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They will work hard to protect Israel, won't they? After all, Islam is a religion of peace!
This is such a brilliant idea. Why didn't I think of it?
"Israel's latest solution to Gaza mess: Arab troops: Egypt, Saudi Arabia to protect Jewish state's borders?," by Aaron Klein for WorldNetDaily, September 1:
JAFFA, Israel – Israel and Egypt have embarked on serious discussions about the deployment of an Arab force in the Gaza Strip consisting largely of Egyptian and some Saudi troops, senior defense officials told WND.The officials said Defense Minister Ehud Barak last week discussed the Israeli proposal for Arab forces in Gaza during a meeting he held in Alexandria with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
The officials said Barak and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert eventually would like to expand the deployment of Arab and international forces to the West Bank as well, with those troops consisting largely of Jordanian forces, according to an Israeli plan.
Ahmed Yousef, Hamas' top political adviser in the Gaza Strip, confirmed to WND he is aware of the recent talks of sending an Arab force into Gaza. He said his terrorist organization strongly opposes the plan.
"Hamas' position is resisting this idea strongly because there is no need for such things. We can handle security and don't need to bring forces and internationalized solutions," said Yousef, speaking on his cell phone from Gaza.
"We don't understand the significance of bringing in Arab forces. What are they going to do? Create a buffer zone to protect Israel? Our experience with international forces is that they don't work," Yousef said.
In perhaps a more direct response, Abu Abdullah, a senior leader of Hamas' so-called military wing, told WND his group would target any international forces in Gaza.
That sentiment was also echoed by Muhammad Abdel-Al, spokesman and senior leader of the Hamas-allied Popular Resistance Committees terror group, who accused Egypt of serving "the Zionist conspiracy to take over our land."
"Our resistance will reach any Arab forces who think they have the right to deploy in Gaza," Abdel-Al told WND. [...]
Israeli security officials told WND said the issue of Arab forces in Gaza is being treated "very seriously" in more talks with Egypt in the coming days. But the officials conceded Hamas' objections could halt the plan unless Israel carried out a massive ground operation targeting Hamas in Gaza and clearing the way for the deployment of international troops.
The Israeli officials said there have been no direct discussions with Saudi Arabia about that country deploying troops in Gaza, but that it was "understood" through Egyptian contacts the Saudis were open to contributing forces.
A top defense official knowledgeable of the plan said many defense officials oppose international troops being deployed along Israel's borders, arguing such forces will not protect Israel and will only stand in the way of any needed Israeli military operations....
Uh, yeah.
Posted by Robert at September 2, 2008 3:40 PM
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This is such a brilliant idea. Why didn't I think of it?
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I think Condi beat ya to it!
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at September 2, 2008 3:51 PM
its stupid both jordan and sowdi have both attcked israel in the pass and this would put them very close to jumping of point that the jews could not win from
Posted by: ISLAMSNOTFORME at September 2, 2008 4:00 PM
"In perhaps a more direct response, Abu Abdullah, a senior leader of Hamas' so-called military wing, told WND his group would target any international forces in Gaza."
Reason enough, in my book.
at September 2, 2008 4:36 PM
This brings to mind the Israeli stance from the time of Golda Meir that there is already a Palestinian state, and it's called Jordan, and Israel would deal with Jordan about any disputed territories. The Israelis had the idea, not an entirely bad one, that they could hold a state accountable, whereas now they are dealing with a population infested with (and virtually all supporting, to some degree or another) terrorists.
Egypt does at least have an interest in keeping some discipline in Gaza -- because they want to keep the Gazans the hell out of Egypt. Whether that interest would be enough for them to guard against Gazan terrorist attacks on Israel is by no means certain, but neither is it as self-evidently asinine an idea as it is represented here.
Posted by: Karl Pov at September 2, 2008 4:39 PM
Israel will cease to exist if they get as stupid as Washington. Some of Washington's stupidity must have rubbed off.
Posted by: Spot on at September 2, 2008 4:40 PM
Icant wait for this present gov't in Israel is soundly defeated, and hope the Likud takes over Israel. this is what happens when Western style liberals take over a country and military, self inflicted suicide!
Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess at September 2, 2008 4:43 PM
What are they going to do? Create a buffer zone to protect Israel?
And so with those words the pretense of peace disappears. The mask of friendship is discarded.
Hamas' objections could halt the plan unless Israel carried out a massive ground operation targeting Hamas in Gaza and clearing the way for the deployment of international troops.
If Israel could do that they wouldn't need any international troops.
Posted by: PMK at September 2, 2008 4:46 PM
As much as we would like to save the country of Isreal, I believe that they are headed for a "Darwin Award."
There must be something in the drinking water of the mid-east. Some folks there will sleep with snakes and willingly want to do it.
Posted by: credit man at September 2, 2008 4:56 PM
Next week German troops march into the Rhineland as a gesture of peace, and the Japanese take over Pearl Harbour, to protect America.
