Dumb question

How would you fare as a top world diplomat? Suppose you would be faced with the following scenario:

Your population is threatened with indiscriminate bombardment unless you let a terrorist group have a sea port. Do you:
A. Give the terrorists a sea-port, so they can acquire more rockets
B. Beg the terrorists not to fire
C. Let the terrorists bombard first, then consider non-effective retaliation into empty dunes
D. Eliminate the terrorists

Somehow - the answer to that question is illusive to today's global decision makers in US/EU/UN/UK and thus in Israel - they cannot proceed with the only viable reasonable option.

Video: Gaza war in a nutshell; Hamas places rockets outside hotel,media doesn't report until allowed out of Gaza

Via Israel-Matzav


They fired from that densely populated location before, Israel warned the opposite hotel to evacuate and eventually didn't retaliate.
This should be rebroadcasted around the world - this is what this entire war was conducted like. This is why there so many dead Arabs.

Israeli ch1 publishes harsh conversation between Obama and Netanyahu (Now disputed by White House and Israeli PM)

The video below is in Hebrew, I'll quickly translate screenshots of the highlights:

• Obama: I demand Israel agree to unilaterally cease fire and stop all offensive actions, in particular the air born ones.
• Netanyahu: What would Israel get in return to ceasing fire unilaterally?
• Obama: I believe Hamas will stop firing rockets, quiet for quiet.
• Netanyahu: Hamas broke all 5 prior cease fires and is a terror organization dedicated to destruction of Israel.
• Obama: I repeat, I expect Israel to stop all of its military actions unilaterally. The destruction images from Gaza further world opinion from Israel's plight.
• Netanyahu: Kerry's proposal was completely unrealistic and gave Hamas military and diplomatic advantages.
• Obama: In a week from ending Israel's military actions, Qatar and Turkey will begin negotiating with Hamas based on 2012 understandings, in which Israel is committed to lifting siege and limitations on Gaza.
• Netanyahu: Qatar and Turkey are Hamas's biggest supporters. They cannot be relied upon as just negotiators
• Obama: I trust Qatar and Turkey... Israel is not in a position to choose their mediators.
• Netanyahu: I'm protesting/alerting that Hamas can continue launching rockets and utilizing the tunnels for terror attacks...
• Obama, cutting Netanyahu off and speaking in a dismissive manner: The ball is in Israel's court, and it must stop all of its military actions.

The announcers in the video add the following: The conversation had a very harsh tone, unfriendly, tense. Obama wouldn't listen to Netanyahu and chose to lecture him as if Obama was a professor and Netanyahu was a student being reprimanded. Obama was condescending, rigid. Obama was hostile to Netanyahu. Illustrates impatience and lack of understanding of Israel's plight by the admin. The transcript came from American sources.

Video in Hebrew below:



Update: - everyone denies. Which doesn't debunk it. In my opinion, most Israelis believe it to be true, as Israeli channel 1 has a high level of reliability and trust. Most everyone understands that the Israeli PM has to deny it to save face and maintain US relationship. Despite all that has happened, the USA is still the only power who stands with Israel at the UN. While Canada expressed strong support, it doesn't carry as much power at the UN.

American opinion makers and journalist doubt this conversation transcript due to its "cartoonish conversational" way, no one speaks this way. Except that they do understand it's a 3rd generation translation, and a condensed version of a 35 minute conversation - as was reported.

Last word - I don't claim anything regarding the truthfulness of the report on Israeli channel 1, nor am I promoting a conspiracy. I'm stating my opinion, based on what we've heard so far - Israelis are likely to believe the report as was broadcast.

What do you do when you discover a wasps nest on your deck?

