Moral clarity in Gaza

Charles Krauthammer

An Israeli army flare illuminating the sky above the northern Gaza strip on 17 July 2014. Israel and Hamas denied reports 17 July 2014 that they had agreed to a ceasefire, following a brief lull in hostilities for humanitarian reasons and after 10 nights and days of cross-border fighting that killed 231 Palestinians and one Israeli. (Mohammed Saber/EPA)

 

... "Apologists for Hamas attribute the blood lust to the Israeli occupation and blockade. Occupation? Does no one remember anything? It was less than 10 years ago that worldwide television showed the Israeli army pulling die-hard settlers off synagogue roofs in Gaza as Israel uprooted its settlements, expelled its citizens, withdrew its military and turned every inch of Gaza over to the Palestinians. There was not a soldier, not a settler, not a single Israeli left in Gaza.

 

"And there was no blockade. On the contrary. Israel wanted this new Palestinian state to succeed. To help the Gaza economy, Israel gave the Palestinians its 3,000 greenhouses that had produced fruit and flowers for export. It opened border crossings and encouraged commerce.

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"And how did the Gaza Palestinians react to being granted by the Israelis what no previous ruler, neither Egyptian, nor British, nor Turkish, had ever given them — an independent territory? First, they demolished the greenhouses. Then they elected Hamas. Then, instead of building a state with its attendant political and economic institutions, they spent the better part of a decade turning Gaza into a massive military base, brimming with terror weapons, to make ceaseless war on Israel." ...

 

Just as they will do with all the West Bank if it is turned over to the Arabs. Think what devastation and death they can inflict on the Jewish population from this territory jutting into the very waist of tiny Israel.

 

New “Palestinian” jihad group pledging allegiance to Islamic State claims responsibility for killing the three Israeli teenagers  

"A new Palestinian jihadist group pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIL) has claimed responsibility for the killing of three Israeli teenagers last month in the West Bank, as well as other recent deadly attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians.

"In a statement posted on jihadi websites Tuesday, the Supporters of the Islamic State in Bayt al-Maqdis said it was behind the capture and killing of “the three soldiers” in Hebron (actually, it was in the nearby Etzion bloc), sniper attacks in Hebron and Tarqumia, and missile launches from Gaza into Israel a month and a half ago."

 HAMAS TV



We Are All Border States Now

Mark Steyn   "President Obama took it upon himself to dissolve the southern border of the United States (it's a different matter on the 49th parallel, as Canadians or tourists bearing Kinder eggs well know). So, if there is no southern border de jure, where is it de facto? Try Massachusetts:

DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson said Monday that he's dealing with a problem in Dartmouth that shouldn't be his responsibility.
It's not a new theme for him. He's sounded the alarm about illegal immigrants before, but now he says it's getting closer and closer to home.
Illegal immigrants come across the border in the American Southwest. When they are detained, the wave of humanity has overwhelmed local capacity. The illegal immigrants are being sent all over the country, including Massachusetts.
"We're all becoming border states now... We know there are going to be more coming here from Texas. We've already got two groups coming off the planes here," Hodgson said.

 

The Israeli- Muslim conflict as explained to the the low-information crowd

Bill Whittle
 

Netanyahu: “We’re using missile defense to protect our civilians, and they’re using their civilians to protect their missiles.'

UN Shocked To Find Hamas Rockets Found In One Of Their Schools…

 

... "It said the incident was the first of its kind, warning that it “endangered civilians including staff and put at risk UNRWA’s vital mission.”
"The statement said UNRWA “informed the relevant parties and successfully took all necessary measures for the removal of the objects.' ”

Hamas’s Suicidal Tendencies    "Its rejection of the Egyptian ceasefire shows how it has a crazy ideology, not a strategy."
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 "But in reality, Hamas is a movement of totalitarian zealots. After winning elected power in 2006, Hamas proceeded to destroy Palestinian democracy by massacring its Fatah opponents."

 The Palestinian ‘Genocide’ Lie 
‘" Here’s the difference between us,” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained on Fox News Sunday. “We’re using missile defense to protect our civilians, and they’re using their civilians to protect their missiles.' ”... Emphasis mine, TD

 

... "It’s a moral scandal that it’s even necessary to bring up this inconvenient truth. But it is necessary because even many of the people who would never say “Hitler was right” have nonetheless internalized another lesson from the Nazis. It was Joseph Goebbels who said, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.' ”

 Pat Condell speaks about The great Palestinian lie
Mr. Condell tells us honestly, when you demonstrate for Palestinian Arabs, you are in the company of people who want Jews to be gassed to death.
 

Russian Intelligence Moves Back Into Cuba

Noisy Room

Raul Castro welcomed Vladimir Putin, where they met to discuss bilateral agreements

 

"Russia and Cuba have signed an agreement to reopen Russia’s intelligence base in Castro’s paradise. It was one of their largest bases ever and Russia used to pay them two million a year in rent for it. Now, Russia will be listening in on the U.S. and the entire Western Hemisphere unmolested. While this rages, Obama just implemented toothless sanctions that are nothing more than smoke and mirrors in the diplomatic shuffle among dictators (but it does include gun control):" ...

 

Detroit police chief gives credit to armed citizens for drop in crime

Detroit News

 

"Fed up with crime, some armed Detroiters have developed itchy trigger-fingers — and Police Chief James Craig said lawbreakers are getting the message.

"In the latest incident, police say an 88-year-old who was beaten and robbed inside his east side home last week probably thought he was defending himself against attackers when he opened fire Monday on a television news crew.

"On Thursday, a woman appeared on his front porch asking for help, and when he opened his door, two men rushed in, assaulted him and tied him up with a phone cord before robbing him of several items.  

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140716/METRO01/307160034#ixzz37jbv8zvI

Why do states treat ordinary citizens as gun criminals?
"Earlier this year, a 27-year-old medical professional named Shaneen Allen drove peacefully out of her home state of Pennsylvania and into neighboring New Jersey. Today, she faces the prospect of three years in prison." ....

Armed Gun Store Robber Never Saw This Coming   

 

 

The lawsuit against this store owner will begin in three...two...one...

Jonathan Turley to Congress: You face self-destruction if you don’t rein in Obama

Hot Air   "Via the Daily Caller, an elegant opening statement from today’s House Rules Committee hearing on Boehner’s separation-of-powers lawsuit. You’ve heard him make this argument before but he’s getting more apocalyptic with each appearance before Congress — and who can blame him?"
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"Today Turley calls O’s rhetoric about unilateral action “extreme” and warns the committee that Congress will effectively self-destruct if the executive is allowed to do what he wants whenever there’s gridlock. ...

"That’s the end of Congress, and the end of checks and balances."
Sorry for the commercial before the video.