US President George W. Bush said following the September 11, 2001 attacks on his nation that from hence forth there could be no distinction between terrorist killers and the people and nation’s who harbor, finance and support them.
If that is the case, then everyone has got to stop treating the Palestinian Arabs with kid gloves!
Yet another poll shows that the vast majority of Palestinians support terrorist violence against Israel (and probably against the US, too). The results this time around should be of particular interest to the Bush administration, which went to great lengths to brand Hizb’allah an illegitimate terrorist entity during the recent war.
Jointly conducted by both Israeli and Palestinian pollsters, the survey reveals that a significant 65 percent majority of Palestinian Arabs want their own terror groups to start following Hizb’allah’s example by shelling major Israeli population centers. Yes, that is right, the overwhelming majority of average Palestinians want this.
Furthermore, greater than 75 percent of Palestinians would like to see an increase in terrorist abductions of Israelis. A firm 57 percent majority still backs suicide bombings, but we already knew that.
Again, these are the people Israel is being asked to make peace with. And it’s not just a radical fringe that thinks this way. No, it’s the overwhelming majority of the Palestinian public at large.
Even if they truly believe they are fighting a legitimate battle for legitimate rights (which the poll also indicated), advocating terrorist violence as a means of achieving those goals is just wrong.
What’s worse, these poll numbers suggest that future generations of Palestinians are being brought up to hate, and to murder in most vicious fashion the objects of their hate.
The warning to the world, and Washington especially, is that you are complicit in this catastrophe. By failing to hold the Palestinians accountable for their behavior, you are encouraging them to continue down this path of death and destruction.
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30 comments so far ↓
1 Nathan // Sep 27, 2006 at 1:45 am
This is exactly why I have lost faith in Bush and his people. He shook hands and met with Abbas a.k.a. Abu Mazan (member of Black September). This man helped finance the Munich massacre. Shame on the United States for being so stupid to go in public and shake hands with the leader of a terrorist people (their “state does not exist). The Pals are nothing more than outright terrorists (that have a civilian population). I made this point in a previous post so I won’t do it again. The bottom line is that the Pals a group of people that hate. They hate Jews and Christians, THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH MUST REALIZE THAT THEY HATE US NO MORE EXPLAINING NEEDED. I could not believe that a vast majority of the Pals supported hitting Israeli civilian population centers. Then I say to Israel GREEN LIGHT my friends, bomb the pals everywhere, WWW2 style. I bet that will start communicating a clearer message to the Pals. As stated in the article take the gloves off, and do it before its to late. The free world can win this war, but if we fight it like were playing Candyland we are all going to be speaking Arabic. Great post!
2 Charles Wesley // Sep 27, 2006 at 2:55 am
If it were a matter of us mashing a button to end the Muslim problem permanently we could do that. But I don’t think GOD will let that happen. In fact I do believe that America will not be able to defend or help Israel in the end. Don’t worry Israel because Jesus will deliver you in your darkest hour. Trust the Lord. Even the Islamic radicals have their part in GOD’s plan.
3 Marsha Carol Watson // Sep 27, 2006 at 10:55 pm
The greatest life lesson that I have learned…and unfortunately it took me a good long while to “get it” is:
WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE TO ALMIGHTY GOD. I was taught that as a child…….and yet, it took so long for me to realize it…..Let’s pray together—all of us who post here, that God will open the eyes of the whole world and they will see—ALL OF THEM—THAT THEY/WE ARE ALL ACOUNTABLE TO ALMIGHTY GOD…….The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob–that is!
In the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I pray this with every fiber of my being…….
4 tim // Sep 28, 2006 at 11:03 am
bush wants to save his party and power.
5 Victor Passenheim // Sep 28, 2006 at 4:39 pm
Nathan, I totally agree with you. We have got to take the gloves off!
Charles, you’re right there is no magic button, but recognizing these savages is NOT acceptable. The only thing these people understand is a strong hand, and we should and are morally obligated to give it to them.
Marsha, of course we are all accountable. We should “pray for those who persecute you”, but part of our accountability is that we need to punish evil. That’s a very clear lesson in Scripture.
Tim, … of course.
