Monday, January 29, 2007

U.S. State Dept. Hypocrisy

Has the U.S. State Department EVER been a friend to Israel? Not in recent memory.

In today’s news from the Associated Press, in an article written by George Gedda, The U.S. State Department makes the sour statement that “Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer….”

Talk about the nerve man! I wonder just how many American-made bombs have been misused in Iraq? I wonder just how many American-made weapons etc. have been, or will be misused by Egypt, or Iraq?

Egypt is the Middle East’s biggest Arab receiver of American weapons and armament. We all know when Egypt has war games that the “pretend” enemy is always Israel.

If the peace ever failed, it would be Egypt using American-made stuff against Israel.

But that’s not the issue. The issue is the hypocrisy of the United States State Department, led by Condoleeza Rice, a woman who constantly interferes in Middle Eastern affairs, sticking her nose where it is not only where it doesn’t belong, but also where it is completely and utterly unwelcome.

Of course, she does it mainly at the behest of George W. Bush who, like many others wants to go down in history as the person who brought peace to the Middle East and solved the Israeli-‘Palestinian’ conflict.

My gosh, I am so sick of the U.S. constantly acting like everyone in the Middle East, Arabs or Jews are their personal lap-dogs which they can call to heel at any moment.

The U.S. needs to get its long nose out of the business of the Middle East in general. Get OUT of Iraq and let the Iraqis deal with their own mess and create a country on their own. The American colonies didn’t allow France or anyone else to build the U.S. for them. They built it themselves after defeating England in war. Let the Iraqis build their own nation without the U.S.’s constant involvement. If Iran or Saudi Arabia or anyone else in that region wants to interfere, LET THEM! As long as they are busy fighting each other, the U.S. has less to worry about and can focus on rebuilding its military at home, fixing its own, internal problems etc. etc. etc.

The U.S. should get it’s fingers out of the Israelis’ pie as well. The Israelis in turn should stop relying on the U.S. for everything. They need to catch a clue, the U.S. is only a friend as long as you do what the Americans say.

It needs to be said that the American founding fathers did not want Americans to be engaging in foreign wars that tax the American people and American resources. America is not sovereign over the entire earth.

Arabs and Jews alike should be willing to tell the American State Department where to stick it.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Of Temporary 'Palestinian' States

It has been about three weeks since I last wrote a blog. That's primarily due to the holiday season, working on a short film, and dealing with car issues. But, thankfully I've not really gone away and now, having read this morning's headlines on CNN.com, I am back with a vengeance.

Our good buddy, that 'Palestinian' "moderate" Mahmoud Abbas has told U.S. Secretary of State Condi Rice that any temporary 'Palestinian' State is not wanted by the 'Palestinian people.' Of course, if I were of the ideological persuasion that Abbas and the rest of the Arabs who hate Israel are, I too would be opposed to a temporary State. This is because it would be seen as charity by the Western powers rather than a victory for Islam.

No, in order to save face, and in order for Islam to be proclaimed throughout the Middle East legitimately as the only pathway to Heaven and each man's thousand virgins, the 'Palestinians', whether extremists like Haniyeh or moderates like Abbas, must achieve a full 'Palestinian' State and it must be accomplished through Jihad or by a seeming position of strength whereby the Arabs "take' what they believe is rightfully theirs.

The problem here is that, of course, I am in full agreement with Abbas on this issue. There should be no temporary 'Palestinian' State. Here is where I diverge from agreement with him though, I don't want ANY 'Palestinian' State to exist. See, I don't think they have any right to the land that the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob gave to Israel over three thousand years ago. The world constantly forgets (on purpose) that the Jews have had a claim to the land and have legitimately (at least by a remnant of people) lived in the land for that entire period. They didn't always have control, but there HAVE always been Jews that lived there. And it is, in fact, our ancient kingdom.

I don't think the United States has the right to interfere in the region. I don't think that the likes of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and company have the right to ASK for the U.S.'s interference. Is the U.S. Israel's strong tower? Is the good old U.S.A. Israel's fortress? Her shelter? Her banner proclaiming safety? Is the United States willing to guarentee Israel's safety and if they are, is the U.S. entirely trustworthy?

How can it be when President Bush, though seemingly more pro-Israel than his good old dad is willing to push for a peace plan which would not bring peace, is willing to listen to people like James Baker and yeah his dad too, both of whom are famous anti-Semites? And while Americans originally supported the war in Iraq, they've come to the conclusion that the Bush administration lied to them about the reasons for war in Iraq. Should Israel trust an American administration that is willing to lie to its own people? Sure Saddam Hussein was evil, and sure Saddam was bad for Israel and I can't say I'm sorry to see him gone and Iraq lessened as a nation, but if the Americans don't even see truth to rhetoric concerning their war, why in the world should Israel believe much of anything the Americans have to say either?

The vast majority of Christian evangelicals in the States, though friends of Israel by and large have somehow convinced themselves that while Jesus is at G-d's right hand, George W. Bush is at G-d's left. If Bush decides that his peace plan for Israel is the only way to go, are Israel's evangelical friends going to continue to stand by what the Bible actually says concerning the birthright G-d gave to Israel or will they follow their new shephard? After all, Bush is supposed to be a great Christian leader right?

What Israel needs is a backbone these days. What Israel needs is the ability to tell not only the Arabs, but the West and the entire world if need be to just go and take a flying leap. Because it's not the world's opinion that matters. It's not even the people of Israel's opinion that matters.

In the end there is only One who's opinion counts and it is Hashem and He alone that Israel should be listening to.

I mean, what if all these things are tests of Israel's faithfulness? Every time we ever leaned on anyone else for strength, or listened to the moanings and groanings of people who are pissed off at Israel over something we KNOW our G-d either gave us or told us to do, we became a broken and oppressed people.

Let's pass the tests given us. And the rest of the world be damned.