This tantrum was completely to be expected. The question is, how much of the free world will continue to allow itself to be intimidated by this sort of thing, thereby encouraging more violent intimidation and bullying?
“Israeli troops clash with Palestinian protesters in West Bank, Gaza,” Reuters, December 7, 2017:
GAZA (Reuters) – At least 31 people were wounded by Israeli army gunfire and rubber bullets, medics said, in Palestinian protests in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Thursday after the United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
In the West Bank cities of Hebron and Al-Bireh, thousands of demonstrators rallied with chants of “Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Palestine”, witnesses said. Some Palestinians threw stones at soldiers.
Eleven protesters was hit by live fire and another 20 by rubber bullets, medics said. A military spokeswoman said soldiers had used “riot-dispersal gear” against hundreds of rock-throwers.
In the Gaza Strip, dozens of protesters gathered near the border fence with Israel and threw rocks at soldiers on the other side. Seven protesters were wounded by live fire, one was in a critical condition, the health ministry said.
Four people were wounded by live gunfire in the West Bank and another 20 were hit by rubber bullets, health officials said.
An Israeli military spokeswoman had no immediate comment.
Palestinian authorities called a general strike in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement about Jerusalem on Wednesday….
Terry Gain says
“Israeli troops clash”
More biased and untruthful reporting from Reuters.
mortimer says
At no time during the Middle Ages or Ottoman period did Jerusalem achieve the status of the ‘capital of Palestine’.
The only time after the New Testament period that Jerusalem was the capital of anything was during the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. That Crusader kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamluks.
The Arab capitals in the Near East were Kufa, Damascus and Baghdad. Jerusalem has no political importance whatsoever to Muslims.
The only motive of squabbling over Jerusalem is a DOG-IN-THE-MANGER strategy to deny Jerusalem to the use of the State of Israel. This is not a thoughtful approach, but emotional trickery that has deceived many. It will eventually be rejected by all reasonable people.
jihad3tracker says
MORTIMER + ALL JW READERS: Please go to Pam Geller’s blog — www [dot] pamelageller [dot] com and find a relatively recent item by Dr. Andrew Bostom, titled “Biblical Jerusalem and Quranic Mecca”, or very close to those words.
It is about how the differing directions devout Jews versus devout Muslims pray toward indicates where their truly HOLY cities are. Quite relevant to the victimhood whining and, of course, CEASELESS MAYHEM BY “PALESTINIANS”.
le mouron rouge says
1. The burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him, 2. “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.
3. “It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.
4. “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will strike every horse with bewilderment and his rider with madness. But I will watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
5. “Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, A strong support for us are the inhabitants of Jerusalem through the LORD of hosts, their God.’
– Zechariah 12:1-5
cezanne says
My lord Christ come quickly for the muslims are at the door to rape and murder and the liberal Satanists are attacking with their PC dialouge every gate.
Walter Sieruk says
President Trump wisely said “It’s time to officially recognize [the reality of] Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.” Yes, indeed, it’s very much time to recognize Jerusalem as the capital city of the State of Israel. This bold and wise decision of President Trump to move the US embassy to Jerusalem has greatly offended many of the Muslim clerics . Be they, for example, the imams of Pakistan or the mullahs of Iran. Those Muslim clerics with their mind control and their unconscionable ways they manipulate the people from the mosques to be their stooges into a, violent uprising, because of the Presidents decision is despicable . Some people of the left will say that the decision of move the US embassy to Jerusalem is “provoking” and it will “incite violence.” This only shows the old saying to be true .Which is that “Evil is always looking for an excuse. “ The fact is President Trump made the right decision and if the Muslim clerics don’t happen to like it ,well then it’s “tough beans.” to them
As the Bible informs its readers “The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem … the Lord will be the hope of His people ,and the strength of the children of Israel.” Joel 3:16.
Theophilus says
Thanks for those historical insights. More on this – why did the “Palestinians” not declare for their statehood in the interval from 1948 to 1967? Answer: because that is not their purpose (never was and never will be). They would be happy to be under any Muslim rule. It is an affront to their puny Allah god that he cannot be victorious over the God of the Jews. The Islamic conquest over the land of Israel MUST the returned to Islamic rule at all costs. However I’m not at all sure that their emotional trickery will be eventually rejected by all reasonable people. The majority are taken in by it. But we don’t have to be.
Voytek Gagalka says
I fear only one thing: that after this wave of tantrums both Netanyahu and Trump will “cave-in” to their demands and yet again “postpone” that historic decision. There is already a bad precedence for that: Netanyahu caving-in to Mohammedan “outrage” when he tried to implement x-ray screening at the Temple Mount entrance and install security cameras on the mount itself. Near future will tell if they allow themselves to be pressed yet again!
Mak says
This is exactly my fear as well. And it’s something that we (western civilization) have done repeatedly. It’s why islam has been so successful at chipping away at every other civilization in the world.
