Despite decades of failed diplomacy and billions in international aid, the Palestinian Authority remains entrenched in corruption, extremism, and its refusal to recognize Israel's right to exist.
Believe me, Trump will force two-states on Israel. He will do that to get Saudi Arabia to sign onto the Abraham Accords. For those who put their trust and faith in Donald Trump, he's turned out to be just another self-serving politician working to solidify his own legacy at the expense of Israel. And truth be told he HATES Bibi. There have been subtle signs of it the last four years. Have the pro-Israel MAGA's been red pilled yet?
There is no “two state deal” the terrorists will accept as long as one of the two states is Israel.
If normalization of relations with SA is dependent on establishing what will be an Islamist terrorist state on Jewish land, there will ne no normalization.
Palestinianism exists to destroy Israel. Anyone pushing “two-states” wants Israel destroyed. If this is the Saudi pitch, Israel’s answer should be that real friends don’t want to push their pals into the arms of terrorists. Call back when you actually want to be friends. Or not.
And if bullying and blackmailing is the basis of international diplomacy going forward, Israel has its own nuclear capabilities as a last resort for a hypocritical and hateful world.
Fascinating article: a wealth of info all in one place. I love it. BTW, if I recall correctly, in the book Constantine's Sword by former priest James Carroll, he outlines how early Christianity had the same issue with Jews (how dare we NOT accept Christ!). Apparently, around the time of St. Augustine, there was a major discussion about what to do with the Jews: attempt to kill them off or just make them suffer? (There was no homeland at the time, and therefore no military to protect us). They went for making the Jews suffer in ghettos, etc. If I recall correctly this was a calculated decision on the part of church fathers!
This is so depressing. If only the New York Times would cultivate a good enough journalist to publish something similar. We Americans lack the imagination to understand that there really are people out there with wildly different values.
As the author notes, Palestinianism exists solely to delegitimize, destroy, and ultimately replace Israel.
If the Arabs and the world actually wish for peace, they need to abandon the lie of Palestinianism and absorb these Arabs into any one of the existing muslim and/or Arab colonies currently in existence. Any insistence on “Palestinian” anything is merely code for more of the same until all Jews are killed or removed from their indigenous homeland.
Jews and Israelis have only to choose if they will resist, or assist the world in our own erasure.
Too much clarity and clarification in one essay:). Let's call this one "a bit outstanding". Oh if only the incoming team "Over There" was forced to read this in the late afternoon of 20 Tevet. Then have to sit around an oval table and discuss each sentence before singing for their supper. Except for the VERY questionable new putz to Eretz Yisrael's neighborhood i.e. the Wit-less Wonder equivalent of Blinken the Bonkers. Yes... the new muddle east envoy.... it appears may be exceptionally crude... IF his comment about Shabbat is true. Even if we can't find a recording of what he said... IF it is true as it seems.... he's going to be pulling any number of furphys VERY soon. Now back to your exceptional observation comedy with painful accuracy. This is just one item that deserves its own t-shirt line "Jews bother the Islamic mind more than other non-Muslims because the Jews were there when Muhammad preached so are living reminder that not everyone who encountered Muhammad was moved by his teachings. That is quite an affront to a religion that claims to be God’s final world. It would be much easier if the Jews were not here to remind them. This is the source of Muslim antisemitism.".
That doesn't sound hopeful, 'no good options in post-war Gaza' but surely, an ever lasting military occupation of the territory and the West Bank is an ever lasting chance of an other october, 7th.
Unfortunately, Israel didn'succeed in destroying Hamas but it was rather succesful in defanging that other salt-water crocodile, the PLO.
The IRA is an example of another terrorist organization now embedded in more civil politics.
The already well dressed Palestinian Authority could perhaps follow suit, if Israel constructs the right environment for such a transformation.
The only real solution would be impossible to implement. For Israel to be truly secure, they would need to expel all Gazans to Egypt and all Arabs in the West Bank to Jordan, then declare all of that land Eretz Israel. Tell the rest of the world to fuck off. Let Egypt and Jordan know that if there is any funny business coming out of those two countries that Israel will reduce their capitals to rubble.
I hate Blinken but he is about to be out of power. Currently, my rage is directed at Trump, that worthless, backstabbing sack of shit who rolled back all the gains Israel made in this war and handed hamas a victory out of the jaws of defeat. hamas has now regained the upper hand and Israel has lost the deterrence it had gained.
egads this show ain't goin' well... 😿 "Katz..." is a good analogy--yer own critter laffin' perhaps in disbelief that the stage manager is pretendin' like the show is over an' it's time fer applause, lowerin' the curtain prematurely--before the (essential) final number...which has all the actors confused an' the "leads" in a huff. Similarities abound 'tween the many decades-long-runnin' production takin' place in an ALLEY an' replete with a lotta meowin' (an' some prowlin')... with two of the most revered, wise "Katzen" dyin' --that'd be Grizabella and Old Deuteronomy--like shriveled grapes (or olives?) on the vine--tho' at least they gotta send off, their big number. This they ended with a whimper notta bang. A fizzle.... Israel cannot afford a fizzle as the embers will alight again.... Like many a broadway show--this one too needs an angel...
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
By this definition, the U.S. State Department is insane.
As is anyone who speaks of “two states” as any kind of viable solution.
