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כי-הִנֵּה הַסְּתָו, עָבָר; הַגֶּשֶׁם, חָלַף הָלַךְ לוֹ הַנִּצָּנִים נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ, עֵת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ; וְקוֹל הַתּוֹר, נִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵנוּ The voice of the turtledove may be heard in the land now as the weather warms, but the voice of the people is not. Because in less cheerful matters, the Obama Administration continues to ramp up its assault on both American and Israeli Democracy. The Slaughter Rule will allow Obama to rule with a semimajority, thereby subverting the process. The attempt to ram through ObamaCare is a deliberate rejection of every poll and the Massachusetts Senate vote. And it is Obama's template for continuing to ram through his illegal plans for the United States. The bill will break states. It will break companies. It will put a boot down on the head of the American economy. Which is exactly its goal. The Obama Administration is not interested in economic prosperity, it is interested in a government takeover. People who can make their own way and pay their own bills, are poor candidates for a nanny state. No, the people have to be robbed, browbeaten, left helpless, and only then will they agree to have the chains put around their necks. Or least stop fighting against them as hard. That's the plan. And the ObamaCare Putsch is meant to send a message to the people that democracy will not get in the way. It's a Chicago style legacy of intimidation that tells the people their votes are useless, except as counters to trade away to unions or organizations promising to represent their interests. It's the left's knife to the neck of democracy. It's the progressive fangs biting deep into the jugular of the American People, and sucking out the prosperity to nourish their network of entitlement organizations. And the media which has gone back to its chief role as Obama's press corps are doing their part to ensure that only the voice of the liar in chief is heard in the land. After the scandal has passed, ACORN is back. The media push is slowly underway for "Immigration Reform", to follow "Health Care Reform". Because if you call a whopping and illegal disaster, "Reform", that somehow makes it better. Which means the real showdown is just beginning. This is no longer simply about left and right. It isn't even about whether ObamaCare is good or bad anymore. It's about whether laws will be passed through the rule of law, or by the fiat of a minority of radicals who have climbed to power subverting the American Republic and its Democratic tradition to get their way... by any means necessary. Meanwhile after the Obama Administration threw a well choreographed tantrum after Israel dared to build housing for Jews in established Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem-- Netanyahu tried to appease Obama with an apology and political gestures. And in return, Obama's cronies are openly laughing at him and celebrating their victory. On the BBC (the Baghdad Broadcasting Corporation that helped spawn Al Jazeera), Hillary Clinton boasted that pressure on Netanyahu had produced results. Joe Biden, who was supposedly deeply insulted by Israel's home building, meanwhile went on to make jokes at Israel's expense. Because clearly that is not an insult. The quartet which includes Hillary Clinton, George Mitchell and Communist EU Baroness Catherine Ashton, meanwhile issued its demands to Israel in a statement which includes repeated condemnations of Israel and repeated praise of the Palestinian Authority, despite the fact that the latter is continuing to engage in terrorism against Israel. The statement is a horse load of hypocrisy and gleeful lies. Consider the following The proximity talks are an important step toward the resumption, without pre-conditions, of direct bilateral negotiations that resolve all final status issues as previously agreed by the parties. Except of course the statement itself contains multiple pre-conditions, all directed at Israel. Including a freeze in Jerusalem. An end to natural growth. Opening up Israeli borders to Islamic terrorists. And the rights of the PA to Jerusalem. When it rejects pre-conditions, it simply means that Israel is not allowed to demand an end to Islamic Arab terrorism before negotiations begin. The Quartet believes these negotiations should lead to a settlement, negotiated between the parties within 24 months, that ends the occupation which began in 1967 and results in the emergence of an independent, democratic, and viable Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbors. Considering that the Palestinian Arab areas are currently divided into one run by the Islamist Hamas and one run by the Marxist-Islamist Fatah, neither of which can get along with each other, the creation of such a single state is currently obviously impossible. The Quartet reps are well aware of this, they simply have no interest on acknowledging it. The Quartet reiterates its call on Israel and the Palestinians to act on the basis of international law and on their previous agreements and obligations – in particular adherence to the Roadmap, irrespective of reciprocity The key phrase there is, irrespective of reciprocity. Which is a fancy way of saying that Israel again has no right to expect the absence of terrorist attacks, but must nevertheless make concessions to the terrorist groups waging war with it... even during the negotiations. The Quartet urges the government of Israel to freeze all settlement activity, including natural growth, to dismantle outposts erected since March 2001, and to refrain from demolitions and evictions in East Jerusalem. The Quartet also calls on both sides to observe calm and restraint and to refrain from provocative actions and inflammatory rhetoric especially in areas of cultural and religious sensitivity. Noting the significant progress on security achieved by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, the Quartet calls on the Palestinian Authority to continue to make every effort to improve law and order, to fight violent extremism and to end incitement. The Quartet emphasizes the need to assist the Palestinian Authority in building its law enforcement capacity. Note that the Quartet condemns Israel and demands a housing freeze. It makes no such