Op-ed:
'Operation David'...a Sensible Peace Proposal
By: Diane Sori and Craig Andresen / Right Side Patriots on CPR Worldwide Media /
http://cprworldwidemedia.net/radio
“Those who support Israel should know they have two options left;
either to support the king to the end, which is almost impossible now,
or to secretly support the secular opposition in Jordan, which has
clearly announced it would honor the peace agreement with Israel.”
- Mudar Zahran, leader and Secretary General of the Jordanian Coalition of Opposition
The Israeli's vs. the Palestinians...an on-going battle since the
1960's when the Soviets invented the Palestinians as a Cold War tool to
use against the West and Yassir Arafat used them to forward his PLO
agenda...an on-going battle that has now turned into statesman Benjamin
Netanyahu vs. 'I really don't give a damn about Israel' Barack HUSSEIN
Obama with Jordan's King Abdullah II...the man actually holding the
trump card...sitting laughingly on the sidelines.
Abdullah II has the U.S. fooled with his Western mannerisms and dress
but know in his heart that he is an islamist who will sell his soul to
devil if it helps him keep the cushy U.S. financed lifestyle he has
grown accustomed to. Abdullah II, who with a swipe of his pen, could end
this battle but refuses to do so as he is NOT his own man but is a
puppet whose strings are pulled by the Muslim Brotherhood ...a recognized
terrorist organization interestingly NOT on Jordan's terrorist list.
And now with the bad-blood, if you will, between Netanyahu and Obama
out in public for all to see...bad blood caused by Obama's blatant
anti-Semitic and anti-Israel agenda...it's NO wonder that the
Israeli/Palestinian peace talks have fallen flat on their face. And
while many think this conflict will never end there is still a bit of
hope for peace, and it comes in the guise of Jordan's secular freedom
fighters...in the guise of Mudar Zahran, muslim leader and Secretary General of the Jordanian
Coalition of Opposition.
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918. Emir Faisal I and
Chaim Weizmann
(left, wearing Arab
headdress as a sign
of friendship)
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Zahran, a Jordanian of Palestinian descent, is decidedly pro-Israel
and often when speaking references the sadly short-lived but very
workable January 1919 Faisal/Weizmann Agreement that encompassed a Jewish
homeland in 'so-called' Palestine and an Arab nation in a large part of
the Middle East. This agreement committed both parties to conducting all
relations between the groups by
“the most cordial goodwill and
understanding,” to work together to encourage immigration of Jews into
'so-called' Palestine on a large scale while protecting the rights of
the Arab peasants and tenant farmers. Simply, this would have allowed
'historic Palestine'...meaning Jordan...to become a 'so-called'
Palestinian homeland while affording the Jewish people a rightful
homeland of their own.
And now believing that the reign of Abdullah II is coming to an
end...maybe even during Obama's last two years in office...Zahran
contends that when the monarchy falls it will be the Muslim Brotherhood
who takes over the reigns of Jordan's government...with Abdullah's
blessings of course. Citing that Jordan was the only Arab nation that
recognized the Muslim Brotherhood as a
“not-for-profit organization”
even before Abdullah became king, Zahran also understands that while the
Muslim Brotherhood has been 'in bed' so to speak with the Hashemite
regimes for generations, it's been those very regimes that have worked
to keep Israel’s borders safe for 40 years.
And herein lies the quandary...meaning Abdullah might appear good for
Israel right now, but once the Muslim Brotherhood takes over all cards
are off the table...cards that include the 1994 Israel/Jordan Peace
Treaty where relations between the two countries were normalized, land
and water disputes were settled, and where cooperation agreements for
both tourism and trade were put into place. This treaty also afforded
for a very important pledge that neither Jordan nor Israel would allow
its territory to become a 'staging ground' for military strikes by a
third country...equating in today's terms into the Muslim Brotherhood
and ISIS.
And while Abdullah is now showing but one half of his two faces to
Israel...appearing pro-Israel in public while not so privately telling
Jordan's Palestinian majority that they have the 'right of return' to
their homeland...Palestine...that being Israel as far as he's
concerned...the saddest aspect in all this is that this man...this King...considers his own people refugees who have taken up residence in
his, and legally their own country...Jordan.
And to this effect, Mudar Zahran and his secular coalition have come
up with a plan that builds upon and expands the Faisal/Weizmann Agreement
and could very well bring lasting peace to the region. Called 'Operation David,'* this plan faces major hurdles and the first
is King Abdullah II who has, for years, been both impoverishing and
oppressing his own people to assist in the afore mentioned lavish
lifestyle to which he has become accustomed. While mean annual incomes
in Jordan remain under $1000.00 U.S. dollars, the King travels the
world, stays in five-star resorts or his own homes abroad, and lives
free from want in his palace on those rare occasions when he is at home.
The oppression stems from a lack of the sorts of rights we, in this
country, too often take for granted. Speak out against the King in
Jordan and you face prison. Be a Jordanian Palestinian either living
abroad or just away from Jordan for a time and speak against the King or
his regime, and you will find yourself unable to return to Jordan, thus
being forced to live elsewhere in exile.
As long as Abdullah II remains in power or until he is 'quietly
ushered' out of Jordan and into royal retirement elsewhere, a secular
government, as proposed in 'Operation David,' would not be allowed as it
would act to liberate Jordanians with basic rights and it would
severely curtail the well-traveled and well-heeled King.
The second major hurdle should come as no great surprise and that would be Barack HUSSEIN Obama himself.
