
Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal gestures to the crowd during a rally marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas in Gaza City on Dec. 8.
Reuters reports: Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, in an uncompromising speech during his first ever visit to Gaza after decades of exile, told a mass rally on Saturday he would never recognize Israel and pledged to "free the land of Palestine inch by inch." A sea of flag-waving supporters filled wasteland in Gaza city to hear his fiery speech at an event marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of his Islamist group, which has ruled Gaza - a small splinter of coastal land - since 2007. Full Story
Meshal arrived Friday for his first visit to Gaza since 1967, when he left at the age of 11 as Israel occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip in the Six-Day War.

Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal, left, and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, right, wave to the crowd as they leave a rally in Gaza City on Dec. 8.

Ali Ali / EPA
Young Hamas supporters attenda rally for the 25th anniversary of the ruling party in Gaza City on Dec. 8.

Oliver Weiken / EPA
Palestinians watch the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Hamas movement in Gaza City on Dec. 8.

Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
A Palestinian woman gestures during a rally marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas in Gaza City.

Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
A Palestinian boy wearing a military suit and acarrying mock missile shakes hands with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal during a rally marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas in Gaza City on Dec. 8.
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These links were graciously provided by FedupwithFed on another article yesterday.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-gather-in-gaza-for-hamas-anniversary/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-pressured-egypt-to-keep-islamic-jihad-leaders-out-of-gaza-report-says/
The truce was breached by rockets fired into Israel after the cease-fire and it has now been broken again. Jihadists refuse to honor their word. It's worthless. Is there any reason why Israel should not defend Herself at this time from these terrorists??? The viper's nests need to be cleaned out.
Meshaal is a terrorist murderer of innocent people.
Must say, very touching photo of the little boy dressed up as a jihadist and carrying a rocket. Could some of those standing in the back row and scowling at this scene be scowling for the right reasons??? In other words, angry that the innocence of this child and so many like him has been trampled and poisoned with hatred and death??? You be the judge.
In Islam, breaking an agreement is condoned and normal, agreeing just gives them time to resupply, they'll be at it again. I am pretty sure there are no "heroes' in hamas
so sad to see the brainwashed children carrying fake bombs!!
Its only a matter of time before the rockets start flying again!
Yeah, inch by inch, hiding behind women and chidren, and the next time they "try" driving Israel into the sea, better be prepared to get a big whoppin. They are big talkers, Please, when they show the pictures of the innocent women and kids, used as pawns, NBC, spare us the " Israel" bashing, Getting real Old, worry about Eygpt rioting, and Syria burning to the ground, and all the other hot spots
this whole thing is a big cluster 4uck. i do feel bad for the Palestinian people, not hamas. I sometime think people forget about what the jews did to these people. The USA has brainwashed us to think that the Israel jews are totally innocent. what the jews did was take land, and hamas just wont take no for an anwser. i really dont know what to think about this. either way the fight will never stop.
Keep cheering fools. The picture of the kid with a fake missile say's it all. This guy and people like him will make absolutely sure that none of you ever live in peace………. Idiots.
Cowards lack the ability to conquor and the good guys don't hide behind their women and children.
ryan, I don't know if people are so brainwashed. That's the claim that useful infidels make about those who support Israel, and the goal is not to raise awareness of malfeasance on the part of Israel, but to conduct a propoganda war agains Israel.
I support Israel, and believe with all my heart that it is right to do so. The US is not so big and bad that we can't be swept into the pages of history, and become a fractured continent like the rest of the world. If the US left off supporting Israel, I think we should all sell our property to those who think all is fine, and head for other shores.
But please, get this, and understand it clearly: The Israel I root for, support, buy their products, pray for, is not the Israel that is, but the Israel that will be. I know there has been wrong done, and yet the wrong done by Israel does not justify the wrong done TO Israel by the Arab world, time and time again.
I too have empathy for the Palestinians, even as I remember that they voted Hamas into power. The problem with the pro-Palestinian news organizations (French TV, Al-Jazeerah, to name two) is they need conflict to sell the news. Look at the success of the tv shows, "Cops" and the real life confrontation hosted shows like Dr. Phil. People thrive on conflict, and can't get enough. The media knows this VERY well and anything they can do to foment conflict only sells the news. So, why is it we never hear about the Palestinian who hates violence and just wants to raise his family and live in peace with Israel? Is there no one? Not one? Maybe he's keeping his head down or Hamas will either press him into service, make him a suicide bomber, or outright execute him as a "collaborator".
