Middle East

THE WINDS OF THE MIDDLE EAST WAR……..

The Tundra Tabloids and a host of other Middle East commentators and analysts have stressed that you have to take the “saber-rattling” by the leaders of these Arab/Muslim states seriously. It’s only in the context of the Middle East that the West looks through its fingers and tries to divine what they actually mean by their violent rhetoric.
At some point along the way, you have to begin taking seriously what these people are saying, that they actually mean what they saying, and that a meaningful strategy formed to meet that threat. Thanks to Al Avai for the following article, and perhaps it’ll serve as a wake-up call. KGS

The winds of Middle East war

Israel needs to draw more attention to the saber-rattling of our neighbors, and highlight their more violent recent rhetoric.
Something is stirring in the Middle East. The winds of war are blowing, picking up speed with each passing day, and the threat to Israel is growing steadily more alarming.
All around us, trouble – major trouble – appears to be brewing, and it is time we open our eyes and confront the dangers that may lie ahead.
From Beirut and Damascus in the north to Teheran in the east, and back to Gaza in the south, the “arc of hate” surrounding the Jewish state is speaking openly and brazenly of conflict and destruction.
Israel’s foes have launched increasingly fiery verbal volleys in recent weeks, in what appears to be a coordinated campaign to heighten tensions in the region.
With pressure mounting on Iran over its nuclear program, and the threat of stricter sanctions in the air, Israel needs to be on guard and alert.
Consider the following.
On February 3, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem brashly told reporters: “Don’t test the determination of Syria, you Israelis. You know that war this time would move to your cities.” Even among Israel’s detractors in the Western media, Muallem’s remarks caused a stir, with ABC News noting that, “The threatening language implied Syria would be willing and able to target Israeli population centers with long-range missiles in a conflict. It was the first time such a threat had been made.”
That very same day, Muallem’s boss, Syrian President Bashar Assad, also turned up the heat, saying that Israel is “pushing the region toward war”.
On February 16, Hizbullah thug-in-chief Hassan Nasrallah made similar threats, taking Muallem and Assad’s rhetoric one step further by warning that Israel’s infrastructure and cities would be targeted in the event of war.
“If you hit Dahiyeh, we will hit Tel Aviv. If you strike Martyr Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, we’ll strike your Ben-Gurion airport in Tel Aviv,” he said, adding that, “If you hit our ports, we will hit your ports. If you attack our refineries, we’ll attack your refineries.
If you bomb our factories, we’ll bomb your factories.” Two days later, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke with Nasrallah by telephone and reportedly encouraged him to make sure that Hizbullah is ready for a confrontation with Israel.
The tyrant of Teheran told Nasrallah that, “this readiness must be at a level that they [the Zionists] will be finished off and the region will be rid of them forever.” And earlier this week, in an address broadcast live Tuesday on Iranian state television, Ahmadinejad again vowed to destroy Israel, saying that, “If these criminals make the mistake again, the regional countries need to eradicate them once and for all.”
IT IS easy, and somewhat tempting, to dismiss all this as more of the same hate-filled harangues which our neighbors frequently like to hurl our way.
But a report the other day in the Saudi newspaper Okaz would seem to belie such wishful thinking.
According to the paper, Ahmadinejad will soon visit Damascus to meet with Assad, Nasrallah and Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal.
In light of the brazen threats being made against Israel by the participants, such a convocation starts to look more like a council of war, rather than just another routine gathering of terror chieftains.
Indeed, on January 31, US National Security Adviser James Jones warned that Iran might very well choose to lash out at Israel in the coming months.

One Response

  1. NO WAR !!!!!!!!!

    Arabushi know what will happen…..

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