Believe me, Trump will force two-states on Israel. He will do that to get Saudi Arabia to sign onto the Abraham Accords. For those who put their trust and faith in Donald Trump, he's turned out to be just another self-serving politician working to solidify his own legacy at the expense of Israel. And truth be told he HATES Bibi. There have been subtle signs of it the last four years. Have the pro-Israel MAGA's been red pilled yet?
There is no “two state deal” the terrorists will accept as long as one of the two states is Israel.
If normalization of relations with SA is dependent on establishing what will be an Islamist terrorist state on Jewish land, there will ne no normalization.
Palestinianism exists to destroy Israel. Anyone pushing “two-states” wants Israel destroyed. If this is the Saudi pitch, Israel’s answer should be that real friends don’t want to push their pals into the arms of terrorists. Call back when you actually want to be friends. Or not.
And if bullying and blackmailing is the basis of international diplomacy going forward, Israel has its own nuclear capabilities as a last resort for a hypocritical and hateful world.
Blinken is a devotee of the John Lennon School of Diplomacy
Blinken is a Kapo.
Fascinating article: a wealth of info all in one place. I love it. BTW, if I recall correctly, in the book Constantine's Sword by former priest James Carroll, he outlines how early Christianity had the same issue with Jews (how dare we NOT accept Christ!). Apparently, around the time of St. Augustine, there was a major discussion about what to do with the Jews: attempt to kill them off or just make them suffer? (There was no homeland at the time, and therefore no military to protect us). They went for making the Jews suffer in ghettos, etc. If I recall correctly this was a calculated decision on the part of church fathers!
It's time to take back Gaza, Samaria & Judea. ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😡
This is so depressing. If only the New York Times would cultivate a good enough journalist to publish something similar. We Americans lack the imagination to understand that there really are people out there with wildly different values.
As the author notes, Palestinianism exists solely to delegitimize, destroy, and ultimately replace Israel.
If the Arabs and the world actually wish for peace, they need to abandon the lie of Palestinianism and absorb these Arabs into any one of the existing muslim and/or Arab colonies currently in existence. Any insistence on “Palestinian” anything is merely code for more of the same until all Jews are killed or removed from their indigenous homeland.
Jews and Israelis have only to choose if they will resist, or assist the world in our own erasure.
Too much clarity and clarification in one essay:). Let's call this one "a bit outstanding". Oh if only the incoming team "Over There" was forced to read this in the late afternoon of 20 Tevet. Then have to sit around an oval table and discuss each sentence before singing for their supper. Except for the VERY questionable new putz to Eretz Yisrael's neighborhood i.e. the Wit-less Wonder equivalent of Blinken the Bonkers. Yes... the new muddle east envoy.... it appears may be exceptionally crude... IF his comment about Shabbat is true. Even if we can't find a recording of what he said... IF it is true as it seems.... he's going to be pulling any number of furphys VERY soon. Now back to your exceptional observation comedy with painful accuracy. This is just one item that deserves its own t-shirt line "Jews bother the Islamic mind more than other non-Muslims because the Jews were there when Muhammad preached so are living reminder that not everyone who encountered Muhammad was moved by his teachings. That is quite an affront to a religion that claims to be God’s final world. It would be much easier if the Jews were not here to remind them. This is the source of Muslim antisemitism.".
excellent.
That doesn't sound hopeful, 'no good options in post-war Gaza' but surely, an ever lasting military occupation of the territory and the West Bank is an ever lasting chance of an other october, 7th.
Unfortunately, Israel didn'succeed in destroying Hamas but it was rather succesful in defanging that other salt-water crocodile, the PLO.
The IRA is an example of another terrorist organization now embedded in more civil politics.
The already well dressed Palestinian Authority could perhaps follow suit, if Israel constructs the right environment for such a transformation.
The IRA was not muslim. Christians are very different from Muslims.
The only real solution would be impossible to implement. For Israel to be truly secure, they would need to expel all Gazans to Egypt and all Arabs in the West Bank to Jordan, then declare all of that land Eretz Israel. Tell the rest of the world to fuck off. Let Egypt and Jordan know that if there is any funny business coming out of those two countries that Israel will reduce their capitals to rubble.
I hate Blinken but he is about to be out of power. Currently, my rage is directed at Trump, that worthless, backstabbing sack of shit who rolled back all the gains Israel made in this war and handed hamas a victory out of the jaws of defeat. hamas has now regained the upper hand and Israel has lost the deterrence it had gained.
Thanks again for another good article. I love your style. Crocodiles overseeing the health spa? Ha!
egads this show ain't goin' well... 😿 "Katz..." is a good analogy--yer own critter laffin' perhaps in disbelief that the stage manager is pretendin' like the show is over an' it's time fer applause, lowerin' the curtain prematurely--before the (essential) final number...which has all the actors confused an' the "leads" in a huff. Similarities abound 'tween the many decades-long-runnin' production takin' place in an ALLEY an' replete with a lotta meowin' (an' some prowlin')... with two of the most revered, wise "Katzen" dyin' --that'd be Grizabella and Old Deuteronomy--like shriveled grapes (or olives?) on the vine--tho' at least they gotta send off, their big number. This they ended with a whimper notta bang. A fizzle.... Israel cannot afford a fizzle as the embers will alight again.... Like many a broadway show--this one too needs an angel...