Levi777, despite the fact that my family is not Jewish, I have a grandson named Levi. Your post has merit. The "Palestinians" could work for a solution. They choose not to. Probably strongly persuaded by groups like hamas. Hamas needs to have an extra "s" added to their name, they act as feral hogs.
Thanks Woodysr...voted up!
And this is EXACTLY why there will never be peace in the Middle East until the Muslims are gone.
"Peace" in Islam is defined as "Submission by all non-<Insert Faction name here>, or death to those that won't submit"
Christians and Jews have their spats (WWII, Polgrams like the 1890 one in the Ukraine, etc.) but cool heads eventually prevail and the evil is knocked back. Such will never be the case with Islam unless they (very PUBLICLY) make it clear they will not tolerate this anymore (unfortunately, its their "spiritual" leaders who are drilling into their heads its this way or they aren't Muslim, so to speak against this action is seen as speaking FOR the "enemy" and therefore they are traitors). Of course then again, this is the same culture that thinks nothing of burning virgins being suspected of having sex (without any proof), jailing rape victims unless their marry their rapists, stoning groups of people for co-ed dancing, and murdering children because they MAY, one day in the distant future, bring shame upon their family.
The proof? Have a look at the media reports- the hundreds that supported the girl who was shot in Pakistan verses the millions who rioted over a a stupid film that had been seen by a mere 6 people.
Yeah, I think the world can do without Islam....these people have serious priority issues.
Ryan,
Remember that the land taken was part of other nations, not Palestine, which surrounded Israel and were ready to attack. As the article states "... as Israel occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip in the Six-Day War.". Surrounded by Egypt, Syria and Lebanon who swore Israel's destruction and swarmed the borders with troops and tanks, they were all ready to invade with help from the Russians (not that Russia publicly admitted this). Israel, with no backing from the US attacked first and fended off all 3 enemies, pushing them ALL back and taking land as a buffer zone. If those 3 nations hadn't sought the destruction of Israel (as Hamas now states they support as well), Israel would have had no reason (or desire) to take anything. In fact, most of the land taken from Egypt was returned as part of the treaty (despite the fact that in only a few days time, Israel had pounded Egpyt back across the Suez and could likely have taken the whole nation, if they desired to do so).
One can only hope that Khaled Meshaa spends a lot time in his car driving around. Easier to hit and incinerate.
I bet the Israeli's are really sorry they agreed as part of the cease fire to stop blowing these guys up.
Darn! Where's that drone when you need it?
Exceptions for extra ordinary purposes can always be made. I would not want to issue this man a life insurance policy.
All I have to say about the terrorists in the Middle East any and all of them is this:
New York is still there.
We are still here.
Come through New York....New York.......NEW......YORK!.........................................
New York, New York by Frank Sinatra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlJl1LfDP4
"That was simply ravishing baby, simply ravishing. I chee wa wa."
The Palestinians have NO other option but war with israel . The zionist thugs continue to expel Palestinians. steal their land, and then build homes for zionist newcomers !!! If Assad steps down and hillary's al-Qaida thugs take over, then both Syria & Egypt will help the Palestinians liberate it ! All of the weapons that nato gave to the Muslim rebels will end up being israels demise !
Oh another muslim dreamer - ask yourself why there has not been a major war since 1973? Egypt will not help gazans or the west bank arab population. There will be no demise of the State of Israel - ever. This murderer will soon find himself in the same grave yard as his predecessors and we have to give thanks to Israel for making this so.
Yeah another big talker, Oh condo building, upsets you, but over 40,000 killed in Syria, Eygpt on the verge of collapse and it's the zionist. Your the first one crying foul, when Israel defends itself.Why don't your brothers try building up , instead of tearing down, you guys don't even know the concept of that
If Hamas would accept these principals there would be peace throughout the middle east.
We can support Israel and still support the Palestinian people. Supporting one does not cancel support for the other.
We can support the State of Israel and the Jewish religion and still treasure the Arab and Islamic culture.
There are many Jews and Israelis who freely express compassion and support for the Palestinians. Arabs also express reciprocal compassion and support.
The existence of the State of Israel is a fact that everyone accepts.
Israel is a legitimate state that is not a threat but an asset in the Middle East.
Every major World religion has a center of gravity. Islam has Mecca, and Judaism certainly deserves its presence in Israel and Jerusalem.