demands of the Muslim side, which continues to seize and buy land. It makes a general statement about avoiding inflammatory rhetoric, without actually condemning the constant calls for Jihad emanating from the Palestinian Authority. And makes it in such a bland generic way that it could be read as applying to just about anything. Finally the Quartet praises the Palestinian Authority for unstated "significant progress", and calls on it to fight, not terrorism, but "violent extremism". And puts the burden on others to assist it. This is followed by a statement denying that Israel has any rights in East Jerusalem. It essentially states up front that the negotiations would have to grant the PA its own capital in Jerusalem. Which shows up the hypocrisy of its claims that there should be no pre-conditions. The Quartet calls for a solution that addresses Israel’s legitimate security concerns, including an end to weapons smuggling into Gaza; promotes Palestinian unity based on the PLO commitments and the re-unification of Gaza and the West Bank under the legitimate Palestinian Authority What in the world is the legitimate Palestinian Authority? Is it the Hamas one that won the elections or the Fatah one backed by the Quartet, whose leader is continuing to rule even though his term expired a while back and there have been no new elections. The Quartet doesn't know or care. Meanwhile Tony Blair, the Quartet's representative, had a secret deal worth 20 million pounds (approx 30 million dollars) with an oil company, and another 1 million pounds from the Kuwaiti royal family. Meanwhile in his many travels to bring "peace to the region", Blair formed business contacts with Islamic leaders, including the UAE, which amount to another as much as 5 million pounds. And beneath all that is a complex network of 12 entities, whose earnings and associations Blair does not have to disclose. How does the fact that Blair's Middle East trips have been as much about making him some money from the Muslim world, as about bringing peace, influence his Quartet reports? Do you even have to ask. And do you really think that the Kuwaiti royal family paid Blair 2 million US in order to have him write a report about Kuwait. There's something rotten here and it stinks to high heaven. Meanwhile, ignored by everyone, the Islamist leader of Turkey, PM Erdogan, warned the hundred thousand or so Armenians living in territory conquered by the Muslim Ottoman Empire, that if they didn't disavow claims that Turkey committed genocide against them, he would ethnically cleanse them from his country. Now Erdogan didn't do this in some seedy back alley. He didn't deliver a speech to his closest supporters that no one in the West could be expected to notice. He did it on the BBC. That's right. The Prime Minister of Turkey threatened to ethnically cleanse a Christian minority from his country, if they keep complaining about that genocide... and did it on the BBC. And the UN said nothing. There were no massive protest rallies throughout Europe. No boycott threats against Turkish academics. Nothing. Instead Erdogan blasted the media for misquoting him, and again warned, “I re-call on Armenia and third countries to be constructive and responsible,” Erdogan said. “All initiatives that deteriorate the [normalization] process will carry a heavy cost – [not to] Turkey but [to] the creators and supporters of those malicious initiatives.” Then to complete the obscene farce, Erdogan warned Israel against building housing in Jerusalem. Erdogan threatened not to normalize ties with Tel Aviv as long as the situation continues. “How can we make contact, my brother?” he asked, addressing Israeli politicians. “First, you need to align with international law and avoid any cruelty or outrages.” Because of course if there's one thing that the Turkish Hitler is known for, it's not being present anywhere innocent people suffer. Some columnists, such as Can Dundar of daily Milliyet, referred to a new “tehcir,” the term Turks use for the deportation of Armenians in 1915. Dundar indicated that Erdoğan’s remarks amount to saying that “100,000 Armenians are hostages, and if European parliaments don’t stop pressuring Turkey over the 1915 events, we will make them suffer.” But then just to rub it in the face of European leaders, Erdogan again made the threat during a joint press conference with Gordon Brown. And the same British government that repeatedly condemns Israel, its head had nothing but praise for Erdogan's restraint. Instead Gordon Brown expressed support for Turkey after a PKK bombing (unaccompanied by the usual demands that Turkey negotiate with the terrorists that are routinely directed at Israel after a terrorist attack) and signed a UK-Turkish Strategic Partnership, while endorsing Turkey's EU bid. This with a man who shortly before had threatened ethnic cleansing. And threatened it again during the press conference. The obscenity of this is astounding. It is almost beyond words. But for the final ugly context. Erdogan just received an award from the Saudi royal family for his "service to Islam". The Saudi royal family was likely behind the rise of Turkey's Islamists, providing covert support and funding. And Erdogan, the Turkish Hitler, is the true face of Islam, offering brutality and hate, subverting his enemies through trade, until he can destroy them. As for as Erdogan, the Saudis and the Muslim world are concerned, it was the Armenians yesterday, the Jews today and Americans and Europeans tomorrow. But Gordon Brown and the rest of the world are rolling out the Red Carpet for him, even as a UK artist was sentenced to jail for a picture mocking Erdogan, and as Erdogan's Islamist allies roll out another domestic crackdown against "coup plotters", which is the usual excuse for suppressing the political opposition. It is worth remembering now the naked hypocrisy of the same political establishment that damns Israel, but gives Erdogan a pass. It is worth nothing the cynical deceits of the protesters who daily accuse Israel of "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing", while ignoring when the Turkish PM openly threatens it. There is no moral legitimacy or integrity to this facade. It is about power and appeasing Islam. That's all there is to it. Meanwhile behind the scenes, the Obama Administration has maintained an arms embargo on Israel. The shipment