By Gideon Levy
".....If there's a lull in Qassams fired, then Barak does everything he can to ensure their renewal to justify the "large-scale op" in Gaza he intends to make. IF Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is desperately trying to push forward talks, Barak eliminates any chance of bolstering his support. If Hamas suggests a cease-fire, Barak responds: "We will witness harsh scenes in Gaza before a calm is reached." If all's quiet on the northern front, then Israeli pyromania claims Hezbollah's Imad Mughniyah, according to allegations. The security establishment does as it pleases: Killing; destroying; barring; seizing funds; issuing orders to close stores and factories in the West Bank; allowing construction in West Bank settlements; utterly humiliating the Palestinian Authority. It is oblivious to negotiations, Israeli commitments or lofty talk of peace.....
....He has unleashed the Israel Defense Forces on the Palestinians and ordered shows of force, including the failed Gaza op which killed 120 people and produced zero results. Hamas had been talking about a cease-fire, and who rejected it? Israel, the peace objector.....
When the conflagration begins, very soon, because of Barak's policies, none of them will be free from blame. They will all be remembered as full participants in the terrible disgrace. Then we'll remember how there used to be hope, but that the Labor leader, of all people, did everything he could to sabotage it. And no one did a thing."
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