Thursday, August 9, 2018
Nu — So Israel Is not the Jewish State?
by Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer
We really live in a topsy-turvey world, at least the Jewish part. If it were not for the fact that so much craziness emanates from Jews, it would be impossible to interpret each new craziness.
But we somehow have become accustomed to Jewish craziness that emanates from the Left.
So we have the worst imaginable anti-Semites of the day to be found among Jews. On college campuses in America, it is Jews from non-Orthodox homes who lead the effort on campuses to boycott Israel. J Street, funded by the Jew, George Soros, is made up of many such Jews and other Israel-haters. Jewish Voice for Palestine. Teruah. Bend the Arc.
It gets to the point that Israel needs to deport or deny entry to jews who come for free, via Birthright, to attack Israel.
And then Reform rabbi Rick Jacobs, the national president of Reform Judaism’s national body, condemns Israel for denying entry to BDS villains. It really is crazy.
It took Bernie Sanders — a socialist Jew who honeymooned in Russia — to give legitimacy for the Democrat Party to start inching away from the historic bipartisan support for Israel that always saw both major American parties stand with Israel. Democrats, spurred by Bernie Sanders and now extending tentacles throughout the party, are moving away from Israel. The old-timers among Democrats still stand with Israel, but they are dying, just as their and my heroes — Hubert Humphrey, Henry Jackson, Daniel Inouye — have died.
The new generation of Democrats takes no sides on Israel: they are not pro-Israel, and they are not pro-Arab.
I personally know a Democrat who for years was a passionate supporter of Israel, lived there, has families in communities in Jewish-liberated Samaria (the northern section of the so-called “West Bank”). Recently, that person expressed publicly a sense that America needs to pressure Israel to leave the Jordan Valley. I was quite surprised. Even the Israeli Left knows how vital the Jordan Valley is for Israel’s security. That is why the Left established communities there.
How did this Democrat life-long supporter of Israel come to endorse a position that America should pressure Israel to leave the Jordan Valley?
She came to this position because she found that there no longer is room in upper-tier Democrat circles for people like her who are unabashedly pro-Israel. So she changed her views. She also advocates America pressuring Israel to allow more construction materials into Gaza (like the raw materials that can build houses or, as the Gaza Hamas government prefers, can build attack tunnels for attacking Israel). And she now stands against Israel holding East Jerusalem. That is what the Democrats now are doing to the former Zionists in their inner circles. Yet most American Jews line up with them.
Jewish Leftist Craziness saw approximately 80% of American Jews vote for Obama both in 2008 and in 2012. When he and his Secretary of State and U.N. Ambassador allowed the Security Council to pass a resolution denying Israel’s unique bond and right to United Jerusalem, that did not faze them. Those Jews would have voted for Obama again. Only America’s Orthodox Jews have found that they no longer can vote Democrat.
Israel, it now seems, is not immune from craziness, too. Suddenly, tens of thousands of Jewish leftists are in Rabin Square marching against a Jewish Nation-State Bill that essentially declares Israel a Jewish country. They complain that the law offends their sensibilities, their devotion to principles rooted in anything but Jewish principles — or reality.
So let us talk reality.
Israel sends emissaries to America, telling American Jews that they have an obligation to send their children to live in Israel, to move from America to live in Israel themselves, to buy Israel bonds, to support Israeli forests. Now, why in the world should Jews in America buy bonds and move to a country that is not specifically a Jewish country? Italy does not ask that of American Jews. France, Spain, Guatemala, England do not. No one else does.
If Israel is not specifically a Jewish country, then leave the Jews outside Israel alone. Close down the Jewish Agency, and keep Sharansky and Herzog at home. Stop getting American Jews all agitated over quadrennial World Zionist Congress elections. Leave the Jews outside Israel alone if Israel is simply a Hebrew-speaking Portugal.
Indeed, if Israel is not a specifically Jewish country, why did the people of Israel go to the trouble of reviving the Hebrew language?
Why revive Hebrew if Israel is not a uniquely and specifically Jewish country?
And a flag with a Jewish star? What is that all about? Why not a big Christian cross like the flags of dozens of European countries? Or Islamic symbols — or just a big beautiful sword like the Saudis? What other country uses a Star of David on its flag, along with a white background, with two blue stripes, the colors of traditional tzitzit fringes that specifically are worn by Jewish men when they pray every morning with their tallit prayer shawls?
And if Israel is not specifically a Jewish country, what’s with that national anthem about the “Jewish soul” yearning: “the hope of two thousand years to be a free nation in our own land, the land of Zion-Jerusalem”? Whose hope? Have the Druze been dreaming two thousand years for a national home in Zion for the “nefesh Yehudi” — the Jewish soul — to be satisfied? Have the Arab Muslims?
