Doc's Talk: Betrayal of Rabin * Stupidity of a Fuel Game * Independence for Sinai!‏

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Betrayal of Rabin * Stupidity of a Fuel Game * Independence for Sinai!‏

Steven Shamrak

Betrayal of Rabin.
Another anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, who signed off on the Oslo Accord, has passed. And once again the Israeli political officialdom has neglected to include Rabin's last major message about his vision of the future of Israel. These are Rabin's major points (which have been forgotten to a great extent):
* No Palestinian State: "We view the permanent solution in the framework of State of Israel which will include most of the area of the Land of Israel as it was under the rule of the British Mandate, and alongside it a Palestinian entity which will be a home to most of the Palestinian residents living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. "We would like this to be an entity which is less than a state and which will independently run the lives of the Palestinians under its authority."
* No return to '67 borders: "The borders of the State of Israel, during the permanent solution, will be beyond the lines which existed before the Six Day War. We will not return to the 4 June 1967 lines."
* Control of Jordan Valley: "The security border of the State of Israel will be located in the Jordan Valley, in the broadest meaning of that term."
* Gush Katif as model: "The establishment of blocs of settlements in Judea and Samaria, like the one in Gush Katif."
* All settlements remain intact during interim period: "I want to remind you: we committed ourselves, that is, we came to an agreement, and committed ourselves before the Knesset, not to uproot a single settlement in the framework of the interim agreement, and not to hinder building for natural growth."
Words... Just Empty and Useless Words! On Sunday Interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said: "The responsibility for the shattering of the calm and the creation of a situation of prolonged and repeated violence in the south of the country is entirely on Hamas and the other terror groups in Gaza"... "We have taken action and will continue to take action in order to make sure that this 'calm' does not turn against the citizens of Israel." Olmert said that he had asked the heads of Israeli security bodies to immediately draw up plans and present the government with options for action to end the Islamists' 17-month-old rule in the Gaza Strip. (Palestinian Authority is a network of terrorist organizations serving the need of Islamic expansionism. Hamas was democratically elected by terror-infested population, which must be removed like cancer from Jewish land! Do you know a good oncologist?)
International Hypocrisy is still Alive and Flourishing. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said that Israel's response to the incessant firing of rockets from the Gaza Strip, in which crossings to the area were closed, was "unacceptable" and "increases civilian suffering" Oxfam: "World must exercise political might to break blockade." -What about the suffering of Israeli civilians in the endless life in horror from terror? This is never a concern for international anti-Semites! - On Friday nearly 20 rockets were fired into southern Israel, including four Grad-type Katyushas that landed in Ashkelon. Some 140 rockets and mortars have been fired from Gaza at Israel.
Food for Thought:When an experiment has failed, in order to succeed, there is a need to review it and change direction. Soon Israeli voter will have an opportunity to do so! Will they do it?- Steven Shamrak

Bigoted Worries. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as current rotating president of the European Union, sent a message to the Israeli authorities calling the demolitions ''illegal under international law'' and the Swiss Foreign Ministry demanded that Israel immediately halt the demolitions, saying they violate the Geneva Conventions' rules. (They do not worry when Jewish homes, they call them "settlements", are being destroyed by the Israeli government and when 8,500 Jews were deported from Gaza, which are also acts ''illegal under international law''. And they definitely do not protest, in the past and present, when Jews are killed!)
Stupidity of a Fuel Game. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered small amounts of fuel to be sent to Gaza, mostly heating oil for the power station there. (Why cut the fuel supply, knowing that it will be restored again? It is only creates negative publicity and portrays Israel as a wimp. The fuel tap must remain off until Gilad Shalit is free!)

Israel Poisoned Arafat? Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died four years ago this week, allegedly from AIDS in France - a country well know for its privacy laws. Interestingly, there was no autopsy conducted after his death! But, Arafat nephew Mr Qidwa, who heads the Yasser Arafat foundation, is still accusing Israel of poisoning Arafat, who was known among 'the friends' as a homosexual and paraphiliac!
UNRWA Charade. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians said on Tuesday that it would suspend its food aid to 750,000 Gazawis if Israel maintains the closure of its crossing points with Gaza. (There were no such warnings after rocket attacks on Israel. Isn't it time to end the ‘Palestinian Refugees' charade after 60 years?)

