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1.. PRESIDENT BUSH: DON'T ASK ISRAEL TO MAKE FURTHER =
CONCESSIONS=20
2.. 'MICHAEL KELLY, 1957-2003'=20
3.. THE TEMPTING OF THE PRESIDENT=20
4.. A CALL TO ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. PRESIDENT BUSH: DON'T ASK ISRAEL TO MAKE FURTHER CONCESSIONS
By Beth Kennedy - Israelinsider.com - April 11, 2003=20
An open letter sent to President Bush...=20
Dear Mr. President,=20
I stand and cheer your handling of the War on Terror. You are =
doing a masterful job! Your strategy has been excellent. A key component =
of that strategy is the fact that you have held terrorists, and the =
countries that harbor them, accountable. You are putting the full force =
of the United States behind what you say, defending those principles =
that have made this country great.=20
For instance, you have never met with Yasser Arafat, a true =
terrorist. That is a fine distinction that needed to be made: the =
President of the United States will neither meet with, nor entertain, =
terrorists. Again, your handling of the world situation shows keen =
insight and much needed perspective.=20
However, I wish to point out to you one issue that is very near =
and dear to my heart: namely, the security and prosperity of Israel. I =
am a Christian Zionist. At the invitation of a friend from Baltimore, I =
recently had the pleasure of attending the day-long conference of the =
Orthodox Union in D.C. We heard clear, insightful things, spoken by some =
of the many top-notch people within your administration.=20
Elliot Abrams spoke frankly and knowledgeably on the Middle East. =
He repeatedly assured the crowd that the Road Map would not, and could =
not, be put into place until the Palestinian leadership produces and =
functions as a true partner.=20
I simply wish to register my concern that, once the immediate =
conflict in Iraq is behind us, the world community, as led by the =
Quartet, of which we're part, will demand that the State of Israel make =
concession upon concession. I don't want to see that happen. This strong =
diplomatic tendency must be balanced with a realistic appraisal of the =
Palestinian leadership, and not with a white washed, optimistic one for =
political expedience.=20
For instance, in a recent speech, you asked the Israeli leadership =
to forego further settlement activity. However, according to the various =
Israeli-Palestinian agreements, any settlement activity remains directly =
negotiable between the Israelis and Palestinians. Nothing has been =
negotiated that would presently limit Israel regarding Israeli =
settlement. Furthermore, mechanisms have already been established as =
part of the current peace process to arrive at the practical resolution =
of this issue. Thus, by overlooking these agreements, the U.S. position =
initially demands a concession from Israel.=20
So, what are the Palestinians conceding? No more terrorism? But =
the use of terror was already supposed to stop as part of the Oslo =
Accord, which Arafat signed. Are they conceding democratic leadership =
with free, open elections? But that was already supposed to be =
implemented as part of the Hebron Protocol, which he also signed.=20
Did you know that the Palestinians have built 261 settlements in =
the West Bank since 1967? No one seems to mention these. But, during the =
same time period, only 144 Jewish settlements have been built in all of =
the disputed areas, including Gaza and the land surrounding Jerusalem, =
as well as the West Bank. Look at the difference between those two =
numbers!=20
The way I see it, we are demanding further concessions from =
Israel, while only requiring the Palestinians to abide by previous =
commitments. Not only does this strike me as being grossly unfair, but =
tragic as well.=20
Why are we treating the only democracy in the Middle East, and our =
very good partner and constant ally, this way?=20
The Palestinian leadership falls terribly short of being any kind =
of true negotiating partner. It may take many years before they actually =
arrive at that place.=20
Please remember that, between 1948 and 1967, there had been no =
call for a Palestinian State. Jordan and Egypt controlled the land they =
had gained during Israel's War for Independence. They did not give the =
areas they occupied to the Palestinians then, and it didn't seem to be a =
problem. It wasn't until Israel had won those lands in the Six Day War =
that Arab voices started crying "occupation" and the PLO, the PFLP, and =
other groups began their reign of international terror.=20
To force the Road Map solution on Israel would not only amount to =
double-dealing, but treachery bordering on political fratricide. These =
are our brothers and sisters. Then, too, we would be repeating Oslo's =
tragic mistake: directly rewarding terrorism.=20
As you well know, the French recently tried to embarrass and hurt =
us politically. Yet, in the end, they did no damage to us. Why? Because =
we were right and they were wrong. You had the moral clarity and =
leadership skill to lead this nation through a political mine field.=20
On the other hand, however well-intentioned, imposition of the =
Road Map would irreparably HURT Israel, in a way far worse than anything =
that arrogant French diplomacy could ever do to us. And I fear it will =
only backfire and hurt this country in the long run.=20
I know that you read the same book of Genesis that I do; I appeal =
to your faith. You know as well as I that God gave the land of Canaan to =
Israel a long time ago. Who are we to now tell them what parts they can =
and can't have?=20
Please think about this.=20
Again, I think you are doing a wonderful job. I wish you continued =
health and strength, knowing that the Lord watches us, not from a =
distance, but holds us in the palm of His hand. May God continue =
blessing America and your administration.=20
Also by Beth Kennedy: Changing from a mild-mannered Christian to a =
raging Zionist=20
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2. 'MICHAEL KELLY, 1957-2003'
Jerusalem Post Editorial: Apr. 5, 2003=20
"I am Catholic and my wife is Jewish, so in our house we celebrate =
both Hanukka and Christmas, which our sons, Tom and Jack, regard as an =
excellent thing. People sometimes ask me if it is hard to raise children =
in respect and love for two great faiths that have a slight doctrinal =
disagreement between them, and I say: Not if you give them presents =
every day for eight days of Hanukka and for Christmas. The more Gods, =
the merrier is Tom and Jack's strong belief."=20
So wrote Washington Post columnist and Atlantic Monthly =
editor-at-large Michael Kelly, in a column dated December 12, 2001. On =
Thursday, Kelly filed another another dispatch, this one from Iraq, =
which ran on the front page of this newspaper.
