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The agreement between Hamas and Fatah, a tactic move for both
Should Abu Mazen surmise from the recent agreement between Hamas and Fatah that he is now the recognized leader of all Palestinians? Hell, no! Will Hamas put its tail between its legs and whimper? No way. Should Israel and the world believe that they are now going to discuss peace? That’s highly unlikely. Yet Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ political chief, has announced that his organization, the Islamic terrorist group that controls Gaza and which has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a champion of wars and terrorist attacks, is ready to speak of reconciliation without any preconditions and that it will dissolve its government. They will form a unity government; hold legislative and presidential elections, and stop killing and imprisoning each another[...]
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Israel Has Nothing to Learn about Combating Terrorism from the EU
Mosaicmagazine.com, August 28, 2017
In a recent speech, Lars Faaborg-Andersen, the EU’s outgoing ambassador to the Jewish state, commented that “Israel has much to learn from [Europe] in the war on terror.” Fiamma Nirenstein explains why she finds this assertion “totally absurd”:
Israel is better than any other country at fighting terrorism. Otherwise, it simply would not have survived the wave of attacks that Europe now suffers. Israel suffers attacks on every possible front: from the air, in public squares, airports, streets, by fanatics of every kind—suicide bombers, Islamic organizations, lone wolves. This is why so many people, from the European government to security services, come to learn from Israel daily, on a regular and intense basis, about how to cope with terror.
I met Mr. Andersen at the King David Hotel [at a recent diplomatic gathering on this very] subject: how Israel’s endures.
One of the ambassadors attending said, “Europe could never behave like Israel because the Israelis are ready to send their children to fight and even die, which the Europeans would never do.” A very harsh assessment. Even so, I can appreciate this point of view; it is ultimately human. Nevertheless, I responded with the unfortunate truth facing Europe, “You don’t send your children to die, but they are being murdered anyway.” What choice does that leave the young people in Europe, who will find themselves in the middle of an attack without feeling like their Israeli counterparts—strong, prepared, and dedicated to their country?