Masada shall never fall again.

Depois de assistir o vídeo e ler o texto integral do discurso de Bush no Knesset, qualquer conversa minha sobre laços de união entre Europa e Israel vai soar como ridícula, uma coisa é ter esperança que a situação do discurso duplo europeu e alemão mude, outra seria negar os fatos, o posicionamento de Bush coloca o próximo presidente US Americano numa posição de compromisso frente á Israel, mesmo com uma maioria democrata no Congresso, mesmo com a eleição de um democrata à presidência norte-americana, as ações e posições de Bush em relação ao não appeasement frente a ameaça iraniana vão continuar até o fim de seu mandato e isto abre um leque de possibilidades, a maioria delas bastante desagradáveis ao regime de Teheran e seus exércitos proxies espalhados pelo Oriente Médio.

Bush falou em appeasement, em ceder, em conceder á fundo perdido, em se dobrar frente uma ameaça, ele não comentou nomes e a imprensa norte-americana relacionou suas palavras à Barak Obama, no entanto considerando a visita de Angela Merkel e seu discurso poderia dizer que este recado serve perfeitamente ao governo alemão como para a Europa, na sequência uma matéria a este respeito na CNN:

Some people suggest if the United States would just break ties with Israel, all our problems in the Middle East would go away. This is a tired argument that buys into the propaganda of the enemies of peace, and America utterly rejects it. Israel’s population may be just over 7 million. But when you confront terror and evil, you are 307 million strong, because the United States of America stands with you.

Haaretz, No more Appeasement-Editorial

Haaretz

Para a Alemanha em especial só resta observar o posicionamento de Bush com vergonha, um apoio que não é apoio, uma amizade pela metade e nenhuma intenção em sacrificar interesses comerciais pelo que afirmou ser um ¨compromisso¨ inabalável junto á Israel.

Não ando dando muita sorte com vídeos últimamente, alguns são tirados do ar logo após sua inclusão neste blog, no entanto abaixo o vídeo do discurso de Bush.

Abaixo o texto integral do discurso:

President Peres and Mr. Prime Minister, Madam Speaker, thanks very much for hosting this special session. President Beinish, Leader of the Opposition Netanyahu, Ministers, members of the Knesset, distinguished guests: Shalom.

Laura and I are thrilled to be back in Israel. We have been deeply moved by the celebrations of the past two days. And this afternoon, I am honored to stand before one of the world’s great democratic assemblies and convey the wishes of the American people with these words: Yom Ha’atzmaut Sameach.

It is a rare privilege for the American president to speak to the Knesset, although the prime minister told me there is something even rarer — to have just one person in this chamber speaking at a time. My only regret is that one of Israel’s greatest leaders is not here to share this moment. He is a warrior for the ages, a man of peace, a friend. The prayers of the American people are with Ariel Sharon.

We gather to mark a momentous occasion. Sixty years ago in Tel Aviv, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel’s independence, founded on the “natural right of the Jewish people to be masters of their own fate.” What followed was more than the establishment of a new country. It was the redemption of an ancient promise given to Abraham and Moses and David — a homeland for the chosen people Eretz Yisrael.

Eleven minutes later, on the orders of President Harry Truman, the United States was proud to be the first nation to recognize Israel’s independence. And on this landmark anniversary, America is proud to be Israel’s closest ally and best friend in the world.

The alliance between our governments is unbreakable, yet the source of our friendship runs deeper than any treaty. It is grounded in the shared spirit of our people, the bonds of the Book, the ties of the soul. When William Bradford stepped off the Mayflower in 1620, he quoted the words of Jeremiah: “Come let us declare in Zion the word of God.” The founders of my country saw a new promised land and bestowed upon their towns names like Bethlehem and New Canaan. And in time, many Americans became passionate advocates for a Jewish state.

Centuries of suffering and sacrifice would pass before the dream was fulfilled. The Jewish people endured the agony of the pogroms, the tragedy of the Great War, and the horror of the Holocaust — what Elie Wiesel called “the kingdom of the night.” Soulless men took away lives and broke apart families. Yet they could not take away the spirit of the Jewish people, and they could not break the promise of God.

texto integral >> President Bush Addresses Members of the Knesset.