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Partners In Peace No More

Maybe we can finally come to terms with one thing. The Palestinian people are not now nor were they ever “partners in peace” with the Israelis. When given a chance to elect a moderate (comparatively) government, or a party that is, in essence, a terrorist organization, they chose the terrorist organization.

What does that say about the kind of people the Palestinians are?

It’s been said about the Palestinians that they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. On this election day, they not only missed an opportunity, they thumbed their nose at any chance of peace.

Hamas, despite the whitewashing going on in the mainstream media, is not a political party. Nor is it a humanitarian organization. Nor is it a nationalistic conglomerate of like-minded people. Anyone who has convinced themselves otherwise is probably so anti-Israel biased they wouldn’t be able to see it anyway. Hamas blows up people at weddings, shoots people at Passover, and bombs buses, malls, markets, and restaurants.

Now they run the Palestinian government.

Israel has said they will not even talk to this newly elected terrorist government. The United States and Europe have threatened to end relations with the Palestinian regime if they do not renounce all connections to violence and embrace a more democratic and humanitarian posture. Anyone think that’s likely to happen? I didn’t think so either.

The only way to deal with this situation is very clear. Cut off aid to the Palestinian people from the United States. We do not need to be funding the weapons buildup of a terrorist organization masquerading as a government. If aid does make it to the Palestinian government, it will probably stop at the government’s offices and make the terrorists who run it rich, pretty much exactly what was happening when old man Arafat was running the show.

The Palestinians made their beds in voting for a terrorist organization to represent them to the world and run their government.

It’s time the rest of the world lets them lay in it.

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    This from some people who actually know what is going on there:

    Q: How did Hamas pull off this shocking upset?

    A: Hamas exploited public discontent with the corruption-tainted Fatah Party, which has dominated Palestinian politics for four decades.While reiterating its commitment to "resistance" against Israel, Hamas focused its campaign on internal Palestinian issues, promising better public services, honesty in government and an end to lawlessness.

    Q: Does Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas have to resign?

    A: No. Abbas was elected last year for a four-year term as president of the Palestinian Authority. However, he will now have to work with a cabinet and legislature dominated by Hamas, severely limiting his ability to manoeuvre. Abbas has said he will resign if he cannot pursue his agenda of pursuing a peace deal with Israel. If Abbas steps down, the Palestinians would have to hold new presidential elections.

    Q: Is this the end of the peace process?

    A: Hamas, which has carried out dozens of suicide bombings, says it remains committed to its goal of destroying Israel. But it has signalled it would allow Abbas to handle negotiations with Israel while it focuses on its domestic agenda. A top Hamas leader, Mahmoud Zahar, said on Thursday the group is ready to extend a year-old cease-fire with Israel if Israel reciprocates.

    Hamas has not carried out a suicide attack since the truce went into effect.

    Q: Although Hamas will dominate the legislature, it has said it is ready to share power. What are its options?

    A: Hamas could try to rule alone, agree with Fatah on installing an independent prime minister to lead the cabinet, or even allow Fatah to hold senior positions in the cabinet while it focuses on social issues. Zahar promised broad changes on Thursday to "every aspect" of Palestinian life, including health programmes, education and economic policies. But the group was vague about its plans for dealing with Israel.

    Q: Would Fatah agree to become a junior partner in a Hamas-run coalition?

    A: The party has not yet made a decision. Senior members said on Thursday they would prefer to remain in the opposition. They say this would give Fatah time to rebuild, and force Hamas to see how difficult it is to lead a government.

    Q: Is Israel willing to talk to Hamas?

    A: Israel on Thursday ruled out negotiations with any Palestinian government that includes armed anti-Israel groups. Earlier, it said it would not deal with Hamas until it disarmed and renounced its calls for Israel's destruction.
    Following Hamas victories in municipal elections in recent months, Israel has been forced to co-ordinate with Hamas-backed mayors on day-to-day issues such as providing water and electricity.

    Q: Will Hamas agree to disarm, as required under the US-backed road map peace plan?

    A: During the campaign, Hamas officials said they would not disarm. Hamas will have to decide whether to fold its military wing into the national Palestinian security forces or let it remain independent.

    Q: What is the future of the Palestinian security forces?

    A: Hamas has had tense relations with the Fatah-dominated security forces, which were involved in several crackdowns against Hamas in the past decade.With the next prime minister likely to be backed by Hamas, the group could soon be running those same forces. Hamas officials have sought to assure members of the security forces that they have nothing to fear.

    Q: The US has pushed heavily for democracy in the Middle East. How did it react to the Hamas victory?

    A: George Bush, the US president, said elections sometime bring unwelcome results. He said any group with an armed wing that advocates violence against Israel "is a party with which we will not deal".

    Q: Will Hamas turn the West Bank and Gaza into an Islamic state?

    A: Hamas says it has no plans to create an Iranian-style theocracy or interfere in people's daily lives. Instead, it says it will lead by example, encouraging people to respect Islamic customs like avoiding alcohol and having women dress modestly. Even if Hamas tries to impose its will, it will be difficult to change major laws. Changing Palestinian "basic laws," widely seen as the basis for a future constitution, require a two-thirds majority in parliament. These laws are a mixture of Islamic, Egyptian and Jordanian law and local traditions. However, Palestinian secular rights activists fear Hamas will try step by step to chip away at personal freedoms.

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    So not so bad then. Your post is pretty racist by the way.
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    I love the way you folks throw that term around. There's nothing "racist" about my post.

    Hamas is a terrorist group.

    The Palestinian electorate voted for them.

    A terrorist group now runs the government.

    We shouldn't deal with a terrorist group running a government.

    Please explain the racism in that post, specifically, bearing in mind that the definition of racism is:

    1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
    2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.

    Even if you say my post is discriminatory, which it isn't, it's not based on race, but on the actions of the electorate.

    Next time you sling an accusation back it up or shut up.
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    It's not so bad for whom, Jack? Hamas? Israelis? The world? It must be easy for you to post rosy bullshit from "those who know" while completely ignoring the truths that Vinny has pointed out in the post. Instead of being honest and debating whatever points you disagree with, you post propaganda and declare everything hunky-dory and Vinny a racist. I wonder how hunky-dory Israelis are feeling right about now. I have to wonder how racist you think Hamas is, considering their stated goal to remove every Jew from the region.

    As far as this goes:
    Q: Is this the end of the peace process?

    A: Hamas, which has carried out dozens of suicide bombings, says it remains committed to its goal of destroying Israel. But it has signalled it would allow Abbas to handle negotiations with Israel while it focuses on its domestic agenda. A top Hamas leader, Mahmoud Zahar, said on Thursday the group is ready to extend a year-old cease-fire with Israel if Israel reciprocates.

    Hamas has not carried out a suicide attack since the truce went into effect.


    First of all, the answer ends with the first sentence. Second, you obviously have not been paying attention to the news. Hamas carried out plenty of attacks, via rockets and suicide bombers, during the so-called "truce". Not bad, indeed!

    So back to the post: We can only hope that the powers that be will stop artificially suppressing the inevitable civil war among Palestinians. Let them duke it out, let the cards fall where they may, and then we can let Israel deal with whatever hand they're dealt. Israelis understand what they are dealing with and are probably secretly happy that the mask has finally been removed and Palestinian wishes have been fully and truthfully exposed. Having Hamas run the show doesn't make Israel any less safe than not having them in power.
 

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