THE KUHNS REPORT
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Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Israel just cannot stop agitating and stirring the pot in the Middle East.
Israel launched a Friday attack on the Gaza Strip. They initiated the attack. The Israel airstrikes killed three Gazans including a young boy and a farm guard. The airstrike also killed PRC leader Zuhair al-Qaissi in a car in downtown Gaza. To date, three days of attacks have ensued, with no signs of letting up.
The cross-border fighting was solely caused by the act of Israel attacking Gaza.It should be noted that in this preemptive attack on the Gazans by Israel Hamas has pointedly kept its large rocket arsenal and thousands of fighters out of this particular confrontation. Even Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak acknowledged that Hamas did not take part in the rocket salvos.
Israel's military chief, Lt. General Benny Gantz, said yesterday that "we are not interested in escalation in and of itself." What a crock. Israel appears to want to escalate the friction and unrest in the Middle East as a pretext to go to war.
Benjamin Netanyahu stated "the airstrikes would continue as long as necessary." "We have a clear policy": " We will hit anyone who plans to harm us." That's all fine and good but assumptions and vague implications does not make for a "PLAN." Again, he is using the policy of "I think", "maybe" "they could" which really boils down to:" I want to cause unrest and attack another territory and need a reason to do so."
Netanyahu and his cohorts say that they launched the attack in downtown Gaza to stop a plan (again- with the "plan") by Zuhair al-Qaissi) splinter group to infiltrate into Israel through Egypt's lawless Sinai Peninsula. Israel says the PRC was behind an attack on the border in August, killing eight Israelis. Really? Where's the proof. Again with the "I think"and "could be's". I say, that's no way to run a country. Instead, if Israel is infiltrated, then, and only then, arrest and punish the infiltrators. Don't cry until you are hurt Israel.
When your are hit and know who it is that hit you, that is when you respond in kind. What's wrong with this picture? As it stands, the picture being seen by all of the Palestinians, all of the Arab world and the rest of the international community is one of Israel deliberately increasing and escalating the tension and turmoil across the entire Middle East.
My view is one that Israel should immediately stop any and all airstrikes. Other Arab countries, like Egypt are continually trying to broker a peace and resolution to this Israel/Arab conflict but they cannot make any headway as long as Israel continues to use preemptive military strikes.
Does Israel really expect Gaza and the Palestinian people not defend themselves? That is what Israel is always whining about. They say "we have a right to defend ourselves." True, but only when you're attacked. In this case, Gaza was attacked. So my question to Netanyahu and his military? Doesn't Gaza have a right to defend themselves when in fact, they were attacked FIRST?
Israel, "stop" instigating , agitating and stirring the cauldron throughout the Middle East by picking fights with your neighbors. Until you are actually militarily attacked by another country, let life go on in Israel and the Palestinian territories as usual while letting the world powers resume the project of building a two state solution. Israel, your country keeps picking at an open scab and anyone knows that if you keep picking at a scab, it will never heal. STOP, your aggressive behavior and allow things to cool down. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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