Israel Gears Up To Enter Gaza

Currently, Israel is making a push in to Gaza to go after the rocket attack squads. The Palestinian are claiming that there is a Holocaust happening is Gaza.

Let's provide some perspective here. The Israeli's pulled out of Gaza. Inexplicable the Hamas led terrorists there continue their daily barrage of missile fire in to Israel. The Israeli's have tried everything with in their means to stop them without loss of life. They tried cutting off their electricity and supplies. That has not worked. So now out of sheet last effort they will be force to go in and disarm the terrorists by force.

This type of operation will undoubtedly result in loss of civilian life. That is regrettable. But make no mistake that the Palestinians in Gaza have brought this on themselves.

Jimmy Carter - Father of the Iranian Revolution

We just don't get it. The Left in America is screaming to high heaven that the mess we are in in Iraq and the war on terrorism has been caused by the right-wing and that George W. Bush, the so-called "dim-witted cowboy," has created the entire mess.

The truth is the entire nightmare can be traced back to the liberal democratic policies of the leftist Jimmy Carter, who created a firestorm that destabilized our greatest ally in the Muslim world, the shah of Iran, in favor of a religious fanatic, the ayatollah Khomeini.

Carter viewed Khomeini as more of a religious holy man in a grassroots revolution than a founding father of modern terrorism. Carter's ambassador to the UN, Andrew Young, said "Khomeini will eventually be hailed as a saint." Carter's Iranian ambassador, William Sullivan, said, "Khomeini is a Gandhi-like figure." Carter adviser James Bill proclaimed in a Newsweek interview on February 12, 1979 that Khomeini was not a mad mujahid, but a man of "impeccable integrity and honesty."

The shah was terrified of Carter. He told his personal confidant, "Who knows what sort of calamity he [Carter] may unleash on the world?"


JPost BlogCentral: A personal note from Carter
Let's look at the results of Carter's misguided liberal policies: the Islamic Revolution in Iran; the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Carter's response was to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics); the birth of Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization; the Iran-Iraq War, which cost the lives of millions dead and wounded; and yes, the present war on terrorism and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

WHEN CARTER entered the political fray in 1976, America was still riding the liberal wave of anti-Vietnam War emotion. Carter asked for an in-depth report on Iran even before he assumed the reins of government and was persuaded that the shah was not fit to rule Iran. 1976 was a banner year for pacifism: Carter was elected president, Bill Clinton became attorney-general of Arkansas, and Albert Gore won a place in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

In his anti-war pacifism, Carter never got it that Khomeini, a cleric exiled to Najaf in Iraq from 1965-1978, was preparing Iran for revolution. Proclaiming "the West killed God and wants us to bury him," Khomeini's weapon of choice was not the sword but the media. Using tape cassettes smuggled by Iranian pilgrims returning from the holy city of Najaf, he fueled disdain for what he called gharbzadegi ("the plague of Western culture").

Carter pressured the shah to make what he termed human rights concessions by releasing political prisoners and relaxing press censorship. Khomeini could never have succeeded without Carter. The Islamic Revolution would have been stillborn.

Gen. Robert Huyser, Carter's military liaison to Iran, once told me in tears: "The president could have publicly condemned Khomeini and even kidnapped him and then bartered for an exchange with the [American Embassy] hostages, but the president was indignant. 'One cannot do that to a holy man,' he said."

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A Letter From One Jew To The World By Meir Kahane

