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Mahmouud Abbas
by Mark Neckameyer
January 15, 2005
Saturday
This was supposed to be at least the beginning of the end of
Israeli Vs. Palestinian bloodshed. The new Palestinian
President, Mr. Abbas was pledged to do things differently, curb
the terrorism so that the two sides could re-institute peace
talks and the Israelis could withdraw their troops and the Palestinians
could at last have a sovereign homeland. Then, right before his
election, Abbas began campaigning by actually allowing himself
to be hoisted and carried on the shoulders of Hamas and other
murderers. These are terrorists who have stated publicly
that they deny Israel a right to any existence and have pledged
to kill or drive all Israelis "into the sea". Today's
Israelis are mostly children and grandchildren of Holocaust victims
and Jews who were driven from Arab lands like Syria, Egypt and
Iraq in the 1940s, from Russia in the 1980s. They
are not going anywhere.
Israeli mothers and fathers want their young boys home and out
of danger just like we wait for the day our own youngsters can
return from Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, Israel
as a tiny country, cannot give up the buffer they have between
their own heartland and a potential sovereign state that allows
and encourages terrorist incursions. This week, apparently
to celebrate Abbas' inauguration, Palestinian terrorists attacked
over the border and killed several Israelis ... again.
Abbas has not publicly said or done anything to damn the murderers
or to assure their sponsors being punished. Yesterday Prime
Minister Sharon of Israel cut off all contact with the new Palestinian
government until steps are taken to at least try to contain the
terrorism.
It may be that Abbas cannot do anything. He appears to
be more afraid of Hams et al than he is desirous of attaining
a homeland for his people. It is too bad. Palestinians
need the jobs that are available in Israel and Israel has no
choice but to keep the buffer that could be a free Palestine
and to just build more and stronger walls to protect their people.
It is a shame!
Mark Neckameyer
Irvine, CA - USA
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