Who Is Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?

I am. I’m afraid of the big bad wolf. Who is he? It’s more like an ”it”! I’m afraid of the world-wide Jihadist movement that has spread its tentacles far beyond its birthplace deep in the heart of Arabia. Its strongest visible emanations are currently coming from Iran,

fostering it with Qatar. It is deeply implanted in Isis, Islamic State, Al Qaeda, in Syria and Iraq, HAMAS AND HISBULLAH in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. (Paradoxically the U.S. and western Countries, and the UN, are financing terrorism through UNRWA.)

 Jihadism had its more recent origin in Afghanistan’s struggle, first against Russia and later the U.S., in the person of the Taliban. Its later evolution in Syria and Iraq devolved into a competition, physically and philosophically, between Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.  While these groupings continue to exist, and actually oppose existing Arab regimes, (and are the reason for a U.S. presence,) currently, other Islamic parties have been organized using Israel as their focus. These bodies are being mainly financed and led by Iran, (and historically, Qatar,). They are  using Hamas and Hezbollah as their standard bearers. Their representatives are hard at work in many places in the Arab world, with many  supporters now  implanted in western capitals.

With the emigration of many followers of Islam to many western countries, the stage is set for an impact on a street corner near you.

While many of us are confused by the welter of different organizations in the mix, some with different priorities and goals, we have to understand that all essentially oppose western civilization as we know it, and aspire to Islamic hegemony on this planet. Despite the efforts of many of the followers of Islam to adapt their lives to western society, we have seen time and again that the agenda often continues to be dictated by extremists, (and, often, Islamic clerics).

 Those people want the lives of the followers of Islam to follow the rules of Sharia, Islamic religious laws, some of which are in direct conflict with the laws of the western countries they may be inhabiting. Wherever they are, they put pressure on the authorities to modify the rules of western society to minimize the clash between the systems. For example, although we no longer say the Lord’s Prayer in our schools, separating church and state, we now have prayer rooms in some schools in Ontario, Canada.

The problem most often can arise when there are concentrations of followers of Islam in a particular geographic area. Acitivists use political pressure, the power of numbers, to disable the effective operation of the organs of the state. Normal safe-quards disappear, moderates are cowed into submission to religious authorities by physical threat that general community authorities ignore.

 No-go zones are erected in the West where the law of the land is no longer enforced, in London, Marseille, Stockholm and some areas of Belgium, Germany and France. This is even appearing in Michigan. A Canadian Imam was recorded in English urging Islamic followers into action against “criminal Jews”. Islamic organizations like CAIR, based in the U.S., scream about Islamophobia while attacks against Jews multiply by a thousand times more. CAIR’s charitable status is being questioned as it is being accused of being a front for jihadist terrorists and the like.

This cannot help but impact our lives in the general society we strive to construct in a positive way. These are the people who are asking us to accept that the actions of the Gaza terrorists of Hamas on October 7 in Israel can be justified on any grounds, that Palestine from the river to the sea can serve as a basis for peace in the Middle East rather than the basis for the next Holocaust.

How many of the young people chanting this jihadist slogan which is part of the Hamas charter, understand what they are saying?

Now the Palestinian Authority, which has jurisdiction in some parts of Israel, (Judea and Samaria) under the Oslo Accords accepted by Israel, has invited Hamas to become its successor. This is the P.A.’s proposed path to peace. This will erase the Accords under which the P.A. derives its existence. The Hamas Charter is in direct conflict with the Accord. Should such a merger occur the P.A would no longer have legal basis and its observance could be cancelled by Israel.

How can any intelligent person see a peaceful region without the total eradication of Hamas on Israeli territory. Mr. Abbas, the president, indeed the P.A., has shown how unfit they are to be part of any meaningful post-October 7^th future in the Middle East. They represent the past that we can hope fully wipe away to create a brighter future for its inhabitants.

Yes, I am afraid of the Jihadist wolf forcing a peaceful Islamic community into radicalization and opposition to the western way of life and western values of tolerance for the opinion of others. The promotion of violence is their “raison d’etre”.

The peaceful way forward, the Israel government model for the future in Gaza has been outlined. Palestinian authorities are being established to govern civil affairs in the areas where Hamas terrorists have been eliminated. Friendly nations will be invited to participate in reconstruction. The IDF will continue its responsibility to maintain overall security. UNRWA , which has been proven to operate as a vehicle of Hamas oppression will cease to operate in Gaza.

 

Yes, I am afraid of the big bad wolf! Not only in Israel, but in our own backyard.