Gaza is still burning…
I just saw a CNN debate on the gaza crisis between Yishai Fleisher and David Levy (Sorry readers, I couldn’t get the link online). Yishai argued that Israel had a right to defend itself and what people around the world are calling ethnic cleansing is more an assertion of a state to flush out other people. I say ‘what’s the difference’. He also argued that Israel is merely claiming what is rightfully its territory and that it doesn’t matter is women and children are killed. Further stating that these facts are concocted by the Hamas in Gaza. Well this below should be evident of that;
David Levy on the other hand blamed the international community for not responding to the attacks. He urged the UN to take action and force Israel to a cease fire.
There is a perception that perhaps the UN isn’t doing anything because the United States of America plays a major role in it and uncle Sam has always supported Israel. For all the promise and hope Barrack Obama has given us about human freedoms and rights; even he hasn’t made a statement on the attacks.
While these killings are taking place in Gaza; Africa seems to be burning as it always does. 400 people were massacred by the Ugandan rebels in Congo in Xmas week. Still no reactions by the international community. Elie Wiesel put forth that when grave human rights violations take place, to be indifferent is a sin. Despite him being a jew himself and said in the context of the holocaust, his statement must be considered to ask the international community to interfere.
People now compare and see Israel having reminiscences of Nazi Germany. Alan Dershowtiz’s blog contains a comment that could be used as a reply to Yishai;
It’s exactly the same concept that the Nazis used to justify their racial policies — they called it “Blut und Boden” — blood and soil. Until the Nazis switched from emigration to massacre, German Zionists and German Nazis worked well together — they shared the same ridiculous idea that a people’s ancestry is somehow linked to particular “soil.” The fact that the “Aryan” people actually originated in western Asia illustrates how absurd this idea is.
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December 30, 2008 at 7:50 pm
justplainbill
1. There is no such thing as a moderate Muslim:
Qur’an 4:74: Let those fight in the cause of Allah Who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of Allah, — whether he is slain or gets victory, — Soon shall We give him a reward of great [value].
Qur’an 8:12-15: I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers; Smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.
Qur’an 9:5: But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war; but if they repent, accepting Islam, and establish regular prayers and practices regular charity then open the way for them; for God is oftforgiving, Most Merciful.
Qur’an 9:29: Fight those who believe not in Allah, … even if they are the people of the book (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.
Qur’an 9:73: O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites! Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey’s end.
Reference: The Noble Qur’an, Muslim Students Association, University of Southern California, http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran .
2. A sampling of other cites gives us: 9:111; 9:123; 4:76; 4:95; 2:216; 2:217; 2:218; 2:191; 8:16; 8:39; 8:41; 8:65; 48:20; and way too many more. Reference: The Noble Qur’an, Muslim Students Association, University of Southern California, http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran .
3. A sampling of Islamic Clerics declaring Jihad the normal state of being include: Al-Suyuti (d. 1505 C.E.); Al-Zamakhshari (d. 1144 C.E.); Al-Tabari (d. 923 C.E.); Al-Beidawi (d. 1286 C.E.), Ibn Kathir (d. 1373 C.E.); Sayyid Qutb (d. 1966 C.E.); Al-Azhar (d. 1985 C.E.); Al-Muntakhad Fii Tafsiir (d. 1985 C.E.); Al-Qur’aan (d. 1985 C.E.); & Al-Kariim (d. 1985 C.E.) – (C.E. = Common Era or Anno Domini, depending upon your political correctness)
4. The above authorized and promoted the Ethnic Cleansing of the Armenians, Ethnic Cleansing is more commonly referred to as genocide, when the phrase is used by U.S. liberals.
5. The Qur’an authorizes and promotes slavery: Muslim Slave System in India, Prakashan, Aditya, (New Delhi © 1994)
6. Igor Panarin, Dean of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Diplomat’s Academy, forecasts US disintegration begins in 2010, again; Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2008, pg 1, Vol. CCLII #152.
7. Suggested required reading: Gutzman The Politically Incorrect Guide to the U.S. Constitution; Klocek The Heartland Plan ( http://www.eloquentbooks.com/theheartlandplan.html ),
Solomon The Deniers; Ketcham The Anti-Federalist Papers; & Gordon An Empire of Wealth.
8. Of particular interest to the literate, will be app A of The Heartland Plan, as it has a copy of The Cryer Memorandum, a legal proof that federal taxation of personal income is both illegal and unconstitutional.
9. For more of interest, visit http://www.justplainbill.wordpress.com .
January 2, 2009 at 7:29 am
Aditya
May it be noted that but for our belief in free speech (barring spam); we would not have approved this comment.
you are free to express your views, but please do not do it so as to display any hatred towards a particular religion or race .
January 2, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Philip
Let one not forget the immediate cause for the flare up was rocket attacks by Hamas on Israeli settlements. On being provoked any country has the right to self defence.
Israel is resolute in crushing terror with an ‘iron fist’ a character our babus should learn…
January 15, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Rabab
are u believe Israeli lies and stories about rockets…what are these rockets make them killing all babies , womens and old people and burning all buildings even holy and UNRWA’s institutions and red cross buildings ….rockets was the lie that Israel justify its crimes and killings that’s is …Israel thinks that all of us is stupid to believe its false stories
January 18, 2009 at 7:48 am
Aditya
@ Philip : “Israel is resolute in crushing terror with an “iron fist” a character our babus should learn”
Do you believe that this crushing of terror must be achieved by the means of blockades and the killing of innocent civilians ?