The Palestinian group Hamas has committed dozens of suicide bombings, not to mention other terrorist attacks, which have killed hundreds of Israelis. Wouldn't you think Hamas leaders would make for legitimate targets? Why should they be allowed to roam free in Gaza, which they now govern?
The Associated Press has published a photo of all of Hamas's senior leadership at a rally in Gaza on January 2. I'd like to hear Israel's justification for not eliminating them right then and there.
Meantime, in the Balata refugee camp on the West Bank, at a rally marking Fatah's 45th anniversary, young Palestinian girls carried rifles. Wouldn't you expect Fatah -- which the West trumpets as the "moderate" alternative to Hamas and whose leader, Mahmoud Abbas, the U.S. bankrolls and helps legitimize -- to encourage future generations to pursue conflict resolution through non-violence? Why is it so outragous to demand that Fatah not equip Palestinian children with weapons -- real or plastic -- at public rallies? Where are U.S. complaints? If the U.S. takes issue with Israeli housing construction in Israel's capital city, then certainly it ought to take issue as well with Fatah's encouraging violence among Palestinian kids.
The photos were published in this news story which appeared at WashingtonPost.com on January 2.
Showing posts with label Arab hypocrisy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arab hypocrisy. Show all posts
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Secretly, Arab Leaders Are Thrilled By Israel's Actions
Egypt's foreign minister blasted the United Nations for failing to stop Israel's "aggression," while a Jordanian government spokesman predicted Israel's "invasion" would have "dangerous repercussions and negative effects" on security and stability in the region.
Are these countries, who've signed peace treaties with Israel, really that outraged by Israel's actions? While their people may be, as evidenced by street protests, their leaders, secretly, are thrilled.
To placate the masses and, in particular, members of the Muslim Brotherhood and other radicals living in Egypt and Jordan, leaders of these countries spare no effort to condemn Israel's actions. But, behind their palaces' walls, they couldn't be more relieved that Israel is doing their dirty work for them -- rolling back the influence and military capabilities of one of the region's deadliest terrorist groups, Hamas, responsible for dozens of suicide attacks that killed hundreds of Israeli civilians since October 2000.
Hamas and, with it, Iran are growing influences in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and by extension, in Lebanon and Syria, as well. In pursuing Israel's destruction and the eventual establishment of Islamic regimes, Hamas threatens the stability and security of not only Israel and Palestinians, but Egypt and Jordan, who couldn't be happier to see Hamas under attack. If only leaders of these countries were courageous enough to admit so publicly.
Are these countries, who've signed peace treaties with Israel, really that outraged by Israel's actions? While their people may be, as evidenced by street protests, their leaders, secretly, are thrilled.
To placate the masses and, in particular, members of the Muslim Brotherhood and other radicals living in Egypt and Jordan, leaders of these countries spare no effort to condemn Israel's actions. But, behind their palaces' walls, they couldn't be more relieved that Israel is doing their dirty work for them -- rolling back the influence and military capabilities of one of the region's deadliest terrorist groups, Hamas, responsible for dozens of suicide attacks that killed hundreds of Israeli civilians since October 2000.
Hamas and, with it, Iran are growing influences in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and by extension, in Lebanon and Syria, as well. In pursuing Israel's destruction and the eventual establishment of Islamic regimes, Hamas threatens the stability and security of not only Israel and Palestinians, but Egypt and Jordan, who couldn't be happier to see Hamas under attack. If only leaders of these countries were courageous enough to admit so publicly.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Syria's Outcry Is Probably a Ruse
According to media reports, Damascus is fuming about a U.S. helicopter raid into Syrian territory that reportedly killed eight persons. Damascus sent an angry demarche to the U.S. embassy there and disinvited a senior U.S. diplomat for talks about advancing the peace process with Israel. Damascus also reportedly has closed American schools operating in Syria.
Publicly, for Arab audiences, Syria wants to assert its sovereignty and independence and appear at odds with a U.S. Administration very much disliked in the region. After high-level meetings in NY recently with senior U.S. diplomats, Damascus also wants to show itself as not as cozy with the Americans. However, privately, the Syrians probably are relieved by the U.S. attack, which killed al-Qaeda's senior planner in Syria. As was seen as recently as late September, Syria is one of al-Qaeda's growing targets. A suicide bombing in Damascus reportedly killed at least 17 and injured almost two dozen others, all civilians.
The Syrians should be more grateful that they have the U.S. military to help them confront radical Islamic terrorists taking root within Syrian borders. But to expect Syria to show appreciation and cooperation with the U.S. probably is way too much to ask.
Publicly, for Arab audiences, Syria wants to assert its sovereignty and independence and appear at odds with a U.S. Administration very much disliked in the region. After high-level meetings in NY recently with senior U.S. diplomats, Damascus also wants to show itself as not as cozy with the Americans. However, privately, the Syrians probably are relieved by the U.S. attack, which killed al-Qaeda's senior planner in Syria. As was seen as recently as late September, Syria is one of al-Qaeda's growing targets. A suicide bombing in Damascus reportedly killed at least 17 and injured almost two dozen others, all civilians.
The Syrians should be more grateful that they have the U.S. military to help them confront radical Islamic terrorists taking root within Syrian borders. But to expect Syria to show appreciation and cooperation with the U.S. probably is way too much to ask.
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