Death is the Solution

Adam Yoshida weblog ^ | 25 March 2004 | Adam Teiichi Yoshida

[Lando Lincoln]

From the reaction to the Israeli assassination of Hamas’ “Spiritual Leader”, Sheik Yasin, in some quarters you’d have thought that the Israelis had entered and defiled the Church of the Nativity. No, wait, it was the Palestinians who did that. Well, forget about that then. The primary reaction from European and Western sources was to exclaim their hatred for Yasin’s role in the mass-murder of innocent Israelis, but an equal concern for the fate of the so-called “peace process”. Frankly, I can barely speak the word without spitting it out. As Patrick Henry said, “Peace? But there is no peace. The war is actually begun.”

The only regret I have about Israel’s actions against Sheik Yasin is that they didn’t bomb his funeral procession. Anyone showing up to pay their respects to that man deserved to die. Such an action would have brought about a very great reduction in the terrorist population of the territories.

It’s time that we all face facts: there will never be peace in Israel so long as the Palestinians remain determined to wipe Israel from the map. Anyone who believes for a single second that the creation of a Palestinian microstate in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza would alleviate the problem is deluding themselves. At Camp David four years ago, Ehud Barak offered Arafat everything that the Palestinians could ever hope to get from Israel and then some. Arafat turned him down without making so much as a counter-offer and, as frightening as it sounds, whoever finally follows Arafat is likely to be much less of a “moderate” than he. Make no mistake: this is a fight to the death. It will be over only when one side destroys the other altogether.

So what is Israel to do? Should we expect it to meekly submit to its own destruction? Do we honestly think that, if we were in the same position, we would tolerate the random murder of civilians on a regular basis? Understand this: as a percentage of the population, every Israeli Jew lost is roughly the same as sixty Americans. I do not mean this in the sense of worth; I mean that in terms of how each loss is felt across the nation as a whole. Imagine if Chicago lost a dozen people in a suicide bombing about every other week. As a percentage of the population, Israel’s thousand dead is the rough equivalent of 60,000 dead. If there were 60,000 Americans killed, at random, across the country how many do you think you would have known? As percentage of the population, Israel’s seven thousand casualties would be the equivalent of 420,000. Do you think you would have known any of them? Or been any of them?

Israel is in a war. To expect them to simply make “peace” with those who have murdered scores of their people at random is an absurdity. There can be no peace with killers and savages.

In the long term, there is only a single plausible solution: the transfer of the Palestinian and potentially disloyal Israeli Arab populations. Absent this, it is inevitable that Israel will be destroyed by either military force or demographic trends. As Benny Morris, the foremost chronicler of the original displacement of the Arab population of Israel has explained, the ultimate survival of Israel depends upon the coercive relocation of the Moslems located within Israel’s borders.

Now, naturally, this will not be possible absent a major crisis. The outrage of the international community, were Israel to undertake such a policy as a bolt from the blue, would be such that it could conceivably even bring some sort of international action against Israel. Such a policy could only be implemented in the immediate aftermath of a major atrocity against the Israeli people.

So what, then, is the solution? First of all, provisions and plans must be made for the displacement of the Palestinians under emergency conditions. After all, without such plans, the aftermath of a nuclear attack would probably feature only limited attacks by localized groups against the Palestinians, versus a concerted effort to assure Israel’s long-term security.

In the interim, the Israeli Government must walk a fine line. It cannot lose international support, but it also cannot allow the development of a Palestinian state which would receive international recognition. Second, it must protect its own citizens from terrorist attacks. To me, this calls for a policy of building (and strengthening) the defensive wall around Israel, which will keep out individual suicide bombers, and for stonewalling on any negotiations (or, better yet, engaging in and then disrupting them ad naseum).

The solution called for is more death for Palestinian terrorists, their supporters, and their sympathizers.

[Lando Lincoln]

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[Diogenesis]

[Paleo Conservative]

The only regret I have about Israel?s actions against Sheik Yasin is that they didn?t bomb his funeral procession.

[xJones]

So what is Israel to do?

Take out some more Yasins. One would have thought that Israelis would have realized by now that you can't negotiate with murderers whose sole intent in life is to blast you to bits.

[watchin]

As was said in the article, the point is not that some lives are worth more than others. Not at all.

It's a way to explain percentages to the simple-minded. The argument is simply that, were we to suffer the percentage loss that the Israelis' do, we would tell the UN to kiss off and we'd go on a terrorist hunt.

