The Truth of Israel's War

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The Truth of Israel's War


Wednesday August 02, 2006 (1157 PST)
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The truth is that organizations like Hizbollah and Hamas are there because Israel is there and not vice versa.


As the land of Lebanon continues to be drenched with the blood of its own children, the world stands in a hushed silence watching this murderous crime from the safety of the sidelines. The Muslim world itself, with nary a peep from it's corpulent leadership, remains busy in brave exchanges of 'please-say-no-to-Israeli-aggression' emails and imploring Allah to come to the aid of Israel's victims.

It is time to shout the truth of Israel's war from the rooftops.
The truth is that organizations like Hizbollah and Hamas are there because Israel is there and not vice versa.

The truth is that the West created Israel out of its guilt of what it did, or allowed to be done, to the Jews and the Palestinians had no part in it.
The truth is that the holocaust was THE REASON because of which Western powers helped establish the Jewish state as a refuge for the Jews and their own consciences.

The truth is that for the redemption of their guilt, if the holocaust did really occur, the Western powers should have formed a state of Israel in their own backyard and not deprived 5 million Palestinians of their homeland.
The truth is that these same Western powers now want the entire world to accept the status quo and submit to the reality because the washed out glories of World War II are still around.

The truth is that while these same powers wielding the whip of anti-Semitism disallow even a discussion on the subject of holocaust, the fact remains that the issues of holocaust and Palestine are intimately interconnected. The roots of the Palestinian conflict must be sought in history and no solution to the conflict is possible unless historical wrongs are addressed first.

The truth is that the German peoples are still being punished for the crimes of a few as if the 3rd Reich was representative of all past, present and future generations of Germans and as if the entire German history is made up of the 12 years of the 3rd Reich's rule.

The truth is that along with the Germans, five million Palestinians have been made to pay reparations for the holocaust for 60 years, and will have to keep paying up for another 1000 years if nothing is done, yet the West continues to remain blind to the interconnection between the two issues.

The truth is that the dominant West today refuses to see the simple logic that if the holocaust did indeed occur, then Europe must bear the consequences and not the Palestinian people. And if it did not occur, then the Jews have no claim to the Palestinian's land.

The truth is that some sixty million people died in the gigantic crime of Second World War yet a few million Jews continue to remain the center of attention with the other over 90% of victims promptly forgotten.

The truth is that though it is difficult to put across the scale and effect of Israel's abuses of Palestinian lives through statistics alone yet these are appalling enough: since the year 2000 alone, in addition to hundreds of acres of farmland destroyed and 25,000 Palestinian homes demolished, nearly 4,000 Palestinians have been killed, 30,000 injured and 400 assassinated. An overwhelming number of these casualties remained women and children.
The truth is that despite the fact that Zionist controlled media reports just 13% of Palestinian children's' massacre and 88% of Israeli children's deaths, the numbers tell a horrifying tale; for 121 Israeli children reportedly killed by Palestinians, close to 800 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis.
The truth is that while zero Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians, 25000 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel and while two Israelis are being held prisoners by the Palestinians, 9,599 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel.

The truth is that the great benefactor of Israel, the United States of America, gives more than $15 million per day to the Israeli government and military while the Palestinian NGOs get a miserly $232,290 per day to care for the victims of Israeli aggression.

The truth is that while Israel reportedly possesses upward of 400 WMDs, the Palestinian have none and while there are 65 UN resolutions against Israel, there are none against Palestinians.

The truth is that while Israel bemoans that four rockets that fell on its territory were made in Iran, it has received upward of 17 billion dollars of arms from the United States alone over the last 10 years.

The truth is that virtually every bullet and every shrapnel that ricochets through the Palestinian's flesh and blood is linked to the United States of America one way or the other.

The truth is that no other country could avoid the wrath of the resident bully of planet earth, the United States of America, with one thousandth of what Israel does for breakfast every day.

The truth is that while Kofi Annan of United Nations of America (UNA) could find time in the thick of these atrocities to issue a deadline to Iran on its nuclear activities, he is powerless to even broker a temporary ceasefire to pause the unremitting bloodletting of innocent Lebanese.

