Comments on: The non-moderation of Hamas http://www.yourish.com/2006/02/26/773 Cutting straight to the point Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Soccer Dad http://www.yourish.com/2006/02/26/773/comment-page-1#comment-2774 Soccer Dad Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:55:36 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=773#comment-2774 <strong>If ... you must 2/27/06</strong> If you haven't read Treppenwitz's A bad word gets a new day in the sun; you must. If you haven't read A view from a Height's Life imitates Art; you must. If you haven't read Mere Rhetoric's The Less Than... If … you must 2/27/06

If you haven’t read Treppenwitz’s A bad word gets a new day in the sun; you must. If you haven’t read A view from a Height’s Life imitates Art; you must. If you haven’t read Mere Rhetoric’s The Less Than…

]]> By: Ben F http://www.yourish.com/2006/02/26/773/comment-page-1#comment-2770 Ben F Mon, 27 Feb 2006 04:22:17 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=773#comment-2770 According to the indispensible Khaled Abu Toameh in the <a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1139395492740&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" rel="nofollow">Jerusalem Post</a>, "Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday denied that Hamas was prepared to make peace with Israel, saying he had been misquoted by The Washington Post." According to the indispensible Khaled Abu Toameh in the Jerusalem Post, “Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday denied that Hamas was prepared to make peace with Israel, saying he had been misquoted by The Washington Post.”

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2006/02/26/773/comment-page-1#comment-2766 Michael Lonie Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:02:42 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=773#comment-2766 If the Palestinian Arabs refuse to settle for a two-state resolution they will eventually force a one-state resolution: Israel from the river to the sea. Where will the Arabs go? After the savagery of their terrorism in of the Oslo War, I don't care, so long as it is to some other Middle East country where, no doubt, they also will be able to enjoy the benefits of Islamist thuggery...er, I mean beneficent rule. If they refuse to live at peace with Jewish neighbors let them go find neighbors with whom they can live at peace, somewhere else. This may be a bit difficult for them to do, since their "Arab Brothers" tend to treat them worse than the Israelis do. By electing Hamas the Palestinian Arabs have shown that they reject a two-state resolution and demand a one-state resolution to the conflict they started. They should get their wish, as an example of "Be careful what you wish for, you might get it." If the Palestinian Arabs refuse to settle for a two-state resolution they will eventually force a one-state resolution: Israel from the river to the sea. Where will the Arabs go? After the savagery of their terrorism in of the Oslo War, I don’t care, so long as it is to some other Middle East country where, no doubt, they also will be able to enjoy the benefits of Islamist thuggery…er, I mean beneficent rule. If they refuse to live at peace with Jewish neighbors let them go find neighbors with whom they can live at peace, somewhere else. This may be a bit difficult for them to do, since their “Arab Brothers” tend to treat them worse than the Israelis do.

By electing Hamas the Palestinian Arabs have shown that they reject a two-state resolution and demand a one-state resolution to the conflict they started. They should get their wish, as an example of “Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.”

]]> By: Alex Bensky http://www.yourish.com/2006/02/26/773/comment-page-1#comment-2760 Alex Bensky Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:41:31 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=773#comment-2760 First, the line about not having anything against Jews per se is a bald-faced lie. Their charter is available in English on the net and at several points it calls for killing Jews; not "Israelis" or "Zionists" but Jews. By the way, among the curses for which they blame Jews--not just the French Revolution, the Freemasons, and the World wars, which is understandable--is the Rotary Club. Does anyone have any idea why they hate Rotary? Second, Hamas has done all the west is going to requie it to do, namely say something in English (I'd bet their Arabic statements are a bit different) that can be construed with some difficulty as holding out some hope of a solution short of destroying Israel. At that point Israel will be pressured again, since the world demands deeds from Israel and only words from its enemies. Hamas makes its position clear: "Israel has to give up any possible bargaining leverage it may possess and then we'll have a response, whatever it may be." Obviously after that it's only Israeli intransigence that blocks peace and happiness from breaking out. First, the line about not having anything against Jews per se is a bald-faced lie. Their charter is available in English on the net and at several points it calls for killing Jews; not “Israelis” or “Zionists” but Jews.

By the way, among the curses for which they blame Jews–not just the French Revolution, the Freemasons, and the World wars, which is understandable–is the Rotary Club. Does anyone have any idea why they hate Rotary?

Second, Hamas has done all the west is going to requie it to do, namely say something in English (I’d bet their Arabic statements are a bit different) that can be construed with some difficulty as holding out some hope of a solution short of destroying Israel. At that point Israel will be pressured again, since the world demands deeds from Israel and only words from its enemies.

Hamas makes its position clear: “Israel has to give up any possible bargaining leverage it may possess and then we’ll have a response, whatever it may be.” Obviously after that it’s only Israeli intransigence that blocks peace and happiness from breaking out.

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