"Near the crest of the bridge across the Euphrates River that Task =
Force 3-69 Armor of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division seized =
Wednesday afternoon, was a body which lay twisted from its fall.=20
"He had been an old man, judging from his blood-matted gray hair, =
and he was poor and not a regular soldier, judging from his clothes. He =
was lying on his back, not far from one of several burning skeletons of =
the small trucks that Saddam Hussein's willing and unwilling irregulars =
employed. The tanks and Bradleys and Humvees and bulldozers and rocket =
launchers, and all the rest of the massive stuff that makes up the =
United States Army on the march, rumbled past him, pushing on."=20
The report ran under the headline, "No surprises, no casualties, =
no trouble for Task Force 3-69." The next day, Kelly was killed when his =
Humvee overturned, making him the first American reporter to die in the =
conflict thus far.=20
As the passages quoted above show, Kelly combined things not often =
found together in a journalist: decency, clear-sightedness, good humor, =
and an immense talent for writing. All were reflected in nearly =
everything he published, one reason why The Jerusalem Post began running =
his column earlier this year. Kelly was also rare in another sense: A =
Democrat in the old-fashioned Irish way, he was also a vocal proponent =
of this war, and he had no patience for the fashionable postures =
pacifist, anti-American, anti-Israel of the radical Left.=20
"I understand why some dislike the idea, and fear the =
ramifications, of America as a liberator," he wrote from Kuwait on =
February 26. "But I do not understand why they do not see that anything =
is better than life with your face under the boot. And that any rescue =
of a people under the boot (be they Afghan, Kuwaiti or Iraqi) is =
something to be desired. Even if the rescue is less than perfectly =
realized. Even if the rescuer is a great, overmuscled, bossy, selfish =
oaf. Or would you, for yourself, choose the boot?"=20
Or take a column he wrote about Israel, a month before the =
September 11 attacks: "Now the other great founding myth of the peace =
process is also dead. This is the great falsehood of relative morality. =
For decades, the European Left has maintained that the Palestinians held =
a morally superior position to the Israelis: They were an illegally =
subjugated people who were striking back in what may have been violent =
but were also appropriate ways. The claim of Palestinian moral =
superiority ended when the world saw Palestinians cheer in the street a =
young man holding up hands red with the blood of an Israeli soldier =
beaten to death, or perhaps it was when Palestinians stomped two boys, =
one a US citizen, to death in a cave, or perhaps it was some other =
moment of gross and gleeful murder."=20
Remarkable about these columns is their plainspokenness. Kelly was =
a writer of enormous gifts; gifts that, in another writer, would be =
turned to archness, irony, equivocation, and counterpoise. But very much =
like George Orwell, his style was entirely in the service of his point, =
and his point was always forceful, clear, and morally informed. Kelly =
did not traffic in exquisite neutralities. He believed there was such a =
thing as "the good guys." And he stood by them, against the bad guys, =
and against those who pretended there wasn't a choice to be made between =
them.=20
We wonder what Kelly, the columnist, would have made of his death =
in this war, a war he advocated from the beginning, a war in which he =
willingly and bravely took part. A tragedy? Certainly: From what he =
wrote about his family, his loss to them is too great for words. An =
irony? Absolutely not. Kelly died in the service of a mighty cause in =
which he passionately believed. He died not just as a reporter or a =
pundit, but as a patriot, an American to his core. There is great honor =
in this. The Jerusalem Post mourns him as a columnist, as a thinker, as =
a humane and sensible man and as a mighty pen for the right. May his =
memory be a blessing.=20
By Micheal Kelly - Mideast Myths Exploded=20
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3. THE TEMPTING OF THE PRESIDENT
by Fred Barnes, executive editor - The Weekly Standard=20
ADVANCE EDITORIAL from the April 21, 2003 issue: The postwar =
temptations that President Bush must resist. by Fred Barnes=20
THE UNITED NATIONS is a temptation that's easy to resist. It won't =
enforce its own resolutions. Libya, a police state, chairs its human =
rights commission. It provides an arena where France, with its unearned =
Security Council veto, has enough leverage to pursue a campaign to =
restrain the power--and good works--of the United States. So when =
British prime minister Tony Blair, at the Belfast summit last week, =
pressed for a major role for the U.N. in administering postwar Iraq, =
President Bush had no trouble saying no.=20
But there are other temptations Bush will soon face in the =
aftermath of the Iraq war that won't be so easy to brush aside. They =
will be dangled in front of the president by friends and allies, and =
they will be alluringly presented as steps he should take to win =
popularity for America, to repair damaged alliances, and to win =
respect--and perhaps a Nobel Peace Prize--for himself. The following are =
four among many temptations that Bush must resist.=20
Leave Iraq. The president will be under enormous pressure from =
Europeans, Middle East leaders, and top advisers in Washington to =
withdraw American troops and civilian officials from Iraq within months, =
not years. He shouldn't. The military occupation of Japan after World =
War II lasted seven years, and Japan is homogenous, not divided as Iraq =
is among three often hostile ethnic groups. American forces won't need =
to stay that long, but it will take at least a year, maybe two or more, =
to restore order, foster a viable economy, and establish democratic =
institutions with roots deep enough to survive.=20
From the moment the war ends, Bush (and Blair, too) will be =
confronted with a drumbeat to withdraw. The argument will be that =
America must show it's not bent on erecting a worldwide empire or =
creating a puppet state. The charge of imperialism is frivolous, as is =
the claim the United States fought a war for oil. However, the State =
Department will no doubt treat it seriously and lobby for a quick exit =
to improve America's image and win friends. Meanwhile, the Pentagon, =
both military brass and civilians, will have its own reasons for getting =
out of Iraq: American forces are needed elsewhere in the world, and =
besides, our soldiers are warriors, not policemen. The Pentagon argument =
is a strong one, but the answer is to increase the force structure, not =
to pull out of Iraq precipitously.=20
Take a breather. The United States has gone to great lengths to =
free Iraq, and the temptation will be to breathe a sigh of relief and =
ignore opportunities to use the influence gained from the triumph. No, =
further countries don't have to be singled out for invasion. It's the =
psychological leverage that shouldn't go to waste. Bush should declare =
Iraq merely the beginning of a full-throttle assault on terrorism and =
weapons of mass destruction. If five years from now Iran is a nuclear =
power, Syria is still harboring terrorists, and Saudi Arabia is =
exporting violent Wahhabism, the opportunity to have made the Iraq war a =
world-changing event will have been missed.=20
Lean on Israel. This may be the hardest temptation for Bush to =
resist. He'll be inclined to aid Blair, his friend and staunch ally, who =
wants to assuage the Labour party left by forging ahead with the "road =
map" for a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. But not =
only is the road map flawed, the time is not ripe for reaching =
agreement. Despite the appointment of a Palestinian prime minister, =
Yasser Arafat retains his hold on power. In fact, he's now blocking the =
prime minister's naming of a cabinet. With Arafat, there is no chance of =
peace, which is why Bush last June demanded he step aside. It will be =
months, if ever, before Arafat is eased out, and attempting to implement =
the road map immediately could delay that process. Blair has called for =
"even-handedness" in the Middle East, but we know what that means: =
pressure Israel. Blair should be rewarded for his brave support for the =
war, but not this way.=20
Be magnanimous. The president's postwar impulse will be to act =