Deceit in the Name of Political Survival. Tzipi Livni, the leader of ruling party Kadima, distanced herself from outgoing PM Ehud Olmert's recipe for peace. She said: "We can carry out negotiations my way without reaching the points presented by the outgoing Prime Minister,"

Another Humiliation for Israel.Mahmoud Abbas proudly proclaimed last Tuesday that he had rejected again a peace deal with Israel. Abbas has repeatedly rejected peace initiatives and compromise deals offered by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the most recent of which included an offer to transfer to the PA sovereignty over 95 percent of Judea and Samaria. (Stop humiliating Israel by offering Jewish land to the enemy! So far, they have offered nothing but terror, because they'll be happy only after Israel disappear.)

Quote of the Week: ''If we are determined to maintain the Jewish and democratic character of the state of Israel, we have no choice but to give up Arab districts of Jerusalem and return to the 1967 borders, with several indispensable modifications.'' said Ehud Olmert a week ago. - Will somebody send this sick and delusional person for psychiatric care? Removing the enemy population from Jewish land is the only hope for peace in Israel. Everything else has failed!

Independence for Sinai! Around 1,000 armed young Bedouin tribesmen have been holding Egyptian positions along the Sinai-Israeli border south of Rafah to siege. The besiegers, mostly Tarabin, Azazme and Tihama tribesmen, have shut the troops in and reinforcements and supplies out. Egyptian General Mohammed Shaarawai and 50 soldiers have been taken hostage until the insurrectionists' demands are met. (Egypt took control over Sinai in 1922 as part of the Suez canal deal. There are 250,000 people, mostly Bedouins and so-called Palestinians, living here. Isn't it time for independence for Sinai?)

Great Progress?President Shimon Peres said on Wednesday that his speech to a UN conference on religions marked the first time that "a Saudi king stayed in the hall to listen to an Israeli representative's speech."

Delusional Animosity. Top PA officials continue to deny Israel's connection to Judaism's most sacred spot in the world - the Temple Mount. The latest to do so is Ahmed Qurei, known also as Abu Ala, who has been leading the PA negotiations with Israel. Qurei recently said, "Israeli occupation authorities are trying to find a so-called Jewish historical connection between Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, but all these attempts will fail. The [Temple Mount] is 100 percent Muslim." (The Temple Mount is the area of Mount Moriah where Abraham offered up his son in sacrifice. Here King Solomon built the First Jewish Temple almost 3,000 years ago. So, whose place is it? We want it all back!)
Unity Palestinian Style. The Hamas terrorist organization banned impromptu parades marking the fourth anniversary of the death of PLO terror leader Yasser Arafat last Tuesday. Hamas forces told residents to remove Fatah flags and posters around the region and detained homeowners who refused to comply with the action, using force.
Hypocrisy of the 'Loaded' Headlines:"Israel needs to show it is serious about peace"- gulf-news.com - It is not required and there are no demands that Arab countries and fake Palestinians display any interest in achieving peace with Israel!
Out of Control Absurdity! A soldier is accused of yawning loudly during the official State Memorial Ceremony for Oslo architect Yitzhak Rabin, and was sent to spend three weeks in a military jail. (If only the IDF was so prompt and decisive in dealing with enemies!)
The Best Decision so Far. The diplomatic Quartet of nations - comprised of the US, Russia, the United Nations and European Union - agreed to avoid interfering in ongoing talks between Israel and the PA after U.S. President George W. Bush leaves office. (Next step is to let Israel end occupation of Jewish land by Arabs!)
Political Disgrace. Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert week ago in connection with one of the multiple corruption probes. The questioning focused on suspicions that Olmert double- and triple-billed travel expenses, pocketing the extra money. The prime minister is also suspected of carrying out questionable real estate deals and illicitly taking tens of thousands of dollars in cash from a Jewish American businessman. (It is a disgrace that Olmert is still allowed to be the prime minister of Israel! Israel needs new political system and truly dedicated Jewish national leaders must be elected. The stupidity of ‘Political correctness' based on self-hate and corruption must end!)

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The IDF’s Minorities in Numbers and Pictures

In honor of IDF Diversity Week, we present diversity through numbers and pictures. Each year, more and more Muslims, Christians, Druze, Bedouin and immigrants from around the world take on the responsibility of defending Israel.

MUSLIMS:

Muslim Arab Israelis are not required to draft in the IDF, but there are many who volunteer. In 2013, there were over 200 Muslims serving in the IDF and over 300 in the reserves.

Bedouins:

Bedouins are nomadic Muslims who were in Israel when modern borders were set in place and are now considered Israeli citizens. They are not required to draft but a growing number choose to enlist. In 2012, there were over 1,400 Bedouin Muslim soldiers doing regular IDF service and almost 1,500 in the reserves.

