“סיפורי הבלהות של הליכוד מוכרים. הרי הבטיחו לנו גם קטיושות מעזה… כבר שנה רצועת עזה נתונה בעיקרה למרות הרשות הפלשתינאית; לא הייתה עוד אף קטיושה ולא תהיה קטיושה. וכו` וכו` וכו`. כל הדיבורים… הליכוד פוחד פחד מוות משלום. פחדני השלום. זהו הליכוד של היום.”

“The terrifying stories of the Likud are well known. They have promised us (that there would be) Katyusha missiles (fired at Israel) from Gaza…for a year already, Gaza has been give over to the Palestinian Authority; there hasn’t been a Katyusha, and there will not be a Katyusha, etc. etc. etc. All of these things…the Likud is scared to death of peace. They are the ones who are fearful of peace. This is the Likud of today”

These words were uttered by Yitzchak Rabin in response to statements by the Likud that the Oslo accords would lead to missiles being launched from Gaza. It is embarrassing how short-sighted, how wrong and how trusting of the Palestinians he was. I mention this now not to besmirch the memory of this politician, but to remind people of the haughtiness and blindness of the political movement in Israel who have allowed themselves to be conned by the PLO and the world media into believing that giving control over Gaza and Israeli territory will lead to an end to peace. Their biggest Saint believed it then, and they still (for some insane reason) still believe it today (just watch as Rabin’s political descendants who are still in power today will try to hand over Gaza to the PLO once the dust has settled).