The truth is that the twin evils joined at the hip, the United States and Israel, have together caused so much mischief in the world in the past few decades that one is forced to draw the conclusion that devil does indeed exist.
And if there is a devil, there must be a God--a God that watches their devilment in divine silence.

For now at least.

Copyrights : Anwaar Hussain
http://www.pkblogs.com/malakandsky
References
1. WWW.RemberTheseChildren.org
2. If Americans Knew
- what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/
3. Deadly Distortion - Biased Media Coverage
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/media/ap-report.html


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Irrespective of this war, irrespective of previous wars, irrespective of walls or bombs or apache helecopters or settlements or the murder of children, the truth is that Jews have lived on that land since the time of the Pharoahs. They didn't leave. Many were driven out but many remained there. At the time of the crusades, there were Jews. At the time of the Romans, there were Jews. At the time of Salah al-Din there were Jews and in the time of the Ottomans and the British there were Jews. This inconvenient fact seems to be oft overlooked by those who would drive them into the sea.

 

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Controversy: Understanding the Arab military mind —Barry Rubin

The Arabs never “lose” because they never surrender. Thus they do not formally give up anything. The leaders that brought on failure and the groups that did not triumph become heroes for being able to claim that they courageously fought the enemy without being crushed. The important points for them are that they gained revenge by inflicting damage

A key aspect of winning any war is to define the goals. This is especially true of the current fighting in Gaza and Lebanon. By trying to do too much — or believing that one can achieve more than is possible — the result can be failure and certainly will be disappointment.

In this case, the mistake is to think that Israel can destroy Hezbollah or eliminate it as a political and military entity. To claim otherwise plays into the hands of Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran, which want to define their victory as Hezbollah’s survival.

Defining victory as merely survival is a pattern often typical of Arab (and Iranian) politics. It is simultaneously disastrous and sensible. It is disastrous because it courts defeat by attacking superior forces: the 1967 Six Day War, Saddam Hussein’s challenge to the United States and his attack on Iran, Yasser Arafat’s fighting an endless battle in which he was always defeated, and so on. The Arab side is left with tremendous losses in casualties and material, as is once again happening with Lebanon and the Palestinians.

But what is to a large extent a defeat in practical and military terms also can be considered a political victory. The Arabs never “lose” because they never surrender. Thus they do not formally give up anything. The leaders that brought on failure and the groups that did not triumph become heroes for being able to claim that they courageously fought the enemy without being crushed. The important points for them are that they gained revenge by inflicting damage, showed that they were real men, did not buckle under and survived.

Such a pattern is a formula for endless conflict and endless defeat. Yet defeats do not force new attitudes, policies or leaders. The pragmatic “lesson” remains unlearnt because those who take this view perceive a different lesson.

That is why the kind of tactics that work well in conflicts elsewhere in the world do not function in the Middle East. The rules of the game are supposed to be like this: the side that loses recognises that it is weaker and makes a deal involving concessions to avoid another costly conflict. The stronger side then gains deterrence, because recognition of its power stops the other side from going to war in the first place. Wanting to avoid war, all sides solve disputes by compromise, end the conflict forever, and move onto other things.

Instead, Hezbollah and Hamas thrive on fighting as an end in itself. Moreover, Hezbollah and its friends present themselves as absolute victors no matter what happens. And millions of Arabs and Muslims, given regime and media propaganda, believe them.

The underlying cause of conflict is not that Hezbollah or Hamas have grievances against Israel so much as that they view Jews as prophet-murdering, devil-aiding, imperialistic sub-humans whose state must be wiped off the map. Formal ceasefires or political solutions are inconceivable. At the same time, the conflict gives them money, power, and glory. Any losses or suffering that occurs as a result — except perhaps to the leaders personally — are a matter of indifference.

For its part, Israel will win an objective military and political victory but is not able to destroy Hezbollah for several reasons. First, Hezbollah has the support of most Lebanese Shia, who make up roughly 40 percent of the population. The Shiites back Hezbollah because it appeals to their communal pride, represents their interests domestically, and stirs their religious passions. The current fighting will not erode that support, which regards resistance to Israel as a victory in itself.

