Time to “Leave Egypt”.
by Steven Shamrak.
I wrote this article 5 years ago.
Unfortunately the problem still exists.
Every year Jews celebrate the exodus from Egypt and freedom from slavery. It took place 3,320 years ago. It was a fundamental event in Jewish history. At the same time, it symbolizes not just freedom from physical slavery. The Passover reminds us that internal freedom of mind and spirit are even more significant. This freedom allows us real freedom of choice.
Jews have nothing
to apologise for. We have the right to live in peace on
Jewish land in our own country. We lived in Gallut (exile, slave mentality) for
too long. It is time to say – “NO more”!
I am ashamed and
feel sorry for those Jews who have no self-respect and are helping enemies to
destroy Israel. Why do they hate themselves so much?
I do respect non-Jewish people who do not know and do not care about the Arab-Israel conflict. They are honest hard working people who have their own problems and interests. At the same time, there is a danger when opinions are formed under the influence of selectively presented information, provided by mainly a press that is biased against Israel. People become attached to the belief system they have adopted and it is difficult to change it. For Jews the understanding of the conflict and support for Israel is existential! I would like to remind all of them:
1. Israel is on a front line of the war between Arab-Muslim expansionism and Western democracy. This war has already shifted to America and Europe.
2. According to the UN’s
own legal opinion: Judea, Samaria and Gaza do not belong to any country at the
moment. Therefore, it is wrong to call them ‘Occupied Territories’. They used
to be a part of Jewish land 2000 years ago and were allocated by the League of
Nations for the creation of Eretz-Israel in 1922. There was never an Arab
country in Palestine.
3. So-called Palestinians are Arabs and
Muslims who moved to the territories during the last 130 years, after the
Zionist pioneers started to revitalize the land.
4. Arabs have no intention of living in
peace with Jews. When former president of Egypt Nasser was asked: Why do you
continue to fight Israel after so many defeats? His answer was: “Because. We
need to win only one war!” Please make no mistake, the Arabs’ aim is total
destruction of the Jewish state!
5. Arabs do respect charisma and strong
leadership. It is time for Israel and her government to show it and end
terror.
6. Enemies and so-called friends have
never treated Jewish people as equals. They will never support Israel
unconditionally regardless of facts. They do not care about facts and
deliberately distort or falsify them (remember the fake massacre of Jenin and
how much noise they made about it).
7. After 60 years of wars and terror, it
is time to become an Independent nation with self-respect and be equal among
equals. No more double standards!
8. Israel was created to fulfil a 2000
year-old national inspiration of Jewish people. Jews have the right to regain
control over all Jewish land. The time is NOW!
At the same time, I am ashamed and feel sorry for
Jews who advocate destruction of Israel. Why do they hate themselves so much?