CAFI Newsletter #138
cafi-list@christianactionforisrael.org
cafi-list@christianactionforisrael.org
Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:52:53 -0400
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0156_01C331CC.3B149580
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0157_01C331CC.3B149580"
------=_NextPart_001_0157_01C331CC.3B149580
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="Windows-1252"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
CAFI Newsletter Newsletter #138 Friday, June 13, 2003=20
ROAD MAP, ROAD KILL
1.. NO "CYCLE OF VIOLENCE" IN THE MIDDLE EAST=20
2.. NO TURNING BACK=20
3.. DANGEROUS FALSE NARRATIVES=20
4.. THE ONLY PATH TO PEACE=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
Road Map Petition: The Bible is My Road Map =20
Please help us by making a donation...
and if you wish select a Free "Thank You" Gift.
=20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
ROAD MAP, ROAD KILL
By Frank J Gaffney Jr. - FrontPageMagazine.com - June 12, 2003=20
The purposeful murder and maiming of scores of Israeli citizens in =
yesterday's Palestinian terrorist attack on a bus in Jerusalem was not =
an effort by extremists to destroy the "peace process." Rather, it is =
the latest manifestation of a determined effort - one broadly supported =
by most Palestinians -- to bring about the destruction of the state of =
Israel.=20
As such it is no more a part of a bona fide "cycle of violence" =
than U.S. steps aimed at intercepting and defeating operatives of al =
Qaeda, the Taliban and Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist cadre are morally =
equivalent to the latters' attacks on this country, its citizens and =
interests.=20
George W. Bush's recognition of the true nature of the source and =
purpose of "homicide bombings" like this evening's prompted him on June =
24, 2002 to describe a "vision" for Mideast peace that had reflected =
that reality. It was based on several cardinal principles. These =
included, notably:=20
1) the Palestinians must select and empower through democratic =
means a "new leadership"=85 untainted by terror";=20
2) "the United States will not support the establishment of a =
Palestinian state until its leaders engage in a sustained fight against =
the terrorists and dismantle their infrastructure";=20
3) there has to be an end to Palestinian (and other Arab =
regimes') "incitement" via such outlets as government-controlled media, =
propaganda and mosques; and=20
4) "progress" (read, Israeli concessions) must be a function of =
(Palestinian) performance, not an artificial timetable.
Remarkably, the President has lately thrown his personal prestige =
and energies behind a "road map" that reflects none of these principles. =
First, pursuant to the road map, Yasser Arafat's right-hand man =
for the past forty-years, Mahmoud Abbas, is being treated as though he =
were genuinely a "new leader" with no association with terrorism.=20
Second, under the road map, the new Palestinian prime minister =
need do nothing more than talk about securing a cease-fire - not even a =
permanent one, to say nothing of truly dismantling the terrorist =
infrastructure - to be deemed a partner for peace to whom Israel must =
make concessions.=20
Third, there is no requirement that Palestinian or other Arab =
incitement actually stop. And, fourth, there is a timetable for =
recognizing a Palestinian state's "provisional borders" (by the end of =
this year) and then a sovereign, "contiguous" and "viable" Palestinian =
state by 2005, no matter what.=20
Such departures from Mr. Bush's principled position of last June =
carry grave risks. Notably, they signal that terrorism pays -- a point =
that will be underscored if, pursuant to the road map, Israel is =
compelled in the aftermath of today's attack in Jerusalem to continue to =
uproot and withdraw from settlements on the West Bank.=20
Moral equivalence will replace the moral authority conferred upon =
a fellow democracy that is fighting, ultimately, for its life and that =
of its people. We should never forget that our own counter-terrorist =
operations rely on this same moral authority.=20
And the United States will wind up weakening a valuable and =
powerful regional ally in time of war, a moment when such friends are =
more needed than ever. As the latest bus-bombing underscores, this road =
map will make Israelis into "road kill," whose self-defense capabilities =
will become ever more inadequate to contending with the threat posed by =
terrorists and other allies of the new Palestinian state and whose =
security will, in due course, increasingly be an unwanted and =
unsustainable U.S. responsibility.=20
The carnage in Jerusalem yesterday -- and more sure to come if =
Israel were actually to make the concessions called for in the road map =
-- demand that President Bush return to first principles. In the past, =
he was rightly critical of mistakes of the Clinton-era "peace =
processors." His 24 June speech offered an approach that would avoid =
many of those pitfalls.=20
Of course, the prospect of abandoning the road map so early on may =
be embarrassing. The attendant political costs of doing so, however, =
will pale into insignificance compared to those associated with =
continuing to invest the President's limited capital and prestige in a =
peace process doomed to fail, given that it is rooted in faulty =
assumptions and moral equivalence.=20
It is time to accord our free, democratic Israeli ally the same =
latitude for countering terrorist threats to its people and society that =
we insist upon for ourselves. Mr. Bush did precisely that last June, as =
he clearly and thoughtfully conditioned his support for a Palestinian =
state. A failure to do so now will bring no just and durable peace to =
the region. To the contrary, a weakened Israel, perceived to have lost =
the support of its American security partners and confronting the =
world's newest terrorist state, is an invitation to the Middle East's =
next - and potentially most devastating - war to date.=20
Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. is the President of the Center for =
Security Policy in Washington, D.C. He formerly held senior positions in =
the Reagan Defense Department
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
PLEASE SUPPORT US WITH A VOLUNTARY PAID SUBSCRIPTION
TO OUR NEWSLETTER USING THE BUTTONS BELOW
Subscriptions are processed through the Secure PayPal system.=20
=20
Monthly - $ 3.00 USD =20
Yearly - $ 30.00 USD=20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
1. NO "CYCLE OF VIOLENCE" IN THE MIDDLE EAST
by Louis Rene Beres - June 11, 2003
Professor of International Law - Department of Political Science - =
Purdue University=20
As should be plainly evident from today's barbaric attack upon =
pasengers on a Jerusalem bus, there is no "cycle of violence" in the =
Middle East, only frenzied Arab murders of Jewish civilians followed by =
essential Israeli measures of self-defense. Hamas argues that it was =
"retaliating" for Israel's prior day's attempt at assassination of a =
lead terrorist, as if to say that a constituted democratic state and an =
outlawed terrorist gang are of equivalent legal stature. Yet, such an =
argument exhibits the perverse logic of an arch criminal who sees no =
difference between law violation and law enforcement.=20
Hamas has no right to "retaliate;" it is a flagrantly criminal =
organization that recognizes no boundaries whatsoever in its persistent =
targeting of innocents. This should be especially evident to President =
Bush, whose recent criticism of Israeli self-defense stands in ironic =
contrast to America's vastly more massive use of force in Iraq. So far =
Operation Iraqi Freedom has generated almost 3500 Iraqi civiilan =
casualties as collateral damage to targeted-killing of Saddam Hussein. =
And Israel is rather more vulnerable than the United States; the entire =
country could fit comfortably into Lake Michigan.=20
Civilized societies acknowledge no equivalence between the =
inexcusable violence of murderers and the indispensable violence of =
lawful authorities. But what is Israel to do? Now there is even an =
explicit Arab threat to escalate to biological terrorism. Recently the =
Lebanon-based Palestinian weekly, Al-Manar, published an article titled: =
"Will We Reach the Option of Biological Deterrence?" Here, according to =
a translation by the highly reputable Middle East Media Research =
Institute (MEMRI), Palestinian terrorists plan to deploy such =
"death-carrying devices near Israeli water resources; the Israeli =
beaches....the markets and the residential centers." The plain =
objective, for the Arabs, is "...to create a balance of horror in the =
equation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict."=20
What is Israel to do? The Palestinian Prime-Minister says that he =
will not use force against Hamas, and Hamas recognizes only a "One State =
Solution." For them, all of Israel - not only West Bank and Gaza - are =
"Occupied Palestine." They state openly, and categorically, that they =
will not cease violence against "The Jews" until "all of Palestine is =
liberated." Now, shall Israeli Prime Minister Sharon declare Hamas =
leadership immune to Israeli self-defense strikes? Is there a national =
leader anywhere on earth who would conceivably make such a declaration?=20
All of the Palestinian leadership - Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the =
Palestinian Authority, it makes no difference - share an expressed =