Vietnam was morally wrong because Communism is a benign fair system of government, and North Korea a worker's paradise.
Christ it makes you want to weep, it really does.
Posted by: Ian at September 2, 2008 5:31 PM
And in other news, today President Bush announced that an agreement has been reached wherein the Mexican army will be deployed to protect the U.S. southern border from the infiltration of illegal migrant workers and drug runners. /sarc
Stupid is as stupid does. Mrs. Gump.
Posted by: walterc at September 2, 2008 5:38 PM
"We don't understand the significance of bringing in Arab forces. What are they going to do? Create a buffer zone to protect Israel? Our experience with international forces is that they don't work," Yousef said. In perhaps a more direct response, Abu Abdullah, a senior leader of Hamas' so-called military wing, told WND his group would target any international forces in Gaza.
On the other hand, maybe the Israeli's are on to something here. PLO fighting Hamas fighting Egyptians fighting Jordanians fighting Syrians fighting Al Aqsa fighting...
And didn't we hear a week or two ago that Al Qaeda is moving into Gaza? Gaza is becoming a veritable jihadi melting pot.
at September 2, 2008 5:46 PM
Stupid is as stupid does; and this IS STUPID!
Posted by: witness at September 2, 2008 6:20 PM
This is beyond stupid. They might as well just release another slew of prisoners.
Posted by: Callidus at September 2, 2008 6:20 PM
Playing with dynamite. It could blow up in everyone's face or then again, it may end up working better than expected. I sure don't envy Israel. They certainly would be putting their necks on the line.
Posted by: joe-six-pack at September 2, 2008 6:35 PM
You know things are weird when I agree with Hamas. What a stupid idea! Barak is working hard to counter the stereotype that Jews are intelligent.
Posted by: jewdog at September 2, 2008 6:50 PM
???!!!
Posted by: poetcomic1 at September 2, 2008 7:06 PM
Israeli guard to Arab troops protecting Israel: "Hey, ain't yous guys supposed to pointing dem rifles the utter way?..."
Posted by: pulsar182 at September 2, 2008 8:19 PM
This opens up all kinds of possibilities. Not just in the "West Bank," where "West Bank" Arab Mahmoud No-one-here-but-us-accountants Abbas has just returned from his trip to Lebanon, where he warmly greeted Samir Kuntar the child-killer, and may find the idea of, say, Syrian and Jordanian troops (or what about some American-trained and American-weaponry-suppplied Iraqi troops?) patrolling in Judea and Samaria ("West Bank") sounds good to him?
But why stop there, with the teeny-tiny land of Israel? Why not have Chinese troops stationed up and down the Mississippi River, with a series of Chinese airbases to go with those army bases, just to show that there are no hard feelings, and no suspicions, and since there are no hard feelings, and no suspicions, of Chinese intentions (or if you don't quite like the idea of Chinese bases, why not a series of Russian ones?) in Washington, surely the Chinese will display exactly the same benevolent intentions toward us?
A wonderful idea. Everyone in the too-suspicious Western world should show that no one has anything to fear from it, and what better way than to allow hostile or potentially hostile forces to plant themselves smack in the middle of those Western countries?
An idea whose time has come. And Israel will lead the way. But who would have expected anything less from the innovative and imaginative statesmen who currently comprise the Olmert government, surely a government without equal in the history of Israel.
Posted by: Hugh at September 2, 2008 8:36 PM
Hmm, anyone else remember the last time Israel had a multinational peace force "protecting" her? They disappeared just in time for Egypt's military parade through the Sinai...
Then again, look what a sterling job UNIFIL is doing!
Posted by: Hard Rain at September 2, 2008 9:43 PM
I initially thought that Israeli Arab Muslim troops were being sent to Gaza. But re-reading it, I see why nobody was for the idea.
Posted by: Infidel Pride at September 2, 2008 11:47 PM
An interesting idea...I wonder who was the very first person to think of it? Khomieni?
Hiring criminals to protect your money from thieves is not a new idea, but it is a bad idea.
at September 3, 2008 7:08 AM
I'm beginning to think that politicians have no brain.
Posted by: Spot on at September 3, 2008 9:53 AM
Just what Gaza needs - more guns and Muslims.
Posted by: tanstaafl at September 3, 2008 10:26 AM
I'm beginning to think that politicians have no brain.
Posted by: Spot on at September 3, 2008 9:53 AM
Spot on. politicians do have brains. They just play fools, if they can get away with accountability.
Posted by: Alert at September 3, 2008 2:03 PM
Alert,
If we knew a lot about how most politicians brains operate, life wouldn't be much fun. We would likely find that the vast majority are only in politics for personal gain. After all, it is a pretty soft job with lots of "fringe benefits".
Posted by: Spot on at September 4, 2008 8:52 AM
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