A Palestinian poll amid acts of valor
Link to quote: Netanyahu read out a letter from families of fallen soldiers: "You have a mandate to fight, you have no mandate to stop" | Israel Hayom - The Limited Times (newsrnd.com)
For those who believe there is any distinction between the sentiments of the Palestinian people and those they elected, there is a new poll out:
The survey was conducted from Nov. 22 to Dec. 2 among 1,231 people in the West Bank and Gaza and had an error margin of 4 percentage points. In Gaza, poll workers conducted 481 in-person interviews during a weeklong cease-fire that ended Dec. 1.
Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support and close to 90% | AP News
Among the findings:
57% of respondents in Gaza and 82% in the West Bank believe Hamas was correct in launching the October attack.
Only 10% said they believed Hamas has committed war crimes.
Shikaki said support for the PA declined further, with nearly 60% now saying it should be dissolved.
The question is what is the difference between the Palestinians and Hamas?
As the US leftwing media tries to undermine Israel's effort to win the war, we hear this daily recitation of why Israel's Prime Minister should be removed by any method possible. Israel is on a mission to destroy terrorist organizations and once they succeed, justice will never have been better served. In the meantime, the Houthi rebels, whom Joe Biden has removed from terrorist status, continue to target shipping in the Red Sea:
"The USS Carney once again shot down multiple drones launched from Yemen earlier today.
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, operating in the Red Sea, engaged a drone swarm launched from parts of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, according to U.S. Central Command. The engagement took place early on Saturday, Dec. 16 local time.
CENTCOM did not elaborate on the details, including what the likely targets were, or how long the engagement lasted.
The USS Carney’s action came a day after Houthis launched a drone and a missile respectively at a pair of commercial ships traveling through the Red Sea. The MSC Alanya, flying under a Liberian flag, was directed by Houthis to turn south to the end of the sea. The ship continued heading north, in contact with the U.S. Two hours later, a single UAV launched from Yemen hit another Liberian-flagged ship, the Al Jasrah, and struck the ship, starting a fire. Midday on Friday, CENTCOM said that two ballistic missiles were sent toward the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. It hit the Liberian-flagged MV Palatium 3, starting another fire. The USS Mason answered its mayday call. However, no one was injured in these attacks, according to CENTCOM."
Navy destroyer shoots down 14 drones in the Red Sea - Task & Purpose (taskandpurpose.com)
The Biden gang is keeping a tight lid on details.
Five days ago, in an urban ambush 9 Israeli soldiers were killed. The reason for this close combat was that Israel was trying to avoid the kind of bombing that would kill civilians. What other army takes such losses to protect civilians? The very civilians that Hamas puts in harm's way. Nine valiant men lost to do what a fighter jet could have done.
In other news:
The US Senate has remained in session this week, rather than starting its holiday recess, so that its members can continue to negotiate over border security measures. Can you imagine negotiating the nation's security? Republicans will not pass a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan unless it includes policies to tighten the southern border. Thus far after 3 year Joe Biden remains committed to an open border policy. During his 2020 campaign he went on "Univision" (a democrat propaganda outlet for Spanish speaking people) and said:
"I would in fact make sure that there is, that we immediately surge to the border -- all those people are seeking asylum. They deserve to be heard," Biden said. "That's who we are. We're a nation that says, 'If you want to flee and you're fleeing oppression, you should come.'"
Biden Called for the Border Surge, and Now He Owns It | RealClearPolitics
Biden though backed into a corner, shows no signs of honoring American Immigration Law. (Which should = Article 1 of Impeachment)
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I am told that the traditional "heavy drinking" Christmas office parties are fading away.
And another day begins in Joe Biden's America.
IF they were seeking asylum then why is this in the news:
They're all "seeking asylum" my ass.
Augustine was right, the truth is like a lion.
You released him early.
Ah, what a night it was!
Thank you, Reno , Nevada, my great honor!
S ami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, called for violence against the U.S. and U.K. in response to their support for Israel’s actions in Gaza.
He specifically targeted Secretary of State Tony Blinken and urged violent acts against American and British interests, as well as those of other countries supporting the occupation.
Hamas Labels Biden Admin The ‘Enemy’ And Calls For Violence Against Americans (msn.com)
News reporting is beginning to make plain that unbiased liberal sentiment is shifting toward throwing Israel under the bus. Unbiased liberals cannot accept that nation building will never work in Gaza and the West Bank. The unbiased liberals are wedded to a two state solution that Palestinians never accepted. Palestinians ain't gonna eat Madeleine Albright's peas. (Yes, unbiased liberals have been blaming Benjamin Netanyahu for a very long time.)
The problem for unbiased liberals is they desperately need Benjamin Netanyahu now. Great liberal thinkers and politicians will gradually drift toward calls for fearsome sanctions against Israel -- until Benjamin Netanyahu is removed. So, now, Israel must ramp up its military efforts in Gaza (strike 'em more often, strike 'em harder) while the unbiased liberal elite quaver and equivocate. Netanyahu will be the convenient scapegoat that provides a degree of separation between the destruction of Gaza and the Israeli people, in liberal minds. Of course, Palestinians won't see it that way and will blame the decadent liberal west.
So, the unbiased liberals are preparing the world for another decade of Arab unrest. Third verse same as the first. We've heard all of this before. Nothing will change until unbiased liberals join the rest of us in the real world.
We see it right here almost every day of the week is some silly article claiming that the only solution is to give the Palestinians a fifth chance to live in peace right next door to Israel. They walk a fine line in presenting the fiction that there are two legitimate sides to this.
Well, there are two legitimate sides. Israel has accepted the legitimacy of the Palestinian side. But Palestinians have reject the legitimacy of the Israeli side.
The unbiased liberal thinkers and politicians won't accept any responsibility for holding Israel and Palestine to an agreement. Palestinians engage in terror and the liberals stain their frillies excusing the terror while avoiding responsibility or accountability. The only way a two-state solution is going to work is for someone to put their knee on Palestinian necks and force them to coexist with Israel.
Where's the damned United Nations we keep subsidizing? Where's the EU? Where's all the unbiased liberal finger waggers? I'd be willing to bet that if we gave both Gaza and the West Bank to China then Palestine would become an exceedingly prosperous part of the world. China seems to know how to leverage capitalism to achieve positive geopolitical outcomes. Something the unbiased liberal thinkers have destroyed in the west.
For that matter, where are the Arab countries? They want no part of the Palestinians. A good homeland might be in Iran. Why hasn't Iran made the offer?
China does seem to know how do leverage Capitalism. Then again, even the old Ottoman Empire had a way of dealing with the Arabs.
Pope Francis says priests can bless same-sex unions, says 'exhaustive moral analysis' not needed.
John Solomon on X: "Pope Francis says priests can bless same-sex unions, says 'exhaustive moral analysis' not needed | Just The News https://t.co/cuGWKCjUFB" / X (twitter.com)
Here's a good explanation of what he actually wrote. The headlines are wrong.
Thank you for the correction. I thought this was a major change.
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