In a perfect world all matters would either be good or at least we would be making serious headway towards that end. Men would work and make enough money women would raise caring sensitive children, there would be little to no crime, and happiness would reign supreme. Unfortunately we don't all cherish the same things. For some of us we are not quick to forget the past and move towards a future of compromise and trust. Others of us though maintain hope no matter what, and push a certain ideal reality based on that hope. Specifically I am taking issue right now with the peace camp. Its seems that no matter what the Arabs do and say we know they know what they really want and what their true intentions are. I mean who doesn't want to prosper and live a healthy long peaceful life? Who would rather live in misery without any hope of a brighter tomorrow? The sad truth though is the Palestinians that's who. The left will tell you it is just Hamas which is an obstacle to compromise Fatah can be reasoned with I mean after all didn't they sign the Oslo Accords with us? I know! They actually say this. It does not seem to matter that they didn't keep to it nor ever had any intentions of keeping to it. It also doesn't seem to matter that they took our olive branch of hope and peace and turned it to one of the bloodiest horrific times in our nations history. From suicide bombers, shooting attacks, and rockets at schools nothing was out of bounds for them. Despite our military supremacy it wasn't til we built walls set up road blocks and bombed the crap out of Gaza have things quieted down. A few weeks ago there was a Fatah council meeting. It was touted in the news as a major achievement of bringing factions together for the first time in twenty years. The people that got together wore suits and not Kefiyahs. The people that got together had after all signed treaties with us and as a result collected billions of dollars of foreign aid. So hope again was in the air. Will they talk about compromise? Will they talk about perusing peace, will they decry terrorism and all the very things we know keeps any idea of peace a concept at best a sad joke at worse? The Arabs to their credit were very honest in what they thought and what the plans in fact are for the future of Fatah and by extension the bulk of the Palestinian Arabs. No to compromise on Jerusalem, No to compromise with the right of return, no to the recognition of Israel, and now the kicker we in fact killed Arafat with the help of exotic french poisons! Now one might think as a member of the left this would be a crushing blow. I mean if the "moderates" aren't willing to compromise what hope do we have with Hamas and the extremists? Have no fear dear reader one must never underestimate the intellectual gymnastics and the power of hope, and its effect on the delusional left winger. First of all they will say why do the Arabs have to recognize Israel are they suddenly Zionists? I mean we are here aren't we. Somehow it is missed that recognition of Israel means giving up the right of return and the future ability to rewage war with Israel. Secondly they will tell you that their words are simply language not actually the will of the people which is a separate factual concept. Really truly unequivocally they want what we want. An end to the conflict and hope for a future free of pain death and destruction. Or is it conceivable that maybe just maybe they actually say what they mean and mean what they say. If I were an Arab I would feel so frustrated by this in a sense. It's almost as if we treat them like stupid children who don't know what's good for them and it is our role to be patient and to teach them. If your child throws a fit you don't kick him out of the house right? The reality of the situation is that they don't want peace and an end to the conflict. The conflict keeps their problems our fault. The conflict keeps the same corrupt murderous leaders in charge. The conflict keeps the rest of the world breathing down our necks, while at the same time they continue to pump millions into the Palestinian enterprise being the biggest part of the Palestinian GDP. So getting back to hope how do we maintain it how do we go about not losing it? The left will tell you we need to get rid of the settlers and then there will be peace. It doesn't matter that this technique has been proven to only bolster the terrorists and make them less likely to compromise. Oh and never mind the uprooting of all the lives of these Israeli citizens who are the last of the living Zionists left in this country. If you press a member of this crowd with these statements they get very defensive. What do you propose! Whats your answer? Do you want to kill them all (Arabs), do you think the world will let you push them into Jordan, do you want to live by the sword for the rest of your life? In honesty these are fair statements without easy answers. The best answer I have is as follows: In the absence of the right choice the wrong choice is certainly not a better decision. We need to do whats right for us. We need to make sure that we are doing our best to keep our citizens secure. The idea of Jews not being able to build in Jerusalem is insane. The moment we adopt the worlds opinion and minimize our claim to this country it will be the beginning of the end and one day not that far off it will come down to Tel Aviv as well. As far as I know there are still some Arab houses out there in the sunny Merkaz that will one day need to be liberated as well.
