Thursday, June 11, 2009

Every Day of Freedom is Like an Act of Faith—Tuvia Bielski-the movie ‘Defiance’

Naomi Ragen

Friends,

I am getting responses to my e-mails that seem to me to be defensive. 'What good does it do to align yourself against the democratically elected leader of the free world? Why make Jews his enemy?', writes one list-member. "You are sending us material from far right conservative websites," writes another concerning the Washington Times piece on the First Muslim President. I don't know what to say. I'm sending out the information that comes my way, trying as best I can to send only those pieces that come from reliable sources, writers and public figures we have come to trust over the years. I'm sorry if that is making certain list-members uncomfortable. I'm sorry that there is so much bad news. But it is better to know, than not to know. That is my motto.

So, I will send you this bit of news that headlined YNet this morning, June 10, 2009, in Israel. Khalid Meshal, head of the Hamas terror organization's political wing, responsible for thousands of terror attacks, including eight years of rocket attacks since the Hamas takeover of Gaza, including the Passover Massacre which almost killed my family, had this to say after Obama's Cairo speech:

"The pressure from the U.S. Government on Israel to freeze all settlement building is a vital step in revitalizing the political process." Turning to the world community, he asked that Hamas be recognized as a "positive element in achieving peace in the Middle East. "There is a new language from President Obama. But we expect real pressure on Israel. So far President Obama has continued the policy of George Bush, refusing to speak to Hamas. But in his Cairo speech he hinted that our organization, which controls Gaza, will be part of the peace process." According to Meshal: "Hamas will be a positive force in reaching a solution that will be fair to Palestinians, allowing them to exercise their rights. Hamas isn't an obstacle. Israel is an obstacle."

In a May 4 interview published in the New York Times, Meshal urged outsiders to ignore the Hamas charter, which calls for the obliteration of Israel through jihad and cites as fact the infamous anti-Semitic forgery, "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion." Mr. Meshal did not offer to revoke the charter, but said it was 20 years old, adding, "We are shaped by our experiences."

Yes, and experience teaches that the more Jews you kill, the more political backing you will get from the world. It used to be America was different, a different force. A force for good in the world. Now, it is giving people like Meshal new hope.
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