Yes, a treyf (haram!) reference for the Islamist terror twins.
“Hamas’ strategic objective is to seize control of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization,” he said. “This remains Hamas’ vision – to take control over the PA by way of elections, remove (Palestinian President Mahmoud) Abbas and make the West Bank its base.
“Hamas is sincere enough to say that this is its plan, and the group refuses to make any statements, even vague ones, regarding the possibility of peace. At most they are willing to mention a possible ceasefire,” according to Gilad. “Therefore, the cooperation between Hamas, Hizbullah and Iran is stronger than ever.”
Make that the Islamist terror trio.
Hillary Clinton is starting to catch on to that, says Barry Rubin. He says Clinton knows that:
–Bringing Hamas into the negotiating process is a mistake that would doom any chance for peace and might even bring the Palestinian Authority (PA) crashing down altogether. U.S. interests require that the PA survives as recognized Palestinian leader, while Hamas is an Iranian client whose triumph would hurt the U.S. strategic position in the region.
I believe the coming few years are absolutely critical years in Israel’s history. I believe that Israel’s leaders have to give up their petty squabbling and pull together for the sake of Israel’s survival. And it looks like that may be happening, at least in part.
Likud chairman Binyamin Netanyahu is so determined to have Labor chairman Ehud Barak as his defense minister that he is willing to give him the portfolio even if Barak is unable to bring his entire Labor faction into the coalition, sources close to Netanyahu said Monday, confirming a Channel 1 report.
Barak is determined to bring Labor into Netanyahu’s coalition, but he is facing a potential rebellion inside his faction that could lead to a split. Factions can only break up legally if one third of its MKs leave, which in Labor’s case would require five of the 13 Labor legislators.
“Even if he can only deliver a third he could remain defense minister,” a source close to Barak said, adding that if Barak decided to quit the Knesset and join the government on his own without Labor, he would not receive the portfolio.
We have a saying here in the U.S.: Lead, follow, or get out of the way. It’s time for Labor and Kadima to follow or get out of the way. I’d prefer follow.