6 Jeannette // Sep 28, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Tim, right you are. How can people put faith in politicians? No matter what party, Republican or Democrat. They are the rulers of this world system. Those who claim to know Jesus Christ and follow Him, should obey only Him. Jesus showed us how to pray to the Father in the LORD’s prayer, part of which states “Thy will be done”. It is plain for all to see in the Holy Bible that Israel is God’ land, and He is in charge. Certainly God does not want Israel and the Jewish people wiped off the face of the earth by terrorists. God has big plans for little Israel.
7 FERN SIDMAN // Sep 28, 2006 at 6:56 pm
IS IT TOO LATE?
BY: FERN SIDMAN
In 1979, Rabbi Meir Kahane, ZTK”L, wrote a book entitled, “They Must Go”. This book generated an enormous amount of controversy as it spoke of the concept of transferring the Arab population of Israel to any of the 22 Arab countries in the Middle East. The essential premise of this book, as had been expressed by Rabbi Kahane for a number of years prior to the book’s publication, was the preservation of the State of Israel as a Jewish state.
Rabbi Kahane, in his tremendous foresight and wisdom saw a demographic time bomb ticking away in Israel. As the Arab birthrate skyrocketed and the Jewish birthrate plummeted, Rabbi Kahane predicted that in a matter of decades, the Arabs would be a majority in Jewish State. He also posited that in a democracy the majority rules, and as such this could portend the very real scenario of the Arab population quietly and democratically voting Israel out of existence. The main question put forth to readers in this remarkable and groundbreaking treatise was the clear choice that was before us. Either we choose a western democracy or a Jewish State. It was clear that both could not co-exist. Rabbi Kahane sounded a clarion call to Jews to wake up and act now, before the proverbial knife was at our collective throats.
As we know, the ceaseless tirade of condemnations, denunciations and diatribes that followed the book’s publication consisted of nothing less than an organized attempt to quash and eradicate this idea and to lambaste and excoriate Rabbi Kahane for promulgating such views. The abject fear that was felt by this message was not limited to the Jewish world, however the greatest resistance to this idea and the subsequent hostilities emanated from the global Jewish community. In the religious or Orthodox Jewish world, Rabbi Kahane was branded as a purveyor of anti-Torah thoughts, an upstart that could endanger world Jewry. In the secular, liberal, left wing bastions of the Jewish world, he was labeled as a rabid racist, a horrific and dangerous fascist, a xenophobe of mammoth proportions.
Rabbi Kahane and his message quickly became a pariah in the Jewish world, and actions were successfully taken to ban him and his message. The concept of free speech that was so warmly embraced by Jews, apparently did not apply to Rabbi Kahane. The same Jews who boasted of being proud, card-carrying members of the American Civil Liberties Union, and who fought for the rights of free speech for every Jew hater under the sun, suddenly found themselves in a hypocritical dilemma. While they could not deny Rabbi Kahane his right of free speech, they could organize a concerted effort to marginalize and isolate him from any manner of intelligent and scholarly discourse on this idea. It had become increasingly clear that the world would live up to the old adage “shoot the messenger, if you don’t like the message”.
And now in the year 2006, as the free world stands on the brink of domination by Islamic forces, we have witnessed grandiose and heinous forms of terrorism spawned by hate filled Arab and Islamic teachings. We have witnessed the rise of Hamas to power and the resurgence of the might of Iranian and Syrian backed Hezbollah terrorists. We have witnessed thousands of Jewish lives being impacted by the plethora of Arab suicide bombers in Israel, known as “Shahids”, martyrs for Palestine.
We have witnessed the forced expulsion of Jews from their homes in Gaza and in Judea and Samaria, only to see this G-d given Jewish land being used as staging areas for rocket attacks on Jewish settlements in Israel proper by Arab terrorists. We have witnessed the kidnapping of Jewish soldiers and the defeat and humiliation of the once “invincible” Israeli army, as the ineptitude of the government of Israel reaches dangerous levels. We are plagued with vapid, empty and abysmally ignorant Israeli leaders who spend their time concocting further plans to hand over Israeli territory to the Arab enemy, as calls for their resignation resound throughout the country.
