Internal Rift is Existential Threat to Israel

by Israel National News stuff

Major General (res.) Dr. Yom Tov Samia argues that Israel faces no external existential threats whatsoever – and that the deep rifts within Israeli society are the only true threat to the state’s survival.

“There is evidence – no need to guess. Since 1947 we have stood against every threat that came our way. We are still here,” Samia noted. “No one has managed to destroy us. The only danger, and the most fundamental and frightening one to me regarding the existence of the State of Israel, is the divisions and fractures within Israeli society.”

He attributes the current situation to Israeli governments over the past 30 years – from Rabin to Netanyahu. “The political leadership since 1993 has lacked the courage to make heavy or even light long-term decisions. If there is a disease I can diagnose – socially, militarily, politically, and in terms of leadership – it is short-termism.”

“The last time long-term decisions were made in 1949 – during the War of Independence, when it was decided to expand Israel’s territory, including expelling people who were here and with whom it was clear we could not live. That was a heavy political decision. Unfortunately, Israeli leadership does not know how to translate remarkable battlefield victories into strategic outcomes,” he concluded.

HAPPY PASSOVER

Food for Thought: by Steven Shamrak

Iran has clearly defined its intention to commit Genocide and Ethnic cleansing of Jews from Israel. That is why Israel needs to neutralize not just Hezbollah, Hamas and other PA’s terrorist organisations, but also to help the Iranian people to remove the Ayatollah’s regime.

Israel Finished with Vital Targets in Iran

IDF said their Air Force had put nearly all predesignated ‘vital and strategic’ targets out of operation, including military-industrial and nuclear-related sites. As Iran fired what the official described as an unusually large number of ballistic missiles, the Israeli Air Force continued its hunt for missiles and launchers across Iran.

Hezbollah Responsible for Attacks on UNIFIL

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon revealed that the recent incidents in which UNIFIL forces were hit in southern Lebanon were a direct result of Hezbollah activity. Ambassador Danon: “Hezbollah is deliberately putting UNIFIL forces in the line of fire and exploiting the UN presence to continue attacking Israeli citizens.” (This is being not reported by the anti-Semitic Western press.)

UNIFIL Peacekeepers Hurt by Hezbollah Rockets

Three United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers were wounded Friday in a blast at one of its positions in the country’s south near the Israeli border. UNIFIL said: “We do not yet know the origin of the explosion.” According to the Israeli military, the explosion at the base near Odaisseh was caused by a Hezbollah-fired rocket. The IDF published a map of the area, showing the trajectory of the purported Hezbollah rocket launch at the UNIFIL base. “An examination of the launch trajectory clearly indicates that the firing was carried out by the Hezbollah terror organization,” the IDF said. (There is no ‘immediate’ condemnation of Hezbollah by the ‘Ugly Nazi’. If UNIFIL did its job, there would be no Hezballah rockets, but they at best do nothing, and at worst, support Hezballah!)

Lebanon: 1,000 Terrorists Eliminated

Defense data on IDF activity in Lebanon over the past month reveals approximately 1,000 terrorists eliminated, over 3,500 targets struck. The strikes have focused on terrorist infrastructure, weapons storage facilities, launch positions, and command and control headquarters. (This is approximately 4 terrorists to 1 civilian. In Afghanistan, coalition forces were considered having a good operation against Taliban when they had a casualty ratio of 1 enemy to 3 civilians. Israel has done way better than any other country in minimizing civilian casualties – even when those ‘civilians’ want to kill Israelis and Jews.)

Arab States Want Change in Tehran

Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging US President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against Iran until significant changes occur in Tehran’s leadership or behaviour. Kuwait and Bahrain also favour this option.

Young Israelis Shifting to Zionism

Recent surveys have revealed surprising shifts in the political preferences and values of young Israeli voters, indicating a strong Zionist alignment – 56%. Among younger Israelis, 22% describe themselves as center-right, 14% as centrist (compared with 27% of older Israelis), and 8% identify as center-left or left-wing.

Israel and the US had enough with France

Israeli Defense Ministry Director-General Amir Baram decided to end all contracts with France and instead rely on Israeli-made equipment and purchases from friendly countries. The move follows French restrictions on Israeli participation in defense exhibitions and its support for a UN resolution calling for an arms embargo on Israel. “The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory.  The USA will REMEMBER!!!” – the US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Quote of the Week:

“Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.” – Mohandas Gandhi.

Jewish Self-haters or Victims?

by Steven Shamrak

I recently have received the following message from an Islamo-Fascist (according to the name, tone and manner of correspondence) reader of mine: “Please explain however whether Norman Finkelstein, Israel Shamir, Noam Chomsky, Walt & Mearsheimer, Illan Pappe, Gilad Atzmon or the thousands of other anti-Zionist Jews who are on your “self-hating-Jew-list” are also “Islamo-fascists” or “Jew haters”?

While I was writing my answer, I realized that I and other defenders of Zionist ideals of Jewish people have been using the term “self-hating Jews” quite often in order to simplify a message of self-hate which is quite common among Jews. The issue, as I and others have explained, is more complex and disturbing.

Regardless of the political antagonism toward Israel’s position that some Jews have adopted at the moment, they are our brothers and sisters! I only use term “self-hating Jews” as a description of a behaviour, in order to save time and space in my letters, but never with hate toward them.

A minority of Jews have chosen an anti-Israel position quite deliberately for hypocritical and self-promotional reasons in order to improve their professional or financial standing – In short, to make a better living!

Others, there are more of them, simply have need and are looking for attention. It is not only children only who suffer from Attention Seeking Syndrome. This disorder is quite common among adults. Many people, not just Jews, find that any attention, even negative, is better than none! By taking an anti-Israel point of view, they gain the support of anti-Semites and rebuke from Jews. It is a win-win result for them. What else one can wish!

Many Jews, under continuous external pressure in an anti-Semitic environment, are consciously or subconsciously just trying to fit in. And the best way to be accepted is to behave like others. They use this bizarre, self-bashing behaviour pattern as a cry of “I am not like them – Love me!”

But the biggest proportion of the Jews who have adopted the anti-Israel point of view are definitely suffering in various forms from Stockholm syndrome which is described as “a psychological shift that occurs in captives when they are threatened gravely… tend to sympathize with and think highly of their captors. When subjected to prolonged captivity, these captives can develop a strong bond with their captors”. For too long Jews have been hostages in hostile environments. No one is able to sustain extreme unhappiness indefinitely! Identification with the surrounding anti-Semitic majority brings to themselves a false sense of security and acceptance.

In many countries after people have experienced a trauma, be it a robbery or a terror act, they would receive counselling. Unfortunately, for too long Jews have been subjected to the continuous pressure of the ugly reality which has been surrounding us, without any counselling or help at all. Yes, we have developed many techniques in order to survive – humour is one of them. Jews have survived two millennia of humiliation and persecution. But not without casualties. We must move from survival mode to living with dignity!

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