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The Stark Contrasts
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Ted Belman
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Well said.
Posted by: Ted Belman on August 5, 2005 03:28 AM
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Buttonbright
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What a coincidence. Once again, an anti-religious government trying to sell out Israel is met by a large Opposition. Then suddenly a Jew in a kippoh commits some horrid crime that turns public opinion against the Opposition.
Posted by: Buttonbright on August 5, 2005 05:41 AM
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Tiburon
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A "terrorist"? Definately VERY suspicious. I'd be interested on clarification about: -
1) Rapidity of mishtarah response. Was it "rapid"? And if so, - were they 'tipped'?
2) Was Eden already dead when the police entered the bus? How did they 'lose control' of the situation if he was still alive. How many police were on the scene total, if 7 were 'lightly injured'.
To be clear, I'm not making light of the difficulties in facing a seething Israeli Arab MOB...and trading a policeman's life to 'rescue' Eden would be a tough choice...IF it was as simple as this being a young man who snapped, and that the GSS didn't pick up on how dangerous he was...
There are enough parallels however to demand a complete inquiry (or 'whitewash' I suppose, if indeed the GSS were 'working' Eden)
I suggest the 48 hour rule, big time. Let's find out just who Eden was, why the GSS didn't interdict him for weeks, as well as why Kach (or was it Kahane Chai?) didn't bring him to heel, or report him. Chamish says Kach is totally compromised, riddled with GSS agents (to the extent that he recommends not even visiting their website, and certainly not signing petitions...), and he wasn't clear about Kahane Chai, either...
As I've said elsewhere, there are millions, billions of dollars at play here in this 'game' - ultimately, who controls Israel. There are groups in the GSS, this is 'proven', who work directly for the Peres-ites, and are under their control (not, of course, the WHOLE GSS!). Secret Police are a painful necessity in Israel, like the Secret Service in the US, but the question remains 'who's in control'.
Whereas yesterday, upon hearing of the incident, I immediately suspected a 'set-up', today I'm not so sure...My insticts are now tending towards the 'lone gunman' hypothesis: - a young man, who should have been disarmed MONTHS ago (do you know how HARD it is to get a civilian 'carry licence' in Israel?! Law abiding citizens, stable community members go defenceless due a permitting procedure that is nearly as onerous as the 'blue-est' States in the US. Worse, maybe.), cracked in the general 'heat'.
In that sense, we're all responsible. The Left who control the State for their malicious and undemocratic machinations, and the Right and Religious Right for not finding the unity that would have long ago given them the majority, and the government.
Michel and Nader and Hazar and Dina, and Eden too, are all victims of this brutal failure. My 2 cents.
Posted by: Tiburon on August 5, 2005 09:17 AM
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Aaron Eitan Meyer
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Agreed. Something about this smells extremely fishy.
Posted by: Aaron Eitan Meyer on August 5, 2005 12:43 PM
The Stark Contrasts
When a Jewish terrorist kills Arabs - and let's be clear, this one's a terrorist - Jews condemn him for it. When an Arab terrorist kills Jews, Arabs celebrate.
When an Arab mob savagely lynches a Jew for killing Arabs, the world yawns. When highly trained and disciplined Israeli operatives target a Palestinian terrorist who is literally in the act of terrorism, it's highly "controversial".
After a horrific terrorist attack committed by a Jew, it's just kind of expected that Arabs will violently riot. When Arabs commit the most unthinkable crimes, bombing civilians and then the medical personnel who come to help them, Israelis are urged to consider the day after.
Mired in their own victimhood, Israeli Arab organizations are of course calling for a full strike. In far more serious situations - with civilian murders sanctioned at the highest Palestinian levels - Israelis were always urged to make one more painful concession for peace.
And of course, the biggest difference is that when a Jewish terrorist kills Arabs, Jews call him a terrorist. When an Arab terrorist kills Jews, he's something else.
[Cross-posted on Mere Rhetoric]
Posted by Omri Ceren at August 5, 2005 10:02 AM