Israel
Must be self-Reliant!
In a
reversal of her stated position as a presidential candidate, U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton revealed that an Iranian attack on Israel would no longer
be considered as an attack on America. Speaking during an interview on ABC TV,
she said "I think there would be retaliation. And I think part of what is
clear is, we want to avoid a - a Middle East arms race which leads to nuclear
weapons being in the possession of other countries in the Middle East."
She would not, however, repeat her explicit statement from 2008 that the U.S.
would be a part of such retaliation.
When
asked if her new statement was official U.S. policy, Clinton dodged the
question, "I think it is U.S. policy to the extent that we have alliances
and understandings with a number of nations (too evasive). I
don't think there is any doubt in anyone's mind that, were Israel to suffer a
nuclear attack by Iran, there would be retaliation."
(After
a nuclear attack, American ‘retaliation’ would bring little comfort to the
remaining Jews in Israel! If some people did not have doubts about the US
before they do now! The United States has never been an honest and reliable
partner of Israel and many of its other allies, which were sold out when it was
convenient for the United States. Israel was assured by the US that the Oslo
agreement would not move toward a two-states solution, but it did; the
understanding about Jewish settlement which Israel had with president Bush has
been ignored and unilaterally thrown into the rubbish bin by the new
administration and there is no longer any commitment “to come to Israel’s
defence”. After a nuclear attack there would be little need for the US to
defend Israel. Self-reliance and pursuit of the Jewish National goal is the best
option for the survival of the Jewish state!)
The
election in Iran has proved her wrong again. Only three months ago U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: I want to see what the president's
engagement will bring… I think there's an enormous amount of potential for
change, if the Iranians are willing to pursue that."
Even president Obama admitted "The difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi
in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as has been
advertised," "Either way we are going to be dealing with an Iranian
regime that has historically been hostile to the United States."
Both
Iranian presidential candidates are
fundamentalists serving the Ayatollah's dictatorship. As Mossad chief Meir
Dagan said "we mustn't forget Mousavi is the one who started the (Iranian)
nuclear program." (Iranians are not willing to pursue
change for peace – just a cosmetic change! Israel can neither wait for the
actual nuclear attack from Iran nor afford the stupidity of wishful thinking
and policy of appeasement the Obama administration has adopted!)
Food for Thought. by
Steven Shamrak
Opening parking lots in Jerusalem on Sabbath, especially next to the Welling Wall, the holiest Jewish place – Is it not like
brining a leg of ham to Mecca?
Considering the response of the United States to one
terror attack perpetrated by Al Quaida, what do you think the appropriate
response by Israel should be after more than 60 years of continuous terror
attacks perpetrated by or on behalf of fake nation, the Palestinians?
Obama and Clinton Lied Again! Elliot Abrams,
who served under United States Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush,
took issue on Thursday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's claims that
there were no understandings between the Bush administration and Israel about
construction for natural growth in Judea and Samaria. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Abrams said, "Despite
fervent denials by Obama administration officials, there
were indeed agreements between Israel and the United States regarding the
growth of Israeli settlements on the West Bank."
Emotional Cruelty of Hamas.
Hamas cannot confirm or deny if captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is still
alive, said an official authorized to speak on the issue. "The crazy war
on the Gaza Strip wiped out everything so we don't know if Shalit is still
alive or if he has died". He said that Israel still has to go ahead with
talks to exchange Shalit for a number of Arab prisoners "whether the
soldier was dead or alive." (For three
years Hamas did not offer any proof of life, did not allow the IRC to visit
Shalit, and changed its demands any time the negotiations came closer to an
agreement. It means that since the abduction Hamas has been playing a cruel
game!)
That is What They were After. Long time PA
diplomat Saeb Erekat told the BBC that the Palestinians are currently in a
position of strength compared to Israel, thanks to the pressure Washington is
putting on the Netanyahu government. (Only
self-respect and determination to achieve the Jewish National Goal can bring back
strength to Israel and Jews!)