delight in the murder of Jewish noncombatants. This is because for all =
of these leaders, the issue is not territory, but religion. The conflict =
between Israelis and Palestinians is only superficially about land. More =
profoundly, it is about GOD, and about Arab unwillingness to allow a =
Jewish State, ANY Jewish State, in an Islamic region. Under no =
circumstances are the Palestinians willing to allow Jewish sovereignty =
over Muslims. Even if the Jews "occupy" a land that is less than half =
the size of San Bernardino County in California, it is a "cancer" on the =
World of Islam that must be cut out.=20
Consider how deliriously the present Palestinian leadership =
articulates its idea of "liberation." Announced joyously, as if killing =
Jews were always much more than a necessary evil, this idea is genuinely =
savored. It is savored in almost every communal context; in family =
gatherings, in the schools and of course in the mosques. Whatever brings =
death to "The Jews" is judged to be good, true and beautiful. Violence =
against Israel need not be specifically purposeful or instrumental. =
Rather, it is always "delightful" (in the literal meaning of that word) =
in its own right.=20
What is Israel to do? Israel must understand all this, and take =
care not to assume standard military reasoning among its Palestinian =
enemies or its enemies elsewhere in the Islamic world. Israel, which =
generally assumes enemy rationality in its counterterrorism and =
war-planning scenarios, can no longer overlook the fact that this =
assumption is often incorrect. In the Islamic Middle East, violence =
within and between states is often self- propelled, generated for its =
own sake, for what a Fatah Manifesto calls its "healing powers among the =
people." For many of Israel's enemies, Clausewitz is being replaced with =
De Sade. For these enemies, violence against Jews is deliciously naked, =
tantalizing only for the sheer pain its can bring to unbelievers. The =
aggressivity of this violence is disinterested in strategic gains or =
losses. Notwithstanding the assertions of all Palestinian leaderships, =
it is often politically unmotivated. Sometimes it wills only its own =
will. Lately it is pure frenzy; a "perfect" irrationality.=20
There exists among Israel's Palestinian enemies a voluptuousness =
of violence. It is in Israel's immediate existential interest never to =
lose sight of this primal inversion of normal world politics. Israel's =
enemies, at least on occasion, are ready to disregard ordinary =
calculations of cost- effectiveness and military balance. Instead, they =
are now routinely animated by the most hideously aberrant human needs =
and expectations.=20
For the Palestinian leadership elites, representing all factions =
and parties, agony is infintely more important than logic; not their own =
agony, to be sure, but the agony they can inflict upon "The Jews." =
Living happily only under the sovereignty of a rancorous hatred, they =
increasingly prefer the lascivious enthusiasms of cruelty to the gentle =
possibilities for peace. As soon as violence against "The Jews" beckons, =
these leaders join merrily together, dreaming contentedly of inferno, =
slaughter and "paradise."=20
Curiously, much of the Palestinian leadership tells the truth =
about its tactics and hopes. Not only Hamas, but also Yassir Arafat and =
his other brothers-in-arms have sometimes harbored their exterminating =
sentiments openly. The killing and maiming of Jewish innocents has =
become their most conspicuous life force, even their raison d'etre. One =
wonders, reciprocally, why so many people still stubbornly refuse to =
listen. Even in Israel.=20
What is Israel to do? There is no cycle of violence in the region, =
only a continuous and gratuitous murder of Jews on their own land. With =
a palpable greed for violence, with a feverish greed still unrecognized =
in Washington, the Palestinian leadership impatiently awaits Israel's =
dying moments. Nothing less will ever satisy them. Absolutely nothing.=20
LOUIS RENE BERES He was educated at Princeton (Ph.D., 1971) and =
publishes widely on Israeli security matters. Prof. Beres is the =
acacemic advisor to the Freeman Center For Strategic Studies.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
2. NO TURNING BACK
Jerusalem Post Editorial - June 13, 2003=20
"By God, we will not leave one Jew in Palestine."
- Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, from his hospital bed=20
"Israel is targeting Palestinian civilians, so Israeli civilians =
should be targeted. From now on all Israeli people are targets."
- Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, after the Israeli attempt to =
kill Rantissi=20
Sheikh Yassin says that now Hamas will attack Israeli civilians. =
Rantisi says now they will drive every Jew from Israel. Now they are =
really angry.=20
Imagine for a moment that Osama bin Laden's redoubt was being =
bombed by the United States, and the world responded by lecturing the =
Americans about torpedoing the possibility for negotiations and feeding =
a "cycle of violence." Imagine further that bin Laden responded to the =
bombings with threats to "retaliate" against Americans everywhere.=20
Yet no one believes in negotiations with al-Qaida. And there would =
be little point in al-Qaida contending that it was "retaliating" after =
it had murdered 3,000 Americans.=20
What makes Israel's war against Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fatah =
different? There are two ostensible differences. First, the terrorists =
are identified with a cause that is supported by Israel and the United =
States: creating a Palestinian state. Second, a diplomatic process is in =
motion that, by some combination of force and negotiations, is supposed =
to substitute for simply crushing these organizations.=20
Neither of these proposed reasons for treating Palestinian =
terrorists differently holds water. As Rantisi and every other terrorist =
leader openly proclaims, their goal is not a Palestinian state beside =
Israel, but one replacing Israel. Rantisi is an Islamo-fascist of the =
same stripe as bin Laden, with similar totalitarian and genocidal goals. =
If the goal is two democratic states living peacefully side by =
side, there is no logic in treating Hamas with kid gloves. Their =
struggle has no more legitimacy than al-Qaida's, and is in fact a branch =
of bin Laden's struggle to defeat the "Zionists and Crusaders."=20
But what about the peace process? How could Israel make =
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas's job more difficult =
by attacking the very people with whom he's attempting to negotiate a =
cease-fire? Even President George W. Bush is "troubled" by Israel's =
action.=20
Actually, the trouble is that the negotiated alternative was not =
working, and had no chance of working. Abbas has repeatedly ruled out =
using force against Hamas. And the pace of attacks has only increased =
since the Aqaba summit, including the five Israeli soldiers killed at =
Erez and in Hebron, the couple stabbed to death in a forest in =
Jerusalem, continuing mortar attacks against Sderot, and the 16 murdered =
yesterday in Jerusalem by a suicide bomber.=20
The terrorist organizations had no reason to heed Abbas's =
toothless calls and every reason to continue their attacks. If Abbas is =
indeed trying to make peace with Israel, why should they help him? At =
the same time, if Abbas is unwilling to take it upon himself to curb =
Palestinian terrorism, who will?=20
For now, the only credible answer is the IDF. As for the notion, =
in wide circulation here and particularly overseas, that IDF retaliation =
only prompts further Palestinian terrorist attacks, we can only point to =
the dozens of attacks that occurred in the absence of Israeli =
"provocation," stretching back to the bus bombings of the 1990s. That =
there are still people so indefatigably credulous as to believe that =
every Palestinian atrocity must have been provoked by some prior Israeli =
misdeed amazes us.=20
We are similarly amazed by the notion that the Sharon government =
should have abstained from retaliation. Exactly how many victims, we =
would like to know, must a terror attack claim in order to justify =
Israeli retaliation? And just how much time should Sharon give Abbas's =
efforts at negotiation? A month? A year?=20
In truth, a policy of Israeli retaliation only serves Abbas's =
immediate purposes, not least because they absolve him of the =
responsibility and the domestic political fallout for taking on Hamas. =
It might be argued that this is a responsibility Abbas had best =
discharge himself. But that argument doesn't wash as long as Abbas =
doesn't confront Hamas head on.=20
The task now is not to cower from Hamas's threat of retaliation, =
as if retaliation is what these people do. The task is to strike at =
Rantisi and his cohorts again, truly to drive the organization =
underground, and to create the conditions in which Abbas, if he is =
sincere, can assume the responsibilities he made his own at Aqaba.=20
Until that point is reached, there can be no turning back.=20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
3. DANGEROUS FALSE NARRATIVES
IMRA'S WEEKLY COMMENTARY ON ISRAEL NATIONAL RADIO - 12 June 2003=20
Time and again Israeli leaders have succumbed to the temptation to =
go along with the false narratives of others to curry favor. And the =
results have been disastrous.=20
Let's take a look at the situation:=20
#1 Abu Mazen - Man Of Peace?