What do you do when you discover a wasps nest on your deck? You'd think the answer is simple


You must be lucky enough to not live in a country that starts with "I", and has a lot of people with an ethnicity that begins with "J". Because if if your ethnicity does begin with J, you must follow certain international standards that apply only to you:

• You cannot restricts the wasps access to flowers, and must provide it with means to further build their nest
• You cannot consider retaliation against wasps when only one or two of your kids get hospitalized due to being stung and being allergic. No, you need consent from all of your non "J" ethnicity neighbors to contemplate retaliation against wasps.
• You cannot outright kill the nest, no matter what. There are innocent larva inside it.
• Every wasp you kill, will earn you scorn and condemnation in your community. You might be forbidden from shopping at your local grocery shop for a while.
• The neighbor across the street, whose ethnicity starts with "T", wants to send reinforcement wasps to your nest. Your retaliation or prevention will incur massive HOA penalties

There's only one country in the world today forced to defend its civilian population with both hands tied behind its back. No other military in the world takes so much care to not harm the hostile population which produces its deadly wasps.

Egyptian TV hosts dump on Hamas and their leaders

I wish I had the version with English subtitles. Everyone who understands Hebrew (subtitles) or Arabic can enjoy this. FINALLY! Some Arabs start telling the truth about Hamasholes.

Post by ‎הזכות לדעת - האמת הלא מצונזרת‎.

Jon Stewart has a problem with IDF succesfully protecting Jews, warning Gaza family members of terrorists before bombing

What a terrible excuse for a human being. What a terrible - terrible ass hole. Unbelievable. Try telling these jokes straight to the face of children of Sderot who hadn't had a quiet night in 10 fucking years. Millionaire, elitist, "Jew when it suits him" hypocrite douche bag!

Jon “I’m a Jew When I Need To Be” Stewart Has a Problem With Israeli Technology

Israel has developed an app that will serve as an early missile warning for its citizens, saving lives.

The Israelis, as a courtesy and humanitarian effort, when they retaliate against Arab aggression, send small bombs in first to warn citizens so they can evacuate.

Stewart has a problem with this. This is fodder for mockulatory criticism, and his a-hole audience gleefully applauds on cue.

Jerks, all.

Heading to Israel, twitter recap, news dump

Damage caused by Hamas rocket today which severely injured two sisters of ages 10 and 13. The girls are Israeli Arab Beduim

On the day the war began - I booked the ticket, not knowing what's coming, but following my business schedule. So I won't pat my back for some bravery or patriotism. Like most reasonable human beings, I hope for two contradictory things:

1. For stability, calm and security to return as soon as possible.
2. For the terrorist to be eliminated and removed once and for all.

Can you hear me sigh?
More contradictions I'm thinking of:

1. Only a ground offensive - carried to the end and killing/incarceration all terrorists will prevent the next eminent round of rocket terror.
2. The human cost of life in both sides is such a great risk - that one yearns for other turn of events to occur.

Well - that's what's on my mind, that and endless stalking news feeds, where if I find something worth noting, I bookmark it on twitter. Here are latest headlines I collected from Twitter:

* Egyptian Media Calls for Destruction of Hamas – Obama Makes Them Peace Partners
* Two young girls Injured From Rocket Fire in Beer Sheva
* Hamas spox: ‘We are leading our people to death’… er, confrontation… yeah, that’s it
* Palestinian UN rep says every missile fired from Gaza at Israel is 'a crime against humanity' * Hamas drone shot down over Ashdod was laden with explosives
* No Call From Islamic Leaders For Hamas to Stop Attacking Israel
* Hamas' message is a bit different in English and Arabic
* Don't believe the hype: Hamas isn't desperate for a truce
* Video: Muslims firebomb Paris Synagogue in anti-Jewish attack
* The Arab attacks on the light rail in Jerusalem were not spontaneous
* Egyptian TV Hosts 'Sick and Tired' of Hamas
* German police megaphone used in anti-Israel rant
* Christie calls for 'forceful' defense of Israel, says Obama not 'decisive'
* Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada in response to the situation in Israel
* Opinion (not "The Onion"): Israel crisis: Obama's obscene moral relativism
* Rick Steves, travels to anti-semitism-ville, dines well
* Pallywood & The Left

War? Israel calls reserves, shuts down beaches

I've been wrong before - things that look like war, sound like war, certainly are war - eventually reported as skirmish, or escalation, or "rising tensions" - and are disregarded as nothing-burger the day after. In my opinion, when your civilian population is bombarded daily, regardless of your retaliation - be it full throttle or incomprehensible apathy - you are at war.

