http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts+About+Israel/History/Facts+about+Israel-+History.htm
Today there is a dispute about Israel , and in particular the Gaza strip. First, The Gaza strip does not belong to the Palestinians. Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon, deputy minister of foreign affairs of the State of Israel, explains the historical facts relating to the Israeli Palestinian conflict in the video “Truth About the West Bank” http://youtu.be/XGYxLWUKwWo . www.dannyayalon.com
With that being said, let’s take a look at the current attacks on Israel by terrorists and the response to the attacks.
August 18, 2011: Terrorists begin a massive multi-prong attack in Southern Israel on civilian targets. http://idfspokesperson.com/2011/08/18/summary-of-multi-pronged-terror-attack/ The attacks continue even though on multiple occasions Hamas has initiated a cease fire. I’ll repeat that “Hamas has initiated a cease fire,” on more than one occasion and then continue to bomb Israel . Israel ’s response is to attack terrorist cells and locations where the attacks are launched from. Hamas continues to target civilian locations. One only has to follow the IDF twitter timeline to see the course of events as they unfold: http://twitter.com/#!/IDFSpokesperson. In addition, Israeli response to the civilians in the Gaza strip is to continue to render aid and transporting supplies to the innocent civilians residing in the Gaza strip.
The UN Security Council refrained from issuing a statement after Lebanon blocked a statement that would have labeled the attacks as terrorism. Thereby siding with the Lebanese and silently agreeing, because a council statement needs to be unanimous to be passed, that the attacks are not terror.
Here in the United States , response from both officials and citizens has been mixed:
"This is standard language on terrorist acts, which this council has adopted many times," U.S. deputy ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo said of the blocked draft statement. "We think the council has to speak out on this issue. We find it regrettable that because of one delegation we could not issue that in a timely manner," she told reporters.
Try as I might, and I did do an extensive search, I was unable to find an official response from President Obama.
Added 9/4/11
Statement by the Press Secretary, Jay Carney, on August 18, 2011 on Attacks in Southern Israel:
"We condemn the brutal terrorist attacks in southern Israel today in the strongest terms. Our deepest condolences go to the victims, their families and loved ones, and we wish those injured a speedy recovery. The U.S. and Israel stand united against terror and we hope that those behind this attack will be brought to justice swiftly."
Statement by the Press Secretary, Jay Carney, on August 18, 2011 on Attacks in Southern Israel:
"We condemn the brutal terrorist attacks in southern Israel today in the strongest terms. Our deepest condolences go to the victims, their families and loved ones, and we wish those injured a speedy recovery. The U.S. and Israel stand united against terror and we hope that those behind this attack will be brought to justice swiftly."
Michele Bachmann says: “If We Don’t Completely Support Israel , God Will Curse Us”
Herman Cain, is in Israel , showing his support as I write this.
added 8/30/11
When Allen West toured Israel
He also wrote his constituents, "http://yourjewishnews.com/10536.aspx
Update 8/31/11 Allen West speaking on 8/30/11 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Allen West on
West:
West met with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad. Is the Palestinian Authority a credible peace party? West: “I don’t believe so” “No one denounced the terror attacks on Eilat” “did not recognize that Israel had been attacked” “We got to have people that will recognize the modern State of Israel have to have people who will denounce the terrorist groups and terrorist’s actions”
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"There can not be a divided Jerusalem"
On UN Security Council vote on Unilateral Palestinian State next month: "The United States must vote against it"
"We have to dismantle the terrorist threat that threatens Israel"
"Israel, our greatest ally"
From the citizens of the United States, the comments range from complete support for Israel, to utter hatred of Israel and Jews (including people stating how glad they are at the death of Jews, including children), to the absurd (Israel to bomb Gaza in response to NY earthquake). I have also heard many statements that
added 8/29/11:
"Max Blumenthal, Hezbollah's Hanoi Jane" http://bigjournalism.com/jpollak/2011/08/24/max-blumenthal-hezbollahs-hanoi-jane/
added 9/1/11:
Israel Matzav: The Uniter:
http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/09/uniter.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
I, support Israel and condemn the terrorists who attack her.
It is my hope that readers of this blog will post comments either here or on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/BBUMH so that I can add them to this blog.
You spoke about two canadates running for US President. What are the views of the other candidates about terrorisum in Israel?
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I can locate views from other candidates I will add. If anyone has any links to quotes, I'd appreciate it as well as any quotes from Obama or his representatives.
ReplyDeleteWell, as an 'aside' of sorts - What would be the point in quoting Obama? Whatever he might have said is subject to revision (i.e. he lied the first time and/or the second time). He has obviously never felt 'bound' by his statements.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that there is no statement from Obama actually speaks louder than any statement (bound to it or not) that he could have made.
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