Tag Archives: palestine

International, U.S.

World War 3: True Christian Jimmy Carter says give Palestine statehood

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is calling on the Obama administration not to veto a UN Security Council vote for Palestinian statehood.

“If I were president, I’d be very glad to see the Palestinians have a nation recognized by the United Nations.”-Jimmy Carter, NPR interview

Carter does believe that if President Obama did not veto Palestinian statehood, then the powerful Israeli lobby in the U.S. would punish Obama.  The United Nations begins a new session on September 20.  The Palestinians will push for recognition this week.

International

World War 3: Israel warns of war (again) if Palestine is recognized as a member of the UN

“The moment has not yet come to give details of what will happen. What I can say with the greatest confidence is that from the moment they pass a unilateral decision there will be harsh and grave consequences.”-Avigdor Lieberman,  Foreign Minister of Israel

For the second time, Israel has officially hinted at major confrontations if Palestine is recognized by the United Nations.

Back in August, Israeli officials threatened war with Syria, if Palestine became a UN member.  Now they are directly threatening the Palestinians.

International, U.S.

World War 3: French JDL preparing to battle Palestinians, JDL have launched decades of terrorist acts in the U.S., but the U.S. has never retaliated

According to a Haaretz report, the French Jewish Defense League (La Ligue de Defense Juive) has recruited people to go fight Palestinians.

Representatives of the French JDL say they are going to defend Zionist settlers, who’ve taken land from the Palestinians.  The planned dates for the start of their mission is between September 19 and 25.

All volunteers for the mission have prior military experience, including a leader who is a former French Foreign Legionnaire.

In the past the FBI has stated that the Jewish Defense League is a known terrorist organization.  According to the FBI, the JDL has been involved in plotting terrorist attacks within the United States.

From 1981 to 1985 there were 15 JDL terrorist attacks within the United States. In 1972 the JDL bombed a Manhattan, New York building, killing one and wounding 13.  In 1980 members of the JDL used a letter-bomb to murder California secretary Patricia Wilkerson.  In 1985 the same JDL members bombed a Santa Anna, California office, killing Alex Odeh.

One newspaper quoted the FBI as saying the Jewish Defense League is “the second most active terrorist group” in the United States.

Of interest is that while the FBI has stated the JDL is a terrorist organization that has launched attacks within the United States, the U.S. Department of State does not list the JDL as a terrorist organization on its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Palestinian President says U.S. financial aid no longer important

“We will go to the UN to obtain international recognition for the state of Palestine, despite the obstacles and dangers, including U.S. threats to halt $470 million in annual assistance.”-Mahmoud Abbas, Acting Palestinian Authority (PA) Chief

Recently the United States said it would cut off aid (aid which is directly controlled by the Israelis) if Palestinians sought a United Nations vote on statehood.

More than 100 countries have so far officially recognized Palestine as a sovereign state based on the 1967 borders, the boundaries that existed before Israel militarily annexed East al-Quds (Jerusalem), the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian Authority has declared September 20 as the date when it would apply for United Nations recognition of Palestine as an independent state.

International, U.S.

World War 3: Palestinian officials tell Hillary Clinton, go F yourself! (essentially)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begged Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas, on September 6, to: “…work hard with us to avoid a negative scenario in New York. “

That “negative scenario” is the United Nations recognition of a Palestinian state!

Clinton then sent U.S. envoys to personally beg Abbas to stop the UN vote!

Abbas says it is now clear that the United States is not sincere in its claims of wanting peace for the Palestinians!  (about time he figured that out, Palestinian Hamas has been correct all this time)

Palestinian Liberation Organization Secretary General Yasser Abed Rabbo, said this about U.S. President Barack Obama’s policy towards Palestinians, and Arabs in general: “The subject is not settlements, or Palestinian independence or the rights of the Palestinian people, or halting the criminal violations perpetrated by the [Israeli] settlers against the Palestinian people.  All this is being ignored and the only issue has become the issue of us not going to the United Nations.  This shows not only disdain for the Palestinian position, but also scorn for what is happening in the Arab region.“

 

International

Israel bombs Gaza, close to Egyptian border

August 24, a vehicle in the town of Rafah, near the Egyptian border was hit by an Israeli missile.  One man killed, one injured.

