Kadima delivers while Likud disappoints

Concessions instead of Aggression
Before Ariel Sharon went into a coma, one that seems certain to last until his death, he left his former party (Likud) to form a new one he named the 'Kadima' party. It is a centrist party that, under the direction of the deputy Prime Minister- Ehud Olmert, seems to be much more left of center. One of Sharon's final acts as PM was to turn over Gaza to the Palestinians. It was a monumental mistake that seems sure to lead to increased violence and more intense and devastating attacks.

When former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would be running for the Likud Party (which he formed) I was very optimistic. Netanyahu pledged to take back the Gaza and ramp up security. While the Kadima Party promised peace agreements. We know what those peace agreements are good for don't we Mr. Carter and Clinton? Well, as of Wednesday we can begin to worry.

Kadima Wins!


The Likud Party and Benjamin Netanyahu only managed to win eleven seats in the General Elections. Kadima took the majority with 28 of the 120 seat parliament. This is not a large enough majority for them to gain sole control of the government, but it does give Ehud Olmert great hopes to win the PM spot in the next elections. Immediately after his party's victory was predicted on Israeli TV, Olmert said, "We have been entrusted with the task of determining the country's character,"
Yes Mr. Olmert, you have been entrusted with the nation's character. It is that very character shift that worries me. Sharon began the shift to the Left by vowing to redraw Israeli borders by 2010, and officially transferring Gaza to the Palestinians. Olmert is talking of peace agreements that are laden with further Israeli compromises.


Peace without strength is not possible!



















The problem I have with the que sera sera approach taken by the Kadima party and leftists around the world is that they do not seem to think aggression should be met with aggression. Instead of conceding at every turn, Israel should take a hard line approach when it comes to Islamic Terrorists like the PLO and Hamas. These groups believe that Israeli's have no claim to the land of Israel and that the land belongs solely to Muslims. They will not rest until every Jew is driven from the land, and many want them driven from the Earth. They attack Israel incessantly (even as recently as Wednesday during the elections) without regard for innocent human life, not even their own. If you can rationally defend the pacifist approach that brings the enemy of Israel closer and rewards their murderous behavior, I would love to hear it. Some believe that the Israeli people who voted for the Kadima party did so, for the most part, out of love and respect for their dying leader. Perhaps this is a final tip of the hat to their dying leader and then they are going to toughen their stance. I say that analogy does not hold water, the pacifist agenda has taken hold in Israel and the fruits of their agenda (annihilation) is neigh.

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