(THIS ARTICLE IS MACHINE TRANSLATED by Google from Norwegian)
Since 1993, we have been reluctant to question Israel's will to peace. After last week's events, all doubts are blown away.
It may have been naive to keep a touch of hope that Israel really wants peace, that it is suicide actions, the consideration of domestic opinion and the problems of taking the necessary but difficult steps that have been the problem of changing governments.
However, the 1993 concessions were not insignificant from an Israeli point of view. Just the admission that there are Palestinians sitting far in.
Since then, Israel has systematically undermined the 1993 Oslo Agreement, in word and in action. It is enough to mention the systematic annexation of Palestinian land, the construction of new settlements and roads. However, recent events are qualitatively different, because they are war-creating without the government being put under pressure from public opinion.
Of course, the Israeli people are pushing for revenge suicide. The actions of the Israeli government, which raises the level of conflict and puts Arafat's administration out of play, are non-productive if the desire is peace and stability. They have for a long time in themselves, but what has become clear now is the following: The Israeli government does not want to have any negotiating counterpart, they do not want either Arafat or other Palestinians to control the Palestinian territories, and so they no peace or stability. They want to put the Palestinians back so far by military means that Israel restores control from before 1993.
Put another way: the Oslo agreement is dead. Because the Israeli government wants it dead. And thus do nothing to save it, but rather do what they can to crush the last remnants.
This is a path Israel has chosen. We deeply regret it, for the victims can be many and the suffering is great among Israelis, Palestinians and others who will experience the consequences of the war. We do not want any of these suffering.
