IT IS RIGHT OUT OF JOS. HELLER’S CATCH 221, 2
Several major Muslim neighbors, in particular Saudia and Qatar — the later being the “bank” for Hamas — are willing to “normalize” relations — that does not necessarily equate with “peace — with Israel
Israel first makes a peace deal with the PLO/PFLP and Hamas/Islamic Jihad.
* * * * * *
Qatar: Normalization with Israel only after two-state solution with Palestinians3
* * * * * *
Normalizing ties with Israel linked to Palestinian statehood, Saudi king says4
On the other hand, President Trump’s son-in-law, possibly a Pollyanna,5 suggests that the “Palestinians will get peace 'as soon as they are ready'.”6
Given that the “leadership” of the terrorist groups (ibid.) refuse to negotiate with Israel, particularly when they are confident the pro terrorist Democrats may regain the White House and Congress in November, there is no way, short of a devastating attack unleashed by Israel on the terrorist-controlled areas to which “the world” would condemn Israel, that the terrorists’ “leadership” will send delegates to a negotiating table.
Hamas has accepted Egypt to mediate between it and Israel. (Hamas arranges a short-term cease fire to once again stockpile materiel to use against Israel — and Israel’s “leaders” stupidly fall for this again and again and again.)
IF, THEN, the Saudis and Qataris want a peace agreement between the terrorists and Israel, they must push the terrorists to the negotiating table and they must convince the terrorists that attacks on Israel must cease — permanently.
The question is, what country or organization can guarantee the peace?
Not the UN; it has proven both useless (UNIFIL) and in the pocket of the terrorists (UNRWA).
The U.S. is tired of sending its troops into danger.
The Europeans, save for Russia, likewise will not endanger their personnel.
China, perhaps. It sees itself as the next (of not already) major world power.
Since Israel has repeatedly made concessions to the terrorists, and since the concessions were accepted by the terrorists as a sign of Israel’s weakness — perpetuated by Israel’s “leaders” — someone needs to stand as surety that the terrorists will indeed forego attacks on Israel and is citizens.
No one on any side should expect that a “peace agreement” will bring any more than a cessation of hostilities.
If “normalization” is what members of EuroCom have — passport-free passage over national borders — or what U.S. and Canadian and U.S. and Mexican citizens have, then this is not a “normalization” that can be expected.
While there are peace agreements between Israel and Egypt and between Israel and Jordan, true normalization is far from being achieved. Travel to and from Israel by citizens of the three countries is difficult at best. (Tourists are another matter and have fewer handicaps.)
It would be interesting to know what the Qataris and Saudis expect Israel to concede. The terrorists make it clear that they will accept nothing less than an end to Israel. Even with the Democrats controlling Washington and Israeli leftist controlling the Knesset and Supreme Court, allowing the terrorists to drive Israelis — Christian, Jew, Muslim, and “whatever” into the sea — is not going to happen.
Everything the terrorists have lost they lost due to wars of aggression started by Muslim states.
Had Jordan accepted the UN partition in 1948 and had the Muslims not repeatedly attacked Israel, the “Palestinians” might have a state of their own, assuming Jordan would allow it.
Had Syria not attacked Israel in 1948 (and again later), it might have all of Mount Hermon.
If Grandma had wheels . . .
Sources
1. “Catch 22,” book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22
2. “Catch 22,” expression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22_(logic)
3. Qatar: https://tinyurl.com/y3pqmvlg
4. Saudia: https://tinyurl.com/y43n3t8a
5. Pollyanna defined: https://tinyurl.com/yxhfortw
6. Kushner comment: https://tinyurl.com/y4et545j
PLAGIARISM is the act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of his writings, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the product of one’s own mind.
Truth is an absolute defense to defamation. Defamation is a false statement of fact. If the statement was accurate, then by definition it wasn’t defamatory.
Web sites (URLs) beginning https://tinyurl.com/ are generated by the free Tiny URL utility and reduce lengthy URLs to manageable size.