If Abdullah falls before the end of Obama’s second term it is more
than a fair bet that Obama would hasten to install the Muslim
Brotherhood into the Jordanian void just as he did when Mubarak fell in
Egypt. This is why, as leaked official cables clearly indicate, both
Obama’s Department of State as well as the CIA have been in direct
communication with the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan for years. On the
other hand, neither the Department of State nor the CIA have been
communicating with the secular opposition to the King at all.
The situation is clear, Abdullah II is cozy with the Muslim
Brotherhood, and for now at least they are allowing him to stay in the
seat of Jordanian power all while Obama himself is more than just a bit cozy
with the Muslim Brotherhood...'owing them one' as it were after his
highly publicized failed installation of the terror organization as the
rulers of Egypt.
A third hurdle is just under the Western media radar and that of
course is ISIS. That terrorist faction of islam has been, according to
reports from journalists inside Jordan, marching through the streets of
Jordanian cities parading their black flag of death and destruction and
showing off their weapons…many of which we now know to be U.S. weapons.
However, under 'Operation David' certain key hurdles could easily be
overcome with the first and most important being that there would be no
civil war in Jordan...no violent uprising or bloodshed... just a peaceful
transition to an interim secular government. However, should the Muslim
Brotherhood be installed as the rulers of Jordan there would be the
expected very violent clash between them and ISIS as both jockey for
power and control...with much Jordanian blood spilled...while Obama,
should he still be in office at the time, obviously siding with whomever
comes out on top.
Another important component of 'Operation David' is that it is very
advantageous towards the U.S. and its interests...especially its Middle
East interests...while at the same time not requiring an excess of
tangibles from the U.S. Basically needing just public support for the
plan...little or no monies would have to come from U.S coffers as our
Arab allies...especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
(UAE)... would willingly foot most of the bill for this peaceful
transition of power as both countries have much to lose if the Muslim
Brotherhood takes control of Jordan. Already not happy with Jordan's
King for his refusal to both ban the Muslim Brotherhood and for his
cooperation with and support of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad's government, neither
country wants the power-hungry Muslim Brotherhood in their neighborhood
for after taking control of Jordan they would logically try to expand
their reach into both these countries as well.
And while an interim Muslim Brotherhood-free Jordanian secular
government...and later a freely elected Jordanian government...will not
per se be a democracy as we know it, 'Operation David' will allow for a
gradual move towards democracy, including the application of a modern
constitution and an all-important bill of rights. Adding to that is that
all international treaties with Israel signed by Jordan under the
Hashemite Kings will be honored and adhered to, allowing for increased
cooperation with and between Jordan, the U.S., the U.K., and Israel. And
in this time of increased islamic terrorism 'Operation David' proposes a
defense cooperation agreement between all four countries...an agreement which
would obligate said countries to assist one another against mutual threats...including acts of terrorism...an important component as the ISIS killing machine continues to spread
throughout the Middle East.
While 'Operation David' is, for the most part, a comprehensive
'common sense' plan for peace and the creation of a homeland for those
relegated to refugee status by the King of Jordan and would bring a much
greater degree of stability to the Middle East region, we feel it is
not without a few drawbacks…found primarily in the plan’s economic
proposal.
'Operation David' puts forth a basic economic proposal that is, for
our liking, too close to the design of the U.K. in that it relies far
too heavily on socialism.
The plan outlines welfare programs, state employment with high
salaries, extensive benefits, free health care, free education (though it
does not identify to what level of education), and government secured
loans...all as a means to draw today's Palestinian refugees from the
West Bank and the Palestinian territories back to Jordan but...as
Margaret Thatcher so eloquently stated...
“The problem with socialism is
that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
How exactly a new Jordanian government could afford to provide these
programs to the extent the proposal outlines without taxing its people
excessively is unclear.
Under the proposed 'Operation David' economic structure, while it is
for now only a proposal...a work in progress...eventually Jordan's new government would find itself unable to
meet their promises with reality at which point the people could well
ignite revolution. This economic system would only be sustainable for
the short run and would lead to long term problems, and islamic
ideologies held in check during the short term are patient and once the
opportunity to fill a vacuum presents itself... Jordan would find itself
worse off both economically and with even less freedoms for its people
than it has today.
It seems much of this economic proposal would rely heavily on tourism
and cooperation in that regard from historical allies such as the U.S.,
the U.K., and Israel, but the prospects for enough tourism to keep the
coffers full while the rest of the Middle East remains embroiled in the
struggle between the caliphate building of islam, the nuclear ambitions
of Iran, and the destructive nature of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas,
and Hezbollah, is optimistic at best.
Therefore, it seems to us as the authors of this article, that an
instant welfare state is not in the best interests of a newly formed
government.
So while 'Operation David' does have some areas that need refining it
is for the most part the most comprehensive and workable solution for
bringing peace to that particular region of the Middle East. But
remember that King Abdullah II remains the lynch-pin to either a
solution being reached or to this current animosity continuing on for
many years. Also remember that adding another secular government to the
region...with Israel and now Egypt being secular...will increase both
security and stability relating directly to U.S. national interests and
those of our allies.
And that in and of itself makes 'Operation David' the most viable and workable solution to the Israeli/ Palestinian quandary.
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* To read the full text of 'Operation David'...Bringing Peace and Stability to Israel and the Palestinians
By: The Jordanian Coalition of Opposition (JCO) click on the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/operationdavid?fref=ts
