EN MEMORIA A LOS SEIS MILLONES Y EN HOMENAJE A NUESTRA PATRIA, ISRAEL.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Yerushalayim
The ‘Kippa’ (Hebrew) or ‘Yarmulka’ (Yiddish) is the round head covering worn by Jewish men to serve as a constant reminder to us and everyone else, that God is always above, and that, like today’s verse teaches us, ‘the Holy One of Israel is great in our midst.’ How fitting that Israel's Iron Dome is called "Kippah Barzel (iron dome)" - a kippah covering the entire Holy Land!
Friday, June 12, 2015
G-D BLESS AND SHABBAT SHALOM TO ALL
That they may fear You all the
days that they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.
I KINGS (8:40)
Shabbat Inspiration
Today's verse is part of King
Solomon's address to the people when he brings up the altar to the Temple in
Jerusalem. Solomon reiterates the
unbreakable connection between the lives we lead as followers of God and the
original covenant God made with our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Solomon reinforces how the traditions passed
down through the generations are immutable.
Pirkei Avot or "Ethics of Our Fathers", captures the most
famous sayings passed down from the time of Moses; this is one of the
best-known Jewish texts worldwide which reveals how the early Jewish fathers
applied the newly written Torah to their lives, advice that Jews still widely
use today.
IN THIS AND IN MANY MORE SHABBATS, THE FAMILIES OF EYAL, GILAD AND NAFTALI WILL HAVE AN EMPTY CHAIR AT THEIR TABLE
BECAUSE THEIR CHILDREN WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM, NEVER TO RETURN...
Z"L
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| MAY THE L-RD PROTECT ISRAEL AND THE I.D.F. |
BDS and Hamas: The New Partnership
BDS and Hamas: The New Partnership
by Khaled Abu Toameh • June 12, 2015 at 5:00 am
- Hamas is pinning high hopes on BDS to pave the way for the destruction of Israel through boycotts, divestment and sanctions. Hamas believes that such tools are no less important than rockets and suicide bombings, which have thus far failed to achieve the goal of wiping Israel off the face of the earth.
- U.S. universities that allow the BDS activists to disseminate their hate against Israel are unaware that these people are serving as Hamas ambassadors. Moreover, Western governments, above all the U.S., are unaware that Hamas and BDS allies also consider them enemies of the Palestinians.
- What Bahr is actually saying is that the BDS campaign should be intensified until Israel is forced to surrender and accept all the demands of Hamas, which include, of course, ending the existence of Israel.
- While the anti-Israel activities of the BDS movement have emboldened Hamas, they have also undermined those Palestinians who believe in peace and coexistence with Israel. If BDS supporters really care about Palestinians, why don't they go to the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories to promote reforms, democracy, freedom of speech and the rights of women under the rule of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority? BDS seems to be more about promoting Hamas's agenda than advancing the cause of peace.
Hamas has found new allies: the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Over the past few weeks, Hamas leaders have expressed deep satisfaction with the work of the BDS activists around the world. Hamas is convinced that the anti-Israel campaign will ultimately pave the way for the elimination of Israel. For Hamas, this is not just about boycotting or imposing sanctions against Israel. Rather, it is about delegitimizing and isolating Israel, and turning it into a rogue state that has no right to exist.
That is why Hamas today believes that it shares a common goal with the BDS movement -- namely to destroy Israel. As far as Hamas is concerned, BDS is not about putting an end to Israeli "occupation," but about ending the existence of Israel.
Hamas supports the BDS campaign to boycott Israeli products, companies and academic institutions. But Hamas, which seeks to destroy Israel and replace it with an Islamic state, believes that such measures are not enough. Hamas wants BDS supporters to step up their activities so that it can achieve its goal of eliminating Israel.
Now that most of the Arab countries -- including Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia -- have turned their backs on Hamas, the Islamist movement considers the BDS movement its natural partner in the fight against Israel. The leaders of Hamas in the Gaza Strip are rubbing their hands with satisfaction as they follow the anti-Israel activities of BDS supporters on university campuses in the US, Canada, Australia and Britain.
Hamas views these BDS activities as an extension of the campaign to destroy Israel that the Islamist movement has been waging since its founding in 1988. While Hamas has been unable to send its representatives to speak to students and professors at the university campuses, BDS supporters seem to be doing the job on its behalf.
The U.S. universities that allow BDS activists to disseminate their hate against Israel are unaware that these people are serving as Hamas's ambassadors. Moreover, Western governments, above all the U.S., are unaware that Hamas and its BDS allies also consider them enemies of the Palestinians.
Here is what senior Hamas official Izzat al-Risheq had to say about the U.S. Administration's public opposition to the anti-Israel BDS campaign: "The attempts by the U.S. Administration to prevent the rise of the political, economic and academic boycott against Israel makes it complicit in the crimes and terror against the Palestinian people."