Read more:http://www.idfblog.com/2014/02/27/truth-idf-numbers-pictures/#more-34027

Are you aware that in 2013, Middle class taxes go up-significantly?

In January of next year, the federal income tax rate for middle-class taxpayers is scheduled to rise from 25 percent to 28 percent, and the payroll tax is scheduled to rise from 13.3 percent to 15.3 percent… This drives the marginal tax rate based on the aforementioned three taxes to 48.12 percent. Add in state and local property, corporate, excise, and other state and local taxes, and the percentage of each additional dollar that is taxed hovers around 50 percent… When half of each additional dollar earned is taxed away, taxpayers experience a disincentive to start businesses or expand existing ones. This leads to fewer jobs being created.

Why is HAMAS Inside Tampa Schools?

Clare Lopez

Kelly Miliziano, who teaches history classes at Steinbrenner High School in the Tampa, Florida area apparently thinks it’s perfectly OK to invite a senior official of a HAMAS-affiliated organization into her classroom to discuss Islam with her students. According to local media reports, not only has this been going on for years, but in spite of the civil and criminal proceedings that could result from such reckless negligence, the Hillsborough County school superintendent, Mary Ellen Elia, and the chairman of the school board, Candy Olson, also expressed approval for students under their responsibility to be exposed repeatedly to guest speaker, Hassan Shibly, who is the Executive Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the Tampa area.
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Did You Know... Ignoring the Call to Islam will Bring Jihad

‘Conquest through Da’wa [proselytizing] that is what we hope for. We will conquer Europe, we will conquer America! Not through sword but through Da’wa.’
-- Yousef al-Qaradawi , Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader The Arabic word ‘Da’wa’ means the “call to Islam.” But do not think that Da’wa is the same thing as an invitation to an optional holiday event. The classical Islamic doctrine of jihad mandates that enemies must be given the opportunity to convert to Islam or pay the jizya tax before it is permissible to attack them.
Clare M. Lopez

Who is being discriminated-facts tell the truth

Religious bias

Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for 1,409 offenses reported by law enforcement. A breakdown of the bias motivation of religious-bias offenses showed:

65.4 percent were anti-Jewish.
13.2 percent were anti-Islamic.
9.5 percent were anti-other religion, i.e., those not specified.
4.3 percent were anti-Catholic.
3.8 percent were anti-multiple religions, group.
3.3 percent were anti-Protestant.
0.5 percent were anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2010/narratives/hate-crime-2010-incidents-and-offenses.

On March 31, 1977, the Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview

with PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein. Here's what he said:

"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism.

For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."

In March 1977, Zahir Muhsein, a PLO executive, said:

"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct Palestinian people to oppose Zionism."

"For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."

The Arab Apartheid

Ben-Dror Yemini
In 1948, the Arab countries refused to accept the UN partition proposal and they launched a war of annihilation against the State of Israel which had barely been established. All precedents in this matter showed that the party that starts the war - and with a declaration of annihilation, yet - pays a price for it. Between 550,000 and 710,000 Arabs fled because of the war and a larger number of 850,000 Jews were expelled or fled from Arab countries (the "Jewish nakba").
Population exchanges and expulsions were the norm at that time, occurring in dozens of other conflict points and affecting about 52 million people. In all the population exchange precedents that occurred during or at the end of an armed conflict, there was no return of refugees to the previous region, which had turned into a new national state.
Only the Arab states acted completely differently from the rest of the world. Instead of assimilating the refugees, they crushed them despite the fact that they were their coreligionists and members of the Arab nation - instituting a regime of apartheid. So the "nakba" was not caused by the actual dispossession, which had also been experienced by tens of millions of others. The "nakba" is the story of the apartheid, oppression, abuse and denial of rights suffered by the Arab refugees at the hands of the Arab countries. (Maariv)

International Law and Military Operations in Practice - Col. Richard Kemp

"Islamist fighting groups study the international laws of armed conflict carefully and they understand it well. They know that a British or Israeli commander and his men are bound by international law and the rules of engagement that flow from it. They then do their utmost to exploit what they view as one of their enemy's main weaknesses. Their very modus operandi is built on the correct assumption that Western armies will normally abide by the rules, while these insurgents employ a deliberate policy of operating consistently outside international law. "

Lost Historical Moments

What Rabin’s last Knesset speech really said:repudiation of a Palestinian state

Rabin ruled out a fully sovereign Palestinian state :

“We view the permanent solution in the framework of State of Israel which will include most of the area of the Land of Israel as it was under the rule of the British Mandate, and alongside it a Palestinian entity which will be a home to most of the Palestinian residents living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. We would like this to be an entity which is less than a state, and which will independently run the lives of the Palestinians under its authority.”

