When I wrote here,
a few months ago, that the Russian deployment on the Ukrainian border could lead the world to an unnecessary war - I believed that sensible people would be found from all parties involved, who would be able to stop the deterioration.
The event, as absurd as it sounds, takes place towards the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, when we are all experienced, know what happened in our world in the 20th century, and most of us have sworn it will never happen again.
The process that Vladimir Putin is going through is also not a complete surprise.
The Russian president has been in power for too long, including a brief methodical break, in which he ran his country from the post of prime minister, and held a puppet president briefly; Because it recognizes a conspiracy everywhere, and any criticism of it is, ostensibly, an intolerable connection against the Russian people. Because if they do not surround themselves with territorial security belts, they and their peoples will be in existential danger.
Is the world in a different place than it was in the world wars and the Cold War?
Did the establishment of the United Nations, the European Union and NATO, following World War II, create a wall against seemingly uncontrollable eruptions, of individual rulers?
Is the threat of economic sanctions enough to stop the occupation of territories, which were, at some point in time, in the hands of the attacking force?
The question is whether a formula like a Ukrainian message that it has no intention of joining NATO without leaving a message from the organization itself that it does not intend to attach it, will be there to satisfy the lion, or will it just spur him to demand more?
Itamar Ben Gvir in Sheikh Jarrah, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
The provocateur.
And again he is opening a "parliamentary chamber" in Sheikh Jarrah, expecting a fire.
An unwritten alliance between him and Hamas.
He brings the matches, and they light up.
Both sides have much "superior" goals beyond the question of price.
How can one compare, in general, how many victims from here or there face a goal like ending the history of the Jewish state or expelling the Palestinians west of Jordan?
The end justifies the means.
The defense establishment has tools to prevent flares.
Even before a demonstration by human rights activists begins, the area is declared a closed military area.
When it comes to an obsessive arsonist, with a rich criminal past in this field, and whose actions play directly into Israel's sworn enemy - one can open the toolbox to prevent flares, and tell him "so far".
Weakness strength.
It sometimes happens that power is achieved precisely through the demonstration of weakness, and the need of the environment to adapt itself to the special needs of those whose weakness is demonstrated.
This may be the power of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A few days ago, at a gathering of the PLO Central Council in Ramallah, his weakness was demonstrated by the boycott of some Palestinian organizations. As President of the Palestinian Authority).
Those who hoped to see Palestinian democracy had difficulty locating it in the conduct of the PA in recent years, like other countries in our region, despite the aspirations of many Palestinians to make it a symbol of Arab democracy.
But it would be difficult to argue that Abbas is not a partner in negotiations with Israel, following his political skill to walk among Fatah elements, and to prevent a decision that sever ties with Israel, as some participants demanded.
Were we wrong?
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