The public declarations about “the Israeli interest in maintaining the peace agreement” causes untolled damage, because this gives our enemies to understand that there is a vulnerable point where they can apply pressure on us since there are among us those who are willing to give everything in exchange for a piece of paper that has the word “peace” written on it, and they are even willing that “sacrificial victims for peace” will die. We ourselves raise the price for peace to a level that we cannot afford.
The conclusion from all of the aforesaid is that Israel must support its friends behind the scenes, not under the spotlight and with microphones. No one really loves us in this region, even if we support them. Discrete acts will not damage our friends for cooperating with us, and we will not be vulnerable to the fallout of a “flop” if it turns out that the party that we supported, like the Christians in Lebanon, indifferently stick a knife in our back.
This article was originally published in Makor Rishon and translated to English by Sally Zahav.
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