Posted on 02/03/05
Israel's settlers are beyond democracy's frontiers
It's time for the Jewish community to wake up. While its leaders still debate the pros and cons of the Israeli government's withdrawal plan from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank, the strong majority of Israelis who support the plan are somewhere altogether more visceral. They're fighting to protect the state's democratic institutions from an all-out assault by the plan's opponents. For Jews committed to Israel's democracy, now's the time to go beyond platitudes and draw a line in the sand on the terms of a legitimate Jewish debate. It's a moment for tough words and an uncompromising stand.
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