At this critical juncture in the future of the Jewish nation and the State of Israel, we now hear sounds of Rabbi Kahane’s message being spoken not only by his supporters but by certain Israeli leaders. According to a recent news report, “MK Effie Eitam (National Union-NRP) has repeated his call for the State of Israel to consider the transfer of hostile Arabs from Judea and Samaria. Speaking with Army Radio’s Razi Barkai Wednesday morning, Eitam was asked to explain his terming Israeli Arabs a “fifth column” and his call for Israel to encourage the transfer of PA Arabs from Judea and Samaria. “Look, in the wake of this war, the people of Israel need to begin to say the truth,” Eitam said. “The deceptive myths must end. The myth that we can abandon territory without it becoming a launching ground for attacks on us and the myth that this struggle is over the outcome of the [1967] Six Day War.
“The days of viewing our territory as a checkbook - through which we can buy off the rejection of our existence here - have ended. We therefore must be honest with ourselves - if we can’t give the land away and we can’t keep the land with this hostile nation upon it - we must encourage them to emigrate.”
Eitam said he was coming from a recent trip to the United States, where he discussed his ideas with Attorney General John Ashcroft. Eitam said Ashcroft was very receptive to the ideas, due to the lessons of September 11th. “The assertion that the world will not allow transfer to occur is another deception,” Eitam said. After the Eitam interview concluded, Barkai brought former Meretz chairman Yossi Sarid on the air, and asked him whether he did not share Eitam’s concern for the future of the Jewish state. Sarid said that he was not sure what scared him more, the threats facing Israel or Eitam’s world view. Sarid compared Eitam’s statements to those of Neo-Nazi and fascist politicians in Europe. “If they would say those things we would object, so we must object when Eitam says them,” Sarid posited.
It is apparent that not much has changed since Rabbi Kahane spoke of these ideas so long ago. While MK Eitam should be commended for seeing the truth and having the courage to give voice to it, one wonders if this is too little, too late. While MK Sarid still echoes the same condemnations that he did years ago when Rabbi Kahane espoused this idea, one wonders if the Bolshevik left wing in Israel is still mired in anachronistic ideology while remaining blind to the threats that loom over the future of Israel.
Rabbi Kahane’s views are ideas that should have been supported and implemented decades ago. Those who now give credence and validity to these ideas either initially denounced them with the same fervor normally reserved for leftists or remained silent and apathetic to the crucial message embedded in these ideas.
Let us take this time to review the ideas and words of Rabbi Kahane. “Of course, the ultimate threat is that of the Arabs quietly achieving national majority, which will allow them to take control of the Knesset and legally abolish the Jewish state. The population figures are all in their favor”. (They Must Go, 1981, p. 113)
“Long before the arrival of an Arab majority in Israel, there will be prior demands - all gaining force through the annual, immutable growth of Arab population: demands for greater political power and representation in Knesset and cabinet; demands for ‘autonomy’ in the Galilee and Triangle; demands for the annexation of those areas to any ‘Palestine’ state that might arise; demands for the return of the “Palestinian’ refugees to their homes and property in Israel”.
(They Must Go, 1981, p. 115)
“The Muslims are bitterly anti-Israel and anti-Jewish. They combine fervent anti-Zionist nationalism with the even more fervent Islamic creed. That the Arab youth of Israel are undergoing an Islamic revival is admitted by one and all”. (Israel: Revolution or Referendum?, 1990, p. 47)
The words spoken by MK Eitam are the words of a frightened person. A person, who justifiably has the right to be frightened by an ever-increasing hostile and violent Arab population. In essence, MK Eitam is saying that Rabbi Kahane’s views are now resonating for a vast majority of Jews.
In these final days before Yom Kippur, when the Almighty will render His verdict on the Jewish people, both individually and collectively, let us raise our voices in prayer to the G-d of Israel, who is our King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Let us resolve to have the courage to speak the Torah truth without fearing the opinions of the world. Let us embark on a course of true repentance, prayer and charity, as these measures are necessary in order to tip the balance of the scales of justice in our favor. Our future is hanging in the balance.
8 Charles Wesley // Sep 29, 2006 at 2:37 am
GOD has the ability to VETO the vote to extinguish Israel.
I am sure Bush knows when he is shaking the hands of terrorist. I truly believe that he would suffer a little degradation to help the security of Israel. Think of what he had to be thinking when doing so.
Long Live Israel
The Lord Jesus will sustain you.
9 tim // Oct 2, 2006 at 11:21 am
hehe………..
