Terrorism Casts Pall on 'Road Map' - LATimes op-ed

[Cassandra]

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-abrahms14aug14,1,1635217.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions


" Detractors of the road map contend that the current peace plan is nothing more than Oslo II. In fact, the road map improved upon Oslo by reversing its logic.

This, at least, is what the document requires. In reality, Abbas has turned the cease-fire on its head. The Sharon government agreed to curtail aggressive counter-terror operations if the soft-spoken Palestinian leader assumed that job on his own. Now Abbas claims the Palestinian Authority cannot possibly crack down on the terrorists in a time of relative peace.

Such logic might be compelling if it weren't for the fact that Oslo proved that delay in dealing with terrorists did not make the issue disappear. In fact, the Israel Defense Forces have solid evidence that it is the terrorists themselves who are making the most use of the quiet. In Gaza and the West Bank, the rejectionist groups are not only gaining political support, they are reconstituting their forces. We may be witnessing the calm before the storm."

We're still stuck with the fact that suicide bombings must stop.

[tinnypriv]

1. Most of that is fairly entertaining

Empty-headed nonsense, but there are about two facts in this piece and even those are wrong.

1. The release of prisoners is in the Roadmap because it specifically incorporates the Tenet work plan in the text (several times in fact). The release of all prisoners is not in the Roadmap. The release of prisoners is.

2. True, the barrier is not mentioned, but this is: 'GOI takes no actions undermining trust, including...demolition of Palestinian homes and property...to facilitate Israeli construction'. Seems fairly clear to me. Either this author is an idiot, or being wilfully deceitful on this point. My money is on the latter, but I couldn't care less either way.