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Barbara Panken's avatar

Beautifully expressed. Islam needs a “reformation” but that will never happen. Islam will give “peace a chance” only to strengthen their killing machines. 200 years, 1000 years …. They will wait.

Dana Ramos's avatar

Islam IS able to be reformed and look no further than the United Arab Emirates and Dubai. They de-radicalized their populations and do not allow the jihad-Islam to be taught. It is working beautifully, and this peaceful, co-existing version of Islam is also being pushed into Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan and other Arab countries that want to join the modern era instead of living like they did 1400 years ago. ALSO--The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt have also banned the Muslim Brotherhood AND Al Jazeera (the popular "news outlet" funded by terrorist regimes, with an English version being pumped into Western Countries.) THEY HAVE ALSO BANNED pro-terror marches (also known as pro-Palestine marches). And they are also BANNING the teaching of Jew Hate and hate toward any other religion. THE SCARY PART?-- both the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Jazeera have been THRIVING in America, Canada and Europe, still.

In fact, reform is doing so well that a UAE official noted last year: "Right now it is safer to be a visible Jew in the UAE than it is to be a visible Jew in New York City."

Pebbles's avatar

True and not true. Allow me some thoughts / questions: have they banned the MB because they have disawowed their Islamic beliefs or because they feel that their authoritarian / monarchical rule may be threatened by them? How, when and where have fundamental rights of women been given in these countries as a sign to reform Islam? Why does the Egyptian military use Israel as their favourite target enemy in military drills? You are correct about the West still allowing the MB to thrive, but I think I would be very careful with stating that Islam is now reformed and willing to co-exist. There are many more ulterior motives at work I think.

Dana Ramos's avatar

I did not say that Islam is now reformed, but that it HAS been reformed in the UAE, and it is MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan and other moderate Arab states. It will take some time, because, like in America, there is a sharp political divide in the moderate Arab states: a large part of their populations wants to join the New Middle East plans, and another large part of their populations are still jihadist/Islamists who support Iran's evil leaders and goals. So, keeping the radicals from rioting, getting them to evolve with the "new" plans, means walking a tightrope and introducing reforms gradually. Just like in America, where you see lots of politicians giving lip-service and "supporting" the anti-Israel/Jew hating populations, you also see that in the moderate Arab countries. The leaders of those Arab countries, however, are currently on the side of reforming and suppressing the jihadist mentality. It will take time, and eventually, the leaders will have to directly confront their jihadists, possibly involving arrests and even harsher punishments in order to drag their countries out of the Middle Ages and into the 21st century. But right now, as they are defending themselves against Iran's missiles, they simply cannot directly go after their radical populations. We need to let it unfold and hope that the pro-New Middle East leaders don't fall to radical leaders, which will make it harder on the plans.

Susan Sullivan's avatar

I thought this was wonderful. Hamas have to give up their weapons forcibly. This cannot continue any more.

Whatever people do or don’t understand. It’s over

David Bergsland's avatar

Yup, the world's lost touch with reality. Ha Shem has a plan.

Richard Baker's avatar

"There are political movements whose continued power makes peace impossible" which is the case for Hamas and the rest of the Islamic crazies in the region. I've always said "War IS the ultimate obscenity" but there are times when it is necessary to END the ability of your enemy to fight for your own survival. As to the so-called "international community" on Israel they should, as the expression goes, "pound sand" or as is said in Hawaii "Whop ya jaws."

Bryre Patchell's avatar

This “progressive” disarming of Hamas that Western negotiators keep burbling on about is this artcles’ theme in real time.

Imagine how preposterous it would have been if Kaltenbrunner had asked the Allies if they’d be so kind as to let the Nazis keep some of their tanks and machine guns in storage for a little bit? You’d think it would sound stupid to write that down then read it but it’s what’s being negotiated today, Planet Earth in 2026!

Puck's avatar

"maximalism will decline"

Problem is the Muslim policy is not maximal goals but religious driven principles, policies, and strategic actions. One has only to read the charters of the PA, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to see how their goals are directed by the Surahs of the Koran, the Hadiths, the jurisprudence of Dar al-Islam, Dar al-Harb and Sharia Law.

They are not extremists but faithful, devout, zealous, pious, True Believing Muslims bound to follow the dictates of the religion.

The problem then is how do you moderate the religious commands to convert or subjugate or kill the kufahrs.

Mystic William's avatar

I somewhat agree. And somewhat don’t

Hamas being left some weaponry is irrelevant. Leave them no weapons and a month later Qatar restocks them, or Syria does. Until Islam reconfigures there is no peace. The agreement that should be accomplished is something that sets them back twenty years.

No tunnels allowed to be built. Existing tunnels to be caved in. That sets them back more so than disarming them. As they would have nowherw to hide.

Upstream's avatar

We've all noticed that American presidents keep yanking Israel back from decisive victories, keep preserving Israel's enemies to fight Israel at a later date, keep forcing Israel into premature ceasefires so "negotiations" can start, negotiations in which Israel gives back the conquered buffer zone it just paid for in blood in response to previous attacks. We hear analyses that the West just doesn't understand fanatical Islam's commitment to antisemitism and killing all the Jews, doesn't realize that the West/businessmen/leisure society/consumerists/short-term oriented politicians are misreading the tactics of commited jihadists and their state sponsors.

What if these excuses are wrong? What if these heads of state and their intelligence services and foreign services knew/know exactly what the strategy and goals of Israel's enemies are, and are handicapping Israel because that's what they want to do?

More and more, I believe it's a mistake to attribute to colossal incompetence what malice can explain just as well.

Dan's avatar
Aug 18Edited

The Ideology of ‘Peace’ is no longer believed at the top of Western states now anyway. Saddam Hussein, the Ayatollahs trying to get nuclear weapons, the Taliban, the Houthis in Yemen, the UAE in Sudan, Qatar bankrolling Hamas. Are any of them peaceful? Perfumed bells-and-smells Liberalism was actually only ever a cover for Hatred of Jews and was thoroughly Duplicitous when levelled against Israel and Zionism by the European powers. And so it no longer is. Even these States now see Ideological Islam for what it is, even when Fundamentalist Islam is now being given a glossy modernising makeover by the Saudis when it is actually a cover for Islam’s Demographic project to take over Europe by the Saudi Wahhabist Regime. The Middle East is the roughest Region in the World. It is directly geographically adjacent to Europe too. Strong Israel, like the Copper always on his beat, is thoroughly appreciated by The West in the places where this actually matters: The Services and Defence Ministries here in Europe and The West, who keep us safe.

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Ready for the Meteor's avatar

It's worth noting too that "proportional response" doesn't mean proportional to the offense - it means force proportional to the *military value of the target*. The reporting about Israel's response to Hamas' repeated atrocities is not only dishonest, but ignorant.

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Dana Ramos's avatar

No one pay attention to this guy. He is not who he says he is. He is an Islamist and he posts on this Substack to spread jihadist and Palestinian hoax propaganda.