Pushing for a Cease Fire

Submitted by Paul la Demain (United States), Jul 19, 2014 at 16:18

Kerry declares that he (the U.S) "wants to stop the killing and then everyone can get down to the issues." This statement makes him and the US State Dept. appear daft. "The killing" IS the issue because Hamas and Hezbullah and the PLO have resolutely declared that killing Jews and destroying the Jewish Homeland is their paramount aim. Arab agencies of all stripes and regardless of their fanciful nomenclatures have made it clear to the US that they intend to "fulfill their agenda."

The arabs made it plain that they aim to destroy every every Israeli citizen: Jew, Muslim, Christian et. al alike. That's the issue, Mr. Kerry, so you can stop pretending. Other issues, such as the boundaries for Israel and all the other new arab states were resolved last century per the San Remo Resolution. It delineated the boundaries of the Jewish Homeland in conformity with established international law. However, after the holocaust and WWII, Jewish survivors were so sorely beleaguered or so woefully uneducated (Peres and Beilin and their affiliates fit both categories) that the British and their arab clientele found it easy to ignore or abrogate established international law with impunity and the British relished the fact that the battered and half-dead Jews were easy marks for bullying, intimidation and manipulation.

British machinations, whatever they were at that time, did not divest Israel of its absolute right to its lands and these lands include not only the tid-bits Israel has today, but also Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, portions of Lebanon and most of the Golan Heights, and yes, Israel's lands include the Gaza region. Even major parts of the land that was transformed into the new state of Jordan. Were it otherwise, England would be compelled to abolish its authority over Ireland and Scotland, and other nations, such as czechloslovakia, would have to deal with resetting their boundaries. British meddling underlies today's middle east strife and this problem must be deal with regardless of how many Jewish billionaires own properties in London. For its part, Israel needs a bolder and steelier leadership that is willing to recognize and enforce the entire panoply of rights and powers and to get Norway's oil interests off its back.

As for Israel's boundaries: They were established last century when all nations recognized that theses boundaries encompassed the lands today's arabs and their euroid enablers (Norway, UK, France) plot to steal. As for the "Oslo Accord" -- not only was it an ultra vires disaster impressed upon israel ... it is more important to understand that "Oslo" was stillborn at its birth because Arafat stated that he had no intention of agreeing to its terms when he signed on. Arafat played the US like a fiddle in order to confound the US, which, at that time, was all too willing to be "confounded" due to its perceived need to grease its wheels with middle eastern oil. As for the Saudis: they are cold, patient and possess a unique brilliance for manipulating their prey.

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