| FREEMAN CENTER BROADCAST- February 21, 2010 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest." Isaiah 62. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  FREEMAN CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES P.O. Box 35661 * Houston, Texas 77235-5661 Phone or Fax: 713-723-6016 * E-mail: bernards@sbcglobal.net OUR WEB SITE (URL): http://www.freeman.org THE MACCABEAN ONLINE: URL:http://www.freeman.org/online.htm Freeman Center Blog http://www.freeman.org/serendipity/ ============= ==================== They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. - Plato "The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see." -- Ayn Rand ########## Ignorance Is Weakness - Know The Truth Self-Inflicted Ignorance Is Suicide The Freeman Center Is A Defense Against Ignorance =============== To Make a tax deductible contribution to the Freeman Center's important educational work, mail check to address above or go to our website www.freeman.org to pay by credit card or paypal. We need your help to continue our Zionist work. ================================ Comment: Democracy in Action PM Netanyahu includes Cave of the Patriarchs in list of national heritage sites Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 21 February 2010 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announcement at today's cabinet meeting that the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem will be included on the list of heritage sites marked for state renovation and preservation was an encouraging example of responsiveness to the concerns of constituents. Given how much Mr. Netanyahu has on his "plate" it is very possible that he had nothing to do with the earlier decision by the team handling the project not to include these major biblical sites on the list. When news of the exclusion of the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb broke last Thursday a broad range of groups - both in the Knesset and outside - took up the cause. But with only days before the announcement, and the excuse from the PM's Office that the list was "tentative" and could be changed in the future, there was the possibility that the protests would be ignored. And then this morning, Cabinet Secretary Tzvi Hauser in a live interview on Israel Radio went so far as to defend the exclusion of these major sites, implying that diplomatic considerations had to be taken into account. But again. That's not what happened in the end. Netanyahu's staff might excuse the move to the press. But Binyamin Netanyahu took the high road when he found this gross error on his desk. Many times in our cynicism, we dismiss the "if the czar only knew" excuse for a mistaken policy. In this case, and in particular in light of the tremendous burden Prime Minister Netanyahu is bearing, this could very well be the case. The message for the future? When a mistake is in the offing, don't remain silent. Don't assume that the people at the very top are either fully aware - or fully committed - to the faulty decision. Score one for democracy in action. Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) (Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava) Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730 |
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