Op-ed:

On the UN's Upcoming Palestinian Statehood Vote

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots, Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

 

...the now aforementioned western countries...some of whom are NATO members... willingly have chosen to ignore right from wrong and good from evil, and have self reimposed the victim v. perpetrator mentality onto the “Jewish State of Israel.” And why so? I believe it's most likely being done in the name of abject “fear”...“fear” that what was done to Israel on October 7th will, in time, happen to their countries as well. But the truth they refuse to see is that it already has happened albeit on a smaller scale, for now anyway, for islamic incursion coupled with islamic based terrorism into both Europe and Australia has now reached record high numbers as has corresponding rapes, murders, and other assorted nasties.

 

Simply, those countries turning their backs on Israel have, at best, bought themselves nothing but a bit of time for another truth of what they “fear” is that by showing any support for Israel would see the UN then turning its back on them when the Palestinians do eventually come “a-knocking” on their respective doors. What a sad but truthful commentary on misplaced loyalty indeed...Read entire article here. 

Op-ed:

On the UN's Upcoming Palestinian Statehood Vote

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots, Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google   

As worldwide antisemitism and outright hatred for the "Jewish State of Israel" seems to be showing no signs of abating anytime soon, especially with the upcoming UN vote regarding Palestinian statehood now fast approaching, it got me thinking about why all this hatred for the Jewish people. And know this hatred goes well beyond the still being taught in some Christian denominational churches that the Jews killed Jesus, never mind the historical truth that Pontius Pilate and the politics of the time were what killed Jesus. And even when that indisputable fact is taken out of the mix, the only reason that actually makes any sense to me is that the haters are actually "jealous" of the very people they so love to hate...jealous of the Jewish people's tenacity; their economic successes; the value they place on education and family; and their unquestionable will to survive in the face of continuing adversity.

Throughout documented history no people have been persecuted more than the Jewish people. And while many history books do teach certain historical facts in relation to the Jews, like their being slaves in ancient Egypt and God's promise to Moses of a Jewish homeland; like the “Babylonian exile” in 597 BCE which set the stage for the Jewish people being "stateless" until the 1948 birth of the “Jewish State of Israel;" like the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834} where Jews were expelled and/or murdered for being supposed “heretics” who converted from Judaism to Catholicism; as well as the Russian "pogroms" of 1the mid-19th to early 20th century where Jews were rounded up and massacred with Russian government approval; the fact remains that nothing could have foreseen the hatred and jealousy for the Jewish people becoming so overtly overwhelming that it culminated in what became known as the "Holocaust."

Simply, the "Holocaust" was the cleverly crafted “systematic genocide" of over six million Jews...men, women, children, and babies...perpetrated by the Nazis both before and during World War II. And while the world at large did know...at least to some limited degree...what was happening to Europe's Jewish population, they willingly closed their eyes to the unfolding horror and did little to nothing to help stop what was, still is, and in my opinion, will forever remain the greatest human tragedy in all of mankind's recorded history.

Nothing...absolutely nothing...compares to the planned and then executed annihilation of six million Jews...killed not in battle but were “selectively chosen” to either be gassed, shot, hung, starved, worked to death, medically experimented on, and then burned to ashes in ovens or thrown into mass graves not only in an effort to try and erase the horrific deeds that were committed against their person, but to deem their very existence as meaningless. And it's this tragedy alone...done for no other reason than they were Jews...was documented via not only the meticulous Nazi records kept, but by photographs, newsreels, testimonies of survivors, and by the words of those American and Soviet troops who helped in the liberation of the camps...that has led me to believe that it's time we put two specific current events into their proper perspective.

First, it's time we no longer give “lip service” to those who are still demanding "reparations" for their long dead ancestors 85 years of slavery here in what is now and what officially was then the United States. That so-called “debt” has been paid way many times over. And second, it's time that those who continue to claim that Israel is committing "genocide" against the Palestinian people...or Gazans as some call themselves...still living in what remains of the Gaza Strip to please keep their mouths shut after Israel's rightful retaliation for the horrific events of what has come to be known as "Black Saturday" ...as in October 7, 2023...the day Hamas tried to finish, at least in part, the job Hitler thankfully failed to do.

Again, the unquestionable historical fact remains that the Jewish people have been on the receiving end of both centuries of violence and hate, which culminated in the “Holocaust.” But from the ashes of the "Holocaust" arose a new generation of Jews who not only founded a nation...the now and forever “Jewish State of Israel”...but whose children and grandchildren stand united in the fact that not only is "Never Again" now, but that "Never Again" does unequivocally mean "Never Again"...no ifs, ands, or buts allowed into the discourse.

