From AP:
Secretary of State Condoleezza said Monday it was “time for the establishment of a Palestinian state,” and described Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts as the most serious in years.
Let’s see. In the seven years since the last great lame-duck presidential push to create a Palestinian Arab state, what have the Palestinian Arabs done to make them more deserving of a state?
Have they decided to compromise on land? No.
Have they decided to give up on their demands to destroy Israel demographically? No.
Have they done any concrete moves to stop terror attacks against Israel? No.
Have they stopped terrorists from taking over Gaza? No.
In fact, since 2000, they launched a major terror war against Israel, they’ve launched hundreds of rockets and thousands of mortars, they’ve killed thousands of Israelis and each other, they’ve freely elected a terrorist government, they’ve cheered Israeli and American deaths, they showed allegiance to Saddam Hussein, they’ve smuggled thousands of weapons into Gaza, and they’ve increased their anti-Israel rhetoric. They’ve watched their justice system collapse, they’ve hired thousands of terrorists to be their “security forces,” they’ve fought each other, they’ve circumvented democracy, they’ve threatened and kidnapped journalists. The relative peace that Israel enjoys now is entirely because of Israeli actions, and not at all because of the PA. Hamas still has great influence in much of the West Bank outside Ramallah. Fatah still exists as a terrorist organization behind many terror and rocket attacks, despite being part of the “government.” Palestinian Arab heroes are those who managed to kill the most Jews. Their universities churn out terrorists; their imams broadcast incitement against Israel and America on TV, every official from the President on down continues to extol the “resistance”.
So, Condoleeza, why exactly is now the time for them to get their own state? I’d love to know what they’ve done to impress you so much since 2000. Installing (probably illegally) a well-respected prime minister who is too scared to speak against terror publicly seems to be their greatest accomplishment from your perspective.
From their own perspective, however, their greatest accomplishment had been to get the Secretary of State to respond to all of their 7 years of terror and incitement with a statement that now is the time to establish a Palestinian Arab state.
How else can this be perceived besides being a reward for terror and hate? If there is another way to interpret this, please enlighten us, Condi. I must be too dense to figure it out.
(crossposted on Elder of Ziyon)
So….
If I threaten, kill and do whatever I want people will STILL feel sorry for me AND give me everything I want?
WOW!
Does this logic work for everybody? Or just terrorists?
Only Muslim terrorists. American terrorists get treated like, gee, terrorists.
But especially Palestinian terrorists.
In all fairness Meryl, the SecState is a mouthpiece for the current administration, and Bush has to walk a fine line. His mandate is to advance US interests above all. He has not failed to be critical of Palestinian terrorism.
The US gains benefit from appearing magnanimous on the world stage.
Presumably, the US also suffers consequences from angering God, which we do if we fail to support Israel.
Despite the apparently obvious choice, it’s a difficult task to weigh global political benefits against divine favor. I’m not sure I would have the metaphysical strength to do it either.
Ahhh….
Interesting.
I just don’t see how these -idiots- cannot see what they are doing here.
This would be like GIVING criminals the stuff they were stealing, “So that way they won’t have to steal.”
What happens when these terrorists GET their state and they KEEP trying to kill Jews AND Americans?
What will we give them then?
Our BLOOD?
I’m sure they’ll take it.
The Palestinian Arabs are not fit to rule themselves. They have proved this fact many times over. Give the West Bank (but not Jerusalem) back to Jordan. Let Abdullah kill as many Palis as he needs to in order to rule them.
Sounds good:
The Palestinian Arabs are not fit to rule themselves. They have proved this fact many times over. Give them back to Jordan. The West Bank including Jerusalem are an integral part of Eretz Yisrael. Let Abdullah kill as many Palis as he needs to in order to rule them.