Alan Perlman, a resident of the community of Carmel in the Hebron Hills region, is a technical writer. Perlman has a master's degree in social work. He can be reached at ahperlman@yahoo.com.
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In his first political speech since his record-breaking defeat, Barak criticized those who negotiate with non-partner Arafat, but then defended his maximalist offers to Arafat at Camp David and suggested that the offers be the push-off point for future negotiations.

Immediately following the elections, Barak had called the Camp David offers non-binding, and said that they should not be the push-off point of future negotiations. Even when Barak is out of the political loop looking for a way back in, he compulsively zigzags. Perhaps he would do better to seek work at the Kfar Vitkin Waffle House.

Peres, on the other hand, rebuffed Barak and stated, regarding negotiations with Arafat, that it is the voters who decide. Say what? Correct me if I am right, but didn't the voters overwhelmingly reject negotiations under fire in the last election?

And while we're at it, when did Peres ever worry what the voters said? This man has consistently undercut every elected government of Israel in pursuit of his personal delusional picture of the Middle East.

And if all that is not enough, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer was the beneficiary of major praise because he helped negotiate a cease-fire after the Dolphinarium suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that killed 21 people. Great job, Joschka! Where would we be without that cease-fire?

But let's save some praise for the builder of the Titanic, for having built such a large ship.

Will someone please wake me up when this is over?

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