Posted by
Jason Cunningham on Thursday, January 01, 2009 9:02:36 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has vowed to use an "iron fist" in dealing with Hamas ... and this is as it should be.
People can argue about who started this seemingly endless conflict, but there are some clear facts about this situation that no one can reasonably dispute: 1.) Hamas, along with many other Muslim and Arab groups, wants more than just an independent Palestinian: they want Israel destroyed. In light of that, virtually any military action Israel takes is justified. 2.) If Palestinians want their own state so badly, and if their Arab and Muslim brothers want that as well, there are plenty of Muslim/Arab nations in the Middle East -- several of them quite large -- that could give the Palestinians a chunk of land where they could live in peace and leave Israel alone. 3.) The U.N. is clearly an anti-Semitic organization.
The easiest road to peace in the Middle East (short of everyone there becoming Christians, which won't happen) is to follow the plan outlined in 2.) above. Nothing else will work. If those involved refuse to follow this plan, the only acceptable thing is for Israel to do what it's now doing: defend itself.