A Critical Analysis of 'Real Islam'. Its People ... - Bukti dan Saksi
A Critical Analysis of 'Real Islam'. Its People ... - Bukti dan Saksi
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violent opposition to Jewish police or military attempting to put down violence. This approach will always be<br />
deemed weak, and despite the fact that such attempts are always in response to violence, will always be used as<br />
an excuse (pretext) for continued murderous acts by Islamic terrorists worldwide.<br />
6. A combination <strong>of</strong> methods, including more effectively and ruthlessly attacking and dismantling the<br />
groups using more heavy handed methods similar to Egyptian approaches to terrorists. Increasing boarder<br />
security and travel restrictions between Israel/territories and Egypt, Syria, Jor<strong>dan</strong>, Lebanon, and by sea.<br />
Decreasing access from the Palestine areas by stricter internal border controls (less freedom <strong>of</strong> movement<br />
for foreign and perhaps even Israeli Arabs). Fences and walls and/or other high tech monitoring systems<br />
that make practical and economic sense. More manned checkpoints with a forgery pro<strong>of</strong> national personal<br />
and vehicle ID/tracking system that makes it easier/faster to identify legitimate individuals crossreferenced<br />
with the vehicles they occupy and any legitimate need/rights to be at a given location.<br />
Occupying or annexing for long periods areas or regions from which the worst terrorist activities<br />
originate. Immediate, irrevocable deportation <strong>of</strong> anyone involved in illegal groups or tainted by terror.<br />
Relocation and/or massive demolition for areas tainted by terror groups. Targeting leaders for<br />
assassination.<br />
The problems related to a combination <strong>of</strong> responses are the cumulative problems related to each individual<br />
reaction, and the prohibitive costs associated with implementing a comprehensive Orwellian police state.<br />
Targeting terrorist leadership and recruiters has proven helpful in reducing attacks, but have not stopped them.<br />
7. The Sharon unilateral disengagement plan. Many hope Israel’s just completed unilateral withdrawl<br />
from Gaza and part <strong>of</strong> the West Bank will appease militants and finally result in real peace. In Germany<br />
during the Second World War, unarmed Jews walked helplessly into the ovens and gas chambers. Jews<br />
say “Never Again” <strong>of</strong>ten enough, but the big question <strong>of</strong> this century is: Will fully armed Jews continue to<br />
paint themselves into a smaller and smaller box, walking carefully but deliberately towards slaughter?<br />
The Israeli government's removal <strong>of</strong> its own citizens from Gaza will go down in history as either a<br />
suicidal error <strong>of</strong> huge proportions, or a tactical political/military move serving the survival <strong>of</strong> the country,<br />
depending on how Israel now responds to the coming provocations <strong>of</strong> its new defacto neighbor-state,<br />
Palestine. The retreat under fire from Gaza cannot but encourage more terrorism, because the Israeli<br />
retreat has sent an unambiguous signal: Terrorism works. Terrorist groups like Hizbollah, Hamas and<br />
Islamic Jihad have made it clear their campaign to destroy Israel will continue unabated. Even PLO<br />
leaders have declared their intent to continue tried and true methods <strong>of</strong> violence to rid Jerusalem and the<br />
entire West Bank <strong>of</strong> Jews. The military retreat is seen by passionate Palestinian Islamists as a signal that<br />
Israel is weak and ready to be pursued and destroyed. The withdrawal from Gaza and parts <strong>of</strong> the West<br />
Bank will soon enough be followed by a terrorist push to cause even greater harm. Considering Sharon’s<br />
earlier statements and policies, surely one assumes he must understand this.<br />
In 2003 Sharon defeated Labor party candidate Amram Mitzna. At the time Sharon ridiculed Amram for<br />
advocating unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, declaring then: "A unilateral withdrawal is not a recipe for peace.<br />
It is a recipe for war." Later that year he did an apparent Kerry flip-flop articulating a nonnegotiable policy <strong>of</strong><br />
abandoning Gaza. To many, this represents betrayal <strong>of</strong> core principals <strong>of</strong> Zionism. Whether this is in fact a<br />
betrayal, or Sharon simply accepting the inevitability <strong>of</strong> war and positioning Israel to fight an unavoidable battle<br />
with the Palestinian militants, is anybody’s guess at this point. Sharon has promised to respond to any violence<br />
with greater force after the withdrawal, which is the only encouraging sign that the man has not lost it.<br />
Unfortunately, there are even more signs that Sharon does not always act in militarily cognizant ways. In a clear<br />
tactical error, Sharon exchanged 429 living terrorists and 59 dead ones for one captured Israeli civilian and the<br />
remains <strong>of</strong> three soldiers in Feb 2004. Not to mention the unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon five years ago.<br />
The results <strong>of</strong> these actions were: a) more Israeli deaths as many <strong>of</strong> the release criminals returned to their<br />
terrorist ways, and b) Hizbollah committed unspeakable atrocities on Israel’s former Lebanese Christian allies<br />
and deployed huge numbers <strong>of</strong> rockets aimed at northern and central cities. Does Sharon know what he is<br />
doing? It is hard to guess.<br />
The only way Sharon’s evacuation could possibly work to stop Muslim terrorists is if Israel backs up<br />
the Gaza giveaway by loading up the Israeli side <strong>of</strong> the security barrier with missiles and artillery, and to<br />
fire multiple warheads into population centers for every rocket coming over the other way, and lob even<br />
more shells for every terrorist act inside Israel, …until all Palestinian barrages stop. But somehow that<br />
seems out <strong>of</strong> character for Israel. Currently only Palestinians are employing brutal but effective methods