Second, Iran and Syria will keep backing Hezbollah because doing so gives them prestige, influence in Lebanon, and a way to hit Israel — all without cost. Their backing includes not only arms, but also financial subsidies that enable Hezbollah to buy popular support.

Finally, a lot of Hezbollah’s resources and forces are outside Israel’s range. Thus, only strong action by Lebanese groups could destroy Hezbollah. But they won’t act because they fear civil war and opportunistically use Hezbollah to promote their own goals or ambitions. For example, the current Christian leadership is a political ally of Hezbollah, even though the former opposed and the latter favoured Syria’s continuing occupation of Lebanon.

Naturally, most other Lebanese are unhappy that Hezbollah’s adventurism has dragged their country into war and inflicted great destruction on it. Many secretly want Israel to crush Hezbollah and rid them of their problem. Yet they will do nothing themselves to help, thus ensuring that the problem continues.

There are, though, two realisable goals that Israel can achieve. The first is to keep Hezbollah away from the border. Ideally, Lebanon’s army and government would enter the area and run it as part of their country. Alternatively, another international force may be able to accomplish more than its predecessors, which mostly waved at the terrorists as they passed. But even if international institutions or Lebanon do nothing, Israel will attack any Hezbollah forces trying to get close enough to cross the border or fire rockets at Israeli civilians.

The second attainable goal is to impose such a high price on Hezbollah as to be an effective deterrence in practice. Hezbollah will keep insisting publicly that it yearns for another confrontation, shout defiance and claim victory. At the same time, though, it will confine its threats mainly to the verbal level. More than this cannot — and should not — be expected. — DT-PS

Barry Rubin is director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Centre, Interdisciplinary University, and editor of the ‘Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal’
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Controversy: Understanding the Arab military mind—Barry Rubin

1. Finally, a lot of Hezbollah’s resources and forces are outside Israel’s range. Thus, only strong action by Lebanese groups could destroy Hezbollah.

2. There are, though, two realisable goals that Israel can achieve. The first is to keep Hezbollah away from the border. Which mostly waved at the terrorists as they passed. But even if international institutions or Lebanon do nothing, Israel will attack any Hezbollah forces trying to get close enough to cross the border or fire rockets at Israeli civilians.

3. The second attainable goal is to impose such a high price on Hezbollah as to be an effective deterrence in practice. Hezbollah will keep insisting publicly that it yearns for another confrontation, shout defiance and claim victory. At the same time, though, it will confine its threats mainly to the verbal level. More than this cannot — and should not — be expected. —

1. There is no Lebanese group stong enough to destroy Hezbolla. The Lebanese Army also has high proportion of Shia who will not fight against Hezbolla. Even if they do, they will not succeed (where Israel is failing) For a militia, Hezbolla is extremely well diciplined and trained and equiped.


2. Israel is trying to do that at a very high cost with mixed results. International peacekeeping forces are meant to keep the peace, not fight Israel's dirty wars.

3. Hezbollah is not cracking under Israeli pressure, in fact it is also inflicting casualities on Israeli forces. At the moment Hezbollah is doing more fighting than talking. Hezbollah will be easily resupplied with arms from Syria once the guns fall silent and with financial assistance they will be able to easily recruit to replace the fallen (from a seething Shia community)

 

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1. There is no Lebanese group stong enough to destroy Hezbolla. The Lebanese Army also has high proportion of Shia who will not fight against Hezbolla. Even if they do, they will not succeed (where Israel is failing) For a militia, Hezbolla is extremely well diciplined and trained and equiped.


2. Israel is trying to do that at a very high cost with mixed results. International peacekeeping forces are meant to keep the peace, not fight Israel's dirty wars.

3. Hezbollah is not cracking under Israeli pressure, in fact it is also inflicting casualities on Israeli forces. At the moment Hezbollah is doing more fighting than talking. Hezbollah will be easily resupplied with arms from Syria once the guns fall silent and with financial assistance they will be able to easily recruit to replace the fallen (from a seething Shia community)

2 & 3 are why any attempt to impose an international settlement has to be a peaceMAKING force, rather than a peacekeeping. This is also why it will probably never happen.