And with that said "Never Again" now takes on a whole new and quite dangerous meaning as the UN's late September meeting will once again see on its agenda the official creating of a Palestinian State...the ever so infamous, non-workable “two-state solution”...a solution which would actually reward those who do continue to wish both the "Jewish State of Israel" and the Jewish people dead. And if you think the violence and hate will end with the UN basically trying to orchestrate the total demise of Israel as a “Jewish State,” you best think twice for the haters and one world government sorts...which seems to be the hallmark of the UN...will surely come for the Christians next...to think otherwise is foolhardy at best.

So as Israel's former European supporters are now turning on her one by one, turning in support of islamic terrorists whose self-welcomed incursion into their countries came replete with unseen knives, if you will, being held to their collective throats, we find France, the UK, Austria, Finland, Canada, Australia, and now Germany...as if Germany hasn't already done enough to the Jews...joining together in support of a “two-state solution.” And they do so while ignoring the fact that the Palestinians had already been given the Gaza Strip as a homeland back in 2005 after the “Oslo Accords,” and promptly turned it into both a hell hole and terrorist enclave by electing Hamas as their governing body.

And this now outwardly turning on Israel started just this past July courtesy of a UN “confab” (which the US and Israel rightfully did not attend) led by host countries France and Saudi Arabia...seemingly two peas in the same Israel and Jew hating pod.

And so the media then began spewing its lies about Israel committing “genocide” against the Palestinians still left in Gaza and doing so via starvation, while they completely ignored nor reported on the fact that Hamas operatives were being caught stealing the humanitarian aide that was indeed flowing into Gaza. And also throw into this media stirred pot of lies the cleverly crafted and orchestrated “staged photos” of supposedly starving and dying children that were being sold to the world as truth...that is until said photos were finally exposed as the fakes they were.

But still the hatred for Jews and Israel continues on unabated no matter that Hamas operatives continue to perpetrate acts of terrorism within Israel proper. One case in point, less than two weeks ago a pair of islamist terrorists opened fire on a crowded Jerusalem bus resulting in at least seven Israeli deaths, and many more wounded.

Sadly, the now aforementioned western countries...some of whom are NATO members... willingly have chosen to ignore right from wrong and good from evil, and have self reimposed the victim v. perpetrator mentality onto the “Jewish State of Israel.” And why so? I believe it's most likely being done in the name of abject “fear”...“fear” that what was done to Israel on October 7th will, in time, happen to their countries as well. But the truth they refuse to see is that it already has happened albeit on a smaller scale, for now anyway, for islamic incursion coupled with islamic based terrorism into both Europe and Australia has now reached record high numbers as has corresponding rapes, murders, and other assorted nasties.

Simply, those countries turning their backs on Israel have, at best, bought themselves nothing but a bit of time for another truth of what they “fear” is that by showing any support for Israel would see the UN then turning its back on them when the Palestinians do eventually come “a-knocking” on their respective doors. What a sad but truthful commentary on misplaced loyalty indeed. And so these countries will cowardly acquiesce to the extremist ideologies being pushed forward by the terrorist condoning, Palestinian supporting UN when the already on-the-agenda Palestinian statehood vote does take place later this month.

“Saving face” with their UN buddies is important to them even while knowing that a “two-state solution” is just window dressing and nothing more. Why so? Because the UN knows well that while they actually have no legal authority to take land away from one sovereign nation...in this case Israel...and give its land to a newly made up nation...as in Palestine...it still helps them perpetrate the on going but laughable ruse that the Palestinians will then in having a homeland suddenly coexist with Israel in both peace and security, while at the same time knowing it keeps the bottom of the Arab “cast system” barrel Palestinians corralled in the Middle East instead of their having to forcibly help in relocating any of these people to the aforementioned nations.

Remember, no country wants these people...not even their Arab brethren...no country wants the economic burden they bring with them...plus the known fact that the Palestinians seem to cause trouble and be trouble wherever they go, and that, most assuredly, will again come into play.

Simply, those countries still claiming to want a “two-state solution”...those saying they will vote for said solution even knowing that a sure to come “NO” vote by the United States will prevent it from happening courtesy of our exercising our veto power in the UN Security Council...do though want to see their vote helping to keep the Palestinian-Israeli fight ongoing replete with its bloodshed and depravity, but keeping it on Israel's doorstep and not on their own...it cannot be said any more directly than that.

