Ancient Egypt and modern Saudi Arabia are incredibly similar. We must not "pass over" the importance of understanding the critical links connecting these two Middle Eastern autocracies. It is no coincidence that both nations sought to blame the Jews/Israel for their problems and, therefore, attempted to destroy the Jewish people, whether it was through murdering their first born sons or via a telethon.
Amazingly, both kingdoms saw this tiny little group called Jews as a serious threat, because Jews would not adopt their religious ways, beliefs and values. This is the reason why a large portion of the Muslim world today hates America. It is America that represents the overwhelming success of Judeo-Christian values over Islamic ideals. As America continues to dominate the world in virtually every arena, it becomes more obvious that the strict Islamic system is a failure. This psychological burden becomes much too difficult to bear, especially for the serious believer.
The Egyptians prohibited the practice of Judaism in public because it was an affront to their fanatic world view. For this very reason, Christians living in Saudi Arabia today are not even permitted to wear a cross publicly and the American military was forbidden to celebrate Christmas outside their tents before the 1991 Gulf War began. God forbid a Saudi may see a Christmas tree while Americans risk their lives to protect them. And Bush No. 1 actually gave in to this idiocy, which certainly contributed to his election loss.
The Bible is filled with Pharaoh's denials of evil, even when confronted by Moses with facts. As more terrorism emanates from Saudi Arabia, whether it is Osama bin Laden, the 9/11 hijackers or the Riyadh bombings of housing projects, we see similar denials of responsibility. Their chief foreign policy advisor, Adel al-Jubeir, a man who would make Joseph Goebbels proud, continues to spin the story away from the Kingdom's culpability.
Al-Jubeir, Crown Prince Abdullah's American-speaking mouthpiece, repeats the same old, tired story. Like children who break mom's valuable vase and deny any knowledge of their actions, the Saudis have developed an expertise at deflecting blame away from themselves through continuous disavowals. The major difference is that Saudi Arabia's broken vases are acts that actually shatter the lives of many innocent human beings throughout the world.
A multi-million dollar public relations campaign based on almost total falsehoods cannot work forever. Attempting to repackage terrorism into something else eventually leads decent, rational people to see the truth. Paying off ex-ambassadors, retired American government officials and elite marketing executives with large sums of money will only achieve limited success.
Ancient Egypt terrorized the Jews through slavery, torture and murder. It is important to note that Egyptian slavery is not comparable to the despicable slavery of blacks in the American south, where the objective was continuous cheap labor. The Egyptian goal was the extermination of a people. The hatred of Jews was so intense that the desire for their destruction was greater than merely using them for self-serving purposes, much like the hatred of the Nazis. Similarly, the eventual aim of a majority of Saudi Wahabbis, al-Qaeda and Islamic extremists, which represent a significant percentage of Muslims, is world domination and the ultimate elimination of Jews, Christians and all other "non-believers."
The world should learn a great lesson from Black slavery and Jewish slavery: "Beware of the men wearing white sheets!" Studying the garb of the ancient Egyptians and the KKK proves that if one chooses to wear a religious bed sheet rather than more modern clothing, you retain primitive ethics and a pre-Ten Commandments moral system. Hearken up, King and Crown Prince!
Is there a great difference between the Pharaoh's god-like status and extensive entourage of 1600 BC and King Fahd's rule, with his corrupt, extravagant, ungrateful regime? 3,600 years have passed and the Saudis still treat women with the same irreverence, not permitting their "chattel" to drive or be seen in public.
George W. Bush can learn a great deal about our modern world by attending a Passover seder. He will begin to realize that the Saudis will never change their ways significantly, although the President should not become too irate. In fact, he will read about the great Moses, who perhaps understood the American administration's future challenges, when he spoke with great awe to that burning "Bush." Pharaoh was given so many chances to redeem himself, culminating with ten separate plagues, each an individual warning to reform; yet, he never escaped his destructive desires. Over the years, the Saudis have had innumerable opportunities, the latest being the Iraqi Freedom ?plague?, which may eventually fall on them.
"The exodus from Egypt" was a rejection by the ancient Hebrews of a culture of death, which permeated through an entire society. The pyramids were considered among the Egyptians? greatest achievements, although they were merely tombs. The Book of the Dead was their bible and they were continuously preoccupied with the afterlife. All quite similar to much of the Islamic world today, arising from fundamentalist Saudi Arabia, where death is an honor, especially when you murder infidels in the process. Those 72 virgins represent the pyramid paradise for suicide bombers. There is an obsession throughout this culture with jihad and death.
One of the reason that Jews to this very day do not eat bread on Passover is that bread represents a rejection of everything that was in Egypt, where bread was actually invented. Through a similar "exodus from Saudi Arabia" and a rejection of all that it stands for, America and its military will now part the ocean and lead the world into the ?promised land? of "truth, justice and the American way."
