Obama's Eloquence on Israel Pales Beside Iran's Dreams of a Final Solution
Prof. Louis René Beres of Purdue University lectures and publishes widely on Israeli security matters. Beres was chairman of Project Daniel, meant to ensure that the Jewish People never experience another Holocaust.
The true source of global influence is always power, and the highest expression of power is always power over death. For Iran, and also for any proposed government of "Palestine," killing Jews—indeed, "killing" Israel itself—offers an incomparable fusion of private ecstasy and personal survival. These enemies of Israel believe that in killing Jews and in "killing" Israel, they will have killed their own death. For the Islamist "martyr," whether as a terrorist individual or as a murderous individual writ large, killing Jews and the Jewish State is the optimal way of affirming life.
True peace in the Middle East will not be brought about by clichés and empty witticisms. Real wisdom is necessary, and it will need to be based upon a true awareness of jihadist goals and capabilities. For Barack Obama, this will mean a much deeper understanding of interpenetrating existential threats to Israel posed by Iran and "Palestine."
Reader Comments
where did this whole blood feud start anyway
Apparently these folks in the Middle East don't like each other much. As the author sees it the Muslims want to exterminate the Jewish people and we see this supported by the multiple wars, rocket fire, and Iranian President's ignorant/racist comments. We get the idea that the Jewish people simply want to live in peace but we see them also start wars, take out enemy leaders with missles from afar, and hint that nuclear destruction of its enemies will occur if Isreal is threatened with defeat.´
Can someone please point us to literature that explains where all this insanity began? No not the post WW2 creation of the Jewish state as it seems to go back further than that time point.
TO: Hysteria
What do you mean by saying:
"Is there anti-Semitism in the Muslim world? Sure, but about as much racial hatred as you would expect after sixty years of having your face shoved in the dirt on the very basis of your race.
Can Israel and its supporters even for a moment admit the racialist nature of the state of Israel and why that would garner the response it has?"
First of all, have you ever been to ISRAEL? It is NOT Palestine anymore...Palestine mandate is over (look-up history).
Second, you claim it is a racist country...how? there are Palestinian Israelis, Latin Israelis, Asian Israelis, American Israelis, European Israelis, African Israelis...of course you get racism in EVERY country, unfortunately it is a problem for many people. However, there are Arab Christians, Muslims AND JEWS...so how are they racist?? You mean prejudice, against Muslims? No, many Israelis do not trust easily a Muslim, and why? Because they use their citizens to fight!! Do you know Israeli citizens additionally pay WELFARE to Palestinians=food, electricity, and water??
The state of Israel had offered citizenships to Palestinians...many did not accept, many did...the ones who did work, live and are happy in Israel...the ones who did not are angry that they are stuck inside the walls of their choice and have no jobs but the welfare money from Israel and from outside relatives...
Who gets blamed for all of their issues and choices?? ISRAEL...
so how is it there fault? How are they racist? Israel has a right to defend its 7 MILLION population of MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, AND JEWS.
Stop the lies...please, people should see a little better than this now.
Hysteria
This is such a hysterical and ahistorical article. I am afraid the author is entrenched in a caricature that unfortunately is not so relevant to the situation. Muslims and Jews live together and work on interfaith matters and so forth in the United States and elsewhere. Even in Palestine itself there are a number of peace groups that see Palestinians and Israelis working together.
The problem, and the one that this author and so many of the other Israel-firsters in this country so assiduously avoid discussing, is occupation. Is there anti-Semitism in the Muslim world? Sure, but about as much racial hatred as you would expect after sixty years of having your face shoved in the dirt on the very basis of your race.
Can Israel and its supporters even for a moment admit the racialist nature of the state of Israel and why that would garner the response it has?
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