Say, that “military wing” of Hamas that we keep hearing about? Would this be it?
Hamas leaders vowed to continue fighting Israel as tens of thousands cheered and waved the group’s green flags and masked gunmen hoisted assault rifles, rockets and anti-tank missiles.
“We will not rest and will not abandon the path of Jihad and martyrdom as long as one inch of our land remained in the hands of the Jews,” said Raed Saed, a senior Hamas leader in Gaza City, using the Arabic term for holy war.
“We are celebrating our victory in Gaza and now we are headed toward Jerusalem, Nablus, Akko, Haifa, the Galilee and all of Palestine,†he said.
“Sharon, you should know that we will win – the only language spoken will be the language of weapons. We are young people who aspire to die for Allah and for the weapons we are carrying.”
These are the people that the EU and State want Israel to negotiate with. No, wait, silly me. That’s the political wing. This is the military wing. Of course the political wing would wholly disapprove of such sentiments.
Except somehow, the political wing is still part of the organization that calls for Israel’s destruction. I’m not really getting how the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, but then, I’m not a diplomat with dozens of years of experience in these matters.
Even worse:
EU raises 2005 aid to PA at a total of 500 million euro
But of course with French Intelligence
Haaretz investigates French FM’s faux pas at Yad Vashem
” asking: “Yes, but were there no Jews who were deported from England?”
what could one expect.
The Whitehouse also gave its approval when Scot McClellan described them as “businessmen in suits”!
Just like the modern Mafia. Thugs and murderers in business suits
Meanwhile, the Quartet (which includes the US) spews the following:
Talk about double-standards—the Quartet worries about Israel “appear[ing] to prejudge the final borders,” but refers to disputed territory as “Palestinian land.” There’s some real prejudgement going on here, and it’s not on Israel’s part.
Note the word “must.” It only appears in that one paragraph of the document, and is effectively addressed only to Israel. The PA “should” do this and is urged to do that, but only Israel gets dictated to.
And, of course, the Quartet “expresses its appreciation for the responsible behavior of the Palestinian Authority and people for helping maintain a peaceful environment during the evacuation.” No mention of the destruction of the synagogues, the massive influx of terrorists and weapons across the Egyptian border, or the looting.
After the release of the statement, Secretary Rice condoned the participation of HAMAS in the elections, because after all the Palestinians are in transition to democracy, and these things can’t be rushed.
Yup, Disengagement really changed the momentum in Israel’s favor. The ball’s in the PA’s court to perform or else, and Palestinians won’t be getting any more free passes for their outrages.
Not.