From Barak to Trump: Arrogance, ignorance and phony “peace” plans
NOVANEWS
By Uri Avnery
Ehud Barak has “broken the silence”. He has published an article in The New York Times attacking Binyamin Netanyahu, our prime minister, in the most abrasive terms. In other words, he has done exactly the same as the group of ex-soldiers who call themselves Breaking the Silence, who are accused of washing our dirty linen abroad. They expose war crimes to which they have been witnesses, or even participants.
But apart from the attack on Netanyahu, Barak has used the article to publish his “peace plan”. A former chief-of-staff of the Israeli army and a former prime minister, Barak is obviously planning a comeback, and his peace plan is part of the effort. There seems to be, anyhow, open season for “peace plans” in our region.
I respect the intelligence of Barak. Ma...