 

Antisemitism/anti-Israel sentiments remain alive and well in many of the hearts of the aforementioned countries leaders as well as in increasing numbers of their people... while memories of the “Holocaust” and centuries of Jewish persecution and misplaced hate now sadly once again be damned. Case closed.

 

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Op-ed:

A Dangerous Symbolic Gesture 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

...And all I stated has led me to think about how the UN outwardly favors both those who commit terrorist acts and those who reward them for doing so. And to that I say the UN itself and certain member nations are part and parcel to what has become a so-called Middle East “crisis of humanity.” Why so...because the UN condones or looks away from any and all acts being perpetrated against the Jewish State as witnessed by all their anti-Israel resolutions that have been the UN's calling card for years. And when you add that the UN is no friend to the U.S. as well, you have to wonder why we and Israel are still member nations of such a group of cowards who lack the guts and fortitude to discern who the real enemies of “humanity” are.  

And all I stated has led me to think about how the UN outwardly favors both those who commit terrorist acts and those who reward them for doing so. And to that I say the UN itself and certain member nations are part and parcel to what has become a so-called Middle East “crisis of humanity.” Why so...because the UN condones or looks away from any and all acts being perpetrated against the...Read entire article and see video here.

Op-ed:

A Dangerous Symbolic Gesture 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

“Canada condemns the fact that the Israeli government has allowed a catastrophe to unfold in Gaza,”                   - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

On Thursday, July 31st, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada plans to recognize the “State of Palestine” at an upcoming September meeting of the United Nations...the reincarnation of the League of Nations in disguise...and do so if the fighting in what they call “Israeli occupied” Gaza has not stopped by then. And Carney believes that this, what amounts to a threat, would put pressure on Israel to stop their “supposed” starvation of Gaza residents...which has never existed by Israel's hand.

And so Carney's announcement, which he claimed was based upon assurances from the Palestinian Authority who claimed that reforms in its “governance” were ongoing, and stressed their willingness to hold general elections in 2026 of which Hamas “can play no part in,” saw Carney ignoring the fact that the PLO does tend to deal with “crossed fingers” behind their back when pushing forth their agenda. And Carney's announcement came but a week after France's President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will “officially recognize” a Palestinian state at said UN September meeting. 

And thus France became the first G7 nation to do so, while the next day the UK jumped onboard as their Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the UK will also recognize “Palestinian Statehood” at that UN meeting unless...again with the threats...Israel meets certain of their conditions. And what are the UK's conditions? First, Israel must agree to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and second, the prospect of a “two-state solution” must be revisited. And upon hearing Starmer's words Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rightfully responded that the UK was rewarding, “Hamas's monstrous acts of terrorism”...to which I say no truer words spoken...while President Trump stated that recognition of a State of Palestine is wrongly “rewarding Hamas.”

So what might have caused our fellow NATO nations to turn their collective backs on Israel, and on Netanyahu?

• First, know that both France and the U.K. have for years been submitting to islamist demands after allowing their countries...hence their cultures...to be overrun by islamist anything but refugees.

• Second, in late May, France, the UK, and Canada demanded that Israel end settlement construction in the West Bank, adding that they would “not hesitate to take further action, including targeted sanctions,” if Israel did not comply.

• Third, it's my opinion that some in the governments of France, the UK, and Canada are either veiled or openly anti-Semitic. Remember, some misguided sorts still blame the Jews for World War II and the destruction and hardships it caused. And when Hamas' actions of October 7th are coupled with the world's response or lack thereof to it, it leads me to believe that certain folks might actually want to help finish the job Hitler (thankfully) failed to complete, but do so minus their actually being physically on-the-ground involved, which is exactly what a UN vote for “Palestinian Statehood” would accomplish.

• Fourth, the governments of France, the UK, and Canada bought into the hype surrounding the now proven to be fake photo of a rail thin, almost skeletal Palestinian boy as being proof positive of Israel's starving the people in Gaza to death. Taking the media's word over the fact that the child was not and had not been starving to death, they willfully ignored the truth that said child suffers from cerebral palsy, hypoxemia (abnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood caused by pulmonary or heart disease), as well as having a serious genetic disorder.

And so this one photo saw the world's “bleeding heart” sorts, along with Jew-haters across the globe, helping to push the media's anti-Israel narrative that Israel wants all of the Palestinians dead. And they did so while ignoring the indisputable fact that it's Israel, together with the U.S., who continues to send massive amounts of humanitarian/food aid into Gaza only to have Hamas literally hijack said aid so that it does not and cannot reach the people in need.

