Mike Pouraryan
OV Week-End (II): Israel On the March, again....
May 30th 2010 05:57
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Nothing Seems to Change
Israel's public relations campaign is in high gear yet again. This is the latest that the Israal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put out:
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following the course of the flotilla to Gaza.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman visited the MFA this afternoon (Friday, 28 May 2010), and was briefed on the situation. At 3 pm an assessment of the situation was made, together with the Navy, in anticipation of the arrival of the flotilla to Israeli territorial waters.
During his visit to the MFA situation room, FM Liberman stated that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Despite the crimes committed by the Hamas regime against Israeli citizens and the launching of thousands of rockets at Israeli towns and settlements, Israel is acting in the most humane manner possible, permitting the transfer to Gaza of thousands of tons of supplies and equipment daily. According to MF Liberman, the flotilla is a violent attempt to provoke Israel. Israel will not permit any infringement of its sovereignty, on land, in the air and at sea.
Dep FM Ayalon: Flotilla's goal is delegitimization of Israel
(Communicated by the Deputy Foreign MinisterÃÂs Bureau)
Deputy FM Ayalon: There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. If the flotilla had a genuine humanitarian goal, then its organizers should have transferred something for the abducted soldier Gilad Shalit as well.
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What someone has to ask Lieberman is how he came to this conclusion. He is either dellusional and is an outright liar. I regard him to be an outright liar. I have no other explanation to outline what he and his deputy have said. All he has to do is to visit the UNRWA website and see for himself. I think that's asking too much of him though.
What Lieberman and his number two need to understand is that the detention of Gilad Shalit is wrong, too. Do two wrongs make a right? I have not been able to figure that out yet?
I find it laughable how Israel takes offense when people remind the Israelis that they are the warden of the World's Largest Prison. Israel simply does not like criticism. I regard this statement by the so-called Foreign Minister as another nail in the coffin of Israeli credibility in the eyes of the World.
Isreali apologists in the US Congress, of course, will disagree. Mike Pence, the Presidential wannabe and one of the key Republican House Members, will be on the forefront for sure. What is sad is how they believe everything that the Government and AIPAC tells them. They should take the time to listen to the folks from JStreet, to PeaceNow and the other side too. But, that's also asking too much.
Mr. Obama seems to be backing down from his so-called tough stance. His Chief of Staff, Mr. Emmanuel, extended an invite to Bibi to visit the President in Washington on Tuesday. This is as Israel blasts the decision by the UN to name it as one of the countries that should step up and sign off on the NPT. I will agree that India and Pakistan have to also step up and do so--as Israel has said. But, that does not negate the fact that Israel should have the backbone to do so in order to underscore its so-called self-declared moral legitimacy.
Israel is a law onto itself. As long as the United States continues to march lock step with Israel, nothing changes. Marwan Bishara's retrospective on the last 60 years should be read by all to realize the hole the U.S. has dug itself as a result of misguided policies which has paralyzed any progress. As for the rest of the Middle East, all should take stock and truly consider whether the United States is the honest broker or not.
The drama continues....
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following the course of the flotilla to Gaza.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman visited the MFA this afternoon (Friday, 28 May 2010), and was briefed on the situation. At 3 pm an assessment of the situation was made, together with the Navy, in anticipation of the arrival of the flotilla to Israeli territorial waters.
During his visit to the MFA situation room, FM Liberman stated that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Despite the crimes committed by the Hamas regime against Israeli citizens and the launching of thousands of rockets at Israeli towns and settlements, Israel is acting in the most humane manner possible, permitting the transfer to Gaza of thousands of tons of supplies and equipment daily. According to MF Liberman, the flotilla is a violent attempt to provoke Israel. Israel will not permit any infringement of its sovereignty, on land, in the air and at sea.
Dep FM Ayalon: Flotilla's goal is delegitimization of Israel
(Communicated by the Deputy Foreign MinisterÃÂs Bureau)
Deputy FM Ayalon: There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. If the flotilla had a genuine humanitarian goal, then its organizers should have transferred something for the abducted soldier Gilad Shalit as well.
***************************** ***************************** ***************************** *
What someone has to ask Lieberman is how he came to this conclusion. He is either dellusional and is an outright liar. I regard him to be an outright liar. I have no other explanation to outline what he and his deputy have said. All he has to do is to visit the UNRWA website and see for himself. I think that's asking too much of him though.
What Lieberman and his number two need to understand is that the detention of Gilad Shalit is wrong, too. Do two wrongs make a right? I have not been able to figure that out yet?
I find it laughable how Israel takes offense when people remind the Israelis that they are the warden of the World's Largest Prison. Israel simply does not like criticism. I regard this statement by the so-called Foreign Minister as another nail in the coffin of Israeli credibility in the eyes of the World.
Isreali apologists in the US Congress, of course, will disagree. Mike Pence, the Presidential wannabe and one of the key Republican House Members, will be on the forefront for sure. What is sad is how they believe everything that the Government and AIPAC tells them. They should take the time to listen to the folks from JStreet, to PeaceNow and the other side too. But, that's also asking too much.
Mr. Obama seems to be backing down from his so-called tough stance. His Chief of Staff, Mr. Emmanuel, extended an invite to Bibi to visit the President in Washington on Tuesday. This is as Israel blasts the decision by the UN to name it as one of the countries that should step up and sign off on the NPT. I will agree that India and Pakistan have to also step up and do so--as Israel has said. But, that does not negate the fact that Israel should have the backbone to do so in order to underscore its so-called self-declared moral legitimacy.
Israel is a law onto itself. As long as the United States continues to march lock step with Israel, nothing changes. Marwan Bishara's retrospective on the last 60 years should be read by all to realize the hole the U.S. has dug itself as a result of misguided policies which has paralyzed any progress. As for the rest of the Middle East, all should take stock and truly consider whether the United States is the honest broker or not.
The drama continues....
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