The only way to deal with moslems is harshly. They take any sign of compassion, compromise, or kindness as weakness. Which tells me all I need to know about islam.
LeftisruiningCanada says
Anything can happen, but i do not think they will give in.
After listening to the speech by Mr Trump, and speech given by Mr Netanyahu in response, plus interviews given by members of the Knesset found on Arutz Sheva, i get the impression they have counted the cost and are going to see it through.
The way the protests mentioned in the above article shows that Israel knows very well how you deal with tantrum throwing muslims. It’s too bad that they leave Israel no choice, but there it is.
dumbledoresarmy says
Both Netanyahu and Trump will find it easier to be strong if they are *deluged* with messages of encouragement and support from ordinary citizens within their own countries and also from *other* countries right across the Western world… and beyond it.
We jihadwatchers, all of us, who have been heartened by this small act of pushback against mohammedan supremacism and mohammedan lies and nonsense and mohammedan entitlement, need to be sending messages. An ocean of ‘love mail’ must pour in to swamp the ‘hate mail’ that the Useful Idiots and mohammedan mobsters are no doubt spewing forth.
One hopes Trump will have told Netanyahu – “If those Jew-hating sh*t-heads riot in Jerusalem or anywhere else in Israel: do **whatever you have to do** to crush them, and we will assist if yoiu need it”.
LeftisruiningCanada says
Agreed on all points.
The back room talk of these two gents would be very interesting wouldn’t it?
Israel will have known exactly what this move would cause, and have still desired to go ahead. That shows some determination. They must be fairly sure of support within the country too, since it would be so easy to lose the political will once the riots and attacks increase.
The brave young men and women of the IDF are going to be busy.
gravenimage says
Yes–they both need our support!
Andy says
Hurray!! God Bless President Trump!!!
Jerusalem has ALWAYS been the capitol of Israel. Another promised kept by President Trump!
Jerusalem will be in the future the capitol of the world.
Those who bless Israel will be blessed!
Trump’s Jerusalem decision triggers western liberal media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sIqVdDhBvk
Trump shows TRUE leadership by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RL_QzCYbTI
Andy says
National Anthem of Israel – Hatikvah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awx654y3z-0&list=RDawx654y3z-0&t=25
Guy Forester says
Well said!
We are the leaders of the free world, and should act like it. Time to stop kissing the feet and rears of OPEC and the EU.
St. Patrick says
..and the U.N…Not necessarily in that order..
SweetOlBob says
Further, unless the story of David and Goliath is a fairy tale, a thrown rock is a deadly missle and should be replied to in kind. The hell with rubber anything !
Shoot to kill !
Walter Sieruk says
President Trump did the right this by recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital city of the State of Israel.
Furthermore ,the Bible in Psalm 135:4 reads “For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself. Israel for His special treasure.” [N.K.J.V.]
Benedict says
From the river to the sea no Philistines to see. –
But how could that be just? Are the Palestinians not legitimate inhabitants in the promised land?
No, the land was never promised to them. Let them settle in Jordan or around Mecca and Medina as honorable citizens, or let them settle in any other Muslims country, where they surely will be received with brotherly love. The World has invested billions in order to keep them in a place where they don’t belong, sure the World could invest some more billions in order to house them in a place where they will feel at home? And that goes for Muslims who demand privileges for their religion in Europe also.
SweetOlBob says
Mostly, the so called palestinians (lower case intentional) were subjects of Jordan anyhow.
But neither Jordan or any other of the Arab States wanted them as citizens. They all agreed with putting the self displaced Arabs into “camps” where they were mistreated by their Arab masters and deliberately turned into weapons against Israel.
Their separate state is a fairy tale ! There is no “palestinian” language. There is no palestinian homeland. That all was started before and brought forward by the thieving Yasser Aarafat who made the so called palestinians victims and then kept half of the money he bamboozled from America and others.
The whole damn thing was crooked from the start and still is !
AnneM says
When President Trump proclaims that that the USA embassy will be going to Jerusalem, the Muslims get bent out of shape over the planned move.
Benedict says
– and when Muslims are allowed to set up their “embassies” generously all over the Western world, they bow down in prayer while cursing the infidels who have abandoned territories for their construction.
A Muslim can never be grateful, he can only appropriate what is his due.
AnneM says
The reality is that Jerusalem is hardly mentioned in the Koran, yet the Bible mentions Jerusalem over 600 times.
Norman Moffatt says
Why does Israel tolerate these Jihadi’s living in their country?
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
Winning:
They throw stones and you respond by throwing bullets (preferable lead ones).
mummymovie says
NO SURPRISES HERE:
You dirty infidels!
We’re gonna open the gates of…
Oops, we already did that.
We call for a day of rage!!! Yeah, that’s it!
Wait, we’ve been enraged daily now for years.
How about an uprising? Sure, like some stabbings, vehicular attacks, and suicide bombs- yeah! Intifada!
Well… we’ve actually already been doing that perpetually, too.
