Imshin had her say first, and I agreed. Today, Caroline Glick's Column One goes a little further.
Common sense dictated that when terrorist leaders and operatives tell us that they wish to destroy Israel, we must believe them and act accordingly. Common sense demanded that if the price of a photo-op of soldiers withdrawing unilaterally from South Lebanon or of a handshake on the White House lawn was the imperiling of the State of Israel and the lives of its citizens, the photo-op should be politely, but firmly rejected.Update: Now they say the deal is off unless Samir Kuntar is released? I wrote about his crimes a few months ago. What legitimacy should these people have?On Sunday, the cabinet will meet to decide whether to provide the Israeli people with a photo-op. The ministers will vote on whether to accept or reject a negotiated deal with Hizbullah...
The benefit to the affected families, of dealing with Hizbollah, are immeasurable, but is it wise in the bigger picture? I agree with Ms. Glick… it is not.
Hizbullah is a terrorist organization dedicated the physical liquidation of the State of Israel. Since its inception, its leadership has indoctrinated its people from the cradle to the grave that their goal in life is to make war on Israel and the Jewish people until both are no more.Read it all.
Every single thing that Hizbullah does, from "educating" children in schools to become human bombs, to running its mosques, its television station, its drug running operations and its guerrilla and terrorist training camps is devoted first and foremost to bringing about the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people.
No Hizbullah leader, from Hassan Nasrallah to Obeid to their predecessors and their Iranian sponsors has ever denied that the destruction of Israel is their aim – to the contrary. And it is not just Israeli Jews that offend them. It is all Jews, everywhere……And, lest we forget, Hizbullah does not limit its goals merely to destroying the Jewish state. It is also carrying its war to the United States. Since the US-led invasion of Iraq, Hizbullah, reportedly together with Al Qaida has been sending its terrorists to fight the Coalition forces in Iraq. Hizbullah, which committed several massive terror attacks against US forces in Lebanon including the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut and the kidnapping of US citizens and personnel, today is known to operate terror cells in the US as well as Canada and Latin America…
…Hizbullah wishes to negotiate with Israel because it views negotiations as another tactic in its overall war. It views negotiations as a way to weaken Israel and strengthen itself. To understand this, we must consider what Hizbullah stands to gain from the deal.