By Micheal Kuttner…
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Chris Luxon, recently made world wide headlines and got his five minutes of “fame” after accusing Israel’s Prime Minister of “losing the plot.”
His amateurish attempt at world diplomacy certainly qualified him for honorary membership in the “bash Bibi” gang. No doubt it will guarantee New Zealand an embrace from Albanese and Wong and all those nations lining up to ambush Israel at the UN General Assembly in September.
As far as being a contribution to defeating Hamas terror in Gaza and releasing the kidnapped hostages, it once again stands as a classic case of totally misguided and ignorant rhetoric.
It pleases all those Israel bashers represented in the NZ Parliament and the mindless mobs screaming their hateful invective.
It also prepares the ground and softens up the public for the inevitable recognition of a terror supporting “Palestine.”
The signs and omens are clearly visible except to those who still think that the current delay in such recognition is really a genuine attempt to be balanced and unbiased.
As I have observed on more than one occasion, where Australia goes, New Zealand is bound to follow. A fake show of independent thinking may look good as far as the media is concerned but at the end of the day Wellington will fall into line with Canberra.
Once upon a time antipodean statesmen stood on the side of democracy and defence of liberty, freedom and the right of the Jewish People. The Anzacs fought to liberate Ottoman occupied territory and enthusiastically supported the re-establishment of Jewish sovereignty in the entirety of their historic homeland.
They defended Mandated Palestine from Nazi Germany invasion and an inevitable extension of the “final solution.”
Both Governments voted for a Jewish and Arab State in 1947. Their support was greeted with grateful thanks by the beleaguered Jews and scornfully rejected by all Arab and Islamic nations who vowed that only the eradication of Israel and Jews would be agreeable.
The NZ Labour PM, Peter Fraser and Australia’s Labour Party leader and Minister of External Affairs, Dr Herbert Evatt, were cognizant of the Jewish historical connection to the territory. They were determined to right a historical wrong.
What a contrast to today’s craven capitulators who spout revisionist slogans, endorse fake claims and believe every word spoken by transparently supportive facilitators of hate and incitement.
Australia’s Foreign Minister visited Israel post 7 October but declined to travel to the sites of the pogrom and view the stark evidence for herself. Presumably her reluctance had everything to do with not wanting to be confused by the facts. This became evident subsequently as she continues to parrot patently false and delusory claims about Israel’s sins.
Not one New Zealand Cabinet Minister has bothered to visit Israel.
Even though the PM and Foreign Minister have been in the region neither of them have shown the slightest inclination to come and learn about the realities on the ground. Instead, they pontificate from “down under” taking their misinformation no doubt from the biased civil servants at the Foreign Ministry and a media dripping with anti Israel reporting.
It is no surprise that a former hard left Labour NZ Prime Minister, Helen Clark, who is an exalted member of the anti Israel “elders” group, visited Rafah and returned home with the usual diatribe of half truths. Accusing Israel of preventing aid trucks from crossing into Gaza she omitted to point out that the Rafah crossing is controlled by Egypt. Never mind the truth – the lies have already sprouted their poisonous harvest.
My prediction is that NZ will announce its recognition of a fictitious “Palestine” at the UN General Assembly meeting in September.
What do I base my assumption on?
Winston Peters, the NZ Foreign Minister declared that a decision would be made after careful consideration and after consulting several countries for their opinion and advice.
This sounds eminently sensible and distinctly more balanced than the knee jerk Australian pandering to far left ideologies.
Unfortunately, there is a major factor lurking in the undergrowth that points to where the final outcome will be headed.
Which countries will NZ consult in order to ascertain its course of action?
It appears that the countries to be consulted are Indonesia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Egypt. The common denominator is that each and every one of them supports recognition of “Palestine” and delegitimizes the Jewish State’s presence in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem.
Indonesia does not recognize Israel as a legitimate sovereign State.
Turkey has diplomatic relations, but its leader and Government hanker for the restoration of Ottoman hegemony and demonize Israel at every available opportunity.
Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel and bans any religion other than Islam.
UAE is a member of the Abraham Accords and recognizes Israel. It however believes that “Palestine’s” borders must be the 1948 lines with the eastern part of Jerusalem as its capital.
Egypt has a frigid peace with Israel and likewise demands its withdrawal to indefensible borders.
All of them peddle the fake indigenous claims of Palestinian nationhood and revisionist versions of history.
Given these realities one can imagine the advice that NZ will receive. It is therefore inevitable that come September NZ will fall into line and join those rewarding and facilitating terror. This whole charade is an exercise in transparent hypocrisy.
Abbas, the President for life of the corrupt PA, will likely take the opportunity to unilaterally proclaim statehood. His announcement will be met with rapturous enthusiasm and a standing ovation. He knows that he has already got it in the bag and this will be the ultimate seal of approval from dictators, tyrants and craven democrats alike.
It should be the perfect opportunity for Israel to make its own unilateral declarations, by formally annexing Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
This brings us to the situation of Jewish Diaspora communal groups and spokespersons who continue to issue cringing calls for a two state solution. Despite seeing after 7 October what such a solution would look like, they articulate this banality no doubt in the hope that by being politically correct they will deflect the hate mobs. No such result will occur but like the hopelessly befuddled and naïve hallucinatory left it is better to pretend than face reality.
Criticizing the timing but still advocating the establishment of yet another terror supporting Islamic country in Israel’s heartland is a woefully losing strategy.
Do those communal groups in Australia and New Zealand for example who promote these declarations actually stop to think about the implications?
Do they not realize that all the major political parties’ platforms in both countries demand that Israel withdraw to the 1948 armistice lines? These non borders were described by the late Abba Eban as “Auschwitz lines.” Eban was no far right, hard line Israeli politician but a fully paid up member of the now defunct Labour Party. If he had applied for a visa to visit Australia today he would have been banned for articulating such “inciting” language.
Other parties such as the Greens and the NZ Maori Party demand the destruction of Israel and the denial of any sort of Jewish sovereignty.
By acquiescing to a two state solution Diaspora groups are in effect signing on to the dissolution of Israel. There is no point in pleading that the solution must come after peace negotiations because the agenda and the outcome have already been set. All those dreaming that a corrupt, Jew hating entity will miraculously morph into a democratic and tolerant state are suffering from DRS (delusional reality syndrome).
Those peddling these hallucinations from the illusory safety of Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and elsewhere will not have to live with the consequences. If their wishes are fulfilled, Jerusalem will be divided, Jews will once again be banned from the Old City and holy sites and terrorists will be within a stones throw of Ben Gurion airport.
That is what the UN demands and given current realities that is what Albanese and Luxon will vote for at the appropriate time.
Rejecting any Jewish sovereign legitimacy and inventing false history remain the aims of Abbas and his friends.
It is scandalous that the international community is enabling this to eventuate.
It is even more shameful that there are far too many who by their silence or acquiescence will allow it to happen.
That is really losing the plot.
Michael Kuttner is a Jewish New Zealander who for many years was actively involved with various communal organisations connected to Judaism and Israel. He now lives in Israel.
[This article was originally published on J-Wire and is reproduced here with permission from Michael Kuttner.]
