Crazy Israel

The Sunday Times of London is reporting that Obama has said that Israel would be "Crazy" not to accept the 2002 Saudi peace plan which calls for an Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, in return for full diplomatic recognition from all Arab countries.

First of all, I would ask why anyone would believe that an Israeli withdraw would lead to peace. What evidence is there? Why would the Arab countries want peace when they see that Israel surrendered quite a bit of what they want. Would they not still press for more? The 1947 lines? "Return" of the 1948 refugees? Turn Israel into a bi-national state? The eventual elimination of the Jewish homeland?

Second, what makes anyone think that Jews would be allowed into an Arab Jerusalem? The Palestinian Arabs are already trying to wipe out any historic evidence that there were ever any Jews in that area. What would they do to, Oh say, the Mount of Olives or the Western Wall? How about all the Synagogues in the Old City?

Third, Why is it that to show they want peace with the Arabs, it is always Israel that has to give up "Land for Peace." Why can't the Palestinian Arabs give up any claim to Jerusalem to show they want peace? Why can't Syria give up any claim to the Golan to show they are serious about peace with Israel?

The Palestinian Arab leadership and the leadership in Syria have no desire for peace with Israel. These leaders want to control as many people as possible. They still se Israel as the boogy man to keep their people in line. If Israel did withdraw tot he 1967 lines, their would be new and stronger demands for "Peace." Obama has little sympathy for Israel. He believes that Israel is the bad guy and its the Arabs who are oppressed. He has a natural sympathy for Islam and I would say he is as much a Moslem as he is a Christian. Even his Christianity comes from a church with is ragingly anti Semitic.

Israel has much to fear from the upcoming Obama presidency. Probably more so than from the Palestinian Arabs, Syria and Iran combined.