Rabin ruled out a total withdrawal from Judea and Samaria and thus a return to the pre-June 1967 borders :

“The borders of the State of Israel, during the permanent solution, will be beyond the lines which existed before the Six Day War. We will not return to the 4 June 1967 lines.”

Rabin ruled out withdrawing form the Jordan Valley:

“The security border of the State of Israel will be located in the Jordan Valley, in the broadest meaning of that term.”

Rabin ruled out uprooting settlement blocs, like the Gush Katif bloc in Gaza (which was subsequently uprooted by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon):

“The establishment of blocs of settlements in Judea and Samaria, like the one in Gush Katif.

AND

Rabin ruled out removing any settlement before coming to a full peace agreement with the Palestinians:

“I want to remind you: we committed ourselves, that is, we came to an agreement, and committed ourselves before the Knesset, not to uproot a single settlement in the framework of the interim agreement, and not to hinder building for natural growth.”

Rabin insisted on Israel retaining full security control of the borders with Egypt and Jordan, contrary to Israel’s relinquishment of the Philadelphia Corridor on the border with Egypt:

“The responsibility for external security along the borders with Egypt and Jordan, as well as control over the airspace above all of the territories and Gaza Strip maritime zone, remains in our hands.”

Correcting Oslo Myths-Part 2

3) Kuttab laments that the post-1993 Oslo process resulted in a Palestinian Authority "whose ministers and legislators are not guaranteed passage between Gaza and the West Bank ...."

Before free passage or other perquisites, PA leaders were obligated, among other things, to eliminate the terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, end anti-Israeli, antisemitic incitement in schools, mosques, and communications media, and resolve all outstanding issues through peaceful negotiations. They met none of these commitments, sometimes bolstering terrorism and greatly increasing incitement.

4) Kuttab complains that under Oslo the PA got "lightly armed police ---- but no real sovereignty over the land or contiguity between our communities in Gaza and the West Bank."

Oslo agreements repeatedly were revised, regardless of Palestinian non-compliance, until the authorized number of police grew from 8,000 to 40,000. Though they were to be the only armed forces in the territories, Israeli estimates early in the second intifada put the number of gunmen - police, "security services," terrorists, and armed gangs - at 85,000. Their armament reportedly included not only heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, but also anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.

Sovereignty was to be negotiated in the envisioned 1998 "final status" talks - after a five-year period of confidence-building. Palestinian leadership chronically undermined the process. Palestinian terrorism made the 1993 - 1998 Oslo period more deadly for Israelis than the 15 years preceding it.

The United States doesn't have contiguity between the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii; territorial contiguity between the West Bank and Gaza Strip - that is, through the 20 miles of Israeli territory between them - was never promised and would destroy Israeli contiguity.

5) "Palestinians have been made to endure hundreds of checkpoints in the West Bank, an eight-foot wall deep in our territories, and tight Israeli control over borders."

The security barrier is not "deep in Palestinian territories," but rather encompasses less than 8 percent of Judea and Samaria, and is mostly a fence, rarely a wall; the land in question is not "our [Palestinian] territories" but disputed territory to which, according to the authors of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242, Jews as well as Arabs have claims; and there are no international borders, only the 1949 armistice lines with Jordan. Under 242, borders remain to be negotiated. As for checkpoints - like the security barrier and "tight Israeli control" - Palestinian Arabs precipitated these measures themselves. No terrorism and there would be no fence or tight Israeli control and few checkpoints - like before the first intifada.

Correcting Some Oslo Myths

1) In Oslo "Israeli, Palestinian and other world leaders promised that ... Palestinian sovereignty would be solidified."

No, they didn't. The 1993 Declaration of Principles and subsequent Oslo agreements outlined a process by which final status negotiations about the West Bank and Gaza Strip would be reached. The process required an end to anti-Israel terrorism and incitement and a commitment to peaceful negotiations. The PA, Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and other terrorist groups, sabotaged the process from the start.

2) "The reality is that, in defiance of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242, which states that it is inadmissible to occupy land by force, Palestinian territories are still under foreign military occupation."
Wrong again. Resolution 242 (1967) does note "the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war." It also affirms the right of every state in the area "to live in peace with secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force." There were no "Palestinian territories." Jordan occupied the West Bank, Egypt controlled Gaza. Israel did not have "secure and recognized boundaries," so retention of some of those territories was possible under 242. Israel is not a "foreign" military occupier in the West Bank but, pending final negotiations, the lawful military administrator as a result of a successful war of self-defense.

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