Lieberman As Lightning Rod To Barack Obama

The Arabs are uncompromisingly and very clearly aimed to destroy us.

If that's the case, it's good news. Lieberman's the right guy for the job. He loves attention and knows how to rile and tease the media. Too bad this isn't some movie or TV series. It's a casting director's dream.

At this point it seems that they're the two most skilled politicians in the field here in Israel. Both are masters at composing great "sound bytes." But I can't imagine them saying the same things.

They're like mirror images of each other. Bibi's gut instinct is more Right, but he talks Left, and Lieberman talks Right, but in terms of Israel, he's more Left. The big problem is that neither seem to have much of a religious, spiritual connection to our Land and People.

None of the inner circle of Bibi's bloated cabinet are religious. Minister of Environmental Protection Gilad Erdan admitted at the Jerusalem Conference that he's a graduate of an elite yeshiva high school. He's ambitious, but at this point, young enough to be Bibi's son, he must wait his turn.

Many people are demanding that we protest to the United States about Obama's statement in Turkey:

"Let me be clear: the United States strongly supports the goal of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security," Mr Obama said in a speech to the Turkish parliament. "Now, we must not give into pessimism and mistrust. We must pursue every opportunity for progress," he said, weighing in on the Middle East peace issue for the first time since rightist Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took power and formed a new government. Mr Obama promised to actively pursue a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (complete article)

I don't think that's the right strategy at all. Obama, with all of his power and media backing, isn't the problem. The problem is here in Israel where most politicians and the media are supporting the same thing. They all want a new Arab state in our Holy Heartland. Israel wouldn't survive, and once it's in place, there's no turning back.

The result would be a hundred years or more of suffering, death and destruction until with G-d's help we're again in a position to rule in our HolyLand.

There's no "conflict" here. Compromise wouldn't help. The Arabs are uncompromisingly and very clearly aimed to destroy us. Just listen to what they say, not other people's pretty words. The only "peace" they promise is the "peace" of death.

AntiSemitism on Facebook!

Certainly spread the word about Facebook's definition of a Jew, and do investigate and patronize safer internet sites.

My grandchild, -, took the quiz "What Religion are you?" on Facebook, and this is what it replied: "Jew- You are cheap, smart, rich and most people hate you. You are great at business and know how to make money. Everyone blames you for everything and you blame them. You are probably very Conservative."

Please help get this material off Facebook by taking the quiz and reporting it to the Abuse department. Please spread the word.

This is no "urban legend." I do know the people involved. I inquired how a pre-teen could be on Facebook, and I was told that the family uses it to post pictures to each other. Personally, I don't like the popular use of Facebook for posting pictures for family and friends. There isn't enough control over it, and as in this case, it exposes young children to an adult-oriented site. There must be something safer.

Recently, I opened a WEJEW account, the same name, shilohmuse, as my youtube. It does have a picture upload option, besides the videos, and it's "clean." At least it's as clean as anything can be, since they check what you've uploaded before making it viewable. Of course, even on WEJEW, one should be alert to people abusing it for the wrong reasons, but it has the potential to be a much safer alternative, at least for Jews, who use the internet for videos, movies and photos.

This is not a blame the victim post. Certainly spread the word about Facebook's definition of a Jew, and do investigate and patronize safer internet sites.

True Victory, Rounding Out The Week, Shabbat Shalom

We just returned from a great, although our team lost and our son injured, football game.  Winning isn't everything, just like our MK's don't have to be in the coaliltion to have an influence.  Our team, Big Blue Jerusalem Lions stared the season well and then went through a losing streak.  The broke the streak and ended up in the finals!  During today's game, they started off losing, losing big, 20 to 8.  In the end it was brought to a tie and two overtimes.  Having the guts to come from behind is the sign of true victory!  It's a lesson for us all.

So, now, as you can imagine, I'm very pressed for time, so unlike what I orginally planned, instead of reprinting/reposting a few articles I've written I'll just provide you with the links.

Avigdor Lieberman, the big question

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Shabbat Shalom U'Mevorach!