Diversity is a virtue not only in the USA, but would be beneficial around the world. We support a diverse Middle East with protection for human rights, respect and equality under the law to all minorities, including Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Palestinians have several options but are deprived from exercising them because of their leadership, the Arab League and surrounding Arab and Moslem countries who have other goals besides seeing Palestinians live in harmony with Israel.
If Palestinians want democracy they can start practicing it now.
It will benefit Arabs to end the boycott of Israel.
We can resolve our conflicts using non-violent means. Sending young people on suicide/homicide missions as a form of Jihad is a distortion of Islam. Arabs can do better.
We are appalled by the horrific act of terror against the USA on 9/11/2001.
It will be better for Arabs when the Arab media ends the incitement and misinformation that result in Arab street rage and violence. We support the Arab media providing coverage of ways that people of all religions are and can live together in harmony.
We are eager to see major reformation in how Islam is taught and channeled to bring out the best in Moslems and contribute to the uplifting of the human spirit and advancement of civilization.
We believe in freedom to choose or change one’s Religion.
We cherish and acknowledge the beauty and contributions of the Middle East culture, but recognize that the Arab/Moslem world is in desperate need of constructive self-criticism and reform.
We seek dialogue with Israel and the Arab Countries.
Hamas IS a terrorist organization...... Period.
The posts on this vine claiming that Israel persecutes Muslims and Palestinians are horribly misinformed. There are plenty of law abiding Muslims and Christians living inside Israel and they're all Israeli citizens that practice their religions without persecution or harassment...... People seem to forget that Israel is a democracy.
joetheplummer... I totally agree with your comment the Arab/Muslim world is in desperate need of constructive self-criticism and reform, but I'm inclined to think it is not going to happen. This is because of the concept that a Muslim cannot insult the Prophet Mohammed, or be subject to death at the hands of another Muslim. There is no "standard" of what constitutes an insult. The result will be, no self criticism, hence all the blame must rest on the shoulders of others, in this instance the Jews, or a nationality such as the US. If Muslims get critical of the Prophet Mohammed, they loose the basis of their religious belief, and hence their social structure. It would be akin to Christians pondering Christ as a carpenter and a real nice guy, but not as a god being. Christians went through the Reformation, which is something the Muslims need to consider, but they won't. They're into a lifestyle and thought style which doesn't include the western (scientific ) concept of time, and since the vast majority are denied education and economic wellbeing their future will be as their pasts. How any rational people could consider one a leader who hasn't shown up since 1967... and that was to leave, is beyond rational thought. Thus it looks like more decades ahead of no self criticism, and thus blame for all non Muslims.
Thank you Joe! Islam used to be a wonderful religion with many positive contributions (base 10 mathematics, advanced science & medicine during the Medival reign of Christianity stunting European advances in same, etc.). They claim they are against fanaticism, yet their own actions disprove this statement. Indeed, their own rules permit them to lie and break agreements and even violate their own rules when it is for the good of their religion (which their leaders easily manipulate for their own interests and any questioning of this is discredited and harshly punished as being anti-Islamic). Their very leaders are corrupt and, unfortunately, when their people finally resolve to do something about it, replace them with those just as bad. At least in the US, we replace them semi-regularly and without bloodshed (though there are always enough to cause headaches for the rest of us).
Steve,
While you are correct as well, the biggest problem with Islam is that they are hypocritical- while they cannot kill another Muslim, this is only when it suits their purposes- how many Mosques have been bombed in Afghan- and Pakistan? In Mozambique and Zimbabwe? Just for the past 1 year alone I can recall no less than 30 (during their holiest of days no less!).
Tony,
What would you do when 3 of your neighbors line up on your property and and start shooting guns and rockets at your home and family, stating they deny your right to exist? In the interest of peace, do you give them your garage and basement? And when they then use what you have given them to further attack you, what do you do? I am sure that you would not be nearly so kind to your enemies as Israel has been to theirs. And before you start making comments that the Jews should never have been in "Palestine" to begin with and should have to return that land, first you must demand that hte Muslims return the lands they stole to those who came before- from Iran (stolen from the Persians), through the entire Middle East and Mediteranean states (all they way up the Iberian Peninsula into southern France).