Ariel Sharon went along with the false narrative that Abu Mazen is =
a man of peace whose only problem is a lack of strength.=20
+ Abu Mazen calls for using "all means" against settlers? - not =
in the story official Israel shares with the world.=20
+ Abu Mazen explains that when he says continuing the struggle =
via "peaceful means" that his idea of "peaceful" is the first intifada - =
thousands of Palestinian attacks with rocks, firebombs, knifings, etc. - =
not a peep from Jerusalem.=20
+ Abu Mazen wants to integrate the terrorist forces into the PA =
security forces so that there is "one force" - not a word in even an =
unofficial briefing paper.
#2 Mohammed Dahlan - Terror Fighter?
Ariel Sharon went along with the bizarre narrative that Mohammed =
Dahlan is seriously committed to peace.=20
+ For years he didn't stop the top Hamas terrorist, Muhammad =
Deif. Instead they ate frequently together. + He didn't cease illegal =
weapons, under his leadership Preventative Security contracted out the =
production of various illegal weapons systems in the Gaza Strip. + He =
didn't thwart terror attacks, during his watch, Preventive Security =
instigated and coordinated terror attacks.
But mums the word from the Prime Minister's Office.=20
#3 Egypt - Contributor To Peace?
And Egypt? Those fantastic neighbors investing in the best =
American and other weapons systems billions of dollars of US aid can buy =
in preparation for the day it thrusts across the Sinai? What of the =
false narrative that the Egyptians are making a positive contribution?=20
It seems that every week the IDF reports discovering another =
"terror smuggling tunnel" crossing from Egypt to the Gaza Strip. These =
tunnels are the main source of supply of weapons and ammunition for =
Palestinian terrorist activities originating in the Gaza Strip.=20
And Egypt is doing nothing about it. No arrests have been reported =
- nor have there been any reports of Palestinians complaining about =
Egyptian action against the smugglers.=20
But the Israeli Government doesn't bring its frustration with =
Egypt out in the open.=20
So instead of President Bush possibly pressing Egypt to do its =
part and close down the "terror tunnels" Egypt wins praise for sending a =
representative to negotiate with Hamas.=20
#4 Saudi Incitement Ignored
And the Saudis? What is Jerusalem's contribution to the perception =
of the Saudis in American eyes? Saudi government television stations =
broadcast calls each Friday for death to the Jews - not one official =
complaint from Israel.=20
#5 The Palestinian State Waffle
Worse of all, Ariel Sharon got caught up in the false narrative =
that a Palestinian state could be an element of a stable and viable =
arrangement. This when Sharon himself knows full well that a sovereign =
Palestinian state would bring anything but a stable and viable =
arrangement. As Treasury Minister Binyamin Netanyahu eloquently =
explained at the Likud Central Committee meeting this week, the =
limitations on a Palestinian entity that Ariel Sharon himself sees as =
critical red lines define a form of autonomous - not sovereign - state.=20
#6 The Lies Have Come To Roost
So here we are and all these false narratives are blowing up in =
our faces.=20
President Bush still embraces Abu Mazen, "the man who doesn't know =
how to lie" and the "young man" Dahlan with no expectations that the PA =
will actually use the 15,000 trained armed men they have stationed =
tonight in the Gaza Strip to fight terror any time soon.=20
And Secretary of State Powell? He begins to prepare yet another =
international photo-opportunity without actually demanding any real =
action.=20
No action against terror. No action to even close down the terror =
tunnels. Just more declarations - or worse, as Kofi Anon presses to move =
in international armed forces that would serve as a human shield to =
protect the terrorists as they launch raids against Israel. Foreign =
armed forces that in a nightmare scenario could even work in =
coordination with the terrorists to enable them to slaughter the Jews in =
communities beyond the Green Line.=20
The false narratives have cost us dearly. They have confused our =
friends and have been exploited by our enemies.=20
Its time to tell the truth for all to hear. Otherwise the lies may =
ultimately lead to destruction.=20
Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & =
Analysis)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
4. THE ONLY PATH TO PEACE
by John Podhoretz - The New York Post - June 13, 2003=20
THE president of the United States wants the Israelis and the =
Palestinians to make a deal. That's great. George W. Bush made the =
discussion possible by forcing two regime changes in the Middle East - =
in Iraq and, at least partly in the Palestinian Authority. There were =
handshakes and road maps. But wanting a deal isn't the same as getting a =
deal. And there can be no deal if Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and =
the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade are still in existence. Period.=20
These terrorist groups won't allow it. They have shown their =
willingness over the past week to work together to ensure the failure of =
the political negotiations between Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian =
premier Abu Mazen.=20
The calculus is simple. The terrorists commit daring acts of =
murder. In response, the Israelis go after their leaders, who are =
inevitably surrounded by civilians when the Israelis strike. The =
terrorists vow revenge. The Palestinian Authority, which is being =
undercut by the terrorist attacks, calls for an end to them while =
simultaneously accusing Israel of bearing responsibility for them.=20
The U.S. government responded to Tuesday's bungled Israeli strike =
on a Hamas leader with genuine anger. The American response seemed =
irrational at first - it contradicted not only Bush's own view that =
terrorists should be hunted down, but also his statements about Israel's =
right to defend itself.=20
But it appears that something else was going on. Prime Minister =
Ariel Sharon, for reasons known only to himself, told the president =
during last week's summit - without prompting - that he was going to end =
the Israeli policy of targeted assassinations. (Sharon yesterday =
reportedly denied he'd offered this to Bush, but that denial is =
suspect.)=20
Perhaps he had grown overconfident following months of relative =
peace and quiet on the terror front inside Israel. But after violence =
last weekend, Sharon did exactly what he had just told Bush he would not =
do. That's no way to handle this president, who can't abide =
international two-facedness.=20
But it seems that the criticisms of Israel were a one-day story. =
They were not repeated yesterday when the Israelis went after two Hamas =
thugs following the incredibly bloody bus bombing in Jerusalem on =
Wednesday.=20
There's been a lot of weepy talk that peace is hanging by a =
thread. How can peace be hanging by a thread when there is no peace?=20
There may not be peace, but there is still hope. There is a way to =
get the peace process on track.=20
The answer is simple, even if the execution will be fiendishly =
difficult: The terrorist groups that stand in the way of progress must =
be defunded and destroyed. Period.=20
Defunding is where Bush comes in. He said it on Wednesday: "I =
strongly urge all of you . . . to cut off money to organizations such as =
Hamas, to isolate those who hate so much that they're willing to kill to =
stop peace." That's a message for Saudi Arabia, mainly. And it needs to =
be more than a message. It needs to be a threat.=20
Destroying the terrorist organizations is where the Israelis come =
in. The so-called "road map" calls for the Palestinian Authority to make =
a powerful effort in this regard. But it can't do much, and everybody =
knows it. Only the Israelis can. Israel's efforts to destroy Hamas and =
Islamic Jihad represent the only hope Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) has.=20
A U.S.-Israeli diplomatic and military alliance is the only real =
hope for a Palestinian state.=20
Period.=20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
Get A Free Gift With Your Donation!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
"We will fight the terrorist organizations and their leaders to =
the death."=20
- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, June 10, after a homicide =
bomber killed 16 and wounded more than 100 in an attack on Jerusalem =
bus.=20
"If anyone came to my hometown in Phoenix, Ariz., and set off a =
bomb on a bus and killed 18 people and injured 100 of them, my citizens =
would expect us to respond. . . . Do you want to call that a cycle of =
violence?
