Mike Wong's Middle East Essay
Posted: 2002-08-27 03:47pm
Before you label me as a Jew or A Christian, I am an Athiest and I will only adress political and historical facts from 1948 and onward
Part I The History and Conflicts
In Mike Wong's essay about the Middle East he makes a ton of statements that are not backed-up with facts and in some cases are half-truths. The First assumption he makes is that becuase Israel is a jewish Nation it is therefore a rascist state. He does not however include the fact that Arab and Druse born Israelis are citizens, Can vote in Elections, can serve in the military, can serve in the Knesset., and run thier own businesses and firms. he then goes into the fact Israelis require cards that tell officials of thier religion. This is actually a pretty good idea, considering most homicide bombers are of the Muslim religion, No sane country that would go under daily attack would consider not doing something like this. Next, he delves into the Idea that Since the Cities in Israel are are so much better economically humanely than Palestinian cities in the West Bank ang Gaza, this is part of the policies of the Aparthied State of Israel. However, again Wong omits the fact that that (A) Israel made these cities become what they are via hard word, dedacation, and sacrifice, turning desert dunes into liveble and (B) THe Plaestinian areas are so poor becuase the PA hordes the money it gets internationally and uses it to finance Arafat's Wife's Vila in Southern France and uses remainder to pay Hamas, Islamic JIhad, Al-Aqsa martyrs Brigade and other terrorist groups, whta he does not pay he keeps for himself and does not use the billions of dollars he recieves to help out the West Bank and Gaza towns, economically or humanely. BTW Why would The Palestinians in the West bank be able allowed to Vote in Israeli Elections when they are not either part of Israel nor are they Israeli citizens. They have thier "Own" government, the PA. HE also says the Palestinians are under "occupation". This another fallicy. Israeli troops only enter both the West Bank and Gaza after major terror attacks like the Homicide Bombers that attack disco techs and pizza parlors. Arafat is more or less in control of the Palestinian controlled areas when there are no Israeli incursions to nab terrorists.
Mike Wong then claims That Israel's defensive wars are not defensive but offensive. He has not backed this up with any evidence.
1947 Partition Plan: The Jews Would recieve the Strip from Haifa to Tel-Aviv, The area around the Lake Tiberias (Sea of Gallilee), and much of the Negev. The palestinians would recieve Gaza plus a buffer area between Egypt and the Negev, a plot of land between Gallillee and the Haifa, plus all of the West Bank inclunding Arab towns of Nazraeth, Tulkarem, Ramle, Hebron and Jewish Kibbutzim. Even though the UN accepted this plan as did Jewish leader Jews in palestine, David Ben Gurion. All the Arab countries, Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi arabia, etc voted no on the resolution and vowed to drive all Jews into the sea. After the UN voted on this plan, Arabs living in Palestine were directed by Haj Amin Al-Huesseni, a World War II war criminal who had raised a division of Arabs for Hitlers SS to be used against the Soviet Union in World War II, to attack Jewish Kibbitzum (sort like a Soviet Collective farm, but not really as they are privatly owned) and Jews living cities across Palestine and drive the Jews into the sea. the Arabs began to attack Jews throughout Palestine and Jews were hampered by British i retaliating. This would start a chain of events that would kill roughly 1 percent of all Jews living in Palestine
1948 War: Mike Wong in his essay claims that Israe made gains and enlarged it's territory after the '48 war. Wong Also fails to mention that the Arab armies from Jordan , Iraq, Syeria, and Egypt invaded the Jewish areas on May 15th, 1948, 24 Hours after Israel declred statehood. Leaders like the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, the King Abdullah, and King Faruq of Egypt told Arabs to leave Plaestine so that they would not get caught in the cross fire as they they made thier way into Israel. Mike Wong also says that Israel conquered more land and was alloted to them. Yes, This is true, however Israel was faced with anhaililation, and the only to get peace was to get defeat the Arab Armies and take and hold whatever land the IDF was able to. Due to Arab commanders Ineptness and stupidity, plus poor and inadequate Troops fielded. Israel was able to make the gains they did. Mike Wong does not blame the Jordanians and Egyptians for annexing Gaza and West Bank and does not ask the Arb nations would not allow the palestinians to be independent during thier rule over Palestine?
