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ISRAEL ALL EUROPEAN LIFE DIED IN AUSCHWITZ By Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez - May 22, 2007 - REMEMBER AS YOU READ -- IT WAS IN A SPANISH PAPER - I walked down the street in Barcelona, and suddenly discovered a terrible truth - Europe died in Auschwitz . We killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims. In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought, creativity, talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen, because they produced great and wonderful people who changed the world. The contribution of this people is felt in all areas of life: science, art, international trade, and above all, as the conscience of the world. These are the people we burned. And under the pretense of tolerance, and because we wanted to prove to ourselves that we were cured of the disease of racism, we opened our gates to 20 million Muslims, who brought us stupidity and ignorance, religious extremism and lack of tolerance, crime and poverty, due to an unwillingness to work and support their families with pride. They have blown up our trains and turned our beautiful Spanish cities into the third world, drowning in filth and crime Shut up in the apartments they receive free from the government, they plan the murder and destruction of their naive hosts. And thus, in our misery, we have exchanged culture for fanatical hatred, creative skill for destructive skill, intelligence for backwardness and superstition We have exchanged the pursuit of peace of the Jews of Europe and their talent for hoping for a better future for their children, their determined clinging to life because life is holy, for those who pursue death, for people consumed by the desire for death for themselves and others, for our children and theirs. What a terrible mistake was made by miserable Europe. [Email] ----- RICE TAPS CLINTON, CARTER FOR MIDDLE EAST ADVICE WASHINGTON (Reuters) October 26, 2007 - By Sue Pleming - Anxious not to repeat mistakes of past Middle East peace-making, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has turned to former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for tips ahead of her own conference this year. Rice invited Carter, a vocal critic of Bush administration policies, to the State Department on Wednesday where the two discussed his Arab-Israeli peacemaking efforts in the 1970s, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Friday. Their talks were "good and cordial," he said. They focused on the Middle East and not Carter's recent criticism of President George W. Bush's policies in Iraq and elsewhere. A Soviet specialist, Rice also telephoned another former Democratic president, Bill Clinton, who tried, and ultimately failed, in his eight years in office to bring the Israelis and Palestinians together. "She's trying to draw on the historical record and the experiences of others to see -- see what she can glean and how that may be applicable to the current day," McCormack said. "She is a student of history and has a keen appreciation for how we can apply the lessons of history, what we can learn from those who have gone before us," he said. Other sources of advice have been former U.S. negotiator Dennis Ross and ex-secretaries of state James Baker, Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright. Rice meets frequently for lunch with Albright, whose father taught Rice at Denver University. Rice has made clear she will devote all her energy in the Bush administration's final 14 months to get what others have failed to attain in the past -- a viable, independent Palestinian state living side by side with a secure Israel. Continued: http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN2619674120071026?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 ----- MORE NEWS ON IRAN BUSH THREATENS THIRD WORLD WAR BECAUSE OF HOLOCAUST ENLIGHTENMENT [Translated exclusively for Truth In History And Current Events email magazine by FreyaOnline, our Special Correspondent. From National Journal 11.07.2007] The so-called Petersburg Dialogue, which took place in Wiesbaden in the middle of October 2007 and is intended to represent a closer cooperation between Germany and Russia, placed the team of the FRG [Federal Republic of Germany] system, above all the chancellor, into a quasi state of shock. It was a not unimportant symbolism that President Vladimir Putin let Mrs. Merkel wait for two and a half hours before he appeared for his visit. This still served her well. Shortly before that, in Moscow, he even refused to receive the USrael foreign minister Condoleeza Rice at the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin came to Wiesbaden as a new, old-time Russian ruler. Although he will no longer function as the president in the Kremlin, but rather as whatever his new government title will be, in the future he will still hold the reins of power in his hands. Therefore, the Russians are quite simply calling him "Führer", which nearly would have led to a fainting attack for Mrs. Merkel. "The delegate from Samara on the Volga closed the meeting saying that Putin should be leading the election lists of the Duma-elections in December. According to the functionary, he could 'lead the government' and become the general national Führer for many years'." (Spiegel.de, Oct. 1, 2007) Continued: http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_bush_threatens_ww3_because_of_holocaust_enlightenment.html ----- THE LYNCHING DATE IS SET November 15, 2007 - By: Jan Markell - Olive Tree Ministries . So it is settled and the date is November 27. The date of Israel's ceremonial execution, while all the world cheers. The much-heralded Middle East summit at Annapolis, which has stalled a dozen times is going to happen, it would appear. So, name one concession Israel has made in recent years that has been reciprocated by its sworn enemies. This is not a trick question. There are none. That's why this month's announced "Middle East Summit" in Annapolis, Md., should be viewed as one more installment payment in the sellout of Israel and of American interests in the Middle East. While the United States continues to struggle to shore up democracy in Iraq, the Bush administration -- like administrations before it -- proceeds in undermining the likelihood that the region's first democracy will endure. At every negotiating session, Israel is pressured into making concessions for "peace" and receives more war in response. Mostly this is because of the wishful thinking in the West that has replaced sound policy. Why should the Palestinians make concessions when they are drawing closer to their objective of eradicating Israel by throwing stones and bombs and stonewalling negotiations? Little wonder that one writer calls the event "hopeful insanity." Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has no problems with the agenda. In fact, he set much of the agenda. He proposes that Israel put everything on the table including sovereignty over the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. "All of the historical questions that overshadow the argument between us and the Palestinians are on the agenda. We will not evade any one of them," Olmert recently explained. Even parts of Jerusalem are up for sale. Judea and Samaria will be shredded. Does anyone remember all the previous efforts, just a few listed here: Madrid, Oslo I and II, Wye, Tennet, Mitchell, and Saudi "agreements?" As Joseph Farah says, "That's essentially what the 'peace process' is all about: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_the_lynching_date_is_set.html ----- AMERICAN FOLLY THE JERUSALEM POST - Caroline Glick - November 23, 2007 - The mood is dark in the IDF's General Staff ahead of next week's "peace" conference in Annapolis. As one senior officer directly involved in the negotiations with the Palestinians and the Americans said, "As bad as it might look from the outside, the truth is 10 times worse. This is a nightmare. The Americans have never been so hostile." On Thursday a draft of the joint statement that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are discussing ahead of the conference was leaked to the media. A reading of the document bears out the IDF's concerns. The draft document shows that the Palestinians and the Israelis differ not only on every issue, but differ on the purpose of the document. It also shows that the US firmly backs the Palestinians against Israel. As the draft document makes clear, Israel is trying to avoid committing itself to anything at Annapolis. For their part, the Palestinians are trying to force Israel's hand by tying it to diplomatic formulas that presuppose an Israeli withdrawal to the 1949 armistice lines and an Israeli acceptance of the so-called "right of return" or free immigration of foreign Arabs to Israel. The Palestinians are also trying to take away Israel's right to determine for itself whether to trust the Palestinians and continue making diplomatic and security concessions or not by making it the responsibility of outside parties to decide the pace of the concessions and whether or not the Palestinians should be trusted. As the leaked draft document shows, the Americans have sided with the Palestinians against Israel. Specifically, the Americans have taken for themselves the sole right to judge whether or not the Palestinians and the Israelis are abiding by their commitments and whether and at what pace the negotiations will proceed. Continued: http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_addressing_maryland_meeting_2007.html ----- FIVE DAYS AND COUNTING 'TIL BUSH ARRIVES Jerusalem Newswire By: Stan Goodenough - January 3, 2008 - Thousands of American flags are being unfurled to line the routes along which he will travel, streets which will be made empty of all other traffic for the duration of his three day visit. Small clusters of US security men can be seen making their way to and from the so-called western Jerusalem US consulate, their brash and noisy CC-plated vehicles rushing around the Israeli capital - even though it is not recognized as such by Washington. The Prime Ministers' Office has assembled a special task force to prepare for his arrival, and there is little doubt that he will be made to feel very welcome indeed. But what US President George W. Bush will not get, when he makes his first visit to Israel as the world's most powerful man next week, is more than just a taste of how many millions of Israelis feel about his reason for coming here. They disapprove. The purpose of his visit is to demonstrate physically his often verbalized "personal commitment" to creating an Arab state on ancient Jewish lands. And it is in the interests of the Olmert