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On war and peace treaties |
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Written by Prof. Paul Eidelberg
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009 |
During the past 2,500 years there have been more 1,000 wars in the western world alone. That’s an average of one war every 2.5 years! Hence the norm of international relations is not peace but war. This means that ‘peace’ is little more than a preparation for war and that peace treaties are worthless.
This is the conclusion of Lawrence Beilenson’s book The Treaty Trap. After studying every peace treaty going back to early Roman times, Beilenson concludes that treaties can only benefit nations governed by rulers intending to violate them whenever expedient. Serious research on war and peace yields two basic lessons:
First lesson: There is no such thing as a ‘peace process’ except for fools and scoundrels. Israel’s 1979 peace treaty with Egypt is nothing more than a ceasefire, and hardly that, since Egypt facilitates the smuggling of arms to terrorists in Gaza. Even Middle East expert Daniel Pipes has admitted that Israel’s treaty with Egypt – which he initially supported – has been a failure.
Second lesson:† If you want peace, prepare for war; if you want war, make concessions for peace. Hence, a Palestinian state is a recipe for war and to Israel’s greatest strategic disadvantage. And no agreement regarding demilitarization of a Palestinian state – and no US guarantee that such a state would remain demilitarized – would be worth the paper it was written on.†
As Anwar Sadat said: “Poor Menachem [Begin], he has his problems.... After all, I got back...the Sinai and the Alma oil fields, and what has Menachem got? A piece of paper.”
Internationally known political scientist, author and lecturer, Dr. Paul Eidelberg is the founder and president of a political think tank, The Foundation for Constitutional Democracy, with offices in Jerusalem and Washington, DC. Reprinted with permission. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 July 2009 )
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