Wednesday, September 21, 2011

It is Time to Sanction Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

CHALLAH @ Mark Dubowitz

Ahmadinejad himself is not under U.S., European or international sanctions, despite his role in presiding over a six-year reign of terror, featuring widespread human rights abuses, the acceleration of Iran's nuclear weapons program, and the killing of U.S. and allied troops in Iraq and Afghanistan -- not to mention hundreds or perhaps even thousands of civilians. If the United States and Europe finally stood up and sanctioned the dictator of Damascus for slaughtering his own people, why can't they do the same to the man propping him up?

More than 30 years after Iran declared war on the United States -- and only days after the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks -- Washington must recognize the centrality of the Iranian threat, and move more aggressively to counter it.

Sanctioning Ahmadinejad and keeping him and his henchmen out of New York would be a start.

Hamas: No Protests in Gaza, Fatah: Yes!
First, Hamas' website reported the following:

Hamas and Fatah parties in the Gaza Strip have agreed not to take to the streets in an attempt to avoid a split as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has headed to New York to seek state recognition at the UN.

An official source in Hamas said the agreement to avoid any steps that could once again divide the Palestinians came in the framework of safeguarding the Palestinian reconciliation deal that ended a four-year split between the two factions.

The parties agreed that there would be no rallies for or against Abbas’s bid for full membership in the UN this month.

Then Fatah denied it.

The Fatah movement on Monday evening denied claims made by Hamas that an agreement had been reached in the Gaza Strip to prevent the organization of rallies supporting the UN bid.

...Senior Fatah leader Thiab al-Louh responded to Hamas' statement by saying that the remarks "represent Hamas' own attitude," noting that Fatah had asked that the Gazan public be allowed enough freedom to express "their feelings at this historic stage."

I wonder, if the rallies take place, will Hamas attack them like they did to those who led the protest against Syria's ongoing slaughter?

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