government that Bush be made to feel the Israeli people support him in this. Dissenting voices will therefore not be allowed, or will be cordoned off out of the president's way. A couple of things will be happening, but unless he reads about them or keeps his eyes peeled, the president will remain blissfully unaware of their opposition: On Monday before Bush arrives, a small square near Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's official residence, which has been known for years as Paris Square, and which is the site of frequent political demonstrations, is to be renamed "Freedom for Jonathan Pollard Square" in honor of the American Jew who spied for Israel and paid for helping to save Jewish lives by being incarcerated in an American prison for 22 years, so far. According to the Jerusalem City Council, the square will keep its new name until Pollard, who is also an Israeli citizen, is set free and allowed to come home to Israel. Meanwhile Israel National News reports that billboards all over Jerusalem will be plastered with a new poster on the eve of the Bush visit to Israel. Pictured is a gigantic Bible, towering over the walls of the Old City. The caption says: "Bush, read your Bible. God gave Israel to the Jews." He did, of course. But observers have noted that Israeli governments live more in fear of the White House than in the fear of the Lord. http://support.tjci.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5275&JServSessionIdr012=q3x3f7b5w2.app1a -----   We've asked PostGlobal's Middle Eastern panelists to weigh in pre- and post-conference on the prospects for peace Continued: http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/projects/annapolis/index.html ----- WHY DOES THE U.S. PROMOTE THIS ONE-SIDED SURRENDER BY ISRAEL? President Bush how would you defend a country 9 miles wide? See the map of what is to transpire: http://support.tjci.org/site/DocServer/Jerusalem_Post_Ad.pdf?docID=501 ----- WHO ATTENDED THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE Following is the text of a statement by the Quartet of Middle East negotiators following their November 26 2007 meeting in Washington, DC: The Quartet expressed strong support for the November 27 2007 Annapolis Conference. It welcomed the commitment of the Israeli and Palestinians leaders to launch bilateral negotiations toward the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza and the realization of Israeli-Palestinian peace. This reflects the results of months of work by the parties and by the Quartet, including the Quartet's engagement with members of the Arab League Follow-Up Committee to expand the circle of support for peace. The Quartet welcomed the parties' continuing efforts to fulfill their respective commitments under Phase One of the Roadmap and urged the international community to provide robust support for all the parties' efforts. Principals took note of the broad international support for the Annapolis Conference, and looked forward to the December Paris Donors' Conference to muster international financial backing for efforts to build the foundation for a viable and prosperous Palestinian state. The Quartet agreed to remain closely involved, and to that end will meet again in December, and looks forward to inviting members of the Arab League Follow-Up Committee to attend. The Quartet affirmed its commitment to seize this opportunity to mobilize international support to achieve meaningful progress towards a just and lasting negotiated settlement to this conflict, and ultimately a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Contiuned: http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_who_atttended_middle_east_peace_conference.html ----- ISRAEL RULES CLUSTER BOMB USE LEGAL Israel is accused of dropping about four million cluster bombs in Lebanon ALJAZEERA.NET, December 24, 2007 - Israeli military prosecutors have decided not to take any legal action over Israel's use of cluster bombs during last year's war in Lebanon. The Israeli army said on Monday that it was closing an investigation into a practice that has drawn heavy criticism from the UN and international human rights groups. The investigation determined that Israel's use of the weapons, which open in flight and scatter dozens of bomblets, was a "concrete military necessity" and did not violate international humanitarian law. In a statement, the army said its chief investigator, Major-General Gershon HaCohen, determined: "It was clear that the majority of the cluster munitions were fired at open and uninhabited areas, areas from which Hezbollah forces operated and in which no civilians were present. It said cluster bombs were fired at residential areas only "as an immediate defence response to rocket attacks by Hezbollah" and that Israeli troops did everything possible to minimise civilian casualties. Whenever firing cluster bombs, Israeli forces were "respecting the laws of armed conflict .... and preserving the ethical values" of the Israeli military, the statement said. "The use of this weaponry was legal once it was determined that, in order to prevent rocket fire on to Israel, its use was a concrete military necessity," the statement added. The conclusions were passed on to the military's advocate general, Brigadier-General Avihai Mendelblit, who accepted the recommendation and decided not to press charges. The investigation