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martedì, marzo 30, 2004
Hamas e dintorni. Se questo lungo articolo del Time non fosse infarcito di retorica anti-israeliana e non descrivesse la più mortifera macchina da guerra contro civili ebrei come una setta di romantici combattenti per l’indipendenza, potrebbe essere perfino utile dargli un’occhiata per alcune informazioni sull'influenza dell’organizzazione terrorista all’interno della società palestinese.
Sull’uccisione di Yassin Alan Dershowitz la pensa così: While reasonable government officials can differ as to the wisdom or utility of this particular targeted killing, it is simply wrong to call it unlawful or immoral. Nor is it proper to designate it an "extra-judicial killing", as some have done. All killings committed in combat are extra-judicial killing, but if the target is a combatant such as Yassin, the killing is perfectly lawful, especially if the alternative of arrest is not possible. This international condemnation of Israel for defending its civilian population against a self-proclaimed terrorist leader sends a dangerous message to terrorists around the world: namely, that a democracy that targets a mass murderer who has sworn to continue his killing rampage is to be condemned as morally indistinguishable from a tyrannical terrorist group that targets innocent civilians. E questo è il parere di Ariel Cohen: While not perfect, robust anti-terror operations like targeted killings will remain among the most effective tools in a policymaker's arsenal when diplomacy and deterrence fail. These operations need supporting measures: interrupting terror financing, police coordination, and most importantly, the "war of ideas" -- the battle for hearts and minds of Muslims. In the absence of effective nation-states able to control global radical Islamist terrorist networks, from Madrid to Gaza to the North Western Province in Pakistan, targeted killings are legitimate acts of national self-defense. Nel frattempo sembra che un altro «leader spirituale» per poco non abbia fatto la stessa fine. Per Caroline Glick - al contrario degli Stati Uniti che dopo gli attentati hanno capito di non avere scelta - Israele è ancora intrappolata in una logica pre-11 settembre. Yet here in Israel it seems that our tolerance will never run out. We continue to distinguish Hamas from the PA even as PA security forces participate in Hamas attacks and carry them out themselves. We willingly finance the PA even though we know that they use their money to finance terrorists, run schools where children are taught to murder, and indeed build an entire society around the cause of our destruction. We talk about engaging the PA in negotiations when its leaders embrace Yassin and condemn us for killing him. We speak of easing restrictions on Palestinian travel at roadblocks when Fatah entices prepubescent children to commit suicide while committing murder at roadblocks with promises of virgins in heaven. We speak of "containing" terrorism, when the Palestinians openly declare that their aim is the genocide of Jews and call on the entire Arab and Muslim world to join their fight against us. It has been said that in Israel, everyday is Sept. 11. The question is, when will our leaders finally take it upon themselves to marshal our resources and move us into a Sept. 12 reality? La compenetrazione tra ANP e Hamas analizzata da David Bedein. L'uso del linguaggio gioca un ruolo fondamentale nel conflitto fra democrazie e terrore: anche a David Kaspar l’espressione «spirale di violenza» - tanto cara ai media europei - sembra decisamente inappropriata. Infine Victor Davis Hanson spiega qualcosa a chi pretenderebbe che gli Stati Uniti prendessero le distanze da Israele. |
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