It
is time to tell humans none was or ever will be chosen by God or any
other make believe. What we do, we do ourselves and for this we take
responsibility. Israel's hawkish response to the world's acceptance
for Palestinian statehood can only be seen as a vengeful act.
The kind one hears about in the Bible. The Jerusalem government
announced in response to the vote the planned expansion of
settlements to effectively cut off East Jerusalem from the West Bank.
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| Protesters in front of the Field Marshals Hall at the Odeonsplatz Munich November 2012, where exactly 99 years ago Adolf Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch was stopped. Attempts to stop a UN vote recognising a new Palestine state failed on November 29th |
In
medieval terms this would amount to the third holiest shrine in Islam
coming under the complete control of a foreign religion. Even God
could not withstand the wrath of anger which would be unleashed if
that project were to be fulfilled. Well I advise not to expect any
heavenly assistance other than ridicule at the notion God has more
power than an Iranian Shahed-129 missile capable of hitting Tel Aviv.
Or the 40'000 Hezbollah rockets to the north and the Hamas ones to
the south.
So
is this just a symbolic gesture. A show of defiance before an
up-coming election. A prayer to God for assistance or the beginning
of an endgame. You see having a vote in the UN is meaningless. We all
know this. But to have the power to drag Israel before the
International Criminal Court is meaningful.
Jewish
settlements are considered illegal under international law. Building
3000 new ones to annex East Jerusalem would easily see its way to the
Hague. If Israel defies international law then so can everyone else
including Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. New tough boys
on the block.
Actually
this move by president Abbas may not be checkmate but is certainly
check. Only three notable countries opposed the motion, US Canada &
Czech republic. Some have suggested in the past that Israel be moved
to the US Canada border where there is plenty of land. This can be
plan B in the event of all-out war. Meantime it might be better to
move Israeli politics towards a new reality that acceptance and
respect is a two way thing if it is to work properly.
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