Then I want to see you get back on the high horse to denounce Christianity for the centuries it spent torturing and murdering those who would not convert while at hte same time stealing their culture and pratices for their own (and a great time to bring it up, as I understand their is a current holiday which is nothing but stolen ceremonies, rituals and practices that is taking place in 13 days- from worshipping the Sun God (now Son of God) during the shortest days of the year to bribing servants/children into behaving for the rest of the year. No, this isn't Jesus's birthday- he was born in June/July. Pope Julius I is credited with OBSERVING Jesus's birthday on December 25th). Not to mention the fact that during the Crusades, both Islam AND Christianity are to blame- Islam for denying access to Christian pilgrims and destroying Christian churches when they took the land from the Byzantium/Easter Roman Empire, and Christians for pillaging and plundering both Constantinople when they came (even though they were supposed to be helping them) and Jerusalem when they tried to "free" it from its defenders (which, ironically, consisted of BOTH Muslims AND Jews fighting side-by-side).
Before you denounce Israel's actions for the last 60 years, just remember there are CENTURIES of offences by others, including those you defend. Stop drinking the propaganda koolaid.
NOTE: I'm not targeting Christians or anyone else for that matter- simply bringing to light for our narrow-minded friend that, of all the wrong done, Israel way, WAY down on the list of ammends to be made. I do not begrudge anyone their religion or beliefs (wrong as they may be ;) ) as long as they do not infringe on anyone else's rights. Your rights end where others' begin.
Palestine welcomes back one of her heroes. Obama and Netanyahu want Palestinians to lay down and surrender their land and culture to extermination, that is why Hamas is so wonderful. Land is being stollen every day in the West Bank because they do not resist. In Gaza, though it is hard and dangerous, Palestinians can be free and not worry about Zionists stealing their land.
DECRIMINALIZE HAMAS! RESISTANCE IS HEROIC, ISRAEL IS TERRORISM!
No Hamas is world renowned as criminals and Terrorists and you are an idiot.
I was going to call him something but you already took care of it pretty well. Now you will get banned for a day pdqsailor. Sometimes it is worth it though isn't it! What do you say about a person that makes an ignorant comment like that. One naturally assumes they are an idiot and feels the need to tell them so.
Jarret, you should go over there and enlist in Hamas....help them out alittle and give the Isrealis an opportunity to get some target practice in.
Comment #7 by what is known as "useful infidel". Evidence that some people actually buy into the hoaxes
Ha! dead man walking, he is in the cross-hairs! Drone his ass.
Very sad, Izrael over and over and over proves Hamas right. Izrael does not seek peace only conquest. What are the Palestinians to do - go belly up?
The US shares much of the blame with their enabling support of Izrael's worst nature. Like giving alcohol to an alcoholic, Izrael says it needs weapons of war, oppression and theft. But what it really needs is a real friend that would force it onto a path of justice, peace, prosperity and security.
If Israel wanted Gaza, they would just take it. You forget that restraint is not weakness, even when it is unwise. How well can Gazans swim? Keep it up and you might have to find out.
conquest, what are they conquering? a dirt bag town? they seem content on staying where they are, i do not think Israel is conquering Lebanon or Egypt, or Syria but if they did , it would be a better place than with the Arabs in control!
J P
There is no such thing as palestinians. There was a period when Gaza was called Philistia (remember David slew Goliath ) before Judea. Palestine has and will always be Jewish
1) If Palestinians are so right and so persecuted, why won't even Hamas's own buddies Hezbollah help them out? Why won't any other Muslim nation help the "Palestinian plight"? Why is it always westerners like yourself that take their side when even other Muslims won't? Answer: They aren't right.
2) The lands that are disputed were taken by Israel, not from the Palestinians, but from its neighbors who attacked them. And most of the lands Israel took from its would-be conquerors were returned.
Furthermore, IF palestinians wanted Peace, there have been numerous negotiations that would have granted them almost everything they wanted- however, they won't accept shared control of Jerusalem, and they won't accept Jews. THIS is why there is no peace- Peace in Islam is called "Subjugation". In other words, death or enslavement to all non-Muslims.
Here's another way to look at it:
Jews don't charge a "Non-Jew" tax on Christians or Muslims living in Jewish run areas.
Muslims DO charge a "Non-Muslim" tax on Christians or Jews living in Muslim run areas.
Rape victims in Jew/Christian run areas are treated as victims.
Rape victims in Muslim run areas are thrown in jail (unless they marry their rapist).
Girls who are thought to be sexually active are burned alived (even though in post-mortem are proven to still be virgins)
Fathers who are killed by their daughters caught red-handed sleeping with the neighbor's wife have daughters sentenced to jail.
Forgive me, but which group is the oppressive theives again? I'm having trouble telling the difference.
Ahhhh, yes. The terrorists are gathering. Good. With them all in a very close space, they ought to be easy to eliminate.
drone their sorry arse's! and soon.
Obama's kill list is getting longer, only it has only Republicans on it!
