Part I: Waiting for War in the Shards of Shattered Illusions - Israel News Analysis by Ruvy in Jerusalem
On Sunday, 15 July 2007, Israel installed her ninth state president, Shim'on Peres. Yediot Ahronot, on the front page of its Sunday edition (the Friday edition of the newspaper is the weekend edition here - the Sunday paper is analogous to the Monday edition elsewhere), carried a photo of Peres, presumably taking the oath of office, with the Hebrew headline, yomó hagadól (his big day). Congratulations poured in from throughout the world, from the American president to the pope on his accession to what is likely his final role in the history of the country. But while for Shim'on Peres, it was a big day, for the rest of us in Israel, it was just one more day being cut by the shards of shattered illusions.
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