IDF Holy War vs. Evil Jihad

A Holy War?  The BBC (in the videos below) calls it 'G-d's wars' and put a stamp on that with an Israeli secular officer comparing it to a 'Holy War'.  Ok, but the Jews are not fighting a 'Jihad' like the Arabs.  To the BBC and their slanted reporting, let it be known that the Gaza war in December 2008 was a defensive war.  Israel cannot sit quietly when it's citizens are being bombarded with deadly and bloody rocket and terror attacks from the Palestinian Authority.  No sane country would stand it, and yes, that means Britain too -hypocrites!  Britain had the gall to send their military half way around the world to kill to keep it's empirical hold on the Falkland Islands, but turns around and blames Israel for fighting terror in her own backyard. Chutzpah!

So it is with great glee and satisfaction, that I can actually cheer when I saw this BBC report on (how worried they are) that Israel's army is becoming more religious.  What they showed as worrisome, I saw as wonderful!  Yes, the Israeli army is seeing more religious soldiers and less and less secular soldiers serving.  Read this brief article of a rabbi's experience with IDF soldiers going off to war in Gaza last December. Soldiers were clamoring for religious articles to take with them into battle. And this demand will only be growing.

Approximately half of all officers in the IDF are religious.  "They are becoming the IDF's backbone" says Ben Caspit, the writer of the news story in the link above.  "Their presence in the army is several times larger than it is in the general population."  Now, that may be because secular Israelis are becoming post zionists, and not as patriotic, and religious soldiers are more idealistic and want to protect their nation.  The rise in religious inductees can also be due to the fact that religious families usually have more children, and secular families usually choose to have less.  It can also be because we are seeing today, the largest 'Chozrim B'Tshuva' (Returnees to the Faith) movement in history.  Many secular Jews have found the world and western culture which they were drawn to, bankrupt and are therefore wanting more spirituality in their lives.

In any case, enjoy the BBC documentary (part 1 & 2).  Viewing their report should bring you much joy and optimism. The story of the soldiers gathering around to blow the Shofar before going into battle made me smile, and the urgent requests of the soldiers, observant and not-yet observant asking for Tehillim (Psalms) and Tzitzit, warmed my heart.  Yes, we Jews should only be fighting a 'holy', 'just' and 'moral' war.  It's a Holy War to stop the Arab's Evil Jihad.  The West, and yes, the Brits in the BBC - can thank us later.


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"I never cry sir!"

GUEST POST.

Here is one of my Thanksgiving Messages - Max Cardozo, author of, 

"A Child Underground: 

Memories of a Boy Who Lived in Hiding during the Nazi Occupation 

of Holland"

Fragments of Memories :  "I never cry sir!"

The Scarf
This is an excerpt of an article written by Cor Bouchette, published May 18th 1945 for the Netherlands Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
It describes the arrival in Sweden of a group of Jewish refugees from the Netherlands, known as the Philips Group. One member of the group, Jansje Gompers of Amsterdam, was Max Cardozo's aunt, who sent several letters about her experiences in Sweden to family members.
 
"When the Ferry Boat arrived at Malmo, Sweden, gang planks were installed and the first contingent  of Jewish Dutch woman stepped out onto the docks, as scared to death as street dogs.  They jumped more than walked, but crippled or not they rushed as though they were in a hurry to catch a train and were worried they might miss it. Many held on to each other and looked mistrustful of us who approached their direction.  Many had ravaged, hollow expressions on their faces, the outward sign of an intense spiritual desolation, a reflection of the many long years of intense distrust and the absolute misery they had suffered.  However, when they heard "Welcome to Sweden," it was as if  the sun broke through the dark clouds, and they smiled and waved. Some of us on the docks wanted to put our arms around them and hug them, however we were not allowed to touch our own countrymen because they had to be disinfected first.

What had happened was, I had given the scarf to the wrong person. The depressed, crying girl was one floor lower.  How could I ask for the return of the scarf ?  The dark-headed girl untied the scarf without even hesitating and returned it to me.  It's no problem sir, she laughed. I am very happy with my mirror, sir.  I have not looked in a mirror for two years".

Evil Times and Weak Leaders

The world has been spinning on path towards the redemption without our even being aware of it.  We are so involved in our daily routines and family obligations, that we tend to live in microscopic worlds not bothering to take a step back out of the circle and examining what is happening on a larger scale.  We are headed towards a 'Centralized One World Government' whether we like it or not. 

Now, we can take it in stride and say that it is all for the best, as anyway, when the Messiah comes, the whole world will be united anyway, and this is just a step in that direction, albeit under the wrong idea of unity.  What I am saying is, that when the world is united under the Moshiach (Messiah), it will be united under G-d, The Almighty, The Creator, and not united under the god of trade, security and prosperity promises, or the god of money.  We are told that unity is good, but it depends what people unite under.  People can unite under a swastika, a red backed hammer and sickle,  ...or under G-d. So it DOES depend on what people choose to come together for.  A New World Order, or a One World Government, or the new 'Trans-Nationalism' (hear this show I just did with John Loeffler) being touted today as the enlightened and sexy thing to do, is a recipe for disaster because essentially, we are united under evil.

Perhaps it's natural for mankind to constantly want to build a Tower of Babel and de-throne G-d from the heavens and take over, throwing G-d's laws aside and instead choosing to be the 'masters of their own destiny', but you'd think after thousands of years, we'd know better.

One person who was able to cut through the matrix and see the future, not necessarily as a prophet, but from common sense and a keen eye to applying the Torah's lessons to today's reality, was Rabbi Meir Kahane z"l.
(I want to thank here, Eddie, from the virtual studio for playing this video after my show.  I watched and asked him where it was posted on the internet and then I would post it on the blog for others to view as well.  Thanks Eddie.)

Where are our true leaders today and why can't they be honest, truthful and straightforward like we need them to be? Are they ALL sold out?  Even today, at the request of the U.S. Obama administration, our leaders kowtowed to American pressure to not give a memorial speech in our own Knesset, for Rabbi Kahane.  What's it Obama's business on what we do domestically (rehtorical, because I know it is to not wake people up to the suicidal 'peace process' they want shoved down our throats.) and what makes our puny leadership today acquiesce to this pressure?  It's pathetic, and we are living in evil times with weak leadership.  Take a listen...


If the video does not play, click HERE.

The first 6 minutes or so is an intro.  You may forward the video ahead for the direct interview with Rabbi Kahane.