Comments on: The more effective regime change? http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/26/the-more-effective-regime-change/ EUlogical reflections Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: beatroot http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/26/the-more-effective-regime-change/comment-page-1/#comment-6573 beatroot Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:29:27 +0000 http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/26/the-more-effective-regime-change/#comment-6573 And we should remember that this is very much a protest vote by Palestinians against corruption and incompetence (so they are like most electorates the world over). I spent six months in Israel a few years ago, and the Palestinians are one of the most secular in the Arab world (although that is starting to change now that Arab nationalism as a political force has gone, along with the Soviet Union - so fundementalism is the only way to go if you are fed up with the political mainstream. But it also depends on how the Iraeli elections go. If Lakud gets in under Netanyahu then a very nasty situation could develop. And how are Hamas going to handle the recognition of Israel issue? The safest thing to say is that it is a very fluid situation. Keep up the great posts... And we should remember that this is very much a protest vote by Palestinians against corruption and incompetence (so they are like most electorates the world over). I spent six months in Israel a few years ago, and the Palestinians are one of the most secular in the Arab world (although that is starting to change now that Arab nationalism as a political force has gone, along with the Soviet Union – so fundementalism is the only way to go if you are fed up with the political mainstream.

But it also depends on how the Iraeli elections go. If Lakud gets in under Netanyahu then a very nasty situation could develop. And how are Hamas going to handle the recognition of Israel issue?

The safest thing to say is that it is a very fluid situation.

Keep up the great posts…

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