Israel kan inte lita på Hamas löften

 Israels premiärminister Netanyahu säger att Israel inte har gått med på det förslag som Hamas godkänt och som säger hur Hamas skall avväpnas.

Enligt Netanyahu kommer israeliska trupper inte att dras tillbaka innan Hamas avväpnats.

Jag har inga exakta uppgifter på hur Israel resonerar men här några punkter jag skulle ta i beaktande:

- Hamas existerar för att bekämpa Israel. För att döda judar eller fördriva dem från deras land. De har egentligen inget  annat mål. Därför är det högst osannolikt att de kommer att ge ifrån sig sina vapen oberoende av vad de gått med på i förhandlingar.

- För Hamas är kriget mot judarna en religiös plikt. Därför kan de inte kompromissa. Däremot kan de mycket väl ljuga för att vinna tid.

Några exempel från Hamas stadgar:

I stadgarnas inledning kan man läsa: "Israel kommer att existera tills Islam utplånar det. Hamas strävar till att hissa Allahs flagga över varje tum av Palestina. Vår kamp mot judarna är mycket viktig och allvarlig" . Sedan följer ett citat av profeten Mohammed: "Domedagen kommer inte förrän muslimerna bekämpar judarna (dödar judarna), när juden gömmer sig bakom stenar och träd kommer stenarna och träden att säga: muslim här finns en jude bakom mig, kom och döda honom".

Art. 8 Hamas motto: Allah är målet, profeten är föredömet, koranen är lag, jihad är vägen och den ädlaste önskan är att dö för Allah.

Art.11 Hamas anser att Palestina är muslimskt område helgat åt kommande muslimska generationer fram till domedagen. Landet eller delar av landet får inte ges bort.

Art. 13: Så kallade fredliga lösningar står i strid med Hamas principer. Det finns ingen annan lösning för den Palestinska frågan än jihad.

Art.14 Jihad för befrielse av Palestina är en personlig plikt för varje muslim var än han råkar leva. Därför är det nödvändigt att ingjuta Jihads anda i folkets hjärta så att de konfronterar fienden och ansluter sig till de stridande. Här spelar lärare och media en viktig roll för att väcka massorna.

Några exempel från planen som lagts fram:

-Planen som lagts fram säger att nya poliser skall införlivas i de nuvarande strukturerna (Hamas) och nuvarande poliser (Hamas) skall om de inte får fortsätta, erbjudas civila jobb.

- De vapen som Hamas ger ifrån sig skall lagras (inte av utomstående). Hotbilden är naturligtvis att Hamas tar tillbaka vapnen när de anser det vara lämpligt.

- Lätta vapen har civilpersoner rätt att bära enligt palestinsk lag och den lagen skall följas. Det betyder att Hamasmedlemmar kan behålla sina personliga vapen.

När Israel säger att de inte kommer att göra något innan de ser att Hamas verkligen avväpnats så har de nog fog för sin försiktiga inställning. Det är nog naivt att tro att Hamas avvecklar sig själv.

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Hotet inifrån

Den ultraortodoxa delen av det israeliska samhället växer snabbast och samtidigt får största delen av barnen ingen egentlig utbildning, de kan därmed inte bidra till statens utveckling.

Detta håller på att bli ett oöverkomligt problem.

Why these elections are the last chance to save Israel from its ‘spiral of collapse’

Israel’s entire education system is in crisis. And its fastest-growing community, the ultra-Orthodox, is getting by far the worst education of all. An inadequate education spells a non-competitive workforce, a weakened army, and a country that simply won’t survive

...It (  the outgoing coalition ) has spent its four-year-term championing an ultra-Orthodox leadership that is ever-more determined to exclude its community from the responsibilities of national defense, multifront war notwithstanding, and it is massively funding an ultra-Orthodox non-education system knowing full well that this godless apparatus deliberately denies its students the opportunity to effectively participate in a first-class workforce.

“Our country did not reach this point, nor this government, by chance,” Ben-David said. “We’ve been heading steadily in this direction for decades.”

“When a country starts to collapse economically, the first to leave are the most educated, the most skilled, the people with options — which means there is a greater burden on those who remain. And then those who can, of those who remain, leave — and then you’re in a situation, basically, like Venezuela was, or like Lebanon. Beirut was once called the Paris of the Middle East. These are countries that destroyed themselves. But the difference between them and us is that they can still be around. Nobody’s threatening their very existence. That’s not the case with Israel. If we screw this up, there will be no country for our people or for our children.”

But, Ben-David is adamant, “there is still time to make a difference.”

If it’s not already too late, then October’s election will be the last chance.

Ett delat samhälle oroar i Israel

En artikel som visar hur oroade vissa i Israel är över den nuvarande situationen.

 Israelis are alarmed over the threat of political violence. Can it be averted?

