Knee-Jerk Liberal Left Returns to Itself
4:05 pm Israeli time:
Home Front: Police report that 110 rockets have fallen in Israel so far today. Earlier an Arab mother and her five year old child were killed by a direct hit on a house in their village.
Lebanon: For the first time the IAF is dropping leaflets in the southern neighborhoods of Beirut warning of imminent attacks. IDF engaged in heavy fighting in Marjayoun and villages near Bent Jebail.
[Personal Update: The reporters here are also beginning to feel the stress of the war and the never-ending reporting. I just heard a reporter on the radio announce "a rocket fell in the Kiryat Shmona area, hitting a chicken coop in a moshav. Some of the chickens died and some went into shock". He then stopped himself and said "huh" - he is now checking the report to see if this was a practical joke in order to lift spirits, or if someone was seriously in need of some sleep!!! How do you know if a chicken is in shock anyway?]
I guess it was just a matter of time. The left wing Meretz Party and Peace Now have announced that they will join the anti-war protests. Until now they supposedly supported the war, because it was justified. Now that the government has approved the increase in the number of troops going in to Lebanon (so that maybe we can stop the rocket attacks and kill the terrorists) they have decided to protest against it.
I am honestly confused. If the war was justified two days ago, when the rockets kept landing on Israeli soil and killing civilians, why is it now not justified? The rockets are still flying and civilians are still being killed. The terrorists are still there.
I guess until a rocket falls on Sheinkin there will be people who are still deluded. My question is, what will happen to the people on the left who have already woken up? Will this war mark the beginning of the Israeli neo-con movement?
4:05 pm Israeli time:
Home Front: Police report that 110 rockets have fallen in Israel so far today. Earlier an Arab mother and her five year old child were killed by a direct hit on a house in their village.
Lebanon: For the first time the IAF is dropping leaflets in the southern neighborhoods of Beirut warning of imminent attacks. IDF engaged in heavy fighting in Marjayoun and villages near Bent Jebail.
[Personal Update: The reporters here are also beginning to feel the stress of the war and the never-ending reporting. I just heard a reporter on the radio announce "a rocket fell in the Kiryat Shmona area, hitting a chicken coop in a moshav. Some of the chickens died and some went into shock". He then stopped himself and said "huh" - he is now checking the report to see if this was a practical joke in order to lift spirits, or if someone was seriously in need of some sleep!!! How do you know if a chicken is in shock anyway?]
I guess it was just a matter of time. The left wing Meretz Party and Peace Now have announced that they will join the anti-war protests. Until now they supposedly supported the war, because it was justified. Now that the government has approved the increase in the number of troops going in to Lebanon (so that maybe we can stop the rocket attacks and kill the terrorists) they have decided to protest against it.
I am honestly confused. If the war was justified two days ago, when the rockets kept landing on Israeli soil and killing civilians, why is it now not justified? The rockets are still flying and civilians are still being killed. The terrorists are still there.
I guess until a rocket falls on Sheinkin there will be people who are still deluded. My question is, what will happen to the people on the left who have already woken up? Will this war mark the beginning of the Israeli neo-con movement?
posted by westbankmama at 1:17 PM
5 Comments:
How do you treat a chicken in shock?
we can only hope that it won't take another rocket to blast the liberals into reality.
on another note, i found this quote today on the randi rhodes site (she's really awful)
"If this [ed. the terror plot that was uncovered] proves to be real, kudos to the Brits for fighting terrorism with solid police work instead of bombing civilians."
--randi rhodes, air america uber-liberal
the reason i'm posting it is because when i woke up to the news this morning about the terror plot in london, my first thought that maybe people would wake up and finally see the light. now i'm not so sure....
g*d willing, in israel the liberals will see the light.
We do not understand what the difference between rockets still raining down on northern Israel today and two days ago is, either.
After hearing reports that the massive ground offensive had been stopped and, moreover, that at least 1,000 if not more IDF troops were pulled out of south Lebanon, we were reduced to just praying that G-d might spare Israel anymore IDF or civilian casualties. We don't know what else to do right now except to pray.
We wish there was more we could do for Israel and her people right now.
G-dspeed,
DWB
ocean guy - I have no idea.
bec - just like there are no athiests in a foxhole, there are no liberals in a bomb shelter. The problem is that the liberals in Tel-Aviv are not in bomb shelters - so they don't really feel it.
DWB - prayer is always good. Our soldiers are brave, our civilians are brave - but our politicians are trying desperately to cover their rear ends - which is an impossible task anyway.
WestBankPapa here...
Chickens in shock? It's a real problem, since you obviously can't use chicken soup...
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