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General Norman Schwarzkopf vs. John Kerry

General Norman Schwarzkopf passed away on December 27, 2012.

Senator Kerry has been nominated by President Obama to be the next Secretary of State and it would serve Americans well to recall the words of General Schwarzkopf from November 1, 2004:

"Senator Kerry opposed the Reagan defense build-up that won the Cold War. Senator Kerry opposed the removal of Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. Senator Kerry proposed billions in intelligence cuts after the first attack on the World Trade Center. Senator Kerry voted against funds to equip our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with supplies like body armor and ammunition... Senator Kerry has a record of weakness that gives me no confidence in his ability to fight and win the War on Terror."

[Source: http://tks.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTQ2MDNkNjQ3Yzc3NTMwNzQ1YjA1MDY3Y2I0NjM3YzA=]

My essay about John Kerry appeared on December 28, 2012 on the American Thinker website:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/john_kerry_at_state_a_disaster_for_israel.html

The passing of General Schwarzkopf reminds one of General Douglas MacArthur's Address to Congress (April 19, 1951) when he stated:

"The world has turned over many times since I took the oath at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have all since vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular barracks ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that old soldiers never die; they just fade away. And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty."  

Both Schwarzkopf and MacArthur were graduates of West Point.

R.I.P. General Schwarzkopf.

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Two New Articles about Israel and the 2012 US Presidential Election


Here are links to two new articles about Israel and the 2012 US Presidential election that I wrote and were published this week:

"Absolutely Uncertain" Video and the Jewish Media
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/12280#.UHYRkK5TB18

The Joe Biden Vs. Paul Ryan Debate & Israel
http://www.jewishindy.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18521
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The Four Questions for the Seder at the Obama White House


The Four Questions for the Seder at the Obama White House
(author unknown)

Ma Nishtana...

For the seder at the Obama White House this year, we hear there's talk of an alternate version of The Four Questions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Nishtana):

Introductory Question
Mr. President, why is this administration different from all other administrations?

The First Question
Why is it that all other administrations acknowledge Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but this administration refuses to say Jerusalem is even located in Israel?
 
The Second Question
Why is it that all other administrations try to be friendly to the democratically elected prime minister of Israel, but this administration is bitter towards him?

The Third Question
Why is it that all other administrations try not to pick fights with Israel even once, but this administration picks fights with Israel more than twice?

The Fourth Question
Why is it that in other administrations the president visits both Muslim and Jewish states, but this administration visits only Muslim states?
 

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What does President Obama Mean by a "Contiguous" State for the Palestinian Arabs?


Contiguous State Deception!

By Steven Shamrak

In a recent major speech at the State Department, President Obama,
addressing the ‘democratic’ revolution in the Middle East and North
Africa and predictably Israel became the main point of attention
again. Obama, like many of his predecessors (Carter, both presidents
Bush, Clinton) has made another attempt to resurrect the peace process
between Israel and so-called Palestinians.

During his recent speech, addressing the Middle-East North African
issues, President Obama stated: “The borders of Israel and Palestine
should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps”

Even before the speech, Obama knew that it is not an acceptable
proposition to both sides, Israel and PA. Israel had much suffered
from Arab aggression, before it was able to free some of Jewish land
from Arab occupation in 1967. Return to 1967 borders would end the
hope of the Jewish people to reunify Eretz-Israel and will put Israel
in existential danger again. The PA has just been pretending that it
is considering the idea of peace as a tactical deception to advance
Israel’s destruction, as it was clearly outlined in the “Stage plan”!
A few days later Obama reverted to the guarantee President Bush gave
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in 2004, but humiliation and political
damage to Israel had already been done. “Shoot first, clarify later”
is a commonly used tactic of political assault on Israel!

''There was nothing particularly original in my proposal,'' Obama
admitted later during his presentation to the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The idea of land swaps were proposed
several times before, including by President George W. Bush but more
diplomatically, and was vigorously rejected by PA. Knowing that, Obama
had still felt compelled to publicly humiliate Israel again by this
unacceptable idea of swapping Jewish land for Jewish land in order to
accommodate the creation of another Arab-terror state.

