Here are
some headlines you might have missed in the last few days. Let’s take a fresh
look at them.
Today’s
selection—and comments--comes from December 19-22, 2013.
The war
against Israel
-Brandeis, Penn
State Quit ASA over Israel Boycott (12/19/13, Arutz Sheva)
-PA Live TV
Event Glorifies Terror, Murder, Hatred (12/20/13, Arutz Sheva)
-PM: What hinders peace talks is PA's refusal
to acknowledge Israel as Jewish state (12/19/13, Haaretz)
-Report: Haniyeh
invites Abbas for Palestinian unity gov't talks (12/19/13, Ynet
-Bomb
Explodes on Bat Yam Bus; One Wounded (12/22/13, Arutz Sheva)
-Hamas
praises bus bombing, says 'Israel will know no stability' (12/22/13, Ynet)
-Police
chief: Attack illustrates terrorism is in the background, especially during
talks (12/22/13, Haaretz)
-Livni:
Ignore the Terrorists and Keep Talking (12/23/13, Arutz Sheva)
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The war
against Israel heated up during this news cycle—even if the cycle did begin
with some good news for Israel. For the good news, Brandeis and Penn State
Universities refused to join the boycott of Israel that was passed last week by
the American Studies Association. Their decision to boycott the boycott was important
news for those who defend Israel. This would be the only good news for Israel
in this cycle.
To start the
bad news, Hamas and Fatah announced their decision to unite—for the umpteenth
time. They spoke of a unified front and unified elections. For ‘Palestinian’
unity, it was good news. For Jew-hate, it was wonderful news. For those who
can’t wait to destroy Israel, it was perfect news-- because the war to erase
Israel cannot be won if Fatah and Hamas are divided.
It doesn’t
matter that chances for real unity between these two foes are dim. What matters
is public perception.
The
near-term history of the Middle East will now (for the next few months at
least) be driven by Arab perception-masters. Everything they—and their enablers
(including Israelis)—do will be based upon fear and perception.
The fear
will be what the Arabs will do to Israel if Israel doesn’t ‘sign for peace’ (be
afraid, you Jews). The perception will be that the creation of ‘Palestine’ is
‘Destiny’.
For Arabs, ‘Destiny’
is in the air. But for Jews, it isn’t ‘Palestinian’ Destiny (which includes
Israel’s destruction) that we will see.
Of course,
many scoff at Jewish Destiny. They see only ‘Palestinian’ destiny. They believe
there is no such thing as Jewish Destiny.
Are they
correct?
The road to ‘Palestine’
is marked with fear. The fear is everywhere. You see it in Israel’s Left. You
see it among Israel’s right.
You see it wherever
there are Jews who do not understand Jewish Destiny.
It’s not a
good sign. Fear is never a good sign. Fear doesn’t foreshadow happiness. It foreshadows
destruction.
The first
fear-bomb to drop during this news cycle was a real bomb—on a bus in Bat Yam,
not too far from Haifa. Reports in Israel surfaced that this bomb was evidence
that anti-Israel activity is no longer random or individual; the bomb meant,
the reports said, organized attacks will now begin.
Nobody
detailed or analyzed whose reports these were, or how viable they were. They
were just there. They promised harm to Israel.
Where did
these reports come from? Are there Jews in Israel who want to frighten us? Do
these Jews promote such ‘fear-reports’ as part of a planned run-up to a fake
peace we are supposed to buy-before-it’s-too-late?
You tell me.
--
The war
against Israel,
con’t.
-EU support
up for sanctioning Israel settlement goods (12/19/13, Ynet)
--PA Live TV
Event Glorifies Terror, Murder, Hatred (12/20/13, Arutz Sheva)
-As both
sides wait for Kerry, the refugee camps boil (12/23/13, Times of Israel)
- Arab League slams US security ideas
for Palestine (12/21/13, Ynet)
-IDF: Rocket
from Gaza hits Israel (12/23/13, Haaretz)
- Reagan: Palestinians Do Not Want
Peace - They Want Israel (12/20/13, Arutz Sheva)
--
The
pre-peace fear campaign leapt forward. Rockets from Gaza hit Israel (no
injuries). The Arab league joined with the Palestinian Authority to nix an
American security plan suggested for Israel after the creation of ‘Palestine’.
Neither Abbas nor the Arab League could stomach the thought of Jewish soldiers
creating security for Israel in the Jordan River valley; Jewish blood,
apparently, is too vile. If Israel wanted peace, the Arabs seemed to suggest,
it would get it only by giving up land without security considerations.
Was this
supposed to make us feel afraid to say ‘no’ to ‘peace’?
Israelis
learned during this news cycle that the Palestinian Authority (PA) continued to
glorify terror, murder and hatred. This might be a season of peace according to
the nations. But it wasn’t a season of peace to Mahmoud Abbas.
PA TV
announced that Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was endorsing and sponsoring a program
called, "5th Festival of the Heritage of the Father". It glorified
terror and murder. An ad invited everyone to watch the fun.
Nice guy,
Mahmoud Abbas—a real peace partner, eh? He certainly worked hard on TV to show how
eagerly he prefers Jewish blood to Jewish friendship. Isn’t he great?
Nobody
noticed. Nobody cared.
These days,
Jewish blood is that cheap.
As if to
underscore how fake the American-sponsored fake peace was, former US President
Ronald Reagan’s son Michael, said in an interview, "I don't think the
Palestinians really want peace," …"I don't think they've really ever
wanted peace; I think they want Israel."
’Palestinian’
destiny is a fake. This so-called peace is a fake.
Why does
Jewish leadership tolerate such fakery?
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Jonathan Pollard
- Officials demand Pollard release in
light of US spying (12/22/13, Times of Israel)
- US spying on Ehud Barak’s home is
revealed (12/22/13, Times of Israel)
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The pressure
builds in Israel to fight for Jonathan Pollard’s release. Now, more than ever,
his imprisonment appears unseemly.
US spying
has been personal and intrusive . The US didn’t just spy on Israeli officials
at their offices. With (former) Defense Minister Ehud Barak, US spies rented an
apartment across the street from Barak’s residence--and spied on him at home.
Israel
opposition leader Yitzchak Herzog has justifiably taken offended by these
revelations. He was quoted this week as saying, “These reports strengthen the
argument that it’s simply unjust to continue to punish him [Pollard], since we
now know that the United States worked in a variety of ways to surveil and
collect intelligence on an ally as close as Israel.”
Nevertheless,
US reports confirm that, as President Obama commuted the sentences of several
convicted drug offenders, he had no time for Jonathan Pollard. He refused to
release Pollard.
He hardened
his heart.
Why does
Pollard’s name pop up during this news cycle of fear and perception? Is
Jonathan Pollard to become part of a smoke-and-mirrors ‘peace’ offer—or is his
continued imprisonment supposed to make us afraid?
What must
the G-d of Israel think of all this?
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