Opuscula What should Israel Do about ongoing Attacks from Gaza?

 

HAMAS AND ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD attack Israeli civilians day after day with fire bombs, balloons, rockets, and whatever else is handy.

Most of the attacks land in the lightly populated agricultural south.

Netanyahu and the Knesset’s members live in or near Jerusalem or Tel Aviv and have little interest in ending the endless attacks.

Why?

JEWS ACQUIRED AZA as a war trophy. Jews were forced out of Aza at gunpoint by Likud’s Ariel Sharon.

Aza’s new government allowed the infrastructure and houses to be destroyed. Some of the materials acquired by the new “owners” of the Jewish businesses were turned into weapons against the expelled Jews.

At one time the PLO controlled Aza. Now Hamas, which toes a hard line compared to Abu Mazen and the PLO’s petulance of ignoring Israel. While the PLO pouts, Hamas and, now threatened for control of Aza by Islamic Brotherhood, sends sundry weapons sailing into Israel and sends children to the border fence as shields for its “brave” fighters.

Although the IDF makes noises and claims it attacked Hamas/Brotherhood sites, nothing really is accomplished.

Try the American’s approach to Japan

When Japan finally surrendered to end World War 2, the Americans could have installed a harsh military government.

Instead, after removing the real government, it “guided” the emperor and respected Japanese to form a western style government under the protection of the U.S. military.

There was a political vacuum, but the U.S. filled it until the Japanese could fill the gap.

Eventually, the U.S. presence was reduced and while the U.S. has military bases in Japan, they are there as guests, not conquerors.

Japan, as a nation, prospers.

Could the same work for Israel and Aza?

According to some — perhaps Pollyannas — there are in Aza citizens who would prefer a government other than Hamas, Islamic Brotherhood, or even the PLO.

There have been some signs of discontent and apparently Hamas, et al, dealt harshly with dissenters.

Hamas and the Brotherhood control the weapons, so a revolt by unarmed civilians is unlikely.

During World War 2, the allies supported several “governments-in-exile.”

Israel, with Egyptian support, could encourage a government-in-exile for Aza. The headquarters of such an organization could be, preferably, in Egypt as most of Aza’s population has roots in Egypt, but also could be in Israel.

Upsetting Trump’s plan?

The government-in-exile could help Azans who are willing to work to help overthrow Hamas, Brotherhood, and PLO governments. The “help” could come in many fashions: propaganda (a/k/a PR), communications gear, weapons, intelligence.

Meanwhile, the government-in-exile would prepare itself to assume control of Aza, perhaps with initial military and police support from its sponsors.

This government-in-exile could provide Israel and Egypt with necessary military intelligence so that either Israel or Egypt — preferably both simultaneously — can overthrow the current despotic governments.

If Israel acted alone, “The World” would take umbrage, but if Egypt joined in the overthrow, there would be less objection from the world’s leftists.

The key to replacing the current Aza leadership is establishing a government-in-exile of people most Azans can accept; people known for honesty; people known to be concerned for their fellow citizens’ welfare, and, hopefully, people who want peace with Aza’s neighbors: Egypt and Israel.

It might take Aza electing to separate from the PLFP/PLO. How that would effect President Trumps proposal for a two-part “Palestinian” state is not this scrivener’s concern. My personal preference would be for Egypt to annex Aza and make it an integral part of that country. Anwar Sadat, in his wisdom, refused Menachem Begin’s offer to give back Aza, even though most residents of the “Strip” have Egyptian roots.

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Comment on Aza attacks

Opuscula When the world Hates you anyway

 

It seems that no matter what Israel does, the world rushes to castigate it.

Never mind that many of the attacks are simply untrue or unwarranted.

If Israel - or the Jews - do it, it's wrong.

So . . .

Maybe it's time we stopped worrying about what the world thinks.

Jews are forbidden to pray on the Temple Mount.

Solve the problem: Remove the Moslem Waqf from control of the site and station Israeli soldiers there to allow ALL people to visit and pray peacefully on the mount. (If certain rabbis want to prohibit their followers from access to the mount, let them, but don't deny access to anyone who wants to go up - peacefully.)

No more freedom for murderers - any murderers; not Jews, not non-Jews. Allow capital punishment for people who commit multiple murders.