13 Day Tour of Israel - Reprint!

**Note Original Post Date Was June of 2005
My wife and I just returned from out 13 day tour of Israel. I'll start by saying that the trip was amazing. The country was beautiful, safe and an incredible place to visit. I have to say that talking to the people there and seeing the countryside has reinforced my already strong love for the Country (haaretz!). When we were planning our trip I noticed that there weren't many resources we could tap into for information about the sites and locations. We decided to keep a journal of our experiences which we hope can be used as a reference for future visitors.We have been on organized tours of Israel in the past so we decided to do things on our own this time. Armed only with our Lets Go Israel 2003 guide book we rented a car and decided to plan day trips to as many sites as possible.One of the things we noticed on our trip was what a small country Israel actually is. I've often heard that Israel is the size of New Jersey. Driving through the Country we observed how small it actually felt. Most Israelis live somewhere between Baer Sheeba and Haifa. The strip of land is less then 15 miles wide at some points and a drive between the two spots could take just over 2 hours. What's so striking about the countryside is that within that 2 hour drive you can go from a harsh desert environment in the Negev to the lush Green mountains of Carmel and The Galilee. It is a stunning contrast in such a small country.When asked most Israelis are quick to talk about how hard things are for them. They talk about how much easier we have things in America. The low morale is understandable considering what the Israelis have been through ove the past 5 years. Our observations showed a different side of the Israelis. They showed a warm and inviting people who live each day to the fullest. It is commonplace for Israelis to sit with friends nightly at various coffee shops or on their terraces. It is an appealing lifestyle. Of course the grass is always greener on the other side.Getting back to the trip itself its important to note that tensions in Israel seem to have subsided greatly. My wife and I traveled on our own though out the Country and felt safe the entire time. The locals are particularly friendly and protective of the tourists simply because they appreciate that you are there. That went for the Arabs as well as the Israelis. That's not to say that we were going to venture into Gaza or Ramallah. Not exactly a tourist spot for a nice Jewish couple. We compiled an itinerary of our trip including some tips and details for all of the sites we were able to get to see. We were hoping this could serve as a bit of a guide for anyone planning to travel to Israel and go it without a tour.Our itinerary was as follows:Day 1- Arrived ar ben Gurion at 5 PM local timeWe had just enough time to get settled at the apartment we were staying at in Netanya. Tired from the flight we had dinner at a popular Italian chain restaurant called Spagettim. We both noted the improvement in the quality of the cuisine in Israel. The Italian food was very good. I would recommend sticking with dishes using cream sauces rather then the red sauces.Day 2- Jerusalem Old CityOn the second day we decided to head out to the biggest tourist spot in Israel. We might have bitten off a bit more then we could chew heading there on our first full day. Getting there was relatively easy. Parking was another story. At one point one of the locals actually jumped into our car and offered to help us find a spot. I promptly asked him to leave and gave him 2 dollars for his troubles. We eventually parked on a sidewalk in the nearby City of David and walked in to the old city.We started at the Western Wall or Kotel. It was amazing. There was a Chabbad group there lending out Tefillin and prayer sheets. I took the opportunity to pray by the wall. There is something about that experience that is impossible to put into words. The history of that place is overwhelming. For the rest of the afternoon we walked around the Old City stumbling onto various sites. We found the Tomb of King David, The Church of the Last Supper, Holocaust memorial museum, and a great falafel place. It was difficult to get around the city without a guide. We actually spent a lot of time walking aimlessly. All in all the Old city was amazing. We decided that if we had time we would return and take a tour.Day 3 - Zicharon Yakov and the Carmel WineryAfter an intense day in Jerusalem we decided to take things a bit easier on day 3. We scheduled an English tour of the Carmel Winery in Zicharon Yakov. Zicharon Yakov is located in the North between Netanya and Haifa. The tour was excellent. It seems that in the early 1900's the wine industry helped provide early settlers in Israel with jobs and Industry. We were surprised to see that Zicharon Yakov itself is a great town. There is a main street area with tons of cafe's and restaurants. The town is known for the interesting artists shops which line the main street. This out of the way town is definitely worth a visit.
Day 4 - Dead Sea AreaWith the temperatures still somewhat moderate and news that a heat wave was on the way we decided that it was a good day to head to the Dead Sea area. The region is a 2 1/2 hour drive from Netanya so we hit the road early. After about two hours on the road we got to the Negev town Arad where we stopped for breakfast. We were headed to Masada first. We noticed a direct route on the map from Arad to Massada. It seemed like a shortcut. Unfortunately this was the road leading to the back part of Massada by the Roman Ramp. There was no exit to the highway and the Dead Sea from there. That mistake cost us an hour of driving time. Next we stopped for a dip in the Dead Sea waters. It felt like we were swimming in a pool of salty oil. Floating in the water was pretty cool.Next we headed for our main destination for the day. The hiking trails of Ein Gedi. The hike itself was ok but the heat factor made things pretty intense. The views in Ein Gedi were spectacular. It is an oasis among the mountainous desert terrain. After a dip in the Ein Gedi springs we were on our way. Originally we had intended to stop at the Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Our little Massada mishap made that impossible. We drove north along the Dead Sea back through Jerusalem and to Netanya. Part of the route took us through Palestinian controlled areas. We had asked some of the bus drivers if the route was safe and they told us " Ein beayot" ("its no problem"). Indeed the ride was fine and we didn't have any problems.Day 5 Ceasaria, Haifa & Ein HodWe set out North on day 5. Our first stop was the ruins at Cesaria. The Israelis have done a good job of setting up a tourist area there. The ruins are well preserved and was definitely worth visiting. This stop only took about 1 hour. Next we headed North towards Haifa. We stopped at Elijah's Cave in Haifa. It was interesting to see that Muslims also consider Elijah to be a holy profit and many of them are there praying and lighting memorial candles. The cave itself was well preserved and many Jews were inside praying. From there we went to the Bahai Temple and Gardens. We didn't go inside but the Temple itself was a spectacular sight.When we left Haifa we stopped of at a small artist colony called Ein Hod. This town had been established by artists and virtually every house doubled as an art studio. The streets were also lined with interesting sculptures and artwork.Days 6,7,8 Friday - Sunday Relaxing With Family and FriendsTired from an intense week of touring we decided to take it easy for a few days. Both my wife and I have family and friends living in Israel. We took the opportunity to visit with them over the weekend. We also took the time to visit the upscale Marina Mall in Hertzaliya and the pedestrian mall in Netanya. We had a great breakfast in a restaurant called Moskat in a moshav in southern Netanya. One of the interesting fads in Israel is the opening of small intimate restaurants tucked away in residential neighborhoods called Moshavs. Because of their obscure locations they generally have to have a combination of great food, service and atmosphere in order to get noticed. We loved it.Day 9 Akko & Rosh HanikraAfter three days of relaxing we headed back on the road traveling North to Akko. Akko is an ancient port village which is still a bustling city today. The Akko tourist board has done a great job of restoring the old city area. There is a self guided tour available which takes visitor through the Citadel and through other major sites in Akko. This tour has only been available for about a year or so and most Israel's don't even know about it. It cost us 47 Shekel and included tickets to enter the Caves at Rosh Hanikra.The Citadel in Akko is well known for its use by the British to imprison Jewish freedom fighters during the time of the founding of Israel. In the 1940's there was a prison break. Forty two Jewish prisoners as well as 200 Palestinian prisoners escaped from the Jail. When three of the Jewish escapees were captured the British troops hanged them. As retaliation for the hanging Jewish fighters bombed up the King David hotel killing a number of high ranking British officers. Some of the story was retold in the movie Exodus.The tour of Akko took us through some other interesting sites including a Turkish bath house as well as a Tunnel used by the Knights Templar. There is a bustling Arab Souq or market in the heart of Akko's old city. Hidden within the Souq is a restaurant called Hummus Said. This restaurant is well known as being one of the best Hummus restaurants in Israel. If you make it to Akko ask the locals to point you there. Its a place worth searching for.Later that day we traveled North to the caves at Rosh Hanikra. The caves were originally created as part of a planned rail system linking Israel to Europe. During the War of Independence the Israelis suspected that the Lebanese were planning on sneaking soldiers into Israel on the train. They proceeded to destroy the caves. A local Kibbutz then installed the cable cars and turned it into a tourist attraction. The caves were very beautiful and worth a visit. The whole tour takes less then an hour.Day 10 Tel Aviv & JaffoAt this point we had been in Israel for over a week and had yet to go shopping in Tel Aviv. My wife was about to burst! We decided to go into Tel Aviv on a Tuesday because we heard that on Tuesdays and Fridays, in addition to Shuk HaCarmel, there is another marketplace that opens up on Naachalat Binyamin. On Naachalat Binyamin Israeli craftsmen and artisans from around the country gather in this street fair to peddle their goods. From hand made jewelry to original artwork there is no shortage of interesting items. We felt good about spending our money there. In Shuk HaCarmel the atmosphere is a bit different. The goods are more of the garden variety. Similar to the items seen at tourist Shuks throughout Israel. It was fun to get into the spirit of haggling there. They'd say "50 dollars" I'd reply "50 Shekel". I bought a Sephardic style Shofar for $60 and a wool Talit for $30.For the second part of our day we traveled to the old city of Jaffo. Some of the highlights there are the high end art galleries at the entrance. There are also some sites to visit including some Churches as well at the revitalized Jaffo Port. Israel's famous Shuk Hapishpushim (flea market) is there as well.There are some great views of Tel-Aviv on some of Jaffo's hilltops. We ran into an group of American Tourists on the Birthright Israel tour. They told us what a great time they were having on their trip. Their guide mentioned that the cranes and construction vehicles visible in the Tel Aviv skyline was a sign of a growing and prospering city. Jaffa is currently undergoing some renovation. They are making the area more of a tourist attraction.Day 11 Jerusalem Yad Vashem & Tour of Old City
A complete renovation of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum has just been completed. We felt it was important to visit the Museum. Because of the renovation the Museum was very crowded. It was especially moving to see all of the older people at the museum. It makes things seem all the more real when viewing them next to people who lived through that tragedy. Most Israelis warned us against going to Yad Vashem on our last full day in Israel. They said it would be too depressing which of course it was. That said I never felt more Zionist as when I was walking through that place. I know that if Israel had existed at the time of the Holocaust it never would have happened. I just hope that every Jew has a chance to walk through that Museum in their lifetime. Especially those Jews that don't "consider themselves Jewish" or support the State of Israel. The Nazis would have marched them into the gas chambers just as fast as the did the "real Jews".That afternoon we returned to the Old City in Jerusalem. We had decided to take a tour that included a visit to the tunnels below the western wall. The tour itself was through Zion Tours located at the Jaffa Gate. Our guide was great. He took us on a rooftop tour of the city. The views were spectacular. We learned that most of the religious local Jews travel on the rooftops to avoid walking through the Arab markets below. Later we made it to the highlight of the tour. The Western Wall Tunnels. All I have to say is WOW. Part of the tour included instruction on the evolution and history of the Temple Mount. We saw the contrast between the stones brought in by King Herod for the second Temple and those that were there prior. I'll just say that this amazing place is a must see and can't really be described in words.
Day 12 - Saying Goodbye
Unfortunately our time in Israel had come to an end. We started packing up for our evening flight home. After a stop at my Safta's house for some of her famous latkes and chicken soup we headed to the Netanya pedestrian area for some last minute shopping. Later we stopped off at the beach in Poleg to enjoy the clear blue waters and white sands for the last time.
From top to bottom the trip was great. I highly recomend Israel as a destination for tourists of all faiths. The beauty of the landscape as well as the history and substance of the city's and sites is unmatched. We have every intention of visiting there again in the coming years. If anyone in planning a trip to Israel or thinking about it and has any questions or comments please feel free to contact me.

