Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
At first reading, it looks to me like the statements all have a
common goal of stability in the region. This is best in the long
run for the majority of the population. ....
I think that is true for Israel in both the short and long run and
true for Arab countries in the long run, but not in the short run.
As far as I know, except for a minority (who are now part of the
Israeli government coalition), Israelis would like to see a a viable,
peaceful, and democratic Palestinian state.
In the short run, current Arab governments would be hurt by the
creation of a democratic Palestinian state; moreover, many would also
be hurt by a policy of greater political participation. The people,
and new governments, would be better off in the long run, but the
current rulers may not want that.
However, countries ranging from Spain to Taiwan to Brazil have all
made the change from dictatorship to democratic. Good books, like
Przeworski's "Democracy and the Market", have been written about
making the transition.
http://www.rattlesnake.com/books/book-list.html
I certainly think it is a good goal.
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