Israel Is Not
Czechoslovakia
Mr. Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister of the State of Israel
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
Shalom u’vracha! Moadim
l’simcha!
For personal reasons, I
have chosen to send this message in English, even though I am an Israeli citizen
who speaks fluent Hebrew.
I am a proud native born
American who is an equally proud resident of Eretz Yisroel. But my pride in the
former has its limits. Please permit me to take this opportunity to congratulate
you for the statement you made last Thursday night. Such words by the Prime
Minister of Israel to the Government of the United States of America were long
overdue.
Mr. Prime Minister, I
voted for you last February 6 to put an end, once and for all, to this insane
"peace process" and bring real security to the Jewish People living in the Land
of Israel. You have a golden opportunity to do just that — right now. Jewish
unity is a very important thing, especially in these difficult times. But please
don’t believe for one moment or let anyone convince you that you can’t govern
without Shimon Peres. You can and you must!
I urge you, here and
now, to speak to Arafat in the only language that he understands — the same
language that Mr. Bush will soon speak to bin Laden. Those of us who
remember well the Ariel Sharon of five, ten, and twenty years ago see him
possibly coming back after all too long an absence.
Please come back! We miss you and the strength you can and must display.
I have attached here two
letters I recently sent to President Bush for your immediate consideration. A
written response would be most appreciated. Thank you for your kind attention.
B’hatzlacha rabba l’maan
Ahm Yisroel b’Eretz Yisroel. Chag Sameiach! MOSHIACH NOW!
Sincerely,
Michoel L. Dorby
The Destruction of
Terrorism
The Hon. George W. Bush
President of the United States
Dear Mr. President,
Since my last letter to
the President about a month ago with regard to the Administration’s misplaced
criticism of Israel’s anti-terrorist elimination policy, America and the world
has changed in a way no one ever imagined possible. The nightmare of September
11 was a tragedy for all Americans, including those of us living in the Land of
Israel. I always wanted my fellow citizens back home to understand and
appreciate what it is like to live with the threat of Arab terrorist attacks and
suicide bombers day after day. Never in my wildest imagination did I ever
believe that it would be this way.
In this light, it is my
earnest hope that the United States will now, at long last, stand at the
forefront of an uncompromising and merciless global war against those who commit
such acts of bloodthirsty terrorism wherever they may be and against those who
grant aid, comfort, and refuge to such maniacal murderers. Nevertheless, at such
a crucial time in American and world history, conflicting views and opinions
confuse the policies of your Administration on the question of who is an ally
and who is an enemy, who is a opponent of terrorism and who is a supporter of
terrorism.
I am shocked to hear
that the United States does not list the leading Arab terrorist organizations
that have inflicted untold bloodshed and murder upon the people of Israel among
those who support bin Laden. I consider it inconceivable that terrorist states
such as Syria and Iran, the latter of which still regards America as the Great
Satan, are being courted as possible "partners" in a war against tactics they
endorse. I find it incomprehensible that the United States would sanction the
murderer Yassir Arafat as a "freedom-fighting" ally in the fight against
terrorism, when he has on his hands the blood of thousands of innocent Jewish
men, women, and children. Is the Administration trying to suggest that there is
such a thing as good terrorists or good terrorism?
These proposals and
observations have largely been coming out of the State Department, which has
long been known for its tendencies to turn a blind eye to the facts of who are
the true perpetrators of conflict and violence in the Middle East. The men in
the Defense Department, however, have a much different viewpoint — and not just
because the Pentagon was attacked. They seem to know who the true supporters of
terror are — including those in Gaza and Ramallah. They seem to understand how
such enemies of humanity must be punished.
Mr. President, an
opportunity as never before (at least not since World War II) has come, albeit
tragically, to the Oval Office. You can strike a blow forever for world security
and against terrorism in all its forms, not just by destroying bin Laden, Saddam
Hussein, Kaddafi, and their cohorts, but by supporting (or at least refraining
from publicly criticizing) the already well established anti-terrorist policies
of those who know what terrorism is and how to combat it, if given the freedom
to do so. I urge and plead with you not to include terrorist states such as
Syria and Iran or terrorist organizations such as the PLO, a.k.a. PA, in a
proposed wide coalition against those responsible for the horror of a fortnight
ago. In the end, these states and organization will be more than
happy to fill in the gap after bin Laden and his friends are gone — and at
Israel’s expense. After all, they will have American sanction as fighters of
terror, not supporters of terror.
As Jews here in Israel
and throughout the world prepare tomorrow night for Yom Kippur, the holiest day
of the Jewish calendar, as we pray for Alm-ghty G-d to seal us all in the Book
of Life for a good and sweet year, we pray also that the leader of the free
world will carry out his sacred mission for the sake of all mankind to eradicate
forever the scourge of Islamic Arab terror and not to submit to the preachers of
appeasement, compromise, and baseless exercises in diplomacy. The dream of Mr.
Shimon Peres, the Neville Chamberlain of our time, for a New Middle East has
long since vanished in a hail of bullets and a cloud of suicide bombs. There can
be neither peace nor co-existence with terrorists and their guardians.
Americans, living both at home and abroad, understand that now to the fullest.
Their leaders must come to the same realization immediately.
A written response would
be most appreciated. Thank you for your kind attention and consideration. G-d
Bless America!
Sincerely,
Michoel L. Dorby
Regional Terrorism =
Global Terrorism
The Hon. George W. Bush
President of the United States
Dear Mr. President,
I wish to take this
opportunity in this brief message to register my disapproval with your
declaration this week that the United States has and always will dream of an
independent "Palestinian" state.
Making such a statement
may, in fact, not be a departure from general U.S. Middle East policy of the
past quarter-century. Nevertheless, to do so now was not just inappropriate, but
wrong and dangerous. Last night’s unprecedented infiltration of Arab terrorists
into a relatively well-guarded Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip and the
cold-blooded murder there of two young Jewish teenagers should be proof of that.
To pursue this point
further, the Administration can not and must not differentiate between global
terrorists such as Osama bin Laden and regional terrorists such as Yassir
Arafat. The latter’s lip-service condemnations of the use of violence and
support for peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict is a Hitleresque
lie continually bought and sold by the Shimon Pereses of this world and
swallowed by successive American presidents — hook, line, and sinker. Up until
now, it was my hope that this Administration would not make the grievous
misjudgments of its predecessors. Regrettably, it appears that my hopes may have
been unfounded.
The fact that the
Administration continues to refrain from classifying Hamas, Islamic Jihad,
Hizbollah, and yes, the "Palestinian Authority," as terrorist organizations in
preparation to its anticipated commencement of reprisals against Afghanistan
(whereas so-called "Jewish terrorist organizations" are so classified) not only
continues to encourage Arab terrorism on innocent Israeli civilians, but makes a
cruel joke of America’s declared war on terrorism.
Mr. President, I urge
you to judge Arafat and his cohorts by the same standards as you judge bin Laden
and his. To do otherwise would be a tragic mistake which risks the lives not
just of the Jewish population of Israel, but of Americans.
A written response would
be most appreciated. Thank you for your kind attention and consideration. G-d
Bless America!
Sincerely,
Michoel L. Dorby