The Key to Peace in Gaza
www.americanthinker.com/2009/01/inside_story_of_israels_succes.html
...The key to peace in Gaza remains cessation of Iranian arms supplies to Hamas. It was therefore encouraging to hear leaders of six European countries -- France, Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy and Czech Republic offer -- in Egypt and Israel -- to provide troops and technical assistance to prevent Hamas from smuggling weapons and terrorists into Gaza. French President Sarkozy said "the EU would never harm the security of Israel." Dissonant in this display of European unity was the fact that Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan could speak only in Egypt and not in Jerusalem. Erdogan's ardent backing of Hamas coupled with Iranian-type castigation of Israel, plus anti-Semitism inspired by his AKP party, has damaged Turkey's image as an aspirant for EU membership. Erdogan may have opted for leadership of the Muslim world, rather than a place in the EU.
While one can understand Israel's rationale for declaring a truce after inflicting major damage on Hamas' military capabilities (this is not World War 2, where total victory can be achieved), it is likely that further pre-emptive action by Israel will be necessary. The credo of Hamas is that Israel must be destroyed. There is scant chance of durable peace with an enemy which indoctrinates children to believe there is a religious duty to kill Jewish civilians. Ending Hamas misrule would entail heavy and largely undesirable costs for Israel, including possible reoccupation.
Egypt is not likely to seriously curb smuggling of Iranian arms through tunnels for several reasons, including that Egypt likes to see Israel bleed, and that cracking down on Hamas would enrage millions of Egyptian adherents of the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas is an offshoot.
Since Hamas continues to view Israeli civilians as targets for murder and Palestinian civilian casualties as useful sacrifices for obtaining international support, it is almost certain that we will be returning to this sanguinary subject. Israel's main achievement was demonstrating that Hamas will pay a severe price if large-scale rocketing is resumed. The tunnels can be reopened, but they can likewise be redestroyed.
Ominous reports are surfacing of Iranian frogmen delivering arms to Hamas. The US Navy is supposedly monitoring this development.
Also see: Rafah tunnels are the key to defeating Hamas
Written by Joel J. Sprayregen
...The key to peace in Gaza remains cessation of Iranian arms supplies to Hamas. It was therefore encouraging to hear leaders of six European countries -- France, Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy and Czech Republic offer -- in Egypt and Israel -- to provide troops and technical assistance to prevent Hamas from smuggling weapons and terrorists into Gaza. French President Sarkozy said "the EU would never harm the security of Israel." Dissonant in this display of European unity was the fact that Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan could speak only in Egypt and not in Jerusalem. Erdogan's ardent backing of Hamas coupled with Iranian-type castigation of Israel, plus anti-Semitism inspired by his AKP party, has damaged Turkey's image as an aspirant for EU membership. Erdogan may have opted for leadership of the Muslim world, rather than a place in the EU.
While one can understand Israel's rationale for declaring a truce after inflicting major damage on Hamas' military capabilities (this is not World War 2, where total victory can be achieved), it is likely that further pre-emptive action by Israel will be necessary. The credo of Hamas is that Israel must be destroyed. There is scant chance of durable peace with an enemy which indoctrinates children to believe there is a religious duty to kill Jewish civilians. Ending Hamas misrule would entail heavy and largely undesirable costs for Israel, including possible reoccupation.
Egypt is not likely to seriously curb smuggling of Iranian arms through tunnels for several reasons, including that Egypt likes to see Israel bleed, and that cracking down on Hamas would enrage millions of Egyptian adherents of the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas is an offshoot.
Since Hamas continues to view Israeli civilians as targets for murder and Palestinian civilian casualties as useful sacrifices for obtaining international support, it is almost certain that we will be returning to this sanguinary subject. Israel's main achievement was demonstrating that Hamas will pay a severe price if large-scale rocketing is resumed. The tunnels can be reopened, but they can likewise be redestroyed.
Ominous reports are surfacing of Iranian frogmen delivering arms to Hamas. The US Navy is supposedly monitoring this development.
Also see: Rafah tunnels are the key to defeating Hamas
Written by Joel J. Sprayregen
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Comment by SHOSHANNAH on March 15, 2009 at 7:16pm
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I am all for peace and unity, however, when it comes to an evil terrorist group such as Hamas or the PLO, they are not only dangerous to Israel, but to the rest of the world. I think it is completely naive to assume we can make peace with Terrorists. In addition, the suicide bomber mentality in Gaza has spread to the rest of the world and this is connected to a twisted ideology that takes the lives of innocent civilians by rationalizing through religion that it is actually a good deed to kill others. The best seller book in Palestinian Land is Mein Kompf in Arabic and the Jews don't want anything that resembles another Holocaust, GD Forbid. There are victims of Islamic Terrorist Groups from all over the world, and it is an idealistic hopeful reality that these victims of terror come together to unite in peace, love and unity. That's a nice idea for sure.
As for the Terrorist groups such as Hamas, PLO, etc. there is no peace and no amount of land giving or negotiation is going to stop the Terror. This point has been proven to Israel an innumerable amount of times and its high time that the world understands this point. Although these Terrorists are evil, The real power in the universe is with GD and only our Creator can get us out of it! Many Blessings to all , Shoshannah
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