Iran's Plans - The Best Article I've Read on the Topic

By Amir Tahiri - An Iranian Expat

CONFRONTATION or accommodation? As the U.N. Security Council's latest deadline for the Islamic Republic draws closer, that perennial question of Iranian politics is back at the center of debate in Tehran.
The confrontationists, led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, believe that the Bush administration, in its sunset phase, won't dare launch any major military operation against Iran. The most Bush can do is to order air and missile attacks on Iran's nuclear installations.
That would damage the project, perhaps setting it back by a year or two. But it would also, in this view, enable the revolutionary faction within the Khomeinist regime to marginalize its conservative rivals and consolidate its hold on power.
Once the U.S. attack is over, Ahmadinejad would produce TV footage of babies torn apart by American bombs and old widows weeping over the ruins of their mud huts. The president, who seeks the leadership of a global anti-American front, would claim victory simply by pointing out that he is still around. The tactic worked for the Lebanese Hezbollah last summer, as the group claimed an "unprecedented victory in the history of Islam" over the "infidel" after it survived the Israeli invasion.
So confident is Ahmadinejad that the United States has become a toothless tiger that he has ordered a series of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq to test the Americans.
In Afghanistan, the warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, whose forces are Iran-based, has moved onto the offensive against British forces in several places. At least two pro-Taliban warlords, Mullah Jalaleddin and Haji Akbar, have visited the Iranian city of Mashhad to coordinate future tactics against NATO forces with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Expect Tehran to heat things up in Afghanistan just before the Security Council ultimatum in March.
The Khomeinist leaders have also decided to test the Americans in Iraq. The latest attacks killed U.S. and U.K. soldiers in Karbala and Basra, two Shiite cities that had been calm for the past two years. This was a message to Washington that the Islamic Republic's clients in Iraq could open dozens of new fronts against the U.S.-led multinational force.

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Democrats Changing Their Attitude Towards Israel

By JPost's Jonathan Rosenblum

Israelis would like to believe that American support for the Jewish state is strong, bipartisan, and will ever remain thus. Contrary to that happy scenario, Israel definitely has a dog in next week's American midterm elections.

Deep ambivalence toward Israel has infected the Democratic Party. A Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll comparing voter attitudes on the war in Lebanon and toward Israel shows Republicans to be far more supportive of Israel than Democrats: 54% of Democrats advocate that the United States adopt a more neutral - i.e., less pro-Israel - stance to the Middle East, as opposed to only 29% of Republicans. Nearly two-thirds of Republicans felt the Israeli bombing in Lebanon was fully justified, as opposed to only 29% of Democrats. A recent Zogby poll showed that almost exactly the same number of Americans believe that an "Israel lobby" influenced America's entry into the deeply unpopular war in Iraq.

Those who hold this view are found overwhelmingly in the Democratic Party. Key Democratic constituencies are deeply ambivalent about Israel. African Americans are three to four times as likely to hold anti-Semitic views as whites, and that may be reflected in the votes of the Congressional Black Caucus on Israel-related issues.

Past labor leaders, like Lane Kirkland, were strongly internationalist in outlook. Today, however, the union movement is primarily concerned with globalization, and has become increasingly isolationist in orientation, with a concomitant resentment of any military or foreign aid spending that reduces domestic spending.

The teachers' unions provide much of the manpower in Democratic campaigns, and their membership - once heavily Jewish - increasingly shares the views of the college professorate, whose materials are seeping more and more into high school texts.

No mainstream Democratic spokesman or candidate would follow party senior statesman Jimmy Carter in labeling Israel an apartheid state or blaming it for most of the ills of the world, but such views are prominent in the Democratic blogo-sphere, which plays an ever-more prominent role in Democratic campaigns and candidate selection.

After spending several months campaigning for Senator Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut, Lanny Davis, former special counsel to president Bill Clinton, revised his lifelong view that intolerance and hate speech are more likely to be found on the Right. In a piece in The Wall Street Journal, Davis provided a sampler of the anti-Semitic attacks on Senator Lieberman posted on some of the most widely read and influential Democratic blog sites.

Lieberman was accused of supporting the war in Iraq so that American soldiers, not Israeli ones, would die. One post on Daily Kos, the most influential Democratic blog, read, "Jews only care about the welfare of other Jews... Ignore all the Jewish propaganda about participating in the civil rights movement of the '60s."

