Netanyahu: "We are in a battle for Jerusalem, our eternal capital" - http://www.bridgesforpeace.com/il/news/article/netanyahu-we-are-in-a-battle-for-jerusalem-our-eternal-capital
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 | Last night Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu held a special meeting with his security council. Afterward, he delivered this sober assessment to global media representative. This, in full, is what he said:
"We are in the midst of a terrorist assault focused on Jerusalem. Today, during morning prayers, as they were wrapped in prayer shawls and tefillin, four rabbis were slaughtered, four innocent and pure Jews-Rabbi Avraham Goldberg, Rabbi Aryeh Kupinsky, Rabbi Kalman Ze'ev Levine and Rabbi Moshe Twersky. May their memories be blessed.
"We send our condolences to their families. We send our best wishes for a recovery to the wounded and to the heroic policemen whose action prevented a greater disaster. The human animals who perpetrated this slaughter were full of hatred and incitement, deep hatred and terrible incitement against the Jewish people and its State.
"Hamas, the Islamic Movement and the Palestinian Authority are disseminating countless lies and falsehoods against the State of Israel. They are saying that the Jews are contaminating the Temple Mount. They are saying that we are planning to destroy the Holy Places; that we intend to change the order of prayer there-this is all lies.
"These lies have already claimed a very heavy price. They took the life of a three-month-old baby, Chaya Zissel Braun, who had been taken for her first visit to the Western Wall, along with her parents, who wanted to thank G-d for giving them a baby. They also claimed the lives of Karen Jemima Mosquera, Jidan Assad, Aharon Badani, Sgt. Almog Shilony and Dalia Lemkus. All of them were pure souls. All of them were victims of this mendacious incitement. Today they are joined by additional victims of the same wild blood libel of the kind that is etched in the memory of our people.
"Yesterday a bus driver from eastern Jerusalem committed suicide. He committed suicide. The findings of the pathology report have been published and they prove this unequivocally. He committed suicide. But this has not prevented those same elements from inciting and disseminating the blood libel to the effect that he was murdered by Jews. This incitement contributed its part to the shocking slaughter that was perpetrated this morning in a holy place during prayers.
"But what is outrageous is not only the brutality of the murder but the shouts of joy in Gaza, in Bethlehem and in other places. They are giving out candies, waving axes in the air and praising the shahidim [martyrs in Arabic]. True, this time Abu Mazen condemned the slaughter and it is good that he did. I remember that he also condemned the murder of the three youths but it is not enough because in the same sentence, in which he condemned today's slaughter, he linked it to imaginary actions-which have no basis in reality-that Israel is purportedly planning to carry out on the Temple Mount.
"There is daily, even hourly, incitement on the streets of the Palestinian Authority. There, not only do the most reprehensible murderers become the heroes of Palestinian culture, but there is unending, constant incitement against the very existence of the State of Israel, against the security of Israel's citizens, in schools, the media, mosques, everywhere, and this is the root of the conflict: The refusal to recognize-and educate for-the existence of the state of the Jews.
"Last week I traveled to Jordan and held a very important meeting in Amman with King Abdullah and US Secretary of State John Kerry. Together, we called to calm the situation and for the restoration of quiet. To my regret, the answer that we received from the Palestinian Authority was to declare a day or rage in Jerusalem. And today we all saw the result. The world sees this slaughter but, to our regret, does not demand that the Palestinians stop the wild incitement against Israel that is the root of the conflict.
"I call on all heads of state in the civilized world-I want to see outrage. I want to see condemnation, a deep and uncompromising condemnation of these murders of Israelis, of Jews. Do not discriminate between blood and blood. When there are other acts of murder you express the same outrage and condemn them. But when I see a three-month-old baby being murdered, when I see these Jews at prayer in a synagogue, our holy place, just as a church is holy for Christians and a mosque is holy for Muslims, I expect to at least hear the same condemnation, in an uncompromising and unreserved tone.
"To my regret, there are those who currently insist on giving the Palestinians a prize in the form of unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state that does not recognize the state of the Jews. We will not tolerate this reality; we will fight terrorism and we will defeat it. We will restore law, order and security to the streets of Jerusalem.
