By Pamela
Geller on March 9, 2016
Obama’s
peace partners are celebrating the Muslim terrorist as a “martyr whose name is
engraved in blood.” Obama says nothing, does nothing. Worse, President Obama
will attempt to jump-start Israeli-“Palestinian” negotiations in his last
months in office by forcing Israel to accept “Palestinian” annihilationist
demands, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Palestinians call for the
destruction of Israel. Obama expects the tiny Jewish state to sign off on that?
Obama says
nothing, but if school authorities take precautions when a Muslim student in Texas dissembles a clock to
make it look like a bomb, fuhgeddaboudit. All hell breaks loose at the White
House.
Fatah
celebrates murder of American tourist:
Fatah: Murderer of American tourist is
“heroic Martyr”
Fatah and the Palestinian Authority
celebrated yesterday’s murder of Taylor Force, an American tourist who was
visiting Israel with Vanderbilt University. Fatah’s official Facebook page
posted a drawing of a knife held over the PA map of “Palestine” that includes
all of Israel and the PA areas.
My friend
Taylor Force is dead, By David Simpkins, March 9, 2016, 2:00 pm
He laughed and smiled a lot in the classes
at West Point. He sat behind me, next to me, or across from me during our first
two years at the United States’ premier institution. He was very mild-mannered,
sharp, and professional. I couldn’t think of someone who was more of a model of
“America’s finest” than him. He was handsome, articulate, brilliant, and just
so GOOD. I can’t think of a moment where he wasn’t exuding an aura of pure
positive energy. He was as honest and heartfelt as they come, but now he’s
dead.
Taylor Force was murdered in cold blood by
a West Bank Palestinian. Hamas announced that they’re celebrating their martyrs
last night. As I write this, there are parties from Gaza to Ramallah continuing
all day, and probably tonight. It’s not every day they get a former US Army
officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. For them, this is a great boon.
Taylor died in a war that he didn’t know he
was in the middle of. Taylor is dead because of a lot of misleading ideas about
exactly what goes on in Israel. Misleading people is currently the policy of
the US government.
The US and Israel’s policy is to see the
idea of a Two State Solution through. The reason for this policy is the belief
that there’s more good than evil in the world, and peace is a reality that can
be achieved. Moreover, they believe peace is something that must be achieved.
Anyone who reads the Hamas charter
knows that peace is not their agenda. While they have gained ground in the
Palestinian political arena, Israel focused on tolerance and promoting
co-existence by showcasing places like Yaffo (where my friend was stabbed to
death) and Haifa. These places are the quintessence of integrated Arab-Israelis
living alongside Jewish-Israelis in our society. Sadly, the success has been
overstated.
Everyone in
America and Europe is convinced that the majority Palestinians just want peace
and that we Israelis are being hunted by a minority of extremists. Westerners have
been duped into believing that Hamas only rules and influences in Gaza while
the West Bank is ruled and influenced by Fatah.
Fatah is
headed by Arafat’s former #2, “Abu Mazen” Mahmoud Abbas, and they are
recognized as a legitimate political entity and “peace partner.” Hamas is
classified as a terrorist organization by the United States. Europe removed
Hamas’ terrorist designation in hopes of assisting the Palestinian Unity
Government’s legitimacy and acceptance into the world so that a Two State Solution
could be advanced. After the end of Palestinian Unity, Europe never bothered to
re-label the organization for what it is. Like most Americans, and many
Israelis, my friend didn’t understand the true dynamics of who holds sway over
the Palestinian people.
The
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) released sobering
figures in their 58th Palestinian Public Opinion Poll conducted last December.
Two thirds of all Palestinians admitted they supported the knife attacks
against Israelis. This means that six or seven of every 10 Palestinians you
pass in the street want to see you dead or leaving Israel. Not every one of
that number are willing to risk their lives and stab you themselves, but they
actively support and cooperate with the ones who do. An example of this
cooperation was seen when Arab-Israeli citizens aided Nishat Milhelm, the Tel
Aviv shooter from last January, by hiding him in Wadi Ara.
The PSR
released two more important facts on that poll: “65% want president Abbas to
resign and 31% do not want him to resign. In presidential elections between
Abbas and Haniyeh, the latter receives 51% and the latter 41% of the vote.”
Haniyeh is the leader of Hamas. This means that 51% of the Palestinian people
want a terrorist leader to be their president, and 10% are undecided.
Stating
these facts makes me an extremist. A friend who I wrote my thesis with at West
Point told me so. He’s a man I admire and respect very much. When he recently
visited Israel, he did not reach out to visit me. He told me that I’m not
politically correct, and that’s a problem. I am labelled an extremist due to
the fact that I judge my surroundings by facts alone instead of relying on
false hopes and dreams. We were taught to be neutral with the Arab-Israeli
conflict at West Point. My friend is everything America expects and wants him
to be, and I can never fault him for that.
Taylor is
not dead because of Israel. It’s not Israel’s fault for occupying the land.
It’s not Israel’s fault for making the Palestinians do this. There are over 60
territorial disputes worldwide, and most lead to absolutely no bloodshed
whatsoever. It’s the Palestinians fault for murdering Taylor.
Taylor is
dead because he didn’t know the reality of the situation in Israel. While he
was in a predominantly Arab district just South of central Tel Aviv, he
believed he was surrounded by peace-loving people like himself. He was only
half correct. He didn’t realize that over 50% of the Palestinian population in
Israel politically supports Hamas, while two-thirds ideologically support
Hamas’ actions. If Taylor only knew that, he could be alive right now. Biased
politics and political correctness gave my friend a false sense of security.
That’s what gave a Palestinian the opportunity he needed. He used that
opportunity to kill one of the best men I ever crossed paths with.
Now, in the
fashion of our Alma Mater: “Well done! Be Thou at Peace.” I’ll see you on the
Higher Ground, old friend. Tonight, I will fill my glasses and sing a round of
Benny Haven’s for you in the Jerusalem shuk. When I do, I’ll stay alert. I want
peace, but I understand that not all of the Palestinians want the same future
as me. I’ll stay ready for a knife. With G-D’s help, I will stay alive.
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