A reader at Huffington Post opined that Lieberman "cannot escape the religious bond he represents. His wife's name is Haggadah or Diaspora or something you eat at Pesach."
A post onMoveOn.org, which spearheaded the presidential campaign of Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, read: "(I)t's those GREEDY PIGS who own our mainstream media who are placing RELIGION/POLITICS (ISRAEL) and CORPORATE GREED above the best interests of the American people (peace, democracy, clean air, healthcare, etc.). As we've already agreed, most of these GREEDY PIGS are Jewish."

Fifty percent approved of this post. By contrast, only 21% agreed with a post pleading to eschew such "abhorrent anti-Semitic trash."

MUCH MORE significant than the anti-Semitic rantings, however, are the congeries of attitudes that increasingly characterize party leaders, even as they profess strong support for Israel. Those attitudes might be summed up in one word: European.

In the recent Senate hearings on John Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations, Senator John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic standard-bearer, repeatedly criticized Bolton for the fact that America is consistently the odd man out at the United Nations, and stands outside the consensus of our European "allies."

One shudders to think where Israel would be if the United States ceased to be the "odd man out" at the UN. Recall that six of those so-called European allies, including France, voted in favor of a resolution of the UN Human Rights Commission specifically legitimizing terrorism against Israeli citizens to further Palestinian liberation.

The Democrats' bible, The New York Times, editorialized during the Lebanon War that the Bush administration's refusal to join the Europeans in calling for an immediate cease-fire gave the lie to its professed multilateralism. An early cease-fire would have handed Hizbullah a huge propaganda and moral victory.

Increasingly the American Left shares with its European counterparts a naive Enlightenment belief that all problems can be solved by rational men sitting around a conference table. In that view, all men are basically interested in increasing their allotment of material goods, and all conflicts can be resolved by slicing the pie slightly differently.

In this happy world, talk is always good, and military action, unless sanctioned by the UN, is always bad. Democrats have long ago cast off the UN skepticism of four-term Democratic Senator and former UN Ambassador Daniel Moynihan. So enamored are they with the idea of the UN that they forget it maintains an entire bureaucracy devoted specifically to anathematizing Israel and portraying the Palestinians as the world's most oppressed people.
Republican Senator Rick Santorum, who seems headed for defeat next week, has taken the lead in labeling Islamofascism the primary threat to Western civilization. Democrats, like the French, disdain such talk of a conflict of civilizations as simplisme, just as they once found risible president Reagan's "Evil Empire" and President Bush's "Axis of Evil."
For Israelis, however, Islamic fanaticism is no joke.

One final question: Which party is more likely to act to prevent Iran from testing the calculus that it can destroy Israel with one nuclear missile, while 15 million Iranians will survive Israel's counter-strike? The Republicans under George W. Bush or the Democrats?

9/11 Anniversary Rant

It occurred to me while watching Tuesdays memorial 9/11 tribute that in a world where there is so much natural tragedy how despicable it is that the Muslim terrorists and their supporters actually celebrate the death and destruction of that day.

I will never forget the sights of Muslim communities around the world dancing in the streets and celebrating the attacks on that day. I personally witnessed some of this driving through Jersey City on my way back home on that fateful day. Many of us saw the news reports with clips of Palestinians in the West Bank dancing in the streets and celebrating their "victory".

It is clear to anyone willing to open their eyes, that the Muslim faith is one which worships death and blood. They are an evil ideology no different then Satanist or Nazis. We often hear that the extremists are just a small percentage of Islam as a whole. Unfortunately, there is no evidence to back up that claim. Poll after poll shows the majority of Muslims support terror as a means to accomplish their goals. Even the most "moderate" Muslims say that they can understand the justifications for terror.

It is hard for many westerners to wrap their minds around the concept of group evil. We try to justify it by attempting to make sense of the reasons behind it. I have often heard from liberals that "Israel is the main cause of terrorism". Those people always seem to ignore the Islamic terrorism taking place in India, Spain, France, Britain, Iraq, Bali, The Philippians and all over the world. The reality is that Israel has little to do with the reasons for international terrorism. It is all about a blood thirsty religion that preaches death to the non-believers. Christians should understand this concept and Christianity was perverted to that type of thinking at times throughout history.

It is a primitive concept, but the Islamists are a primitive group.

Geneva Convention Regarding civilian Casualties or Hezbolla's Operating Manual?

Heads Up To Wolfie on this one

Additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 PART IV: CIVILIAN POPULATION
Chapter I: Basic Rule and Field of Application
Article 48: Basic Rule
In order to ensure respect for and protection of the civilian population and civilian objects, the Parties to the conflict shall at all times distinguish between the civilian population and combatants and between civilian objects and military objectives and accordingly shall direct their operations only against military objectives.

Hezbollah randomly shoots rockets at Israel whose only possible use is to kill or terrorize Civilians. They also choose to shoot their rockets from among areas where retaliation would cause the most civilian collateral damage.

Chapter II: Civilians and Civilian Population
Article 50: Definition of Civilians and Civilian Population The presence within the civilian population of individuals who do not come within the definition of civilians does not deprive the population of its civilian character.

Article 51: Protection of the Civilian Population
The civilian population and individual civilians shall enjoy general protection against dangers arising from military operations. To give effect to this protection, the following rules, which are additional to other applicable rules of international law, shall be observed in all circumstances.

The civilian population as such, as well as individual civilians, shall not be the object of attack. Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.

Again this is essentially the terrorist strategy. The terrorists have no military gain from shooting rockets into Israeli towns. Their only objective is to terrorize and kill civilians.

Indiscriminate attacks are prohibited. Indiscriminate attacks are: those which
are not directed at a specific military objective; those which employ a method
or means of combat which cannot be directed at a specific military objective; or
those which employ a method or means of combat the effects of which cannot be
limited as required by this Protocol; and consequently, in each such case, are
of a nature to strike military objectives and civilians or civilian objects
without distinction.

In war on occasion when going after military objectives there are civilian casualties. Regrettably on occasion when Israel tries to stop the terrorists from firing rockets randomly at Israeli civilians there can be some collateral damage. This of course is amplified when the enemy has a policy of firing from among civilians.

Among others, the following types of attacks are to be considered as
indiscriminate: an attack which may be expected to cause incidental loss of
civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination
thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct
military advantage anticipated.

The full protocols can be found
here.