generously toward critics and foes, rather than seek revenge. But =
magnanimity should have its limits. First, Bush should take whatever =
political or economic actions are appropriate to reward allies such as =
Australia, Spain, Italy, Poland, and dozens of others. Then, he must =
deal with the apostasy of France. Winking at President Jacques Chirac's =
bid to organize a French-led, international counterweight to American =
power would be a mistake.=20
The United States has allowed France to exert influence that far =
exceeds its economic or military strength. One source of this power, =
France's U.N. veto, will be curtailed quite naturally as Bush turns away =
from the U.N. as a vehicle for American foreign policy. But it will take =
boldness to dash French power in another arena, the G8 summit of =
industrialized democracies. The G8 is antiquated. Neither France nor =
Canada has an economy that warrants membership. What's needed is a new =
organization that includes representatives of the dollar (U.S.), yen =
(Japan), pound (Great Britain), and euro (Germany), plus Italy and =
nations with rising economies (India, China, Russia). The president may =
balk at going this far, and indeed it would look vengeful. But he should =
at least let the world know that lining up with France against the =
United States will have adverse consequences.=20
It's a clich=E9 to say the stakes are high in postwar Iraq, but =
it's true. The success of the Bush presidency is conditioned, in part, =
on success in creating a reasonably stable democracy in Iraq and in =
using leverage gained from military victory to curb WMDs and terrorism. =
Both before and during the war, Bush showed great courage in resisting =
temptations to prolong arms inspections, to placate the coalition of the =
unwilling, to appease world opinion, to delay the war, and on and on. =
Great courage will be required once again, this time to resist the =
softer temptations of the postwar world.=20
--Fred Barnes, for the Editors - Weekly Standard
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4. A CALL TO ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES
By Stan Goodenough & Jan Willem van der Hoeven
Jerusalem Newswire - April 10, 2003=20
As horrendous a toll as the Oslo Process has taken on Israel's =
people and nationhood, an even greater danger lies ahead should its =
leaders agree to accept the Quartet's "Road Map for implementation of a =
permanent solution for two states in the Israel-Palestinian Dispute."=20
Israel, beware! Instead of charting a path to peace, the Road Map =
leads to a death trap that will spell the destruction of your state. =
Just your agreement to the implementation of this "two-state solution" =
could only lead to a further, unbearable loss of Jewish life.=20
The Road Map is the perpetuation of the Oslo Process under a =
different name, and we urge you not to talk about it, not to wrangle =
over it, but to resist it with all your might.=20
A decade ago we balked as the international community hailed the =
signing of an agreement it said would finally bring peace to the Middle =
East. We knew what terrible danger it held for your people.=20
And for 10 years we have witnessed the direct outcome of that =
'agreement with hell and the grave:' the deaths of over 1,000 Israelis, =
and the wounding and maiming for life of thousands more.=20
Oslo critically compromised your state's security, and drove a =
wedge of division deep into your nation. Its inevitable collapse =
triggered a terror campaign of Jewish bloodletting unprecedented in the =
history of your reborn national home.=20
From the moment we heard about the Declaration of Principles, we =
sounded our first warnings. But our cries fell on deaf ears; our =
concerns were dismissed, and we were labeled enemies of peace.=20
Although we did try, we know we should have done more to persuade =
you to leave the Oslo road. Maybe, just maybe, we could have saved some =
lives.=20
Yes, we witnessed with you the horrifying debacle resulting from =
the foolish elevation of a known murderer and terrorist to the level of =
statesman and peacemaker. And now we see you preparing to do it again, =
this time by elevating to that level PLO leader Abu Mazen - a Holocaust =
denier and a man who has never expressed contrition for the decades of =
terrorism he helped to direct, and who, as recently as last month, =
publicly condoned the murder of Jewish women and children.=20
Rather than acknowledging what Oslo graphically exposed as the =
moral and political bankruptcy of "land-for-peace," the international =
community is gearing up to aggressively resume its pursuit of this path =
under a plan partially proposed by Saudi Arabia. And Israel, it looks as =
if you are going to let it happen.=20
You should be alarmed, Israel. You should be greatly alarmed!=20
Just as with Oslo, the Road Map legitimizes the fraudulent Arab =
claim to your land and appeases the belligerent party to the conflict, =
while exacting from you the surrender of the cradle of your nationhood =
and the security of your strategic depth, with no guarantees that doing =
so will bring protection and peace to the indefensible scrap of land =
that is all that will be left of your Jewish state.=20
Oslo, which created a temporary, interim Arab self-administration, =
and which you always had the option to reverse, led to the graves of =
hundreds of your daughters and sons. How much more painful a price will =
the Road Map demand, setting in stone as it does the foundations on =
which an irreversible Arab Islamic state will be erected on your =
God-ordained lands?=20
The creation of "Palestine" would fly in the face of God's =
promises to settle you permanently on the very "mountains of Israel" =
that are now again to be placed on the table. This historically =
illegitimate state would suggest that God could not keep His promises or =
ensure the outworking of His plans.=20
We have seen how, especially when you sought to pursue the =
division of your land, terror struck hardest, stopping you literally in =
your tracks on this road to disaster.=20
But despite these bloody realities, your Prime Minister is =
encouraging efforts to push on in this fateful direction. And you remain =
virtually mute.=20
You dare not be put to sleep by those who say, "Arik would never =
do this." He is clearly committed to this path, and if he proceeds, he =
will be responsible, as were prime minister's Begin and Rabin, for =
endangering rather than securing your future.=20
Four times this past year, Mr. Sharon has flouted the message sent =
to him by his own party and then by the Israeli electorate at large, and =
worked to ensure that the lawmakers who oppose a Palestinian state are =
removed from his inner circle. He has told his countrymen he believes =
this state to be inevitable, and he is calling on you to stand with him =
in bringing this about.=20
Perhaps your prime minister feels, like so many of you do, that =
there is no other way to relieve the continued pressure of the world =
upon him than to acquiesce to the demand for a Palestinian state.=20
If so, then we want him and you to know that we, as Christian =
Zionists, are willing to fight this battle with the chief of the =
nations, some 71 percent of whose citizens support the war against =
Arafat's brother in arms, Saddam Hussein.=20
Israel, you have already paid a horrifying price for not =
resolutely stating your claim and right to this land, and for entering =
into agreements with those who are working to usurp that claim.=20
For those who were deceived by the lie of the Left that there =
could be no way to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict except =
through a negotiated settlement, you have just witnessed the United =
States establish another way.=20
We believe the time has come for you to acknowledge and declare =
that, from the River to the Sea, this is your God-given and God-restored =
land. You owe this to the memory of all Jews who longed for this land =
but were never able to see it, and you owe it to all the Israelis who =
have paid with their lives to live in and defend Eretz Yisrael.=20
Quartet or no Quartet, we encourage you to follow the righteous =
example set by the United States, which refused to bow to international =
pressure regarding Iraq and did what was in America's best defense and =
interest. So too, you should do what is in your nation's best interest, =
then stand and see the salvation of your God.=20
We wish also to deliver the following admonition to the United =