- Senator John McCain=20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. Sharon's Unenviable Decision: [Life over pleasing Bush] =
Sharon is faced with an unenviable decision. He can either combat =
terrorism to safeguard our lives and the future of our country or he can =
enjoy positive relations with the White House. As it is presently =
formulated, the Bush administration's Middle East policy leaves no room =
for maneuver.=20
b.. The Sum Of Our Fears The engines had just about cooled on =
the aircraft returning from the "roadmap" summits when the first two =
Israelis were axed to death. This was soon followed by the murder of =
five more.=20
c.. 'Road Map' Demands a Double Suicide Surprise: Israel does =
not agree to commit suicide. Surprise: the Arabs will settle for nothing =
less.=20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
NOTICE: We make EVERY effort to insure our newsletter is not =
received unsolicited. If you don't wish to receive this newsletter, =
please send an email to newsletter@christianactionforisrael.org with =
"REMOVE" in either the subject or body of your message. Please ensure =
the email is sent from the address receiving the newsletter! Thank you.
We depend ENTIRELY on viewer/reader donations. PLEASE HELP US get =
the truth out about Israel and God's chosen people. All needed info at: =
http://christianactionforisrael.org/donations.html=20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS NEWSLETTER !=20
Send Comments/Suggestions to =
newsletter@christianactionforisrael.org
TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE visit =
http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/cafi-list=20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
=20
------=_NextPart_001_0157_01C331CC.3B149580
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="Windows-1252"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>CAFI Newsletter</TITLE>
<META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dwindows-1252">
<STYLE>.nu {
FONT-FAMILY: arial; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
A:hover {
COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
</STYLE>
<STYLE type=3Dtext/css>
<!--=20
A{text-decoration:none}=20
-->
</STYLE>
<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY text=3D#000000 vLink=3D#305042 aLink=3D#800000 link=3D#3424c4 =
bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<TABLE cellSpacing=3D4 cellPadding=3D4 width=3D600 align=3Dleft =
border=3D0 valign=3D"Top">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=3Dtop><A =
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/"><IMG=20
height=3D78 alt=3DCAFI=20
=
src=3D"cid:015501c331ed$c21d0dc0$2ad02b18@hnsn.phub.net.cable.rogers.com"=
=20
width=3D400 border=3D0></A>=20
<TABLE border=3D0>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=3Dtop><B><FONT color=3D#800000>Newsletter #138=20
Friday, June 13, 2003</FONT></B>=20
<BR><BR><STRONG>
<H3 align=3Dcenter><A href=3D"#x">ROAD MAP, ROAD =
KILL</A></H3>
<OL>
<LI><A href=3D"#1">NO "CYCLE OF VIOLENCE" IN THE MIDDLE =
EAST</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">NO TURNING BACK</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">DANGEROUS FALSE NARRATIVES</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">THE ONLY PATH TO PEACE</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#5">QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#6">HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A> =
</LI></OL></STRONG>
<CENTER>
<TABLE align=3Dcenter bgColor=3D#dcebed border=3D2>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD align=3Dmiddle><B><FONT color=3D#800000>Road Map=20
Petition:</FONT></B> <FONT size=3D-1><STRONG><A=20
=
href=3D"http://tool.donation-net.net/ctbf/savesettlements.cfm?dn=3D1032&a=
mp;commid=3D1415825&id=3D20711">The=20
Bible is My Road Map</A> =
</STRONG></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=3D-1><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/donations.html">Please=20
help us by making a donation...<BR>and if you wish select a =
Free=20
"Thank You"=20
=
Gift.</A><BR></FONT></STRONG></CENTER></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<HR>
<H2><A name=3Dx>ROAD MAP, ROAD KILL</A></H2>By Frank J Gaffney Jr. =
-=20
FrontPageMagazine.com - June 12, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>T</FONT>he purposeful murder =
and maiming of=20
scores of Israeli citizens in yesterday's Palestinian terrorist =
attack on=20
a bus in Jerusalem was not an effort by extremists to destroy the =
"peace=20
process." Rather, it is the latest manifestation of a determined =
effort -=20
one broadly supported by most Palestinians -- to bring about the=20
destruction of the state of Israel.=20
<P>As such it is no more a part of a bona fide "cycle of violence" =
than=20
U.S. steps aimed at intercepting and defeating operatives of al =
Qaeda, the=20
Taliban and Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist cadre are morally =
equivalent to the=20
latters' attacks on this country, its citizens and interests.=20
<P>George W. Bush's recognition of the true nature of the source =
and=20
purpose of "homicide bombings" like this evening's prompted him on =
June=20
24, 2002 to describe a "vision" for Mideast peace that had =
reflected that=20
reality. It was based on several cardinal principles. These =
included,=20
notably:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>1) the Palestinians must select and empower through=20
democratic means a "new leadership"=85 untainted by terror";=20
<P>2) "the United States will not support the establishment of a =
Palestinian state until its leaders engage in a sustained fight =
against=20
the terrorists and dismantle their infrastructure";=20
<P>3) there has to be an end to Palestinian (and other Arab =
regimes')=20
"incitement" via such outlets as government-controlled media, =
propaganda=20
and mosques; and=20
<P>4) "progress" (read, Israeli concessions) must be a function =
of=20
(Palestinian) performance, not an artificial=20
timetable.</P></BLOCKQUOTE><B>Remarkably, the President has lately =
thrown=20
his personal prestige and energies behind a "road map" that =
reflects none=20
of these principles.</B>=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>First, pursuant to the road map, Yasser Arafat's =
right-hand=20
man for the past forty-years, Mahmoud Abbas, is being treated as =
though=20
he were genuinely a "new leader" with no association with =
terrorism.=20
<P>Second, under the road map, the new Palestinian prime =
minister need=20
do nothing more than talk about securing a cease-fire - not even =
a=20
permanent one, to say nothing of truly dismantling the terrorist =
infrastructure - to be deemed a partner for peace to whom Israel =
must=20
make concessions.=20
<P>Third, there is no requirement that Palestinian or other Arab =
incitement actually stop. And, fourth, there is a timetable for=20
recognizing a Palestinian state's "provisional borders" (by the =
end of=20
this year) and then a sovereign, "contiguous" and "viable" =
Palestinian=20
state by 2005, no matter what. </P></BLOCKQUOTE>Such departures =
from Mr.=20
Bush's principled position of last June carry grave risks. =
Notably, they=20
signal that terrorism pays -- a point that will be underscored if, =
pursuant to the road map, Israel is compelled in the aftermath of =
today's=20
attack in Jerusalem to continue to uproot and withdraw from =
settlements on=20
the West Bank.=20
<P>Moral equivalence will replace the moral authority conferred =
upon a=20
fellow democracy that is fighting, ultimately, for its life and =
that of=20
its people. We should never forget that our own counter-terrorist=20