Reality check:
The Arab Muslims’ yearning and hope for the last fourteen centuries — that’s as far back as they go — has been for the Jews to disappear from the world (and to take the Christians with us). That’s their Hatikvah — The Hope: no more Jews . . . and certainly none in the Middle East.
So of course, for goodness sakes — News Flash! — Israel is a specifically Jewish country. And if Druze and Arab Muslims in Israel want civil rights protections, there is no better protection in the world than their now knowing unequivocally that they live in a Jewish country. Israel — by Jewish definition — is kind to all strangers who recognize the country’s legitimacy and sovereignty. Jews protect all people who simply keep their hands off us.
Thus, Arab Muslims collect the same stipends for having babies that the Jews get. The same health care. The same retirement pensions. They have political parties that compete freely in elections, Knesset members, judges and Supreme Court justices. Compare that to England’s history. That of France. Of Italy. Of Spain. Of Portugal. They are going to hold themselves out as models for treating minorities?
The Draggonades saw France massacre nearly a milllion Huguenots. The British Massacres at Wexford — just the Battle of Vinegar Hill. The Spanish Inquisition. The Italian ghettoes. The Portuguese Inquisition. Better yet, how about This, Arab Muslims collect the same stipends for having babies that the Jews get. The same health care. The same retirement pensions. They have political parties that compete freely in elections, Knesset members, judges and Supreme Court justices. Compare that to England’s history. That of France. Of Italy. Of Spain. Of Portugal. They are going to hold themselves out as models for treating minorities? The Draggonades saw France massacre nearly a milllion Huguenots. The British Massacres at Wexford — just the Battle of Vinegar Hill. The Spanish Inquisition. The Italian ghettoes. The Portuguese Inquisition. Better yet,
So it takes a unique dimension of dementia — see how great English can be? — for tens of thousands of Jews to congregate in opposition to declaring Israel a specifically Jewish country, with Hebrew the official language, Hatikvah the official anthem, the Jewish calendar and its holidays the official calendar.
If Israel decides that is not a Jewish country, then stop sending emissaries to American Jews, stop encouraging aliyah, stop promoting Jewish National Fund forests and Israel Bonds, stop inviting non-Israelis to vote in the World Zionist Congress, change the national anthem to something sweet about maple leaves or about milk and honey and hummus, and just recognize Israel as a Hebrew-speaking Portugal bereft of Judaism and rich in intersectionalist multi-culturalism.
And enjoy the support of J Street and George Soros, Bend the Arc and Teruah, Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama. And when the Day of Reckoning comes, see where they stand.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Who Vandalized Matzivah of R' Shmuel Weider, the Late Editor of Der Blatt In KJ Cemetery At Yurzeit of Satmar Rebbe ??
A Twitter account operated by operatives of the Satmar Kiryas Yoel Kehila, tweeted that the incident was a “Hate Crime” and that the NY State Police are investigating the incident.
The Twitter account only tweeted photos of one damaged Matzieva – that of R’ Shmuel Weider Z”L, who was an editor at The Blatt Newspaper, controlled by the Satmar Kiryas Joel faction.
It was unknown who is buried at the second Matzeiva that was damaged.
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Monday, August 6, 2018
Bochrim Protesters Disappointed That Police Arresting Them Are Not Pretty Girls
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| "Bittul Torah" Guy Kept asking "Where are the Girls?" |
Vintage Photo From Funeral of the Minchas Eluzer (Minchatcher Rebbe)1937
Notice all the women near the aron!
Susan Singer 57 Killed by Metro-North train in Westchester
The woman hit and killed by a Metro-North train on the Harlem Line in Westchester on Sunday has been identified.
Susan Singer, 57, of Ossining, was hit around 7 a.m. between the Hawthorne and Valhalla stations, said MTA officials.
Initial delays of between 30-40 minutes were down to 10-15 minutes by 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Service was back to being on or close to schedule later in the morning.
The incident is being investigated as non-criminal nor accidental in nature, MTA officials said.
It was the second time in three days a person was struck by a Metro-North train. A man was struck and killed on the New Haven Line train near the downtown Stamford station early Friday evening
The Satmar hasidim who chose to love the State of Israel
Joel grew up in a large Hassidic family in Brooklyn. He went to a "cheider" whereby children learn Talmud in Yiddish until late afternoon, at which time some secular subjects are taught, such as English and math.
Though Joel's family was not strongly anti-Zionist, the messages he received from his school and his synagogue were.
Therefore, it was rather surprising when Joel became interested in Israel. Even before his bar mitzvah, Joel searched for articles in the Yiddish newspaper about Israel, praying, for example, that the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif would not take effect.
