Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Remember this story? Four Massachusetts Reps Sign on to Gaza 'Suffering' Letter. Well the number is now up to six -- a large number from a state with a fairly small delegation. The letter, sponsored, btw, by Representatives Jim McDermott from Washington and Keith Ellison from Minnesota, has now been delivered, with 54 signatures (for our non-American friends, that's out of 435 total) : U.S. lawmakers to Obama: Press Israel to ease Gaza siege
...The congressmen urged Obama to pressure Israel to ease the movement of people into and out of Gaza, especially students, the sick, aid workers, journalists and those with family concerns, and also to allow the import of building materials to rebuild houses. Israel has warned that such materials would be used to rebuild Hamas infrastructure and not civilian homes...
Also, see here.
I leave aside the absurdity of calling for Israel to sacrifice its defense once again in the hope of some sort of reciprocation -- there is an easy way to lift the "siege," and it is in the hands of the people of Gaza -- but I would just like to point out that all 54 signatories are Democrats.
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J Street, in cooperation with anti-Israel Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), is hosting a delegation of Congressmen from the US to Israel. Who is this CMEP that the "pro-Israel" J Street is running with? NGO Monitor has a good... Read More
Ummmm - what about Egypt, which is building a wall?
Some accounts also report that JStreet and APN endorsed/signed on this Gaza letter. Since BTvS (those Boston chapter is a member organization of the JCRC Boston Council), has been formally absorbed by JStreet earlier this month, does it mean that JStreet is now a member of the JCRC Boston? The BTvS link from the Boston JCRC Council now goes directly to JStreet. A comforting thought (not).
We'll see how JCRC will deal with this sticky situation.
http://www.thejewishadvocate.com/news/2010/0129/local/010.html
What causes these people to be drawn to these outrageous lies? I'm afraid that this is a ominous first step.
Is Keith Ellison vulnerable in 2010, or is he in a safe Muslim seat.
I've experienced first-hand what terrorism is like, and I believe the only way to create a stable and safe Israel is to have a stable Palestine alongside."
Now the hard part: How to create a stable Palestine given the reality.
How many times did the CIA under the Clinton and Bush administrations attempt to create a police force for the PA that would function and make possible a civil administration?
How many times will people ignore the express wishes of the PA, Hamas and The Arab League?
How many times after the Palestinians get a hiding for their acts of violence will the international community back them with gifts of money and gross criticism of Israel?