He Met, He Saw, He Discussed
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has completed his Middle East tour. Designed to hear out views on solving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Will he now reveal the content of his discussions with Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad? The world waits with bated breath. Will Mr. Carter write another book detailing his most recent MidEast adventures, declaring Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal a dedicated man of peace, furious with Israel over its state-instituted Apartheid?In a strictly neutral, practical sense, if one were dealing with practical and sensible people, it makes sense to assert that any peace deal worked out between Israel and the Palestinians remains incomplete and inconclusive without the inclusion of Hamas - Syria, not so much, other than for its direction of Hamas and Hezbollah, its proxy armies. In a sense, Israel might, on reflection, be better off bargaining for peace with Syria, to declaw Hamas and Hezbollah.
But not really. Although Syria sponsors, encourages, arms and trains the terror militias, they are fully independent in their shared phobia of all things Jewish and their hatred of the "Zionist entity" whose name is too blasphemously-insulting to Islam and Muslim-hallowed geography to mention, lest their tongues cling forever to their roofs of their mouths.
Mr. Carter quite obviously values his statesmancraft. The United States and Israel do not think too highly of his statesmanship. Hamas and Syria, on the other hand, celebrate the success of their audience with this high-placed American representative. It is, for them, a public relations coup. A valuable one, that feeds their delusions and encourages their determination to destroy their enemy.
Mr. Carter, after all, has labelled the State of Israel as a criminal state, an Apartheid state, a state which demonstrates no compunction in victimizing helpless Palestinians, starving and impoverishing them beyond human endurance. Syria and Hamas have discovered a kindred spirit. Much jubilation. Vindication of their feelings toward Israel embolden them to further future vicious escapades.
While Mr. Carter's stated purpose was to "involve Hamas in the peace process"; Hamas translates the concordance of opinion rather differently, stating it "hopes to improve its image" by meeting with Mr. Carter, a prominent American. The immediate after-effect of their meeting has been even bolder, more determined attacks against the Zionist enemy. And in so doing, further - with obvious intent - victimizing the Gazan Palestinians.
For it is through the most vulnerable border crossings - those crossings most commonly used to truck needed commodities and food and medical supplies through to the Gazan Palestinians - that Hamas mounts its latest, deadly-intended attacks. Knowing full well that Israel will give recognition to their efforts by considering the closure of those crossings. The result of which will be to further imperil the lives of Palestinians through deprivation.
And then who will the Palestinians blame? Not their defenders, Hamas, the architects of the closures, but Israel, the brutal occupiers. And who will the watching world blame? Not Hamas, the protectors of the poor Palestinians, but Israel, brutally cracking down on Gaza. Nice work, Mr. Carter. Any more peace initiatives in the offing?
Labels: Israel, Political Realities, Terrorism
posted by Pieface @ Sunday, April 20, 2008
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