[Part one of this article can be read at http://www.israelnationalnews.com/article.php3?id=3887.]
Assimilationist Jews have always been with us. Jews who loved the Land and accepted their birthright always fought them throughout the centuries. There are hundreds of examples of such battles between good and evil, between Jew and Jew. Some examples:
Jews Fighting Jews
1. The prophet Samuel railed against King Saul and established the principle that kings of Israel were not absolute monarchs (or dictators). They were subject to the will of G-d and the people of Israel. They could not violate Torah principles and not receive punishment. Often, the whole people of Israel were punished. Today, Ariel Sharon is acting like an absolute dictator in violation of Judaic traditions and may certainly bring down the wrath of G-d on Israel and the Jewish people, as well as himself.
2. We should recall the legacy of the Maccabees. Remember how two "Hellenized Jews", Jason and Menelaus, tried to destroy Judaism and force assimilation on the Jewish population? Today, they are among the Leftist, Peace Now, assimilationist, post-Zionist Jews. For generations, we have taught our children about the evil Antiochus and his attempt to suppress the Jews. In reality, there were traitors among our own people who led the way for Antiochus.
Let us be Maccabees again. Let us go forth with the Maccabean cry, "All who are with G-d, follow me!" With the words "Who is like unto Thee, O G-d" (the acronym of which spells out the word: "Maccabee" in Hebrew) inscribed on their flags, the G-d-inspired Jewish army swept the much larger enemy from the field in a great victory. It is this victory (and the freedom for Jews in Jerusalem and Eretz Yisrael) for which we celebrate Chanukah and not just the miracle of the oil burning eight days.
There is a simple, but crucial, lesson for us all in the above events. If we as Jews turn our backs on our religion and our G-d, we can expect disaster. The current government of Israel has brought down the wrath of G-d on the Israeli people for turning its back on our heritage. Like Judah Maccabee, angered by the treason of Jason and Menelaus, and outraged by Antiochus, we must revolt against Sharon. The nationalist opposition in Israel must unite behind one Zionist banner. They must fill the streets and jails with protesters. City after city must be shut down.
We must respond to the civil war that Sharon has mounted against his own people with the strongest civil disobedience we can muster. Victory will not fall into our lap. It must be fought for and won. We must demonstrate that the strength of our will and the power of our belief can not be defeated. Only then will victory come.
3. During WWII, the Nazis forced the Jews in their control into ghettos. In order to control the huge numbers of Jews, it was necessary to establish a Judenrat made up of Jewish leaders. As the Holocaust unfolded, the Judenrats were told to select Jews for "re-settlement" (extermination). In order to maintain their status and privileges, of course, they complied. They basically led the Jews, like sheep, to their slaughter.
Some Jews, like those in Warsaw, wanted to rebel against the Nazis. The Jewish leadership forbade it and refused to cooperate in self-defense measures. In fact, they betrayed many brave Jews who were organizing the resistance. After The Warsaw ghetto's original population of 500,000 had been reduced to barely 50,000, the revolt began. Many lives could have been saved had the revolt begun much earlier, with the cooperation of the Jewish leadership.
Today, in Israel, Sharon and his followers and supporters on the Left are acting like the Judenrats, taking orders from George Bush, the United Nations, the European Union and even Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. The result will be another disaster upon the people of Israel.
The pioneering settlers followed the recommendations of all prior governments, which intended for them to settle the Land. Having done so, with their own sweat and money, it is not up to an old fool who will soon be gone to proclaim dictatorial rule, under a thin veneer of so-called democracy, to abandon the Land. The Jewish Nation has specifically urged, under law and common practice, that the pioneering settlers to go forth to the furthest borders to create a safety net against the numerous Arab Muslim invaders and terrorists. This they have done for more than three generations and the contract with the nation has been fulfilled.
The inner city-dwellers benefited from this line of protection, as well as from the agricultural produce and manufactured goods the settlers created, but they have forgotten what the pioneers have done for them. This is especially true for those called "assimilated Leftists", who wish to open the flood-gates to Arab Muslims in massive numbers.
We all recall the Biblical statement, "Now comes a new ruler who knew not Joseph." The pioneers have done their best for Israel, but now it is time to forget them and send them away on the off chance it will appease a non-people who have called themselves Palestinians since 1967. The new Pharaohs forgot that Joseph saved the Land and her people from seven years of famine and decided to enslave them. Sharon, too, as the new dictator, demands obedience or, as he threatens, he will get even.