operations rely on this same moral authority.=20
<P>And the United States will wind up weakening a valuable and =
powerful=20
regional ally in time of war, a moment when such friends are more =
needed=20
than ever. As the latest bus-bombing underscores, this road map =
will make=20
Israelis into "road kill," whose self-defense capabilities will =
become=20
ever more inadequate to contending with the threat posed by =
terrorists and=20
other allies of the new Palestinian state and whose security will, =
in due=20
course, increasingly be an unwanted and unsustainable U.S. =
responsibility.=20
<P>The carnage in Jerusalem yesterday -- and more sure to come if =
Israel=20
were actually to make the concessions called for in the road map =
-- demand=20
that President Bush return to first principles. In the past, he =
was=20
rightly critical of mistakes of the Clinton-era "peace =
processors." His 24=20
June speech offered an approach that would avoid many of those =
pitfalls.=20
<P>Of course, the prospect of abandoning the road map so early on =
may be=20
embarrassing. The attendant political costs of doing so, however, =
will=20
pale into insignificance compared to those associated with =
continuing to=20
invest the President's limited capital and prestige in a peace =
process=20
doomed to fail, given that it is rooted in faulty assumptions and =
moral=20
equivalence.=20
<P>It is time to accord our free, democratic Israeli ally the same =
latitude for countering terrorist threats to its people and =
society that=20
we insist upon for ourselves. Mr. Bush did precisely that last =
June, as he=20
clearly and thoughtfully conditioned his support for a Palestinian =
state.=20
A failure to do so now will bring no just and durable peace to the =
region.=20
To the contrary, a weakened Israel, perceived to have lost the =
support of=20
its American security partners and confronting the world's newest=20
terrorist state, is an invitation to the Middle East's next - and=20
potentially most devastating - war to date.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. is the =
President=20
of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. He =
formerly held=20
senior positions in the Reagan Defense=20
Department</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<CENTER><B><FONT color=3D#c80f21>PLEASE SUPPORT US WITH A =
VOLUNTARY PAID=20
SUBSCRIPTION<BR>TO OUR NEWSLETTER USING THE BUTTONS=20
BELOW</FONT></B><BR>Subscriptions are processed through the =
<B>Secure</B>=20
PayPal system.=20
<P>
<TABLE cellSpacing=3D1 cellPadding=3D1 width=3D350 =
bgColor=3D#dcebed border=3D1>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD align=3Dmiddle>
<FORM action=3Dhttps://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr=20
method=3Dpost><INPUT type=3Dhidden =
value=3D_xclick-subscriptions name=3Dcmd>=20
<INPUT type=3Dhidden value=3Dwebmb@rogers.com =
name=3Dbusiness> <INPUT=20
type=3Dhidden value=3D"Christian Action for Israel =
Newsletter (Monthly)"=20
name=3Ditem_name> <INPUT type=3Dhidden value=3D1 =
name=3Dno_note> <INPUT=20
type=3Dimage=20
alt=3D"Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and =
secure!"=20
src=3D"https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" =
border=3D0=20
name=3Dsubmit> <INPUT type=3Dhidden value=3D3.00 name=3Da3> =
<INPUT=20
type=3Dhidden value=3D1 name=3Dp3> <INPUT type=3Dhidden =
value=3DM name=3Dt3>=20
<INPUT type=3Dhidden value=3D1 name=3Dsrc> <INPUT =
type=3Dhidden value=3D1=20
name=3Dsra> </FORM><FONT color=3D#800000 =
size=3D-1><B>Monthly - $ 3.00=20
USD</B></FONT> </TD>
<TD align=3Dmiddle>
<FORM action=3Dhttps://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr=20
method=3Dpost><INPUT type=3Dhidden =
value=3D_xclick-subscriptions name=3Dcmd>=20
<INPUT type=3Dhidden value=3Dwebmb@rogers.com =
name=3Dbusiness> <INPUT=20
type=3Dhidden value=3D"Christian Action for Israel =
Newsletter (Yearly)"=20
name=3Ditem_name> <INPUT type=3Dhidden value=3D1 =
name=3Dno_note> <INPUT=20
type=3Dimage=20
alt=3D"Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and =
secure!"=20
src=3D"https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" =
border=3D0=20
name=3Dsubmit> <INPUT type=3Dhidden value=3D30.00 name=3Da3> =
<INPUT=20
type=3Dhidden value=3D1 name=3Dp3> <INPUT type=3Dhidden =
value=3DY name=3Dt3>=20
<INPUT type=3Dhidden value=3D1 name=3Dsrc> <INPUT =
type=3Dhidden value=3D1=20
name=3Dsra> </FORM><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D-1><B>Yearly =
- $ 30.00=20
USD</B></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>
<HR>
<H3>1. <A name=3D1>NO "CYCLE OF VIOLENCE" IN THE =
MIDDLE=20
EAST</A></H3>by Louis Rene Beres - June 11, 2003<BR>Professor of=20
International Law - Department of Political Science - Purdue =
University=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>s should be plainly =
evident from=20
today's barbaric attack upon pasengers on a Jerusalem bus, there =
is no=20
"cycle of violence" in the Middle East, only frenzied Arab murders =
of=20
Jewish civilians followed by essential Israeli measures of =
self-defense.=20
Hamas argues that it was "retaliating" for Israel's prior day's =
attempt at=20
assassination of a lead terrorist, as if to say that a constituted =
democratic state and an outlawed terrorist gang are of equivalent =
legal=20
stature. Yet, such an argument exhibits the perverse logic of an =
arch=20
criminal who sees no difference between law violation and law =
enforcement.=20
<P>Hamas has no right to <I>"retaliate;"</I> it is a flagrantly =
criminal=20
organization that recognizes no boundaries whatsoever in its =
persistent=20
targeting of innocents. This should be especially evident to =
President=20
Bush, whose recent criticism of Israeli self-defense stands in =
ironic=20
contrast to America's vastly more massive use of force in Iraq. So =
far=20
Operation Iraqi Freedom has generated almost 3500 Iraqi civiilan=20
casualties as collateral damage to targeted-killing of Saddam =
Hussein. And=20
Israel is rather more vulnerable than the United States; the =
entire=20
country could fit comfortably into Lake Michigan.=20
<P>Civilized societies acknowledge no equivalence between the =
inexcusable=20
violence of murderers and the indispensable violence of lawful=20
authorities. <B>But what is Israel to do?</B> Now there is even an =
explicit Arab threat to escalate to biological terrorism. Recently =
the=20
Lebanon-based Palestinian weekly, Al-Manar, published an article =
titled:=20
"Will We Reach the Option of Biological Deterrence?" Here, =
according to a=20
translation by the highly reputable Middle East Media Research =
Institute=20
(MEMRI), Palestinian terrorists plan to deploy such =
"death-carrying=20
devices near Israeli water resources; the Israeli beaches....the =
markets=20
and the residential centers." The plain objective, for the Arabs, =
is=20
"...to create a balance of horror in the equation of the=20
Palestinian-Israeli conflict."=20
<P><B>What is Israel to do?</B> The Palestinian Prime-Minister =
says that=20
he will not use force against Hamas, and Hamas recognizes only a =
"One=20
State Solution." For them, all of Israel - not only West Bank and =
Gaza -=20
are "Occupied Palestine." They state openly, and categorically, =
that they=20
will not cease violence against "The Jews" until "all of Palestine =
is=20
liberated." Now, shall Israeli Prime Minister Sharon declare Hamas =
leadership immune to Israeli self-defense strikes? Is there a =
national=20
leader anywhere on earth who would conceivably make such a =
declaration?=20
<P>All of the Palestinian leadership - Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the=20