I have been trying to understand how many European countries can justify their anti-Israel stances in this conflict. It seems crazy to me that anyone even attempts to justify the actions of a murdererous terror group. People seem to have forgotten that this entire war is a result of Hezbolla's deliberate act of war.

We recently had a comment by a British National that considers themselves to be neutral on the issue. When referring to the Hezbollah guerrillas strategy of using civilians as shields he stated the following:

You know we do all get the idea that Hezbollah move among the civilian population but that is because they are a civilian militia, not a full-time or reservist army. Were they to stand in fields, rifle in hand awaiting the IDF they wouldn't last five minutes. So I don't blame them for not wanting to be executed. I'm sure if the IDF lent them some fighter-jets and tanks they wouldn't need to be asked twice.

Apparently among the Anti-Israel crowd the terror tactics of a group like Hezbollah are acceptable because the Israelis have superior fire power. Here is an interesting line in the readers comment: "I don't blame them for not wanting to be executed.". I have to wonder why these same people condemn Israel for "not wanting to be executed" but can't seem to condemn the terrorists actions because "what else could they do against the superior forces of Israel".

This is what the Israelis are up against on a daily basis. When world opinion is so skewed by Anti-Semitism that they can not even construct the logical moral argument that a Country has the right to defend itself when attacked.

Kana Carnage?

It seems that the Red Cross has only been able to confirm 28 Civillian deaths in Kana. Thats a far cry from the originally reported 60 deaths. Also there is quite a stir regarding some of the facts in this case. There are reports that the Hezbolla fighters purposly fired from near that building to provoke a response from Israel. It was a tactic designed to get them the support of the anti-Israel Europeans that sit and wait for any excuse to condemn Israel.

Either You Are With Us Or You Are Against Us

Part of the reason I started this blog was to point out the tide of anti-Israel sweeping the American Left. I can't tell you how often I have argued this with my liberal Jewish friends just to received bewildered looks in response. They say that I'm crazy and that it isn't true. I would then point out that the leaders of the Democrats include such anti-Israel activists as Michael Moore, Al Sharpton and Howard Dean. To which the response I would often hear is that "Joe Lieberman is a Democrat" and "Clinton was a friend to Israel". For some reason it is near impossible to convince some people that their long standing notions about the once proud Democratic party are no longer true. The argument is invariable steered back to abortion or stem cell research or some other topic of which I care little.

The recent turmoil in the Middle East has once again pushed to the forefront the differences within the parties. Yesterday the Liberal JINO (Jew In Name Only) Columnist Richard Cohen of the Washington Post wrote a column whose premise is that the creation of the State of Israel was a mistake and that Israel should "hunker down" and accept the terrorism as the price for their existence. Another liberal JINO Ron Kooby of the Curtis and Kooby Talk Show stated that " Israel was the only country firing on fleeing refugees". I guess he didn't notice that Hezbollah and Hamas were firing rockets indiscriminately on civilians.

It is easy to dismiss the ranting of liberal JINO's like Cohen and Kooby as the lunatic fodder of far left nut jobs. That is of course until you turn on any talk radio show or check any message board to understand where the sympathies of either side lie. A brief glance at the topics at Democratic Underground' s forums and you'll see sheer anger at the idea that President Bush didn't support the international calls for an immediate cease fire in Lebanon.

On the conservative side, sites like Free Republic show posters with almost exclusively well wishes for Israel and praise for the administrations stance in allowing Israel the freedom to operate in the best way they deem fit. A quick listen to talk radio seems to constantly pit the conservative pro Israel callers versus the liberal anti-Israel caller. The mantra of the left is that Israel is responding "disproportionately.

The reason I took the time in the midst of this crisis to point out these truths is simply to open the eyes of those of my fellow Jews who continually deny that the left wing democratic party is no longer our friends. In a way it can be said that those of us that support the Democrats in this environment are siding against Israel. Now if you choose to side against Israel, well that is your right. But at least now you will be making an informed decision.

Israel, Hizbolla, Lebanon, A Comprehensive Look

By Caroline Glick

FOR SIX years, since Ehud Barak surrendered to the demands of the radical, EU-funded Israeli Left and withdrew IDF forces from southern Lebanon in May 2000, Israel stood by and did nothing as Hizbullah built up its massive arsenal of rockets and missiles. The IDF did nothing as Iran effectively set up shop along the border.

All day Thursday Lebanese radio stations played military marches. Announcers made repeated statements invoking Allah, Lebanon, mujahadin and jihad. Clearly, they were thrilled that the long anticipated war had begun.

For six years Israel was deterred by Hizbullah. The knowledge that the Iranian proxy has missiles capable of hitting Haifa and Hadera sufficed to convince three successive governments to ignore or appease repeated Hizbullah provocations while praying that Hizbullah would wait for the next government to start its war.

Now that Hizbullah has started the war, can it be deterred from continuing to attack Israel? What can Israel do now, as more than one million Israelis live in areas that have already come under attack?

Hizbullah struck last week because Iran ordered it to attack. Immediately after the Iranian delegation rejected the European-American offer of all manner of goodies in exchange for a suspension of its uranium enrichment activities, they flew to Damascus and gave Hizbullah its marching orders.

Hizbullah is always ready to attack Israel. That is what it exists to do. As its leader Hassan Nasrallah makes clear every day, Hizbullah sees the destruction of Israel as a central battle in the global jihad. And jihad is all that matters to Hizbullah.

In this, Hizbullah is no different from Hamas. Hamas (and Fatah for that matter), defines itself by its goal of destroying Israel and conquering Jerusalem in the name of jihad. Both Hamas and Fatah have used all their resources to build up their political, social and military capabilities to fight Israel.

Because these groups exist only to destroy Israel and advance the cause of global jihad, they cannot be deterred. They have no interest other than war and there is nothing they are not willing to sacrifice in order to win. Since they cannot be deterred, the only thing that Israel can do is destroy their ability to fight by demolishing their military capabilities.

ALTHOUGH IT is impossible to deter Hizbullah, there are parties in the current conflict that can be deterred. Specifically, Israeli officials have rightly pointed their fingers at the Lebanese and Syrian governments as central enablers of Hizbullah. Although both governments are also Iranian proxies, unlike Hizbullah and Hamas, they have interests beyond the destruction of Israel and therefore, they can be deterred. To date, because Lebanon is weaker than Hizbullah, Iran and Syria, successive Lebanese governments have cooperated with Hizbullah rather than fight it.

