Mofaz and Mohammed Dahalan, the Palestinian security chief.
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| By: Dr. Aaron Lerner |
| Published: January 5, 2005 |
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In an interview with the New York Times, DM Shaul Mofaz asserts that the Palestinians will be judged by "effort" and not "results."
Why "effort" rather than "results"? The problem with a "results" requirement is that if DM Mofaz and Prime Minister Sharon want to hand over control of an area to the Palestinians even though the Palestinians haven't delivered on fighting terror, their critics at home can use performance data against them (for example, how many thousands of assault rifles were confiscated).
On the other hand, "effort" is nice and amorphous - much harder to argue conclusively against a claim that "enough effort" is being made. So instead of requiring a "results" standard, Mofaz talks about "effort" with Israel only acting after it pulls out if there are "no results" at all.
And what of the Philadephi Corridor that ISS head Avi Dichter insisted Israel should hold just yesterday?
"If Egypt and the Palestinians are willing and able to take responsibility for stopping the smuggling of weapons and explosives into Gaza from Egypt, then Israeli troops can pull out of Gaza altogether"
How is this tested? Does this means Israel retreats when PM Sharon and DM Mofaz estimate that "Egypt and the Palestinians are willing and able to take responsibility" or only after Egypt and the Palestinians actually finally take action to effectively stop the smuggling? After all, the Egyptians are already on the Egyptian side of the border and the Palestinians are in the area beyond the Philadelphi Corridor where the tunnels surface. |
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Israel Willing to Cede Security to Palestinians, Official Says
- (STEVEN ERLANGER The New York Times - reg. reqd.)
01.5.2005
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