Israel ist lebensmüde
Geschrieben von Freddie am 19. Dezember 2001 15:28:59:
Als Antwort auf: Wenn sie Ärger wollen... geschrieben von Badland Warrior am 18. Dezember 2001 23:08:32:
Hallo Warrior,
"Ich denke, wenn diese Deppen wirklich so irrsinnig sind, gemeinsam Isdrael
anzugreifen und noch eine Schweinerei in den USA oder einem anderen westlichen
Staat anzustellen,"
Also die letzte "Schweinerei" in Amerika hat sich Israel geleitet. Sicher,
die Amis sind auch Weltmeister im Spionieren, vor allem die europäischen
Unternehmen werden dank Echelon aufs Gründlichste ausspioniert.
Allerdings sollte man die Hand, die einen jährlich mit 3 Milliarden US-Dollar
füttert, nicht beissen. Wenn Israel Amerika als Freund verliert hat es nämlich
überhaupt keine mehr.
Im Gegensatz zu Clinton geht der Nahostkonflikt George "Dubby" Bush nämlich
ziemlich am Arsch vorbei. Das letzte was er auf seinem Kreuzug gegen
Terrorismus brauchen kann ist ein land, das ständig Unruhe in der arabischen
Welt stiftet und so die ohnehin wacklige Allianz mit arabischen Staaten
gefährdet.Viele Grüße
FreddieHier ein Auszug aus der St. Petersburg Times.
Amerika könnte allmählich die Gedult mit Israels Sperenzchen verlieren.
U.S. should reconsider aid to Israel
Israel has severed ties with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat. As
an American citizen and a taxpayer, I want to go on record stating that the
United States should reconsider its ties with Israel.For sure, we should cut off all funds -- as much as $3-billion annually -- to
the Jewish state. Much of that money (American taxes) is used in ways,
including the procurement of military weaponry, that dehumanize the Palestinian
people.
We, as Americans, should be ashamed of ourselves for being partners in a state
policy that forces an entire population to exist as a diaspora -- a stateless
people scattered about as if they are nothing.The United States should have nothing to do with this policy of human
dispossession. It is against everything we believe in, including the written
tenets of our Constitution.Let me try a little raw truth in discussing this mess. I was in Israel in 1999
when Ehud Barak defeated Benjamin Netanyahu in the election for prime minister.
Shortly before the election, Gideon Levy, a columnist for the Ha'aretz
newspaper, asked Barak what he would have done if he had been born a
Palestinian.Barak's response, the most honest one he could give, angered most Israeli Jews.
I was among journalists at the press conference when Barak said: "I would have
joined a terrorist organization."Remember, Barak is not a lover of Arabs. He is one of Israel's most decorated
generals, a man who killed Arabs as a duty.But even Barak knows the score: You cannot dispossess a people and then attempt
to govern them by occupying their land, by forcing them to subsist in refugee
camps, by blocking roadways to their jobs, by refusing to let them get medical
attention, by cutting them off from their universities, by discounting their
humanity.
Only fools would attempt such folly.Today, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is living out his dream of getting rid of
Arafat. Sharon's history with Palestinians is a bloody one, and nothing has
changed since he has been in office.Look at how he got elected. He, a candidate for prime minister and a well-known
public figure, went to the Temple Mount shortly before the national election.
He knew what he was doing. He knew how Palestinians would react. Even more
cynically, he knew how Israeli Jews would react to Palestinian violence: They
would turn Barak out of office.Sharon came into office with the intention of militarily bringing the
Palestinians to their knees, and Palestinian extremists played into his hands
by carrying out acts of terrorism inside Israel and in the territories.As myopic as he is, Sharon miscalculated the fury, scale and longevity of the
new intifada.Now, Sharon has declared Arafat irrelevant. Ironically, the Palestinian people
were declared irrelevant decades ago.Declaring Arafat persona non grata is self-defeating. Israel will gain nothing
but more violence for another generation by humiliating Arafat. And if Arafat
is killed -- either by Israelis or by militant Palestinians -- Israel will pay
a price higher than that of the Palestinians. Why? Because the bulk of the
Palestinian people have nothing left to lose.Does anyone in Israel or the United States believe that the Palestinian people
will simply lick their wounds and disappear into their refugee camps if Arafat
is killed?
Does anyone believe that Palestinians will abide Israel's hand-picked successor
to Arafat?Does anyone believe that the growing legion of suicide bombers will reform and
start herding sheep and growing olives?Israel must protect itself. But how? The first step is to acknowledge its role
in creating the violent conditions in the region. The time has come to stop
blaming Arafat for everything. Israel foments terrorism by brutalizing
Palestinians.
Many Israelis argue that Arafat and other Palestinian Authority leaders do not
want peace with Israel. Instead, they want to destroy Israel. Well, many Jews
do not want peace with Palestinians. Many Jews want Palestinians to evaporate.But neither side is going anywhere soon.
Instead of taking sides, the United States should become an impartial broker in
a genuine peace process -- a process that does not blame Arafat for the deeds
of every individual madman.
The United States should take another look at its aid to Israel. The Jewish
state should not receive another American dollar until it moves to help bring
real dignity to the lives of Palestinians.