Elder of Ziyon observes that a a list of supplies that Israeli has allowed into Gaza during the first half of June shows that the “terrible siege” that Israel has imposed isn’t exactly hermetic.
And Israelly Cool shows a photograph of three terrorists doing quite well in those terrible conditions in Israeli jail. He notes:
Especially Kuntar, who’s idea of a hunger strike seems to be not eating the second steak …
Kuntar, the vicious murderer about to be released has also married and earned a degree in jail.
Perhaps when Israel’s enemies refer to Gaza as a “jail” it means that the residents of Gaza are as prosperous as the terrorist that Israel has incarcerated.
But if the suffering of Gaza has been inflated, Israeli security concerns have been minimized.
So as I was saying, Hornik mentions recent news reports… like the palestinian man who was trying to carry four pipe bombs through a check point near Nablus (Rice echoes in my head, about the “obligation” of Israel to improve the quality of life for poorpalestinians) and the one who was caught with a six-inch knife…
But then at the end, he writes about the real problem Rice has created for Israel.
She has — with the blessing of her boss, President George W. Bush–further eroded the legitimacy of Israel’s security concerns and Jewish essence, and whoever is her successor, if so inclined, will find it all the easier to continue her destructive path.
Of course Israel doesn’t help its case when it does things like ease pressure on Hamas or release prisoners getting little in return.
Worse, rather than help matters, Mere Rhetoric notes that Sec. Rice is actually hardening the position of Abbas:
The awesome thing about blaming Israel’s East Jerusalem construction is that it’s only a deal breaker because the State Department convinced the PA to make it a deal breaker. Of course the Palestinians will never sign a final status agreement without East Jerusalem. But in the meantime – for the sake of the vaunted 2008 date – they were at least willing to focus on other issues. Then the State Department unilaterally declared that – actually – East Jerusalem construction isa huge deal and it is tanking the peace process. So of course the Palestinians followed suit. Almost as if it was somewhat predictable US peacemaking would fail and that Israel would get blamed.
Just another week in the peace process. Peace is war.
Crossposted on Soccer Dad.
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the – Web Reconnaissance for 06/18/2008 A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often.
Samir Kuntar. The return of the child killer!
http://SamirKuntar.net
Talk about freeing a murderer one year my senior has been hailed by some fellow Lebanese as yet another “Divine Victoryâ€. Yes I am talking about the “hero†Samir Kuntar and his soon to be “shameless†release. Without a doubt our “Divineâ€/spiritual/ resistance/ leader will take credit for his safe return bombarding us with notions of how Samir was and still is the epitome of Hizbollah’s fight against the Zionist evil. On that ill fated day(and I do pray that it will never come) many of my fellow Lebanese (so called) will beat their chests in stupor in between speech poses delivered by the only patriotic leader (Hassouna that is).
To those FUCKS I would like to point out that Samir was never part of Hizbollah when he and 3 others (Abdel Majid Asslan, Mhanna Salim Al Muayed, Mohammad Al Abras) took it upon themselves to attack NAHARIYA in Israel in an operation they called “Nasserâ€. This operation was commissioned by the PLF (Palestinian Liberation Front) under the leadership of Abou Abbass (does Achille Lauro ring a bell to any one?).
After having killed a policeman who came across their way (that might be justified by some as part of a military operation) they split in two groups and the Hero to be, entered the apartment of the “Zionist†Dany Haran with intent to kill. The “soon to be hailed hero†took Dany and his daughter Einat (mother “Smadarâ€, other daughter “Yael†and a neighbor managed to hide) to the beach (and not for a picnic I can assure you). The “would be hero†shot Dany a close range and drowned him in the sea (to make sure he was dead, after all he is a thorough person) in front of his daughter (4 years of age, may I remind you), and then turned his rage (sorry Divine mission) against the child. He then started bashing her head with the butt of his riffle, and when need be using rocks to finish her off. This “so called hero†did not flinch.
The other tragedy is that while hiding, the mother (Smadar) in an attempt to muffle the sounds and moans of her 2 years old daughter (Yael) had suffocated her own child.
To cut a long story short, the only survivors of this “heroic adventures†(from the LEBANESE side) were Kuntar and his fellow “1/2 hero†Ahmad Al Abrass, who was later freed by Israel in the Ahmad Jibril prisoner exchange of May 1985.
Attempts were made by the PLF to free Kuntar when they hijacked the Achille Lauro where a wheel chair bound “Zionist†(Leon Klinghoffer) was murdered with no avail.
“The LEBANESE hero†Samir has admitted the murder of Dany and, yes wait for it, Einat; and was sentenced to spent the rest of his life in jail. Some “Zionists†even asked for the death penalty to be reinstated in this case.
Rumor has it that “Kuntarâ€, the Hezb newfound hero, will be released by the end of the month in exchange for the 2 (Goldwasser and Regev) DEAD soldiers that our Divine protector (Hasouna that is) took in 2006 causing the destruction of MY country.
How can any HUMAN rejoice and embrace the return of a cold blooded criminal and give him a hero’s welcome?
If ever Kuntar will be freed and delivered to the Lebanese (not the Hizb) authority, he should be tied for having killed an innocent child, and such a crime in Lebanon (the one I know) holds the death penalty.
To those who will rejoice for the return of such an evil incarnate, I say TFEH!!!!!!!!!!!!