While not really pertinent to the article and discussion, I'm going to vent:
1. What does it say that not one of the other Middle East countries have opened their borders to the so-called Palestinians?
2. The so-called Palestinians have received BILLIONS since Israel vacated Gaza in 2005 and what have they done with those funds...clearly they did not build an infrastructure to support/create a functioning society rather they built a war machine.
3. So tired of hearing about Israel's genocide of the Palestinians. Israel could, if it chooses, wipe the Palestinians off the face of the earth. The Palestinians, whose charter calls for the genocide of Jews/Israelis, are unable to do so. Yet the woke college students are protesting in favor of Gasa residents. WTF?
if the other countries of the Middle East are hoping that the Palestinian terrorist groups will accomplish their goal, and that will be then end of it, I refer them to: Pastor Martin Niemöller: "First they came for..." None of them will then be safe from the terrorist ideolologies that threaten them, e.g. Egypt's issues with The Muslim Brotherhood, the threat of Iran. Peace and normalization with Israel is the best option for all.
Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) was a prominent Lutheran pastor in Germany. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he sympathized with many Nazi ideas and supported radically right-wing political movements. But after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Niemöller became an outspoken critic of Hitler’s interference in the Protestant Church. He spent the last eight years of Nazi rule, from 1937 to 1945, in Nazi prisons and concentration camps. Niemöller is perhaps best remembered for his postwar statement, which begins “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out…”
Clay, you are NOT off subject. And your three points are spot on.
Is it not perplexing that this person got elected in the first place, and then breaches her oath of office to defend and protect the USA and the constitution, and she is still in office and not being held for terrorist activity. Hamas is 100% responsible for every death in this war.
Israel is not on Mars. Israel requires consensus. Every boycott of Israel has an impact. Currently Turkey is boycotting Israel, resulting in shortages of cement and other raw materials. Wiping anyone off anything is a pipe dream. Israel needs legitimacy, and America needs to provide the diplomatic umbrella. US sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. It's a subtle form of blackmail.
I will add one caveat: “for now”. We live in a world on the brink of economic collapse (thanks to global debt monetization) and on the brink of a new Cold War once china takes over Taiwan. At that point empty bellies and circling of the wagons will necessitate Israel participation in the new “axis of good” and will allow Israel great autonomy leeway.
I personally think that expelling all Palestinians from Israel is the only viable long term solution for peace and preventing endless bloodshed. It may sound harsh but it’s cold calculation. It may not be politically palatable now but as I said “for now”.
I agree, eddie. I have a lifelong friend who has lived in Israel for the past 12 years. We Zoom-visit every Sunday morning for three hours. Where she and other Jews once took pride in the number of Arabs who live and work in Israel, she now says no one trusts them. People avoid them on streets and in the shops and no longer use Arab-owned businesses and workers. I can't fault them for that. And the only one to blame for the change of heart is Hamas.
While not really pertinent to the article and discussion, I'm going to vent:
1. What does it say that not one of the other Middle East countries have opened their borders to the so-called Palestinians?
2. The so-called Palestinians have received BILLIONS since Israel vacated Gaza in 2005 and what have they done with those funds...clearly they did not build an infrastructure to support/create a functioning society rather they built a war machine.
3. So tired of hearing about Israel's genocide of the Palestinians. Israel could, if it chooses, wipe the Palestinians off the face of the earth. The Palestinians, whose charter calls for the genocide of Jews/Israelis, are unable to do so. Yet the woke college students are protesting in favor of Gasa residents. WTF?
if the other countries of the Middle East are hoping that the Palestinian terrorist groups will accomplish their goal, and that will be then end of it, I refer them to: Pastor Martin Niemöller: "First they came for..." None of them will then be safe from the terrorist ideolologies that threaten them, e.g. Egypt's issues with The Muslim Brotherhood, the threat of Iran. Peace and normalization with Israel is the best option for all.
Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) was a prominent Lutheran pastor in Germany. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he sympathized with many Nazi ideas and supported radically right-wing political movements. But after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Niemöller became an outspoken critic of Hitler’s interference in the Protestant Church. He spent the last eight years of Nazi rule, from 1937 to 1945, in Nazi prisons and concentration camps. Niemöller is perhaps best remembered for his postwar statement, which begins “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out…”
Clay, you are NOT off subject. And your three points are spot on.
Is it not perplexing that this person got elected in the first place, and then breaches her oath of office to defend and protect the USA and the constitution, and she is still in office and not being held for terrorist activity. Hamas is 100% responsible for every death in this war.
Absolutely true!
Israel is not on Mars. Israel requires consensus. Every boycott of Israel has an impact. Currently Turkey is boycotting Israel, resulting in shortages of cement and other raw materials. Wiping anyone off anything is a pipe dream. Israel needs legitimacy, and America needs to provide the diplomatic umbrella. US sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. It's a subtle form of blackmail.
I will add one caveat: “for now”. We live in a world on the brink of economic collapse (thanks to global debt monetization) and on the brink of a new Cold War once china takes over Taiwan. At that point empty bellies and circling of the wagons will necessitate Israel participation in the new “axis of good” and will allow Israel great autonomy leeway.
I personally think that expelling all Palestinians from Israel is the only viable long term solution for peace and preventing endless bloodshed. It may sound harsh but it’s cold calculation. It may not be politically palatable now but as I said “for now”.
I agree, eddie. I have a lifelong friend who has lived in Israel for the past 12 years. We Zoom-visit every Sunday morning for three hours. Where she and other Jews once took pride in the number of Arabs who live and work in Israel, she now says no one trusts them. People avoid them on streets and in the shops and no longer use Arab-owned businesses and workers. I can't fault them for that. And the only one to blame for the change of heart is Hamas.