Simply, if anyone is starving the Palestinians to death it's the Palestinians own Hamas brethren, who the people themselves did vote into power. In fact, American envoy Steve Witkoff, at the end of his recent Gaza visit, publicly stated that “there is no hunger in Gaza,” and that Hamas has “no reason not to negotiate”...which I take to mean that Hamas will not be surrendering anytime soon. And our Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also had a few words to say as well including that, “There is one reason there is suffering in Gaza, it's the same reason that 1200 people were massacred on October the 7th. It's the same reason that 250 people were taken hostage, 50 of them continue to be held hostage and tortured and that's because of Hamas. They are a terror organization and they've acted like it.” Blunt to the point words of truth too many do not want to hear let alone accept as fact.

And the words from members of the “Hostages Family Forum” also ring true as they wait for the release of their loved ones...or sadly their remains...still being held captive in Gaza. Saying that no recognition of a Palestinian state should come before all the remaining hostages are safely returned home and that, “Such recognition is not a step toward peace but rather a clear violation of international law and a dangerous moral and political failure that legitimizes horrific war crimes,” these folks understand better than most the true gravity of the situation.

And while they have appealed to the leaders of France, the UK, and Canada to reconsider their vote, Jonathan Panikoff...former deputy US national intelligence officer on the Middle East...stated that the push for recognition of Palestine as a “state” by France, the UK, and Canada is intended “to increase pressure on Israel to compel it to return to a two-state paradigm.” So while that might well be the case, said scenario is highly unlike as Netanyahu himself has stated that while he wants peace with the Palestinians, Israel sees any future “independent state” as a “potential platform to destroy Israel,” so “control of security must remain with Israel.”

Wise words indeed for it's now being reported, as I write this, that one Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official, proudly boasted on the Qatar based Al Jazeera network about the role that Hamas' October 7th massacre played in bringing the issue of Palestinian statehood back to the international forefront. Saying that interest in Palestinian statehood and the “fate of Palestinians” was only achieved through the terror group's “resistance and the blow we dealt to Israel,” Hamad's words actually sounded more like a not so veiled threat of more terrorist acts possibly to come, which is exactly why Israel must remain in control of security in Gaza for her existence as the “Jewish State” absolutely depends on it.

And while Hamad continues to spew his rhetoric to anyone who will listen, there remains about a month before the UN meets to vote on official Palestinian statehood. But here I present to you these key facts before this vote takes place. First, while Palestine as a nation has already been recognized by 147 of the 193 UN members to date...Israel is recognized as a sovereign state by 164 of said 193 nations...what the UN now considers to be Palestine holds only a non-member “observer status”... meaning they cannot vote...while Israel holds full voting membership. Remember, being recognized as a “nation” is not the same thing as being an official UN member “state.”

So taking yet another vote on the same issue actually has no legal bearing as lands belonging to Israel are not the UN's to take away. The land in question cannot be given by the UN to the Palestinians or to anyone else without Israel's consent as per the “Palestinian Mandate of 1967” which not only “dismissed” the right of Palestinians to self-determination and statehood, but that the land they claim to be theirs was “voided of a legitimate sovereigncy.” Simply, the lands in question belong to Israel alone to do as she so wishes to do.

And that means that while France, the UK, and Canada...in a quest for political relevancy...will most likely “symbolically” recognize Palestine as a “state” come September, it is unlikely that the UN would be able to do so both legally and officially. Why so...because not only will the U.S. likely block such a foolish action, but because logic and the reality on the ground is unlikely to change even if “statehood” was to be passed. 

Remember, in the eyes of certain all-important key players the UN has proven itself time and again to be a neutered, Israel and Jew hating anything but conduit for peace.

So where do we stand now as the vote date is fast approaching? It seems that both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu...the man trying to save his nation...might now be taking an “all or nothing approach”...as in “NO piecemeal deals"...to the situation by rightfully setting their own set of conditions which includes Hamas' full demilitarization of the Gaza Strip; releasing all the hostages at one time; that “temporary” administration of Gaza is under American leadership; and that if not agreed to by Hamas that Israel will launch a military operation to not only eliminate what's left of Hamas,* but to reverse what was then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's forced 2005 Israeli “disengagement from Gaza” in hopes it that it would brig peace...which thanks to Hamas' ongoing actions it did not.

