Punish The Palestinians

President Jimmy Carter, who was by all accounts one of the very worst Presidents of the United States, showed once again he does not have a clue who our enemy is in the article he wrote in the Washington Post titled “Don’t Punish the Palestinians”. He says that the United States should continue providing aid to the Palestinian Authority, which is now controlled by Hamas, and humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people. He is totally wrong on this issue! They should not receive any aid. By this I mean any aid, including humanitarian.

We are in a World War against terrorism. That means we are fighting against all terrorists, terrorist groups, and countries that support these groups. To be successful in this war we must make it clear that we will not support any terrorist organization. There is no shortage of evidence that Hamas has commited many acts of terrorism, and they have openly stated that Israel should not exist. The Palestinian people voted for Hamas; they need to understand that we cannot provide support to a government run by terrorists. Given the opportunity, Hamas will commit, and in the past may have been behind, terrorist acts against the United States. Hamas is as much our enemy as Al-Qaeda. How can we expect other countries to support us in the War on Terror and not support them against any group commiting acts of terrorism against them?

It would be completely wrong to provide even humanitarian support to Hamas, or to anyone who supports Hamas in any manner. Furthermore, I would not recognize any government run by Hamas. Until Hamas lays down their arms and acknowledges Israel’s right to exist they should get no aid from the United States for anything! Don’t use my tax dollars to support a terrorist government! Any members of Hamas seen outside Palestine should be arrested and prosecuted as terrorists.