Israel has been busy... and now terrorists in the region have a leadership vacuum.

 (I am surprised that they took this long to begin the process of hunting down terrorist leadership. After all, remove the head of the snakes and in the case of terrorists, that might not kill the snake but it will sure slow them down.)

Leftists, including Kackling Kamala, have been making demands on Israel to appease their terrorist base. And I get that, they need the terrorist-supporting and illegal votes in November.

Another one bites the dust.

Here's the problem: a cease-fire only benefits the terrorists. And when it comes to voting, who else are the terrorist-supporters going to vote for if not #roundheels?

The equation from Israel's side is simple.

To stop (or at least drastically reduce) terrorist attacks, they have to destroy terrorists in both gaza and the west bank. The only thing a cease fire would accomplish is a pause to allow the terrorists to resupply and rearm.

Part of that process includes the elimination of those in charge of these Iranian clients.

And since Iran is backing these terrorists, it likely will require the elimination of some Iranians as well.

Iran has to throw a fit for internal consumption; who can forget their last "revenge tour" that proved to be a debacle?

I support Israel. Period. They let terrorists fire thousands of rockets from gaza into their country. And they let that happen without retaliation, save for some air strikes.

Until October 7.

In warfare, there is no such thing as a "proportional response."

In World War Two, for example, the Japanese Killed 2,403 military personnel and 68 civilians.

Our (including allies) retaliation included as many as 2.3 million soldiers and as many as 800,000 civilians against Japan.

In Germany, 5.3 million soldiers and up to 3 million civilians. And it is of note that essentially, Germany did not attack us to kick off a war.

Israel is fighting for their existence, which a part of the hamas charter indicates they should not have. When you fight for your survival, you will no more be concerned about the niceties when it comes to your enemies than the enemies who raped and slaughtered 1400 mostly civilians, wounding/injuring 4600 more and kidnapping 240 more for hostages were concerned about the niceties for their victims.

Is there a risk of a, heaven forbid, wider war? Of course. Should Israel ignore the leadership of the organizations attempting to destroy them? Of course NOT.

Israel is a nuclear power. For now, at least, Iran appears not to have achieved that lofty perch/Obama/Biden's best efforts notwithstanding.

Would those whining about Israel's response prefer that form of retaliation? What does everyone sniveling believe Israel would do if their national survival was at stake?

The vast majority of gazans claim to support hamas. The vast majority of west bankers claim to support hezbollah.

Well, here's the deal using our past responses:

"All the gazans are guilty of the crimes of hamas, on the same level as the leadership of the hamas - because they chose and did not stop their power when they committed crimes against humanity."

Here's the reality:

The IDF incursion would end tomorrow.

All the gazans/west bankers have to do is turn over every member of hamas, every hamas supporter, all weapons and all monies/aid hamas has stolen to the IDF.

Return all hostages (and the bodies of those hamas has killed)

Turn over anyone involved in the Oct 7 slaughter, even peripherally.

Agree to frequent inspections to make sure gaza/west bank end their attacks on Israel.

And understand that Oct 7 means permanent occupation. And "permanent" means "forever."

Do this, and the military action would end.

The choices are stark. The choices are simple.

It's up to the people on the ground.

And their continued support of hamas makes them equally culpable.

Meanwhile, Israel rightfully will continue to do their work. And the leadership of hamas hiding out in the 5 star hotels in Qatar should probably update their life insurance policies.

Their play time appears to be over.

More of the Columbian's leftist bent: (local) Peace activists decry Israelis’ offensive

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So, a tiny group of fringe-left whackers "gathered" to whine about the terrorists they care so much for getting hammered by The Israelis.

I have to wonder: why is this worthy of even a mention in this newspaper?

Why didn't Lou or somebody think, "HHhhmmmmmm.... these people didn't have anything to say while Hamas was firing thousands of rockets into Israeli civilian targets BEFORE the incursion... why should we care what they have to say now?"

We shouldn't.

Oh, I don't oppose their right to be hypocrites... these particular folks do that so often and so well. But this paper's efforts to aid and abet them by giving them any coverage is symptomatic of the greater Columbian lack of awareness... a result of their leftist bent.

One of these morons holds up a picture of a "dead Palestinian child." Well, what about the pictures of the "dead Israeli children?"

One of these clowns even admit that Hamas asked for it. "'Gaza has been lobbing some rockets and that’s not right,' said Genny Kortes..."

Where were your protests THEN?

There weren't any. Because as an avowed fringe leftist, you simply don't give a damn about Israelis. To have a protester acknowledge that Hamas caused this and then to protest Israel's response is beyond moronic. It's as asinine as being upset that because a robber pulls a .22 on me, I proceed to blow his head off with my .45. I'm opposed to this "proportional response" crap... because it's just that: crap. I'm a huge fan of DISproportional response as an incentive to stop these attacks in the first place.

No one force these asshats to fire missiles into Israel. And if you're gonna go to the dance, you should expect to buy a ticket.

There is no way this would be happening if Hamas had not been firing rockets into Israel. None. And that levels any moral high ground these clowns claim.

She goes on: “But the borders have been closed and they’re trapped. If they would at least open the borders, the civilians could escape."

Since Israel put the wall up, suicide murders have dropped to practically nothing. And apparently, these people are completely ignorant of the fact that a large area of the Gaza border is with Egypt. Is there some reason that Egypt won't open THEIR border?

Someone else whines: "Who is standing for international law?" So, under "international law," it was OK for Hamas to fire rockets at civilians, but it's not OK for Israel to respond however it sees fit as a result?

It simply boggles the mind that these people hate Jews so much that they're so concerned about the deaths of Palestinians but are so totally unconcerned about the deaths of Israelis.

If Hamas hadn't started this, than Israel wouldn't have had to finish it. And limp-wristed, bogus protests won't change that.



Peace activists decry Israelis’ offensive
Monday, January 12 8:47 p.m.

BY KATHIE DURBIN
COLUMBIAN STAFF WRITER

Peace activists and protesters gather outside the Marshall House Monday afternoon to call attention to violence between Israel and the Palestinians. Their efforts were directed toward the office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, which was unoccupied. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

One woman carried a poster displaying a color photo of a dead Palestinian child. Another, dressed all in black, cradled a doll wrapped in what appeared to be a bloody sheet. A man raised the Palestinian flag in a lonely vigil.

“Your U.S. tax dollars help pay for the Israeli cleansing of Palestinians,” said Linda Nielsen’s poster, which portrayed the dead little girl.

“Those little children in Palestine have no friends,” Den Mark Wichar said.

Ten somber people gathered Monday afternoon outside the Marshall House on Officers Row. They were intent on demonstrating their dismay over Israel’s siege of Gaza, now in its 17th day, by marching into the local office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

But Cantwell’s office was dark and locked. So in the foyer of the stately mansion, they read their letters and resolutions to each other.

Some said they were frustrated that so few elected U.S. officials were willing to criticize Israel.

Some conceded that Hamas, the ruling party in Gaza, must share the blame.

“Gaza has been lobbing some rockets and that’s not right,” said Genny Kortes, one of the demonstration’s organizers. “But the borders have been closed and they’re trapped. If they would at least open the borders, the civilians could escape.”

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