Palestinian Authority, it makes no difference - share an expressed =
delight=20
in the murder of Jewish noncombatants. This is because for all of =
these=20
leaders, the issue is not territory, but religion. The conflict =
between=20
Israelis and Palestinians is only superficially about land. More=20
profoundly, it is about GOD, and about Arab unwillingness to allow =
a=20
Jewish State, ANY Jewish State, in an Islamic region. Under no=20
circumstances are the Palestinians willing to allow Jewish =
sovereignty=20
over Muslims. Even if the Jews "occupy" a land that is less than =
half the=20
size of San Bernardino County in California, it is a "cancer" on =
the World=20
of Islam that must be cut out.=20
<P>Consider how deliriously the present Palestinian leadership =
articulates=20
its idea of "liberation." Announced joyously, as if killing Jews =
were=20
always much more than a necessary evil, this idea is genuinely =
savored. It=20
is savored in almost every communal context; in family gatherings, =
in the=20
schools and of course in the mosques. Whatever brings death to =
"The Jews"=20
is judged to be good, true and beautiful. Violence against Israel =
need not=20
be specifically purposeful or instrumental. Rather, it is always=20
"delightful" (in the literal meaning of that word) in its own =
right.=20
<P><B>What is Israel to do?</B> Israel must understand all this, =
and take=20
care not to assume standard military reasoning among its =
Palestinian=20
enemies or its enemies elsewhere in the Islamic world. Israel, =
which=20
generally assumes enemy rationality in its counterterrorism and=20
war-planning scenarios, can no longer overlook the fact that this=20
assumption is often incorrect. In the Islamic Middle East, =
violence within=20
and between states is often self- propelled, generated for its own =
sake,=20
for what a Fatah Manifesto calls its "healing powers among the =
people."=20
For many of Israel's enemies, Clausewitz is being replaced with De =
Sade.=20
For these enemies, violence against Jews is deliciously naked, =
tantalizing=20
only for the sheer pain its can bring to unbelievers. The =
aggressivity of=20
this violence is disinterested in strategic gains or losses.=20
Notwithstanding the assertions of all Palestinian leaderships, it =
is often=20
politically unmotivated. Sometimes it wills only its own will. =
Lately it=20
is pure frenzy; a "perfect" irrationality.=20
<P>There exists among Israel's Palestinian enemies a =
voluptuousness of=20
violence. It is in Israel's immediate existential interest never =
to lose=20
sight of this primal inversion of normal world politics. Israel's =
enemies,=20
at least on occasion, are ready to disregard ordinary calculations =
of=20
cost- effectiveness and military balance. Instead, they are now =
routinely=20
animated by the most hideously aberrant human needs and =
expectations.=20
<P>For the Palestinian leadership elites, representing all =
factions and=20
parties, agony is infintely more important than logic; not their =
own=20
agony, to be sure, but the agony they can inflict upon "The Jews." =
Living=20
happily only under the sovereignty of a rancorous hatred, they=20
increasingly prefer the lascivious enthusiasms of cruelty to the =
gentle=20
possibilities for peace. As soon as violence against "The Jews" =
beckons,=20
these leaders join merrily together, dreaming contentedly of =
inferno,=20
slaughter and "paradise."=20
<P>Curiously, much of the Palestinian leadership tells the truth =
about its=20
tactics and hopes. Not only Hamas, but also Yassir Arafat and his =
other=20
brothers-in-arms have sometimes harbored their exterminating =
sentiments=20
openly. The killing and maiming of Jewish innocents has become =
their most=20
conspicuous life force, even their raison d'etre. One wonders,=20
reciprocally, why so many people still stubbornly refuse to =
listen. Even=20
in Israel.=20
<P><B>What is Israel to do?</B> There is no cycle of violence in =
the=20
region, only a continuous and gratuitous murder of Jews on their =
own land.=20
With a palpable greed for violence, with a feverish greed still=20
unrecognized in Washington, the Palestinian leadership impatiently =
awaits=20
Israel's dying moments. Nothing less will ever satisy them. =
Absolutely=20
nothing.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>LOUIS RENE BERES He was =
educated at=20
Princeton (Ph.D., 1971) and publishes widely on Israeli security =
matters. Prof. Beres is the acacemic advisor to the Freeman =
Center For=20
Strategic Studies.</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>2. <A name=3D2>NO TURNING BACK</A></H3>Jerusalem =
Post=20
Editorial - June 13, 2003=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>"By God, we will not leave one Jew in=20
Palestine."</B></BLOCKQUOTE>- Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, =
from his=20
hospital bed=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>"Israel is targeting Palestinian civilians, so =
Israeli=20
civilians should be targeted. From now on all Israeli people are =
targets."</B></BLOCKQUOTE>- Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, =
after the=20
Israeli attempt to kill Rantissi=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2><STRONG>S</STRONG></FONT>heikh =
Yassin says=20
that now Hamas will attack Israeli civilians. Rantisi says now =
they will=20
drive every Jew from Israel. Now they are really angry.=20
<P>Imagine for a moment that Osama bin Laden's redoubt was being =
bombed by=20
the United States, and the world responded by lecturing the =
Americans=20
about torpedoing the possibility for negotiations and feeding a =
"cycle of=20
violence." Imagine further that bin Laden responded to the =
bombings with=20
threats to "retaliate" against Americans everywhere.=20
<P>Yet no one believes in negotiations with al-Qaida. And there =
would be=20
little point in al-Qaida contending that it was "retaliating" =
after it had=20
murdered 3,000 Americans.=20
<P>What makes Israel's war against Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fatah =
different? There are two ostensible differences. First, the =
terrorists are=20
identified with a cause that is supported by Israel and the United =
States:=20
creating a Palestinian state. Second, a diplomatic process is in =
motion=20
that, by some combination of force and negotiations, is supposed =
to=20
substitute for simply crushing these organizations.=20
<P>Neither of these proposed reasons for treating Palestinian =
terrorists=20
differently holds water. As Rantisi and every other terrorist =
leader=20
openly proclaims, their goal is not a Palestinian state beside =
Israel, but=20
one replacing Israel. Rantisi is an Islamo-fascist of the same =
stripe as=20
bin Laden, with similar totalitarian and genocidal goals.=20
<P>If the goal is two democratic states living peacefully side by =
side,=20
there is no logic in treating Hamas with kid gloves. Their =
struggle has no=20
more legitimacy than al-Qaida's, and is in fact a branch of bin =
Laden's=20
struggle to defeat the "Zionists and Crusaders."=20
<P>But what about the peace process? How could Israel make =
Palestinian=20
Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas's job more difficult by =
attacking=20
the very people with whom he's attempting to negotiate a =
cease-fire? Even=20
President George W. Bush is "troubled" by Israel's action.=20
<P>Actually, the trouble is that the negotiated alternative was =
not=20
working, and had no chance of working. Abbas has repeatedly ruled =
out=20
using force against Hamas. And the pace of attacks has only =
increased=20
