by Dr. Ephraim Herrera
Productive cooperation between Israel and Muslim nations, open or clandestine, is the best remedy for the 1,000-year-old Islamic hatred of Jews
Turkey, Egypt, Jordan
and the Arab League as a whole condemned the Judea and Samaria
Settlement Regulation Law passed by the Knesset on Monday. Arab League
Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit described the law as cover for
stealing Palestinian land. A Jordanian minister warned it would cause an
escalation in violence and undermine any chance of a two-state
solution. Turkey lambasted the law, claiming it gave "approval to the
construction of settlements on the private property of the
Palestinians." It would appear that the law poses a threat to regional
stability, but is that really the case?
Turkish Tourism
Minister Nabi Avci voiced his country's opposition to the legislation
during a visit to Israel, but as expected, he was not recalled to
Turkey. Nor was the Israeli ambassador to Turkey summoned for
clarification nor did the Turkish denunciation make headlines in Turkish
news outlets.
The same thing took
place in other Arab countries. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry
slammed the law, but there was no mention of it on the home page of the
website of the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper or on the home page of the
popular Egyptian website Al-Youm al-Sabia.
The London-based Asharq
Al-Awsat, which is funded by the Saudi royal family, focused on the
response from Yasser Abed Rabbo, a senior aide to Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas, who said that though the Palestinians were
losing their lands, they would not petition international courts out of
fear of reprisals from the U.S. and Israel. Even the Qatari-owned Al
Jazeera, one of the largest Arabic news organizations, did not cover the
new law on the home page of its website.
It appears that the
Judea and Samaria Settlement Regulation Law is not of paramount interest
to the Muslim world. But make no mistake, that has nothing to do with
any great love for Israel there. The Sunni Arab world, currently
embroiled in a bloody war with the Shiite world led by Iran and its
proxies -- Syria, under President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah -- is well
aware of the unofficial alliance with Israel.
Israel has been
providing Jordan and Egypt with intelligence to aid their fight against
the Islamic State group, and according to unofficial sources, the
Israeli military is also helping Cairo battle the Islamic State's
affiliate in Sinai. Reuters recently reported that Jordan, too, was
receiving Israeli help in its fight against the Islamic State and other
Islamist insurgents on its borders.
Furthermore, news of
economic ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel have recently begun to
surface. The Saudi kingdom fears the growing power of its Persian
neighbor and is well aware that Israel could potentially become play an
important role in its defense. So it's no wonder that there have been no
reports of protests in Muslim countries against the settlement
regulation law.
Productive cooperation
between Israel and Muslim nations, open or clandestine, is the best
remedy for the 1,000-year-old Islamic hatred of Jews, which has depicted
them as pigs, monkeys, and the lowest and most evil of creatures after
the devil himself. That same radical Islam has become a threat to the
Muslim countries, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, as it views borders between
Muslim countries as heresy against Islamic law.
Yes, it is radical
Islam that has been raging in Syria, Iraq and Libya, inciting the death
of hundreds of thousands of people and the displacement of millions
more. It has brought devastation, famine, poverty, torture and the exile
of millions of Muslims who are attempting to escape the Islamic
inferno.
The European countries
who were quick to condemn the Israeli law have turned a blind eye to the
Syrian genocide and the only apartheid regime in the region -- which is
perpetrated by the Palestinians, who forbid Jews from living in areas
under their control. These days it is no wonder that the European
countries are paying the price for their ineffectuality in dealing with
Islamist movements in the form of the swarms of the Muslim refugees
amassing in their streets.
Dr. Ephraim Herrera
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=18373
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