States:=20
We believe that the Lord of all the earth has destined you to be =
the leading power in the world today. Millions of your citizens deeply =
love and worship the God of Israel. Your elected president is a =
self-professed, Bible-believing Christian who has proven to be a man of =
integrity and great courage.=20
Could it be true that God, in His mercy and goodness, has =
singled out your nation as a channel of blessing, protection and =
deliverance, also because, against the rest of the world, American has =
stood firmly with and behind Israel, causing God to thus far keep His =
holy promise to 'bless them that bless My people?'=20
How is it then, that while over 70 percent of you are opposed to =
the establishment of a Palestinian state, the leader you elected, and =
whose policies you are empowered to help shape, is leaning dangerously =
in favor of its creation?=20
Somehow, this same man who faced off against his own Quartet =
partners when it came to liberating the Iraqi people from Saddam =
Hussein, is by all accounts of one mind with this same Quartet when it =
comes to cutting in two the land of Israel and overseeing the creation =
in its heart of a new, despotic, Arab regime?=20
For this he is already being feted on the world's television =
networks as the first US president to ever verbalize support for a =
viable Palestinian state. On April 8, he told a press conference he is =
ready to put as much effort into implementing the Road Map as Prime =
Minister Blair has poured into the peace process in Northern Ireland.=20
Earlier we heard the outrageous statements by Secretary of State =
Colin Powell when he asserted that it is still Israel that has not done =
enough in its quest for peace, this despite the fact Israel is still =
prepared to offer the Palestinians a state after all the years of =
terrible suffering at their hands!=20
Notwithstanding these signs warning of an eventual Bush betrayal =
of Israel, we believe that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob was =
gracious to your country when He stiffened the neck of the Security =
Council and kept the United Nations from sharing with you in the glory =
of liberating Iraq.=20
Had the world body given its full support to Operation Iraqi =
Freedom, the precedent would have been set for the Arab-leaning UN to =
force Israel to surrender half of its land to implacable enemies.=20
Thank God, nearly all three of the four Quartet members - Old =
Europe, the United Nations and Russia - were found wanting when it came =
to supporting the valiant, US-led efforts to rid this world of Saddam =
and his weapons of mass destruction.=20
But the danger is not past. Great Britain, which did stand with =
you and sent its men and women to fight alongside yours in Iraq, is a =
primary proponent of "Palestine."=20
Prime Minister Blair, distressed by the rifts opened in the =
international community over Iraq, has identified the vigorous =
implementation of the Road Map as the best remedy for healing this =
division, and especially for placating the infuriated Arab states.=20
But America take note! Offering up Israel to placate the =
oil-rich, terrorist-sponsoring Arab states will be no less an historic =
injustice and a crime against the people of Israel, than the appeasing =
of Nazi Germany by offering up Czechoslovakia was a felony against the =
people of that state. You know what that cowardice cost the world.=20
When three of your soldiers were killed by a car bomb in Iraq, =
you tasted just one hundredth of what the people of Israel have had =
leveled against them in the past two years. Instead of perversely, for =
reasons of political and or economic expediency, helping the PLO =
establish another Israel and American-hating terrorist state on Jewish =
lands, basic decency and fairness demand that you give Israel as free a =
hand to fight its war against terror as you have had to fight yours, and =
that you support her in this fight as unconditionally as she has =
supported you.=20
America beware. Your nation's persistent pursuit of the Road Map =
will take you from blessing Israel to cursing her. The price you will =
pay may include the end of the era of your prosperity and the removal =
from you of the glorious mantle of world leadership.=20
We urge you to recognize the new realities and opportunities =
that your steadfast determination to go against Iraq has opened up in =
the world. We would plead with you to seize the historic day that lies =
before you, and instead of patching up the old, discredited alliances, =
encourage you to align yourself fully with Israel, and with the rest of =
the coalition of the willing. If you do, the blessings that will come to =
your nation will outshine anything that you have ever known.=20
After September 11 you told the world that it was either with =
you or against you in your war against terror. Israel is fully with =
America. Are you, fully, with her?
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
=93[W]hy do we so mistrust Europe?=85 In 1967, when Israel was =
on the verge of being overrun=85the French, our main arms provider, =
imposed an arms embargo, abandoning Israel to its fate.
In 1973, when Israel was under attack from all sides, no =
European country except Portugal=85would grant the U.S. overflight =
rights to rush to us emergency supplies=85=20
Much fresher still, however, is perhaps the greatest betrayal of =
all, the one that continues until this moment. In 2000, Israel finally =
did what Europe has been pressing for over three decades: it put on the =
table an offer of Palestinian statehood over some 97% of the =
territories. The Palestinian counter-offer? A terrorist offensive that =
continues to this day. As Israeli civilians were pounded by attack after =
grisly attack, Europe=92s media and political leadership did not rush to =
our defense. Nor were they particularly evenhanded=85 Your colleague =
Louis Michel of Belgium stood on the tarmac of the Brussels airport and =
sent the Palestinians supplies. Your colleague Chris Patten of the =
European Commission refused to countenance the idea that the Karine A =
might have something to do with Yasser Arafat=85 Leading European =
intellectuals came to Arafat=92s court to express their =91solidarity=92
=85 Why does Europe not count for Israel?... Because Europe has =
no money in its moral bank account=85 Because when the chips have been =
down for us in the past, it was always the U.S., and never Europe, that =
came to our rescue=85=94
=97Editorial (Jerusalem Post, April 8)=20
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a.. A Map to National Disaster The road map is a huge prize for =
terror. In its wake the Palestinians will not only achieve their =
strategic goals, but will reach a clear conclusion: terror pays. They =
will get all the concessions we shower on them, organize themselves with =
money they get from the world and us, rebuild their terror units and =
attack us at the moment convenient for them.=20
b.. An Unwanted Situation All we can do is that which the =
nation of Israel and the army of Israel have striven again and again to =
do, to make our resistance as humane as possible; i.e., to avoid =
injuring the innocent, to work everywhere to diminish violence and not =
increase it, and to try to be as humane as possible to our enemy, in the =
hope that they will eventually choose the way of peace.=20
c.. Why Christians Support Israel Whether religious or secular =
in nature, a deep support for Israel resonates with millions of =
Christians.=20
d.. Israel Can't Win for Losing Have you noticed the further =
Israel bends over backward to achieve peace with its neighbors, the more =
excuses those neighbors find for maintaining a state of war?=20
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<LI><A href=3D"#1">PRESIDENT BUSH: DON'T ASK ISRAEL TO =
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CONCESSIONS</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">'MICHAEL KELLY, 1957-2003'</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">THE TEMPTING OF THE PRESIDENT</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">A CALL TO ISRAEL AND THE UNITED =
STATES</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#5">QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A>=20
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<H3>1. <A name=3D1>PRESIDENT BUSH: DON'T ASK ISRAEL TO =
MAKE=20
FURTHER CONCESSIONS</A></H3>By Beth Kennedy - Israelinsider.com - =
April=20
11, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>n open letter sent to =
President=20
Bush...=20
<P>Dear Mr. President,=20
<P>I stand and cheer your handling of the War on Terror. You are =
doing a=20
masterful job! Your strategy has been excellent. A key component =
of that=20
strategy is the fact that you have held terrorists, and the =
countries that=20
harbor them, accountable. You are putting the full force of the =
United=20
States behind what you say, defending those principles that have =
made this=20
country great.=20
<P>For instance, you have never met with Yasser Arafat, a true =
terrorist.=20
That is a fine distinction that needed to be made: the President =
of the=20
United States will neither meet with, nor entertain, terrorists. =
Again,=20
your handling of the world situation shows keen insight and much =
needed=20
perspective.=20
<P>However, I wish to point out to you one issue that is very near =
and=20
dear to my heart: namely, the security and prosperity of Israel. I =
am a=20
Christian Zionist. At the invitation of a friend from Baltimore, I =
recently had the pleasure of attending the day-long conference of =
the=20
Orthodox Union in D.C. We heard clear, insightful things, spoken =
by some=20
of the many top-notch people within your administration.=20
<P>Elliot Abrams spoke frankly and knowledgeably on the Middle =
East. He=20
repeatedly assured the crowd that the Road Map would not, and =
could not,=20
be put into place until the Palestinian leadership produces and =
functions=20
as a true partner.=20
<P>I simply wish to register my concern that, once the immediate =
conflict=20
in Iraq is behind us, the world community, as led by the Quartet, =
of which=20
we're part, will demand that the State of Israel make concession =
upon=20
concession. I don't want to see that happen. This strong =
diplomatic=20
tendency must be balanced with a realistic appraisal of the =
Palestinian=20
leadership, and not with a white washed, optimistic one for =
political=20
expedience.=20
<P>For instance, in a recent speech, you asked the Israeli =
leadership to=20
forego further settlement activity. However, according to the =
various=20
Israeli-Palestinian agreements, any settlement activity remains =
directly=20
negotiable between the Israelis and Palestinians. Nothing has been =
negotiated that would presently limit Israel regarding Israeli =
settlement.=20
Furthermore, mechanisms have already been established as part of =
the=20
current peace process to arrive at the practical resolution of =
this issue.=20
Thus, by overlooking these agreements, the U.S. position initially =
demands=20
a concession from Israel.=20
<P>So, what are the Palestinians conceding? No more terrorism? But =
the use=20
of terror was already supposed to stop as part of the Oslo Accord, =
which=20
Arafat signed. Are they conceding democratic leadership with free, =
open=20
elections? But that was already supposed to be implemented as part =
of the=20
Hebron Protocol, which he also signed.=20
<P>Did you know that the Palestinians have built 261 settlements =
in the=20
West Bank since 1967? No one seems to mention these. But, during =
the same=20
time period, only 144 Jewish settlements have been built in all of =
the=20
disputed areas, including Gaza and the land surrounding Jerusalem, =
as well=20
as the West Bank. Look at the difference between those two =
numbers!=20
<P>The way I see it, we are demanding further concessions from =
Israel,=20
while only requiring the Palestinians to abide by previous =
commitments.=20
Not only does this strike me as being grossly unfair, but tragic =
as well.=20
<P>Why are we treating the only democracy in the Middle East, and =
our very=20
good partner and constant ally, this way?=20
<P>The Palestinian leadership falls terribly short of being any =
kind of=20
true negotiating partner. It may take many years before they =
actually=20
arrive at that place.=20
<P>Please remember that, between 1948 and 1967, there had been no =
call for=20
a Palestinian State. Jordan and Egypt controlled the land they had =
gained=20
during Israel's War for Independence. They did not give the areas =
they=20
occupied to the Palestinians then, and it didn't seem to be a =
problem. It=20
wasn't until Israel had won those lands in the Six Day War that =
Arab=20
voices started crying "occupation" and the PLO, the PFLP, and =
other groups=20
began their reign of international terror.=20
<P>To force the Road Map solution on Israel would not only amount =
to=20
double-dealing, but treachery bordering on political fratricide. =
These are=20
our brothers and sisters. Then, too, we would be repeating Oslo's =
tragic=20
mistake: directly rewarding terrorism.=20
<P>As you well know, the French recently tried to embarrass and =
hurt us=20
politically. Yet, in the end, they did no damage to us. Why? =
Because we=20
were right and they were wrong. You had the moral clarity and =
leadership=20
skill to lead this nation through a political mine field.=20
<P>On the other hand, however well-intentioned, imposition of the =
Road Map=20
would irreparably HURT Israel, in a way far worse than anything =
that=20
arrogant French diplomacy could ever do to us. And I fear it will =
only=20
backfire and hurt this country in the long run.=20
<P>I know that you read the same book of Genesis that I do; I =
appeal to=20
your faith. You know as well as I that God gave the land of Canaan =
to=20
Israel a long time ago. Who are we to now tell them what parts =
they can=20
and can't have?=20
<P>Please think about this.=20
<P>Again, I think you are doing a wonderful job. I wish you =
continued=20
health and strength, knowing that the Lord watches us, not from a=20
distance, but holds us in the palm of His hand. May God continue =
blessing=20
America and your administration.=20
<P><STRONG><FONT size=3D-1>Also by Beth Kennedy: <A=20
=
href=3D"http://web.israelinsider.com/bin/en.jsp?enPage=3DViewsPage&en=
Display=3Dview&enDispWhat=3Dobject&enDispWho=3DArticle%5El1315&am=
p;enZone=3DViews&enVersion=3D0&">Changing=20
from a mild-mannered Christian to a raging =
Zionist</A></FONT></STRONG>=20
<HR>
<H3>2. <A name=3D2>'MICHAEL KELLY, =
1957-2003'</A></H3>Jerusalem=20
Post Editorial: Apr. 5, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2><STRONG>"I</STRONG></FONT> am =
Catholic and=20
my wife is Jewish, so in our house we celebrate both Hanukka and=20
Christmas, which our sons, Tom and Jack, regard as an excellent =
thing.=20
People sometimes ask me if it is hard to raise children in respect =
and=20
love for two great faiths that have a slight doctrinal =
disagreement=20
between them, and I say: Not if you give them presents every day =
for eight=20
days of Hanukka and for Christmas. The more Gods, the merrier is =
Tom and=20
Jack's strong belief."=20
<P>So wrote Washington Post columnist and Atlantic Monthly =
editor-at-large=20
Michael Kelly, in a column dated December 12, 2001. On Thursday, =
Kelly=20
filed another another dispatch, this one from Iraq, which ran on =
the front=20
page of this newspaper.
<P>"Near the crest of the bridge across the Euphrates River that =
Task=20
Force 3-69 Armor of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division =
seized=20
Wednesday afternoon, was a body which lay twisted from its fall.=20
<P>"He had been an old man, judging from his blood-matted gray =
hair, and=20
he was poor and not a regular soldier, judging from his clothes. =
He was=20
lying on his back, not far from one of several burning skeletons =
of the=20
small trucks that Saddam Hussein's willing and unwilling =
irregulars=20
employed. The tanks and Bradleys and Humvees and bulldozers and =
rocket=20
launchers, and all the rest of the massive stuff that makes up the =
United=20
States Army on the march, rumbled past him, pushing on."=20
<P>The report ran under the headline, "No surprises, no =
casualties, no=20
trouble for Task Force 3-69." The next day, Kelly was killed when =
his=20
Humvee overturned, making him the first American reporter to die =
in the=20
conflict thus far.=20
<P>As the passages quoted above show, Kelly combined things not =
often=20
found together in a journalist: decency, clear-sightedness, good =
humor,=20
and an immense talent for writing. All were reflected in nearly =
everything=20
he published, one reason why The Jerusalem Post began running his =
column=20
earlier this year. Kelly was also rare in another sense: A =
Democrat in the=20
old-fashioned Irish way, he was also a vocal proponent of this =
war, and he=20