Quote of the Week:
“You ought to let the Jews have Jerusalem; it was they who made
it famous.” - Winston Churchill
to diplomat Evelyn Shuckburgh, 1955, Descent to Suez; Diaries 1951-1956
– Even he understood the importance of Jerusalem for
Jews!
Jerusalem Will Always be Ours. "Unified
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Jerusalem always has been and always will
be ours and it will never be divided again," said Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu "Jerusalem will never be divided again" (To end any ambiguity and painful
speculation, the idea of a Jewish “Unified Jerusalem” and all Jewish
land must be adopted by the Knesset as the irreversible law of the state
of Israel!)
Islamic
Brotherly Love. The death toll from suicide truck bombing
in northern Iraq has risen to almost 80 and wounded 211 people,
destroying at least 50 buildings. It occurred in a busy area near a mosque in
the town of Taza, about 10 miles southwest of Kirkuk. (The
different brands of Islam have been hating each other, as much as they despise
infidels, for centuries. By isolating them the Western democracies will be able
to prevent an Islamic onslaught and contain
the spread of terror! Whatever they do to each other in
their own country is not our business.)
Will Biblical Ark be Revealed?
Patriarch Abuna Pauolos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church told reporters that
the time had come to reveal the Holy Ark before the world: "The Ark of the
Covenant has been in Ethiopia for many centuries. As Patriarch, I have seen it
with my own eyes”. But he failed on Friday to make good on a
promise of an announcement regarding the Ark of the Covenant. (Was
it a publicity stunt?)
Must the ‘Show’
Go on? Syrian President Bashar Assad rejected the offer of
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a resumption of peace talks between the
two countries and stressed that Israel is well aware that the basis for talks
is full withdrawal from the Golan Heights. (And this
is after so many publicity stunts - promotion of Syrian interest to negotiate
peace with Israel!)
Hypocricy of the
Headlines.
“Israel seen as test of Obama’s credibility” – Houston
Chronicle – Why isn’t the US president’s credibility tested
by resolving the current economic crisis, or implementation of promised health
reforms or restoration of the crumbling and aging US infrastructure? Aren’t
those issues more important to American voters and weren’t they promised to be
resolved during the election campaign?
New Broom in Lebanon with the Same
Attitude. Lebanon will not conduct an independent peace
track with Israel and may not even join the Arab peace initiative: "the
Arab initiative includes many countries for the
peace process, and Lebanon will come as we see fit." said Hariri, the
39-year-old so-called moderate leader of the largest parliamentary bloc, which
dealt a major setback to Hizbullah and its Syrian and Iranian backers, but his
hateful attitude toward Israel is the same as others!
It Is Expensive to Live under Terror
Threat. A report in the Economist revealed that Israel has
the highest per capita spending on defense in the world. Israel’s total defense
expenditure in 2008 was $16.2 billion, or a ratio of more than $2,300 per
person. The United States posted the second largest ratio at $2,000 per person.
Illegal Arab Settlement on Jewish Land.
Over 100,000 Arabs Live Illegally on
Jewish-Owned Land in Jerusalem and Israeli government and JNF do nothing about
it!
Key land in Qalandiya and Kfar Akeb is
owned by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), which over the years has allowed tens
of thousands of Arabs to illegally squat on its land, resulting in the current
Arab majority. The organization bought the land in the early 1920s using Jewish
donor funds for the specific purpose of Jewish settlement.
Arabs first constructed facilities
illegally in Qalandiya and Kfar Akeb between 1948 and 1967, prior to the 1967
Six-Day War during which Israel retook control of the entire city of Jerusalem.
The bulk of illegal Arab construction in Qalandiya occurred in the past 20
years, with construction of several new Arab apartment complexes taking place
in just the past two years. Neither the Israeli government nor JNF took any
concrete measures to stop the illegal building, which continues today. (Why isn’t President Obama talking about this illegal
expansion of Arab settlements?)