Background and real objectives in Gaza

01-12-2009, 04:40 PM

This article is a bit too long to post here but it is very well written and gives a broad perspective on the situation in Gaza.

http://www.underthecarpet.co.uk/Page...e.php?num=5669

by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach

The aerial war against Gaza launched by Israel just after Christmas, and the ground offensive, with which it rang in the New Year, were shocking in their brutality, but should constitute no surprise, if viewed from the standpoint of long-term Israeli strategic aims. The Israelis have argued that the offensive was launched in response to eight years' of relentless attacks by Hamas rockets into Israel. But then, one asks: why now? Why should they wait eight years?

Perhaps the massive military onslaught, which has killed over 800 Palestinians and wounded thousands, has nothing to do with Kassam rockets. Perhaps it is not a tactical military operation by Israel, but a strategic decision on the part of Israel's Anglo-American backers, whose ultimate aim is war against Iran. Perhaps the military calculations in Tel Aviv are that continued massive pounding of Gaza by air and in house-to-house fighting, will take such a ghastly toll on the Palestinian civilian population, that Iran, touted as the backer of Hamas, will be forced to move into the conflict. Perhaps that is precisely the reaction Israel desires, in order to justify launching its war against the Islamic Republic, a war which has been on the drawing boards of the Israelis and their neocon sponsors for many years.

If that is the name of the game, it may well be that it will backfire totally. Not only will Iran not be drawn into the trap, but the continued genocidal campaign against the Palestinians may utterly discredit Israel politically and morally, and contribute to a shift in attitudes even in Europe and, most importantly, in the U.S. That, in turn, may open the way to redefining the conflict and therefore opening the way for real solutions. .....

Antonia · 01-12-2009, 10:30 PM

I really hope Iran is wise enough to not get drawn in, as from day one of this outrage against the Palastinian people, I knew it was meant to make Iran react.... The Neocons or the Cheney/Bush dark lords have been openly arming the Isreali army and airforce while covertly arming Hamas... Look at the Hamas rockets...they don't work... or hit any intended targets... but that's beside the point... What worries me is that Iran is wise enough to not react but the dark Cabal in-cohoutz with mossad do a 9/11 job on American soil.... once again.... and try and link it to Iranian disisdents blaa blaa we all know the senario by now... They want to go in to Iran by any means possible... apart from the oil.... etc Iran is home to the heart Chakra of the planet.... If they can controle this along with thier HAARP technolagy they can access the resonance to the human heart chakras and play around with our frequencies..... it's not a nice senario... we must protect our planets heart chakra with concetrated golden light from our own heart chakras and decide in advance this crazy plan of theirs will never work..... I hope Steve is right....

Humble Janitor · 01-13-2009, 12:34 AM

If there's something that I've learned in life, it's that sometimes your plans never work out, no matter how much time and energy you put into them. You learn from them and either let it go or you try a different approach.

I think that Israel (and its neo-con backers) is running out of approaches. We will take the toys away from the bullies, one way or another, in peace rather than war.

01-12-2009, 04:40 PM	#1
Steve_G Guest Posts: n/a	Background and real objectives in Gaza This article is a bit too long to post here but it is very well written and gives a broad perspective on the situation in Gaza. http://www.underthecarpet.co.uk/Page...e.php?num=5669 by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach The aerial war against Gaza launched by Israel just after Christmas, and the ground offensive, with which it rang in the New Year, were shocking in their brutality, but should constitute no surprise, if viewed from the standpoint of long-term Israeli strategic aims. The Israelis have argued that the offensive was launched in response to eight years' of relentless attacks by Hamas rockets into Israel. But then, one asks: why now? Why should they wait eight years? Perhaps the massive military onslaught, which has killed over 800 Palestinians and wounded thousands, has nothing to do with Kassam rockets. Perhaps it is not a tactical military operation by Israel, but a strategic decision on the part of Israel's Anglo-American backers, whose ultimate aim is war against Iran. Perhaps the military calculations in Tel Aviv are that continued massive pounding of Gaza by air and in house-to-house fighting, will take such a ghastly toll on the Palestinian civilian population, that Iran, touted as the backer of Hamas, will be forced to move into the conflict. Perhaps that is precisely the reaction Israel desires, in order to justify launching its war against the Islamic Republic, a war which has been on the drawing boards of the Israelis and their neocon sponsors for many years. If that is the name of the game, it may well be that it will backfire totally. Not only will Iran not be drawn into the trap, but the continued genocidal campaign against the Palestinians may utterly discredit Israel politically and morally, and contribute to a shift in attitudes even in Europe and, most importantly, in the U.S. That, in turn, may open the way to redefining the conflict and therefore opening the way for real solutions. .....

01-12-2009, 10:30 PM	#2
Antonia Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dublin , Ireland Posts: 341	Re: Background and real objectives in Gaza I really hope Iran is wise enough to not get drawn in, as from day one of this outrage against the Palastinian people, I knew it was meant to make Iran react.... The Neocons or the Cheney/Bush dark lords have been openly arming the Isreali army and airforce while covertly arming Hamas... Look at the Hamas rockets...they don't work... or hit any intended targets... but that's beside the point... What worries me is that Iran is wise enough to not react but the dark Cabal in-cohoutz with mossad do a 9/11 job on American soil.... once again.... and try and link it to Iranian disisdents blaa blaa we all know the senario by now... They want to go in to Iran by any means possible... apart from the oil.... etc Iran is home to the heart Chakra of the planet.... If they can controle this along with thier HAARP technolagy they can access the resonance to the human heart chakras and play around with our frequencies..... it's not a nice senario... we must protect our planets heart chakra with concetrated golden light from our own heart chakras and decide in advance this crazy plan of theirs will never work..... I hope Steve is right....

01-13-2009, 12:34 AM	#3
Humble Janitor Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,201	Re: Background and real objectives in Gaza If there's something that I've learned in life, it's that sometimes your plans never work out, no matter how much time and energy you put into them. You learn from them and either let it go or you try a different approach. I think that Israel (and its neo-con backers) is running out of approaches. We will take the toys away from the bullies, one way or another, in peace rather than war.