The Lebanese army cannot disarm Hizbullah. It can however be deterred from assisting Hizbullah. If Israel is able to credibly assert to the Lebanese that IDF forces will not end their operations in Lebanon until Hizbullah is completely destroyed as a fighting force, then it can persuade the Lebanese government to stay out of the conflict and deploy its military along the border with Israel after the fighting is ended.

Syria too has interests unrelated to Israel. Bashar Assad wants to maintain his grip on power. Israel can weaken Syria's bond with Iran by threatening his regime. In the first instance, this should involve targeting Hamas headquarters and Hamas chief Khaled Mashal's home in Damascus.

By targeting Hamas in Syria, Israel would be making clear that national borders are not sacred for states that sponsor terrorism. If attacking Hamas in Damascus is not enough to make Assad recalibrate his national interests, then Israel should attack the headquarters of the regime's secret police as well as Syria's Scud missile bases and its chemical and biological weapons arsenals.

By destroying Hizbullah and peeling away its client states, Israel would be striking a serious blow at Iran which is directing all the violence in Lebanon and Gaza as well as in Judea and Samaria and Iraq. Iran has made destroying Israel a central plank on its agenda because by attacking the hated Jews, Iran is successfully raising its stature as the leader of the Muslim world. By leading the war against Israel, Iran has rendered itself immune to attacks from Arab states like Saudi Arabia and Egypt that, while objecting to Iran's power grab, cannot condemn aggression against the same Israel they have indoctrinated their people to despise.

Iran's proxy war against Israel follows the same strategy as its proxy war against the US in Iraq. In both cases its goal is to defeat its enemies through a prolonged war of attrition that will defeat the will of the Israeli and American people to fight to victory.
GIVEN THE diverse interests of all the parties involved in the current war against Israel, the Olmert government rightly defined Israel's objectives as destroying Hizbullah as a fighting force and compelling the Lebanese army to deploy along the border with Israel after Hizbullah is routed.

But is the Olmert government capable of achieving its stated objectives?
Disturbingly, several indicators lead to the conclusion that to the contrary, the government does not have the will to accomplish its declared goals. First, by Sunday evening, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was signaling that he was ready to start negotiating a cease-fire through UN or EU intermediaries.

Since both the UN and the EU are organizations dedicated to ensuring the survival of organizations like Hizbullah and Hamas, Olmert's willingness to use these groups as intermediaries exposes his willingness to stop far short of destroying Hizbullah.

Second, Olmert's strategy in the south against Hamas and Fatah in Gaza shows that he does not understand that Israel's terrorist adversaries are by their nature undeterrable. When Saturday Palestinian forces blew a hole in the wall separating Gaza from Egypt and so enabled hundreds of terrorist to pour across the border, they made quite clear that they have not been impressed by Israel's military actions in Gaza. Indeed, Israel's continued support for Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas in spite of his group's intense collaboration with Hamas both in the guerrilla raid that led to Cpl. Gilad Shalit's capture, and in the rocket offensive against the Western Negev is a clear indication that Israel is not serious about destroying its terrorist enemies.

Third, the Olmert government's continued insistence on going forward with its plan to retreat from Judea and Samaria and partition Jerusalem indicates that the premier has not accepted the now obvious fact that Israeli withdrawals strengthen our enemies. Since the central policy of the government contradicts its stated objective of denying operating bases to terrorists, it is difficult to see how the government will muster the necessary enthusiasm to see its campaign in Lebanon to a successful conclusion.

FINALLY, THE fact that the government has limited the IDF campaign in Lebanon to aerial bombardment indicates that it is not willing to take the necessary actions to secure the country from Iranian-Hizbullah attacks. The IDF campaign recalls the NATO bombing campaign against Kosovo and Serbia in 1999. Yet the situation on the ground in Lebanon is more analogous to the situation in Afghanistan in 2001. It was possible to limit the campaign in Kosovo to aerial bombardment because the Serbian government was deterrable. Yet, like the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan, Hizbullah is not open to persuasion and so must be destroyed utterly. This can only be accomplished with ground forces.

As my interrupted vacation proved, by retreating from Lebanon and Gaza, Israel effectively surrendered the initiative for waging war to its enemies. Israelis no longer control when war comes to us. It is therefore imperative that the Olmert government understand that retreat is not an option. Otherwise, whether at work or at play, at home or on the town, we will all be sitting ducks

Hezbolla Captures 2 Israeli Soldiers

I believe that Israel should respond to this act of war in a way that the terrorist arabs will never forget. The only practical response to this escalation is carpet bombing of teror strongholds in Gaza and Lebanon. I also believe that an incursion into Beirut leading to the unconditional surrender of that government would not be inapropriate. We need to face that fact that Israel has already lost the PR war. Even in the face of this act of war against Israel by Hezbolla the UN chief Annan is condeming civilian casualties as acts of terror by Israel.

Instead of giving back land to the terrorist animals Israel should be following a policy of mass deportations in order to create a buffer zone between themselves and the terrorists. If anyone in a family is even suspected of consorting with terorist organizations that person and their entire extended family should be forcibly deported. Enough of this pansy restraint crap. It is time to hit the terrorists where it hurts.

PRAYERS FOR CORP. GILAD SHALIT

PRAYERS FOR CORP. GILAD SHALIT

BY: FERN SIDMAN

As the tension mounts between Israel and the plethora of Arab terrorist organizations that claim responsibility for the kidnapping of IDF Corp. Gilad Shalit, we sit glued to news reports of any developments. Our hearts go out to the family of Corp. Shalit and we lift our voices to Heaven and beseech the Almighty G-d of Israel to return Corp. Shalit, alive and well to his family and to his nation.

We offer prayers and supplications to Hashem for his speedy release and we ask Hashem to provide comfort and strength to Corp. Shalit's family and friends.

As "Operation Summer Rains" continue in Gaza, israelinsider.com reports that, "Israeli aircraft sent missiles tearing through the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday, in an unmistakable message to his ruling Hamas group to free an Israeli soldier.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the military was ordered to do "everything" within its power to return the captured 19-year-old corporal, and cautioned that arrests of senior Hamas officials could spread to Gaza, the Islamic militant group's power base, a confidant said.

Defense Minister Amir Peretz, meanwhile, said Israel would go after "higher-caliber targets" in the future -- a reference to senior Hamas officials inside and outside of the Palestinian territories, a political ally said.

Israeli aircraft, tanks and naval gunboats have been pounding Gaza for the past week in an effort to win the freedom of Cpl. Gilad Shalit, seized in a cross-border raid. Thousands of troops were also sent into the coastal strip for Israel's first ground invasion since quitting Gaza nine months ago."

