Israel's Security Elite don't want Peace

Hidden away both behind the Haaretz paywall and in its business pages is one of the most astute articles I’ve seen in the Israeli media. It tells how Israel (more so even than other western states) has been taken over by a security elite – what is termed here a “security network” – that has no interest in peace, though it increasingly likes an endless peace process. War and security are good for business, as far as this elite is concerned. - See more at: www.jonathan-cook.net...

Its pretty obvious this was the case for some time, its profitable to keep the status quo, Israel gets more aid from us and rich donors because of the "terrorists" and their security firms and MIC get lots of lucrative contracts. Its too profitable for them to ever consider peace without the threat of sanctions and isolation.

Could it be that the peace process is stuck because the status quo, meaning war and unending tension alongside an interminable peace process, serve the security, diplomatic and political elites in Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the Arab world and in the other involved countries? - See more at: www.jonathan-cook.net...

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I think this is the case in many situations world wide....
The idea of peace means no more land for Israel to annex......
Their MIC is second to none......and their intelligence service as well.....

The long term record of the "peace process" speaks for itself.

"Peace" talks always get to a certain point and then always simply fall apart.

That makes this theory a very possible reality.

Maybe it's all about psychotic psychopathic syndrome.

And perhaps most of those Middle East "Nations" were founded on those concepts?

It seems most of the current style problems started after the fall of the Ottoman Empire (WW1)

Consider the terms that are being offered to Israel for a peace treaty. The Palestinians want one large contiguous territory, including half of Jerusalem for it's capitol. What other terms must be met in order to satisfy the other countries in the region? Wipe Israel from the map, was one I remember. Will the Jihadist groups abide by a treaty signed by a country? How long do you think a peace treaty would last, anyway? Each side will blame the other, but the treaty is gone and we're right back where we started.

It's not just the security forces that think it's a bad deal.

Of course they don't want peace!

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