During the years of fruitless negotiations the same idea was put on
the table even by Israel several times. It was instantly squashed and
rejected by PA leadership. The only reason why Obama has mentioned the
“land swap” is to pretend that there is a ground for negotiation to
make progress in the fake peace process. Fostering illusion of the
peace process is the way to continue the conflict. This is the true
aim of the multifaceted game! This is consistent with the history of
US involvement in Arab-Israel conflict and all players have been
playing this game quite well.

In his speech Obama said “The Palestinian people must have the right
to govern themselves, and reach their potential, in a sovereign and
contiguous state.”

What map had Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, not a friend of
Israel, shown to him? Where did he see “contiguous” land - connection
between Gaza and Judea/Samaria (West Bank)? Is he planning to cut
Israel a half? Is it OK for Israel to be non-contiguous?

Fatah, Hamas and their masters will never recognize Israel, forget
about as the “Jewish state”. They made it clear many times before. PA
has been even ignoring major Oslo accords’ requirements for peace -
recognition of Israel, stopping terror attacks and anti-Israel
incitement.

A few years ago 8,500 Jews were forcefully removed from Gaza. There
are almost 500,000 Jews living in Judea and Samaria. The PA is
planning to create another Islam dominate state without Jews! Why is
transfer of Jews from their ancestral land, in order to accommodate
bogus claims of the terror supporting population, is satisfactory to
the international community and it is not considered as a violation of
the 4th Geneva convention, but transfer of the fake Palestinians to
Sinai, a vast contagious land with very low population and various
resources is not an acceptable one?

Why does the state of this fake nation which was forged in order to
destroy Israel must be created on Jewish land? The international
anti-Semites have already displaced and committed numerous genocides
and crimes against Jews in Britain, Spain - all over Europe. Now they
are assisting Arabs to finish their dirty job in the Jewish homeland!

Obama has also suggested put aside for the future negotiations the
future of Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees. Recognition
of Israel was ‘put aside’, end of terror attacks again on Israel was
‘put aside’, establishing a democratic governance in PA is not a
priority! Have this ‘genius’ negotiating tactic brought peace to
Israel?

Why don’t we talk about fake Palestinian refugees now? During the war
of Independence, which Arabs had instigated, some 460,000 people,
currently known as Palestinians, left the conflict zone following
orders from their leaders. Their numbers had doubled immediately after
the UN announced the aid available to them, creating several
generations of professional refugees. Since then, close to 850,000
Jews were forced to leave Muslims countries. Hypocrisy must be
exposed! Facts are available if someone wants to find and learn them.
Jew-haters and self-hating Jews do not want to know or just disregard
them!

The Arab-Israel peace process is a deception! It is designed to
prevent Israel from reclaiming Jewish land and establishing the
sovereign Jewish state, Eretz-Israel. Western countries have been
using instability in the Middle East in order to control oil supply
from Islamic countries. At the same time major Islamic ideological
powers and organizations (Iran, Wahabi Saudi Arabia and Muslim
brotherhood) are using the Arab-Israel conflict to divert attention
from themselves and their true Islamic agenda - global world
domination of Islam. That is why they created the fake Palestinian
nation in 1964. Termination of Israel is just the first step in the
Holly war against “infidels”!

This is a peculiar symbiotic relationship between two enemies united
by their hate for Jews and lust for power. Traditional anti-Semitism
of the Western democracies and Russia (former Soviet Union – communist
super power in the past) became the best ally of their mortal Islamic
enemies!


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2011: Israel & Hamas Will Go To War


My latest article is 2011: Israel & Hamas Will Go To War begins:

All one has to do is scan late December's headlines to know that the battle lines have already been drawn for 2011. Hamas and Israel will either go to war (again) in the next twelve months or there will be a sharp escalation in Hamas attacks on Israel.

The entire article can be found here:

http://www.jewishindy.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14169

The headlines that I refer to in the article, which I did not include in the article are listed below:

 -  Gaza militants meet over Israel tensions - Agence France-Presse (AFP), December 29, 2010

 -  Hamas Takes Responsibility for Mercaz HaRav Massacre - Arutz Sheva, ‎December 26, 2010‎

 -  Mossad to issue mea culpa to London? - UPI.com, ‎December 27, 2010‎

 -  London is home to Hamas hub, says Israel - Agence France-Presse (AFP), December 28, 2010‎

 -  IDF Thwarts Second Terror Attack in Gaza Strip in Less Than 72 Hours - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Press Release, December 28, 2010

 -  Ashkenazi: We will not accept rocket fire from Gaza - Jerusalem Post, December 27, 2010‎

 -  Report: Israel Tracking Aid Ship Headed From Asia to Gaza - Fox News, December 27, 2010

 -  Hamas suspends reconciliation talks with Fatah - Xinhua, December 28, 2010

 -  Hamas's charmless PR offensive - Boston Globe, December 23, 2010

 

 
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Are American Conservatives Wrong About Netanyahu?


