Palestine Issue

Let’s put this issue into perspective. Palestine was never a nation. It was called the Palestinian Territories by the British when they controlled the area. Its inhabitance were Egyptians, Jordanians, Lebanese, and other nationals; mostly Arabs, some Jews and Christians.

When Britain left the area they allocated 80% to the Arabs and a small portion to Jewish settlers. From the start most Arabs wanted 100% and fighting broke out. Territorial lines were set and both Arabs and Jews accept the borders. Both sides ended up with large populations of refugee camps. Israel put its people to work building a prosperous nation. The Arab leaders kept the refugee populations pent up in squalor and poverty where they promoted hate blaming the poverty on the Jews. Most of the world’s aid was used to prepare for war and line the pockets of leaders like Arafat.

The Arab territories were under the control of Egypt, Jordan and Syria when these countries threatened Israel militarily. Israel defeated all three and occupied much of the Palestine Territories. Egypt formally recognized Israel and made peace with Israel. Israel turned over to Egypt all the land it conquered from Egypt including those with large oil deposits. Israel maintained control of the rest of the conquered lands but agreed to give up most on the condition that the rest of the countries that threatened Israel recognize Israel and accept it as a neighbor.

The strife that continues today could have been avoided had the Arab leaders concentrated on building a nation rather than putting all their efforts into fighting Israel.

Envy and hate, not money, is the root of all evil. Only when man stops blaming others for his misfortune and devotes his energies to self improvement will there be world peace. Man needs to stop trying to steal prosperity from others.

Israel Hit Me Back First

To Westerners the Muslim mind is an enigma. Muslims do not see the treachery of heaving up to 60 mortars at civilian populations, indiscriminately hitting homes, schools, and childcare centers. Muslims seem not to mind being put into the lines of fire by the stationing of rocket launchers, weapons cashes, and other military activity right in the middle of civilians.

But when the victimized citizen’s military retaliates, as Israel did on December 27th 2008, against Muslim terror activities, they cry foul. They demand the condemnation of Israel, calling the Israelis murderers and terrorists. They refuse to acknowledge that all that has to happen to prevent military strikes is just to stop firing missals at the Israeli population.

They elevate those that murder innocents, like the one who opened fire on religious students indiscriminately, to hero status. They hail their leaders that spend money and manpower on acts of terror and complain that the west does not help them more. What goes through the mind of a person who kills innocent women, men, and children and then complains that the country of those they have just terrorized cuts off their electricity?

The explanation is not that difficult. It just boggles the mind. A Muslim does not consider a non-Muslim as human. Only a Muslim is qualified to have the respect afforded to humans. The rest of us are Infidels not worthy any consideration. To a Muslim the killing of a non-Muslim is like squashing a bug, trapping vermin, or getting rid of some other nuisance. A Muslim is ruled by the Koran and Shari’ah Law and does not need to answer to or abide by the laws of any country. Anything in the possession of an Infidel is for the taking by a Muslim. An Infidel is expected to acquiesce to the demands of a Muslim and cower in his presence.

This is the attitude that has spurred Islam in its attempt to conquer the world. A quest that started over 1,400 years ago by Mohammed and perpetuated by Islamic leaders through to today by the Ayatollah Khomeini, Yasser Arafat, Ahmadinejad, and others. Without a reformation within Islam this quest will continue until they are vanquished or they conquer us all.