Syrian paper: If Livni wants peace, she'll have it

State-run Tishreen addresses Israel's new "iron lady" who, it asserts, has a history "rooted in terror."

By JPOST.COM STAFF
livni in da hood 224 88 aj (photo credit: Ariel Jerozolimksi )
livni in da hood 224 88 aj
(photo credit: Ariel Jerozolimksi )
If Tzipi Livni shows a true desire for peace, she will reap its fruits, Syria's state-run Tishreen newspaper asserted in an opinion piece published Saturday. In the article, titled "Tzipi - Israel's new bird" (a play on the Kadima leader's name, which comes from the Hebrew word for 'bird'), the paper's editor-in-chief Issam Dari states that while Livni's history is "rooted in terror," she would be given a chance to prove her intentions and achieve "complete and just peace" in the region. "The ambitious Tzipi has worked hard to reach the Israeli throne and to become the new 'iron lady,' who will be making decisions on war, peace and the future of the region," Dari writes. Livni comes from a Polish family rooted in terrorism, Dari writes, with her father being a member of "the gang that carried out terror attacks in Palestine, before it was stolen…against the Palestinians and the British." "The pretty woman from the Mossad," Dari says, was herself involved in the hunting of Palestinian leaders in Europe. Livni's father Eitan served as chief operations officer of the underground militia Irgun before the establishment of the state. His daughter later served in the Mossad for several years, and according to unconfirmed foreign reports, worked as a field operative in Europe. Dari hence advises Livni in his piece that "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Don't accuse Palestinians and Arabs of terrorism with a record such as yours." "Despite this," Dari adds, "and in order that we not be accused of early judgment, we say: If the 'Mossad dove' wants to atone for her sins and those of her family, and if she shows a true desire for peace, she will reap the fruits of peace. If not, the region will remain at the very least in a state of no war and no peace, and in an atmosphere of tension and instability." "Livni knows very well what peace demands, and understands that returning the occupied Arab land to its owners is the 'magic word' for the creation of a complete and just peace that the people of the region yearn for," he wrote. "We await to see what the dove will say after she becomes Israel's decision-maker."