Jimmy Carter, the EU, and various American State Department officials (as well as presidential aides for the last two administrations) all insist that Hamas will moderate. That Hamas will work with Israel to reach some form of agreement. That the radical talk is just that, talk.
Really?
Following a day of clashes between security forces and Arab rioters in Jerusalem, Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Sunday evening stated that the fate of the capital would be determined by force, not negotiations.
“The fate of Jerusalem will be determined only by confrontation and not by the negotiating tables,” Mashaal said in a speech, according to Channel 10.
“The Israelis want to divide al-Aqsa Mosque, and this is not all. They want to hold their religious ceremonies in the mosque … in preparation for demolishing it and building their temple there,” he reportedly said.
In case you were thinking that perhaps he just meant “traditionally Arab” east Jerusalem (which is not; the Jewish Quarter is in “traditionally Arab” east Jerusalem, well, he didn’t. Emphasis mine.
“Jerusalem is all of Jerusalem, not only [the east Jerusalem neighborhood of] Abu-Dis. The Arabs and Muslims are [the city’s] residents, and the Zionists have no claim over it,” he said.
And of course, he didn’t call it Jerusalem. He called it “al-Quds.”
And here’s your hypocritical laugh-line of the year:
“Jordan, out of its historical responsibilities in being the custodian of the holy places in Jerusalem, is extremely worried about what is taking place and warns against going ahead with this provocative behavior on the part of Israeli troops,” he reportedly added.
This is a picture of the Jordanian protection of Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem from 1948 to 1967:
And this is the synagogue after Israel captured east Jerusalem and restored the desecrated Jewish holy sites:
Methinks the Jordanian omitted the word “Muslim” before “holy places” in that line. Because Jordan may have been the custodian of the holy places for nineteen years, but it certainly wasn’t a good guardian of Jewish sites. And it wasn’t good for Christians, either.
But hey, let’s not let an opportunity to bash Israel go by unheeded. It’s almost as good as the AP calling the rioters “protesters” in every news story they write about the Temple Mount riots. Check out that incredibly provocative picture at the link. What are they protesting, exactly?
I have finally found something good to say about Hamas – they are HONEST!!
Now that they have made their goal perfectly clear (as if we hadn’t already known), its time to stop this ridiculous pretence that a peace can be negotiated and we’ll all live happily ever after. No other conquering nation has allowed their avowed enemies to continue to live within their midst. Maybe Israel has not always treated the local Arabs (there is no such thing as a Palistinian)as well as they could have, compared to the evictions and genocide employed in similiar situations, at least they tried. Unfortunately, from the very beginning, any gesture toward peace made by Israel has been seen as a sign of weakness and met with further violence.
Hamas has made its intentions very clear – its time that Isreal and the rest of the free world woke up and faced reality and then responded appropriately.
No matter how many times the radical Muslims clearly indicate their hatred of Jews and Israel, the Carter’s of the world will still indicate that its just a negotiating strategy, however if an Israeli leader states something harsh in response, then all hell breaks loose by the same neo-lib group. I have given up on the neo-libs, they no longer have any credibility in my eyes.
What a difference.beautiful restoration.