Yes-- I know. It appears that Europe just doesn't get it. Even after Hamas provoked a war with its democratic neighbor, Israel, Gaza will be receiving $552 million in aid from the nations of Europe.
But are we any better? Our own government has pledged almost one billion dollars in aid. This comes as we are building up a tremendous deficit. Should we really be spending on credit so that Hamas can buy some new rocket launchers? Something is creepy about this and we really need to get a grip.
Unfortunately, everything appears to be looked at in the eyes of "change." We've got some problems with these decisions, though:
According to the Voice of America, the Palestinian Authority is asking for almost $3 billion to rebuild Gaza. First: is the GDP of Gaza even approaching this figure? Would it be worth it to do this and spend all of this money to encourage the next war.
Second and far more important: the Palestinian Authority doesn't even control Gaza! Hamas does! How can the PA be asking for all of this money to rebuild Gaza when they couldn't even spend it on repairs or public works! Instead, some of this money would be stolen in the fashion of Yasser Arafat.
Third, if the money goes to Gaza, it would go to the Hamas government. Why would Europe or the United States directly or indirectly give money to a terrorist group, except out of weakness or stupidity.
Even if 1% of the EU's and the US's money goes to buy weapons, that's still over $15 million! That thousands of guns and millions of bullets! That's thousands of IEDs or grenades! How many Jews have to die because of our shortsidedness?
This is blood on our hands.
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Showing posts with label Gaza Strip. Show all posts
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Islamists Make Presence Known in France
France, which in part opposed the war in Iraq due to its increasing Muslim population, is now facing further problems. Beyond all of those riots that happened a couple of years ago, that is.
“It’s good that the fighting has stopped, but that doesn’t mean we will forget,” said Enis Chabchoub, 29, a computer trainer who was watching the news with his parents, siblings and sister-in-law. “This war will be remembered, and not only in Gaza.”
In France, which is home to the largest Jewish and the largest Muslim communities in Western Europe, the conflict between Hamas and Israel has deeply inflamed passions over the past three weeks. The emotions, strongly expressed in demonstrations that drew tens of thousands of people to the streets, were one factor driving diplomatic efforts by French leaders, including President Nicolas Sarkozy, to achieve a lasting cease-fire.
WTF Part 4531: Qaddafi Supports Israel?
The dictator of Libya, Muammar Qaddafi, known to Americans for helping in the Lockerbie and Berlin Disco bombings, has come out with an op-ed piece in the New York Times which is not overtly hostile to Israel.
I was shocked myself, but when was the last time an Arab leader (except Mithal al-Alusi) has not spoken pure vitriol about Israel over the Palestinian issue. For example:
The basis for the modern State of Israel is the persecution of the Jewish people, which is undeniable. The Jews have been held captive, massacred, disadvantaged in every possible fashion by the Egyptians, the Romans, the English, the Russians, the Babylonians, the Canaanites and, most recently, the Germans under Hitler. The Jewish people want and deserve their homeland.
Israel was founded by something other than malice and tyranny? And Qaddafi is saying this?
Not to mention:
It is important to note that the Jews did not forcibly expel Palestinians. They were never “un-welcomed.” and Assimilation is already a fact of life in Israel. There are more than one million Muslim Arabs in Israel; they possess Israeli nationality and take part in political life with the Jews, forming political parties.
And his solution?
A two-state solution will create an unacceptable security threat to Israel. An armed Arab state, presumably in the West Bank, would give Israel less than 10 miles of strategic depth at its narrowest point. Further, a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip would do little to resolve the problem of refugees. Any situation that keeps the majority of Palestinians in refugee camps and does not offer a solution within the historical borders of Israel/Palestine is not a solution at all.
Wow. Just wow.
I was shocked myself, but when was the last time an Arab leader (except Mithal al-Alusi) has not spoken pure vitriol about Israel over the Palestinian issue. For example:The basis for the modern State of Israel is the persecution of the Jewish people, which is undeniable. The Jews have been held captive, massacred, disadvantaged in every possible fashion by the Egyptians, the Romans, the English, the Russians, the Babylonians, the Canaanites and, most recently, the Germans under Hitler. The Jewish people want and deserve their homeland.
Israel was founded by something other than malice and tyranny? And Qaddafi is saying this?
Not to mention:
It is important to note that the Jews did not forcibly expel Palestinians. They were never “un-welcomed.” and Assimilation is already a fact of life in Israel. There are more than one million Muslim Arabs in Israel; they possess Israeli nationality and take part in political life with the Jews, forming political parties.And his solution?
A two-state solution will create an unacceptable security threat to Israel. An armed Arab state, presumably in the West Bank, would give Israel less than 10 miles of strategic depth at its narrowest point. Further, a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip would do little to resolve the problem of refugees. Any situation that keeps the majority of Palestinians in refugee camps and does not offer a solution within the historical borders of Israel/Palestine is not a solution at all.
Wow. Just wow.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Israel Wins
Israel has fought a bitter, small war against the terrorists of Hamas in Gaza. Despite attacks from Lebanon and every sort of vitriol launched verbally, Israel won.
Hamas rockets have stopped. Hamas has lost hundreds of terrorists. Gaza is reconsidering their Hamas leaders. Israel has started to secure its southern flank.
Yes, Israel has won.
A good day, indeed.
From Debka:
Hamas rockets have stopped. Hamas has lost hundreds of terrorists. Gaza is reconsidering their Hamas leaders. Israel has started to secure its southern flank.
Yes, Israel has won.
A good day, indeed.
From Debka:
The Israel air force demolished two key Hamas war systems in the first 4 minutes of its massive offensive on Gaza Saturday morning, Dec. 27, DEBKAfile's military sources report. The bombers destroyed six mosques in Gaza City which held the terrorists' biggest weapons arsenals and scores of "beehives" containing launchers primed for the simultaneous, automatic release of hundreds of powerful rockets against Israeli cities.
These launchers were rigged for precision-targeting in Israeli town centers. They were operated by a unit of 300 special Hamas operatives trained for their mission at a Syrian military bases under the instruction of Hizballah rocket specialists.
The aerial offensive knocked out 80 percent of the rockets Hamas had prepared to launch and saved Israel's southern cities. The Palestinian Islamists were left only with inferior projectiles. Therefore, 98 percent of the hundreds of missiles they managed to fire in the 22-day war missed their targets and exploded in open ground.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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