10 Charles Wesley // Oct 4, 2006 at 2:57 am
Fern ,
I believe you are right the big event is near. Its kinda like the Twilight Zone no matter what path you take you still end up in the same place. Israel will be like it was during the Roman occupation except this time it will be Russia. Israel will dominate the Arabs but not the combined weight of Russia and there allies. The U.S. will not be able to help you . Check out the sites Gog and Magog and read the Islamic interpretations of the events to come.
Here for Israel in spirit.
11 Nathan // Oct 5, 2006 at 5:39 am
Charles - I don’t think Israel is going to be occupied by Russia anytime soon. Give me the link to the Gog and Magog reference. The basic fact is as follows…if Israeli population centers are invaded by a foreign power that would consitute a nuclear response from Israel. Russia could indeed invade Israel and even destroy Tel Aviv but not without losing Moscow and that is something the Soviets are not prepared for. As for Iran and China, an attack by those powers together would be an attack on the United States. In the end it will be America and Israel alone against whatever the final evil shall be.
12 Charles Wesley // Oct 6, 2006 at 4:38 am
Read Ezekiel 38 & 39 and you might get the ideal that the U.S. and Russia are both rained with fire . Carelessly in the isles could be right because we will respond to that event.
As for a site on Gog & Magog just type it in and enter. Just for kicks look at Dajjal also.
Russia has a vested interest in the Mideast being that they supplied all those weapons. Also when nukes start popping off over there , they will be the only ones to restrain those idiots. Remember Russia was about to assert their power to stop the last conflict and that prompted a resolution.
13 Nathan // Oct 7, 2006 at 12:15 am
I guess my other comment is if the pals are terrorists shouldnt the United States wipe them out then? I am all for it but following the US doctrine on terrorism should Hamas and Fatah not have been destroyed yet instead we give them money? How stupid.
14 Bert // Oct 7, 2006 at 3:14 am
Slow your roll - folks.
Russia (and China for that matter) are in no position to invade Isreal. Isreal is not “the whole middle east”. However Russia may have a roll to play. Just as Muslims blame the US whenever our weapons are used we may see Isreal attacked with Russian weapons.
Russia is and always has been a zenophobic society. Their only intrest is oil. With the lost control of territory of the former USSR, they are not about to invade Iran or Afghanistan - let alone Isreal.
15 Charles Wesley // Oct 7, 2006 at 3:39 am
Bert,
Consider this:
Israel is attacked again and responds very harshly to re-assert respect for their military capabilities. Now with the flow of military arms from Russia and possibly WMDs , the conflict could go nuclear. Russia will be forced to occupy Israel to calm down the situation. The UN is unable to mobilize as fast as Russia and the U,S. would only make the situation more volatile . Check the site Gog and Magog to see what Islam believes about their part in this
16 Nathan // Oct 7, 2006 at 5:38 am
We have already seen Israel attacked with Russian weapons passed to Iran giving to the Syrians and on to Hizbullah. Russia or Soviets is nothing more than a big bankrupt bear. Their Republic can’t even tie their shoes let alone invade Israel. The Soviets are strapped for cash thats why they sell nuclear technology to Iran. Lets not forget how many wars Israel has fought against Soviet weapons in the past, every Arab war waged against them. Israel defeated them everytime. Israel has the military and technology to take care of herself, if it goes nuclear, nobody will be spared so that is not even an issue. Not to mention Israel now has a triad nuclear defense, air, sea, and land based nuclear missiles. I am sure the Soviets respect that. And Charles you said ” Russia was about to assert their power to stop the last conflict and that prompted a resolution” that was only because Russia was leading the G8 Summit. If it were anywhere else that leader would of been the one leading the effort to stop the conflict.
17 Charles Wesley // Oct 20, 2006 at 1:19 am
Nathan are you familiar with neutron bombs? They are the only bombs that Israel could use in the middle East and not be poisoned themselves .Sam Cohen has an article on the effects of the bombs that he developed for the U.S.
So you do not believe that the Arabs could support (if you will ) an intervention for their own interest. Russia is still extremely powerful .
The last conflict didn’t go so well with no tanks or jets coming against Israel. After all Russia would be acting in the Arabs
interest and would direct the invasion shielded by the threat
of a retaliatory strike from its nuclear arsenal .
As far as the U.S. we are in very serious trouble with our economy. If China demanded payment on our debt we would be bankrupt also.