Arab Refugees Have Been Invited to Return
In an essay published in Commentary in May 2001, Ephraim Karsh discussed Israel's policy on Arab refugees:
Had the Palestinians and the Arab countries accepted the UN Partition Resolution, had they not declared an illegal war on Israel in violation of the UN Charter, and had they not invaded Israel, there would not have been a single Palestinian refugee. Instead, there would have been a Palestinian state side-by-side with Israel that would this year be celebrating its 62nd anniversary. In addition, the 6000 Israelis who were killed in the war – fully one percent of the population – would instead have gotten to live, to go back to their families or to start families.
But because the Arabs were more interested in destroying Israel than creating Palestine, millions of people – both Arabs and Jews, have had to suffer through unnecessary wars and untold misery.
israel should send in there war planes now, and knock this piece of sh!t muslim out, even the kids are taught to hate, thats why they say cock roaches spread,the world would be a better place without sh!t islam,and there cockran i mean there koran
im gunna make a video on there cockran/koran this time its not gunna be as soft as the one that was made in california,these people are so backward its sick
im gunna have all the woman going lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalal!!!lol!lol!lol!
I just can't wait to hear PSY rap about what a great person this guy is. Maybe he can do it at the Obama concert.
Palestinians are Muslims and Muslim land is huge so what's the big deal about Israel building houses?
Why can't people support Jews having a country they can call their own? Haven't they suffered enough in the hands of so many throughout the world and ages?
YES YES and YES!!!
Israel is the world's only Jewish Homeland. Israel is a re-established nation. This is the land where the Jews lived for thousands of years.
In the meantime, countless Jews have been expelled or worse from islamic countries where they had previously resided peacefully for centuries.
Here's a map that compares Israel to the rest of the world.
http://www.masada2000.org/geography.html
Palestinians are Greek Orthodox, Melkite, Maronite, Catholic and other Christians as well !
There not many left ....the remaining are few - less than a thousand where there are 1.7 million Muslims.
Those remaining will not stay for much longer Tony. They are leaving to live in Israel.
All of you bloodthirsty zionist baby killers seem to forget that israel created Hamas. And the USA created al-Qaida as well-so live with it ! It does not matter what religion Palestinians are ! It is their land. israel was founded on an atheist ideology of European zionist terrorist ! Palestinians have no civil rights at all: we can see by the illegal settlements, lack of water, freedom to travel etc. Yet you call this a democracy ! Yes 40, 000 are dead in Syria, that was a result of foreign nato countries, Muslim Brotherhood links, and al-Qaida rats wanting to kill the Alawi and Christians !
Hello Tony. We conversed a while back on this subject. I hope that you remember me. A bloodthirsty zionist baby killer I'm not and neither are others who support Israel. You should know that Christians fare very well under the Israeli government as well as muslims and others, including atheists. Israel did not create hamas, as you put it. Let's put the blame where the blame should be. On those who make it their (a) business to persecute others.
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2009/December/Rights-Group-Hamas-Desecrated-Christian-Graves-/
http://jcpa.org/article/palestinian-crimes-against-christian-arabs-and-their-manipulation-against-israel/
Are you just as vocal about Pakistan??? Christians, as well as Hindus and other minorities suffer greatly there.
What about Africa??? Christians are suffering all over that continent. I have a video of what has happened to the people of Sudan by Arab islamists but I'd rather not post it unless you really want to see how the people have fared there. The landscape is literally scattered with human body parts. Those who aren't killed have been enslaved.
Are you aware of what has happened to the people of Iran??? Jews, Christians, Baha'i and others have been persecuted unmercifully. Do you know who Pastor Nadarkhani is??? Praise GOD he's been released but had previously been sentenced to death. Christians lived in peace for centuries in Iran before the Ayatollahs came into the picture.
http://nazmissions.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/pastor-nadarkhani-what-your-prayers-did-for-me/
Others have not been so fortunate.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/persecution/2012/10/24/more-christians-imprisoned-in-iran
Don't put the blame at Israel's door. Blame those who refuse to work for peace. Israel wants peace. The two state solution was offered back in the '40's. It was refused and upon Israel's re-establishment as a nation, Israel was promptly attacked. Here are just some of the things Israel has accomplished and all while under fire from it's so called "neighbors".
http://www.factsandlogic.org/outstanding_accomp.html
Israel has nothing to do with blood shed in other countries. Please see for yourself. Israel is a democratic nation and one of our greatest allys.
