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...inevitable from the very beginning." Stanley H. Hoffmann professor of Government and an expert on U.S. foreign policy, said last night. "I'm overwhelmed with sadness that it took so long for people to realize that we should never gotten involved...
...Hoffmann's plan may prove to be Israel's best hope, and Israel's as well as Americans should study it closely...
...Mehdi said the Hoffmann plan was "a step forward in the area," and a Cairo English language newspaper reprinted part of the Foreign Affairs article, "without distortion" according to Hoffmann. In the United States, the plan has been heralded and reprinted on The New York Times oped page, and praised in Time magazine. Indeed the influence of such a plan on policy makers in Washington cannot be overestimated. Which perhaps explains why the official Israeli response, as articulated by the embassy in Washington is that the plan is "totally unworkable and fails to take into account the causes of previous...
...Hoffmann's response to this point is that Israelis are so "traumatized" by their wars, that they fail to take seriously present demands. He again pointed out that his plan could be carried out in stages, and is directed at ensuring Israeli security. He added that he found Israelis very divided on his last visit, and that he feels there has been considerable evolution on the Palestinian question within the last year. Hoffmann noted that he did not expect the Israeli to immediately adopt the plan when he proposed it, but simply felt it should be articulated...
...extending support to Hoffmann's plan in principle, one is not necessarily endorsing all of his conclusions. His direct implication that many who support Israel have used the Nazi holocaust as political blackmail is unfair. Those Israelis who speak of the Holocaust of European Jewry in the context of the current crisis, do so, for the most part, not to be awarded the moral right to do anything they please, but to remind the world that their fears are not without historical foundation, a reminder sorely needed...