of bunker busters that Israel needed in order to launch a strike on Iran's nuclear capabilities have been diverted. And while everyone in the Obama Administration howls about Israel's insults, Israel like Bontscha, remains silent. Niles Gardiner at the Telegraph sums it up best in his column, Barack Obama treats Israel and Britain with sneering contempt Perhaps only one thing is certain about the course of the Obama administration’s ham-fisted foreign policy – there is no depth to which it will not stoop to kick America’s allies in the teeth while cuddling up to her enemies. In the past month we’ve seen ample evidence of this with the State Department’s appalling decision to openly side with Argentina against Great Britain over the Falklands, and the White House’s bullying of Israel. Note that the British government has made a formal protest to Washington over the Falklands. The British Foreign Secretary will not meet with Hillary Clinton, itself an obvious diplomatic snub. But don't expect the ObamaMedia to cover any of this. Caroline Glick is even more direct and to the point Obama’s ultimatum makes clear that mediating peace between Israel and the Palestinians is not a goal he is interested in achieving. Which is exactly what we should expect from Hussein. With the US president treating Israel like an enemy, the Palestinians have no reason to agree to sit down and negotiate. Indeed, they have no choice but to declare war. And this is a taste of what that war looks like A group of young soldiers in Hevron were lucky to escape with their lives Thursday when they encountered an angry Arab mob while trying to get to Kiryat Arba. The soldiers were on their way to a training exercise and made the mistake of asking a local Arab man for directions. The man directed them to a Palestinian Authority (PA) controlled neighborhood of the city, where the mob was waiting. This is exactly what Obama hopes to accomplish. The destruction of Israel. And all the while Obama is treating the terrorists with the softest of kid gloves. Gitmo terrorists are now getting laptops. That's right, laptops for 9/11 terrorists. The Pentagon allowed five captured al Qaeda members currently held at the Guantanamo Bay prison to use laptop computers in detention, raising concerns among security officials that the terrorism suspects could pass sensitive data to terrorists in the future, according to U.S. officials.Go to Jihad Watch to read the rest of the article. But just to get this straight, while US soldiers are fighting and dying against terrorists, the terrorists responsible for 9/11 are getting government laptops. What else is there to say, except that this is an administration of the terrorists, by the terrorists and for the terrorists. And as Don Feder at Family Security Matters points out, "Our Inability to say the I Word" is leading to this.
And that is who is truly endangering the US military and the United States. Not those who fight Islamic terrorism, but those who give in to it. Jack Kemp meanwhile looks at the political consequences and impacts of the ObamaCare War. Professional pollsters, including Democrat Pat Caddell are saying the Democratic Party could lose "30 or more House seats" (try 70 or more, Pat) in November. A defeated Democratic Congressperson who in early November 2010 now knows that their career is over gets approached by Nancy Pelosi with an offer of a job if they now vote "yes" on the healthcare bill. Remember, the defeated Democrats still are in office until early January, effectively in power until Christmas. Will these lame duck Democrats take such an offer from their party? Or will they be so bitter - and well connected - that they see taking such an offer from Madame Speaker (a possible soon-to-be ex-Speaker) as a detriment to their future in general or as a Democrat in particular? This opens up numerous possibilities for the Republican party to go the other way. See what Governor Christie is doing in New Jersey at Doug Ross. New Jersey spends $11 billion more annually than it takes in -- the largest percentage deficit in the U.S.Israpundit meanwhile has a JINSA report on the folly of training Fatah's IslamoMarxist army of terrorists. Fairly authoritative sources have noted that Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, the U.S. Army general responsible for training Abu Mazen’s Palestinian security force/army, has become increasingly marginalized by the Fatah government. Last summer his staff was reportedly no longer directly involved in training or planning and had been “expelled” from the Palestinian Authority (PA) “Strategic Planning Department.” Then came news that American DynCorp International’s contract for training and mentoring Palestinian forces had not been renewed. Now, another shoe has dropped. Of course the Fatah PA militias have never been anything but thugs and terrorists in the guise of police forces and an army. And now the US can look forward to having trained a new army of terrorists, some of whom will carry out attacks against the US... sooner or later. Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors is holding a special event with Knesset Member Danny Danon. MK Danny Danon is generally considered the leading nationalist among the Likud MKs. He is Chairman of World Likud, and he vigorously opposed the forced evacuation of Jews from Gaza. MK Danon has taken a strong and aggressive stance in favor of the rights of Jews to settle anyplace in the Land of Israel, including Judea and Samaria, in favor of protecting Jewish heritage sites, against the settlement freeze, and against appeasement of the Arabs. MK Danon is widely considered a likely candidate for Prime Minister in future elections. Stop by the CJHS LA site to learn more. As a result of Obama's political war against Israel, on behalf of Islamic terrorists, Z Street is assembling a list of names for its public statement. Current blogging signatories include Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit, Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch, Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs, Yael Lieberman of Boker Tov Boulder, as well as many others. The full statement and current list of names follows. If you would like to be included, go to ZStreet.org now, and leave them a message. PUBLIC STATEMENT REGARDING |
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