Keywords: Gaza Civil War * Israel * Hamas * Fatah * Israeli pullout 2005 *  Ariel Sharon * Palestinian

Gaza Civil War

Gaza and Iraq: A History Lesson Unleashed
by Mikael Knighton
Christians Standing with Israel

Lawlessness in Gaza

My apologies for the extended hiatus since my last entry. I have recently returned from Israel and jet-lag isn't exactly a writer's best friend. In walking the present-day streets of Jerusalem, one is hardly able to discern that just over the Judean Hills to the South, on the coastal sand dunes of the Gaza Strip, the essence of pure evil has manifested itself in the form of an isolated, radical Islamist state. Generally speaking, a visitor in Israel needs only to look at the faces of its everyday citizens in order to accurately discern the levels of safety and stability in the Holy Land. Quite literally, if they look worried, so should you.

Surprisingly, Israelis--or at least the ones I've encountered--have remained quite calm and collected despite Israel bearing witness to full-blown, Arab civil war within her borders. Israel has been here before. However, let us in no way be unclear: all hell has broken loose in the Gaza Strip, and the "flood waters" of chaos and anarchy have spilled over into the territories. Such is the case when the essence of pure evil is disengaged, allowed to multiply in numbers, and left to its own devices.

The manifestation of pure evil in the form of radical Islam in Gaza was left unchecked when Ariel Sharon ordered the complete, Israeli evacuation of the Gaza Strip in August of 2005.

Ever-willing to play the role of "control freak" in all things concerning Arab-Israeli relations, the foreign policy of the United States--specifically, the Bush administration's "vision" of a "two-state solution", ultimately cornered Sharon, applied the "chokehold" of international pressure on Israel to concede more land for nothing but death in return, and coerced the Jewish state into taking yet another step toward demographic suicide.

America: Playing with Fire

Nearly five years ago to the day, President Bush, in an address outlining his "vision" for a new Middle East, stated, "I call on the Palestinian people to elect new leaders". Well documented, in the days leading up to the Gaza evacuation, was the Bush administration's staunch opposition to Israel's further expansion of settlements in Judea and Samaria. Of no secret are several meetings between Bush and Sharon in which Bush advised the Israeli Prime Minister not to expand settlements in Judea and Samaria, while praising him for his "courage" in dismantling and evacuating all 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip. Such "courage" gave birth to democratic elections in Gaza in January of 2006 through which Hamas--a lawless band of Islamic, terrorist, Iranian-backed thugs sworn to Israel's destruction--emerged the more popular. While indiscriminately capping off AK-47 rounds into the skies over southern Israel, the Arabs of Gaza rejoiced in the streets--certain the "new sheriff in town" would bring with them the economic and social reform they promised. They brought only death and destruction.

Although there were those people, like Bibi Netanyahu, who accurately predicted beforehand the catastrophic consequences of an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, hindsight can now reveal a brutal reality, as evidenced by the current state of affairs in Gaza: President Bush, your "vision for a new Middle East"--a title to which you lay claim, just like the countless number of innocent people caught in its wake, is dead.

Spineless Leadership: The Catalyst to Irrelevancy

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, so can lasting, meaningful change become the offspring of human error. Notice the emphasis on the word, "can". A lesson can, and very well should be taken from the Gaza disaster.

While spineless politicians such as Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi--high on their own hubbub--tirelessly clamor for a full, U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, our enemy--the essence of pure evil also manifested in the form of Iranian-backed, radical Islamists--continues to emerge onto the battlefield of ancient Babylon. As confident in their victory as Harry Reid is in our defeat, our enemy knows they merely need to tarry their time in a very winnable war of attrition with the West.

Gaza and Iraq: Perspective

If the West pulls out of Iraq, nothing will remain but opportunity for our enemy--from Tehran to Damascus. In every conceivable way, Iraq will become the next "Gaza"--a satanic prideland where the forces of evil are allowed to roam freely, gather strength in numbers, and unleash their next phase of destruction. We are fighting an enemy who values death to the same degree to which we value life; an enemy whose religious dogma calls for the eradication of all who reject its caustic ideology. When victory is conceded to an enemy committed to your destruction, your enemy is that much closer to destroying you.

Although it has already proven to be a costly one; may a valuable lesson be taken from Gaza.

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