By Yuval Zaliouk
August 12, 2006
If you take account of it, devoid of politics, Ehud Olmert has caused more damage and destruction to Israel than any of her enemies. Here are the cold facts:
Beginning with his role as mastermind of the "disengagement" from Gush Katif, Gaza, and northern Samaria, no Israeli leader in history has ever caused so much damage to Israel and Israelis.
1) He caused the destruction of more than 24 thriving Jewish communities.
2) He displaced more Jews than any Arab enemy in Israel's history.
3) He allowed hundreds of Kassam rockets from Gaza to rain with impunity on communities in the Negev.
4) By his defeatism, he invited horrible destruction of Israel's north.
5) By his conduct of the Lebanon war, he managed to squander much of Israel's military image and deterrence.
6) He squandered the best goodwill accorded to Israel by any of US Presidents ever.
7) He lulled the Israeli public to a false calm, convincing many that demolishing Jewish homes is a panacea for Israel and a solution for our enemies' hatred.
8) Instead of preparing and training the IDF for the unavoidable wars, he used anguished soldiers for policing the eviction of Jews from their homes, on occasions their own communities, thus causing a serious morale problem among many of Israel's most committed soldiers.
9) His "disengagement" and "realignment" policies caused national disunity, tearing the nation apart.
10) He led Israel to the possibility of annihilation as Iran, Syria, the Arab and Muslim world and the entire world community, now wonder if Israel is capable of defending herself in any future major war. The prospect of yet another war is greater than had been before Olmert took power.
11) He advocated and approved the use of foreign armies on Israel's borders, south and north, to defend Israel.
12) He exposed Israel's weaknesses whether they existed or not.
13) He surrounded himself with second rate politicians for political reasons.
14) His efforts were exhausted on partisanship politics rather than national leadership.
In short, all Israel's enemies combined have never managed to place Israel in such a predicament as this man has.
In any western democracy, a person like this would be put out of office, maybe even on trial. One hopes and prays that Israel will quickly find a way to come out of this grim crisis. It seems, however, that the damage is almost beyond repair.
Israelis urgently need to elect a new strong national leadership, capable of restoring strength, purpose and image.
This new leadership will have to quickly prepare the country for the next and more fearsome war that is now, after Olmert, and thanks to him, almost sure to follow.
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