Iranian leaders are reassuring Hamas that it will continue receiving weapons and funds even if Syria strikes a deal with Israel, provided the masked thugs in Gaza do not negotiate with either Israel or the Palestinian Authority.
The article proceeds to examine reactions to Israeli-Syrian negotiations in Teheran, which are generally negative. The flow of weapons to the armed Palestinian faction are set to lose a key transit port, and the ayatollahs are upset.
Unlike the PA, Hamas is an international pariah. The funds ready to be poured into the PA's coffers outnumber Teheran's at least 10:1. What it does show, however, is that Syria isn't as stupid or as butcherous as many portray it to be. Maybe the latest round of talks won't yield much, but it certainly sends a cold shiver down the spines of the Jewish State's avowed enemies.
If there ever wasn't a sufficient case to rally our support behind Israel, now there is a compelling one. Iran's assasin rhetoric isn't just words: they systematically subsidize rockets that kill innocent Israelis. If, God Forbid, appeaser Obama entered the White House he'd better be ready to take the O'Bomba nickname if the time came to defend our only staunch ally in the Middle East.
Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Bush gets it right, sort of
Whatever we may think of President G.W. Bush, at times his straightforwardness and stubborness are a virtue. Speaking to Israel's Knesset, he linked the desire of many politicians to see dialogue with terrorists and hostile nutjob leaders to the delusion of appeasement that plagued the 20th century. CNN reports this, focusing on his major slip that involved mentioning the Nazi buildup and invasion of Europe. The notion of argument losers mentioning Nazism should have come to the President's attention during his eight years in office. It apparently didn't.
Talking to terrorists is appeasement, whatever Barack Obama or Jimmy Carter might think. Talking to Hezbollah, Hamas and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not make them come to their senses for they lack such an attribute in the first place. Negotiating involves two parties in full possession of common sense and willing to come to an agreement. As the aforementioned organizations and leaders lack both, no agreement can be reached. They can be controlled and kept in check at the table only until their firepower is overwhelmingly outnumbered and they haven't got a place to hide. To paraphrase a notorious expression, they will only accept offers they can't refuse.
I once saw hope in Hamas' electoral success, a hope for change. With the responsibility of government, the armed group would need to learn statecraft and open up civilized talks with Israel. Those hopes were shattered as rockets kept pouring into Israeli land. Ahmadinejad was hopeless from day one. America's true vowed enemies seem to lack the ability to learn and reason beyond the language of fire and blood. You'd need armed bodyguards at the negotiation table itself!
Talking to terrorists is appeasement, whatever Barack Obama or Jimmy Carter might think. Talking to Hezbollah, Hamas and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not make them come to their senses for they lack such an attribute in the first place. Negotiating involves two parties in full possession of common sense and willing to come to an agreement. As the aforementioned organizations and leaders lack both, no agreement can be reached. They can be controlled and kept in check at the table only until their firepower is overwhelmingly outnumbered and they haven't got a place to hide. To paraphrase a notorious expression, they will only accept offers they can't refuse.
I once saw hope in Hamas' electoral success, a hope for change. With the responsibility of government, the armed group would need to learn statecraft and open up civilized talks with Israel. Those hopes were shattered as rockets kept pouring into Israeli land. Ahmadinejad was hopeless from day one. America's true vowed enemies seem to lack the ability to learn and reason beyond the language of fire and blood. You'd need armed bodyguards at the negotiation table itself!
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
What the other side thinks
Al Jazeera brings sometimes overlooked news to the curious Westerner. Today they brought us the Palestinian perspective on some historical events that have shaped the Middle East.
I cannot deny that there have been tragic mistakes on both sides. However, the Arab nations kind of started it... And as far as I know the proportion of rockets that have flown IN to and OUT of Israel tilts towards the IN side. Although George W. Bush's visit will indeed immerse him mostly into one partial reading and interpretation of regional history, one cannot fail to notice that the major fault lies with the Arab nations that so vehemently claim to protect Palestinian rights.
By all means Al Jazeera has all the right to convey an alternative viewpoint on Palestinian history. However it fails to note how regional politics and the short-sightedness of the thugs who invaded the State of Israel the day after its creation have caught the Palestinians in a cross-fire they would have gladly stayed out of.
I cannot deny that there have been tragic mistakes on both sides. However, the Arab nations kind of started it... And as far as I know the proportion of rockets that have flown IN to and OUT of Israel tilts towards the IN side. Although George W. Bush's visit will indeed immerse him mostly into one partial reading and interpretation of regional history, one cannot fail to notice that the major fault lies with the Arab nations that so vehemently claim to protect Palestinian rights.
By all means Al Jazeera has all the right to convey an alternative viewpoint on Palestinian history. However it fails to note how regional politics and the short-sightedness of the thugs who invaded the State of Israel the day after its creation have caught the Palestinians in a cross-fire they would have gladly stayed out of.
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