had no patience for the fashionable postures pacifist, =
anti-American,=20
anti-Israel of the radical Left.=20
<P>"I understand why some dislike the idea, and fear the =
ramifications, of=20
America as a liberator," he wrote from Kuwait on February 26. "But =
I do=20
not understand why they do not see that anything is better than =
life with=20
your face under the boot. And that any rescue of a people under =
the boot=20
(be they Afghan, Kuwaiti or Iraqi) is something to be desired. =
Even if the=20
rescue is less than perfectly realized. Even if the rescuer is a =
great,=20
overmuscled, bossy, selfish oaf. Or would you, for yourself, =
choose the=20
boot?"=20
<P>Or take a column he wrote about Israel, a month before the =
September 11=20
attacks: "Now the other great founding myth of the peace process =
is also=20
dead. This is the great falsehood of relative morality. For =
decades, the=20
European Left has maintained that the Palestinians held a morally =
superior=20
position to the Israelis: They were an illegally subjugated people =
who=20
were striking back in what may have been violent but were also =
appropriate=20
ways. The claim of Palestinian moral superiority ended when the =
world saw=20
Palestinians cheer in the street a young man holding up hands red =
with the=20
blood of an Israeli soldier beaten to death, or perhaps it was =
when=20
Palestinians stomped two boys, one a US citizen, to death in a =
cave, or=20
perhaps it was some other moment of gross and gleeful murder."=20
<P>Remarkable about these columns is their plainspokenness. Kelly =
was a=20
writer of enormous gifts; gifts that, in another writer, would be =
turned=20
to archness, irony, equivocation, and counterpoise. But very much =
like=20
George Orwell, his style was entirely in the service of his point, =
and his=20
point was always forceful, clear, and morally informed. Kelly did =
not=20
traffic in exquisite neutralities. He believed there was such a =
thing as=20
"the good guys." And he stood by them, against the bad guys, and =
against=20
those who pretended there wasn't a choice to be made between them. =
<P>We wonder what Kelly, the columnist, would have made of his =
death in=20
this war, a war he advocated from the beginning, a war in which he =
willingly and bravely took part. A tragedy? Certainly: From what =
he wrote=20
about his family, his loss to them is too great for words. An =
irony?=20
Absolutely not. Kelly died in the service of a mighty cause in =
which he=20
passionately believed. He died not just as a reporter or a pundit, =
but as=20
a patriot, an American to his core. There is great honor in this. =
The=20
Jerusalem Post mourns him as a columnist, as a thinker, as a =
humane and=20
sensible man and as a mighty pen for the right. May his memory be =
a=20
blessing.=20
<P><B><FONT size=3D-1>By Micheal Kelly - <A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/aug01/myths.html">Mi=
deast=20
Myths Exploded </A></FONT></B>
<HR>
<H3>3. <A name=3D3>THE TEMPTING OF THE =
PRESIDENT</A></H3>by Fred=20
Barnes, executive editor - The Weekly Standard=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-1>ADVANCE EDITORIAL from the April 21, =
2003=20
issue: The postwar temptations that President Bush must resist. =
by Fred=20
Barnes </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2><STRONG>T</STRONG></FONT>HE =
UNITED NATIONS=20
is a temptation that's easy to resist. It won't enforce its own=20
resolutions. Libya, a police state, chairs its human rights =
commission. It=20
provides an arena where France, with its unearned Security Council =
veto,=20
has enough leverage to pursue a campaign to restrain the =
power--and good=20
works--of the United States. So when British prime minister Tony =
Blair, at=20
the Belfast summit last week, pressed for a major role for the =
U.N. in=20
administering postwar Iraq, President Bush had no trouble saying =
no.=20
<P>But there are other temptations Bush will soon face in the =
aftermath of=20
the Iraq war that won't be so easy to brush aside. They will be =
dangled in=20
front of the president by friends and allies, and they will be =
alluringly=20
presented as steps he should take to win popularity for America, =
to repair=20
damaged alliances, and to win respect--and perhaps a Nobel Peace=20
Prize--for himself. The following are four among many temptations =
that=20
Bush must resist.=20
<P><B><I>Leave Iraq. </I></B>The president will be under enormous =
pressure=20
from Europeans, Middle East leaders, and top advisers in =
Washington to=20
withdraw American troops and civilian officials from Iraq within =
months,=20
not years. He shouldn't. The military occupation of Japan after =
World War=20
II lasted seven years, and Japan is homogenous, not divided as =
Iraq is=20
among three often hostile ethnic groups. American forces won't =
need to=20
stay that long, but it will take at least a year, maybe two or =
more, to=20
restore order, foster a viable economy, and establish democratic=20
institutions with roots deep enough to survive.=20
<P>From the moment the war ends, Bush (and Blair, too) will be =
confronted=20
with a drumbeat to withdraw. The argument will be that America =
must show=20
it's not bent on erecting a worldwide empire or creating a puppet =
state.=20
The charge of imperialism is frivolous, as is the claim the United =
States=20
fought a war for oil. However, the State Department will no doubt =
treat it=20
seriously and lobby for a quick exit to improve America's image =
and win=20
friends. Meanwhile, the Pentagon, both military brass and =
civilians, will=20
have its own reasons for getting out of Iraq: American forces are =
needed=20
elsewhere in the world, and besides, our soldiers are warriors, =
not=20
policemen. The Pentagon argument is a strong one, but the answer =
is to=20
increase the force structure, not to pull out of Iraq =
precipitously.=20
<P><B><I>Take a breather. </I></B>The United States has gone to =
great=20
lengths to free Iraq, and the temptation will be to breathe a sigh =
of=20
relief and ignore opportunities to use the influence gained from =
the=20
triumph. No, further countries don't have to be singled out for =
invasion.=20
It's the psychological leverage that shouldn't go to waste. Bush =
should=20
declare Iraq merely the beginning of a full-throttle assault on =
terrorism=20
and weapons of mass destruction. If five years from now Iran is a =
nuclear=20
power, Syria is still harboring terrorists, and Saudi Arabia is =
exporting=20
violent Wahhabism, the opportunity to have made the Iraq war a=20
world-changing event will have been missed.=20
<P><B><I>Lean on Israel.</I></B> This may be the hardest =
temptation for=20
Bush to resist. He'll be inclined to aid Blair, his friend and =
staunch=20
ally, who wants to assuage the Labour party left by forging ahead =
with the=20
"road map" for a peace settlement between Israel and the =
Palestinians. But=20
not only is the road map flawed, the time is not ripe for reaching =
agreement. Despite the appointment of a Palestinian prime =
minister, Yasser=20
Arafat retains his hold on power. In fact, he's now blocking the =
prime=20
minister's naming of a cabinet. With Arafat, there is no chance of =
peace,=20
which is why Bush last June demanded he step aside. It will be =
months, if=20
ever, before Arafat is eased out, and attempting to implement the =
road map=20
immediately could delay that process. Blair has called for=20
"even-handedness" in the Middle East, but we know what that means: =
pressure Israel. Blair should be rewarded for his brave support =
for the=20
war, but not this way.=20
<P><B><I>Be magnanimous. </I></B>The president's postwar impulse =
will be=20
to act generously toward critics and foes, rather than seek =
revenge. But=20
magnanimity should have its limits. First, Bush should take =
whatever=20
political or economic actions are appropriate to reward allies =
such as=20
Australia, Spain, Italy, Poland, and dozens of others. Then, he =
must deal=20
with the apostasy of France. Winking at President Jacques Chirac's =
bid to=20
organize a French-led, international counterweight to American =
power would=20
be a mistake.=20
<P>The United States has allowed France to exert influence that =
far=20
exceeds its economic or military strength. One source of this =
power,=20
France's U.N. veto, will be curtailed quite naturally as Bush =
turns away=20
from the U.N. as a vehicle for American foreign policy. But it =
will take=20
boldness to dash French power in another arena, the G8 summit of=20
