Whose Victory?
Palestinians have celebrated their so-called victory of Israel's Gaza pull-out by deluding themselves, once more, that their terrorism defeated Israel. This was palpably untrue; Israel, in fact, had gotten the better of the terrorists.
Israel scored one success after another targeting terrorist leaders, planners, Kassam rocketeers and mortar bombers. And the anti-terrorist barrier was doing its job of keeping suicide terrorists out. The Arabs were desperately fighting a losing battle and they knew it.
Palestine Terrorist Authority Rejoices
No one should be surprised that the Palestinian Terrorist Authority encouraged and praised the "victory" celebrations of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, various Martyrs' Brigades and others. There is no visible line between the terrorist factions and their mentor and protector. Many of the PA's factions are registered on the US State Department's official list of terrorist organizations.
Why all have not been listed may be clear to State, but is unclear to the rest of us, since all have deliberately participated in the slaughter of Israeli civilians. (In contrast, Kahane Chai - the only Jewish organization listed by State - has never killed any Arab civilians and has, in any event, been out of existence many years.)
The PA itself deserves to be listed by State, because it is the direct descendent of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which was itself listed. The change in name never represented a change of heart. State recognized that terrorism was the main intent of the PLO and had correctly given them top billing in its list of Palestinian terrorist organizations.
Kangaroo Trials
Israel's security services have seldom, if ever, had any difficulty identifying the perpetrators of Palestinian terrorist crimes. In point of fact, neither has the Palestinian Terrorist Authority. However, it will surprise no one that the few terrorists who were arrested by the PA all "escaped" before or after "trial", and were never again found (except by Israeli intelligence agencies).
Kangaroo trials were reserved exclusively for "collaborators". No "collaborators" ever lived long enough to escape; they were taken outside and unceremoniously executed.
Aiding, Abetting, Harboring
The Palestinian Authority undoubtedly earned the 'terrorist' appellation because:
1. No terrorist has ever been searched or disarmed on the Palestinian Authority's side of crossing points. Few, indeed, have ever been arrested no matter how heinous the murders committed against Jews.
2. Israel's security services have seldom, if ever, had difficulty identifying the perpetrators of terrorist crimes. So there can be little doubt that the Palestinian Authority knew exactly who they were, too.
3. The Palestinian Authority provides safe houses to protect wanted terrorists being hunted down by Israeli security.
Omissions and Commissions
4. The Palestinian Authority permits members of its terrorist factions comprehensive training facilities in its territory.
5. It also permits foreign Arabs to come in and become active partners in their terrorist activities.
6. It provides political protection and uses fungible money to pay living allowances to activists and pensions to bereaved families.
7. It finances the purchase of arms and munitions for its terrorists.
Karin A ? The Proof Positive
8. Proof, if more was ever needed, was the Karin A smuggling boat, which was apprehended by the Israel navy off the coast of Gaza in January 2002. 50 tons of military materiel were confiscated. The Palestinian captain was tried in Israel and sentenced to 25 years in jail.
9. This freighter had been purchased by Yasser Arafat and loaded with exactly the kind of lethal stuff used by the Palestinian terrorist organizations.
10. Yasser Arafat had been caught red-handed. His fingerprints and the signatures of his chief executives were on the invoices. Arafat lied about his direct involvement (naturally), but though he was condemned and no longer persona grata in the White House, that was as far as the US would go.
11. The shipment contained Katyusha rockets, mortars, sniper rifles, bullets, anti-tank mines, anti-tank missiles, plus over two and a half tons of pure explosives. All items used and needed by the PA terrorists, enough to kill hundreds, even thousands, of Israeli civilians.
Arming of the Palestinian Terrorist Authority
Israel had clearly flubbed the PR value of the Karin A's interdiction. As a result of this failure, no one focused on the unique fact that the ship was delivering specifically selected weaponry ordered by the Palestinian Authority itself (not by a terrorist faction).
It was at this stage that Israel should have immediately declared the PA to be a Terrorist Authority. For, although there was clearly a difference in scale, the event was comparable in our situation to the discovery of the missile base constructed by the Russians in Cuba. Regrettably, Israel missed the opportunity to influence world opinion with the significance of the Karin A's capture.
Nevertheless, this lost opportunity did not alter the facts. The PA, representing all the terrorist factions, is a Terrorist Authority. Yet, incredibly, the US and the UK continue to exert pressure on Israel to make peace with a terrorist entity. Something they would never do themselves.
Moreover, the US and UK know the Palestinians are hell-bent on a final Jewish solution of their own. Their terrorist factions have made no secret of their intention to obliterate Israel from the map (in anticipation of which, Israel is never shown on their maps).
What is there about Arab terrorism upon Israeli civilians that is so acceptable to great moral nations like the US and the UK? Why does Arab terrorism garner so much sympathy from these governments? How come they only act tough on terrorism when their own civilians are subjected to Muslim terrorism?
It's about time tough-talking Condoleezza Rice gave the world some frank answers.
