I am constantly amazed at the profound state of collective amnesia that the international community has regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The opportunities for the Palestinians to achieve statehood trace back to 1922 when Transjordan was supposed to have been the solution for the resident Arab population in pre-Israel Palestine. The Peel Commission (1937), the...
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Carl Von Clausewitz is credited with making the astute observation that “war is a continuation of politics by other means.” In no case does that ring more true than with the Palestinians, who routinely employ violence to renew world attention to their cause.  With the so-called “peace process” at a stalemate for a variety...
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Throughout Jewish history, some of us have been prone to suspend our critical judgment and believe in false messiahs.  Many of us, after all, followed Shabtai  Zvi, the 17th century rabbi and self-declared (and ultimately false) messiah. Unfortunately, our recent history is no better. So many of us suspended critical thinking and skepticism and...
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From Palestinian Media Watch (H/T Yid with a Lid) comes this video, showing a skit performed before Senior Palestinian Authority Leaders where Fatah brags about having committed more terrorism than its rival faction Hamas. The end of incitment was one of the primary responsibilities of the Palestinian Authority under the Road Map. As you...
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“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved” – George MacDonald From the commitments exchanged between a man and his wife, to those that are exchanged between nations, trust is the cement that adheres all human relationships together. When assurances are given in good faith, the most valuable currency that could...
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Hamas and Fath’s ongoing battle has recieved minimal press attention. From the Maan News Agency: Hamas-allied Palestinian security forces detained 76 Fatah members and others seen as loyal to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah in a sweep across Gaza on Saturday, the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported on Sunday. Among the arrestees...
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“There’s no use trying,” she said; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen…. “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Lewis Carroll, “Alice in Wonderland” As I write these words, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is about to enter into the oval...
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From the Chicago Tribune on Sunday comes the scary, but perhaps predictable story, of Obama administration officials lobbying congress to loosen terror finances rules for Hamas if that Islamist terror group joins a unity government with the Palestinian Authority. (h/t Daily Alert): The Obama administration, already on treacherous domestic political ground with its outreach...
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(H/T Jihad Watch): AdKronos International, a Greek news service is reporting that Hamas and Fatah have agreed to a “Confederation based on two governments,” to supervise elections and reconstruction issues, and act as a kind of central government. The article notes: Fatah and Hamas have been divided by a serious rift since Hamas took...
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