Europe "Outsources" the Killing of Jews

This past weekend, Israel came within a matter of meters from disaster, death and destruction, when rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists in northern Gaza just missed hitting an elementary school and a gas station.

And how did the European Union respond to this outrage?

By agreeing to fund Hamas, of course.

On Monday, the EU announced that it would provide the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA) with some $140 million in “emergency” funds to stave off the financial collapse of the PA.

And so, Europe now joins with Iran, which has pledged $250 million to the Palestinians, in helping to salvage the solvency of Gaza and Ramallah.

It does not seem to matter one whit to the enlightened statesmen of Europe that they are helping to keep a terrorist entity afloat, providing it with the wherewithal to continue to threaten Israel and attack Jews, and effectively joining hands with the Ayatollahs of Iran.

But none of us should really be all that surprised by this turn of events. After all, Europe has spent the better part of the past millennium killing and persecuting Jews.

Now, instead, they are merely “outsourcing” their efforts to Hamas.

Is Yossi Beilin still rooting for the Seattle Seahawks?

So now it is official: a Hamas-controlled parliament was formally sworn in yesterday, signifying the Palestinians’ unmistakable and undeniable desire to wipe Israel off the map.

But has that served to wake up the Israeli left from its trance-like belief in peace at any price?

Of course not.

The Labor party reacted by declaring that it still “sees Mahmoud Abbas as a partner in peace talks”, which is akin to saying that one still thinks the Seattle Seahawks can win last month’s Superbowl.

Then there is Dr. Yossi Beilin of Meretz, one of the “brainchilds” of the Oslo process that created the Palestinian entity now under Hamas control.

Neither contrite nor remorseful over the failure of his policies, Beilin reacted to Hamas’ ascension to power by….. blaming Israel, of course.

“Israel made a terrible mistake by weakening the PA and Abbas in the past few years,” he opined, displaying yet again his uncanny ability to find no fault with Israel’s foes.

This, of course, is nothing new. Even after the Oslo process quickly descended into unprecedented waves of anti-Israel terror nearly 13 years ago, the hard-core Left refused to acknowledge the error of its ways, so why should now be any different?

Nonetheless, there is something instructive in all of this, for it serves as a useful reminder to those with short memories that people such as Beilin and his comrades can not and must not be returned to power.

If they are incapable of recognizing the dangers inherent in a Hamas-led terrorist regime, then they are best left to spin their fantasies far away from the centers of power.

Olmert Zigs and Zags on Hamas

With breathtaking speed, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has once again backtracked on his own policy towards Hamas, leaving heads spinning in Ramallah, Jerusalem and Washington.

Just days after Israeli officials began talking about imposing an “economic siege” on the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA), the Government has now apparently decided to permit international funding to reach the PA.

This flip-flop follows shortly on the heels of Olmert’s previous zig-zag regarding aid to Hamas. Shortly after the terrorist group won last month’s Palestinian elections, Israel said it would not transfer any more money to the PA, but then Olmert changed his mind last week and approved the handover of 240 million shekels in taxes and customs duties.

Even more ridiculous is the argument being put forth by Israeli officials to justify the continued flow of international aid to the newest rogue state in the Middle East.

The goal, unnamed Israeli Foreign Ministry officials told Yediot Aharonot, is to prevent Iranian and Islamist funding of the PA.

Huh?

Unless Hamas’ bank account has a limit on accepting donations, just how exactly will permitting international aid preclude the Iranians and Islamists from continuing to support their terrorist friends in Gaza?

Moreover – the Government’s position makes no sense. It is almost like saying that one should buy drugs from a dealer just so someone else won’t do it, as though that will stop the dealer from continuing with his crimes.

It’s bad enough that Olmert continues to bounce back and forth from one policy to another on this issue. But frankly what is even more troubling is that he doesn’t seem to have a clue as to what he is trying to achieve.