was launched following the war.Lebanon reaction In Beirut, a Lebanese government official rejected the Israeli military prosecutors' decision, saying Israel's use of cluster bombs has been condemned by the whole world. "The Israeli decision indicates that there is no difference between the judicial authority and political authority in Israel. They all work to commit and cover up crimes which are against humanity," the official told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government regulations. The United Nations and human rights groups have accused Israel of dropping about four million cluster bombs during its 34-day war against Hezbollah. They say as many as one million bombs failed to explode and now endanger civilians. Ongoing explosions More than 30 people have been killed by cluster bomb and land mine explosions in Lebanon since the 2006 summer war. The conflict erupted on July 12, 2006, when Hezbollah men attacked an Israeli border patrol, killing three soldiers and capturing two. Amnesty International has criticised Israel for bombing civilian areas and using cluster bombs during the fighting. It has also criticised Hezbollah for firing nearly 4,000 rockets at Israeli cities and towns. http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Landmines_html/Israel_ClusterBombs_Legal.html ----- AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST Six days and counting 'til Bush arrives. by Stan Goodenough - January 03, 2008 - Thousands of American flags are being unfurled to line the routes along which he will travel, streets which will be made empty of all other traffic for the duration of his three day visit. Small clusters of US security men can be seen making their way to and from the so-called western Jerusalem US consulate, their brash and noisy CC-plated vehicles rushing around the Israeli capital - even though it is not recognized as such by Washington. The Prime Ministers' Office has assembled a special task force to prepare for his arrival, and there is little doubt that he will be made to feel very welcome indeed. But what US President George W. Bush will not get, when he makes his first visit to Israel as the world's most powerful man next week, is more than just a taste of how many millions of Israelis feel about his reason for coming here. They disapprove. -- The purpose of his visit is to demonstrate physically his often verbalized "personal commitment" to creating an Arab state on ancient Jewish lands. And it is in the interests of the Olmert government that Bush be made to feel the Israeli people support him in this. Dissenting voices will therefore not be allowed, or will be cordoned off out of the president's way. A couple of things will be happening, but unless he reads about them or keeps his eyes peeled, the president will remain blissfully unaware of their opposition: On Monday before Bush arrives, a small square near Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's official residence, which has been known for years as Paris Square, and which is the site of frequent political demonstrations, is to be renamed "Freedom for Jonathan Pollard Square" in honor of the American Jew who spied for Israel and paid for helping to save Jewish lives by being incarcerated in an American prison for 22 years, so far. According to the Jerusalem City Council, the square will keep its new name until Pollard, who is also an Israeli citizen, is set free and allowed to come home to Israel. Meanwhile Israel National News reports that billboards all over Jerusalem will be plastered with a new poster on the eve of the Bush visit to Israel. Pictured is a gigantic Bible, towering over the walls of the Old City. The caption says: "Bush, read your Bible. God gave Israel to the Jews." He did, of course. But observers have noted that Israeli governments live more in fear of the White House than in the fear of the Lord. http://www.jnewswire.com/article/2293 ----- BUSH IN ISRAEL - THE PRESIDENT'S ITINERARY JERUSALEM NEWSWIRE - By Stan Goodenough - January 08, 2008 - Monday and Tuesday saw preparations intensify for US President George W. Bush's first official, three day visit to Israel. American and Israeli flags hung from lamp posts lining the routes he will travel; IDF and police helicopters were seen coming and going over Jerusalem; US embassy and consular vehicles filled the parking spaces outside the King David Hotel; while lines of taxis could be seen ferrying journalists to other hotels in the city. According to The Jerusalem Post, the president's itinerary has been firmed up as follows: Wednesday afternoon: Airforce One will land at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv where Bush will be welcomed by President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzhik and Israel's chief rabbis. A helicopter will ferry Bush from the airport to Jerusalem, the Israeli capital, and he will head for his room - the $2,600-a-night Royal Suite in the King David. After being welcomed there by Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupoliansky, Bush will go to Bet Hanassi - the President's Residence - for an official reception, then head to the Prime Minister's official residence for a dinner meeting with Olmert. Thursday: Bush will start the day by paying a visit to the sons of comatose former prime minister Ariel Sharon, then will travel to Ramallah, the "Palestinian" "capital" north of Jerusalem where he will meet with PLO chief terrorist and Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, PA "Prime Minister" Salaam Fayad and other PA officials. The American leader will then drive south back through Jerusalem to Bethlehem - the city where Israel's prophets said the Messiah would be born, the place where Jesus was born, and the city Israel surrendered to PA control in 1995. Returning to Jerusalem, Bush will have another dinner meeting with Olmert and be joined by some senior government officials including Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Friday: Bush will meet with Quarter Middle East Envoy Tony Blair after which he will visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum. Then the self-professed Christian president will fly north by helicopter to the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes - famous sites of Jesus' ministry. Friday afternoon the president will leave Israel for the Persian Gulf. http://www.jnewswire.com/article/2298 ----- PROTESTS TO BUSH VISIT ARE UNDERWAY ISRAELNN.COM - January 6, 2008 by Baruch Gordon - This week’s upcoming visit of U.S. President George Bush to Israel has awakened activists on Israel’s political right, many of whom have kept a low profile since the 2005 evacuation from Gush Katif and Northern Samaria settlements. On Monday afternoon at 2:30, Jerusalem's Paris Square, situated near the official residence of the Prime Minister, was renamed Jonathan Pollard Square by the Municipality of Jerusalem. Activists for Pollard placed large signs on Israeli buses and around the city, calling for President Bush to release his “Prisoner of War." On Tuesday afternoon at 2:00, the One Jerusalem organization will create a human chain surrounding the Old City, to proclaim that Ehud Olmert does not have a national mandate from the people to divide the Holy City. Later in the day, starting at 6:00 PM, a coalition of activist groups will gather in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa to declare that building in the settlements will continue in defiance of the Olmert/Bush freeze on further expansion. From there, groups will set out to establish new hilltop communities throughout Judea and Samaria. The coalition has collected donations from many countries and from 35 states in the USA. They have prepared the following poster for their ceremony tomorrow: The poster which reads, “Not Even Bush Can Save You,” refers to the criminal investigations pending against Olmert, and the claim that President Bush is coming to Israel to give a boost to Olmert’s dismal public image and political instability. Nevertheless, the Almagor Terror Victims Association has announced a series of protest vigils outside the main locations where President Bush will hold meetings. They are planning to erect a gigantic poster, pictured below which shows President Bush as the founding father of “HAMAStine." Continued: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/124819 ----- BUSH'S MIDEAST MUDDLE The Wall Street Journal - By: Michael Oren - January 10, 2008 - George W. Bush's visit to Israel -- the first of his presidency -- has many Israelis confused. Is he coming to advance the peace process begun six weeks ago at the Annapolis Summit, that 83% of Israelis see as fruitless? Or is he aiming to fortify Israel against a mounting Iranian nuclear threat that American intelligence services claim no longer exists? The visit spotlights the blurring of the administration's Middle East policies, leaving many of its friends -- Israel included -- confused. Israel's bafflement is deepened by the fact that Mr. Bush's agenda departs from a more than 30-year tradition. Unlike Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, all of whom visited Israel, Mr. Bush will not address the government on the grounds that that would obligate him to speak before the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Parliament. Mr. Bush also abandoned the protocol of receiving the head of the Israeli opposition, in this case Benjamin Netanyahu, who will likely be Israel's next prime minister. And while Mr. Bush's predecessors came to Israel following diplomatic achievements -- Nixon after the separation of forces in the Yom Kippur War, Mr. Carter after the Camp David Accords, and Mr. Clinton after the Wye River Memorandum -- Mr. Bush has none to his credit. Continue http://support.tjci.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5279 --- BUSH ENDS VISIT TO ISRAEL, WALKS IN JESUS' FOOTSTEPS By Holly Rosenkrantz and Janine Zacharia - January. 