Re-Run

Townhall.com ^ | June 2, 2010 | Cal Thomas

[Kaslin]

Does it strike anyone else as beyond coincidence that within hours of Israel's commando raid on a flotilla of ships bound for Gaza -- ships supposedly containing "humanitarian supplies," and left-wing "peace activists" -- that demonstrations broke out in Europe and outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington? And how about the U.N. Security Council, which often acts in slow motion, except when it has the opportunity to criticize Israel. It sprang into action on Memorial Day to listen to haters of the Jewish state denounce Israel as if it already knew who was to blame for the nine civilian deaths and the many wounded. The Council has now called for an "impartial" and "transparent" investigation.

Haven't we seen this equivalent of a TV summer re-run before? According to the familiar script, anything that the Palestinian side, Hamas, Iran and numerous other haters of Jews and Christians do is justified because of the Israeli "occupation" of "Palestinian land." When Israeli soldiers defend themselves from violent attacks by these "peace activists," they are always acting "disproportionately" and thus deserving of denunciation, censure and ostracism from the "world community." One wishes the haters of Israel would direct some of that zeal to the real enemies of freedom and religious pluralism: radical Islam.

The 1994 Gaza-Jericho agreement served as the basis for Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. In it, Israel was given authority to act precisely as it did on Monday. The relevant sentence states: "As part of Israel's responsibilities for safety and security within the three Maritime Activity Zones, Israel Navy vessels may sail throughout these zones, as necessary and without limitations, and may take any measures necessary against vessels suspected of being used for terrorist activities, or for smuggling arms, ammunition, drugs, goods, or for any other illegal activity..."

If one is known by the company one keeps, then it is useful to consider who was behind this flotilla to Gaza. According to Israeli intelligence, the chief sponsor of the mission was an organization known as IHH, a Turkish humanitarian relief fund with a radical Islamic, anti-Western orientation. Like many other groups, including some that have infiltrated Western countries, IHH does just enough legitimate charitable work to serve as a front for its true agenda. In this it resembles the American Mafia.

Israeli intelligence says IHH initiated a number of "humanitarian aid" convoys to anti-U.S. Islamic terrorists in Iraq's Fallujah Triangle. It cites information from the Danish Institute for International Studies that asserts IHH is connected to al-Qaida and global Islamic terrorism. IHH offices in Istanbul were raided by Turkish security services and IHH activists were arrested. Explosives, weapons, manuals and documents pertaining to Afghanistan were found.

According to a French intelligence report, Bulent Yildirim, the president of IHH, recruited "Jihad warriors" and transferred money, firearms and explosives to al-Qaida and other Islamic terrorists in various countries.

There's plenty more tying IHH to the Gaza flotilla and to its efforts in support of radicals and terrorist organizations, but you get the picture.

Israel's minister of defense, Ehud Barak, told a news conference a few hours after the flotilla incident, "On one of the six ships, the protestors initiated violence. We express remorse for the injured activists, however, the full responsibility rests on the organizers of the flotilla and those participants who acted violently."

President Obama said it is important to learn "all the facts and circumstances" behind the incident before reaching conclusions. The facts and circumstances are already known. It is a fact that those trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza hate and wish to destroy Israel. And any circumstance will be created or used to achieve that objective.

Again, we've seen this scenario before and surely will see it again, and again, and again, unless and until the world wakes up to the clash of civilizations too many want to ignore, hoping it will go away. It won't until one civilization crushes the other.

[Red Badger]

But I know how this episode ends...............Tune in again next week! Same Bat Time! Same Bat Channel!.....................

[Ev Reeman]

There’s a lot of Jew haters out there and most of them are on the left.

Jew haters are mostly communist and left leaning thungs, dictators and terrorists in other words liberals.

But liberals do not only single out Jews for their hatred but Christians as well.

Liberals are not only commies and commie sympathizers, they are also terrorist and terrorist sympathizers.

Liberals and commies are the enemies of freedom loving people everywhere.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

The only one that has used this script more is Steven Segal. Jeez, we know the plot, we know the characters and we know how it ends, but we watch it anyway.

[hennie pennie]

I don’t even know if all this antisemitic activity in diverse places was actually pre-planned; certainly it could have been, but my own impression is that all over the world antisemites are ALWAYS ready to “spontaneously” demonstrate in protest of Israel & Jews.... so that PRE-planning is utterly unnecessary.

[Jack Hydrazine]

[cartoonistx]

Whether left or right, all who despise the Jews are haters of God and worshipers of Man. They are blind to the error that leads to destruction, the original sin of human pride in it's supreme form. As we approach the end days all but those in whom the Truth dwells will come to this same position, that Israel must be destroyed to "save" humanity. Some of these will be from the ranks of the liberal establishment and a few will be from the conservative side but none will be on God's side!

In the final conflict there is no right or left, no democrat or republican, only righteous and unrighteous. And God wins!

[Kaslin]

Isn’t that the truth