Larry’s Letters: “The Israel We Knew Is Gone,” Thomas Friedman, Nov. 4, N.Y. Times

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Letters to the Editor
New York Times

Dear Editor,

Thomas Friedman is correct, Israel has changed. But the change is not part of a worldwide trend to right wing authoritarianism, it is the reaction to the current intifada that the Palestinian Authority has inflicted on Israel, not to free their people from Israel’s ‘occupation’ , but to convince the Palestinians  that they, not Hamas are the true defenders of Jerusalem. Yes it’s that dysfunctional. The competition between the two Palestinian factions resulting in a constant state of war is what persuaded Israelis to vote in a hard line government.

Sincerely yours,

Larry Shapiro