Thats right millions in the Congo are dead. Christians are killed there as well ! But this is blackedout. We only hear and get invoved in Arabic speaking countries and Israel ! Where are these champion of human rights ? Nowhere ! Nato and the rich have a political anti-Christian agenda ! Sad but it is true !
Tony
the same group killing Christians in Congo; that would be Muslims, are the same ones killing Christians and burning churches in Gaza and elsewhere. Why to you defend and side with them?
Tony, emotional rants don't reveal truth. First must come truth, then we can add emotion and vigorously defend or deny. Your posts reveal a shortage of truth in your perspectives. Chefaz and Ixor are addressing your outrageous charges and pro-palestinian Israel-bashing. Would it surprise you to learn that 100 years ago, that land was empty? So, what is all the hubbub about? Does it not seem to you that the conflict and hostilities are much greater than who has what land and what we can see on the ground?
This whole thing is a mascarade. Children of any race, any religion are all beautiful and born equal to me. Adults are corrupt, power angry and blood thristy.
s the e, no doubt. Children are born pure. It's culture and upbringing that turn them into little monsters. And then when there's an information vacuum, and they are indoctrinated with hatred from birth, what you can you do?
yep, maybe a near end of humanity from war or environmental issues might be just what is needed so that the children of the future can follow a better path.
Tony, this is why we come to these pages. Hopefully, to bring truth, opposing values to hatred, insight, answer questions, etc. It takes some effort to track down information but IMO it is worth it. I've posted a lot of links to you and also some up above at post 1. I hope you'll take the time to look at them. I also hope that you will be outspoken on other articles in your defense of Christians and those also of other Faiths who need help.
Israel is not the problem. The hatred of those who wish Her destroyed is the problem. Are you aware that many people risk their lives to get to Israel in the hope of freedom and a better life just as people do to get to America. The world has one tiny country that serves as the Jewish Homeland but yet Israel welcomes all who come to Her. If you need more info or have questions, I will try to assist you.
First to you and all that bash me- I speak from a Christian Orthodox view ! Palestinians are Orthodox, Catholic, & Muslim. It does not matter to Israel who they kill or steal land from. It is unjust and wrong. And there is NO way that Israel is a democracy as it excludes Christians and Muslims from their civil rights. Israel has a zionist Law of Return policy for Jews ONLY. They also call it a Jewish Homeland . While no Arabic government has democracy is NO excuse for Israel's racist law ! Yes Israel came down on the Kach party etc. Also all of you fail to address the issue of Israel being a welfare state . Totally dependent on USA and wesrtern aid which taxes the worker to death to pay for this foreign aid . All of you rant about Hamas- but Israel created it . You can't have it both ways. Same with USA creating al-Qaida. All of you mention that Syria killed 40, 000 which is a lie . That is dead total-about 20, 000 are regime soldiers and Christians. But we all ignore the millions dead in the Congo. The western governments aid Turkey, Israel, Al Qaida which all kill innocents ! Why don't we help Tibet over China ? I am for one state in Palestine/Israel in which everyone can live there in Peace and justice and likewise serve in one army. In my eyes I see Zionism, Wahabism ( al-Qaida-Muslim Brotherhood), and communism as the worlds evil. Too many innocents have died at their hands ! To all, be safe and have a Peaceful new year !
Tony,
Google "Arab members of Knesset", you will feel like an idiot.
About welfare state:
1) Israel provides USA with technical developments that bring more profit than USA ever spent on Israel.
2) Israel provides USA intelligence and military training.
3) All the aid that US gives to Israel is spent in US, creating jobs.
4) That aid is less than 1% of our government spending, hardly a path to ruin.
5) Meanwhile, there is plenty of aid going from US to Egypt, Pakistan, Palestinians and other Muslim states, in return they attack our embassies, but they are not welfare states, right?
One more thing, about the army:
Google "Arab members of IDF".
How has anyone bashed you, Tony??? By engaging in discourse and discussion with you??? You've dodged questions here, dude.
Now you're an expert on Israeli immigration??? Read it and weep..that is if your limited reading comprehension skills will allow a true understanding of this link. You don't need to be Jewish to become a citizen.
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/mfaarchive/2000_2009/2001/8/acquisition%20of%20israeli%20nationality
Have you been sniffing glue because you haven't a clue!!!
Obvious mistake on my part that I've misjudged you. You have a serious agenda against Israel and it has nothing to do with Christians and quite frankly I have to wonder if this statement from you isn't more smoke:
Really??? Then maybe you should be a whole lot more concerned about Coptic Christians in Egypt. Morsi has been all over the news for weeks but you haven't written one word in defense of the Egyptian Christians that have been unmercifully persecuted in Egypt. Not one. Z E R O !!! The Coptic Christians in Egypt may as well be living in Pakistan for how they are treated by the rest of the country.
Who do you think you're kidding???
Good morning, Eli.
You should fight so hard for Muslim women.
“Palestine from the river to the sea, from the north to the south, is our land and we will never give up one inch or any part of it.”
“Palestine was, still is and will always be Arab and Islamic,” Mashaal said. “Palestine belongs to us and to no one else. We can never recognize the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Palestine belongs to us, and not to the Zionists.”
-Khaled Mashaal
Chief Terrorist of Hamas
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See? Palestinians don't want peace, they want domination. They don't give a damn about non-Islamic Palestinians. And guess what? The rest of the Muslim world doesn't give a damn about them.
You will of wars and rumors of wars. Critical times hard to deal with, will be here.
I wonder what that little kids rocket says on it?
It says "Heil Meshaal "
Tony, have you ever read the Bible? Genesis 12:3 "I will bless those that bless you" Throughout the Bible it talks about those whose "hearts are hardened" it appears you have been hardened to the truth. You hear the leader of Hamas say that there will be no peace till Israel is destroyed, who condemns all Jews to death. You see a picture of a little boy carrying a rocket symbolizing the weapons used against civilians in Israel and the glee of hamas's leaders and you see Israel as barbaric. You read about Hamas's constant shelling of civilians with limited response from Israel and you call the Israelis' monsters." It is not what goes into a man that defiles him it's what comes out" You have condemned yourself! The darkness you represent is not Christian, not Biblical. Your denial of the truth is pitiful at best, you have cursed yourself
Once again you lie. Hamas has nothing to do with the problem. They are an Israeli creation ! Palestinians deserve to live in their homeland without Israel killing them and taking more land. Why do you distort the facts ? Hamas is a new creation. Why don't you comment on all of the small Israeli children that wrote hateful messeges on bombs that ended up killing Lebanese children a few years ago ? Israel teaches hate as well, yet you try to sweep it under the rug. Israel will never have peace as it stands now as it is ran by an atheist movement called zionism ! If Israel would go the one state solution with all having equal civil rights, it would be doing better than Canada in 5 years !
Also if you get the chance please read, Robert Dreyfuss book.. "Devils Game, How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam" Also the modern Muslim Brotherhood was funded by Great Britain in the 1920's. President Truman was also a big funder for radical Islamic groups ! Don't blame the innocent Palestinians that want to live in their country without all of this BS !
Palestinians are welcome to live in their own country, as long as they do so without shooting at Israel, that's all it takes.
Lebanese, would not have any bombs dropped on them if they were not attacking Israel, it's that simple.
Got to love the view that Israel and US somehow created radical Islamic organizations. They helped new organizations when those were just starting out, those organizations could grow into political democratic forces, or into terrorist gangs. The West merely dropped some cash their way, the rest was up to the good Muslims, and those made their choice.
Who the hell are you to call anyone a liar when you hide behind a cloud of smoke with these outlandish, hate filled posts of yours, Tony??? Even non-practicing Christians are familiar with what Paul has written. Crystal clear agenda, Tony.
Excellent post, Paul and I concur. That's my vote on your post, BTW.
Yes you called me a Muslim despite being an Orthodox Christian ? You called me a hater ? I am for ALL people living in Palestine in a just peace. You all want to exclude Palestinians from their own land ! Plus you all can not face the truth about the atheist agenda of zionism ! Many Jews world wide protest zionism as being racist and built on exclusion . We see the Satmars in New York protesting on a regular basis. So far no one on the vine has not disproved any of the facts. When you attack peoples religion as you have done and cat call-then maybe you are the one filled with hate ! Just because there are some small radical Islamic Palestinian groups-they have nothing to do with the majority of the people in Palestine that want peace and the right to return home. What RIGHT do you have to prevent any Palestinian from returning home ?
Amazing Tony- you can't even read what has been written. Even after stating all Palestinians are welcome to their own country, provided the refrain from attacking Israel, you still make such an asanine statement as "You want to exclude Palestinians". You call the Jews that live there "atheist zionists", which couldn't be further from the truth.
You accuse and denounce others for attacking someone's religion, then a breath away applaud Hamas- who, by the way, is all about attacking other people's religion. Just because their immediate target is Jews, doesn't mean that once the Jews are gone, you aren't next.