Just more of the same intrinsic muslim anger, intimidation, flag-burning and stomping, effigy-combustion, victimology, threats and mindless violence we’ve seen thousands of times before from these people.
Frank Anderson says
moviemummy, I was going to write much the same thing; but you wrote it better!
Tony46 says
Zechariah 12:3.
” It will happen in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples. All who burden themselves with it will be severely wounded, and all the nations of the earth will be gathered together against it.”
The first part of this prophecy was fulfilled yesterday.
The second part is unfolding slowly before our own eyes.
..
Benedict says
Yes, it’s the vindication of ancient biblical prophecies, but unfortunately these are not in demand among World Leaders of today.
abad says
Since these “Palestinians” are really Moslems, they can and should move to Saudi Arabia, and stop trying to lay claim to something that is not theirs.
sidney penny says
“The question is, how much of the free world will continue to allow itself to be intimidated by this sort of thing, thereby encouraging more violent intimidation and bullying?”
Robert, you keep hitting the nail on the head.
Yes, when the free world rewards violent intimidation and bullying you will get more of it.
gravenimage says
Judea and Samaria: Muslims screaming “Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine” throw stones at Israeli soldiers
………………
Completely predictable…
SweetOlBob says
Thrown stones are lethal weapons. Shoot to kill !
Robert_k says
There must be something in common between Hitler’s goons in the Sudetenland and elsewhere and the Palestinian Authority’s goons. Perhaps there must have been a lot of inbreeding in both cases. As Hitler could always call on them to go on rampages so can Mahmoud Abbas. It’s a pavlovian response that low intelligence inbreeds naturally respond to their master’s calling.
Frank Anderson says
Robert K, it is my understanding, and of course subject to correction and better information, that most of the violence in the Sudetenland leading up to the 1938 Munich sell-out, was made up by Nazi propaganda. Any that did take place was wildly exaggerated to inflame Germans and cow the British PM Neville Chamberlain. The violence we see in muslim areas of Israel is there and planned to wear out Israelis and cow collaborators. Israel will never see peace. Any idea that peace will ever be achieved is nothing more or less than Viktor Frankl’s “Delusion of Reprieve” described in his powerful account of survival in the death camps Mans Search for Meaning.
Peace with non-believers is not allowed in islam. Peace and compromise are for civilized societies, which Israel is and “West Jordanians” are not. How can a “religion” of murder, slavery, conquest, rape . . . . ever make peace and mean it? It can’t. As I recall from law school nearly 40 years ago there were about 6 books on the art of negotiation. I found and read all 6. In order for a deal to be made there must be a common goal. The goal of muslims is the extermination of Israel. They make in clear in their charters and their conduct of well in excess of 80, not 70 years..
The goal of Israel is to exist as a Jewish homeland. There is no way a deal can be made with a group that has taught for 1400 years any promise made to an infidel is meaningless, and that lying to an infidel is done whenever advantage can be obtained. In the absence of the possibility of a commitment worthy of trust, there can be no deal, unless it is a deal for the death of every Israeli. I don’t see Jews in Israel allowing that. Thus, Israel will literally fight for its life, and the lives of its citizens every day islam exists. “Convert, submit or die”, escape or resist.
duh swami says
It doesn’t matter how many states or who said whats…the jihad against Israel will continue…
FYI says
GOD{Hebrew}…..Great news about Jerusalem,eh allah?
allah………..?
GOD{modern Arabic}..I said great news about Jerusalem,eh allah?
allah…………?
GOD{classical Arabic} forsooth,verily,perchance tis great about Jerusalem,eh allah?
allah…and verily WE gave unto Moses the scripture.
GOD{Hebrew}WE???No it was I that did that and you know Moses was Jewish right?
allah………..?
GOD {classical Arabic} And Israel belongs to the Jews so logically Jerusalem should be their capital.
allah…waah-waah-waah ..but but but ..I want Jerusalem for my precious muslims..
GOD {Hebrew} ‘but-but-but’…you can’t have it..and you can’t have Israel either cos I gave it to the Jews.
Don’t you ever read My prophecies in the Bible?Can’t you read Hebrew?
What?don’t you like living in the desert wilderness of Saudi Arabia?Don’t you like mecca?
allah……..?
GOD{Hebrew} come on…get up…stand with me allah…I know you don’t like Hebrew but you can at least pretend.
You know what ?I could sit listening all day to the song of a songstress:especially if it happens to be a Jewish Israeli woman singing my favorite anthem…the ha-tikvah
Sing with me allah..kol’od balevav penimah,nefesh Yehudi homiyah..
Carolyne says
I haven’t always been a supporter of Israel but as I grew older and hopefully wiser I understood its importance to the civilized world.
I think Mr. trump is correct in completing the work his predecessors feared to do. Palestinian’s are all fur coat and no knickers (Don’t you just love that?) And when the dust settles our embassy will be in Jerusalem.
Carolyne says
I didn’t put that apostrophe in Palestians, spell check did it