We are all familiar with George Santayana's homily: "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.". We are indeed repeating it, as Israel's enemies close in with the assistance of assimilated Jewish rulers.
We Jews have indeed been at war with each other for centuries. There were always the assimilated pacifists who sought to appease the Greeks (Hellenists), or those who invited in the Romans, like King Herod did, in order to preserve their own rule.
Today, we have the Peresites and Sharon, who seek to solidify power by appeasing the Bush Dynasty and the Arabist State Department, all of whom are making promises to an old fool who does not understand that few of those promises will be kept.
As Herod was hated, so too will Sharon be hated. Herod was hated as a tyrant who, according to an Israeli archeologist we have spoken to, had a certain egomaniacal mind-set about his legacy after death. He wanted the women in his funeral entourage to weep in a heart-broken parade. He left instructions that husbands of the women in court were to be slain so their wives' weeping would be quite real. He also funded guards at the entrance to his tomb for 60 years, lest the people in their hatred invade his tomb and scatter his bones in the desert or into a cesspool.
One can understand why Sharon no longer visits the towns of Yesha (Judea, Samaria and Gaza), given his tyrannical ways and the hatred he has engendered. But Sharon has nothing to fear from the pioneers of Yesha - other than perhaps being ridiculed as their failed hero. As for the thugs being trained to attack the settlers with force, that is another story.
Know this: Sharon has initiated and engineered a war against the Jews of Gaza/Gush Katif and everywhere else. Sharon is initiating civil war, but wishes it to appear as if the pioneering settlers are the provocateurs.
The eminent psychologist Carl Jung recognized this syndrome of a false attack. The aggressor would first blame his intended victim that it was him/them who intended to attack. So, whatever the aggressor did to his victim was seemingly acceptable and the victim's fault. Therefore, Sharon has demonized the pioneering settlers of Gaza/Gush Katif and made them human sacrifices to appease the Arab Muslims, their international terrorist organizations and the Arab and/or Muslim countries, as well as the Bush Dynasty and cronies, led by the Arabist US State Department. Jung had it right.
[Part 2 of 2]
Assimilationist Jews have always been with us. Jews who loved the Land and accepted their birthright always fought them throughout the centuries. There are hundreds of examples of such battles between good and evil, between Jew and Jew. Some examples:
Jews Fighting Jews
1. The prophet Samuel railed against King Saul and established the principle that kings of Israel were not absolute monarchs (or dictators). They were subject to the will of G-d and the people of Israel. They could not violate Torah principles and not receive punishment. Often, the whole people of Israel were punished. Today, Ariel Sharon is acting like an absolute dictator in violation of Judaic traditions and may certainly bring down the wrath of G-d on Israel and the Jewish people, as well as himself.
2. We should recall the legacy of the Maccabees. Remember how two "Hellenized Jews", Jason and Menelaus, tried to destroy Judaism and force assimilation on the Jewish population? Today, they are among the Leftist, Peace Now, assimilationist, post-Zionist Jews. For generations, we have taught our children about the evil Antiochus and his attempt to suppress the Jews. In reality, there were traitors among our own people who led the way for Antiochus.
Let us be Maccabees again. Let us go forth with the Maccabean cry, "All who are with G-d, follow me!" With the words "Who is like unto Thee, O G-d" (the acronym of which spells out the word: "Maccabee" in Hebrew) inscribed on their flags, the G-d-inspired Jewish army swept the much larger enemy from the field in a great victory. It is this victory (and the freedom for Jews in Jerusalem and Eretz Yisrael) for which we celebrate Chanukah and not just the miracle of the oil burning eight days.
There is a simple, but crucial, lesson for us all in the above events. If we as Jews turn our backs on our religion and our G-d, we can expect disaster. The current government of Israel has brought down the wrath of G-d on the Israeli people for turning its back on our heritage. Like Judah Maccabee, angered by the treason of Jason and Menelaus, and outraged by Antiochus, we must revolt against Sharon. The nationalist opposition in Israel must unite behind one Zionist banner. They must fill the streets and jails with protesters. City after city must be shut down.
We must respond to the civil war that Sharon has mounted against his own people with the strongest civil disobedience we can muster. Victory will not fall into our lap. It must be fought for and won. We must demonstrate that the strength of our will and the power of our belief can not be defeated. Only then will victory come.