Palestinians have celebrated their so-called victory of Israel's Gaza pull-out by deluding themselves, once more, that their terrorism defeated Israel. This was palpably untrue; Israel, in fact, had gotten the better of the terrorists.
Israel scored one success after another targeting terrorist leaders, planners, Kassam rocketeers and mortar bombers. And the anti-terrorist barrier was doing its job of keeping suicide terrorists out. The Arabs were desperately fighting a losing battle and they knew it.
Palestine Terrorist Authority Rejoices
No one should be surprised that the Palestinian Terrorist Authority encouraged and praised the "victory" celebrations of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, various Martyrs' Brigades and others. There is no visible line between the terrorist factions and their mentor and protector. Many of the PA's factions are registered on the US State Department's official list of terrorist organizations.
Why all have not been listed may be clear to State, but is unclear to the rest of us, since all have deliberately participated in the slaughter of Israeli civilians. (In contrast, Kahane Chai - the only Jewish organization listed by State - has never killed any Arab civilians and has, in any event, been out of existence many years.)
The PA itself deserves to be listed by State, because it is the direct descendent of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which was itself listed. The change in name never represented a change of heart. State recognized that terrorism was the main intent of the PLO and had correctly given them top billing in its list of Palestinian terrorist organizations.
Kangaroo Trials
Israel's security services have seldom, if ever, had any difficulty identifying the perpetrators of Palestinian terrorist crimes. In point of fact, neither has the Palestinian Terrorist Authority. However, it will surprise no one that the few terrorists who were arrested by the PA all "escaped" before or after "trial", and were never again found (except by Israeli intelligence agencies).
Kangaroo trials were reserved exclusively for "collaborators". No "collaborators" ever lived long enough to escape; they were taken outside and unceremoniously executed.
Aiding, Abetting, Harboring
The Palestinian Authority undoubtedly earned the 'terrorist' appellation because:
1. No terrorist has ever been searched or disarmed on the Palestinian Authority's side of crossing points. Few, indeed, have ever been arrested no matter how heinous the murders committed against Jews.
2. Israel's security services have seldom, if ever, had difficulty identifying the perpetrators of terrorist crimes. So there can be little doubt that the Palestinian Authority knew exactly who they were, too.
3. The Palestinian Authority provides safe houses to protect wanted terrorists being hunted down by Israeli security.
Omissions and Commissions
4. The Palestinian Authority permits members of its terrorist factions comprehensive training facilities in its territory.
5. It also permits foreign Arabs to come in and become active partners in their terrorist activities.
6. It provides political protection and uses fungible money to pay living allowances to activists and pensions to bereaved families.
7. It finances the purchase of arms and munitions for its terrorists.
Karin A ? The Proof Positive
8. Proof, if more was ever needed, was the Karin A smuggling boat, which was apprehended by the Israel navy off the coast of Gaza in January 2002. 50 tons of military materiel were confiscated. The Palestinian captain was tried in Israel and sentenced to 25 years in jail.
9. This freighter had been purchased by Yasser Arafat and loaded with exactly the kind of lethal stuff used by the Palestinian terrorist organizations.
10. Yasser Arafat had been caught red-handed. His fingerprints and the signatures of his chief executives were on the invoices. Arafat lied about his direct involvement (naturally), but though he was condemned and no longer persona grata in the White House, that was as far as the US would go.
11. The shipment contained Katyusha rockets, mortars, sniper rifles, bullets, anti-tank mines, anti-tank missiles, plus over two and a half tons of pure explosives. All items used and needed by the PA terrorists, enough to kill hundreds, even thousands, of Israeli civilians.
Arming of the Palestinian Terrorist Authority
Israel had clearly flubbed the PR value of the Karin A's interdiction. As a result of this failure, no one focused on the unique fact that the ship was delivering specifically selected weaponry ordered by the Palestinian Authority itself (not by a terrorist faction).
It was at this stage that Israel should have immediately declared the PA to be a Terrorist Authority. For, although there was clearly a difference in scale, the event was comparable in our situation to the discovery of the missile base constructed by the Russians in Cuba. Regrettably, Israel missed the opportunity to influence world opinion with the significance of the Karin A's capture.
Nevertheless, this lost opportunity did not alter the facts. The PA, representing all the terrorist factions, is a Terrorist Authority. Yet, incredibly, the US and the UK continue to exert pressure on Israel to make peace with a terrorist entity. Something they would never do themselves.
Moreover, the US and UK know the Palestinians are hell-bent on a final Jewish solution of their own. Their terrorist factions have made no secret of their intention to obliterate Israel from the map (in anticipation of which, Israel is never shown on their maps).
What is there about Arab terrorism upon Israeli civilians that is so acceptable to great moral nations like the US and the UK? Why does Arab terrorism garner so much sympathy from these governments? How come they only act tough on terrorism when their own civilians are subjected to Muslim terrorism?
It's about time tough-talking Condoleezza Rice gave the world some frank answers.