industrialized democracies. The G8 is antiquated. Neither France =
nor=20
Canada has an economy that warrants membership. What's needed is a =
new=20
organization that includes representatives of the dollar (U.S.), =
yen=20
(Japan), pound (Great Britain), and euro (Germany), plus Italy and =
nations=20
with rising economies (India, China, Russia). The president may =
balk at=20
going this far, and indeed it would look vengeful. But he should =
at least=20
let the world know that lining up with France against the United =
States=20
will have adverse consequences.=20
<P>It's a clich=E9 to say the stakes are high in postwar Iraq, but =
it's=20
true. The success of the Bush presidency is conditioned, in part, =
on=20
success in creating a reasonably stable democracy in Iraq and in =
using=20
leverage gained from military victory to curb WMDs and terrorism. =
Both=20
before and during the war, Bush showed great courage in resisting=20
temptations to prolong arms inspections, to placate the coalition =
of the=20
unwilling, to appease world opinion, to delay the war, and on and =
on.=20
Great courage will be required once again, this time to resist the =
softer=20
temptations of the postwar world.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>--Fred Barnes, for the Editors =
-=20
Weekly Standard</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>4. <A name=3D4>A CALL TO ISRAEL AND THE UNITED=20
STATES</A></H3>By Stan Goodenough & Jan Willem van der =
Hoeven<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.jnewswire.com/">Jerusalem Newswire</A> - April =
10, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>s horrendous a toll as =
the Oslo=20
Process has taken on Israel's people and nationhood, an even =
greater=20
danger lies ahead should its leaders agree to accept the Quartet's =
"Road=20
Map for implementation of a permanent solution for two states in =
the=20
Israel-Palestinian Dispute."=20
<P><B>Israel, beware!</B> Instead of charting a path to peace, the =
Road=20
Map leads to a death trap that will spell the destruction of your =
state.=20
Just your agreement to the implementation of this "two-state =
solution"=20
could only lead to a further, unbearable loss of Jewish life.=20
<P>The Road Map is the perpetuation of the Oslo Process under a =
different=20
name, and we urge you not to talk about it, not to wrangle over =
it, but to=20
resist it with all your might.=20
<P>A decade ago we balked as the international community hailed =
the=20
signing of an agreement it said would finally bring peace to the =
Middle=20
East. We knew what terrible danger it held for your people.=20
<P>And for 10 years we have witnessed the direct outcome of that=20
'agreement with hell and the grave:' the deaths of over 1,000 =
Israelis,=20
and the wounding and maiming for life of thousands more.=20
<P>Oslo critically compromised your state's security, and drove a =
wedge of=20
division deep into your nation. Its inevitable collapse triggered =
a terror=20
campaign of Jewish bloodletting unprecedented in the history of =
your=20
reborn national home.=20
<P>From the moment we heard about the Declaration of Principles, =
we=20
sounded our first warnings. But our cries fell on deaf ears; our =
concerns=20
were dismissed, and we were labeled enemies of peace.=20
<P>Although we did try, we know we should have done more to =
persuade you=20
to leave the Oslo road. Maybe, just maybe, we could have saved =
some lives.=20
<P>Yes, we witnessed with you the horrifying debacle resulting =
from the=20
foolish elevation of a known murderer and terrorist to the level =
of=20
statesman and peacemaker. And now we see you preparing to do it =
again,=20
this time by elevating to that level PLO leader Abu Mazen - a =
Holocaust=20
denier and a man who has never expressed contrition for the =
decades of=20
terrorism he helped to direct, and who, as recently as last month, =
publicly condoned the murder of Jewish women and children.=20
<P>Rather than acknowledging what Oslo graphically exposed as the =
moral=20
and political bankruptcy of "land-for-peace," the international =
community=20
is gearing up to aggressively resume its pursuit of this path =
under a plan=20
partially proposed by Saudi Arabia. And Israel, it looks as if you =
are=20
going to let it happen.=20
<P><B>You should be alarmed, Israel. You should be greatly =
alarmed!</B>=20
<P>Just as with Oslo, the Road Map legitimizes the fraudulent Arab =
claim=20
to your land and appeases the belligerent party to the conflict, =
while=20
exacting from you the surrender of the cradle of your nationhood =
and the=20
security of your strategic depth, with no guarantees that doing so =
will=20
bring protection and peace to the indefensible scrap of land that =
is all=20
that will be left of your Jewish state.=20
<P>Oslo, which created a temporary, interim Arab =
self-administration, and=20
which you always had the option to reverse, led to the graves of =
hundreds=20
of your daughters and sons. How much more painful a price will the =
Road=20
Map demand, setting in stone as it does the foundations on which =
an=20
irreversible Arab Islamic state will be erected on your =
God-ordained=20
lands?=20
<P>The creation of "Palestine" would fly in the face of God's =
promises to=20
settle you permanently on the very "mountains of Israel" that are =
now=20
again to be placed on the table. This historically illegitimate =
state=20
would suggest that God could not keep His promises or ensure the=20
outworking of His plans.=20
<P>We have seen how, especially when you sought to pursue the =
division of=20
your land, terror struck hardest, stopping you literally in your =
tracks on=20
this road to disaster.=20
<P>But despite these bloody realities, your Prime Minister is =
encouraging=20
efforts to push on in this fateful direction. And you remain =
virtually=20
mute.=20
<P>You dare not be put to sleep by those who say, "Arik would =
never do=20
this." He is clearly committed to this path, and if he proceeds, =
he will=20
be responsible, as were prime minister's Begin and Rabin, for =
endangering=20
rather than securing your future.=20
<P>Four times this past year, Mr. Sharon has flouted the message =
sent to=20
him by his own party and then by the Israeli electorate at large, =
and=20
worked to ensure that the lawmakers who oppose a Palestinian state =
are=20
removed from his inner circle. He has told his countrymen he =
believes this=20
state to be inevitable, and he is calling on you to stand with him =
in=20
bringing this about.=20
<P>Perhaps your prime minister feels, like so many of you do, that =
there=20
is no other way to relieve the continued pressure of the world =
upon him=20
than to acquiesce to the demand for a Palestinian state.=20
<P>If so, then we want him and you to know that we, as Christian =
Zionists,=20
are willing to fight this battle with the chief of the nations, =
some 71=20
percent of whose citizens support the war against Arafat's brother =
in=20
arms, Saddam Hussein.=20
<P>Israel, you have already paid a horrifying price for not =
resolutely=20
stating your claim and right to this land, and for entering into=20
agreements with those who are working to usurp that claim.=20
<P>For those who were deceived by the lie of the Left that there =
could be=20
no way to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict except through =
a=20
negotiated settlement, you have just witnessed the United States =
establish=20
another way.=20
<P>We believe the time has come for you to acknowledge and declare =
that,=20
from the River to the Sea, this is your God-given and God-restored =
land.=20
You owe this to the memory of all Jews who longed for this land =
but were=20
never able to see it, and you owe it to all the Israelis who have =
paid=20
with their lives to live in and defend Eretz Yisrael.=20
<P>Quartet or no Quartet, we encourage you to follow the righteous =
example=20
set by the United States, which refused to bow to international =
pressure=20
regarding Iraq and did what was in America's best defense and =
interest. So=20
too, you should do what is in your nation's best interest, then =
stand and=20
see the salvation of your God.=20
<P>We wish also to deliver the following admonition to the United =
States:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>We believe that the Lord of all the earth has destined =
you=20
to be the leading power in the world today. Millions of your =
citizens=20
deeply love and worship the God of Israel. Your elected =
president is a=20