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Irwin N. Graulich is a well known motivational speaker on morality, ethics, Judaism and politics. He is also President and CEO of Bloch Graulich Whelan Inc., a leading marketing, branding and communications company in New York City. He can be reached at irwin.graulich@verizon.net.
Amazingly, both kingdoms saw this tiny little group called Jews as a serious threat, because Jews would not adopt their religious ways, beliefs and values. This is the reason why a large portion of the Muslim world today hates America. It is America that represents the overwhelming success of Judeo-Christian values over Islamic ideals. As America continues to dominate the world in virtually every arena, it becomes more obvious that the strict Islamic system is a failure. This psychological burden becomes much too difficult to bear, especially for the serious believer.
The Egyptians prohibited the practice of Judaism in public because it was an affront to their fanatic world view. For this very reason, Christians living in Saudi Arabia today are not even permitted to wear a cross publicly and the American military was forbidden to celebrate Christmas outside their tents before the 1991 Gulf War began. God forbid a Saudi may see a Christmas tree while Americans risk their lives to protect them. And Bush No. 1 actually gave in to this idiocy, which certainly contributed to his election loss.
The Bible is filled with Pharaoh's denials of evil, even when confronted by Moses with facts. As more terrorism emanates from Saudi Arabia, whether it is Osama bin Laden, the 9/11 hijackers or the Riyadh bombings of housing projects, we see similar denials of responsibility. Their chief foreign policy advisor, Adel al-Jubeir, a man who would make Joseph Goebbels proud, continues to spin the story away from the Kingdom's culpability.
Al-Jubeir, Crown Prince Abdullah's American-speaking mouthpiece, repeats the same old, tired story. Like children who break mom's valuable vase and deny any knowledge of their actions, the Saudis have developed an expertise at deflecting blame away from themselves through continuous disavowals. The major difference is that Saudi Arabia's broken vases are acts that actually shatter the lives of many innocent human beings throughout the world.
A multi-million dollar public relations campaign based on almost total falsehoods cannot work forever. Attempting to repackage terrorism into something else eventually leads decent, rational people to see the truth. Paying off ex-ambassadors, retired American government officials and elite marketing executives with large sums of money will only achieve limited success.
Ancient Egypt terrorized the Jews through slavery, torture and murder. It is important to note that Egyptian slavery is not comparable to the despicable slavery of blacks in the American south, where the objective was continuous cheap labor. The Egyptian goal was the extermination of a people. The hatred of Jews was so intense that the desire for their destruction was greater than merely using them for self-serving purposes, much like the hatred of the Nazis. Similarly, the eventual aim of a majority of Saudi Wahabbis, al-Qaeda and Islamic extremists, which represent a significant percentage of Muslims, is world domination and the ultimate elimination of Jews, Christians and all other "non-believers."
The world should learn a great lesson from Black slavery and Jewish slavery: "Beware of the men wearing white sheets!" Studying the garb of the ancient Egyptians and the KKK proves that if one chooses to wear a religious bed sheet rather than more modern clothing, you retain primitive ethics and a pre-Ten Commandments moral system. Hearken up, King and Crown Prince!
Is there a great difference between the Pharaoh's god-like status and extensive entourage of 1600 BC and King Fahd's rule, with his corrupt, extravagant, ungrateful regime? 3,600 years have passed and the Saudis still treat women with the same irreverence, not permitting their "chattel" to drive or be seen in public.
George W. Bush can learn a great deal about our modern world by attending a Passover seder. He will begin to realize that the Saudis will never change their ways significantly, although the President should not become too irate. In fact, he will read about the great Moses, who perhaps understood the American administration's future challenges, when he spoke with great awe to that burning "Bush." Pharaoh was given so many chances to redeem himself, culminating with ten separate plagues, each an individual warning to reform; yet, he never escaped his destructive desires. Over the years, the Saudis have had innumerable opportunities, the latest being the Iraqi Freedom ?plague?, which may eventually fall on them.
"The exodus from Egypt" was a rejection by the ancient Hebrews of a culture of death, which permeated through an entire society. The pyramids were considered among the Egyptians? greatest achievements, although they were merely tombs. The Book of the Dead was their bible and they were continuously preoccupied with the afterlife. All quite similar to much of the Islamic world today, arising from fundamentalist Saudi Arabia, where death is an honor, especially when you murder infidels in the process. Those 72 virgins represent the pyramid paradise for suicide bombers. There is an obsession throughout this culture with jihad and death.
One of the reason that Jews to this very day do not eat bread on Passover is that bread represents a rejection of everything that was in Egypt, where bread was actually invented. Through a similar "exodus from Saudi Arabia" and a rejection of all that it stands for, America and its military will now part the ocean and lead the world into the ?promised land? of "truth, justice and the American way."
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Irwin N. Graulich is a well known motivational speaker on morality, ethics, Judaism and politics. He is also President and CEO of Bloch Graulich Whelan Inc., a leading marketing, branding and communications company in New York City. He can be reached at irwin.graulich@verizon.net.