18 Nathan // Oct 22, 2006 at 2:49 am
Russia has to many domestic problems to help the Arabs wage war against Israel. And no I do not believe the Arabs could mount their own intervention because they are militarily incompetent, and so are the Soviets. Anything that does happen will be nuclear war and thats it. And if the United States really wanted to press China we could. They are supported in large part by doing business with the United States. If we decided to “rethink” our economic relationship with them, we would have their attention quickly.
19 Charles Wesley // Oct 25, 2006 at 2:51 am
Things that have happened in the last war might indicate
that not only Russian technology has been involved.
Certainly there has been advisers to instruct in the use of new weapon systems such as the ones being sold to Syria
at this time. With the proper leadership even those knuckle heads could be a real force.
Yes China will support us until we are in the way . They don’t like us and see themselves as the next world power brokers.
20 Nathan // Oct 27, 2006 at 4:43 am
Charles - I agree about the advisers and the instruction but the Arabs are hopeless when it comes to military leadership. They have led themselves into more military defeats then the worthless french. And that is saying a lot. The Arabs can never truly have leadership because in their 13th century world the leaders advisers are already plotting the death of the next leader, and it keeps going, they all want power, because they are corrupt dogs. If anything they will bring their own demise by forcing Israel and the United States to nuke them.
21 Charles Wesley // Oct 31, 2006 at 11:43 pm
According to the Bible the Lord will leave only a 6th part of them . That is somewhere around 83 % that will expire . It would seem that an event is brewing at the Golan Heights aswell as with Egypt and Gaza . The Russians are down but not out . Putin is rebuilding the old empire if he has his way .
Oh what a year could make !
22 Charles Wesley // Nov 2, 2006 at 12:39 am
In retrospect remember the United States was in the midst
of the great depression when it entered the war on two fronts.
War brings death and prosperity .
23 John // Nov 14, 2006 at 7:25 am
1) This is racist.
2) You’re a major hypocrite.
24 GOD is dead... // Dec 2, 2006 at 3:17 am
The greatest life lesson that I have learned…and unfortunately it took me a good long while to “get it” is:
I DON”T KNOW AND YOU DON”T KNOW EITHER>>>>>>
25 GOD is dead... // Dec 2, 2006 at 3:19 am
GOD has the ability to VETO the vote to extinguish Israel. Does he also control our heating cost? C’mon people…GOD IS DEAD>
26 Nathan // Dec 3, 2006 at 12:32 am
I wouldn’t go so far to say that God is dead, but I would say that he is ignoring us.
27 Charles Wesley // Dec 4, 2006 at 2:05 am
Faith Faith Faith
Have you only faith in man? If so you are truly lost .
He may be ignoring you. Don’t you ignore people that will not show you the respect due to you ? Nathan is probably right . God created us in his image . He has a personality, but he is God and this is the only game . You will play . He is a jealous God ,and you just thumbed your nose at him . When you realize that you need something higher than man can provide you may seek Him .
28 Jacob // Dec 17, 2006 at 11:07 am
I don’t think you can call all Palestinians terrorist, If you did you would have to call every Israeli Soldier a terrorist as well. There are crazy religious maniacs on bot sides, those are the terrorist that poison people’s minds. If I were in Palestine and some one destroyed my home kept me poor and killed my family, Im sure I would want them to pay one way or another. Palestinians hate Israelis because Israel murders, kidnaps, humiliates, tourtures, and makes homless thousands of Palestinians. People in Tel Aviv and the rest of the legal territory of Israel dont live under 1% of the terror and dispair of the Palestinian population.
God is not on anyones side, God is on the side of peace. I am sure every one here think’s of Osama as a terrorist and a maniac, after all he commits horrible acts and thinks God is on his side and will justify all his actions. I think many Israelis are starting to rationalize alot like Osama.
29 Nerah // Dec 23, 2006 at 9:39 am
G-d is with me,I have his love, power, healing, strength,and a precious personal relationship! I couldn’t get through each hour without Him! I feel very sad for you if any of you are believers and feel as if he is ignoring you, stop ignoring Him! Yes, seek Him! I agree with Charles on the Faith, and respect. God is not a man!Have you guys gotten so wrapped up in politics that you have forgotten your faith? I hope not?
Jacob,
God is on Israel’s side, They are His chosen people, and as believer’s we are adopted, grafted in, we recieive the same inheritance you might say. You can too if you believe.
30 Nerah // Dec 23, 2006 at 9:40 am
Who’s John?
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