In the true Xmas spirit of turning cheeks, the Israel government has taken appeasement to new levels. Invoking memories of Kevin Bacon's fraternity initiation in Animal House ("Thank you sir, may I have another?"), there has been a flurry of good-will activity, all in good cheer, to strengthen our Holocaust-denying partner-in-peace, Abu Mazen, with Condoleezza Rice et al pulling the strings from behind her eggnog.
Let's see, first there were to be 59 checkpoints removed, then 400, now 27? Then came word of release of a "few" prisoners in time for the Muslim holidays. All this as the Palestinian Authority rockets keep flying in during the ceasefire, shooting to hell all office pool predictions of just how many Kassams it would take for Israel to "push the button". Apparently Kadima Knesset Member David Tal was not even close when he rhetorically asked the prime minister over the weekend if 40 was the magic number.
According to a Foreign Ministery report, all of this means that Israel qualifies as a non-country, since it cannot protect its own citizens. Really. I quote: "Even though most of these rockets have fortunately not caused serious harm to the civilians they were aimed at, no country in the world would tolerate any such attacks on its civilian population."
And all this as we find out:
* that Jimmy "I am not an anti-Semite, I am a Jew-hater" Carter was in bed with the Arab-backed and infamous Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), otherwise known as "the bank that would bribe G-d," and hence his latest anti-Semitic screed;
* that one Kassam landed near a kindergarten and another in Ashkelon;
* that the US State department still thinks all the "Palestinians" want is just a state to call home and that they will gladly lay down their arms;
* that Israel really is hell-bent on paying $100 million to the PA, for humanitarian purposes;
* that the Egyptians will generously let us keep Eilat;
* that the shooting of Israelis in the West Bank has already started as the checkpoints come down;
* that the current Shabak (General Security Services) head has a gift for pointing out the obvious. And again, I quote: "We're trapped. If we don't respond, the Kassams will continue to fall and if we do respond against the rocket cells, the calm will collapse." This is "calm"? I would hate to see manic or nervous; and
* that while no one in government seems inclined to give the IDF the green light to stop the Kassams, somehow it finds the time to criminally harass another 15-year-old girl from Hevron. And for a minute I was worried that state priorities were misplaced.
Yes, this must truly be "peace in our time," with the Israeli government doing its best Neville Chamberlain impression. Peace and good will on earth - and all it takes is Israel offering itself up on a platter to the jackals seeking its destruction. Yes, peace is all around. In the words of Gregory House, MD: "Sure, and dogs will stop licking themselves." Someone get the plastic surgeons ready to do those extra cheek implants.
Let's see, first there were to be 59 checkpoints removed, then 400, now 27? Then came word of release of a "few" prisoners in time for the Muslim holidays. All this as the Palestinian Authority rockets keep flying in during the ceasefire, shooting to hell all office pool predictions of just how many Kassams it would take for Israel to "push the button". Apparently Kadima Knesset Member David Tal was not even close when he rhetorically asked the prime minister over the weekend if 40 was the magic number.
According to a Foreign Ministery report, all of this means that Israel qualifies as a non-country, since it cannot protect its own citizens. Really. I quote: "Even though most of these rockets have fortunately not caused serious harm to the civilians they were aimed at, no country in the world would tolerate any such attacks on its civilian population."
And all this as we find out:
* that Jimmy "I am not an anti-Semite, I am a Jew-hater" Carter was in bed with the Arab-backed and infamous Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), otherwise known as "the bank that would bribe G-d," and hence his latest anti-Semitic screed;
* that one Kassam landed near a kindergarten and another in Ashkelon;
* that the US State department still thinks all the "Palestinians" want is just a state to call home and that they will gladly lay down their arms;
* that Israel really is hell-bent on paying $100 million to the PA, for humanitarian purposes;
* that the Egyptians will generously let us keep Eilat;
* that the shooting of Israelis in the West Bank has already started as the checkpoints come down;
* that the current Shabak (General Security Services) head has a gift for pointing out the obvious. And again, I quote: "We're trapped. If we don't respond, the Kassams will continue to fall and if we do respond against the rocket cells, the calm will collapse." This is "calm"? I would hate to see manic or nervous; and
* that while no one in government seems inclined to give the IDF the green light to stop the Kassams, somehow it finds the time to criminally harass another 15-year-old girl from Hevron. And for a minute I was worried that state priorities were misplaced.
Yes, this must truly be "peace in our time," with the Israeli government doing its best Neville Chamberlain impression. Peace and good will on earth - and all it takes is Israel offering itself up on a platter to the jackals seeking its destruction. Yes, peace is all around. In the words of Gregory House, MD: "Sure, and dogs will stop licking themselves." Someone get the plastic surgeons ready to do those extra cheek implants.