There Goes The Neighborhood
Well, the "peace process" has finally produced its inevitable conclusion: Hamas (which I've always thought should be named "Natas," since an annagram of "Satan" seems so much more appropriate) is now the ruler of the Palestinians and Israel's new "partner in peace" (via CQ):
Not to put too fine a point on it, but recognizing Isreael was never on Fatah's agenda, either. They just told European and American diplomats what they wanted to hear for the past fifteen years in order to keep the foreign aid gravy trains rolling and the propaganda pressure on Israel to keep making concessions. It was a tremendously successful scam, too; if Yassir Arafat hadn't gotten greedy back in September of 2000, when then-Prime Minister Ehuk Barak offered him Gaza and 95% of the West Bank with East Jerusalem as his capital, Isreal would probably have already been overrun by now, "Palestine" established in its place, and the Holocaust resumed.
As it is, despite Arafat's foolish resumption of the terror war, Ariel Sharon of all people rescued Fatah from its consequences by retreating from Gaza last year - a factor, along with Arafat's death a year ago, cited by Caroline Glick in the Jerusalem Post as key in bringing about Hamas' rise to power.
And so the Palestinian people, weaned for two generations on the notion of religioethnic hatred and permanent war with "the people of the book," have (not unlike American Democrats) decided to throw aside Machievellian scheming and drop the pretense of negotiation and "compromise" (even though all the compromising came from the other side). The result is that they have traded corrupt secular nationalist terrorist rulers for crazy Islamist genocidal terrorist rulers.
In case you have any doubts, take a gander at Hamas' political manifesto:
U.S. officials made a show of being "shocked" at the Pal election results and vowing that unless Hamas "lays down its arms and renounces violence," Washington will withdraw all support from the Palestinian Authority. But I recall a time, about fifteen or so years ago, when U.S. officials said the same thing about Yassir Arafat and the PLO, and we know what happened since. And the EUnuchs have never gone even that far, indulging instead their Arabist, quasi-anti-Semitic leanings for decades.
Rest assured I share the sentiments of Cap'n Ed...
...but I do not share his expectation that they have a chance in hell of being realized. The reason why is as sublimely simple as it is patently obvious: Israel no longer controls its own fate. In truth, they haven't for years. Morrissey himself inadvertently concedes that when he says, "the US should allow Isreal to respond militarily to any and all provocations." The fact of the matter is that it doesn't matter how grievous the provocation offered up by the Palestinians, no matter which terrorist gang is ruling them; as soon as the Jews "respond militarily" to any degree and in whatever form, international condemnation will fall upon them. Israel's designated role is to is to bleed eternally and bottomlessly at the alter of Palestinian victimology. And it is a role they cannot escape.
Consequently, it really doesn't matter who the Israelis elect or what decisions those leaders make. Maybe "Israel won't get fooled into thinking that Hamas spent its election cycle joking around." Perhaps "[t]oo many of the Israelis will see the same kind of denial that took place among Western leaders when Adolf Hitler came to power, after having written Mein Kampf, which outlined all his political goals." Possibly they might even restore Binyamin Netanyahu on the platform of rebuilding Israel's deterrent:
But it will avail them nothing because they are as powerless to prevent their own national dismemberment as Czechoslovakia was sixty-eight years ago. It's all right here in this AP blurb (h/t CQ):
There it is. That's what "the world" considers to be important. The "peace process," the indulgence of the Pals as permanent welfare clientele, but no mention, not even a hint, of the one glaring omission: Israel's right to survival as a national entity.
It's as I said when Bibi ascended to the Israeli premiership a decade ago: he's won the deed to a house that has already been condemned. And Hamas is revving up the bulldozers.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has announced his resignation, saying Hamas must form the next government following the parliamentary elections....
Hours before official results were due to be released, Fatah officials privately admitted that Hamas had won.
Hamas claimed it had won at least 70 seats in the 132-member parliament, while EU election observer Richard Howitt told the BBC he had been informed that Hamas could have won up to 80 seats....
Another Hamas official, Mushir al-Masri, warned that Hamas would not hold peace talks with Israel. "Negotiations with Israel is not on our agenda," he said. "Recognising Israel is not on the agenda either now."
Not to put too fine a point on it, but recognizing Isreael was never on Fatah's agenda, either. They just told European and American diplomats what they wanted to hear for the past fifteen years in order to keep the foreign aid gravy trains rolling and the propaganda pressure on Israel to keep making concessions. It was a tremendously successful scam, too; if Yassir Arafat hadn't gotten greedy back in September of 2000, when then-Prime Minister Ehuk Barak offered him Gaza and 95% of the West Bank with East Jerusalem as his capital, Isreal would probably have already been overrun by now, "Palestine" established in its place, and the Holocaust resumed.
As it is, despite Arafat's foolish resumption of the terror war, Ariel Sharon of all people rescued Fatah from its consequences by retreating from Gaza last year - a factor, along with Arafat's death a year ago, cited by Caroline Glick in the Jerusalem Post as key in bringing about Hamas' rise to power.