since the Aqaba summit, including the five Israeli soldiers killed =
at Erez=20
and in Hebron, the couple stabbed to death in a forest in =
Jerusalem,=20
continuing mortar attacks against Sderot, and the 16 murdered =
yesterday in=20
Jerusalem by a suicide bomber.=20
<P>The terrorist organizations had no reason to heed Abbas's =
toothless=20
calls and every reason to continue their attacks. If Abbas is =
indeed=20
trying to make peace with Israel, why should they help him? At the =
same=20
time, if Abbas is unwilling to take it upon himself to curb =
Palestinian=20
terrorism, who will?=20
<P>For now, the only credible answer is the IDF. As for the =
notion, in=20
wide circulation here and particularly overseas, that IDF =
retaliation only=20
prompts further Palestinian terrorist attacks, we can only point =
to the=20
dozens of attacks that occurred in the absence of Israeli =
"provocation,"=20
stretching back to the bus bombings of the 1990s. That there are =
still=20
people so indefatigably credulous as to believe that every =
Palestinian=20
atrocity must have been provoked by some prior Israeli misdeed =
amazes us.=20
<P>We are similarly amazed by the notion that the Sharon =
government should=20
have abstained from retaliation. Exactly how many victims, we =
would like=20
to know, must a terror attack claim in order to justify Israeli=20
retaliation? And just how much time should Sharon give Abbas's =
efforts at=20
negotiation? A month? A year?=20
<P>In truth, a policy of Israeli retaliation only serves Abbas's =
immediate=20
purposes, not least because they absolve him of the responsibility =
and the=20
domestic political fallout for taking on Hamas. It might be argued =
that=20
this is a responsibility Abbas had best discharge himself. But =
that=20
argument doesn't wash as long as Abbas doesn't confront Hamas head =
on.=20
<P>The task now is not to cower from Hamas's threat of =
retaliation, as if=20
retaliation is what these people do. The task is to strike at =
Rantisi and=20
his cohorts again, truly to drive the organization underground, =
and to=20
create the conditions in which Abbas, if he is sincere, can assume =
the=20
responsibilities he made his own at Aqaba.=20
<P>Until that point is reached, there can be no turning back.=20
<HR>
<H3>3. <A name=3D3>DANGEROUS FALSE =
NARRATIVES</A></H3>IMRA'S=20
WEEKLY COMMENTARY ON ISRAEL NATIONAL RADIO - 12 June 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>T</FONT>ime and again Israeli =
leaders have=20
succumbed to the temptation to go along with the false narratives =
of=20
others to curry favor. And the results have been disastrous.=20
<P>Let's take a look at the situation:=20
<H4>#1 Abu Mazen - Man Of Peace?</H4>Ariel Sharon went along with =
the=20
false narrative that Abu Mazen is a man of peace whose only =
problem is a=20
lack of strength.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>+ Abu Mazen calls for using "all means" against =
settlers? -=20
not in the story official Israel shares with the world.=20
<P>+ Abu Mazen explains that when he says continuing the =
struggle via=20
"peaceful means" that his idea of "peaceful" is the first =
intifada -=20
thousands of Palestinian attacks with rocks, firebombs, =
knifings, etc. -=20
not a peep from Jerusalem.=20
<P>+ Abu Mazen wants to integrate the terrorist forces into the =
PA=20
security forces so that there is "one force" - not a word in =
even an=20
unofficial briefing paper.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<H4>#2 Mohammed Dahlan - Terror Fighter?</H4>Ariel Sharon went =
along with=20
the bizarre narrative that Mohammed Dahlan is seriously committed =
to=20
peace.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>+ For years he didn't stop the top Hamas terrorist, =
Muhammad=20
Deif. Instead they ate frequently together. + He didn't cease =
illegal=20
weapons, under his leadership Preventative Security contracted =
out the=20
production of various illegal weapons systems in the Gaza Strip. =
+ He=20
didn't thwart terror attacks, during his watch, Preventive =
Security=20
instigated and coordinated terror attacks.</BLOCKQUOTE>But mums =
the word=20
from the Prime Minister's Office.=20
<H4>#3 Egypt - Contributor To Peace?</H4>And Egypt? Those =
fantastic=20
neighbors investing in the best American and other weapons systems =
billions of dollars of US aid can buy in preparation for the day =
it=20
thrusts across the Sinai? What of the false narrative that the =
Egyptians=20
are making a positive contribution?=20
<P>It seems that every week the IDF reports discovering another =
"terror=20
smuggling tunnel" crossing from Egypt to the Gaza Strip. These =
tunnels are=20
the main source of supply of weapons and ammunition for =
Palestinian=20
terrorist activities originating in the Gaza Strip.=20
<P>And Egypt is doing nothing about it. No arrests have been =
reported -=20
nor have there been any reports of Palestinians complaining about =
Egyptian=20
action against the smugglers.=20
<P>But the Israeli Government doesn't bring its frustration with =
Egypt out=20
in the open.=20
<P>So instead of President Bush possibly pressing Egypt to do its =
part and=20
close down the "terror tunnels" Egypt wins praise for sending a=20
representative to negotiate with Hamas.=20
<H4>#4 Saudi Incitement Ignored</H4>And the Saudis? What is =
Jerusalem's=20
contribution to the perception of the Saudis in American eyes? =
Saudi=20
government television stations broadcast calls each Friday for =
death to=20
the Jews - not one official complaint from Israel.=20
<H4>#5 The Palestinian State Waffle</H4>Worse of all, Ariel Sharon =
got=20
caught up in the false narrative that a Palestinian state could be =
an=20
element of a stable and viable arrangement. This when Sharon =
himself knows=20
full well that a sovereign Palestinian state would bring anything =
but a=20
stable and viable arrangement. As Treasury Minister Binyamin =
Netanyahu=20
eloquently explained at the Likud Central Committee meeting this =
week, the=20
limitations on a Palestinian entity that Ariel Sharon himself sees =
as=20
critical red lines define a form of autonomous - not sovereign - =
state.=20
<H4>#6 The Lies Have Come To Roost</H4>So here we are and all =
these false=20
narratives are blowing up in our faces.=20
<P>President Bush still embraces Abu Mazen, "the man who doesn't =
know how=20
to lie" and the "young man" Dahlan with no expectations that the =
PA will=20
actually use the 15,000 trained armed men they have stationed =
tonight in=20
the Gaza Strip to fight terror any time soon.=20
<P>And Secretary of State Powell? He begins to prepare yet another =
international photo-opportunity without actually demanding any =
real=20
action.=20
<P>No action against terror. No action to even close down the =
terror=20
tunnels. Just more declarations - or worse, as Kofi Anon presses =
to move=20
in international armed forces that would serve as a human shield =
to=20
protect the terrorists as they launch raids against Israel. =
Foreign armed=20
forces that in a nightmare scenario could even work in =
coordination with=20
the terrorists to enable them to slaughter the Jews in communities =
beyond=20
the Green Line.=20
<P>The false narratives have cost us dearly. They have confused =
our=20
friends and have been exploited by our enemies.=20
<P>Its time to tell the truth for all to hear. Otherwise the lies =
may=20
ultimately lead to destruction.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imra.org.il/">IMRA</A> (Independent Media =
Review &=20
Analysis)</BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>4. <A name=3D4>THE ONLY PATH TO PEACE</A></H3>by =
John=20
