Rueven Rand is the gift that keeps on giving. Here he is again on Facebook taking apart Eliyahu Fink's now-famous anatgonist:
...but [Dr. Rabbi Woolf] made a pretty categorical statement in [his] response to Rabbi Fink, which I'll quote:
"Few if any western countries think of going to war except for reasons of national or personal interest. Such conflicts can be negotiated. Muslims, such as the Hamas and their supporters (who put them in power democratically), do not fight for ‘interests.’ They fight, they struggle (‘jihad’) because they believe that it is the will of God."
You tried to claim that they are motivated purely by religious factors. But when Nasser went to war with Israel it wasn't because of deeply held religious beliefs: It was because of a bitter conflict between geopolitical rivals who had attacked Israel in 1948, who had been attacked by Israel in 1956. When Hussein launched missiles at Tel Aviv in 1991, it wasn't because of Islam, it was because of his political calculus. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia, one of the most religious and powerful countries in the region has yet to fight a war with Israel. And that's because Muslim states look after their personal interests.
Once you brought Fatah into this, it became really difficult to take what you were saying seriously. Fatah "strategy" over the last few years seems to have amounted to "lay down and die". Abbas and Fayyad have put their energy towards ensuring peace with Israel while watching Israel build even more settlements, decreasing any hope of a final settlement. Their response: "We're going to appeal for partial recognition by UNESCO!" That's Abbas' Jihad for you. Maybe one day he'll get a guy on the board of the IMF.
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...but [Dr. Rabbi Woolf] made a pretty categorical statement in [his] response to Rabbi Fink, which I'll quote:
"Few if any western countries think of going to war except for reasons of national or personal interest. Such conflicts can be negotiated. Muslims, such as the Hamas and their supporters (who put them in power democratically), do not fight for ‘interests.’ They fight, they struggle (‘jihad’) because they believe that it is the will of God."
You tried to claim that they are motivated purely by religious factors. But when Nasser went to war with Israel it wasn't because of deeply held religious beliefs: It was because of a bitter conflict between geopolitical rivals who had attacked Israel in 1948, who had been attacked by Israel in 1956. When Hussein launched missiles at Tel Aviv in 1991, it wasn't because of Islam, it was because of his political calculus. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia, one of the most religious and powerful countries in the region has yet to fight a war with Israel. And that's because Muslim states look after their personal interests.
Once you brought Fatah into this, it became really difficult to take what you were saying seriously. Fatah "strategy" over the last few years seems to have amounted to "lay down and die". Abbas and Fayyad have put their energy towards ensuring peace with Israel while watching Israel build even more settlements, decreasing any hope of a final settlement. Their response: "We're going to appeal for partial recognition by UNESCO!" That's Abbas' Jihad for you. Maybe one day he'll get a guy on the board of the IMF.
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