In this edition of The Southern Blog …
Since I was a boy until now, Israel and the middle east has been in conflict.
Who has claim to the land? Who has claim to the name?
The following information was taken from an article that Gary Fitleberg. wrote:
located here.http://www.opinioneditorials.com/guestcontributors/gfitleberg_20050720.html
Gaza, meaning strong place, was an ancient biblical city on the Mediterranean Sea, about fifty miles southwest of Jerusalem, situated in ancient days on the boundary of Canaan (Gen. 10;19). It was one of five chief cities of the Philistines (Josh. 13:3). The city was conquered by Joshua and the tribe of Judah (Josh. 10:41; Judg. 1:18). Samson carried off the gates of Gaza (Judg. 16;2,3). At the time of Solomon, Gaza was the southern boundary of the Kingdom (1 Kings 5:4). Hezekiah, King of Judah defeated the Philistines there (2 Kings 18:8).
The Philistines, or in Hebrew Philishtim, meaning Invaders, were a non-Semitic people, doubtless the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor (today the Greek island of Crete) during the 12th Century B.C.E., dispossessing the Avvites, or in Hebrew Avvim, and occupied their territory – the maritime plain of Canaan in which much later became Palestine (Deut. 2:23, Jer. 47:4, Amos 9:7).
When the Children of Israel, Hebrews, or Israelites left Egyptian bondage to settle in their God given land they renamed it the Land of Israel, or in Hebrew Eretz Yisrael, after one of the patriarchs of the Jewish people – Jacob whose name evolved into the name Israel.
When in the period of its political decline as a Jewish state, the Romans conquered it and subjugated it 1,900 years ago and called it Palestine (Philistia, i.e., the land of the Philistines, as an insult to the Jews they conquered). In fact, the Philistines occupied only the southern portion of the coastal region.
In other words, the true blue “Palestinians” are the Jewish people. At various times in their earlier history they were also called and known as Children of Israel, Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews (from the tribe of Judah and region of Judea – one of the three disputed territories).
Since then, and until the establishment of the modern State of Israel, or in Hebrew Medinat Yisrael, in 1948 the land has universally been known as Palestine.
For thousands of years, Jewish “Palestine” was occupied by many conquerors and invaders until it was returned to its rightful owners finally in 1948. Amongst them were the Romans, Mamluks, Turks and British.
You see, this battle between Israel and the Muslims has been going on for 5000 years or longer. This is the RECORDED history that we know about. They have fought back and forth for millennium.
So what can Israel do? What recourse do they have? They have no recourse but to do what they are already doing. For 8 years we have watched as Israel has taken a barrage of rockets into their Southern cities. The rocket count since year 2000 till January 6, 2009 is 8,621 rockets. Israel has given up land. They have bent over backwards to appease the Palestinians and now Hamas. Diplomacy obviously does not work and if it does, it does for only a while. What can Israel do to obtain a lasting peace?
They have to fight. Israel is looking at a foe that cares NOTHING about human rights. They do not care about reasoning, they do not have but one thought and that is Israel’s destruction. Israel understands its foe. The rest of the world only sees what is pasted on the evening news. Israel realizes that WHEN a leader of Hamas or The leader of Iran calls for Israel’s destruction, they KNOW to take them seriously. When we say things here in the USA, we may be just venting. When the MUSLIMS say things like “We must wipe Israel OFF the face of the earth.” Well the Israelis take that seriously, as they should.
What do you think the United States would do if Mexico started firing Kasam rockets into Texas, New Mexico or Arizona? I TELL you what we would do. We would do as Israel has done and invade Mexico and stop the attacks. EVERY country has the right to defend its homeland. Israel is no exception. They are justified.
As I watch the evening news, I am amazed at the SPIN that gets put onto the Palestinians. They are portrayed as a helpless lot that is just caught up in a war between militants and Israel. BULL HOCKEY! Do ANY of you remember seeing that big fat Palestinian woman dancing and doing her best Cherokee La La La La chanting to the cameras after the 9/11 attacks. They were dancing in the streets after we were attacked. It’s not just the militants that want Israel AND the United States destroyed. It’s the Palestinian population too. It’s the WHOLE MUSLIM WORLD.
Here is where it gets silly. The Palestinian “CIVILIANS” congregate in places like schools, mosques and weapons depots "DURING WAR" mind you. The Palestinians THOUGHT they were going to be successful at the HUMAN SHIELD approach to fighting the Israelis this time. SURPRISE!!! They do not play by the same rules as America. America might hold off bombing a mosque, a school etc but Israel will not. When Israel bombed a school that was firing rockets into Israel, what was the FIRST thing that was done AFTER Israel dstroyed the rocket launchers? They played the pity card. Yep. Just like Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson playing the race card, the Palestinians have taken a page out of the book of racism 101. Play your cards to the camera. Play on their sympathies. Shove a dead or wounded baby or small child caught up in the fighting into the cameras. Boo Hoo. Play to the cameras and cry. Cry a LOT and show LOTS of bloody babies and women. What the world sees is a twisted fabrication of lies and deceit aimed at villifyin Israel.
THEN the best part of all. The media Spins it to the Palestinians advantage. Since nothing but little mealy mouthed liberal tree hugging pieces of crap run the media now, that is all you’re going to get from them. You see it does not MATTER that Israel has had over 8600 rockets fired at it since 2000. It matters about the poor poor little Palestinians congregating around the blast areas. Those helpless ones that danced in the streets after our 9/11 tragedy. We are supposed to feel sorry for them and make Israel STOP this horrible firing of weapons at them. How about this Palestinians. DON'T GO WHERE HAMAS IS FIRING ROCKETS FROM. If you are not around the ROCKET LAUNCHERS, you OR your children won't die. Simple as that.
Israel is justified. I say give them their bunker busters and let them make a 2 mile buffer zone between them and ANY OTHER muslim nation. Put up a second fence and just fight. Israel understands that if they are to survive, they will have to fight. They are doing what they have to do.
God Bless Israel.
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