Quite some time ago we were involved in a dispute with Mexico and they became violent giving us the massacre at the Alamo. This action by the so called big man Santa Anna made a bunch of Americans real mad and it took about 18 minutes to lay waste to his Army. Despite his bravado, Santa Anna signed a treaty ending hostilities, allowing him to return to Mexico where he lobbied for Texas’ Independence. He did not have the guts displayed by Davy Crockett when faced with a difficult choice. Texas became a state and has been a great addition to our country.
Imagine that a bunch of Mexican folks started crying about the loss of Texas and eventually our government said they could have it back. Imagine Texans being told that they had to leave the state by a certain date or they would be evicted by our own military. Imagine the shock and outrage most of the country would feel at this betrayal by their own government. Could we sit back and allow this to happen? Would we support those who resisted? Or would we ask them to be complacent and abide by the government’s decision?
The same issue now confronts the people of Israel. They took Gaza in a war in 1967 and they had a legal claim to it. Israel has been harassed by the countries surrounding it for years. and it launched a preemptive strike and was involved in a six day war with Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. In the process they were the ones who earned the spoils. This land has been disputed for quite a long time. If Israel had lost land no country would have given a damn. They earn some and the Arab world mourns. This is the same Arab world that wants to see the end of the Jews and their home. So now, the Arabs are one step closer. Gaza now belongs to the Palestinians (who should have no claim because the land was divided between Israel and Egypt to begin with) and they are just that much closer to squeezing the life out of Israel.
The government of Israel decided that it was wise to give Gaza up to the Palestinians. The very people who have killed countless Jews with homicide bombers will now have control of the land that effectively and completely surrounds Israel with enemies. Gaza was a strategic piece of property that will now provide the Jew’s enemies with a launching pad to put an end to them. It is quite a shame and the military who were forced to remove those who refused are anguished over what they were forced to do. The tears in their eyes show they would rather fight the enemy than hurt their own. But for now, it is an unsettled life for those forced out because of hatred.
It is worth noting that many have speculated this will stop the killing. I am sure that the Palestinians will cease until they are in their new digs. Then, they will go back to their terrorist ways. They have already been sporting hate filled banners taunting the Israelis. I think that the government of Israel should make it clear that any attacks upon their now substantially reduced country will be met with swift, fierce, and lethal justice. The Palestinians should know up front that if so much as one lunatic with a bomb strapped on his body harms one Jew Gaza will belong to the Jews once again and the Palestinians will cease to exist. The Israeli government placated a bunch of terrorists and when you do that they only become emboldened. Israel beat three Arab countries in one war and they can do it again.
It is clear that Israel has done what it can, despite its best interests, to end the violence and try to have a peaceful coexistence with its neighbors. But if they are attacked now, the next time Israeli soldiers evict people from Gaza it will be lethal.
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