1967: MIke Wong ignores the fact Israel had Causes Beli to go to war with Syria and Egypt becuase (1) Egypt in may of 1967 began to make threats to Israel and began to to mobilize it's armis on the Sinai-Negev Region. (2) Egypt had an illegal blockade of the straits of Tiran that violated the geneva conventions on the subject of Naval Blockades. (3) Syria was using the Golan hieghts toShell innoncent Israelis living on Kibbutzum. Israel on June 6th went to war with the Egyptians and Syrians by attacking thier airforces and destroying them on the ground and followed up with ground Campaign. On June 6th, Prime Minister Levi Eshkol asked King Abdullah of Jordan if Jordan would stay out of the conflict, he was given a response a day later, by Jordanians shelling West Jerusalem, and Jordanian troops entering the New city. Israel then decalared war on Jordan and Israeli troops repulsed the Jordanians and invaded the West Bank. 6 Days later, the Israelis had defeated the Arab armies again, and the road to Amman, Cairo, and Damscus was open to the Israelis, but UN the USSR, and USA intervened and the Israelis were given, the Sinai, West Bank and Gaza, and the Sinai. The Israelis Annexed The Sinai and the Golan Hieghts to protect Israel from fure attack, But did NOT attempt to annex either the West Bank and Gaza
In 1970, Israel was going to Return parts of the West Bank and Gaza to Jordan in what was called the Allon Plan: http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/allonplan.html , However the Jordanians refused becuase the PLO had almost overthrown thier nation in september and were not about to add more Palestinians to thier nation.
the 1973 War: Mike Wong claims that Egypt and Syria were fighting to get thier land back. This was partially true. In 1972, Anwar Sadat began to make threats to the United States and Israel that war would result of niether nation accepted his interpreation of UN resolution 242. He wanted the USSR to bear pressure on the US, but the USSR wanted to bring about more a warmer relationship with the Nixon administration and start a Dente. Sadat threatned war during an interview in 1973 but he was dissmissed becuase he made threats in earlier years. This was a near fatal mistake. On October 6th Egypt and Syria attack Israel of Yom Kippur after Israel dismmised Egyptian military build-up on the the Suez. Israel was caught off guard on both fronts. Despite intial gains by the Arabs, by the 17th of october, the Israelis had once again smashed the Arab Armies on both the Syrian and the Sinai. The United States and the USSR pressured Israel to accept a UN Cease-fire on the 22nd before taking Cairo and Damascus.
1978: Camp David peace accords
First off any moron with a computer can do a google search on camp david and find out that Camp David is named for DWight Eisenhower's Son David. Second, Israel has given near complete autonomy to the West Bank and Gaza, but the Corrupt Arafat regime allows Homicide-Bombers to blow up Israeli civilians. The Israelis invaded Lebanon after a Tourist bus was hijacked by PLO terrorist from bases in Lebanon.
1982: Lebanon Invasion.
Actually what preciptated the Israeli invasion of Lebanon was the assiniation of the Israeli Ambassador to Great Britain , by the famed terrorist Abu Nidal and his Terrorist Organization based in what country? You guessed it, Lebanon! The PLO had also used the country as base for terrorist operations into israel. The Christians of Lebanon were abused, Homes were taken by PLO terrorists, Women and little boys were raped. That is why Israel invaded. The attacks at Sabra and Shatilla, were done by Maronite Christians who were getting thier revenge on the Palestinians for thier deeds in lebanon. Ariel Sharon did let the Maronite Christians through Israeli lines and he was punished accordingly and was also tried in an Israeli court.
2000: This intifadah was started bexcuase Arafat could not get his way. That's right!. Arafat was offered 97% of the West Bank and Gaza and East Jerusalem as his capital at camp david in 2000, And What does he do? he Rejects and encourages the palestinians to revoltagainst the Israelis and attack Israeli civilians instead of attacking military targets. Thus, begins the terrorist acts of Hamas and Islamic Jihad using homicide bombing attacks on Passover Satyrs, A young girl's Bat Mitzvah, Disco-techs and pizza resturaunts. Mike Wong makes the audacity! The Audacity to make a moral equivilency between Homicide-Bombers and Accidental Palestinian deaths by the IDF. That is insane!
