Thursday, October 1, 2015

Abbas, call us when you're serious - Dror Eydar



by Dror Eydar


Does Abbas really think he would last one minute without Israel protecting him from Hamas and Islamic State?

It is worth it to take the time to read the full text of the speech Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gave at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. The speech symbolized the Arab view of the history of our region over the past century. According to this view, the Arabs have been innocent lambs, responsible for nothing. They never rejected any peace proposals. In their eyes, the Jews came out of nowhere and destroyed a prosperous, democratic, righteous and culturally advanced state that supposedly existed peacefully here from the creation of the world until 1948.

So Abbas is threatening that he has run out of patience and Israel will bear the consequences? What consequences? What will happen that has not already happened? This reminds me of the story of Hershel of Ostropol, who threatened an innkeeper. Hershel said, "You know what happens if you refuse me? I do what my father did when someone said no to him!" After acceding to Hershel's demands, the innkeeper bravely asked, "What did your father do?" Hershel replied, "He'd go to bed hungry!"

After enumerating all of Israel's "crimes," Abbas said, "We do not respond to Israel's brutality with the same." Instead, Abbas claimed, "We are working on spreading the culture of peace and coexistence between our people and in our region." How beautiful! As the Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once said, "In our country, the lie has become not just a moral category, but a pillar of the state."

Abbas also asserted that Israel is preventing Muslims from worshiping on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. In fact, what has won out on the Temple Mount is the "worship" of rocks, firebombs and shrill gangs of Muslim guards who thwart the utterance of even one biblical verse at the holiest site of the Jewish people. Abbas complained about Israel's alleged "violation of the status quo since before 1967 and thereafter." Until 1967, Jews were forbidden from even entering the Old City. Is that the status quo Abbas wants to return to? And how come Abbas did not talk at the U.N. about the "dirty feet" of the Jews, like he did on Palestinian television? 

Abbas called the Jewish people an "occupying power" in Jerusalem. U.N. member states are familiar with the bible. We are an "occupying power" in the place that is the center of our being? Abbas, what is your connection to Jerusalem? What would Jerusalem be without the Jews? The sanctity of Jerusalem for Muslims stemmed from its importance to Jews. 

In his speech, Abbas called for the protection of Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. Yet, it is extremely fortunate that Abbas does not have jurisdiction over these sites. Most Christians have already fled Palestinian Authority-controlled areas. And let's not even talk about the fate of Christians in Hamas-ruled areas.

Abbas has requested economic independence (be careful, this means no more European grants) and security independence (be my guest!). Does he really think he would last even a minute without Israel protecting him from Hamas and the Islamic State group? 

Here is another Abbas gem: "Those who want to fight terrorism must start with solving the Palestinian issue." Sure -- an independent state for the gang in Ramallah will end up like Hamas-ruled Gaza and the Islamic State-controlled areas of Iraq. We in Israel are fed up with people experimenting with our future. By the way, Mr. Abbas, let's say your flag (how is it different from Jordan's?) is raised and you get an independent state. Would your situation be better or worse than it is now? Just look around the region to get your answer. Until then, you know our phone number. Call us when you are serious.


Dror Eydar

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=13863

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