And so the Palestinian people, weaned for two generations on the notion of religioethnic hatred and permanent war with "the people of the book," have (not unlike American Democrats) decided to throw aside Machievellian scheming and drop the pretense of negotiation and "compromise" (even though all the compromising came from the other side). The result is that they have traded corrupt secular nationalist terrorist rulers for crazy Islamist genocidal terrorist rulers.
In case you have any doubts, take a gander at Hamas' political manifesto:
"Our struggle against the Jews is very great and very serious...The Movement is but one squadron that should be supported by more and more squadrons from this vast Arab and Islamic world, until the enemy is vanquished and Allah's victory is realized...Gee, there's no tension there, is there?
"The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him salvation, has said: 'The Day of Judgment will not come about until Muslims fight the Jews. When the Jew will hide behind stones and trees, the stones and trees will say O Muslims, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him...'
"There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors.
"The day The Palestinian Liberation Organization adopts Islam as its way of life, we will become its soldiers, and fuel for its fire that will burn the enemies...
"The Zionist invasion is a vicious invasion... It relies greatly in its infiltration and espionage operations on the secret organizations it gave rise to, such as the Freemasons, The Rotary and Lions clubs, and other sabotage groups.
"We should not forget to remind every Muslim that when the Jews conquered the Holy City in 1967, they stood on the threshold of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and proclaimed that 'Mohammed is dead, and his descendants are all women.'
"Israel, Judaism and Jews challenge Islam and the Muslim people. 'May the cowards never sleep.'"
U.S. officials made a show of being "shocked" at the Pal election results and vowing that unless Hamas "lays down its arms and renounces violence," Washington will withdraw all support from the Palestinian Authority. But I recall a time, about fifteen or so years ago, when U.S. officials said the same thing about Yassir Arafat and the PLO, and we know what happened since. And the EUnuchs have never gone even that far, indulging instead their Arabist, quasi-anti-Semitic leanings for decades.
Rest assured I share the sentiments of Cap'n Ed...
The first item on our list should be an absolute end to all aid to the Palestinian territories and government. The US should not subsidize Hamas, nor should it give money to a people whose only aim appears to be genocide. Second, the US should allow Israel to respond militarily to any and all provocations - no more pressure from Washington on [Jersualem] to moderate their responses to suicide bombings and missile attacks. And if Hamas and the Palestinians still want to wage war after that, then let the IDF roll across the West Bank and Gaza Strip and push the whole lot of them right into the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea. That's what total war means, and as soon as the world stops preventing the Palestinians from the risks of their own choices, the sooner they will conclude that war is the worst possible choice for them.
...but I do not share his expectation that they have a chance in hell of being realized. The reason why is as sublimely simple as it is patently obvious: Israel no longer controls its own fate. In truth, they haven't for years. Morrissey himself inadvertently concedes that when he says, "the US should allow Isreal to respond militarily to any and all provocations." The fact of the matter is that it doesn't matter how grievous the provocation offered up by the Palestinians, no matter which terrorist gang is ruling them; as soon as the Jews "respond militarily" to any degree and in whatever form, international condemnation will fall upon them. Israel's designated role is to is to bleed eternally and bottomlessly at the alter of Palestinian victimology. And it is a role they cannot escape.
Consequently, it really doesn't matter who the Israelis elect or what decisions those leaders make. Maybe "Israel won't get fooled into thinking that Hamas spent its election cycle joking around." Perhaps "[t]oo many of the Israelis will see the same kind of denial that took place among Western leaders when Adolf Hitler came to power, after having written Mein Kampf, which outlined all his political goals." Possibly they might even restore Binyamin Netanyahu on the platform of rebuilding Israel's deterrent:
Israel's deterrent powers can only be rehabilitated by a stubborn, uncompromising campaign against Palestinian terror infrastructures and chains of command. Such a continuous campaign is the only way to make the Palestinians realize that they have nothing to gain by continuing their war against Israel. The Palestinians' internalization of the understanding that pursuing their war against Israel will bring them no advantage is the necessary precondition for any future peace.
But it will avail them nothing because they are as powerless to prevent their own national dismemberment as Czechoslovakia was sixty-eight years ago. It's all right here in this AP blurb (h/t CQ):
Following their resounding election victory, the Islamic militants of Hamas met the question of whether they will change their stripes with a loud "no": no recognition of Israel, no negotiations, no renunciation of terror.
But the world holds out hope that international pressure can make them more moderate. At stake is the future of Mideast peacemaking, billions of dollars in aid and the Palestinians' relationship with Israel, the United States and Europe. [emphasis added]
There it is. That's what "the world" considers to be important. The "peace process," the indulgence of the Pals as permanent welfare clientele, but no mention, not even a hint, of the one glaring omission: Israel's right to survival as a national entity.
It's as I said when Bibi ascended to the Israeli premiership a decade ago: he's won the deed to a house that has already been condemned. And Hamas is revving up the bulldozers.
posted by JASmius at 9:19 PM
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