I’d like to make a request. Let’s stop calling for Hamas to acknowledge Israel’s “right” to exist. Let’s stop associating the delegitimization of Israel by various bodies (such as the WCC, PC-USA, most British lefties that read Comment Is Free) by asking why these idiots think Israel is the only country that has no “right” to exist.
Let us point out, as Menachem Begin did, that Israel exists. She exists, and she needs no special acknowledgement from a bunch of terrorists, anti-Semites, and Israel-haters. She existed long before any of us having these arguments was born. She will exist long after all of us are gone.
Screw them and their recognition or nonrecognition of Israel’s “right” to exist.
Israel exists. Let us have only one answer to the delegitimization of Israel crowd:
Am Yisrael chai. The people of Israel live.
Even my fourth graders know that.
Israel exists. Without explanation, without caveat—Israel exists.
Couldn’t agree more.
Comment by Woland — 06/29/2006 @ 5:19 pm
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Pingback by The Golden Gate » Meryl Yourish Has a Request — 06/29/2006 @ 5:47 pm
At this moment in history, making Ismail Haniye swing by his feet from a Gaza lamppost, covered in pig’s blood, would be an eloquent and proper way to say Am Yisrael Chai in the local Gazan dialect. I think the rest of the Gaza barbarians would get the message.
Hope springs eternal…………
Comment by Li'l Mamzer — 06/29/2006 @ 6:01 pm
Daniel Pipes addressed this issue in a recent blog entry.
Comment by aunursa — 06/29/2006 @ 6:19 pm
Even the Hamas Charter acknowledges Israel’s existence, stating, “Israel exists and will continue to exist only until Islam will obliterate it”.
Comment by aunursa — 06/29/2006 @ 6:22 pm
We sang that song at our wedding… in Israel.
Comment by Brian of London — 06/29/2006 @ 6:36 pm
Deep Thoughts on Gaza Crisis…
In sum, the blame for this situation rests with Hamas, Fatah, and the Palestinians themselves. Israel is doing what it must do to defend itself from the ongoing terrorist threat….
Trackback by A Blog For All — 06/29/2006 @ 8:29 pm
Daniel Pipes is not infallible. He’s wrong on that one, IMHO.
Comment by Meryl Yourish — 06/29/2006 @ 10:48 pm
I’m not sure what your point is. What is wrong with Pipes’ reasoning?
Were Israel’s enemies to acknowledge her right to exist, it would bot validate her right to exist … since such a right is not contingent upon her enemies acknowledgement or acceptance.
Rather, acknowledging her right to exist would mean in effect that Israel’s enemies RELINQUISH THEIR DREAM of destroying the Jewish state. That would be a good thing.
Thus, the purpose of the acknowledgement is not a matter of validation, but a matter of moving toward a lasting peace. It’s along the same lines as the embassy-in-Jerusalem issue.
Comment by aunursa — 06/29/2006 @ 11:45 pm