"This evening I ordered the demolition of the homes of the terrorists who perpetrated the massacre and the hastening of the demolition of the homes of the terrorists who perpetrated the earlier attacks. I ordered stepped-up enforcement against-and stiffer punishments for-those engaged in incitement, as well as the banning of organizations engaged in incitement, and increased security on the streets of Jerusalem. Alongside offensive actions there are also defensive actions.
"Citizens of Israel, I call on you to show maximum alert and to respect the law. As a state, we will settle accounts with all of the terrorists and those who dispatched them. We have already proven that we do this, but let nobody take the law into his hands, even if tempers flare and blood boils. We are in a lengthy war against abhorrent terrorism which did not start today. Terrorism has followed us through all the years of the Zionist enterprise. We have always withstood it and we will do so this time as well.
"There are those who would like to uproot us from our land and from our capital. They will not achieve their aim. We are in a battle for Jerusalem, our eternal capital. In this battle we must be united; this is the order of the day. We have always known to unite in times of trial.
"We must put aside all of the little differences and unite around one major issue-defending Jerusalem, defending the security of Israel's citizens. I think that this is what the citizens of Israel expect of us at this time-to stand together as one, unified and united. What is called for at this time is national unity."
In this struggle, Israel can prevail! - Dr. Mordechai Kedar - http://www.davidhocking.org/blog/?p=4622
Israel can withstand and overcome the current wave of violence, which is just another chapter in the struggle against Arab and Islamist hatred. But to do so, there are concrete steps that Israel should take - now!.
During these difficult days of increasing terror, the most urgent question is: What can we do in order to cope optimally with the growing terrorist violence in Israel, knowing that behind the scenes there are several players who are expending intense efforts to bring about an explosion.
Leading the pack is Hamas, whose goal is to become the undisputed leader of the Palestinian Arabs at the expense of the Palestinian Authority - and, for good measure, giving Sisi something to remember.
Supporting Hamas is a coalition composed of Qatar and Turkey, with unlimited sources of funds.
The PLO, at the same time, is trying to hold on to first place and cannot allow itself to appear less extreme than Hamas, for fear it will be accused of cooperating with Israel. This is the origin of the two-faced behavior of the PA: on the one hand, it presents a cooperative face to Israel and on the other hand, it stabs Israel in the back, through incitement and education, on the street and in international forums.
Qatar bases its standing in the Arab world and the West by pouring oil on the fire, exactly as it does with Islamic State. Hypocritically, in the usual Qatari fashion, it funds Islamic state while, as part of the Western coalition, it expresses support for those who fight it.
Behind the scenes of the growing terror Israel faces stands Islamic State, the model for successful battles against the enemies of Islam: massacre the enemy, act with extreme violence and use fast vehicles that give the impression of Jihad's sweeping, advancing victory. The murderers who entered the Jerusalem Synagogue did not bring long butcher's cleavers for nothing.
The answer:
The time for politically correct euphemisms is over and the unpleasant truth must be told as it is. First of all, Israel must say emphatically: the Palestinian Authority established on the basis of the Oslo Accords is an enemy entity, an enemy whose goal is establishing an Arab state in place of Israel, not alongside Israel, but on its ruins. That is the reason the Oslo Accords were violated so blatantly and thoroughly by the other side, resulting in them being declared null and void..
In addition, Israel must cease funding the PA on the basis of economic agreements derived from the Oslo Accords. There is no other country that funds an enemy entity, and there is no reason for Israel to be the only country that acts in such a delusional manner.
The government of Israel must condemn those among us who were instrumental in giving us the "New Middle East", even those who once held posts of high honor.
2. Israel must announce as clearly as possible that Jerusalem is not a subject in any negotiations with anyone. It was never the capital of any entity connected to the Arab or Islamic world and was never ruled by a king, sultan, emir or caliph, so that there is no historical or legal basis for demanding that it be the capital of any state other than Israel.
