History has demonstrated that it is only after war, with great loss of life, and devastation, that things are done, things that should have been implemented in the first place - preventing war. The way events are shaping in Palestinian areas this could well happen if a modern democratic and secular Palestinian State is not established.

Al-Qaeda wants to play a larger role in the Palestinian conflict. Whilst critical of Hamas’ participation in electoral politics, Al-Qaeda is very supportive of the Hamas coup in Gaza.
(Bruce Riedel, The Return of the Knights: al-Qaeda and the Fruits of Middle East Disorder)

As Bruce Riedel states, Al-Qaeda is waiting in the wings.

Iran is extremely dangerous. It supports terrorist organisations - Hamas, Hizbollah, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban .

Iranian dissidents and Intellectualls warn of Iranian regime's terrorist, genocidal and nuclear ambitions. Ahmadinejad, himself, is extremely dangerous. He reportedly sends supplications and government communiques to be dropped into a well in city of Qum where he believes the promised Mahd has been hiding, since the age of nine, over 1100 years ago. He wants the destruction of Israel.

As an aside, it is interesting that we don’t hear voices of outrage from the West, that under the Iranian penal code, little girls as young as 9 yrs, and boys of 15 yrs are liable for execution.

Free Iran
http://www.activistchat.com/

“In his speech at the UN general assembly, Ahmadinejad implored the Mahdi to come and save the world. He claimed that during his speech of some twenty odd minutes, a powerful light enveloped him and all participants were held transfixed, unable to move their eyes.”

“His main task is to prepare the world so to hasten the Mahdi's coming. If this preparation requires much destruction and bloodshed, so be it”

Who is Mahmoud Ahmadinehad by Amil Imani
http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/09/who_is_mahmoud_ahmadinejad.html

Free Iran
http://activistchat.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=31735#31735

Regards

Danielle,

The UN is not a panacea and guaranty for a stable peace nowhere in the world – and Israel-the PA are not exempt surely.

Recent Pr.Bush’s plan of extending the meeting between Olmer and Abbas by inviting Saudis and Syrians to negotiate in Washington is a next nobel attempt to ease a reality of a biologically motivated islamist hatred spread worldwide, of which Israel is a frontier place only.

MichaelK

I agree absolutely that the UN is not a panacea of peace; however, UN peace-keeping forces might be able to halt Palestinian terrorists killing their own people, and also attacking Israel. Having peace keepers is a message to the world, and other terrorist groups, that their behaviour is criminal. At present the world doesn’t seem to care what these terrorists are doing. I haven't seen one media article condemning them.

Yes. Peace keepers work out only when the countries are interested in peace -on the Egyptian border, on the Jordanian border.

I recall that before the Six-Day war, Egypt ordered out peace-keepers so that they could attack Israel.

I hope that the meeting between Olmer and Abbas with the Saudis and Syrians does prove fruitful. Not all Arab Muslims are against Israel - far from it.

I also agree with you that Israel is only the first step for Islamic terrorism.

As the French philosopher Bernard-Henri_Lévy said after 9/11 - the West must understand that Islamic terrorists see Paris, Berlin and other Western cities as outposts of the US; this includes Australia.

Regards

Danielle,

“UN peace-keeping forces might be able to halt Palestinian terrorists” is by high-paid bureaucrats-manipulators-taxpayers’-money-suckers an appropriately awaited achievable conclusion targeted FROM brainwashed concerned citizens’ majority.

MichaelK

I agree. You are completely right. I was obviously naive to suggest the idea of peace-keepers.

Regards

Danielle,

Thank you for an agreement-at least in this topic a consensus had achieved on something.