[Marauder]

The solution called for is more death for Palestinian terrorists, their supporters, and their sympathizers.

Works for me. As far as I'm concerned Israel should defend themselves with any and all tactics at their disposal. If that means killing every damned wild-eyed militant muslim on the planet, so be it.

[Robert_Paulson2]

we would tell the UN to kiss off and we'd go on a terrorist hunt.

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We would also open the existing "concentration camps" for storage of the population demographic of the target terrorist sympathetic genre.

coming to america, in our lifetimes.
What we do to the radicals and their "peaceful" financial backers here in the USA, will make our treatment of "demographic cultural groups" during WWII, look like dinner and a date on a friday night.

for the non citizen resident terrorists... I would expect summary executions and military tribunals to abound, with a suspension of ANY hab corp.

[MHGinTN]

One cannot 'make peace' with radical Islamicists and the Palestinian homicide murder corps. The hunt had darn sure better already be on, and not just by the Israelis! Does anyone actually believe Kerry or any Dim Party candidate would go after terrorists with anything but feckless subpoenas? The democrat party is already party to tens of millions killed for their empowerment; what's a few more tens of thousands of older Americans in order for the Dims to regain power? Israel is in the war we are only just getting up to speed on.

[Robert_Paulson2]

I have a problem with the "difference" between radical islam and "peaceful" islam...
the 97 percent terrorist muslims are giving the 3 percent remaining "peaceful" ones, a bad name... so unfair.

In conservative opposition publications, I have seen that socialists have been linked to the bombings in madrid. Yes, just allegations, but to manyof us, actually believable. I suspect that some very devious democrats here (sociocommunofascists) in the USA would not be above paying for a "madrid" incident here, if it made Bush look weak... or they thought it could help them win an election.

I can imagine some of them might even be praying for a terrorist attack the week before OUR elections, just so Kerry has a chance.

I cannot imagine them going after a demographic, to whom they may be politically linked or financially beholden... such as the arab terrorists in our midst.

[SierraWasp]

"I can imagine..."

Imagine there's no countries... and no religion too... (barf!) (old Beatles Commonista tune from the 70's)

[Robert_Paulson2]

I hated that song too.
still do.

Why the heck people ooohhhed and aaahhhddd over it,
I will never know.

[SierraWasp]

Because it was so Liberal and Dreamy!!!

Like watching the Earth drift by while in orbit. You couldn't see the evil man-made borders that lead to disputes and sometimes require defending... like our southern border... TODAY!!!

Why we wouldn't even have to teach little Johnnie "dispute resolution" in Kindergarten or have "Kindergarten Cop," like we've got governing CA... TODAY!!!

[Robert_Paulson2]

as much as I know you eschew AS...
I think the FEDERAL Border Protection is at fault.

They don't need more money.
They need more show of extreme force.

Is AS allowed to call out the state guard for border duty under your constitution?

Probably not allowed any longer...
YOU have my deepest sympathies, especially if you are in my favorite place on Earth... San Diego. May California rest in peace, until somebody comes along to resurrect it.

I have zero expectation for anything to change there.
I expect the rate of decline has only slowed, since gray has been removed. And probably not much at that.

The border invasion is unbelievably dangerous.
Nobody in DC seems to be willing to militarize the borders and shut out the invaders.

La Raza is your future.
Get the hell outta dodge pal.

[SierraWasp]

"Nobody in DC seems to be willing to militarize the borders and shut out the invaders. La Raza is your future. Get the hell outta dodge pal."

No, I'm not in S.D., but up here in the new "Sierra-Nevada Conservancy" that AS-K will NOT eschew!!!

I once thought we should get the motorhome crowd to mount machinge guns on top and park them end-to-end all along the border, after leaving a NASCAR event! Heck, they're mostly retired, looking for something interesting and useful to do with their time.

Maybe they could prevent the next 9-11!!!

[Jorge]

The only regret I have about Israel’s actions against Sheik Yasin is that they didn’t bomb his funeral procession.

I like this guy.

[John Frum]

Not only would I bomb his funeral procession, but I'd put the splattered image of yassin's head (like a pea pod) on a commemorative stamp and offer it for sale in post offices everywhere. I'd probably also create a new song or dance move - call it the yassin splat & stomp :-)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good Idea!

[calcowgirl]

Because it was so Liberal and Dreamy!!!

aka Today's Nightmare in Kaleeforniea.