And that seems to be the point we're at now, as I write this, for after last week's horrific video released by Hamas of emaciated hostage Evyatar David fearing that he's being forced before the cameras to dig his own grave, Netanyahu now has on the table the retaking of Gaza in full and eliminating what is left of Hamas...a good thing indeed for Yassir Arafat's made-up people along with their made up cause must accept as reality that they already have a homeland and it's called Jordan...let them rightfully go knock on the "kinglet" Abdullah's door. 

 

And all I stated has led me to think about how the UN outwardly favors both those who commit terrorist acts and those who reward them for doing so. And to that I say the UN itself and certain member nations are part and parcel to what has become a so-called Middle East “crisis of humanity.” Why so...because the UN condones or looks away from any and all acts being perpetrated against the Jewish State as witnessed by all their anti-Israel resolutions that have been the UN's calling card for years. And when you add that the UN is no friend to the U.S. as well, you have to wonder why we and Israel are still member nations of such a group of cowards who lack the guts and fortitude to discern who the real enemies of “humanity” are.

And maybe it's also time to take another look at NATO for they, like the UN, so relish in taking what they can from us and our true allies, but delivering little in return. Maybe new alliances need to be forged because what we have now does not seem to be working. We helped to save the world in two world wars, and now it's time to take out the terrorist trash for what we are witnessing regarding Israel v. Hamas, Israel v. turncoat nations, can easily turn into a nightmare that we might never wake up from. Something to think about as the UN's September pro-Palestinian, pro-terrorist agenda vote is fast approaching...something to think about regarding those turning on Israel like France, the UK, and Canada who in supporting said agenda says all one needs to know. Case closed.

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FOOTNOTE

* Late Thursday evening, August 7th, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City not to govern Gaza but to remove the last vestiges of Hamas, and to secure and bring safely home any hostages still found alive. 

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Op-ed:

What Hamas Really Hoped to Achieve

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google

 

“There is no discussion of Barghouti being released,”

 - An undisclosed Israeli senior official's response to media reports regarding Marwan Barghouti being part of the Israel/ Hamas hostage exchange deal.

Marwan Barghouti...a name few have heard of, is the name of the man that every Israeli administration, to date, has refused to release in any prisoner exchanges done in the past and hopefully will not consider doing now. However, even with that said, I believe Marwan Barghouti holds the key not only to Hamas' releasing all the remaining Israeli hostages held...if any are still alive that is...but is the man who holds not only Gaza's possible future in his hands, but who might actually be the underlining reason for Hamas' October 7th attack on Israel.

In other words, securing Barghoti's release might have been Hamas' “Black Saturday” goal all along with their atrocities committed being but the means, they believed, that would have helped to secure his release out of fear that more such attacks would soon follow.

And why do I believe this...because recent musings out of the Middle East show Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and the UAE wanting Barghouti to be the man to lead what would be their “joint control” of Gaza where Hamas would be allowed to survive intact...possibly tempered down a bit...but would still be operational enough to do their and Iran's anti-Israel bidding. And don't think for a minute that the countries I stated...whether or not they signed onto the “Abraham Accords”...are Israel's true friend for Arab loyalties, for some, do go much deeper then their wanting peace with Israel.

Simply, I believe that Marwan Barghouti is the one prisoner Hamas wanted returned all along, and that Benjamin Netanyahu surmised this as well for he knows the power Barghouti held and still holds now even while he remains in an Israeli high security prison. Remember, none of the prisoners Netanyahu released in what was a totally lopsided... numbers wise...hostage exchange deal remains as important to Hamas as this man is. 

And also know that once imprisoned and with decades now having past, most folks have forgotten Barghouti's importance as a key player not only within the Palestinian Authority...he was a former senior Fatah official and the leading candidate to succeed Mahmoud Abbas as chairman of said Palestinian Authority...but was and remains even from prison a vocal advocate for a “two-state solution” by any means possible. And why...because Barghouti and his followers still see a “two-state solution” being perceived on the world stage as a defeat for Israel and a win for Iran, her proxy army Hamas, and the Palestinian people as well.

A “two-state solution” on what would be terrorist mastermind Barghouti's terms would be but yet another bloodied knife dug into the back of the “Little Satan” Israel, while at the same time humiliating, mocking, and shaming the “Big Satan,” as in the United States.

Now think of it this way, the multitudes of low-level Palestinian criminals who were being exchanged for a few Israelis were but a “divert and defect” operation by Hamas to try and “hide,” if they could, Barghouti within the ranks of the hostages being exchanged, a clever but thankfully failed ploy. Why so...because Marwan Barghouti's release and his becoming the leader in Gaza...that is if Trump's plan was not implemented and the four aforementioned Arab nations plan was...probably would see the dynamics of the Middle East change and not in a way as to secure Israel's survival as the “Jewish State, but in a way to secure her being wiped off the face of the map.