So after a few weeks of relentless bombardment of Israeli civilians by Gaza war criminals from Fatah, Hamas, Islamic-Jihad/Iran - and Israel minor responses (deliberate accurate hits on empty dunes), it seems yesterday Israeli leaders said enough. I wonder if they will follow through and uproot this terror weed for good.

Israel cabinet votes to call up 40,000 reservists (Ynet)

Israeli home hit by Hamas/Fatah government rockets (BBC)

The security cabinet has voted to call up some 40,000 reservists in preparation of a possible ground operation in Gaza Strip as part of Operation Protective Edge, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to "take off the gloves" in its confrontation with Hamas.

Netanyahu placed responsiblity for the current round of fighting on Hamas, and said "Hamas chose escalation and it will pay a heavy price for it."

Senior political sources close to Netanyahu said he has ordered the defense establishment to conduct a "continuous, long and forceful operation in Gaza."

The decision to call up reservists was taken at the request of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz, and is intended to allow reservists to take over part of the duties currently being fulfilled by conscripted soldiers, who will now avail themselves to the operation itself.

According to the source, Netanyahu told the IDF to go "all the way," saying "evening a ground operation was currently on the table." According to them, such an operation was far from certain, but that the operation's goal was to increase deterrence and deal Hamas a significant blow.

Everything you need to know about Palestinian depravity in one picture

Hamas often portrays the 3 kidnapped teens as "soldiers" (Reuters photo)
source
My notes:

• That's a Nazi salute in the middle
• That's public celebration of abduction of 3 Jewish teenagers, whom are not soldiers, those are kids - like my kids, your kids - civilian innocent KIDS!
• That pose indicates desire to publicly execute/murder the kids
• That 3 finger salute is very popular now among Arabs in Israel, PA and Gaza. Spread the love, sure - this will lead to good neighborly relations with Israeli Arabs
• Kids are participating in public display of murderous desire

It is my humble opinion it is past time to take back Gaza and disarm those cockroaches, and then stop releasing terrorists for no reason at all. No common sense in today's reality.

Israelis on edge as Pal-Arabs kidnap 3 teens

Not much info to contribute on my behalf, except to note this moment in time. UNLIKE Americans who shrug off human disasters which keep occurring all around us, in Israel almost every person becomes personally emotionally involved.

Hmmm... care to watch an online 24 hours news channel from Israel?

Live feed:http://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/live

Interesting...

Disgusting! CBS edited a Christian refugee fleeing PA Muslims to malign Israel

It's absolutely disgusting. CBS did a hatchet job against Israel to promote a hateful narrative and deliberately hid the plain reality of how hard it is for Christians amongst the murderous Muslims of the Palestinian Authority.

Video: Palestinian Christian Reveals the Reality Over the Propaganda

In April 2012, CBS’s 60 Minutes broadcast one of the most biased pieces of reporting of that year (and a Dishonest Reporter Award finalist) on the status of Christians in the Holy Land. Bob Simon presented an unbalanced picture blaming Israel for virtually every difficulty experienced by Palestinian Christians.

The segment included an interview with Christy, a young Palestinian from Bethlehem, whose family home had been affected by Israel’s security barrier on three sides. Christy was forced to flee to the UK to escape persecution by Palestinians who disagree with her political views and sympathy for Israel’s case. At meeting in London in 2013, Christy explained to me how Bob Simon and CBS had, through selective editing, misrepresented her views on the security barrier and the situation of Christians in Bethlehem.

Christy greatly impressed me, both for her courageous stance and the intelligent manner in which she presented her side of the Palestinian issue in stark contrast to the anti-Israel propaganda that so dominates the discourse.

