Op-ed:
Israel's list of friends in a sea of enemies
grows short
By: Diane Sori
While we all know the list of Israel's
enemies (Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Libya, etc.), we usually
overlook the one Arab country that does NOT wish to destroy her...the
kingdom of Jordan.
But now even Jordan might sadly come
into that fold through NO fault of their own.
Jordan has stayed clear of the disaster
that is the Obama sanctioned 'Arab Spring' for Jordan's King Abdullah
II, Westernized in his thinking and actions, understands the
ideological dangers that comes with strict islamic domination. Since
the The Israel/Jordan Peace Treaty of July 1994, relations between
Israel and Jordan are the normalized relations of civilized countries
with established diplomacy including cooperating with each other
against acts of terror, allowed
travel between the two countries through opened air and seaports, a
free trade zone, and most importantly the two countries do NOT engage
in hostile hate-filled rhetoric against each other.
But
the looming clouds of change are now upon Jordan for to be a friend
to Israel means becoming a target for islamic jihadists even if
Arabic roots are shared.
And
while the takeover starts small it does eventually happen as recent
events have shown. And so it has sadly started with Jordan, as last
week throughout the country angry mob-mentality protesters
demonstrated against the King and his ruling inner circle, demanding
his ouster and 'swift reform' or it will be the end of the monarchy.
But
what do they mean by 'swift reform' in a country that is more like
the West than the mullahs would like...it means a toppling of the
monarchy and replacing it with a Muslim Brotherhood dominated islamic
council of barbarians with one goal and one alone...wiping Israel off
the map.
And
now with Jordan possibly next in line to fall to the jihadists, and
with Israel already looking at deteriorating relations with their
once partner in peace, Egypt, Israel is faced with the possibility of
a two front war in Gaza, one in the north with Hezbollah, and now one
in the south with Egypt.
A
nightmare made in hell for sure.
Israel
well knows that another Gaza war will inflame Egypt's Muslim
Brotherhood controlled government who support Hamas instead of
honoring the long-held peace treaty they have with Israel. After all
Egypt's new ruling party vehematly opposes the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian
peace treaty and refuses to acknowledge Israel's right to exist.
And
with this statement released just yesterday from Deputy National Security
Adviser Ben Rhodes on behalf of the White House as to whether a
ground invasion would escalate tensions throughout the Middle East, Mr. Rhodes said, “We
believe Israel has a right to defend itself, and they’ll make their
own decisions about the tactics that they use in that regard.”
It
sounds like support at first but when you listen, really listen to
the words “...they'll make their own decisions...” you realize
that Israel will go it alone without America's help.
And
that is the saddest aspect of all.