Divide Israel into two states, with the non-Israel portion having unrestricted access to Jordan via a narrow corridor. The world will complain, but with the corridor, residents of the so-called Palestinian Authority would have access to an international airport (Amman) and access to the sea (Aqaba); two things they lack - and complain about - now. Arabs in the section of the "West Bank" who end up inside Israel would have the option: Accept Israeli citizenship with its benefits and burdens or move. Jews in the PA-assigned areas would be forced out - to Israel or elsewhere (since the PA has made it abundantly clear that "Palestine" will be free of Jews.) If the PA compensates Jews for their lands, then Israel must compensate Arabs for their lands; but if not, then not.

Reclaim Hebron. Abraham bought the cave and although the descendants of Ismael may have some minor claim with the Jews, the bodies buried in the cave are Jews, not Moslems. (There was no Islam at the time so how can Moslems claim ownership?)

Demand that Moslem sympathizers live in areas targeted by Islamist terrorists. Settle them in Sedrot and Ashdod, in Kiryat Arba and Metula. Better, place prisons in those areas to house terrorists and their sympathizers.

Build a wall - not just a fence, but a wall as the U.S. has done on its border with Mexico. Until the Moslems prove themselves ready to coexist with Israel, prevent any crossing of the border with the PA. If a PA citizen needs to travel, if a citizen needs medical care, let the citizen travel to Jordan. (In Aza, the citizens can travel to Egypt - if Egypt will allow them entry.)

Cut off all utilities to the PA. No more Israeli electricity - unless perhaps if paid in advance. No more Diesel fuel for PA generators; not more gasoline for PA cars.

It will be OK - the PA will have open borders with Jordan and Egypt, both of which can provide what Israel withholds.

If Israel is attacked by rocket fire from the PA, let Israel return the fire as indiscriminately as the PA rocketeers fire at Israel. If civilians are injured or killed . . . isn't that what the terrorists want, to injure of kill Israeli civilians? - too bad, "collateral damage."

We know that giving up territory will not satisfy the powers of the PA; getting Aza and its infrastructure proved that. (Israel must not make the same mistake with the Golan.)

No matter what Israel does, the world will condemn it so it might as well do what is in its own best interest.

Once the Moslem in the White House is gone, the U.S. may once again be Israel's friend . . . if Israel even needs the U.S. given its budding relationships with nuclear powers China and India.

Something to consider.

Where are the Left's Voices against Egypt

 

Egypt bars Leftists from entering Aza

 

In an Associated Press (AP) article by Maggie Hyde, heded Activists heading to Gaza stuck at Egypt airport, we learn that "More than 40 women on their way to Gaza as part of a delegation for World Women's Day are staging a sit-in inside the Cairo International Airport after being refused entry into the country since Tuesday, airport officials in Egypt and activists said Thursday."

Had Israel prevented these women from entering Aza the world would be up in arms; how DARE those Jews prevent these peace loving women from visiting those equally peace-loving folks in Aza.

Where is the noise? Where is the condemnation of Egypt?

What excuse did the Egyptians offer for preventing the group's travel to the Hamas-controlled Strip? According to the article, Egyptian airport and foreign ministry officials denied that the activists had been denied entry for any reason other than security concerns.

"Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Attie said that the group had not been allowed to travel to Gaza through Egypt because they did not have the proper licensing.

"Abdel-Attie said that the security situation in the Northern Sinai Peninsula is too precarious for Egypt to secure the passage of the large group, due to government operations against "terrorist groups" there. He said the group had contacted the Egyptian government before traveling, and that officials told the group to delay the trip until things had quieted down."

So, the women, from the U.S., France, and Belgium, are staging a sit-in inside the Cairo International Airport

Meanwhile,

Iran sells missiles to Israel

Paid for by PA

It's a repeat of an old joke going back to the Yom Kippur War when Egypt's Third Army managed to cross the Canal.

The Third was surrounded by Israeli troops and forced to abandon its Russian-provided weaponry. Tanks quickly were repainted with Israeli colors.

Israelis joked that the Russians simply were delivering the weapons to Israel via the Egyptian army.

Now, Syria allegedly returns some medium-range rockets to its supplier, Iran and Iran forwards (resells?) the weapons to Hamas in Aza.

Since the Israelis were on to the plot, they tracked the weapons as they floated past Sudan's coast. According to the Israelis - and "confirmed" by Obama's sources - the rockets were supposed to be off-loaded in Sudan and then transported to Aza via Egypt.

To its credit, Egypt has been interdicting weapons bound got Hamas as much as it can given its resources in the areas in which smugglers operate.

Iran's crazies always are threatening to send rockets into Israel; perhaps this is what the ayatollah intended.

It would make a good Purim spiel.