This War Must Not Be in Vain
by Steven Shamrak
Jul 20, '06 / 24 Tammuz 5766


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Since Israel's withdrawal from Gaza nearly a year ago, Gaza has become
a launching pad for various Arab terror groups. Over 1,000 rockets and
an uncountable number of mortar shells were fired toward Israel. Last
month's attack on the security post and the kidnapping of an Israeli
soldier by Hamas was the last straw.

If anyone thinks that all of this has been just a collection of random
acts of terror, then they are mistaken.

The coordinated war against Israel was being waged even before the
inception of the Jewish state. It has been carried out on the fields of
battle and in the corridors of the United Nations (and the League of
Nations). It is a well-coordinated effort, greased by oil and
anti-Semitism.

Immediately after the military escalation in Gaza, Hizbullah was
prepared for military operations, with well-planned attacks on Israeli
border patrols and the firing of hundreds of long-range rockets. At the
same time, the diplomatic war was activated, as well. It did not take
long for Qatar to prepare and table an anti-Israel resolution in the
United Nations Security Council. The US employed its veto power, but,
contrary to the beliefs of many, US support for Israel will not last
long. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has already urged Israel
to exercise restraint, as has President George Bush.

Arab neighbours have forced Israel to fight many wars against them.
Many years ago, the late president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, said, "We
only need to win one war!" Fortunately for Jews, Israel has won each of
them, so far. Every time Israel was about to end the conflict by
decisive victory over her Arab enemies, however, the international
community, including the USA, stepped in and denied Jews the victory by
threat of military, economic and political actions against Israel.

Now, the Lebanese government is responsible for Hizbullah's hostility
against Israel. Since Israel left Lebanon in 2000, Lebanon disarmed all
militias but Hizbullah. The Lebanese army was not deployed in southern
Lebanon and, for years, the Hizbullah organization was given complete
freedom of action.

At the same time, the Olmert government, as led by some of the
executioners of the Disengagement Plan, is completely responsible for
the escalation of Arab terror from Gaza. It is a well-known fact that
for Arab Palestinians, nothing is going to be enough, even if Israel
gives it all up: Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Jerusalem. But gutless,
self-hating and corrupt Israeli politicians chose to ignore this fact.

For how long do Jews have to tolerate the stupidity of their own
governments, the duplicity and blatant anti-Semitism of the
International community and the openly expressed intentions of Arab
countries to destroy Israel? The time has come to use the military
advantage Israel has at the moment to crush our enemies, once and for
all. Otherwise, with the rising oil crisis and the world's oil
dependency, as well as the possible development of the "Islamic WMD",
it will be too late.

Israel must regain full control over Jewish land and remove
terror-infested, hostile populations from Eretz Israel. Israel must not
miss this opportunity. We must act now.