11, 2008 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush called it ``amazing'' to walk in the footsteps of Jesus as he wrapped up a three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian areas during which he outlined a framework for peace talks between the two sides. Bush, a devout Christian, flew by helicopter from Jerusalem to visit Christian holy sites in Israel's Galilee region, stopping first in Capernaum, which according to the Gospels is where Jesus first began to preach and performed miracles. Standing among ruins of an ancient synagogue on the bank of the Sea of Galilee, Bush smiled as a Franciscan father in a long, brown robe read him a Bible passage about casting out the unclean spirit. After his tour of Capernaum, Bush was given a crystal inscribed with his name and the Biblical passage: ``Blessed are those who are peacemakers for they will be called children of God.'' He then traveled to the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount. Grasping the hands of two nuns, Bush said it was an ``amazing experience'' to walk in Jesus' footsteps. ``This isn't an everyday occurrence,'' he added with a laugh. Bush's visit to the Galilee came a day after the president -- who in a 2000 presidential debate with Democrat Al Gore famously named Jesus as his favorite philosopher -- visited the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, site of Jesus' birth. Continued: http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_bush_visit_to_israel_.html ----- WHY BUSH DID NOT SAY "A JEWISH STATE" HAARETZ - January 17, 2008 - My good friend Aluf Benn has abandoned the newspaper for a couple of months and is now a fellow at the Israeli Institute For National Security Studies. His first paper was just published and is headlined: No "Jewish State," No Settlement Blocs: "The King David Statement" and Bush's Developing Position. The declaration basically adheres to the lines demarcated by Bush in his "vision speech" of June 2002, but a closer look at the details reveals some development and changes in his positions in comparison with previous "vision" documents: the Aqaba Conference speech of June 2003, the letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of April 2004, and the Annapolis Conference speech on November 2007. A review of these changes suggests that they reflect an American effort to present a more balanced position by opening up some distance from previous positions that were viewed by some as biased in favor of Israel, particularly by eliminating the expression "Jewish state," the implied reference to settlement blocs and the reservations about settling Palestinian refugees in Israel (all of which appeared in the letter to Sharon), and also by defining the point of departure for negotiations as "the end of the occupation that began in 1967" rather than UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. Nevertheless, Bush left considerable room for maneuver that will allow give-and-take between the two sides in discussions on the three core issues - border, refugees and Jerusalem. Brzezinski is against the right of return. Marty Peretz read an article by Zbigniew Brzezinski on Israel and the Palestinians and thought it was "sensible enough". His conclusion:"Does he want to be National Security Adviser again? He can't. He reminds everyone of Jimmy Carter. Also way too old. But Zbig does not want to be pariah, as he has been during the last decade. One matter on which he is abundantly clear is that there is not to be "a right of return" of the so-called refugees to the Jewish state".Here are some three paragraphs from the Brzezinski article: "For the Israelis, the recently constructed wall on Palestinian lands provides the illusion of security, reinforced by the awareness that Israel is infinitely more powerful than the Palestinians. Why then should Israel begin by making concessions to the weaker? The Palestinian myth is born out of weakness. It compels them to take refuge in history, in the illusion that time is on their side, that the Israelis - like the crusaders earlier - will eventually have to give in, especially when Muslim hostility drives America out of the Middle East. Why then should the Palestinians begin by making concessions to the currently stronger Israel? With neither side capable of initiating a genuine give-and-take bargaining process, it is up to the US to do so. Mr Bush is the only one who can make this happen if he is serious about his prediction. The way to do it is to spell out the grand framework for a fair and enduring peace when he is in the Middle East, thereby breaking the logjam, and then leaving it to the parties to resolve the details". Jews, blacks and Obama - Read this Andrew Sullivan post, quoting a reader: "Sadly even my mother, who lives in Florida, says about Obama, "I just don't trust him." She can't give any reasons, though she will usually mutter something about Israel". http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=865078 ----- OBAMA THE HAWK As if Obama did not have enough troubles with the pro Israel camp, the left is not starting to hammer him for supporting Israel too much. Look at this article from Tikkun: [Barak Obama's Foreign Policy] Earlier in his career, Obama took a relatively balanced perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, aligning himself with positions embraced by the Israeli peace camp and its American supporters. For example, during his unsuccessful campaign for Congress in 2000, Obama criticized the Clinton administration for its unconditional support for the occupation and other Israeli policies and called for an even-handed approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He referred to the "cycle of violence" between Israelis and Palestinians, while most Democrats were referring to "Palestinian violence and the Israeli response." He also made statements supporting a peace settlement along the lines of the Geneva Initiative and similar efforts by Israeli and Palestinian moderates. During the past two years, however, Obama has largely taken positions in support of the hard-line Israeli government, making statements virtually indistinguishable from that of the Bush administration. Indeed, his primary criticism of Bush's policy toward the conflict has been that the administration has not been engaged enough in the peace process, not that it has backed the right-wing Israeligovernment on virtually every outstanding issue. Rejecting calls by Israeli moderates for the United States to use its considerable leverage to push the Israeli government to end its illegal and destabilizing colonization of the West Bank and agree to withdraw from the occupied territories in return for security guarantees, Obama has insisted "we should never seek to dictate what is best for the Israelis and their security interests" and that no Israeli prime minister should ever feel "dragged" to the negotiating table. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=865078 ----- OBAMA: ISRAEL WAS FORCED TO CLOSE GAZA 1.23.2008 - The letter from the Senator to the Ambassador speaks for itself: - Dear Ambassador Khalilzad, I understand that today the UN Security Council met regarding the situation in Gaza, and that a resolution or statement could be forthcoming from the Council in short order. I urge you to ensure that the Security Council issue no statement and pass no resolution on this matter that does not fully condenm the rocket assault Hamas has been conducting on civilians in southern Israel... All of us are concerned about the impact of closed border crossings on Palestinian families. However, we have to understand why Israel is forced to do this... Israel has the right to respond while seeking to minimize any impact on civilians. The Security Council should clearly and unequivocally condemn the rocket attacks... If it cannot bring itself to make these common sense points, I urge you to ensure that it does not speak at all. Sincerely, Barack Obama - United States Senator http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=865078 ----- JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS TO OBAMA'S DEFENSE 1.16.2008 - This is the list of signatories: William Daroff, Vice President, United Jewish Communities Nathan J. Diament, Director, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Abraham Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League Richard S. Gordon, President, American Jewish Congress David Harris, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee Rabbi Marvin Hier, Dean, Simon Wiesenthal Center Rabbi David Saperstein, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Phyllis Snyder, President, National Council of Jewish Women Hadar Susskind, Washington Director, Jewish Council for Public Affairs And this is the letter: "As leaders of the Jewish community, none of whose organizations will endorse or oppose any candidate for President, we feel compelled to speak out against certain rhetoric and tactics in the current campaign that we find particularly abhorrent. Of particular concern, over the past several weeks, many in our community have received hateful emails that use falsehood and innuendo to mischaracterize Senator Barack Obama's religious beliefs and who he is as a person. These tactics attempt to drive a wedge between our community and a presidential candidate based on despicable and false attacks and innuendo based on religion. We reject these efforts to manipulate members of our community into supporting or opposing candidates. Attempts of this sort to mislead and inflame voters should not be part of our political discourse and should be rebuffed by all who believe in our democracy. Jewish voters, like all voters, should support whichever candidate they believe would make the best president. We urge everyone to make that decision based on the factual records of these candidates, and nothing less". By the way, Obama was asked about these emails in the debate in Neveda Tuesday evening. His response: "I am a Christian. I have been sworn in on a bible". He also said that he "pledge allegiance" and that the "American people are" smart enough as to know what's fact and what's falsehood. And on a similar subject: The ADL welcomed Barack Obama's statement strongly condemning the anti-Semitism of Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan. The Senator's statement came in response to reports that his minister, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., leader of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, had honored Farrakhan as one who "truly epitomized greatness." An article demanding such clarification was published by Richard Cohen of the WP Tuesday. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=865078 ----- FROM BARRY CHAMISH'S RESEARCH COMES THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT: *.....Pastor Jeremiah Wright, Jr. is a supporter of Louis Farrakhan (who called Judaism a "gutter religion" and depicted Jews as "bloodsuckers") *and *traveled with him to visit Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi*, archenemy of Israel's and a terror supporter. Tucker Carlson of MSNBC has *called Pastor Wright a total hater* and wondered why the ties that bind Obama to Wright have not been given greater scrutiny. Mickey Kaus of Slate has also wondered when the ties between Obama and Wright will receive more criticism, given Wright's seeming bigotry, which is in contrast to the soothing melody of unity that Obama has trumpeted on the campaign trail. Some in the media have taken