Are American Conservatives Wrong About Netanyahu?
 
In my recent article "Netanyahu vs. Goldwater & Churchill: Why Not Victory?" (http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/phillips/101112 I explored the question of whether or not American conservatives are right to consider Netanyahu a kindred spirit as well as some other things about Netanyahu.
 
Writer Frank Maguire read my article and has penned what I would term a companion essay to it. I thought my regular readers would want to take a look at Mr. Maguire's thoughtful commentary. He has called it "Netanyahu pragmatist, non-conservative?" (http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/maguire/101121).
 
Another new essay about Netanyahu that I feel merits pointing out to my readers at this time is by Dr. Paul Eidelberg and is titled "Why Netanyahu is Not Qualified to be Israel's Prime Minister" (http://www.jewishindy.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=13878).
 
As Netanyahu continues to make headlines daily, the above three essays can hopefully help readers to see some of the things they may have not considered up till now.
 
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Texas Congressmen Challenge Obama on Israel

 
MUST READ OF THE DAY
 
Members of Congress Texas spoke out in support of Israel and criticized President Obama for his attitude towards the Jewish State. 

Read the entire article by me here:

http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2010/07/23/texas-congressmen-a-night-to-honor-israel/ 
 
Perhaps it is because of a similar history that continues to honor fighting heroes who died, outnumbered, during sieges at venerated sites such as the Alamo and Masada. It may be a love of the Bible. It could be a respect for people that stand tall and love their land in a similar way. It just might have something to do with understanding that common enemies are best faced with friends. My bet is that it is some combination of all of the above. What it all adds up to in Israel is that there is a love and respect for Israel coming from Texas that just may rival Brooklyn.

Whatever the reason Texans were loudly declaring their support for Israel. While so much of the world rushed to critize the Jewish State.
 
 
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Israel's Right to Self Defense


MUST READ OF THE DAY


Israel's Right to Self Defense by Herbert Zweibon

A Message from the Chairman of Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI)


It must be acknowledged that Israel was fully within its legal and national rights in stopping the flotilla of six ships with 800 men, women, and children that set off from Turkey and Cyprus on a much-touted "Free Gaza" mission. Turkey was supposed to inspect the ships and confirm that there were no weapons aboard. Apparently the Israelis trusted their all-clear and were unprepared for the group of hardened Hamas fighters, many of them yearning to be "shihads" (martyrs), who attacked the Israeli commandos when they arrived on the ship.

The leaders on the Marmara had clearly pre-meditated their attack on the Israeli soldiers. Knives and metal clubs were brutally used to attack the soldiers as they boarded the ship, and as soldiers were tossed overboard, their guns were taken and used to shoot at them.

The importance of preventing the ships from entering Gaza is very clear. Allowing a sea channel for the importing of weapons into Hamas-controlled Gaza, would be suicidal for Israel. Hamas, a surrogate of Iran, is in total control of Gaza. It has been responsible for 40% of the suicide attacks, 8,000 rockets aimed at Israel since 2005, thousands of smuggling tunnels, the torture and murder of over 1000 "Palestinians," the execution of alleged Israeli "collaborators," the terrorization and oppression of Gaza's residents, and the holding of Gilad Shalit for the past three years without contact with the outside world.

The whole pretense of bringing humanitarian supplies to Gaza was simply a publicity stunt to attract world attention. It is a well-documented fact that tons of medical supplies, food, and water are transported from Israel into Gaza every day. Israel's enemies have become emboldened by the attacks hurled at Israel by the EU, UN, and the Arab world, as well as the criticism of Israel by the Obama administration. Israel's supporters must remain strong and vocal as they participate in demonstrations throughout the world, affirming Israel's right to exist and its right to self-defense.