In the daily prayers, he noticed that there was a longing for the Land of Israel, which Joel himself began to feel.
At the age of 18, Joel came to Israel for the first time, where he discovered Zoreach, a group of hasidim similar to himself who shared a love for Israel.
Another important activity of his is visiting communities in Judea and Samaria. He tells of the reactions of his hosts when they see his hasidic garb for the first time, and the close relationships that ensue.
Tune in (above) to meet a passionate young man who follows his heart, even when his path differs from that of his family.
President Trump Ignores Satmar and Ezra Friedlander Imposes Sanctions on Iran
Remember when they chastised the Agudah because the Agudah was against the deal?
Remember when Ezra "the kapo" Friedlander wrote an article defending fat Nadler because he supported the treacherous Iran Deal?
Remember when Satmar set up that foolish stooge Labin to rally against the Iran deal...
Well it looks like Trump is not consulting with these experts!
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman praised the re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran, which will begin tonight.
The defense minister wrote on his Twitter account: "Tonight, the sanctions imposed by the American administration on Iran will enter into force. In a courageous decision that will be remembered for generations, US President Donald Trump has changed direction with regard to Iran. No more agreements and obsequiousness, but a determined struggle to stop the murderous ayatollahs regime, which spreads terror, violence and hatred throughout the Middle East."
Shaked warns of ‘earthquake’ if Israel’s top court quashes nation-state law
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked on Sunday warned of an “earthquake” if Israel’s High Court
of Justice struck down the widely-contested Jewish nation-state law.
In an interview with Army Radio Shaked explained that she did not believe the court had the authority to constitutionally quash the legislation given it was passed as a Basic Law.
“High Court justices are very serious and professional people,” she said. “The Knesset is the
constituent assembly, which defines and determines the basic laws. [The justices] have to
interpret the laws in accordance with the basic laws, and I don’t believe a majority on the
Supreme Court would take such a step.”
Sen. Cory Booker Takes Jews For Fools ... Says He Had No Idea Sign He Held Is Linked To Pro-Palestinian Movement
Sen. Cory Booker, seen as a likely contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, appears in a photo endorsing a slogan of the pro-Palestinian movement.
A Booker spokesman told JTA the senator had no idea the sign had anything to do with Israel.
Booker, a New Jersey Democrat who is known for his "closeness" to the Jewish community, is seen posing while holding a sign reading “From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go” and depicting a crumbling brick wall. The slogan was coined by the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, which posted the photo Friday on Twitter.
Bein Hazmanim Tragedies Resulting from Bitul Torah: HaRav Shlomo Amar:
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| Being Grabbed by Pretty Girls, another "Bein Hazmanim" activity |
Jerusalem Sephardic Chief Rabbi HaRav Shlomo Moshe Amar responded to the growing number of tragedies impacting the chareidi tzibur during this bein hazmanim R”L.
The rav warns that the tragedies are occurring as a result of the bitul Torah that accompanies bein hazmanim.
“As a rule, during these days, ‘bein hazmanim’, unfortunately, there are many tragedies because there is a great deal of bitul Torah. This is not a simple matter. There is so much bitul Torah. This is most serious and as if the bitul Torah was not enough, it leads to many aveiros” Rav Amar stated.
The rav calls on bnei Torah, “So much care should be taken when one heads out, even if the intentions are good – in order for a person to rest and relax, and one must take great care all the time, all the more so during bein hazmanim”.
This morning, the shocking data revealed that five people were killed and 23 injured in a series of disasters, ranging from children to road accidents or the dangers of hiking.
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Yeshivah Boys Now Protesting So They Can Have Girls Touch Them
שלשה אוחזים בטלת
Yeshivah Boys have raging hormones just like the public school kids, so the gemmarah kups .. found a great way to get their jollies off.... by protesting ....... knowing full well that the pretty police officers will run to grab them.
Anyone have a nice shidduch for this pervert???
This "bein hazmanim" business is a very bad idea ...
I thought that Torah was a full time profession.... I guess not!
Hat tip: Sam Kay
This "bein hazmanim" business is a very bad idea ...
I thought that Torah was a full time profession.... I guess not!
Hat tip: Sam Kay
"Feigelach" Harass, Threaten, Rabbi Who Dared Criticize LGBT Parade
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| Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu |
Following the publication of an article by Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, son of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and the chairman of Israel’s Association of Community Rabbis, against the LGBT community, he and his family have been the victims of a daily campaign of harassment and threats.
“Since I published the article on the Internet, my family has been the subject of intense attacks,” Rabbi Eliyahu said.
“It means ordering services to the house, people who call all the time, we have reached the point where my children simply disconnected the phone,” he added.