Amid an ugly campaign season, scholars and officials are warning of a toxic political discourse across the spectrum — and fear things could get worse before they get better

...Everyone who has discussed the rifts cleaving Israeli society acknowledges that the point of politics is not for everyone to get along. But they also share Herzog’s fear that Israelis, separated into groups that feel disenfranchised, discriminated against and aggrieved, are now seeing their political rivals not as ideological competitors but as enemies.

Everyone also acknowledges that such divides are not new. When Haredi protesters rioted at Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home, his wife Meira asked through tears, “What is this, Kristallnacht?”

Herzog, as well as Eylon, both referenced the destruction of the Second Temple, a time two millennia ago when internecine fighting led to the fall of a Jewish commonwealth in the land of Israel.

For generations, leaders have asked whether the Jewish people have learned the lessons of that historical period. Now, Eylon isn’t sure Israel has even learned the lesson of one of its own greatest tragedies from a far more recent era: the assassination of Rabin 31 years ago.

Instead, he worries the country has regressed. Once nearly all Israelis rejected political assassination. Now, he fears, that consensus may be gone.

Falska anklagelser mot Israel

 Israel har under hela kriget mot Hamas anklagats för att medvetet döda civila, idrottare, journalister och sjukvårdpersonal. Nu visar terroristorganisationernas egna uppgifter över döda att många av dessa, precis som Israel uppgett, var medlemmar och aktiva i terroristorganisationernas verksamhet. Alltså helt legitima mål.

Antagligen inget som vår nyhetsmedia kommer att ta upp.

Gaza death notices show some so-called health workers were operating for terror groups

Times of Israel review of Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcements finds that at least 18 of those identified as doctors, nurses and hospital employees in Gaza were also combatants

Combo pictures, clockwise from top left: Jaber Mohammadin in civilian attire and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform; Ahmad Adel Abu al-Hilal in hospital scrubs and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform; Abd al-Latif Abu Tuaima in civilian attire and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform; and Salem Jumaa Shirab in civilian attire and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform. (Pictures from Palestinian Islamic Jihad social media, Facebook, social media; Used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

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On September 8, 2025, about a month before fighting in Gaza halted, Mohammed Akram al-Kafarna was killed in an Israeli strike.

Following his death, the Palestinian Nurses and Midwives Syndicate mourned al-Kafarna as the Gaza head of the medical association.

The International Council of Nurses, a Geneva-based body that calls itself “the global voice of nursing,” wrote in a condolence letter that it was “deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Mohammed Akram al-Kafarna, one of the leaders of the Palestinian nursing profession in Gaza.”

He was “among the hundreds of nurses and healthcare workers who have tragically lost their lives during the conflict,” the ICN added, according to a copy of the letter published on Facebook.

But al-Kafarna was no Florence Nightingale. According to Hamas, alongside his medical work, al-Kafarna was also a fighter in the Nidal Nasser Battalion in Beit Hanoun, part of its Northern Gaza Brigade...

In a picture published by Hamas, al-Kafarna is seen in full military gear, holding a loaded rifle.

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President Herzogs tal inför valkampanjen

President Herzogs tal till folket inför höstens parlamentsval och den nu startade valkampanjen säger en hel del om situationen i Israel i dag.

Full text of President Herzog’s speech warning against violence ahead of elections

My sisters and brothers, citizens of Israel. Tomorrow evening, the fast of the 9th of Av begins.

On this day, both Holy Temples of the Jewish people were destroyed. For two thousand years, this day has reminded us of the price of polarization, division, and hatred among us. This year, that message carries even greater weight, as we enter the period of elections.

Elections are a test of Israeli democracy, and they are also a test of the unity and cohesion of Israeli society. Elections are the pinnacle of a democracy. This is the opportunity for each and every one of us to influence the country’s future, and the fateful issues before it.

I call on all citizens of Israel to take an active part in these elections: To listen, to make your voice heard, to show respect, and to vote.

...It is no secret that we are living through a period of disagreements. In recent days, we have once again seen dangerous violence rearing its head across the country.

I turn to elected representatives, activists, and all candidates from all parties, and demand that you do not cross red lines! Do not turn rivals into enemies! I remind all leaders of the rabbinic saying: “Sages, be careful with your words.”

I call on the people of Israel, in a clear voice: remember that elections are not a civil war. Disagreement and criticism are the lifeblood of our democracy, but our belonging to this place, and our responsibility for our shared future here — for our children, for our grandchildren — come before all else and are the highest priority.

...My sisters and brothers, on the eve of the Fast of the 9th of Av, I pray that we all merit to see the consolation of Zion and Jerusalem. To that end, let us remember the historical lesson: Baseless hatred destroyed our home.

Twice in the history of our people, we merited independent sovereignty in our land. Twice we failed. We must not repeat the mistakes of the past. We have a historic responsibility to the generations who came before us, and to generations to come.

I say it again: elections are not a civil war. We will get through these elections together, as one people. Respect, influence, and vote.

