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"Amid Gaza rubble, Sharansky optimistic" Chicago Sun Times
Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet dissident turned Israeli leader, has demonstrated remarkable foresight at key moments in recent Middle East history. Too often, though, his warnings were ignored.
"Hamas still rules through fear" Elder of Ziyon Blog
Vacuums in Arab societies tend to be filled by extremists, and in this case it was refilled by the old dictators.
"Sharansky: Neither Hamas Nor PA Can Be In Charge Of Rebuilding Gaza" Daled Amos
According to Natan Sharansky, Hamas obviously cannot be put in charge of the funds for the reconstruction of Gaza--but neither can the Palestinian Authority, because of their corruption.
"Gaza, Israel and the BBC" Open Democracy
The BBC and its search for appearing unbiased in the Middle East conflict.
"Highest anti-Semitism rates in 2 decades" The Jerusalem Post
The number of anti-Semitic attacks around the world during Israel's three-week military operation against Hamas in Gaza was up more than 300 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching a two-decade high, according to figures released Sunday by the Global Forum Against Anti-Semitism.
"Natan Sharansky: How To Rebuild Gaza" Jewish Russian Telegraph
No longer can the refugee camps be centers of misery and fanatical indoctrination; no longer can the industrial zones and private businesses be hijacked for the comfort of the ruling elites and their families.
In other words: If the new Gaza regime isn’t built on real standards of transparency and accountability, then all these billions will be an investment not in peace, but in perpetuating the misery of Palestinians -- and in the inevitable next round of conflict. But if such a mechanism can be made to work, we may yet see a better day for Palestinians and Israelis alike.
"Fundamentally Freund: Time for a Gaza apology" Jerusalem Post
The disengagement, as its name implied, was supposed to disengage Israel from the Palestinians and their violence. But instead, as we have seen, it did just the opposite. It is about time that its proponents publicly acknowledged as much.
"Israel Against the World" FrontPage Magazine
No sooner had Israel opted to stop Hamas' attacks on its civilian population, after years of self-imposed restraint, than it was confronted with a tidal wave of international indignation. With a unanimity that has become all too familiar when it comes to the world's pronouncements on Israel, politicians, the media, NGOs, and church leaders across the globe took their cue to denounce this legitimate act of self-defense by a sovereign democracy against one of the world's most extreme terror organizations, overtly committed to its destruction, which for years had been raining down thousands of rockets and mortar shells on civilian communities (not to mention the long string of suicide bombings).
Natan Sharansky: "How the U.N. Perpetuates the 'Refugee' Problem" Wall Street Journal
Nowhere on earth do terrorists get so much help from the Free World as in Gaza and the West Bank.
Natan Sharansky: "Save Gaza by Destroying the Heart of Terror" Bloomberg.com
Understanding the war in Gaza means recognizing the lessons of 2002. During the three years that passed after pulling out all troops and settlements from the Gaza Strip in 2005, Israel chose to respond to Hamas's deadly, daily rocket attacks with proportionality and diplomacy. The result? More rockets, more missiles, more misery for Palestinians -- and enough breathing space for Hamas to take over the Gaza Strip, devastate its society, build a much more powerful arsenal than it had in 2005 and become the vanguard of Iranian expansionism in the region.
Natan Sharansky: "Save Gaza by destroying the heart of terror" Seattlepi.com
Understanding the war in Gaza means recognizing the lessons of 2002. During the three years that passed after pulling out all troops and settlements from the Gaza Strip in 2005, Israel chose to respond to Hamas's deadly, daily rocket attacks with proportionality and diplomacy. The result? More rockets, more missiles, more misery for Palestinians -- and enough breathing space for Hamas to take over the Gaza Strip, devastate its society, build a much more powerful arsenal than it had in 2005 and become the vanguard of Iranian expansionism in the region.
"Natan Sharansky: We have to destroy the heart of terror" Britishblogs.co.uk
A former Soviet dissident, one of the smartest Israeli politicians Natan Sharansky writes an excellent article about current and previous Israeli operations against terrorists. Understanding the war in Gaza means recognizing the lessons of 2002. During the three years that passed after pulling out all troops and settlements from the Gaza Strip in 2005, Israel chose to respond to Hamas's deadly, daily rocket attacks with proportionality and diplomacy. The result? More rockets, more missiles, more misery for Palestinians.
Natan Sharansky: "Analysis: Removing the malignancy of terror" Jerusalem Post
Understanding the war in Gaza means recognizing the lessons of 2002. During the three years that passed after pulling out all troops and settlements from the Gaza Strip in 2005, Israel chose to respond to Hamas's deadly, daily rocket attacks with proportionality and diplomacy. The result? More rockets, more missiles, more misery for Palestinians - and enough breathing space for Hamas to take over the Gaza Strip, devastate its society, build a much more powerful arsenal than it had in 2005 and become the vanguard of Iranian expansionism in the region.
"Sharansky on disproportionate force" Doublethink Online
Via Commentary, I see that Natan Sharansky has an interesting column up at Bloomberg on the historical parallels between the second intifada and Hamas’s attacks on Israel over the last year. Every quote I try to pull is either too long or unrepresentative of the piece as a whole, so I’ll just say you should read the whole thing. His most important point is that international condemnation of terrorist attacks does precisely nothing. Brute force and erecting barriers does far more to cut down on attacks on your people than hoping that feckless diplomats will get the job done.
"Save Gaza: Destroy Terror" Hudson New York
Understanding the war in Gaza means recognizing the lessons of 2002. During the three years that passed after pulling out all troops and settlements from the Gaza Strip in 2005, Israel chose to respond to Hamas's deadly, daily rocket attacks with proportionality and diplomacy. The result? More rockets, more missiles, more misery for Palestinians -- and enough breathing space for Hamas to take over the Gaza Strip, devastate its society, build a much more powerful arsenal than it had in 2005 and become the vanguard of Iranian expansionism in the region.
"Are human rights for some, but not for others?" Jerusalem Post
Liraz Madmony, a 23-year-old law student from Sderot, addressed the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Gaza in Geneva on behalf of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) on Monday, before the vote by the council that condemned Israel's military offensive in Gaza and resolved to send a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinians.
American Thinker Blog: Human shields: Where's the outrage?
Hamas' use of the children and other innocents as human shields at the UN school got its desired effect yesterday. They fired mortars on Israeli troops, the troops returned the fire, and dozens of civilians died or were injured, along with the terrorists. There is a library full of evidence proving it isn't the first time Hamas has used innocents as human shields.
"Israel's Policy Is Perfectly 'Proportionate' " Wall Street Journal
Israel's actions in Gaza are justified under international law, and Israel should be commended for its self-defense against terrorism. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter reserves to every nation the right to engage in self-defense against armed attacks. The only limitation international law places on a democracy is that its actions must satisfy the principle of proportionality.
"Moral Clarity in Gaza" Washington Post
Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life that, risking the element of surprise, it contacts enemy noncombatants in advance to warn them of approaching danger.
ADL slams UN condemnation of Israel Gaza op as 'sheer hypocrisy' - Haaretz - Israel News
The Anti-Defamation League on Sunday issued a statement protesting
The United Nations Security Council's call earlier in the day for an immediate end to all violence in Gaza. "The Security Council statement is 'sheer hypocrisy' for suggesting an 'equivalency' between Hamas' terrorism and Israel's attempts to eliminate that terrorism."
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