Podhoretz - The New York Post - June 13, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>T</FONT>HE president of the =
United States=20
wants the Israelis and the Palestinians to make a deal. That's =
great.=20
George W. Bush made the discussion possible by forcing two regime =
changes=20
in the Middle East - in Iraq and, at least partly in the =
Palestinian=20
Authority. There were handshakes and road maps. But wanting a deal =
isn't=20
the same as getting a deal. And there can be no deal if Hamas, =
Hezbollah,=20
Islamic Jihad and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade are still in =
existence.=20
Period.=20
<P>These terrorist groups won't allow it. They have shown their=20
willingness over the past week to work together to ensure the =
failure of=20
the political negotiations between Ariel Sharon and new =
Palestinian=20
premier Abu Mazen.=20
<P>The calculus is simple. The terrorists commit daring acts of =
murder. In=20
response, the Israelis go after their leaders, who are inevitably=20
surrounded by civilians when the Israelis strike. The terrorists =
vow=20
revenge. The Palestinian Authority, which is being undercut by the =
terrorist attacks, calls for an end to them while simultaneously =
accusing=20
Israel of bearing responsibility for them.=20
<P>The U.S. government responded to Tuesday's bungled Israeli =
strike on a=20
Hamas leader with genuine anger. The American response seemed =
irrational=20
at first - it contradicted not only Bush's own view that =
terrorists should=20
be hunted down, but also his statements about Israel's right to =
defend=20
itself.=20
<P>But it appears that something else was going on. Prime Minister =
Ariel=20
Sharon, for reasons known only to himself, told the president =
during last=20
week's summit - without prompting - that he was going to end the =
Israeli=20
policy of targeted assassinations. (Sharon yesterday reportedly =
denied=20
he'd offered this to Bush, but that denial is suspect.)=20
<P>Perhaps he had grown overconfident following months of relative =
peace=20
and quiet on the terror front inside Israel. But after violence =
last=20
weekend, Sharon did exactly what he had just told Bush he would =
not do.=20
That's no way to handle this president, who can't abide =
international=20
two-facedness.=20
<P>But it seems that the criticisms of Israel were a one-day =
story. They=20
were not repeated yesterday when the Israelis went after two Hamas =
thugs=20
following the incredibly bloody bus bombing in Jerusalem on =
Wednesday.=20
<P>There's been a lot of weepy talk that peace is hanging by a =
thread. How=20
can peace be hanging by a thread when there is no peace?=20
<P>There may not be peace, but there is still hope. There is a way =
to get=20
the peace process on track.=20
<P>The answer is simple, even if the execution will be fiendishly=20
difficult: The terrorist groups that stand in the way of progress =
must be=20
defunded and destroyed. Period.=20
<P>Defunding is where Bush comes in. He said it on Wednesday: "I =
strongly=20
urge all of you . . . to cut off money to organizations such as =
Hamas, to=20
isolate those who hate so much that they're willing to kill to =
stop=20
peace." That's a message for Saudi Arabia, mainly. And it needs to =
be more=20
than a message. It needs to be a threat.=20
<P>Destroying the terrorist organizations is where the Israelis =
come in.=20
The so-called "road map" calls for the Palestinian Authority to =
make a=20
powerful effort in this regard. But it can't do much, and =
everybody knows=20
it. Only the Israelis can. Israel's efforts to destroy Hamas and =
Islamic=20
Jihad represent the only hope Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) has.=20
<P>A U.S.-Israeli diplomatic and military alliance is the only =
real hope=20
for a Palestinian state.=20
<P>Period.=20
<HR>
<CENTER><B><A=20
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/donations.html">Get A =
Free Gift=20
With Your Donation!</A></B></CENTER>
<HR>
<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>"We will fight the terrorist organizations and =
their=20
leaders to the death." </STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>- Israeli Prime =
Minister=20
Ariel Sharon, June 10, after a homicide bomber killed 16 and =
wounded more=20
than 100 in an attack on Jerusalem bus.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>"If anyone came to my hometown in Phoenix, =
Ariz.,=20
and set off a bomb on a bus and killed 18 people and injured 100 =
of=20
them, my citizens would expect us to respond. . . . Do you want =
to call=20
that a cycle of violence?</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>- Senator John =
McCain=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/june03/decision.html=
">Sharon's=20
Unenviable Decision: [Life over pleasing Bush]</A> <FONT=20
color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>Sharon is faced with an unenviable =
decision. He=20
can either combat terrorism to safeguard our lives and the =
future of our=20
country or he can enjoy positive relations with the White House. =
As it=20
is presently formulated, the Bush administration's Middle East =
policy=20
leaves no room for maneuver.</FONT>=20
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/june03/sum.html">The=
=20
Sum Of Our Fears</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>The =
engines had=20
just about cooled on the aircraft returning from the "roadmap" =
summits=20
when the first two Israelis were axed to death. This was soon =
followed=20
by the murder of five more. </FONT>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/june03/double.html">=
'Road=20
Map' Demands a Double Suicide</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549=20
size=3D-2>Surprise: Israel does not agree to commit suicide. =
Surprise: the=20
Arabs will settle for nothing less. </FONT></FONT></B></LI></UL>
<HR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><FONT size=3D-1>NOTICE: We make EVERY effort =
to insure=20
our newsletter is not received unsolicited. If you don't wish to =
receive=20
this newsletter, please send an email to <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:newsletter@christianactionforisrael.org">newsletter@christ=
ianactionforisrael.org</A>=20
with "REMOVE" in either the subject or body of your message. =
<I><FONT=20
color=3D#800000>Please ensure the email is sent from the address =
receiving=20
the newsletter!</FONT></I> Thank =
you.</FONT></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>We depend ENTIRELY on viewer/reader donations. PLEASE HELP US =
get the=20
truth out about Israel and God's chosen people. All needed info =
at: <A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/donations.html">http://christ=
ianactionforisrael.org/donations.html</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV>
<HR>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS NEWSLETTER !</B>=20
<P>Send Comments/Suggestions to <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:newsletter@christianactionforisrael.org">newsletter@christ=
ianactionforisrael.org</B></P></DIV>
<P>TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE visit <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/cafi-list">http://www.pa=
irlist.net/mailman/listinfo/cafi-list</A>=20
<HR>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_001_0157_01C331CC.3B149580--
------=_NextPart_000_0156_01C331CC.3B149580
Content-Type: image/jpeg;
name="newsl.jpg"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-ID: <015501c331ed$c21d0dc0$2ad02b18@hnsn.phub.net.cable.rogers.com>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------=_NextPart_000_0156_01C331CC.3B149580--