We were, however, unable to report Christy’s case on the HonestReporting site at the time due to the precarious situation that she and her family back in Bethlehem found themselves in.

Now, despite having experienced death threats both in Bethlehem and in the UK, Christy has very bravely put her story on YouTube in the form of a lecture given to a Swedish university and a personal appeal to Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat to hold to a promise given to her that a Palestinian state would respect fundamental human rights and democracy.

Christy gives us a view of life under the Palestinian Authority not often told, particularly from the media that all too often downplays or completely ignores the lack of freedom and internal violence within Palestinian society.

Obama and Kerry holding a Jew hostage in exchange for Arab terrorists who murdered Americans?

This is an upside down world - and the current regime is the worst possible. If Polard has served his time for the crimes he has done, which I believe he most probably has after 30 years - then he should not be held hostage by Obama! And if for some reason this spy - who spied for a friendly state - Israel, should serve his whole life while every soviet spy was already released - then why is he a hostage in exchange for Arab murderers? Why is the USA government acting like Hamas terrorists?!

Pollard doesn't want to be freed for Palestinian terrorists, says Bayit Yehudi minister

After weeks of speculation that convicted spy could be included as sweetner to Israel, Housing Minister Uri Ariel tells Army Radio that Pollard opposes such a 'shameful deal'.

J Street: No need to recognize Jewish state

I believe J Street folks are just anti-Semites who happen to be Jews. But that's just my opinion... (based on their actions, words, etc)

The free beacon: J Street Endorses Palestinian Refusal to Recognize Israel as Jewish State

Democrats really love J Street

In a development that is not sending shockwaves through the pro-Israel community, the “pro-Israel, pro-peace” advocacy group J Street has declared its support for the Palestinian refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. In a statement posted on the group’s website, executive director Jeremy Ben-Ami says that to “keep moving forward, both [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas] now need to give a little.”

Netanyahu, he says, must drop his insistence that Abbas recognize Israel as a Jewish State because “it is simply unrealistic and unreasonable to expect any Palestinian leader to consent” to such a demand.

Ben-Ami never goes on to say what Abbas “needs to give.”

J Street’s advocacy for the Palestinian refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state follows a nearly unbroken period of advocacy for Palestinian and Iranian interests since the group’s founding in 2008. J Street took the Hamas position on Israel during Operation Cast Lead later that year, accusing the IDF of war crimes and promoting the discredited Goldstone Report. It lobbied for the Iranian regime’s position against Iran sanctions. It defended the terrorists who attacked IDF soldiers on the 2010 Gaza flotilla. J Street also took the Palestinian and Arab League position on a UN Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements in 2011.

Some more about J Street "advocacy":

• The J Street PAC received funds from the Saudi Arabian embassy’s attorney, Nancy Dutton.
• J Street joined with National Iranian American Council (NIAC) and opposed congressional efforts to impose sanctions on Iran. (J Street Director Ben Ami had the gall to lie in the Knesset and say that J Street had never opposed sanctions against Iran.)
• J Street PAC repeatedly took contributions from Mehmet Celebi, of Chicago. The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign dropped Celebi in 2008 when it learned he produced Valley of the Wolves, a viciously anti-American and anti-Semitic Turkish film.
• J Street joined with Churches for Peace in the Middle East, which supports the boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) efforts against Israel's  sponsorship of a visit to Israel in February 2010.
• Morton Halperin, one of five directors of J Street, wrote a letter defending the false Goldstone report which savaged Israel over Operation Cast Lead, and J Street helped set up meetings for Goldstone on Capitol Hill.
• Daniel Levy, Ben-Ami’s partner in the formation of J Street, stated at a conference in Abu Dhabi that “the creation of Israel” was “an act that was wrong.”
• J Street welcomed BDS lobbyists to its national conference, where  BDS ran a session on the boycott of Israeli products.
• J Street lobbied the US Congress against a resolution that condemned the blatant incitement in Palestinian school books and Palestinian media.