Turkiets stöd till terrorism

 Turkiet: Hamas trygga tillflyktsort och västvärldens farliga blinda fläck ( Khaled Abu Toameh)

Samtidigt som Trumpadministrationen försöker stabilisera Gazaremsan genom sitt initiativ "Board of Peace" är det en av deltagarna som framstår som särskilt olämplig i rollen som medlare: Turkiet.

Att inkludera Turkiet i något försök att avväpna Hamas eller främja fred i Mellanöstern skulle vara skrattretande om inte så mycket stod på spel. I åratal har Turkiets president Recep Tayyip Erdogan och hans regering varit några av Hamas mest lojala anhängare och beskyddare.

Samtidigt som västerländska företrädare fortsätter att beskriva Turkiet som en värdefull Natoallierad och potentiell regional fredsmäklare har Hamas gjort turkiskt territorium till en av sina viktigaste operativa baser utomlands...

...Turkiets ledare har i åratal försvarat Hamas, legitimerat Hamas, finansierat Hamasrelaterad verksamhet och gett Hamas diplomatiskt och politiskt skydd. Varför skulle någon på allvar tro att de nu ska hjälpa till att avveckla just den organisation som de själva har vårdat?

Verkligheten tycks vara att Erdogan har fulländat ett dubbelspel.

Inför väst framställer sig Turkiet som en ansvarsfull regional stormakt och en oumbärlig Natoallierad.

Till Hamas och andra islamistiska rörelser erbjuder Turkiet politiskt stöd, diplomatiskt skydd, finansiella möjligheter och ideologisk solidaritet.

USA har inte längre råd att bortse från Turkiets opålitlighet. Washington måste på allvar ompröva sin politik gentemot Turkiet och sluta betrakta Erdogans regering som en neutral aktör som kan främja fred. En regim som öppet omfamnar Hamas, hyser dess operatörer, tolererar dess finansiella nätverk och upprepar dess retorik är inte en ärlig medlare.

Turkiet tycks i allt högre grad inte vara en del av lösningen, utan en del av problemet.

David Horovitz om de problem som Netanyahu nu skapar i Israel

 Netanyahu köper de ultraortodoxa partiernas stöd genom att låta regeringskoalitionen rösta igenom lagar som splittrar det israeliska samhället och förorsakar stor skada.

T.ex en lag som förhindrar polisen att arrestera ultraortodoxa som vägrar göra militärtjänst och en lag som har grundlagskaraktär (Israel saknar grundlag) och ger dem som studerar Toran i yeshiva en specialstatus i samhället. I sin ursprungsform ville lagen jämställa yeshivastuderande med militärtjänst och ge dem samma förmåner som soldater.

De här lagarna förstärker en utveckling där de ultraortodoxa specialbehandlas. De behöver inte göra militärtjänst och de behöver inte arbeta. De övriga i samhället skall försörja dem genom bidrag och försvara dem mot fiender medan de ägnar sig åt Torastudier.

David Horovitz på Times of Israel skriver om problemet som kan få långt gående konsekvenser för det israeliska samhället:

Netanyahu hits new lows in his battle for survival; there will be a great deal of damage for better leaders to undo

PM repairs his partnership with the blackmailing ultra-Orthodox political leadership at the terrible price of destroying equality under the law and, despite the echoes of 2023, weakening Israel’s capacity to defend itself against its enemies

...But what of the Israel he is now well on the way to creating here? A society no longer blessed with equality before the law. A society where “ultra-Orthodox” Judaism has deteriorated largely into a mindless cult, broadly ill-educated and non-contributing, dependent on financial subsidies extorted by its political leadership. A society descending toward an ironically Godless theocracy, where Divine guidance is risibly invoked to justify everything from gender discrimination in academia to Sabbath-day attacks on Palestinian civilians. With no independent media, no effective law enforcement — as per legislation this week — and no judicial authority to protect the people from their political masters.

Coalition passes law gutting powers of attorney general, removing key check on government power

The Knesset votes 65-51 to pass a law significantly weakening the power of the attorney general – one of Israel’s few checks on executive power – after over eleven hours of opposition and later coalition filibustering.

Israel passes quasi-constitutional law declaring Torah study a foundational value

Defying outcry from legal officials, the IDF, reservists and opposition parties, coalition secures final approval of flagship Basic Law, which aims to help enable ongoing broad exemption of ultra-Orthodox young men from IDF service

IDF chief denounces ‘inconceivable’ bill that will freeze most ultra-Orthodox enlistment

In letter to Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz, and Knesset defense committee, Zamir calls legislation ‘unequivocally inconsistent’ with IDF’s manpower needs, laments move to have army officers oversee exemptions

Knesset passes law banning arrests of Haredi draft dodgers, legitimizing ongoing mass non-enlistment

Petitions against law filed to High Court; deputy minister quits in protest; Netanyahu skips vote, is denounced as ‘traitor’ by opposition MK; all ultra-Orthodox MKs proudly acknowledge they have relatives who could benefit from the law