Marwan Barghouthi is indeed a “bad guy,” captured by Israel in Ramallah on April 15, 2002 during the “Second Intifada.” Tried, convicted, and imprisoned with five consecutive life sentences adjudicated for his involvement in a number of deadly attacks...attacks which resulted in the murders of a number of Israelis along with a Catholic priest...saw Barghouti's following amongst his fellow Palestinians, his fellow prisoners, and Israel's enemies growing, thus making him more dangerous now than he was before said imprisonment. A cult hero of sorts to the anti-Israel/anti-Semitic crowd, Marwan Barghouti is known to some as “Palestine's Mandela,” which is a far cry from the truth.

“Leave us Hamas, we want to live freely,” so said a crowd recently demonstrating in Eastern Gaza City, while a similar protest took place just over five miles away in Beit Lahia.

So as more protests against Hamas are starting to take hold in what remains of Gaza...protests led by those calling themselves Gazans as opposed to just being seen as Palestinians...these brave people have made it clear that they are tired of Hamas' seemingly never ending war with Israel, and now want Hamas to leave Gaza. Simply, these voices once silenced now speak loudly and rightfully blame Hamas for failing to bring an end to the war, and the last thing these people need or want now is the shadow influence of a man like Marwan Barghouti to become yet another obstacle to their much wanted peace.

Israel must never release Marwan Barghouti no matter Hamas' promises made or Iran's threats delivered for this one man, who is capable even from prison of stirring the misguided pot of Palestinian discontentment, could well be the lynch pin for seeing the Israel v. Hamas war escalating into a more regional conflict and spreading outward from there. His hatred of Israel and the Jewish people is probably on par with that of Iran which frankly does say it all, for while Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to save a nation, folks like Marwan Barghouti and his supporters are trying to destroy her...one Israeli at a time if need be. Case closed.

Copyright © 2025 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.

Op-ed:

A Bad Resolution...An Unacceptable Solution...Peace Questionable At Best

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The Op-ed posted here is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com nor Google.

...And then there's Jordan, the country the Palestinians rightfully should call home. King Abdullah II (the “kinglet” as he is known to some) has stated on numerous occasions that Jordan will take in no Palestinian refugees for fear that Israel's government wants to “permanently expel” all Palestinians from Israel, thus eliminating demands for Palestinian statehood. But truthfully what Abdullah and others really wanted is the total elimination of Israel, and the replacing of her with an islamic Palestinian state.  

 

But what's odd is that with most Palestinians being of Jordanian descent and lineage, and with the Palestinians already in Jordan being fully naturalized citizens who hold Jordanian passports, work permits, drivers licenses, etc., the truth is that Jordan is already an existing Palestinian homeland just with a different name. So exactly why doesn't Abdullah want to take his own people back into the fold? Simply, because Abdullah just doesn't care as witnessed by these words said to the German Chancellor on October 17, 2023, “This is a situation (meaning the war and statehood) that has to be handled within Gaza and the West Bank, and you don’t have to carry this out on the shoulders of others”...as in force the refuges on Jordan. Read entire article here.

Op-ed:

A Bad Resolution...An Unacceptable Solution...Peace Questionable At Best

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The Op-ed posted here is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com nor Google.

Friday, October 6, 2023 saw a peaceful day in the Middle East...peaceful between Israel and the Palestinians living in Gaza. On October 7, 2023...a day forever to be known as “Black Saturday”...the Iranian financed and armed terrorist organization Hamas...the governing body voted into power by the Palestinian people in 2006...broke said peace in the most horrific, barbaric, and savage of ways. Whole families were slaughtered in their sleep; women were gang raped; people were burnt alive, others were beheaded; a baby was cooked to death in an oven; and over 200 civilian hostages were taken. Blood was everywhere in a number of Kibbutzim near the Gaza border for no other reason than they were Jews...for no other reason than Iran and Hamas (a direct outshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood's Palestinian branch) wished both Israel and the Jewish people wiped from the face of the map.

And while condemnation of Hamas was worldwide at first, in time it morphed into acts akin to the lead in to the Holocaust as antisemitism once again resurfaced both here at home and abroad after Israel retaliated against the acts taken...acts not unlike those of Nazi Germany.

