Posted on 04/30/2011 4:39:19 AM PDT by Ari Bussel
A Declaration of War By Ari Bussel
To Israels enemies I have only one thing to sayHISS OFF! Norma Zager
When a countrys enemies actively attempt to destroy it by any means possible, would one not expect the country to fight back?
Israels track record in that respect is dismal at best. Excuses aside, for eight long years, Israels neighbor Gaza (todays Hamastan) was constantly bombarding her towns, cities and agricultural communities with rockets. Israel allowed the barrages to go on and on until finally fed up, at the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009 she embarked on Operation Cast Lead.
As a result, she was accused of war crimes by a United Nations body that officiated an inquiry into Israels alleged wrongdoings under the leadership of Judge Richard Goldstone.
Still today rockets and missiles are continually launched and Israel is not taking these attacks seriously enough. She is unwilling or unable to face the root of the problem and the road she must travel to treat it.
Israels situation to the North is bleak. While Israel may claim that the situation is calm or even under control and that a deterrent has been achieved, that assessment is far removed from reality. Hezbollah is more armed than ever before and is able, if desired, to bring life in Israel to a standstill.
The Second War in Lebanon in 2006 highlighted the precarious condition of Israeli military. Many improvements have been initiated since under the leadership of the capable former Chief of Staff Ashkenazi. Yet, the enemy has not wasted time either, and if its threat was real in 2006, it is considerably greater in 2011.
Her enemies to the North and South, both cronies of Iran, who have coordinated and been able to learn and implement new terrorist methods from one anothers mistakes and successes, await a green light to attack. Additionally, Israel now faces a more stealth enemy in the guise of the Palestinian Authority.
Known as the PA it is a front for Hamas, posing and speaking to the outside world in a way much more palatable than we are committed to destroy you. Much leeway is therefore accorded the PA, turning ones head when it burns Israeli products, when it actively engages in official sponsored incitement against Israel and even when its own bylaws call for the extinction of the Jewish State.
Article 12 of the Fatah Constitution sets the following goal: Complete liberation of Palestine and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence. To achieve this goal, Article 17 provides the following method: Armed public revolution is the inevitable method to liberating Palestine. And article 19 explains: Armed struggle is a strategy and not a tactic, and the Palestinian Arab Peoples armed revolution is a decisive factor in the liberation fight and in uprooting the Zionist existence.
They furthermore promise (ibid) and this struggle will not cease unless the Zionist state is demolished and Palestine is completely liberated. So much for peace promises and a frightening look at the true intentions of Israels closest neighbors.
The PA is the Wests favorite, most commiserated child. People the world over cry over the plight of the Palestinians, when the latter enjoy the fastest growth anywhere in the world (higher even than Chinas). It is a world gone crazy with make belief, where stories are embellished, facts never quite meet reality and their intention is one, and nothing but one: the Destruction of the Jewish State.
The PA latest maneuver is one of the smartest in history, taken directly out of Israels textbooks. Modern Israel was born out of a UN vote in November 1947. The Palestinians are now going to duplicate that very same action.
The goal, objectives, strategy and tactics are clearly spelled out. In fact, the PA is focused around the clock on the upcoming September meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations. There, the Palestinians will disclose that their leadership has been deciduously working on the establishment of a nation from the bottom up, its institutions and all manners of existence. The member nations will then be told that now it is time to recognize Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital. Like a chorus they are then expected to repeat: Amen!
Preparatory work is in full swing, with members of the PA traveling the world over to ensure their request is accepted without a glitch. All indications, according to the accord with which their emissaries are received, are that the mission will be successful. They are already treated like royalty and accepted de facto as an independent country.
The world seems to ignore one simple fact: Palestine can only rise on the ruins of the only Jewish state. Possibly, this is exactly what everyone wishes.
What is Israel to do? There are conflicting opinions. Some call for the annexation of part of Judea and Samaria, while others urge the Prime Minister to work for the establishment of a Palestinian state. These are nothing but what in engineering may be called NOISE. September will arrive, Palestine will be a fait accompli and Israel will face new, insurmountable challenges.
The Palestinians are engaged in an extremely stealth war. The world continues to participate in their game, while Israel ignores its existence and thus does not fight back.
Unlike the Second War in Lebanon, the Goldstone Report or the Turkish Terrorist Flotilla, this time around national commissions of inquiry or regret-in-retrospect will not work. The process is irreversible.
Israel must face reality and fight for her life. She must find the will and the determination to prevail. But the battle must begin without any further delay, lest we find a new Middle Eastern reality in which Israel is a bygone notion.
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The series Postcards from AmericaPostcards from Israel by Ari Bussel and Norma Zager is a compilation of articles capturing the essence of life in America and Israel during the first two decades of the 21st Century.
The writers invite readers to view and experience an Israel and her politics through their eyes, Israel visitors rarely discover.
This pointand oftencounter-point presentation is sprinkled with humor and sadness and attempts to tackle serious and relevant issues of the day. The series began in 2008, appears both in print in the USA and on numerous websites and is followed regularly by readership from around the world.
© Postcards from America Postcards from Israel, April, 2011 Contact: bussel@me.com
First Published April 23, 2011
Thanks Ari Bussel.
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