Perplexed Supporters of Israel
by Steven Shamrak
It
might surprise some Jews, considering the disproportional anti-Israel coverage
in the media and from international pressure the on Israeli government, that
there are many non-Jews who strongly support the State of Israel. What even
more surprising is, that many of them enthusiastically approve the idea of the
reunification of Jewish land, the creation of Eretz-Israel (Land of Israel), as it was designated by
the League of Nations in July 1922, - even more than most of Jews.
Quite
often I receive messages of disbelief and surprise from our non-Jewish friends.
Many members of non-Jewish nations, who have never experienced continual
persecution and violence, are unable to understand Jewish passivity and inadequate
responses to Arab aggression and terror.
Although most of these nations are Christian, they still struggle to
grasp the Jewish concept of love and respect to life, even at this time of
existential threat from their mortal enemies. They ask:
1)
“How on Earth do Jewish people put up with the
injustice?”
My
reply: Jews are used to it and we must be very careful with what and how we do
things. Before WWII Jews were not allowed to leave most European countries,
including the current leading democracy. During the war we were betrayed and
killed by our neighbours and friends. After the war the British did everything
possible to disallow the establishment of our homeland, which was legally
designated for Jews (many Arab and Muslim countries were recently created as a
result of the same mandate system which was created by the League of Nations.)
2) “I can’t understand how some Jews can
turn their backs on Israel and help the hatred towards Jews.”
My
reply: For too long Jews suffered persecution and were told “you can’t do
this!” And we started to believe this lie. Many of us are suffering from the
Stockholm syndrome. For thousands of year we learned to survive by appeasing
our oppressors. It is difficult brake bad old habits, especially when there
aren’t many truly supportive friends around.
3) “I don’t understand. When there is
non-stop world-wide Muslim violence towards the western world and none from the
State of Israel, why the international hatred is centred on Israel and there is
no reaction against Muslims…”
My
reply: Welcome to the reality of the anti-Jewish world! They love to hate Jews,
while conveniently disregarding the fact that Islamists hate Christians and any
other religions, Communists and nice democracies even more than they hate the
existence of Israel. Israel is just a front line of the world-wide Islamic
assault to achieve global domination by Islam!
Jews
and Jewish leadership must realize that the horrors of our past should not
destroy the future of the Jewish people. We achieve what most people had
considered impossible - creation of the Jewish state in 1948 in an utterly
hostile international environment. We are in danger to squander our great
achievement! The time is now to understand that we will never get approval for
anything we do or not do from anyone. Therefore, it is better to do what is
right for the Jewish People than for our hateful enemies!
A
Step toward Self-respect. A loyalty oath will now be
required for people wishing to live in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu has announced that his full cabinet has decreed that new citizens (how about ‘old’ once?) should pledge allegiance to
the "Jewish and democratic" state. …and
traitors among us: The Likud party expressed its anger over
Tzipi Livni's remarks Sunday against the proposed changed to the Citizenship
Law. An announcement released by the party stated: "Tzipi Livni insists on
attacking the government at all costs, even when the subject of discussion is
the most fundamental principle of our existence here in Israel as the Jewish
nation-state."
Food for Thought. by Steven Shamrak
Jews are the
only people in the world who are continuously forced to justify to others their
existence as a nation and spiritual entity and to prove their land rights on
Palestine. Any other nation, regardless of their short non-existent history and
even genocidal past, do not have such obligations! Why aren’t Israel-haters
questioning the right of the USA or Australia to exist?
Politics
of Demands and Blames.
Arab League
foreign ministers met in Libya on Friday to hear PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s
case for suspending peace talks with Israel until it extends a moratorium on
settlement building in Judea and Samaria. Yasser Abed Rabbo, a member of the
Palestinian negotiating team said: “There is not going to be a real and serious
peace process as long as there is this Netanyahu government… his government is
not serious about achieving peace in the region.” (Did he mean
the PA terrorist government? Israel has changed several governments since Abbas
came to power! Well, which side is not serious?)
Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu was pushing for a loyalty oath that would require non-Jewish
candidates for Israeli citizenship to pledge loyalty to Israel as a Jewish
state. There is a very great struggle today to nullify and blur the character
of Israel as the nation state of the Jewish People and to say that it doesn't
belong to the Jewish People on a national basis," said Netanyahu. Arab
leaders holding Israeli citizenship denounced the proposal as
"racist". (Arab members of Knesset are
systematically undermining Israel and disregarding its laws!)
France
is still Ugly, even with Jewish Minister. French
Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who is set to arrive in the region, told
Arab media on Sunday that his country did not rule out recognizing a
Palestinian state that the PA is considering (pretending) to declare without a
final status agreement.
Rare
Statement of Truth from Syria.
Syrian
President Bashar Assad said during a state visit to Tehran that negotiations
between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are aimed at bolstering United
States President Barack Obama's political image. "There is no goal but to
gain support for Obama within America,” Assad said.
Peace talks between the
Afghan government and the Taliban aren't likely to advance until the United
States and NATO forces gain an advantage on the battlefield. (Israel is facing enemies who are driven by the same
ideology, immorality and cowardness.)
Quote of the Week:
“I don’t think
anyone has been slandered more than the Jews. I would say much more than the
Muslims. They have been slandered much more than the Muslims because they are
blamed and slandered for everything. No one blames the Muslims for anything.” – Fidel Castro – Even this Communist dictator is able to see and
acknowledge the truth! Why are the leaders of the so-called democratic world
silent or worse, hiding their anti-Semitic policies under an anti-Israel
banner?
Are Construction of
Jewish Settlements a Problem?
The Israel Security Agency said insurgency attacks from the West Bank and
Gaza Strip rose sharply in September 2010. ISA reported 88 attacks last month,
a more than 50 percent increase from August 2010. (Attacks intensified even before Israel announced
the end of its construction freeze!)
Israel Must Follow
Suit.
The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that in the past year it
has deported a record number of unauthorised immigrants - more than 392000,
about half of whom were convicted criminals. (There are many terrorist and convicted criminals
among the Arab population living on Jewish land. It is time for Israel to clean
her house - The US and France are already doing it!)
Another Mosque is
Bombed – Usual Response.
A bomb blasted through a mosque in the capital of Takhar Province in
northern Afghanistan, killing the governor of a neighbouring province as he
attended Friday Prayer and at least 12 other worshippers. (After a few Koran books were burned in the PA’s
mosque, with out any evidence, Jews were immediately accused and this story ran
for a couple of days. Muslim terrorists are regularly bombing Mosques around
the world and… no international condemnation, no media frenzy!)
Hypocrisy of the Headlines:
Palestinian boy 'run over by Israeli
settler' – In fact Elad
director David Be'eri was ambushed. He injured two stone-throwing Arab kids
with his car as he was trying to escape fearing for his life. This fact is
‘descritely’ mentioned only at the end of the article.
The Proposed Mosque Near Ground Zero
Newt
Gingrich
There should be no mosque near Ground Zero
in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia. The
time for double standards that allow Islamists to behave aggressively toward us
while they demand our weakness and submission is over.
The proposed "Cordoba House"
overlooking the World Trade Center site - where a group of jihadists killed
over 3000 Americans and destroyed one of our most famous landmarks - is a test
of the timidity, passivity and historic ignorance of American elites...
Today, some of the Mosque’s backers insist
this term is being used to "symbolize interfaith cooperation" when,
in fact, every Islamist in the world recognizes “Cordoba House” as a symbol of
Islamic conquest. It is a sign of their contempt for Americans and their
confidence in our historic ignorance that they would deliberately insult us
this way. Those Islamists and their apologists who argue for "religious
toleration" are arrogantly dishonest. They ignore the fact that more than
100 mosques already exist in New York City. Meanwhile, there are no churches or
synagogues in all of Saudi Arabia. In fact no Christian or Jew can even enter
Mecca. And they lecture us about
tolerance...
We have not been able to rebuild the World
Trade Center in nine years. Now we are being told a 13-storey, $100 million
megamosque will be built within a year overlooking the site of the most
devastating surprise attack in American history.
Finally, where is the money coming from?
...America is experiencing an Islamist cultural-political offensive designed to
undermine and destroy our civilization. Sadly, too many of our elites are the
willing apologists for those who would destroy them if they could.