Hamas rejects Barack Obama’s plan for Middle East peace
When Barack Obama made his “Muslim outreach” speech last week he declared that it was time for Israel to retreat to her pre 1967 borders–giving up her holiest sites and best lines of defense–as a sign that Israel was serious about keeping the peace, but he did not require anything in return for Israel’s sacrifice. In effect Barack Obama was rewarding the bad behavior of those countries which seek the destruction and annihilation of Israel while punishing Israel for the bane of her existence.
It seems to many people that if Barack Obama was going to ask for concessions from Israel that he would at least get an assurance from her enemies that Israel had a right to exist–this is where all legitimate peace negotiations should start. Israel’s enemies do not believe she has the right to even exist and all negotiations should start with Israel’s enemies. How can Israel be expected to negotiate with a people who believe that she is an illegitimate country which should be wiped from the face of the earth?
Now Hamas has reacted to the president’s proposal and they are not favorable to it.
The U.S. administration will fail, just as all others have in the past, in forcing Hamas to recognize Israel
Barack Obama told Israel that she must cede some of her lands if there is any chance of peace, but the truth is that this will never be enough because groups like Hamas want ALL of Israel’s land because they do not feel she is a legitimate country. Here we see the failings of Barack Obama in his speech to even acknowledge that Israel’s enemies might be in the wrong for they see this concession of land as a starting point and will only demand more in any future negotiations.
While Israel is surrounded by countries who wish to destroy her the fact is that there has been no serious threat to he sovereignty in many years and there is one reason and one reason alone why this is the case–America. Israel’s enemies have always known that an attack against Israel is an attack against the United States and they have been unwilling to commit a full all out attack on Israel because they knew that the United States had her back.
But all that has changed now; Israel’s enemies now know that American may not be willing to protect her in the face of an attack and because of this Israel is less safe today than she was before Barack Obama’s speech. Barack Obama has emboldened groups like Hamas and all of Israel’s other enemies, which means that he has emboldened our enemies and this statement by Hamas is just the first indication that Israel is less safe today because of Barack Obama’s irresponsible statement.
Until Israel’s enemies admit that she is a legitimate state there is no chance for peace negotiations and while it was unlikely that her enemies would ever legitimize her right to exist before Barack Obama’s speech, that chance is even more remote now that Barack Obama has thrown Israel under the bus.
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In Thursday’s speech, the President didn’t declare that it was time for Israel to return to her per-1967 borders, but that the 1967 borders, plus mutually agreed-upon swaps, should be the starting point.
He’s since said that he articulated publicly what most people have acknowledged privately.
He also recognized the problem with Hamas:
“Recognizing that negotiations need to begin with the issues of territory and security does not mean that it will be easy to come back to the table. In particular, the recent announcement of an agreement between Fatah and Hamas raises profound and legitimate questions for Israel: How can one negotiate with a party that has shown itself unwilling to recognize your right to exist? And in the weeks and months to come, Palestinian leaders will have to provide a credible answer to that question.”
I still think that the Palestinian issue is a convenient way to go after Israel. When that pig Arafat was alive, his approach to diplomacy was to accept whatever concessions Israel offered, and then demand more. History shows that Palelstine has rarely given anything in negotiations, and on those rare occasions it’s actually done so, it’s failed to live up to its promises.
As to the other Arab nations, if they’re really so concerned about Palestine, they should all cede land to make the Palestinian state. Especially Jordan, which (I’m told) is occupying the land set aside for Palestine when Israel was created. Israel and Palestine both were given territory; the Jews accepted it, the Arabs rejected it and went after Israel.
Nobody’s explained satisfactorily why the Palestinians are so unhappy with the deal as originally proposed in 1947. I think Obama’s right when he says the world is growing impatient. The world is wrong, though, to keep on caving on the Palestinians’ demands. They’re like spoiled children who should be sent hungry to bed now and then to remind them that theirs is a cause largely manufactured out of their own intransigence and preference to see the Jews destroyed rather than their own fortunes enhanced.
Take good care and may God bless us all!
TGY
PS Hamas doesn’t like Obama’s proposals? I missed the part where we’re supposed to be at all concerned about the position of a group of terrorists.
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I agree with much of what you have written, but by saying that the pre 67 borders are the starting point for negotiations I think that he has put Israel behind the eight ball because groups such as Hamas will feel as though if this is the starting point they can ask for more, while not asking for anything in return from Israel’s enemies puts them at a disadvantage.
I agree with what you wrote about Arafat, he was handed the land he requested but used it as an attempt to gain even more land and because of this there is still no “Palestine.”
In no way was I suggesting that we should give a damn what Hamas thinks, and I certainly was not siding with Hamas over Barack Obama. I was simply using this an example of why we should be standing behind Israel and the position that the U.S. has held for many years. I felt that Hamas’s statement proved my position on why we should not be negotiating with groups that do not believe Israel has the right to exist.
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Expect to see a lot of attacks on Israel come September prior to the elections in Egypt. This will create support for the Muslim Brotherhood. After the elections there will be a flood of all kinds of weapons entering the Gaza strip.
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I hope that you are wrong, but I am afraid that you are right.
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Oh this is sadly SOOO perfect. Of course Hamas isn’t going to agree to anything but the destruction of Israel. All Obama did was throw them a bone and ask for nothing but “hope” and “change” in return.
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That “hope” and “change” is working out so well here he decided to try it in the Middle East as well I guess.
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Yep once again he has made America look foolish, while at the same time throwing our closet ally under the bus. I can’t believe his poll numbers are above 5o percent.
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He continues to make America look weak and this will only serve to make Hamas and the other terrorist organizations feel more powerful.
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It’s shocking how many people know what’s going on at all John.
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