“Over kill” many called it as more Palestinians were killed in Israel's retaliatory strikes than were Israelis on October 7th, but unlike the victims in Israel most of the the Palestinians who died, died because they did not heed Israel's warning to vacate certain targeted areas where Hamas operatives were believed to be hiding. And while Israel always tries to keep civilian casualties to a minimum... they are the only country to warn an enemy's civilian population to vacate an area before they fire the first rocket...but unfortunately most did not resulting in a high Palestinian death toll. But the numbers cited seem to be over estimated by Gaza officials who knew Israel's goal is to completely eliminate Hamas, dare they ever try to strike Israel again.

And as Israel's offensive rightfully continues on, so too has condemnation from international communities who believe that they have a right to tell the sovereign nation of Israel what they can and cannot do no matter that it was their border alone that was breached. Israel did not initiate this war but they will end the war on their terms alone. And as antisemitism continues to rise, the “European Parliament” took it upon themselves to pass a “resolution” calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. 

And while they demanded two preset conditions, the fact remains that the “European Parliament” has no right dictating to Israel...nor any nation not part of the “European Union”...what they can or cannot do in both matters and time of war.

So while the “EP” made clear its support for Israel...to some degree that is...their first condition was a call for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire” with said ceasefire beginning with the “immediate and unconditional release” of all the hostages taken. And their second condition was that Hamas must be totally “dismantled”...no mention of the word “destroyed.” Word semantics maybe...an act of veiled placation more than likely. And in regards to the remaining known hostages, does anyone still believe that most or any of the hostages taken are still alive...I sadly do not.

Here are the reasons for my stating that the “EP” only supports Israel “to some degree,” with the first reason being the fact that said “resolution” also stated that its members must address and denounce what they called “the disproportionate Israeli military response, which has caused a civilian death toll on an unprecedented scale.” Denounce the death toll,..I say “no way” for the true Palestinian death toll is still unknown, and besides who is the “EP” to tell Israel what is proportionate or not, especially when many of those killed in Israel's rightful retaliatory strikes were targeted Hamas operatives and their supporters.

And second is that said “resolution” not only called for “full humanitarian access throughout the Gaza Strip;” but that the “occupation of the Palestinian territories” must end, and that the“European initiative to put the two-state solution needs to be put back on track”...as in post-haste. To all I stated I say no way...not now...not ever.

Why so? Let's start with“humanitarian aide” which must be carefully weighed as the Palestinians living in Gaza...with some referring to themselves as “Gazans”...not only willingly voted terrorists into power, but most of them supported and heralded Hamas' October 7th actions. And this was witnessed by the multitudes who gathered in Gaza's streets to welcome back their so-called “heroes” with fists and voices raised in solidarity, while they prodded and spat upon the hostages...some wounded and bleeding...as they were paraded through the streets. Those supporting barbaric savagery should be given, in my opinion, no aide at all for the very act of giving them aid allows Hamas' genocidal ideology and ensuing actions to continue on...continue on through their children...the next generation of terrorists... children indoctrinated into both hating Israel and the Jewish people almost from the time they are born.

Now as for the “European Parliament” demanding that “the occupation of the Palestinian territories (in this case Gaza) must end,” and that a “two-state solution” is the only chance for peace, here it's important to understand that technically there never has been a “Palestine” state let alone a country nor were there ever a people known as “Palestinians”...that is until then PLO leader Yassir Arafat “invented” them in the late 1960s to help push forward his radical PLO agenda. Also understand that there has been no...I repeat no...Israeli occupation of Gaza since 2005 when Israel, hoping it would help bring peace, turned Gaza over to the Palestinians who in turn voted out what was then the PLO governing body in 2006 by voting Hamas into power instead.

So how can Israel end an “occupation” that has not been in existence for almost two decades? Simply they cannot, but we can help expose the lie and hope that others learn the truth as to who the real “bad guys” are.

So what did Israel get for this Gaza gesture of peace but a continuing barrage of Hamas terrorist attacks courtesy of Iran's support. And while a “two-state solution” seems like an admirable goal, at least on paper it does...but the reality is that it's totally unattainable under the current conditions. Remember, Israel has offered Palestinian leaders numerous peace deals in the past... deals that could have resulted in Palestinian statehood...yet each offer was rejected because the Palestinians refused to lay down their weapons and acknowledge Israel's right to exist.

And now it seems they never will especially when Hamas and its supporters...including those here in the U.S...continue altering the region's history to justify their means...as in no Jewish State of Israel must exist on the land they call Palestine...land considered to be the southern part of the “Levant”... land they believe belongs to the Palestinians alone. How wrong these people are.