3. During WWII, the Nazis forced the Jews in their control into ghettos. In order to control the huge numbers of Jews, it was necessary to establish a Judenrat made up of Jewish leaders. As the Holocaust unfolded, the Judenrats were told to select Jews for "re-settlement" (extermination). In order to maintain their status and privileges, of course, they complied. They basically led the Jews, like sheep, to their slaughter.
Some Jews, like those in Warsaw, wanted to rebel against the Nazis. The Jewish leadership forbade it and refused to cooperate in self-defense measures. In fact, they betrayed many brave Jews who were organizing the resistance. After The Warsaw ghetto's original population of 500,000 had been reduced to barely 50,000, the revolt began. Many lives could have been saved had the revolt begun much earlier, with the cooperation of the Jewish leadership.
Today, in Israel, Sharon and his followers and supporters on the Left are acting like the Judenrats, taking orders from George Bush, the United Nations, the European Union and even Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. The result will be another disaster upon the people of Israel.
The pioneering settlers followed the recommendations of all prior governments, which intended for them to settle the Land. Having done so, with their own sweat and money, it is not up to an old fool who will soon be gone to proclaim dictatorial rule, under a thin veneer of so-called democracy, to abandon the Land. The Jewish Nation has specifically urged, under law and common practice, that the pioneering settlers to go forth to the furthest borders to create a safety net against the numerous Arab Muslim invaders and terrorists. This they have done for more than three generations and the contract with the nation has been fulfilled.
The inner city-dwellers benefited from this line of protection, as well as from the agricultural produce and manufactured goods the settlers created, but they have forgotten what the pioneers have done for them. This is especially true for those called "assimilated Leftists", who wish to open the flood-gates to Arab Muslims in massive numbers.
We all recall the Biblical statement, "Now comes a new ruler who knew not Joseph." The pioneers have done their best for Israel, but now it is time to forget them and send them away on the off chance it will appease a non-people who have called themselves Palestinians since 1967. The new Pharaohs forgot that Joseph saved the Land and her people from seven years of famine and decided to enslave them. Sharon, too, as the new dictator, demands obedience or, as he threatens, he will get even.
We are all familiar with George Santayana's homily: "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.". We are indeed repeating it, as Israel's enemies close in with the assistance of assimilated Jewish rulers.
We Jews have indeed been at war with each other for centuries. There were always the assimilated pacifists who sought to appease the Greeks (Hellenists), or those who invited in the Romans, like King Herod did, in order to preserve their own rule.
Today, we have the Peresites and Sharon, who seek to solidify power by appeasing the Bush Dynasty and the Arabist State Department, all of whom are making promises to an old fool who does not understand that few of those promises will be kept.
As Herod was hated, so too will Sharon be hated. Herod was hated as a tyrant who, according to an Israeli archeologist we have spoken to, had a certain egomaniacal mind-set about his legacy after death. He wanted the women in his funeral entourage to weep in a heart-broken parade. He left instructions that husbands of the women in court were to be slain so their wives' weeping would be quite real. He also funded guards at the entrance to his tomb for 60 years, lest the people in their hatred invade his tomb and scatter his bones in the desert or into a cesspool.
One can understand why Sharon no longer visits the towns of Yesha (Judea, Samaria and Gaza), given his tyrannical ways and the hatred he has engendered. But Sharon has nothing to fear from the pioneers of Yesha - other than perhaps being ridiculed as their failed hero. As for the thugs being trained to attack the settlers with force, that is another story.
Know this: Sharon has initiated and engineered a war against the Jews of Gaza/Gush Katif and everywhere else. Sharon is initiating civil war, but wishes it to appear as if the pioneering settlers are the provocateurs.
The eminent psychologist Carl Jung recognized this syndrome of a false attack. The aggressor would first blame his intended victim that it was him/them who intended to attack. So, whatever the aggressor did to his victim was seemingly acceptable and the victim's fault. Therefore, Sharon has demonized the pioneering settlers of Gaza/Gush Katif and made them human sacrifices to appease the Arab Muslims, their international terrorist organizations and the Arab and/or Muslim countries, as well as the Bush Dynasty and cronies, led by the Arabist US State Department. Jung had it right.
[Part 2 of 2]