According to Rabbi Eliyahu, this is part of a retaliatory action by members of the LGBT community, who published his phone number online.
Apart from the phone harassment, Rabbi Eliyahu and his family are also exposed to threats on the Internet, including shocking wishes and slander.
“People write about my children all kinds of very unpleasant things,” he said. “It’s a very difficult feeling that you can’t say what you think without experiencing this kind of intense attack,” he explained.
Rabbi Eliyahu, who chose to speak publicly against the LGBT community’s struggle to extend the coverage of the Surrogacy Law to male homosexual couples, resented the brutal censorship he experienced. “It is inconceivable that in the State of Israel only one type of person is allowed to speak, and they are considered moral, while anyone who wants to protest their position cannot do so.”
Rabbi Eliyahu complained that “there are those who are permitted to trade in people, to trade in children, to trade in women, to create for themselves a child, and anyone who wants to express the Torah’s contrary position cannot.”
“It is reminiscent of the time of the Gaza disengagement, the time of Oslo, when the media align themselves with one position, and anyone who thinks otherwise it becomes a murderer, an inciter, and a danger to the democracy,” he said, adding, “It’s a shame that the media are aligned with this one position, and does not allow a large part of the nation to express their position.”
Rabbi Eliyahu urged “rabbis, intellectuals, people of Torah, to write, to express themselves, to show up.”
The Association of Community Rabbis in Israel has launched a new initiative for Rabbis, educators, and anyone who wishes that his Torah to be submitted properly, pass the screen and reach an audience.
The group issued an invitation to all of the above, saying: “We aspire to deliver Jewish information to human hearts all over the world, and we begin with you, on the 28th of Av (August 9), at a Spirituality and Media conference which will train people of Torah in the arts of writing, speaking and television.”
Does Trump's 'ultimate deal' reject PLO propaganda?
President Trump’s as-yet unannounced “ultimate deal” to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict has received a setback following Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reassuring Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that Saudi Arabia would oppose any Trump peace plan that did not accept the PLO stance on East Jerusalem becoming the capital of an independent Palestinian Arab state.
The PLO claim to East Jerusalem is based on its own propaganda and that of the United Nations which claims East Jerusalem to be “occupied territory”.
Collusion:Dianne Feinstein’s Longtime Driver Was a Chinese Spy
An alleged Chinese spy reportedly infiltrated Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) office by posing as her driver for 20 years, according to multiple reports.
Reports from Politico and the San Francisco Chronicle revealed the alleged Chinese government mole posed as a staffer in Feinstein’s San Francisco office— serving as the California Democrat’s driver, Asian-American community liaison, and stand-in for the senator at Chinese consulate events.
Politico reported that the staffer allegedly delivered non-top-secret political intelligence to Chinese consulate officials in San Francisco. Five years ago, the FBI told Feinstein—who served as chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee—that her staffer was a spy.
The California Democrat was reportedly “mortified” by the news and fired the staffer but did not disclose the news to the rest of her staff.
The FBI could not charge the individual with espionage because none of what he leaked was considered to be classified information, making it difficult for the agency to prosecute him.
“Think about Diane Feinstein and what she had access to,” security analyst and former FBI agent Jeff Harp told KPIX. “One, she had access to the Chinese community here in San Francisco; great amount of political influence. Two, correct me if I’m wrong, Dianne Feinstein still has very close ties to the intelligence committees there in Washington, D.C.
Other Feinstein staffers also had links to foreign intelligence. A former Feinstein staffer who worked on the Democratic Senate Intelligence Committee hired former British spyChristopher Steele and Fusion GPS after Donald Trump was elected president to “expose Russian interference.”
Chassidic Monsey Yeshivah Celebrates Student's Aliyah & Israel!
In one of the Hasidic Yiddish Speaking Cheders in Monsey NY a farewell (goodbye) party was held by fellow classmates and the principal for a 10 year old the day before he made Aliyah.
The event even caught the attention of Ambassador Danny Dayan.
The General Studies Principal Rabbi Moshe Klein said in a statement:
“The idea came from the students themselves who decided to throw a good bye party to their friend.
One child brought a blue & white cake another brought Israeli Hummus and so on.
The school has a unique geography program where every child is an “Ambassador” and represents a country.
The Israeli representative gave the boy an Israeli flag pin, while the Saudi Ambassador gave that boy a cake where it said in Hebrew “and you should inherit the land” and said a blessing in Arabic saying there should be peace in the region.
It got media attention from senior Israeli Officials:
Ambassador Danny Dayan tweeted:
In the Yiddish-speaking Hasidic Cheider “Imrei Shefer” the students and the principal – my good friend Moishe Klein – bid farewell to one of the children that made Aliyah to Jerusalem.
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