What a Choice

Pressure is mounting on the nation of Israel to make peace with the Palestinian government, the one controlled by Fatah, a more moderate terrorist group than that of Hamas now controlling Gaza.

Since the world likes to use the term moderate when comparing one terrorist faction with the more extreme fundamentalist groups, let’s do a comparison. Charles Manson’s cult conducted a murder spree in 1969 where people were brutally butchered in a ghastly manner and the world was shocked by heinous acts. The Manson clan did not kill enough people to fill a large S.U.V.

Crime boss Al Capone on the other hand personally took the lives of 40 people by his own hand and ordered the deaths of at least 450 others to be carried out by his henchmen.

Imagine telling the cities of Los Angeles or Chicago you must choose between a Manson and a Capone, which one would you choose?

Fatah and Hamas are both Palestinian terror groups bent on the destruction of Israel and historically at times has spent much time fight amongst their own brothers.

True, one might be more moderate but given the actions of Hamas that certainly isn’t comforting nor does it allow for any peaceful resolution either with Israel or rival Palestinians.

Cease Fire Agenda

Two things are certain about the cease fire between Israel and Gaza’s Palestinians. First, it is tentative at best and second, the media won’t let the truth out.

One of the biggest issues continually presented was the supposed excessive force used by Israel resulting in large amounts of civilian dead and wounded.

Of course, the same media failed to report that the huge weapons caches were buried under schools and hospitals thus with any direct hit the ensuing explosions would be obviously enormous.

Another factor to consider is that Hamas terrorists had wired houses with explosives that would be set off by Israeli troops and tanks and the detonation of these devices was catastrophic not just to human beings but to physical structures as well.

Finally, prior to the Hamas overthrow of the Abbas government in Gaza the poor peasants stood in line for hours to donate their pauper’s wages to Hamas to aid in the destruction of Israel.

The old cliché says “A picture is worth a thousand words” however, when it comes to Israel it all depends on who is developing the film! Realistically the Hamas attempt to bring Israel into a war brought abut many casualties and peace is definitely not in their agenda.