self-professed, Bible-believing Christian who has proven to be a =
man of=20
integrity and great courage.=20
<P>Could it be true that God, in His mercy and goodness, has =
singled out=20
your nation as a channel of blessing, protection and =
deliverance, also=20
because, against the rest of the world, American has stood =
firmly with=20
and behind Israel, causing God to thus far keep His holy promise =
to=20
'bless them that bless My people?'=20
<P>How is it then, that while over 70 percent of you are opposed =
to the=20
establishment of a Palestinian state, the leader you elected, =
and whose=20
policies you are empowered to help shape, is leaning dangerously =
in=20
favor of its creation?=20
<P>Somehow, this same man who faced off against his own Quartet =
partners=20
when it came to liberating the Iraqi people from Saddam Hussein, =
is by=20
all accounts of one mind with this same Quartet when it comes to =
cutting=20
in two the land of Israel and overseeing the creation in its =
heart of a=20
new, despotic, Arab regime?=20
<P>For this he is already being feted on the world's television =
networks=20
as the first US president to ever verbalize support for a viable =
Palestinian state. On April 8, he told a press conference he is =
ready to=20
put as much effort into implementing the Road Map as Prime =
Minister=20
Blair has poured into the peace process in Northern Ireland.=20
<P>Earlier we heard the outrageous statements by Secretary of =
State=20
Colin Powell when he asserted that it is still Israel that has =
not done=20
enough in its quest for peace, this despite the fact Israel is =
still=20
prepared to offer the Palestinians a state after all the years =
of=20
terrible suffering at their hands!=20
<P>Notwithstanding these signs warning of an eventual Bush =
betrayal of=20
Israel, we believe that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob was =
gracious=20
to your country when He stiffened the neck of the Security =
Council and=20
kept the United Nations from sharing with you in the glory of =
liberating=20
Iraq.=20
<P>Had the world body given its full support to Operation Iraqi =
Freedom,=20
the precedent would have been set for the Arab-leaning UN to =
force=20
Israel to surrender half of its land to implacable enemies.=20
<P>Thank God, nearly all three of the four Quartet members - Old =
Europe,=20
the United Nations and Russia - were found wanting when it came =
to=20
supporting the valiant, US-led efforts to rid this world of =
Saddam and=20
his weapons of mass destruction.=20
<P>But the danger is not past. Great Britain, which did stand =
with you=20
and sent its men and women to fight alongside yours in Iraq, is =
a=20
primary proponent of "Palestine."=20
<P>Prime Minister Blair, distressed by the rifts opened in the=20
international community over Iraq, has identified the vigorous=20
implementation of the Road Map as the best remedy for healing =
this=20
division, and especially for placating the infuriated Arab =
states.=20
<P>But America take note! Offering up Israel to placate the =
oil-rich,=20
terrorist-sponsoring Arab states will be no less an historic =
injustice=20
and a crime against the people of Israel, than the appeasing of =
Nazi=20
Germany by offering up Czechoslovakia was a felony against the =
people of=20
that state. You know what that cowardice cost the world.=20
<P>When three of your soldiers were killed by a car bomb in =
Iraq, you=20
tasted just one hundredth of what the people of Israel have had =
leveled=20
against them in the past two years. Instead of perversely, for =
reasons=20
of political and or economic expediency, helping the PLO =
establish=20
another Israel and American-hating terrorist state on Jewish =
lands,=20
basic decency and fairness demand that you give Israel as free a =
hand to=20
fight its war against terror as you have had to fight yours, and =
that=20
you support her in this fight as unconditionally as she has =
supported=20
you.=20
<P>America beware. Your nation's persistent pursuit of the Road =
Map will=20
take you from blessing Israel to cursing her. The price you will =
pay may=20
include the end of the era of your prosperity and the removal =
from you=20
of the glorious mantle of world leadership.=20
<P>We urge you to recognize the new realities and opportunities =
that=20
your steadfast determination to go against Iraq has opened up in =
the=20
world. We would plead with you to seize the historic day that =
lies=20
before you, and instead of patching up the old, discredited =
alliances,=20
encourage you to align yourself fully with Israel, and with the =
rest of=20
the coalition of the willing. If you do, the blessings that will =
come to=20
your nation will outshine anything that you have ever known.=20
<P>After September 11 you told the world that it was either with =
you or=20
against you in your war against terror. Israel is fully with =
America.=20
Are you, fully, with her?</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>=93[W]hy do we so mistrust Europe?=85 In 1967, =
when=20
Israel was on the verge of being overrun=85the French, our main =
arms=20
provider, imposed an arms embargo, abandoning Israel to its =
fate.<BR>In=20
1973, when Israel was under attack from all sides, no European =
country=20
except Portugal=85would grant the U.S. overflight rights to rush =
to us=20
emergency supplies=85 <BR>Much fresher still, however, is =
perhaps the=20
greatest betrayal of all, the one that continues until this =
moment. In=20
2000, Israel finally did what Europe has been pressing for over =
three=20
decades: it put on the table an offer of Palestinian statehood =
over some=20
97% of the territories. The Palestinian counter-offer? A =
terrorist=20
offensive that continues to this day. As Israeli civilians were =
pounded=20
by attack after grisly attack, Europe=92s media and political =
leadership=20
did not rush to our defense. Nor were they particularly =
evenhanded=85 Your=20
colleague Louis Michel of Belgium stood on the tarmac of the =
Brussels=20
airport and sent the Palestinians supplies. Your colleague Chris =
Patten=20
of the European Commission refused to countenance the idea that =
the=20
Karine A might have something to do with Yasser Arafat=85 =
Leading European=20
intellectuals came to Arafat=92s court to express their =
=91solidarity=92
<P>=85 Why does Europe not count for Israel?... Because Europe =
has no=20
money in its moral bank account=85 Because when the chips have =
been down=20
for us in the past, it was always the U.S., and never Europe, =
that came=20
to our rescue=85=94</STRONG></P></BLOCKQUOTE>=97Editorial =
(Jerusalem Post, April=20
8)=20
<HR>
<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
<UL type=3Dsquare><FONT size=3D-1><B>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/disaster.html">A =
Map=20
to National Disaster</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 =
size=3D-2>The road map=20
is a huge prize for terror. In its wake the Palestinians will =
not only=20
achieve their strategic goals, but will reach a clear =
conclusion: terror=20
pays. They will get all the concessions we shower on them, =
organize=20
themselves with money they get from the world and us, rebuild =
their=20
terror units and attack us at the moment convenient for them. =
</FONT>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/unwanted.html">An=20
Unwanted Situation</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>All =
we can do=20
is that which the nation of Israel and the army of Israel have =
striven=20
again and again to do, to make our resistance as humane as =
possible;=20
i.e., to avoid injuring the innocent, to work everywhere to =
diminish=20
violence and not increase it, and to try to be as humane as =
possible to=20
our enemy, in the hope that they will eventually choose the way =
of=20
peace. </FONT>
<LI><A =
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/why.html">Why=20
Christians Support Israel</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 =
size=3D-2>Whether=20
religious or secular in nature, a deep support for Israel =
resonates with=20
millions of Christians. </FONT>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/cantwin.html">Israel=
=20
Can't Win for Losing</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 =
size=3D-2>Have you=20
noticed the further Israel bends over backward to achieve peace =
with its=20
neighbors, the more excuses those neighbors find for maintaining =
a state=20
of war? </FONT></FONT></B></LI></UL>
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