ONE TERROR BASE IS ENOUGH

The following blog was written by Audrey Russo. Audrey's poignant and substantive work on the Middle East can be read at http://www.ediblog.com/--where she is the Managing Editor.


One Terror Base Is Enough



This week, on the 4-year anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, Israeli PM Netanyahu observed, "Israel uprooted 10,000 of its citizens from their homes and Gaza has turned into a terror base under the control of Hamas, and sponsored by Iran."

Indeed...the Israeli government ripped Israeli citizens from their homes and lives in Gaza, and handed it, by our arm-twisting...to their enemies. Who quickly turned a thriving and productive community into a terror base from which they have, from that day, launched rockets into Jewish civilian areas. All as a 'gift' from the former Persian empire...with 'love'...a bloodthirsty love for dead Jews.

Netanyahu continued, "Israel expects the 'Palestinians' to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, it expects that the refugee issue be resolved outside of Israel and the implementation of effective security solutions with international guarantees - all these are conditions for the advancement of a sustainable and stable peace agreement."

The PA has already made itself clear on what it will NOT do: Everything that Israel has stated above. And without the first (recognition of the Jewish State), you can forget about the rest...they are moot.

Gaza is clearly a microcosm of a 'palestinian' state. It (PA) has taken, US and world community monies, under the pretense of aiding the poor, establishing housing and commerce for their people of Gaza. None of which materialized. But what DID occur was a weapons depot, 'Palestinian' women and children used as human shields, and much destruction and brutality, inflicted by Hamas et al, upon innocent Jews in nearby Israeli cities (i.e. Ashkelon).

And now the US is insisting upon another 'Gaza' (Judea-Samaria)? Isn't one terror base enough?

Each innocent Jewish life that has been destroyed because of our 'meddling' is on our heads. How much culpability do we want for the murder of more Jews?

And do we really want to fool with the G-d of Israel? He has promised in Genesis 12:3 to bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel. With the shape that Obama has been molding out republic in, can we really afford a pox? I think not...

One terror base is indeed enough...and if we push our allies to surrender yet more of their land, Mr. Obama, you can be sure of this...in the words of Ed Norton from the Honeymooners, "a pox on you and your ancestors."

Shalom through strength...