Dennis Ross still pushing “peace”

Dennis Ross, who was point man on Israel/Palestinian relations under both the first Bush and Clinton, is excited about the supposed positive changes that he sees in the Palestinian leadership regarding the “peace process.” I wrote him an e-mail about it:

Dennis Ross
Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Dear Mr. Ross:

Having read your column in the Washington Post about your hopes for a renewed Mideast “peace process,” I have to ask you a question. What credibility do you have on this issue? You yourself admitted, in a lengthy, detailed interview in 2002, that you had been utterly naive about the Palestinians for all those years of the “peace process,” that you had closed your eyes to the fact that Arafat did not want any peace. You and others in our government were so eager to see the “peace process” move forward, you said, that all of you refused to see the facts that were right in front of you.

In short, you were the leading U.S. figure for ten years in this insane “peace process” that led to such disaster. That being the case, why should anyone listen to your opinions now about these renewed hopes that the Palestinians are ready for a renewed “peace process”? Where is the accountability for your past failures? Where are the indications that you’ve learned your lesson and will not be fooled again? Given this disastrous history and your own role in it, you have no business to be leading yet another Pollyannish quest for yet another chapter in the endless “peace process.”

Sincerely,

Lawrence Auster
New York City

Also, here is an excellent article about Ross, who in 2002 began copiously revealing the details of the fraudulent and ruinous Oslo process in which he himself was the chief negotiator from 1993 to 2001. While Ross’s candor is valuable, his role in ignoring the Palestinians’ non-compliance (all in the interest of keeping the “process” afloat), makes him a minor prince of Eloidom. As the author of the article points out, if Ross had had any honor, he would have resigned from government and denounced the “peace process” years ago, and in doing so would have saved many lives.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at January 03, 2005 07:19 PM | Send