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"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.
"For HRW, Israel is always guilty" The Jerusalem Post
For many years, Ken Roth and Human Rights Watch have been at the forefront of the campaign to criminalize self-defense against terrorism and to brand Israel as the primary perpetrator of war crimes. Emotional outbursts, convoluted pseudo-legal language and post-colonial bias have contributed to the ideological destruction of human rights principles.
"Gaza, Israel and the BBC" Open Democracy
The BBC and its search for appearing unbiased in the Middle East conflict.
"Clash of Civilizations: Is Israel at War with Islam?" Israel National News
Nobel laureate Professor Yisrael Aumann of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem went head to head with colleague Professor Shlomo Avineri on Wednesday over whether Islam is at war with Israel.\n\nThe verbal sparring match came during a panel discussion held Wednesday at the Jerusalem Regency Hotel during the annual Jerusalem Conference over which threats are facing Israel and the West, and whether there is in fact a "clash of civilizations." The two were joined on the panel by Likud MK Silvan Shalom and former Prisoner of Zion and minister, Natan Sharansky, currently the chairman of the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies.
"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.
"Robert Fulford on the disproportionate criticism of Israel's self-defence" National Post
The big word in Middle East politics this week is "disproportionate." Political leaders around the world love it, and no wonder. Applied to the Israel-Hamas struggle, it quietly weakens Israel's position and displays sympathy for the Palestinians while making those who use it feel both righteous and compassionate.
"Sharansky's History Lesson" Commentary
Natan Sharansky, in an article at Bloomberg.com that should be read in its entirety, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the last time Israel used "disproportionate" force
"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.
"The false symmetry of UN Security Council Resolution 1860" Jerusalem Post
Most Israelis regard UN Security Council Resolution 1860 on the Gaza Conflict as a troubling development. It fails to mention the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit who has been in Hamas captivity since 2006. The word "rocket" does not even appear, only general references to condemning "violence and hostilities directed against civilians." Reading the resolution, one would not be aware that Israel has been under constant rocket attacks since 2001, the real background to the current conflict.
"For the Sake of Peace, Let Israel Destroy Hamas" The Redhunter:
But of course to Time and those of their sort Israel must never respond to terror but must grant concession after concession. Only the so-called "peace process" will lead to peace. What hooey. As Natan Sharansky pointed out in The Case for Democracy, "strengthing" Arafat led to nothing good.
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