WHERE WERE THEY?

The world is in an uproar today over the unfortunate deaths associated with Israel's enforcement of its security blockade of the port of Gaza.

This did not have to happen. Israel offered to transport all of the humanitarian aid material that was onboard the ships after they had an opportunity to inspect the cargo to determine that it did not consist of any weapons or material from which weapons could be made. Of course this offer was refused because the mere transport of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza was not the object of this Turkish financed excursion. No, the object was to break the Israeli blockade. Knowing there was no chance of that, the Palestian activists who planned this operation would settle for international media attention. Sounds similar to the goal of every terrorist act. These people knew in advance that this would happen. They hoped for violence.

There were 6 ships, all knew of and were warned in advance by Israel that a blockade was in force. Five of the ships cooperated and diverted. One ship, forewarned, tried to run the blockade. It was an intentional act that threatened Israel's security. The ship was boarded by members of the IDF with the intention of diverting it without violence. The instant that members of the IDF boarded the ship, they were attacked en mass with clubs, metal pipes, metal chairs and more. At least one Israeli soldier was thrown overboard. It is no surprise that in the course of the IDF defending themselves against this attack people were killed and injured. It did not have to happen but for the actions of the Palestinians who initiated and invited violence.



So now the world is in an uproar. Well, where were they? Where were they when 6 million Jews were systematically being slaughtered without warning? They were deadly silent, very deadly. After crawling out of the horror and the death of the holocaust, the Jews of Israel and the world have always said, never again!

Gaza is controlled by Hamas. Hamas, an Iranian surrogate terrorist group, has fired thousands of rockets into Israel. None other than the holocaust denier in chief, The President of Iran, has stated that his goal, like that of Hamas, is to wipe out the State of Israel. The blockade is merely part of Israel's legitimate and rightful defense strategy to keep its enemies from arming, attacking them and achieving that goal.

Of course the logical extension of this policy is for Israel to stop Iran from possesing nuclear weapons. Iran's quest to become a nuclear state has continued unabated for some time now. In fact, The U.N. international nuclear inspectors declared Monday that Iran has now produced a stockpile of nuclear fuel that experts say would be enough, with further enrichment, to make two nuclear weapons.

In the long history of man, many regimes have tried to wipe out the Jews and each time no one has ever lifted a finger to come to their aid. Jews are nothing if they are not quick learners and they have learned that when it comes to defending Jews there is no one to count on but other Jews. For the past 60 years, never again has been the creed of the Jews of Israel. For them and for Jews everywhere it is literally a choice between life and death.

The United States under Presidents of both parties is long on record as stating that they will not allow Iran to become a nuclear state.

We shall see how it plays out.