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Get Caught Up - Here's The 10 Best Recent Op-Eds on Obama & Israel

 
Get Caught Up - Here's The 10 Best Recent Op-Eds on Obama & Israel

Obama, Israel and the Genesis Prediction
By Dennis Prager
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36603

U.S.-Israel Ties Remain Intact
By Gerald F. Seib
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703612804575222153614955756.html

“We Are All Israelis”
By Michael Ledeen
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/9460

Convenient moral blindness
By Caroline Glick
http://www.carolineglick.com/e/2010/05/convenient-moral-blindness.php

Economic Development for Muslims
By Cal Thomas
http://www.calthomas.com/index.php?news=2900

Obama’s Jerusalem Stonewall
By Mortimer Zuckerman
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703465204575208711846560650.html

Republicans, Democrats and Israel
By Caroline Glick
http://www.carolineglick.com/e/2010/04/republicans-democrats-and-isra.php

The Palestine Peace Distraction
By Richard N. Haass
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704448304575196312204524930.html

Who Speaks for the Palestinians?
By Elliott Abrams
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/who-speaks-palestinians

Does J Street Stand For Jordan Street?
By Moshe Phillips
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/05/does_j_street_stand_for_jordan.html
 
That's right...the last one is a "Shameless Plug" as Michael Medved would say...
 

 
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Two States, No Solution? - Obama's MidEast Peace Plan is "No solution"


MUST READ OF THE DAY


Clifford May writes on National Review Online that team Obama's new Middle East Peace Plan will be the same old  “two-state solution” similar to what then–Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak offered then–Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in 2000 and what then–Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert offered Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in 2008" and that it is "no solution" and never has been.

Outstanding article. Read the entire thing here:

http://article.nationalreview.com/430643/two-states-no-solution/clifford-d-may



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Gary Bauer: Obama Heads the Most Anti-Israel Administration in U.S. History

MUST READS OF THE DAY

Gary Bauer has written two must read articles about the Obama/Biden/Clinton confrontation with the Israeli government over proposed new housing starts in Jerusalem.

Here is a quote: "Imagine the outrage if Jews were told that they could not live anywhere in New York City that they wished. Or if they could not build in that city without permission from Paris."

Read the entire article:

Obama Heads the Most Anti-Israel Administration in U.S. History is from March 16 and can be found here: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36042

This article by Mr. Bauer from last week is a "Must Read" too:

Biden Damages Israel Relationship is from March 12 and can be found here:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=35995





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The Jihadist Next Door


MUST READ OF THE DAY


Michael Freund writes about how President Obama
is fooling himself :

The Super Bowl may be just days away, but that hasn’t stopped America’s Quarterback-in-Chief from fumbling the ball. In an interview with YouTube on Monday, US President Barack Obama was asked about his plans for America’s war on terror.

After wisely asserting that al-Qaida needs to be fought “on all fronts” and “in very concrete ways,” he then veered sharply off course, landing in a ditch alongside the road known as wishful thinking. Invoking what has become one of the central myths of American foreign policy, the president asserted that “we have to work with the overwhelming majority of Muslims who reject senseless violence of this sort.”

Read the rest at:

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=167698

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Why is Obama's National Security Advisor partnering with Arab Extremists?


MUST READ OF THE DAY


Frontpagemag.com reports on a U.S. based group with ties to the PLO that is working with Senators and Congressman. And President Obama's National Security Advisor James L. Jones gave the keynote address at their recent black tie gala dinner.

This is a sensational story:

http://frontpagemag.com/2010/01/29/the-terror-and-crime-of-the-american-task-force-on-palestine/


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Obama's Year Of Failure in the Middle East


MUST READ OF THE DAY

Caroline Click writes in a brand new article:

At the outset of President Obama's second year in office, his entire Middle East strategy lies in tatters. But Obama appears incapable of learning the lessons of his failures.
Within days of entering office Obama signaled that his presidency would make appeasing America's Middle East adversaries at the expense of its allies its top order of business. Obama gave his first interview with the foreign media to the Al Arabia television network. He waived U.S. sanctions against Syria. He begged Iran's leaders to allow him to appease them.


Read the entire article here: http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/42367
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Obama, Napolitano & Inspector Clouseau in the War on Terror


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Don Feder has an excellent essay on the "Cluelessness" of the Obama Administration's approach to the War on Terror. Read it and you'll have a better appreciation of just how badly the U.S.government is bumbling the fight against Jihad.

http://www.grasstopsusa.com/df010410.html
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