Here are a few historical facts, starting with the name “Palestine.” “Palestine” was first used by the Roman poet Ovid to describe a generalized region west of Mesopotamia, and later used by Roman authorities to describe an “administrative provincial category,” and nothing more.

As per the words of the Old Testament, Exodus 23:31, “I will set your border from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates,” was the land God promised to the Jewish people, but unfortunately what comprises Israel today is less than 5% of that which God promised. And not to be forgotten is that for over four centuries prior to the first World War, said land was part of the Turkish-ruled Ottoman Empire. And it was only after the war and the empire's collapse, that the territory the British referred to as “Palestine”...which never was an Arab nor any people's sovereign nation...was assigned by the League of Nations to Great Britain to administer to. And here via what became a “mandate,” Britain was appointed with the task of establishing a “national home for the Jewish people.”

Now let's fast forward to 1948 and the creation of what became the“Jewish State of Israel.” But first let us clear the key misconception in regards to Israel's creation... the one that Israel was given to the Jewish people as compensation for the Holocaust. This is unequivocally not true for this land had already been established as a “Jewish homeland” by the League of Nations decades before. And besides, no Arabs then, nor any of the Palestinians now, have a legitimate claim to a land that was never theirs to begin with. Now coupling that with the fact Israel is but a sliver of land surrounded by millions of acres of Arab land, you'd think their fellow Arabs would give up a small piece of land for the Palestinians to call home, or at least give them refuge, but they will not. And why...because the Arab nations know that the so-called “Palestinians“ are caste-wise at the bottom of the barrel and do most assuredly breed trouble wherever they go.

Take Egypt for example who not only shares a border with Gaza but helps Israel's blockade of Gaza. Egypt had trouble with Palestinians in the past, and fears that by accepting more into their country Hamas and other militant groups, like Islamic Jihad, would be mixed in amongst the new arrivals, never mind the influx itself would create a burden on Egypt's economy. In fact, President el-Sisi stated about the Palestinians that, “It’s important for its people to stay steadfast and exist on their own land, “ but that, “Egypt will exert its utmost efforts to alleviate their suffering.”

Also, a large Palestinian presence could again “destabilize” the Sinai region. Egypt's military rid Sinai of Hamas backed militants who previously came under the guise of being refugees, and tried to set-up bases from which to attack Israel. In fact, el-Sisi feels so strongly about this that he said of Sinai, “the presence of Palestinian militants in Sinai would again become a base for attacks on Israel. Israel would have the right to defend itself...and would strike Egyptian territory.” Remember, Israel and Egypt have been at peace since 1979, and el-Sisi does not want any trouble for Egypt, especially by those in Islamic Jihad, a direct offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group Egypt has had much trouble with in the past.

And then there's Jordan, the country the Palestinians rightfully should call home. King Abdullah II (the “kinglet” as he is known to some) has stated on numerous occasions that Jordan will take in no Palestinian refugees for fear that Israel's government wants to “permanently expel” all Palestinians from Israel, thus eliminating demands for Palestinian statehood. But truthfully what Abdullah and others really wanted is the total elimination of Israel, and the replacing of her with an islamic Palestinian state.

But what's odd is that with most Palestinians being of Jordanian descent and lineage, and with the Palestinians already in Jordan being fully naturalized citizens who hold Jordanian passports, work permits, drivers licenses, etc., the truth is that Jordan is already an existing Palestinian homeland just with a different name. So exactly why doesn't Abdullah want to take his own people back into the fold? Simply, because Abdullah just doesn't care as witnessed by these words said to the German Chancellor on October 17, 2023, “This is a situation (meaning the war and statehood) that has to be handled within Gaza and the West Bank, and you don’t have to carry this out on the shoulders of others”...as in force the refuges on Jordan.

Not such unexpected words coming from the man who has yet to totally cut ties to the Muslim Brotherhood who, like he, remains somewhat in the shadows yet is committed to armed resistance against Israel and the aforementioned creation of an islamic Palestinian state. King Abdullah II, no matter his western appearance and mannerisms is, in my opinion, an islamist at heart.

And while some Arab nations do want ties with Israel, with some already stating the Israel does have a right to exist, others are still of the mindset that Middle East peace can only happen when, “from the river to the sea, and from the north to the south,” Israel and the Jewish people are no more. Thankfully, Israel does not see it that way nor do her true allies and friends. Case closed.

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