Summary
The national myth born of the Second Intifada in Moments of Resistance Chapter 8: Israel had “no partner for peace” and under these circumstances had no choice but to continue fighting (Moments of Resistance, PDF p.256).
Details
- The myth combined the myths of the “left” (security) and “right” (divine promise), legitimizing continued military domination of the Palestinians and facilitating consensual use of violence in the Intifada (2000-2004), the Second Lebanon War (2006), and operations Cast Lead (December 2008-January 2009) and Pillar of Cloud (November 2012) against Gaza; it also provided wide support for the unilateral withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 and its blockade since 2007 (Moments of Resistance, PDF p.256).
- It framed later politics: Kadima was formed in 2005 suggesting further unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank based on the “no partner” discourse, five years after the myth became dominant following Rabin’s assassination and the disintegration process it began (PDF p.257, 260).
Related pages
Moments of Resistance, Second Intifada, Security Myth, Imagined Peace