Iran first!
An edited version of this letter was published in the Jerusalem Post on 18/2/10
Sir:
I am writing to support the contention of Tawfik Hamid of "Iran first" ("Iranian defeat first, Israel-Arab peace later," Feb 15). Why has Pres. Abbas not been able to restart negotiations with PM Netanyahu and why has he erected preconditions that prevent talks occuring, even with massive US pressure on him? The answer is because half of the Palestinian people in Gaza are under the control of the Islamist organization Hamas, that is supported, armed and trained by the Iranian National Guard. And Pres Abbas fears that any agreement with Israel will lead to his downfall and the takeover of the West Bank by Hamas. That is why the Obama Administration's policy on the Israel-Arab conflict has failed and that is why they now have to "Quick, look busy" according to Barry Rubin's analysis (Feb 15).
And why has the new Lebanese Government under PM Saad Hariri not been able to exercise its sovereignty freely, because of the power of Hizbollah that is a controlled by the Iranian regime and armed through Syria. That is why Syria cannot make peace with Israel ("Syria must be a top priority," Alon Ben-Meir, Feb 15), unless the control of Iran is first removed from its throat.
[It seems clear that the actor that prevents progress in the Israel-Arab conflict through its two proxies Hamas and Hizbollah is Iran and not other Arab actors. With a nuclear weapon, the whole Middle East will be under threat until Iran is taken care of, preferably by means of sanctions, but if necessary by military means. So the reality of the situation in the Middle East is "Iran first," and it is a pity that the Obama Administration has wasted so much time on his futile "engagement" policy. The world has learned the terrible lesson that "appeasement" does not work.]
Jack Cohen
Netanya
This was in response to the article: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=168684
Sir:
I am writing to support the contention of Tawfik Hamid of "Iran first" ("Iranian defeat first, Israel-Arab peace later," Feb 15). Why has Pres. Abbas not been able to restart negotiations with PM Netanyahu and why has he erected preconditions that prevent talks occuring, even with massive US pressure on him? The answer is because half of the Palestinian people in Gaza are under the control of the Islamist organization Hamas, that is supported, armed and trained by the Iranian National Guard. And Pres Abbas fears that any agreement with Israel will lead to his downfall and the takeover of the West Bank by Hamas. That is why the Obama Administration's policy on the Israel-Arab conflict has failed and that is why they now have to "Quick, look busy" according to Barry Rubin's analysis (Feb 15).
And why has the new Lebanese Government under PM Saad Hariri not been able to exercise its sovereignty freely, because of the power of Hizbollah that is a controlled by the Iranian regime and armed through Syria. That is why Syria cannot make peace with Israel ("Syria must be a top priority," Alon Ben-Meir, Feb 15), unless the control of Iran is first removed from its throat.
[It seems clear that the actor that prevents progress in the Israel-Arab conflict through its two proxies Hamas and Hizbollah is Iran and not other Arab actors. With a nuclear weapon, the whole Middle East will be under threat until Iran is taken care of, preferably by means of sanctions, but if necessary by military means. So the reality of the situation in the Middle East is "Iran first," and it is a pity that the Obama Administration has wasted so much time on his futile "engagement" policy. The world has learned the terrible lesson that "appeasement" does not work.]
Jack Cohen
Netanya
This was in response to the article: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=168684
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