2001: Mike, Did the CBC ever run those pictures of Palestinians in the West Bank rejoycing after the 2 Planes slammed into the WTC on Sept. !!? No, These people at the start of the year glorified Homicide-Bombers, The PA gave money to people who kill inncocent civilians and only now are they relizing that killing civilians and attacking via homicide-bombings is no way to fight and are beggining to acceot peace. The latest agreement signed a few weeks ago should be a testmount to that
Part I The History and Conflicts
In Mike Wong's essay about the Middle East he makes a ton of statements that are not backed-up with facts and in some cases are half-truths. The First assumption he makes is that becuase Israel is a jewish Nation it is therefore a rascist state. He does not however include the fact that Arab and Druse born Israelis are citizens, Can vote in Elections, can serve in the military, can serve in the Knesset., and run thier own businesses and firms. he then goes into the fact Israelis require cards that tell officials of thier religion. This is actually a pretty good idea, considering most homicide bombers are of the Muslim religion, No sane country that would go under daily attack would consider not doing something like this. Next, he delves into the Idea that Since the Cities in Israel are are so much better economically humanely than Palestinian cities in the West Bank ang Gaza, this is part of the policies of the Aparthied State of Israel. However, again Wong omits the fact that that (A) Israel made these cities become what they are via hard word, dedacation, and sacrifice, turning desert dunes into liveble and (B) THe Plaestinian areas are so poor becuase the PA hordes the money it gets internationally and uses it to finance Arafat's Wife's Vila in Southern France and uses remainder to pay Hamas, Islamic JIhad, Al-Aqsa martyrs Brigade and other terrorist groups, whta he does not pay he keeps for himself and does not use the billions of dollars he recieves to help out the West Bank and Gaza towns, economically or humanely. BTW Why would The Palestinians in the West bank be able allowed to Vote in Israeli Elections when they are not either part of Israel nor are they Israeli citizens. They have thier "Own" government, the PA. HE also says the Palestinians are under "occupation". This another fallicy. Israeli troops only enter both the West Bank and Gaza after major terror attacks like the Homicide Bombers that attack disco techs and pizza parlors. Arafat is more or less in control of the Palestinian controlled areas when there are no Israeli incursions to nab terrorists.
Mike Wong then claims That Israel's defensive wars are not defensive but offensive. He has not backed this up with any evidence.
1947 Partition Plan: The Jews Would recieve the Strip from Haifa to Tel-Aviv, The area around the Lake Tiberias (Sea of Gallilee), and much of the Negev. The palestinians would recieve Gaza plus a buffer area between Egypt and the Negev, a plot of land between Gallillee and the Haifa, plus all of the West Bank inclunding Arab towns of Nazraeth, Tulkarem, Ramle, Hebron and Jewish Kibbutzim. Even though the UN accepted this plan as did Jewish leader Jews in palestine, David Ben Gurion. All the Arab countries, Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi arabia, etc voted no on the resolution and vowed to drive all Jews into the sea. After the UN voted on this plan, Arabs living in Palestine were directed by Haj Amin Al-Huesseni, a World War II war criminal who had raised a division of Arabs for Hitlers SS to be used against the Soviet Union in World War II, to attack Jewish Kibbitzum (sort like a Soviet Collective farm, but not really as they are privatly owned) and Jews living cities across Palestine and drive the Jews into the sea. the Arabs began to attack Jews throughout Palestine and Jews were hampered by British i retaliating. This would start a chain of events that would kill roughly 1 percent of all Jews living in Palestine
1948 War: Mike Wong in his essay claims that Israe made gains and enlarged it's territory after the '48 war. Wong Also fails to mention that the Arab armies from Jordan , Iraq, Syeria, and Egypt invaded the Jewish areas on May 15th, 1948, 24 Hours after Israel declred statehood. Leaders like the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, the King Abdullah, and King Faruq of Egypt told Arabs to leave Plaestine so that they would not get caught in the cross fire as they they made thier way into Israel. Mike Wong also says that Israel conquered more land and was alloted to them. Yes, This is true, however Israel was faced with anhaililation, and the only to get peace was to get defeat the Arab Armies and take and hold whatever land the IDF was able to. Due to Arab commanders Ineptness and stupidity, plus poor and inadequate Troops fielded. Israel was able to make the gains they did. Mike Wong does not blame the Jordanians and Egyptians for annexing Gaza and West Bank and does not ask the Arb nations would not allow the palestinians to be independent during thier rule over Palestine?
