While serving in the IDF in the territories, more than once, Arab Palestinians looked me directly in the eyes and said "We are going to murder every last one of you in Israel, man woman and child." The look in their eyes was something to behold. Much deeper than hatred or loathing. I believe them, and their leadership. This has been said so many times on so many stages, to the point where Iran, Hisbullah and Hamas, publicly threaten and plan genocide against the people of Israel, it would be foolish to ignore them. York University in Toronto even entertain speakers like George Galloway, who publicly calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. Please google him for a birds eyeview of the perfect anti-semite.
Generations of Jewish history are embedded in all of us Jews. The presence of danger is inbred. However, we all react differently to it, but that is a story for another day. Today there is a heightened, even alarming sense of danger. The alarm bells are ringing, but I am getting ahead of myself. Back to Harper, Obama and Israel.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada has unquestionably emerged as Israel’s greatest friend in the world. Harper’s principled approach to Israel was demonstrated in an extraordinary address he gave in Ottawa to an interparliamentary conference for combating anti-Semitism. Courageously dismissing the traditional political correctness expressed by many liberals, He said that the persecution of Jews had become a global phenomenon in which anti-Semitic ideologies targeted the Jewish people in their “homeland” and perversely exploited the “language of human rights to do so.” He stressed that “while Israel is the only country in the world under attack, is consistently and conspicuously singled out for condemnation, I believe we are morally obligated to take a stand. “The correct thing to do is simply to just go along with this anti-Israeli rhetoric, to pretend it is just about being evenhanded, and to excuse oneself with the label of ‘honest broker’… There are after all, a lot more votes in being anti- Israel than taking a stand.
“But as long as I am prime minister, whether it is at the UN or anywhere else, Canada will take that stand, whatever the cost. Not just because it is the right thing to do but because history shows us that the ideology of the anti-Israeli mob tells us all too well, that those who threaten the existence of the Jewish people are a threat to us all.” Canada was in fact “punished” for its support of Israel when it was ignominiously defeated by Portugal, an almost bankrupt country, in its attempt to obtain a seat at the UN Security Council. All 57 seats of the organization of the Islamic Conference opposed the Canadian nomination.
But here comes the shocker! US Ambassador Susan Rice not only didn’t campaign for Canada’s election but instructed American diplomats to not get involved in the weekend leading up to the heated contest.” In fact,the US delegation went missing during the vote! In the midst of this and despite repeated assurances concerning the “unbreakable bond of friendship” between the US and Israel, Obama is continuing to flex his muscles by beating up on Israel.
Obama’s most recent assault on Israel was conveyed from his childhood home, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, the largest Islamic country in the world, which he praised as a model of tolerance worthy of global emulation. "A model of tolerance?" My foot, what rubbish! In a recent poll, 25% of Indonesians professed support for Osama bin Laden. Where Christianity is barely tolerated, while churches are closed and burned. Needless to say, Indonesia does not recognize Israel, bans Israeli aircraft from flying over Indonesian territory and denies entry visas to Israeli citizens. It is especially galling that from such a country, Obama again saw fit to distance the US from Israel and aggressively condemn the Jewish state for building homes in the exclusively Jewish suburbs of its capital Jerusalem. No wonder Israel is seeking new alliances....
The ten month settlement freeze brought only palestinian intransigence. Now this administration is demanding a further 3 month freeze accompanied by promises that sound more like threats than promises. As if the key to peace is the settlement question. Before 1967 there were no settlements. The key to peace is the acceptance (try 'recognition') by the muslim world and their cronies of a Jewish State in the Land of Israel. I feel ridiculous having to state this, but clearly not everyone (Thomas Friedman of the NY Times for one) understands this.
The clock is ticking and the danger thermometer is rising. So if I have not made myself clear, Barak Obama is in the business of betraying friends while trying to reap political gain by shaking hands with crocodiles. Many Americans have realised this and it is my hope that he is doomed to fail. And to all the Jews who are struggling with this, I know how you feel, and where it is coming from. As regards our enemies, it would be a big mistake to think that we have not learned the lessons of the holocaust. History will judge us all, as always.
Thanks to Michael Diamond for his input.
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