notice. As Obama took steps toward the United States Senate he found a very powerful sugar daddy who would help fund his rise: George Soros (CFR). The billionaire hedge fund titan began supporting Obama very early -- as befits a legendary speculative investor always looking for opportunities. Obama coveted support from George Soros (CFR) and Soros (CFR) responded -- along with many family members and probably the Soros (CFR) ring of wealthy donors. Soros even found a loophole that allowed him and assorted family members to exceed regular limits on campaign contributions. *Soros (CFR) is also a fierce foe of Israel, for years funding groups that have worked against Israel. * Continued: http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_uncle_toms_jewboys.html ----- WORD FROM YERUSHALAIM ABOUT FALSE TEACHERS 'By Simantov Allalouf - Israel - What will it look like when the great falling away begins? What does it look like when apostasy enters into church teaching? Is it possible that in the churches attempt to be politically correct that they will forsake sound doctrine to please men? Is it possible that great well-known preachers and televangelists could begin to teach false doctrines in our time now in 2007? Here is what scripture says will happen "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." 2Ti 4:3-4 . There are some very serious biblical errors being propagated in the church around the world today concerning Israel. We have people like John Haggee teaching that Yeshua never presented himself as Messiah to the Jewish people. Which is such a great lie according to the scriptures. But in the ignorance of scripture there are millions of Christians being deceived by this lie (look at John Haggee's new book "In Defense of Israel"). And the consequence and fallout is that they to will be dissuaded from sharing the gospel with the Jewish people. There are large "Christian" organizations inside and outside of Israel that have joined themselves to a governmental committee that takes this following position without any rebuttal to the committee chairman; "The caucus condemns and refuses alliances with any groups that pursue the conversion of Jews to Christianity." link to website >>> http://www.knesset.gov.il/lobby/eng/LobbyPage_eng.asp?lobby=41. The list of these organizations include Bridges For Peace, Christian Friends of Israel, International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem... and many more. Some of the largest ministries in America have joined themselves to this Israeli government Caucus, and in so doing have defied some of the most basic scriptural foundations of the faith. "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me (Yeshua) both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Act 1:8 How can we ever as born again Christians agree to this kind of a position? Continued: http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_word_from_yerushalaim_abiout_false_teachers.html ----- IN DEFENSE OR DENIAL? In our last update, we documented the heretical assertion of Pastor John Hagee, who maintains that "Jesus rejected to the last detail the role of Messiah in word or deed." (Hagee, In Defense of Israel, pp. 144-145) To hear again Pastor Hagee in his own words, click on this link: Hagee's teaching in a nutshell is that the Jews did not reject Jesus as the Messiah, but rather, Jesus rejected the role of being the Messiah to the Jewish people. Some have argued that because Hagee teaches that there is no salvation apart from Jesus Christ, it's not so bad that he makes these claims. But in reality, what he is doing is helping to fuel the fires of unbelief for many Jews. Jewish rabbis teach that Jesus did not fulfill the prophecies concerning the Messiah, and Hagee supports their view. "Because with lies ye have … strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life." (Ezekiel 13:22) Hagee teaches that Jews who put faith in the Old Testament will be saved - even if they fail to acknowledge Jesus. In fact, Jesus taught that if Israel had put faith in the Old Testament, they would surely have believed the New. The problem was that the Jews did not believe the truth that God had already given them. Jesus made it clear that if they had obeyed the teachings of Moses, they would have accepted Him: "Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would also have believed me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?" (John 5:45-47) I believe this is partly why Jesus told the story of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31). The rich man who went to hell (v.23) was a son of Abraham. We know this because he called out, "Father Abraham" (v.24) and Abraham answered him, "Son" (v.25). When the rich man asks that Lazarus be sent to warn his five brothers "lest they also come into this place of torment," Abraham tells him: "They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham; but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." (Luke 16:29-31) Continued: http://www.adullamfilms.com/NewsUpdateNov212007.html ----- HENRY KISSINGER ANSWERS THE DAVOS QUESTION http://youtube.com/watch?v=mYyNvNWCCks ----- SHIMON PEREZ RESPONDS IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS Terrorism and climate change are the key things we must address in 2008. http://youtube.com/watch?v=qOD9tmB_Dfc -----  NEWSLETTERS  NEWS INDEX  MAIN INDEX