So, let's summarize. Two of the three major powers in Europe, France and the U.K., joined by Canada, say they will give diplomatic recognition to "Palestine," which has never existed as a country. Did I miss it? Did I miss where Macron, Starmer and/or Carney insisted that the Jewish people have a right to have Israel accepted by Hamas and the PA as a Jewish state? 147 countries already have recognized a Palestinian state. Did that bring peace?
Does anyone really believe that these three leaders giving recognition to "Palestine" will now bring peace? Maybe these three leaders just feel good about doing this. Maybe they are virtue signaling. But if they truly believe that recognition of a state of Palestine at this time will bring peace, then the nicest thing I can say about them is that they are delusional. Neville Chamberlain apparently believed that ceding the Sudetenland to Hitler's Germany would bring "peace for our time." Except, Hitler did not see it that way, as shortly thereafter Germany invaded Poland.
These leaders have lost all sense of right and wrong. Here is the message that these delusional leaders actually sent to Hamas and the PA/Abbas: "We demand that Hamas release the hostages. We demand that Hamas lay down it's arms. We demand that Hamas leave Gaza and have no further involvement in governing Gaza. And we demand that the PA/Abbas reform itself, and hold elections next year, and that the new state of Palestine be demilitarized. We really mean it. And to prove that we mean it, if you in Hamas and the PA do not do what we ask...we will give recognition to a "Palestinian" state anyway!"
If anyone doubts that that is the message sent by these leaders, and that that is the message heard by Hamas, here is what Hamas had to say. It will not stop its "armed resistance" until there is an "independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital." By armed resistance, Hamas means what they already said - they will continue to carry out October 7 style attacks against Israel "over and over and over again." By fully sovereign, Hamas means the right to have a military force, not to be demilitarized. And when they say Jerusalem as the capital, they mean all of Jerusalem. Notice they do not even pretend to mean what the Western liberals often refer to, which is "East" Jerusalem.
So, that's the plan of the West. Continue to reward Hamas and expect them to fall in line. Why would they? They believe they are winning. In fact, they are winning in the West, where they see nothing but capitulation. They see that they have succeeded in separating much of the Western world from the one democracy in the Middle East. Not to mention that they are winning the hearts and minds of young people in the West, who know nothing of the history of the Middle East. You think young people, and no doubt many leftwing adults, have any idea that the Arabs have refused to have their own state on at least six occasions? When they talk about "occupied" territory, they are talking about all of Israel. When they say "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," they clearly state there will be no more Israel. And when they say "globalize the intifada," they mean kill Jews everywhere on earth that they live.
So, that is who Macron, Starmer and Carney are rewarding. But what about the U.S.A.? Here is what the State Department, under Secretary Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump, had to say: "This week, the UN will serve as a host to an unproductive and ill-timed conference on the two-state solution in New York City. This is a publicity stunt that comes in the middle of delicate diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. Far from promoting peace, the conference will prolong the war, embolden Hamas, and reward its obstruction and undermine real-world efforts to achieve peace."
The statement continued: "As Secretary Rubio has made clear, this effort is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th and a reward for terrorism. It keeps hostages trapped in tunnels. The United States will not participate in this insult...Our focus remains on serious diplomacy: not stage-managed conferences designed to manufacture the appearance of relevance." To which I say - G-d bless President Donald Trump and Secretary Marco Rubio.
But, for those of us who support President Trump, and who support America and Israel against the terrorists, this fight is far from over. Just last week, the leading self-hating Jew in Congress, Bernie Sanders, proposed two anti-Israel resolutions in the Senate. The first bill was a proposal to block $675 million in arms sales to Israel. This at a time when Israel is fighting a multi-front war. Yet, 24 Senators (all Democrats, as Sanders caucuses with the Democrats) voted in favor of blocking the aid. That is one-half of the Democratic caucus! Not surprisingly, not a single Republican Senator voted in favor of the measure. Sanders other proposed measure was to stop the sale of rifles to Israel. That measure got 27 votes - all Democrats.
There is much talk of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez possibly being the Democratic candidate for President in 2028. She is not a fan of America or Israel. That usually goes hand in hand. Thinking of that possiblility, and seeing the failure of the West to take a moral stance in support of a democracy over an authoritarian terrorist organization, I am reminded of two presidents. Ronald Reagan, in his inaugural gubernatorial speech, reminded everyone that "Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance, it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom and lost it have never known it again."
And, of course, President Kennedy in his inaugural address: "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." G-d bless our troops, and the soldiers of the Israeli Defense Forces, for they are on the front lines defending freedom and liberty everywhere.
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