Nadene Goldfoot
We may not be reading articles about what's happening in Israel right now, but Ashdod just saw and felt a rocket fall in their neighborhood on Tuesday morning. The IDF air force responded overnight by hitting 2 rocket launching sites and an arms storage facility.
That makes 858 rockets and mortars that have been shot into Israel this year so far. 119 of them were shot in the latest round that fell into Israel. The Iron Dome also intercepted 110. Dozens fell inside the Palestinian territory.
Besides this one rocket shot during the new ceasefire, Gazans were rioting near the border fence trying to damage it. The IDF were forced to shoot at them and injured 7. So the IDF must remain alert to problems that keep happening. Jerusalem Post has an article saying that Hamas is counting on Jews leaving the country because they feel they have scared them enough to leave if another round of shooting starts up again. They don't know the resistance these people have to their adversity.
In the meantime, Fatah, living in Judea and Samaria territory have Abbas who is going to the UN to become a state of sorts. There already are 48 Muslim majority states, and this would make 49. The United States will not be able to veto this as it'll take place in the General Assembly, but not surprising, France said they will go along with it. What do they care? They're not neighbors. They're not involved. What the USA has done is threaten Abbas that they will cut off the annual $500 million aid if they make the bid without any negotiations and peace terms with Israel.
Why I"m against it is that it gives Fatah clout that they will use against Israel, making a solution even farther away; definitely in the time of the Messiah, no doubt. Abbas is intent on retiring with this accomplishment, as he'll be 78 years old on March 26, 2013. If he gets this bid, it'll also mean his political survival if he wants it, as he took over leadership from Arafat when he died 8 years ago. Only someone like Israel's President Shimon Peres, who'll be 90 years old on August 2, 2013, has the stamina and intelligence to keep working for the public. This Polish-born dynamo is the grandson of a Rabbi in a line of Rabbis. He seems to know how to live with stress, and is in good shape.
Resource: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4304605,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Peres
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-28/abbas-tries-to-outflank-hamas-with-return-to-un-statehood-bid
We may not be reading articles about what's happening in Israel right now, but Ashdod just saw and felt a rocket fall in their neighborhood on Tuesday morning. The IDF air force responded overnight by hitting 2 rocket launching sites and an arms storage facility.
That makes 858 rockets and mortars that have been shot into Israel this year so far. 119 of them were shot in the latest round that fell into Israel. The Iron Dome also intercepted 110. Dozens fell inside the Palestinian territory.
Besides this one rocket shot during the new ceasefire, Gazans were rioting near the border fence trying to damage it. The IDF were forced to shoot at them and injured 7. So the IDF must remain alert to problems that keep happening. Jerusalem Post has an article saying that Hamas is counting on Jews leaving the country because they feel they have scared them enough to leave if another round of shooting starts up again. They don't know the resistance these people have to their adversity.
In the meantime, Fatah, living in Judea and Samaria territory have Abbas who is going to the UN to become a state of sorts. There already are 48 Muslim majority states, and this would make 49. The United States will not be able to veto this as it'll take place in the General Assembly, but not surprising, France said they will go along with it. What do they care? They're not neighbors. They're not involved. What the USA has done is threaten Abbas that they will cut off the annual $500 million aid if they make the bid without any negotiations and peace terms with Israel.
Why I"m against it is that it gives Fatah clout that they will use against Israel, making a solution even farther away; definitely in the time of the Messiah, no doubt. Abbas is intent on retiring with this accomplishment, as he'll be 78 years old on March 26, 2013. If he gets this bid, it'll also mean his political survival if he wants it, as he took over leadership from Arafat when he died 8 years ago. Only someone like Israel's President Shimon Peres, who'll be 90 years old on August 2, 2013, has the stamina and intelligence to keep working for the public. This Polish-born dynamo is the grandson of a Rabbi in a line of Rabbis. He seems to know how to live with stress, and is in good shape.
Resource: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4304605,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Peres
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-28/abbas-tries-to-outflank-hamas-with-return-to-un-statehood-bid
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