CAN HUBRIS END UP DESTROYING ISRAEL ? (Zeki Ergas)

Yes, it can. Can it be stopped from happening? Yes, but it will require a fundamental change in mentalities, which will necessitate a full and complete mobilisation and commitment of all the constructive forces in Israel and in the Jewish Diaspora, especially in the United States. The only way Israel can escape destruction in the long run is to accept, fully and without reservations, the idea that the fates, or destinies, of the Israeli and Palestinian nations or peoples are linked or tied together. Thus, in the long run, either they will succeed together, or they will fail together. That failure will have catastrophic consequences for the rest of the Middle East. Success could be a possibility now because owing, in large part, to the involvement of the Obama administration, there is a large window of opportunity now. Timing is also right because the world itself is going through a transitional period, which will probably last several decades, in which the old paradigm based on unlimited growth and extreme and excessive profits for a small oligarchic elite will come to an end, to be replaced by a new paradigm based on human rights and an equal, just and sustainable redistribution of wealth and resources. The survival of the planet itself will depend on this transformation. 1
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