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Tammuz 22, 5768, 7/25/2008
The Best Defense is Offense
Being polite when insulted, turning the other cheek and all that-- must cease! When we're insulted, patronized, threatened, lied about etc we have to start telling those immoral, hypocritical, anti-Jewish Rights bullies to stop and watch out. Generally, I avoid reading left-wing dribble, but yesterday I came across a NY Times op-ed which got me going, and here's what I wrote: That's Not "Love" Buster What makes this NY Times writer, NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, such an expert in Israel, history and civil rights? His op-ed, Tough Love for Israel? is an outrageous mish-mash of pseudo-facts, distortions and ignorance. The Jewish Nation has a well-documented history thousands of years old, and the United States is barely a pisher, just over two hundred years old.  Today we may appear weak and leaderless, but like our ancient king, our strength will revive
 Don't talk tough love to me, Kristof! Respect your elders. I don't need to hear your chutzpadik demands. Of all the nerve to instruct American politicians to tell us not to build and develop our country. Don't you dare compare Christian and Muslim history in the HolyLand to our Jewish History. We Jews have existed long before those two other religions, both of which tried to usurp our forefathers, history and Land. Don't let our tired Prime Minister fool you. He's not the real power. The Israeli people are, and we're not tired, not at all. We'll surprise you. We'll surprise you and the world, just like King David did when he seemed definitely on his deathbed, oblivious to everything. Suddenly his beloved Batsheva walked in, the woman for whom he risked his throne. She told him that one of his older sons had proclaimed himself king, as if King David was already dead. But, she reminded him: "You promised me that our son, Shlomo (Solomon), would succeed you as king." All of a sudden, King David came back to life and instructed her, his staff and son Shlomo exactly what to do. And Shlomo haMelech, King Solomon ruled. Remember that the Moshiach, Messiah is descended from King David. Today we may appear weak and leaderless, but like our ancient king, our strength will revive, so stop talking about us and to us like we're an unruly child. The Jewish People has existed thousands of years before America, and we'll be around thousands of years after you're history.
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Tammuz 21, 5768, 7/24/2008
Welcome to Zot Shelanu! It's Ours!
Continuing about the Israeli Political Party I wish would exist, I'm going to give a "first speech." If you're interested in doing more for the cause, please contact me. This is also posted on Shiloh Musings.  All of Eretz Yisrael is ours, and we must make that clear, not only to the world, but to everyone here in Israel.
 Zionism is live and well. Just don't expect to hear about it from the media. Zionism is the action of Jews settling Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel. Zionism is when Jews make themselves self-sufficient and sovereign in Eretz Yisrael. Zot Shelanu is for Jews who want a strong, independent state in the Land of Israel. Non-Jewish Israelis who fully support Israel as a Jewish State can certainly back us. Zot Shelanu is for all Jews, no matter what your level of religious observance. It's between you and G-d. All of us keep some mitzvot more and others less. The mitzvah which unites us the mitzvah of yishuv Ha'Aretz, settling the HolyLand. Eretz Yisrael is for all Jews, whether in the Golan, Negev, Tel Aviv, Kedumim, Nes Tziona, Shiloh, Eilat or Hebron. For each of us there's a different spot in Eretz Yisrael which beckons. Every rock, cave, hill and plain in Eretz Yisrael is calling someone. The media is keeping it a secret, but thousands of youth, adults and grandparents are establishing new communities in our Biblical Homeland. The mountain range, gav hahar, is the home of modern chalutzim, Jewish pioneers. We, of Zot Shelanu, support them, but not one hundred percent, one thousand percent! Yes, Zot Shelanu! All of Eretz Yisrael is ours, and we must make that clear, not only to the world, but to everyone here in Israel. Enjoy and take advantage of the great gift G-d gave us, because Zot Shelanu!
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Tammuz 20, 5768, 7/23/2008
The Big Difference Between Obama and McCain re: Israel
Lots of "scare" posts and letters are being distributed against Barack Obama insinuating that he'd be much worse for Israel than John McCain. I wonder.
My gut reaction is that they're all the same.  American politicians never waver on their determination to only do what's best for America in their eyes.
 Both McCain and Obama have appointed a special Jewish advisor. McCain has the veteran politician, Democrat-Independent Joe Lieberman, and Obama has United States diplomat and former US Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Kurtzer.
Kurtzer and Lieberman are both Torah observant Jews who consider themselves Americans first.
I've been researching their positions and can only say that they really are just the same in terms of their Israel policy. The big difference between the two is more in terms of their careers. Daniel Kurtzer is a career diplomat and Joe Lieberman is a politician, even running as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate. Also, Lieberman seems more a "policy purist" and did something very unusual for an American politician. He changed party allegiance. After decades in the Democratic Party, he became an Independent and now supports Republican McCain. None of this can predict the future. But one important thing must be remembered, never forgotten. American politicians never waver on their determination to only do what's best for America in their eyes. They don't go around asking opinions of other countries nor expect others to defend them. Israel and all Israelis must remember that.
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The Eye of the Storm
by Batya Medad
A Unique Perspective
by Batya Medad of Shiloh
Batya Medad made aliya from New York to Israel in 1970 and has been living in Shiloh since 1981. Recently she began organizing women's visits to Tel Shiloh for Psalms and prayers. (For more information, please email her.) Batya is a veteran jblogger and recently stopped EFL teaching. She's also a wife, mother, grandmother, photographer and HolyLand hitchhiker, always seeing things from her own very unique perspective. For more of Batya's writings and photos, check out: Shiloh Musings And: me-ander |