1967: MIke Wong ignores the fact Israel had Causes Beli to go to war with Syria and Egypt becuase (1) Egypt in may of 1967 began to make threats to Israel and began to to mobilize it's armis on the Sinai-Negev Region. (2) Egypt had an illegal blockade of the straits of Tiran that violated the geneva conventions on the subject of Naval Blockades. (3) Syria was using the Golan hieghts toShell innoncent Israelis living on Kibbutzum. Israel on June 6th went to war with the Egyptians and Syrians by attacking thier airforces and destroying them on the ground and followed up with ground Campaign. On June 6th, Prime Minister Levi Eshkol asked King Abdullah of Jordan if Jordan would stay out of the conflict, he was given a response a day later, by Jordanians shelling West Jerusalem, and Jordanian troops entering the New city. Israel then decalared war on Jordan and Israeli troops repulsed the Jordanians and invaded the West Bank. 6 Days later, the Israelis had defeated the Arab armies again, and the road to Amman, Cairo, and Damscus was open to the Israelis, but UN the USSR, and USA intervened and the Israelis were given, the Sinai, West Bank and Gaza, and the Sinai. The Israelis Annexed The Sinai and the Golan Hieghts to protect Israel from fure attack, But did NOT attempt to annex either the West Bank and Gaza
In 1970, Israel was going to Return parts of the West Bank and Gaza to Jordan in what was called the Allon Plan: http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/allonplan.html , However the Jordanians refused becuase the PLO had almost overthrown thier nation in september and were not about to add more Palestinians to thier nation.
the 1973 War: Mike Wong claims that Egypt and Syria were fighting to get thier land back. This was partially true. In 1972, Anwar Sadat began to make threats to the United States and Israel that war would result of niether nation accepted his interpreation of UN resolution 242. He wanted the USSR to bear pressure on the US, but the USSR wanted to bring about more a warmer relationship with the Nixon administration and start a Dente. Sadat threatned war during an interview in 1973 but he was dissmissed becuase he made threats in earlier years. This was a near fatal mistake. On October 6th Egypt and Syria attack Israel of Yom Kippur after Israel dismmised Egyptian military build-up on the the Suez. Israel was caught off guard on both fronts. Despite intial gains by the Arabs, by the 17th of october, the Israelis had once again smashed the Arab Armies on both the Syrian and the Sinai. The United States and the USSR pressured Israel to accept a UN Cease-fire on the 22nd before taking Cairo and Damascus.
1978: Camp David peace accords
First off any moron with a computer can do a google search on camp david and find out that Camp David is named for DWight Eisenhower's Son David. Second, Israel has given near complete autonomy to the West Bank and Gaza, but the Corrupt Arafat regime allows Homicide-Bombers to blow up Israeli civilians. The Israelis invaded Lebanon after a Tourist bus was hijacked by PLO terrorist from bases in Lebanon.
1982: Lebanon Invasion.
Actually what preciptated the Israeli invasion of Lebanon was the assiniation of the Israeli Ambassador to Great Britain , by the famed terrorist Abu Nidal and his Terrorist Organization based in what country? You guessed it, Lebanon! The PLO had also used the country as base for terrorist operations into israel. The Christians of Lebanon were abused, Homes were taken by PLO terrorists, Women and little boys were raped. That is why Israel invaded. The attacks at Sabra and Shatilla, were done by Maronite Christians who were getting thier revenge on the Palestinians for thier deeds in lebanon. Ariel Sharon did let the Maronite Christians through Israeli lines and he was punished accordingly and was also tried in an Israeli court.
2000: This intifadah was started bexcuase Arafat could not get his way. That's right!. Arafat was offered 97% of the West Bank and Gaza and East Jerusalem as his capital at camp david in 2000, And What does he do? he Rejects and encourages the palestinians to revoltagainst the Israelis and attack Israeli civilians instead of attacking military targets. Thus, begins the terrorist acts of Hamas and Islamic Jihad using homicide bombing attacks on Passover Satyrs, A young girl's Bat Mitzvah, Disco-techs and pizza resturaunts. Mike Wong makes the audacity! The Audacity to make a moral equivilency between Homicide-Bombers and Accidental Palestinian deaths by the IDF. That is insane!
2001: Mike, Did the CBC ever run those pictures of Palestinians in the West Bank rejoycing after the 2 Planes slammed into the WTC on Sept. !!? No, These people at the start of the year glorified Homicide-Bombers, The PA gave money to people who kill inncocent civilians and only now are they relizing that killing civilians and attacking via homicide-bombings is no way to fight and are beggining to acceot peace. The latest agreement signed a few weeks ago should be a testmount to that
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