Posted on 02/21/2006 1:49:24 PM PST by Alouette
Israel’s UN envoy Gillerman warns of Hamas’ venture into politics, saying Islamic group is forming ‘axis of evil’ with Syria and Iran; Adds terror triangle likely to instigate first World War of the 21st century if not stopped
WASHINGTON - Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Gillerman, on Tuesday warned of a new “terror axis” between Iran, Syria and Hamas, which could kick start “the first world war of the 21st century.”
Addressing the U.N. Security Council on a quarterly session to discuss international terrorism, Gillerman asked council members if their governments would agree to al-Qaeda or the Kurdish group PKK running in elections.
“Imagine al-Qaeda or the PKK running in elections? A dictator’s democracy is a dangerous false impression,” Gillerman told the Council.
Gillerman warned of Hamas’ venture in politics, saying “the world is witnessing a new alliance between Iran, Syria and Hamas, which constitutes an axis of terror.”
Gillerman evoked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad’s January visit to Syria and the warm welcome in Tehran of Hamas leaders this week. Political leader Khaled Mashaal led a Hamas delegation to Iran where he said Iran will play a more central role in Palestinian affairs after guarantees for financial backing to the Palestinian government from the Islamic Republic.
“This new terror axis poses a big threat to regional and world stability, and is a recipe for the worst ever plague. If we ignore this imminent threat, the axis of evil will be the seeds of the first world war of the 21st century,” Gillerman said.
He called on the international community “to take seriously Syria, Hamas and Iran’s joint effort and to act seriously to prevent Iran, an extremist and dangerous government that supports terror, from acquiring the knowledge to develop nuclear arms.”
Gillerman said that the democratic elections in the Palestinian Authority cannot cover up Hamas extreme ideology which calls for the destruction of Israel. He invited Council members to read Hamas’ charter, a key provision of which calls for the murder of Jews and the annihilation of the Jewish state.
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We better not leave Israel to stand alone in this.
Does anyone who's not asleep not see the major war headed our direction?
I feel pretty confident that none of these countires will ever be able to wipe Israel off the map as no-one can Kick the GOD of all mankind from his promised land...
No way No how....
The arabs and Iranians are playing with fire, and they're about to get burned.
If you want to take the religeous point of view. Geopolitically and militarily, all of the arab armies combined have already tried unsucessfully 3 times. And it is not like they got any better at real warfare.
You would think, wouldn't you? But Neville Chamberlain is historical proof that supposedly intelligent people sometimes can't see the obvious, even when it's right in front of their faces.
Bush has already come out and said the US would defend Israel militarily...the problem is Hamas, Syria, etc. will probably just wait for the next US election to see who is elected before waging a full scale war with Israel.
Could not have said it better myself.
You should never enter into a democratic contest with someone who doesn't believe in democracy, doesn't believe in the rule of law, doesn't respect the humanity of his political opponents. Such a person is deadly dangerous, your enemy; you don't settle your conflict with such a person by majority rule, you settle it by more definitive means, the dungeon and the bullet.
Your freedom is not up for grabs by the highest bidder, and no one should be allowed to run for office who is not sworn to respect your freedom. In the moment such a person is elected, you should consider your democracy to be broken, and you are in a state of revolution until he has departed the scene.
That's why they need an atomic bomb. Maybe they can get Musharaff out of power in Nuclear armed Pakistan, and get a more sympathetic Muslim in power in his place.
Or given the time Iran will develop one. - Tom
Thank you Condi Rice. Thank you Pres. Bush.
Thank you Ariel Sharon. Thank you Ehud Olmert.
Failures all.
Genesis 12:3 And I (GOD) will bless them that bless thee (Abraham), and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
And I believe that with all my heart and soul....
Thanks for posting that scripture...
>That would be one way to find out what happened to Sodoms WMDs. My bet would be on a Syrian stockpile.<
BINGO!
They don't need "real warfare" if they have nukes. If Iran drops a few nukes on Tel Aviv and a few other cities, followed by an immediate all out attack from Syria, Israel would be in a much worse position then they were in '67. Sure they could take out Tehran and Damascus, but that would only get the rest of the Muslim world in on the war too. Could they pull off what they did forty years ago, after having their cities devastated by a nuclear attack?
Actually, the more "intellectual" a person considers him or herself, the more easily they fail or refuse to see and accept the obvious.
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