parler beaucoup plus que moi... :)

Keith,

Asking for a non-military leader in Israel is a bit like asking Israelis not to do the military service. Everybody does, except the exceptions (I am one, as a late immigrant). So for a young 18 years old israeli the goal is to have the "best" military experience, for the resume. Therefore imagine what we ask from a leader...

Actually your comparison is quite relevant in terms of probabilities: between an israeli leader with a military past, and palestinian leader with a palestinian origin ;-)

I work in Herzliya as well. An israeli mix of Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills, a fully high-tech environment, also where the richest people live, and also where the sexiest chicks pass by. You'll have fun there, mostly because it's close to Tel-Aviv. And if it matters to you, you are less than 20 miles away from the territories, like most of the central Israel actually.

Olivier, what I meant is, maybe palestinian could understand better the political stakes of an independant Palestinian State if they had real palestinian political leader, a man (or, obviously, a woman as well) born in Gaza or Ramallah and who always has been living there. I have a feeling that Arafat is just here because he's a kind of symbol ... and I think he's not the best symbol for a free, independant and peaceful state. I'm not sure I'm really clear, anyway :p

Concerning israelis, I know that everybody must serve in Tsahal, but, what I meant is, Sharon was a soldier during years and years. What abour trying with someone who just studied and had a "normal" political career after his regular service ?

Anyway, I'm sure I'm far to know all the implications of this mess, the only evidence is : two people suffer, and they have to solve the problem before the next generation grow definitely with hate.

About Herzliya ; Aye ! what yae describes seems to be beyond my means ! 'hope my boss will pay for my accomodation :D

Sorry for those of yae buddies who don't speak english, but my french is really miserable :p

[With a glass of wine and a fine cigarette : Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond]