The Jihadis have given all leaders in the West an excuse to examine developments in our region from the narrow angle of security. But does anyone in his right mind really believe that Jihadis pose an existential threat to anyone, be it Israel, Europe or America? Does the fight against Jihadis truly justify ignoring, if not downright stomping on, the aspirations of hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world for freedom, justice and dignity? Apparently it does.
Yes, there are those out there who hate America just for being America, a powerful country doing what powerful countries do with all the usual flare and smugness that come with power, and not for anything that she has specifically done. They hate her and criticize her because they covet her power, but should they somehow manage to usurp it, they will not wield it any differently, and might even do worse things.
Netanyahu finally speaks his mind | The Times of Israel.
If Netanyahu rejects a binational state and a fully sovereign Palestinian state, then, what does he endorse: apartheid “lite”? The expulsion of Palestinians into Egypt and Jordan? What other conclusions can one draw here? I mean a demilitarized entity encircled by walls and fences and crisscrossed by security checkpoints won’t even amount to a Lesotho-type state. Be that as it may, it’s clear that the Two-State Solution has by now taken its last breaths.
Latest Syria Threat ‘More Frightening Than Anything’ Else, Holder Says – ABC News.
Few days ago, Attorney General Eric Holder was in Oslo where he held meetings with Norwegian officials to “exchange information in the way that you can’t if you’re not present” and “come up with techniques to thwart those who would try to do us all harm.” In this, he was referring to the growing Jihadi threat emanating from Syria as a result of the indifference of the Obama Administration vis-a-vis the ongoing conflict.
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