In addition, the Arab terrorists have issued news demands for the release of Corp. Shalit. According to further news reports from israelinsider.com, "Palestinian militants holding an Israeli soldier issued a new set of demands Saturday, calling for the release of 1,000 prisoners and a halt to Israel's military offensive in Gaza. But Israel rejected the demands.

The militants called for the release of 1,000 prisoners, including non-Palestinian Muslims and Arabs held by Israel. The gesture appeared to be aimed at boosting support in the broader Arab world.

The statement repeated a demand made earlier this week for the release of all Palestinian women and minors held in Israeli prisons -- an estimated 500 people -- in exchange for information about Shalit. "

The Jerusalem Post (07/02/06) reported that, "Hamas's armed wing, Izaddin al-Kassam, on Sunday threatened to attack infrastructure facilities inside Israel, including schools, hospitals and universities. The threat, the first of its kind since Hamas won the parliamentary election last January, was issued in response to continued Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip.
"If they continue with these attacks, we will strike at targets in Zionist territory that we have not struck until now," said the organization's spokesman.

According to a report by Fox News (07/02/06), an anti-Israel and anti-American demonstration was held in Sidon, Lebanon by Palestinians protesting the Israeli attacks in Gaza. "About 2,000 Palestinians protesting the Israeli military offensive in Gaza set fire to an Israeli flag and shouted "Death to Israel" Sunday as they marched in Lebanon's largest refugee camp.
Children, some in military uniforms, women and men took part in the protest in Ein el-Hilweh, Lebanon's largest refugee camp and home to some 70,000 Palestinians in the southern port city of Sidon.

The 90-minute protest was organized by the Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Protesters trampled and tore Israeli flags and later set one aflame amid shouts of "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great), "Death to Israel," "Where are Arab rulers?" Intermittent cries of "Death to America" punctuated the march.

America is the source of this killing, destruction and racism," said Sheik Mahmoud Jishi, a moderate Islamic cleric. He called on people in Arab and Islamic countries to rise up "to defend the Palestinians ... and stand united in the face of the Zionist aggression that is supported by the American forces of terror and evil."
Col. Khaled Aref, Fatah leader in Sidon and Ein El-Hilweh, argued that the best way for Palestinians to confront the attacks was to close ranks behind Abbas. "As we face this Zionist onslaught, we say that national unity breaks this conspiracy."

Palestinian Islamic militant groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad and other smaller factions did not join the protest. Speakers said nothing about the kidnapping of the Israeli soldier by militants, but focused on Palestinians' plight as a result of the military offensive on Gaza, which Israel said it launched to force the release of the soldier."

It has also been reported by CNN that, "In the midst of the standoff over Shalit, Israel opened two routes into Gaza on Sunday to allow for humanitarian aid to flow into the Palestinian territory, an Israeli army official said.

The Karni crossing in northern Gaza and a nearby fuel terminal at Nahal Oz were opened at midday to allow for the passage of food, medicine and fuel.

Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said the Karni crossing would be open four days so trucks could carry humanitarian supplies into Gaza."

As we stand at the precipice of a potentially explosive war between Israel and her Arab enemies, it is appropriate at this juncture in time to pray not only for the welfare of Corp. Gilad Shalit, but we must pray that the leaders of the government of Israel do not accede to the demands of Hamas. We must pray that Hashem give the leaders of the government of Israel enough strength, courage and wisdom to understand that releasing Arab terrorists will not be a deterrent to further kidnappings of Israeli soldiers and civilians. Quite to the contrary, it will only embolden the Arab enemy and strengthen him in his quest to destroy the entire nation of Israel.

We must ask Hashem to guide our leaders in a fearless path of unremitting non-compromise with the Arab enemy. We must ask G-d to give the leaders of the government of Israel the strength to resist the pressures from the UN and internal groups such as Yesh Gvul which has demanded that the Olmert government release Arab terrorists from their prisons.

We must stand together in strength, faith and above all, trust in the Almighty G-d of Israel, for the survival and preservation of the nation of Israel is at stake. Let us remember and utter the words of the sweet singer of Israel, King David who said (Psalms, chapter 18), "I will love you Hashem, my Strength. Hashem is my Rock, my Fortress and my Rescuer, my G-d, my Rock in Whom I take shelter, my Shield, and the Horn of my Salvation, my Stronghold. With praises I call unto Hashem, and from my enemies I am saved."

Remembering the Raid on Entebbe on its 30th Anniversary

With the recent success of U.S. intelligence and Special Forces of elliminating Abu Musab Al Zarkawi It is appropriate to remember one of the most daring and successful special forces operations ever. It doesn't hurt that this July 4th will mark the 30'th anniversary of the "Raid on Entebbe".

For a quick background:

The raid on Entebbe, also called Operation Entebbe and Operation Jonathan, (renamed after the operation for Lt. Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu, who was killed in the operation.) was an Israeli Defense Force rescue operation into Entebbe, Uganda where 10 terrorists were holding 103 hostages. The Raid on Entebbe has been made into several movies, two made in Hollywood and one made in Israel.

Flight 139 Air France flight 139 was bound for Paris from Tel Aviv, Israel through Athens, Greece on June 27, 1976. Onboard the plane were 246 passengers. The plane was piloted by Captain Michel Bacos. After departure from Athens, the terrorists wasted no time in taking control of the plane and diverting it to Benghazi, Libya. In Benghazi, the plane was refueled.

One passenger, who had feigned pregnancy, was allowed to get off the plane in Benghazi. The plane took off the evening of the 27th and headed south. It landed some six hours later at the Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Uganda at the time was controlled by Idi Amin, a ruthless dictator who was sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. Read The Rest

It is through the sacrifice of heroes like Yoni Netanyahu that the State of Israel exsists today. It is important that we remember them and are inspired by their sacrifice to have pride and love for the State of Israel. Lt. Colonel Netanyahu's actions that day directly led to saving the lives of over 100 hundred Israeli hostages but perhaps just as importantly to demoralizing the enemy and potentially saving additional lives in the future.

Some Thoughts On The DaVinci Code

By Kevin E.

Let me preface this by saying that I read the Davinci Code a while back and enjoyed it thoroughly. It was a very entertaining read and deserved to sell as many copies as it did. My problem with the book and its message came later. It seems that people began to believe the storylines and conspiracy theories in this fictional book.

I began to wonder what it was about this book that was able to convince so many simple minded as well as bright individuals that there was some truth to it. After all we all know now that the Priory of Sion is a fictional group created by a hoaxter in the 1950's. This has been proven by a number of documentaries which brought out the facts about the so called group.

