Wayward Zionists
Israel, an outpost of the US in the Middle East is the fruit of the Balfour declaration of 1917. From the very beginning it was unyielding to international laws. It has grabbed the vast area of Palestine. Now it is a spoilt protege of the US. The PM of Israel, Ariel Sharon, is recalcitrant to the UN. He ignores the Green Line and thumbs his nose at the UN resolutions.
Recently, some Israeli soldiers have disagreed with Sharon's rule of oppression. They do not want to satisfy Sharon's immoral orders. They warned that they would quit the army en masse if need be. Israel wants to strike Iran after the collapse of Saddam's regime. Saddam was unseated on allegation of WMD. But Israel has WMD also. The US is not jittery about Zionism. Israel has terrorised the Middle East since its inception in 1948. I hope the hawkish leaders of Israel like Sharon, Mofaz and Sylvan will normalise the political landscape of the Middle East.
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