John Fredrick Parker
Donor
Suppose Ariel Sharon doesn't have an incapacitating stroke in 2006? How would the Palestinian conflict play out differently? Would Sharon respond any differently to Hezbollah and the captured Israeli soldiers in the following year -- if so, would he "overreact"* more, or, given his established military image, would his reaction be more targeted? Would his young party still win the next election (within a year of the PoD), and if so could the margin be bigger? And what about Israeli domestic policy? One idea I had -- if Kadima gets more seats, I can see the new coalition weaken Shas' influence by making more conceivable an alignment with Mererz, allowing for more Kadima secular policies.
I realize RB has brought this up before, but I thought after a couple of Bibi years, the idea could be revisited...
EDIT ADD: *note, I'm not weighing in on whether or not the War with Hezbollah authorized by Olmert actually was an overreaction or not, I was just trying to be succinct
I realize RB has brought this up before, but I thought after a couple of Bibi years, the idea could be revisited...
EDIT ADD: *note, I'm not weighing in on whether or not the War with Hezbollah authorized by Olmert actually was an overreaction or not, I was just trying to be succinct
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