I have theorized that intellectual laziness along with some half truths can convince a portion of people of just about anything. There are some interesting facts in the book mixed in with complete fiction. For example if you look at Davinci's paining it does indeed look like the person standing next to Jesus is a woman. We read something like that and the seed is planted that something might indeed be afoot. At that point the readers mind is susceptible

Another problem I have with the context of this book is the way they describe the Catholic Church as a sinister organization with Opus Day as their evil enforcer wing. Again my problem is that people seem to believe this stuff as truth. It seems that people are willing to believe anything these days. It is one thing to take on a religion philosophically, it is quite another to make up indefensible conspiracy theories about them. Just think about the connotation. The book refers to Opus Day as a secretive organization with strange customs and rules. It seems to me that any religious organization could be described in that manner.

Now you might be wondering what this has to do with a Jewish website. My fellow Jews might be thinking that this is a Christian matter and none of our business. I disagree with that sentiment. In the late 1800's a fictional book was published by an anti-Semite called the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. In it he describes a massive conspiracy by the Jewish people to take over the world. The writer describes the religion of Judaism as a secondary cover for this sinister organization headed by Jewish elders. Not surprisingly the people of the time widely believed the book to be true. The trend with the DaVinci code reminds me a bit of that. People are all too willing to believe anything they read no matter what the basis in truth.

Yom Hazicaron - Israeli Remembrance Day

Today is Yom Hazicaron or Israeli day of remembrance. It is the day when we remember the fallen heroes who fought against overwhelming odds to protect the State of Israel. We all know the stories of the miraculous victory of the IDF over the invading Arab armies surrounding the tiny state. I truly believe that future generations will celebrate those victories as miracles no smaller then the miracles of Chanukah and Purim.

I figured this day was an opportunity to reflect upon what those soldiers fought and died for. For the past 2000 years the Jewish people lived in diaspora. We were a people without a home. An orphan people if you will. To make matters worse our "foster parents" were quite hostile towards us. I honestly believe that one of the reasons that Judaism survived the diaspora was the constant discrimination and abuse faced by the Jewish people in their host countries.

Over the centuries the Jewish people faced banishment and forced conversions in countries like Spain, England, Russia, France, Poland, Germany and basically everywhere we existed. What made it worse was that we had to take whatever abuse they threw at us with a smile because we had no where else to turn. We had no home.

One of the ways that the Jewish peoples of Europe would cope with their difficult existence was to dream of a day when they would once again have a home. At every holiday and festival the ceremony would end with the singing of the "Leshona Haba" or "Next Year In Jerusalem".

Now that dream of next year has become a reality. It is thanks to the brave men and women who fought and died to defend Israel. The best way we can honor them and appreciate their sacrifice is to simply appreciate what we have. To understand what a miracle it is just having a State of Israel in existence. With the founding of Israel the Jewish people were no longer going to be treated like the worlds unwanted step-children. We finally have a home. We should all remember and thank those who sacrificed their lives to the cause of defending that home.

Zeevi Murder Planner Aprehended

A tense 10-hour siege of the Palestinian Authority prison ended Tuesday night when Ahmed Sa'adat, the mastermind behind the 2001 assassination of tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi, walked out and surrendered to troops who were poised to burst in and seize him. Read the Rest

Hamas had already stated that they intended to release these prisoners. This is easy to believe considering that Hamas is a terrorist group and they consider other terrorists to be heros. With the terrorists in power there is no way that any of the even feaux jails in the territories can operate.

In my opinion the next step here is for the Israeli's to put these terrorist murderers on trial. There was no way that the perpetrators of the assaination of Ze'evi could have been allowed to get away with their crimes.

Natalie Portman SNL Rap Video

I am a huge Natalie Portman fan and when I saw this video I thought it was one of the funniest things I've seen. For those who don't know Natalie was born in Israel and is a huge Israel advocate.

Great Article From A Spanish Newspaper in the Wake of the Muslim Cartoon Issue

(*) This is a translation of an article from a Spanish newspaper written by a Catholic Spaniard before the "Danish Cartoon" exercise.


All European life died in Auschwitz
By Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez(*)
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I walked down the street in Barcelona, and suddenly discovered a terrible truth:

Europe died in Auschwitz. We killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims.

In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought, creativity, and talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen, because they produced great and wonderful people who changed the world.
The contribution of this people is felt in all areas of life: science, art, international trade, and above all, as the conscience of the world. These are the people we burned.

And under the pretense of tolerance, and because we wanted to prove to ourselves that we were cured of the disease of racism, we opened our gates to 20 million Muslims, who brought us stupidity and ignorance, religious extremism and lack of tolerance, crime and poverty due to an unwillingness to work and support their families with pride.

They have turned our beautiful Spanish cities into the third world, drowning in filth and crime. Shut up in the apartments they receive free from the government, they plan the murder and destruction of their naive hosts. And thus, in our misery, we have exchanged culture for fanatical hatred, creative skill for destructive skill, intelligence for backwardness and superstition.

We have exchanged the pursuit of peace of the Jews of Europe and their talent for hoping for a better future for their children, their determined clinging to life because life is holy, for those who pursue death, for people consumed by the desire for death for themselves and others, for our children and theirs.

What a terrible mistake was made by miserable Europe.


*****EDIT**** I believe we may have found the origins of this article.

http://www.gentiuno.com/articulo.asp?articulo=1865

A Comment I Agree With From Planks Constant :

It appears it originated on a Spanish Web Magazine of sorts called Gentiuno. Either way, true or not it still appears to ring true.

As to "fake but accurate"; it is undoubtedly true that almost all the sentiments expressed in this "article" reflect the Muslim reality in Europe. It is too bad that no paper actually published it.

No doubt there will be those who protest the seemingly flagrant racism and I am equally certain that it will come mostly from liberal Jews who need to scratch the political correctness rash of theirs. I would call them fellow Jews but they are no different than Jews that deny the holocaust [yes they exist, Virginia]. They will rant that this is no different than the anti-semitism of the Nazis.

One difference. The Nazis lied when they said Jews wanted to control the world. It is not racist to describe the truth. Perhaps a few months ago one could have posited the notion that it is a blatant, racist lie to say of Muslims that "they plan the murder and destruction of their naïve hosts" and that we have "exchanged culture for fanatical hatred, creative skill for destructive skill, intelligence for backwardness and superstition" . But today, after the Danish Cartoon Affair, can anyone deny that this entire article indeed has the ring of truth?