3. Israel has to remind the entire world that Judea, Samaria and Eastern Jerusalem were areas occupied by Jordan for 19 years, from May 1948 until June 1967. Had the Arab world felt it was just and necessary, it could have established a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital then, without anyone in the world disputing it. The Arabs refrained from doing that for the 7000 days in which Jordan had control of the area and therefore have no right to demand from Israel what they did not demand from themselves.
5. Israel must immediately shut down all the PA institutions in Jerusalem and any governmental entity that is not that of the state of Israel. Sovereignty cannot be shared or compromised on, because he who compromises with regard to his sovereignty loses it.
6.The police must issue a restraining order against all Islamic Movement activists, first and foremost to Sheikh Raad Salah and his deputy Sheikh Kamal el Khatib. After that, the possibility of issuing an order forbidding them to leave Um El Fahem and Kafr Kana should be considered.
7. Israel must immediately shut down all the Hamas TV stations broadcasting in Judea and Samaria.
8. Israel must keep the bodies of all dead terrorists who committed terror attacks. To all events, Israel must forbid their burial in Jerusalem, especially not in the vicinity of the Temple Mount, because burial in that spot is an expression of pride in the shahid and encourages more terror.
9. Israel must announce that it is building a new neighborhood, a new settlement or at least a new building in Jerusalem or Judea and Samaria in memory of every terror victim. Let the terrorists discover that terror makes the Jewish People's connection to its land stronger.
10. Israel must change the way it views Europe. This continent is gradually turning into an Islamist area, and European politicians are becoming more and more dependent on the Muslim voter. They have to take stands dictated to them by the voters in their electoral district, and these brought their visceral hatred of Jews and Israel with them from their countries of origin. I do not see this pattern changing, so that for Israel, relying on Europe is a waste of effort at best and under normal circumstances, like entering hostile territory.
11. Israelis have to internalize the fact that their neighbors do not want them in the Middle East, and that Tel Aviv and Ramat Hasharon as seen as "settlements" just as Eli, Shilo and Neve Daniel are. The entire Peace industry is just froth topping the waves of the stormy waters of the Middle East. It succeeded in blinding us to the point where we did not accept the reality of the situation and it managed to neutralize the will of some of us to fight for our land and freedom, but it had no absolutely no effect on our neighbors.
12. Israel must develop a psychological mindset that prepares it for a multi-pronged struggle, because many of the countries in the world are against the existence of the state of Israel and will do anything to weaken its security, economic stability and legitimacy.
Israel must publicly condemn people, such as Martyn Indyk, who accept funding from countries like Qatar which uses its money to influence political stands vis a vis Israel.
13. Israel's justice system must internalize the fact that we are struggling for our survival. We cannot relate to enemies of the state as if they are deserving of mercy at the hands of our country's legal system. The legal system was not intended to make the state vulnerable but to base it on law and order so that it can continue to function during difficult times.
14. The people of Israel must trust in God and in themselves, they must be prepared to fight for their existence. This struggle is infinitely more important than what the Knesset and the media have been stressing - VAT on purchasing an apartment or any internal political struggle. Ministers and MK's must rise above narrow party considerations and begin to lead the Jewish people in its struggle to keep its land, state and liberty.
A Third Infatada?
- Dr. Steve Elwart - www.khouse.org
Avi Lipkin recently wrote on his Facebook page:
The string of vehicular terrorist attacks proves that this is the beginning of a third Infatada, not the actions of lone attackers. Mahmoud Abbas stands at the head of a campaign of incitement, and Hamas is the operational branch. Once again, we see that there is no real difference between Hamas and between Abbas, merely a splitting of responsibility: Hamas is responsible for diplomatic terrorism. This is the policy of the joint Fatah-Hamas Palestinian government which the world was quick to embrace as partners for peace.
Two weeks ago, Barak Ravid, the diplomatic correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, made this ominous declaration via Twitter: "The 3rd Intifada is already here-if there is anybody that still doesn't get it," he wrote, referring to the possibility of another Palestinian uprising erupting, as in the late 1980s and early 2000s.