This comes after Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, said: “This is a delicate situation and there is a real risk of endangering the (1979 Egyptian-Israeli) peace treaty, which is a precious strategic asset for Israel.”

A ceasefire was agreed to, but only between Hamas and Israel.  Hamas does not control all of Gaza.  Rocket attacks against Israel, since the cease fire, were done by rivals to Hamas.  The man killed by Israel today, is said to be a member of Islamic Jihad, not Hamas.

It is now known that the August 18 attacks on Israeli tour buses were not done by Hamas, but by a group known as Popular Resistance Committees.  Earlier Israel, and most of the western media, blamed Hamas for the tour bus attacks. 

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Quotes from Israeli Prime Ministers are enough proof that Israel does not want peace, they want to see Palestinians leave, or die

“We want no one to go to sleep at nights in Gaza … I have always believed in the everlasting and historical right of the Israeli people over all this land and still believe in it to this today.”-Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister 2006-2009

“The first issue is that without the expulsion of the Arabs and the appropriation of their lands, it would be meaningless to talk about Zionism, colonization, and the formation of a Jewish country.”-Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister 2001-2006

“Israel will create such a situation in the future 10 to 20 years that the displaced Palestinians would naturally and voluntarily migrate from the Gaza strip and the West Bank to Jordon.”-Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minster 1992-1995

“The division of the Israeli territory is illegal and will never be officially recognized. Israel will once again be revived for the Israeli people. All of it and forever.”-Menachem Begin, Prime Minister 1977-1983

“There is no such thing as the Palestinian people; not that we came and forced them out, there never was such a thing.”– Golda Meir, Prime Minister 1969-1974

“We have to expel the Arabs and confiscate their lands.”-David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister 1955-1963


 

 

 

International

Israel invades West Bank, while offering peace to Gaza

“Between 100 and 120 people have been arrested. In terms of size, there has never been such an arrest operation on this scale in the Hebron area before.”-Samira Halaika, Palestinian Member of Parliament in West Bank

Israeli troops raided Hebron, West Bank, and detained 120 men.  Analysts say it was a desperate attempt by Israelis to prevent any attacks coming from West Bank.  Officially Israel says all the men are members of Hamas, but local Palestinians say they is no proof to support that claim.  Palestinians in the West Bank responded by throwing rocks at the Israeli soldiers.  The Israelis responded by shooting at the rock throwers.  Yeah, rocks versus bullets, cry me a river Israel!!!

While Israel troops were raiding West Bank in the middle of the night, Israeli officials offered Gazans a cease fire, but only if they stop launching their retaliatory rockets.  Of course Israel immediately launched air strikes after making the cease fire offer.  One Hamas official responded: “All attempts by the occupation to hit at Hamas are doomed to fail; experience has shown that it only makes Hamas stronger.  If the [Israeli] aggression stops, Hamas will consult with the Palestinian factions about how to deal with the situation.”-Mushir al-Masri, Palestinian MP in Gaza

 

 

International

Arab League demands United Nations take action against Israel

“The United Nations has to take procedures to stop the Israeli offensive on Gaza.”-Nabil El-Araby, Arab League Secretary General

After an emergency meeting, the Arab league has condemned the Israeli attacks on Gaza, and demand action by the United Nations.

The Arab League also condemned “Israeli aggression against the Egyptian forces”.

More than a week ago Israeli officials admitted they were willing to go to war to stop the UN recognition of Palestine as a UN member.  Also, recently a former Israel defense official admitted that plans have been made to take the Sinai.

 

International

United Nations calls for action against Israel

“The bureau calls for credible and decisive action to compel Israel to abide by its legal obligations and to protect Palestinian civilians under prolonged military occupation from the damaging effects of settlements and settlers.”-UN Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

The UN Committee for Palestinians is upset over Israel’s planned illegal building of 5,200 settlement homes in Palestinian territory around al Quds (Jerusalem).

The committee said it violated existing UN resolutions, and guaranteed that there will be no peace.  The committee also called on the UN Security Council to take action against Israel: “The Security Council and the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions bear a special responsibility in this regard.”