You state "we" prevent Palestinians from returning to their homes, yet you ignore the UN charter resolution that was PASSED 62 years ago that, had Palestinians accepted, would have created a LEGAL Palestinian state then.
Israel nor the US created Hamas- Palestinians did.
Palestinians ALONE are responsible for the failure to create their own nation 62 years ago. Where is your rant to them? Where are your curses and sworn testimony to their destruction, as you have sworn against Israel?
Israel has NOT sworn to the destruction of ANY group- not Muslims, not Palestinians, not even Iranians.
Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and a host of others REGULARLY swear to the death/destruction of Jews, Infidels (non-Muslims), United States, and a host of others.
Tony, before you speak again, please- for your own sake and that of your descendants- take this to heart (from Martin Niemoller- there are several version, but any one of them will do).
First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Communists.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.
Then let's not forget this fun fact (as other have mentioned and you have chosen to ignore because you are a sheeple): There is ONE Jewish state. There are MANY Christian and Muslim states. In the time of of the Jewish people, everyone likes to say "WWII, Nazi's" and point at them as being evil. Yet, I have been (unsuccessfully) trying to trace my own heritage. I cannot achieve anything earlier than the 1900's. Why? Because in Europe there was this practice called "Polgrams"- government approved mob riots against Jews. Governments, before the Nazis, actually APPROVED of killing Jews. They invited and encouraged Jews to move in, forbade them from owning land or holding political offices (so they couldn't farm or herd or be part of the government), then, when the Jews had established successful businesses and banks (because that's all that's left), the Government labelled the Jews as "greedy" and accused of stealing the wealth of the people, and encouraged mob violence against them Documentation, family trees, and the like were death sentances to your relatives. In a Ukranian town where part of my family came from, all that is left of the Jews is one synogague, hollowed out- a mere shell, and parts of a brick wall that surrounded the cemetary. The headstones are gone. Destroyed. Nothing left. History, documentation, lives. Gone. The christian cemetary next to it? Immaculately kept and maintained. My Point? At least there are a few places where Jews can live (more or less) in peace. Why do you wish one less?
Those pogroms were done by Europeans ! Yet you want to come to Palestine and do the same thing to them. If your family is from the Ukraine-then they have no right to displace native Palestinians ! The founders of Israel and zionism were all atheist ; Herzl, Max Nordau, Zeev Jabotinsky-;Ben-Gurion, Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin etc. Zionist deny the Torah. You misquote me-Not all in Israel are atheist, Palestinians being Muslim & Christian, Druze, Sammaritans, Orthodox Jews etc. Many Orthodox Jews protest Israel's actions on a regular basis-Satmars, Nutrei Karta, and other Orthodox Jews. No Palestinian has any trouble with the last three groups of Jews. This is proof that all can live in peace in one nation. And what right does the UN have to make it a 2 state land, which gives Israel the coast, water while landlocking the Palestinians ? One state will end war and promote unity and peace !
"Those pogroms were done by Europeans ! Yet you want to come to Palestine and do the same thing to them." - there are no Palestinian pogroms in Israel, no one is doing to them what has been done to Jews.
"If your family is from the Ukraine-then they have no right to displace native Palestinians !" - Do you know how Jews got to Ukraine? They ended up there after being chased out of Israel by Romans. Jews are native to Israel. As for Palestinians, they only ended up displaced because they tried to displace Jews, they could've lived just fine together, if it weren't for Palestinian intolerance.
"Many Orthodox Jews protest Israel's actions on a regular basis-Satmars, Nutrei Karta, and other Orthodox Jews. No Palestinian has any trouble with the last three groups of Jews." - would you please tell this to Hamas, it sounds like they did not get the memo, they keep saying that they will clean the entire region of Jews.
"One state will end war and promote unity and peace !" - sure, Arab majority will elect Hamas into government declare open Jew-hunting season, then once the land is judenfree, there will be peace. I see how you would like that, but for Jews it would kind of suck.
For your information, in Israel Jews, Christians, atheists and Muslims all have equal rights. Don't take my word for it, check for yourself, you can start by googling "Arab members of Knesset."
Tell that to the Christians in Berem & Ikrit .
It's becoming more apparent by the day, that the Jihadist s, can't be trusted and will never accept piece with Israel, under any terms....
What a shame for the world, especially, as I think Israel, with REAL security, would have been forced to abide by the 67' accords, but unfortunately, it will never happen, while these fools think that using children in this way, could earn them anything, accept utter total disgust from any zane person.....