Two weeks ago, things got even worse. Yehuda Glick, a rabbi and advocate for permitting Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, was shot in an apparent assassination attempt. On Thursday, Glick's purported assailant was reportedly killed by Israeli police. Riots ensued. Shortly afterward, Israeli officials took the extraordinary step of closing the Temple Mount to all worshipers, an act that a spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called a "declaration of war."
More evidence of a third intifada appeared on November 5 after a police officer was killed and 14 people were injured in a car attack that was mentioned in Avi's Facebook posting, the second such incident in two weeks coming amid continued rioting in Jerusalem's holiest places.
A Palestinian member of the militant group Hamas rammed a truck into a crowded light rail station, backed out and then continued to drive, hitting several cars and injuring passengers and pedestrians on the street.
He got out of the car and attacked a group of civilians and police officers on the side of the road with a metal bar before he was shot and killed.
A Hamas statement claimed responsibility and praised the "glorious operation" of the attacker, named as Ibrahim al-Akri, 38, from the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem.
He had "retaliated for the blood of his people and the sacredness of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem," a statement said.
The head of the ambulance rescue service, Eli Bir, also said he also ploughed into people waiting at a bus stop. Apart from the attacker, the one person killed was a police officer from the Druze minority.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, blamed the incident on "incitement" by the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, and his Hamas "partners" - a reference to their current attempts to implement a power-sharing deal.
"The attack was the direct consequence of Abu Mazen's [Abbas's] incitement and that of his Hamas partners," Mr. Netanyahu said.
Earlier, heavy rioting near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam which occupies what Jews call the Temple Mount, saw a Palestinian man seriously injured by a rubber bullet and tear gas fired into the mosque by Israeli border police.
External factors may complicate matters as well. On October 30, the Swedish government voted to recognize a Palestinian state, a step that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman called "a miserable decision that strengthens the extremist elements and Palestinian rejectionism." He added, less-than-diplomatically, that the Middle East is "more complicated than self-assembly furniture at IKEA."
Tensions have been high in the capital since a similar incident two weeks ago when Abdel Rahman al-Shaludi, also from east Jerusalem, ploughed his car into commuters killing a three-month-old baby and a 20-year-old woman.
There have been sporadic riots since July, when a Palestinian teenager, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, was murdered by a Jewish gang in Shuafat, in retaliation for the killing of three Jewish teenagers abducted on their way back home to a West Bank settlement.
Last month, the trouble moved to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which was closed to all visitors on Thursday for the first time in 14 years.
It was closed a second time after the renewed rioting.
Also, Rabbi Yehuda Glick was shot at close range outside a conference where he had spoken about allowing an increased Jewish presence on the grounds of the mosque.
The key suspect, another Palestinian resident of east Jerusalem, Muataz Hijazi, 33, was shot and killed the next day by Israeli police.
Mr. Abbas sparked Mr. Netanyahu's rage by sending Hijazi's family a letter of condolence.
In late October, Israel's Interior Ministry pressed ahead regardless with its east Jerusalem settlements program, signing off on another 500 new homes near Shuafat.
Jordan recalled its ambassador for consultations in protest at the violence and Israeli actions to close the mosque.
Israeli police said al-Akri had been recently released from prison after he served time for "security offences". His brother was said to be among the more than 1,000 Palestinians released in the 2011 prisoner exchange deal for the captured young Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Menachem Klein, professor of political science at Bar Ilan University, said Jerusalem was facing a renewed intifada, or uprising, after previous uprisings in the 1980s and again from 2000-2005.
"Those who say this is not an intifada have in mind intifada one and two as models, but I refuse to assume that the third intifada should exactly follow the first and the second. It can be different - it's a popular rejection of the Israeli authority," he said. "It's a local intifada, yes, and Israel is trying to contain it.
"Israel uses different measures in order to stop the intifada in Jerusalem - by using law and settlement expansion."
This week Israel began pushing through legislation that could see those who throw stones jailed for up to 20 years without the state needing to prove they intended to cause harm.
Since July there have been daily attacks on the light rail which connects the east with west of the city. It was originally built as a bridge between Palestinians and Jews, but today is a symbol of the city's ethnic divide.
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