Heaping praise on the BDS advocates and activists, the Hamas official openly admitted that the ultimate goal of the BDS campaign was to destroy Israel. "We call for escalating the campaign to isolate the occupation and end the existence of its usurper entity," he added. When Hamas talks about "ending the existence of the usurper entity," it is actually repeating its main goal of eliminating Israel. Al-Risheq's remarks show that Hamas is pinning high hopes on BDS to pave the way for the destruction of Israel through boycotts, divestment and sanctions.
Hamas believes that such tools are no less important than rockets and suicide bombings, which have thus far failed to achieve the goal of wiping Israel off the face of the earth.
Another senior Hamas official, Ahmed Bahr, also went out of his way recently to applaud the work of the BDS movement in delegitimizing and demonizing Israel. However, Bahr said that boycotting Israeli products and companies was "insufficient." He called for forming a Palestinian and international working team that would coordinate the BDS campaign, intensify efforts to "isolate" Israel and force it to "succumb" to Palestinian demands. He, too, lashed out at the U.S. for opposing the anti-Israel campaign.
What Bahr is actually saying is that the BDS campaign should be intensified until Israel is forced to surrender and accept all the demands of Hamas, which include ending the existence of Israel. Like al-Risheq, Bahr is also optimistic that the work of the BDS movement could eventually help Hamas achieve its goal of destroying Israel.
Last week, Hamas leaders had another reason to celebrate. This time, it was over a decision by the British National Union of Students to boycott Israel. Hamas was the first Palestinian group to applaud the decision and call on other groups in the international community to follow suit and boycott Israel.
While the anti-Israel activities of the BDS movement have emboldened Hamas, they have also undermined those Palestinians who continue to believe in peace and coexistence with Israel. Many BDS supporters are also opposed to any meetings between Israelis and Palestinians, and opposed to security coordination between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank. Like Hamas, many in the BDS movement want the PA to boycott not only Israeli products, but also peace talks with Israel.
Until now, the BDS movement has failed to offer the Palestinians anything good. It wants Palestinian workers to boycott Israeli companies, but has not been able to offer them an alternative source of income. If BDS supporters really care about Palestinians, why don't they go to the Gaza Strip and try to promote the rights of women living under Hamas rule? Why don't they come to the Palestinian territories and try to promote reforms, democracy and freedom of speech under the PA and Hamas?
At the end of the day, BDS seems to be more about hating Israel than helping the Palestinians. And BDS seems to be more about promoting Hamas's agenda than advancing the cause of peace in this part of the world.
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20 Druze Civilians Massacred in Syria By: Jewish Press News Briefs
20 Druze Civilians Massacred in Syria
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| A Jew, a soldier and a Druze looking at Syria |
Twenty Syrian-Druze civilians were murdered in their village of Qalb al-Loza, in the Idlin region of Syria, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The civilians were massacred by Jabhat al-Nusra rebels, who are associated with Al-Qaida. It began when the Tunisian-born Jabhat al-Nusra leader killed one of the Druze villagers. The locals then killed one of the al-Nusra rebels in response. The rebels called in reinforcements, who then proceeded to kill the Druze civilians, including a child. Druze are considered infidels by the various Muslim sects. Israeli-Druze have been warning of a potential massacre against their relatives in Syria.
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Lebanese-Druze Ready to Raise 200,000 Man Defensive Army By: Shalom Bear Published: June 12th, 2015
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| Druze crossing into Israel |
The international Druze community is understandably worried. As a small, quiet minority in Syria, the Syrian-Druze community relied on Bashar Assad for protection. But with the advances of the Syrian rebels and ISIS, the Syrian-Druze community finds itself in existential danger. This week, fighters associated with Jabhat Al-Nusra massacred 20 Druze civilians in Qalb al-Loza, in the Idlib region. Over the past year, Druze villagers have faced some battles with al-Nusra fighters who tried to attack their villages. Israeli-Druze have been repeatedly and strongly warning of imminent massacres of their brother just across the border. Prominent Druze leaders in Lebanon are calling for assistance for the Syrian-Druze community. According to the Lebanon Daily Star, former Lebanese-Druze Minister Wi’am Wahhab, who supports Assad, asked for weapons from Assad so the Druze could defend themselves from al-Nusra:
“[The Druze in Syria] are ready to defeat the terrorists, but what they lack is arms. Lebanon’s Druze are ready to help, we are ready to form an army of 200,000 fighters to defend the Druze,” Wahhab said in a televised speech, urging Assad to provide arms to the community.
While Lebanese-Druze MP Walid Jumblatt, who on the other hand supports the Syrian Rebels, said they have spoken this week with the rebel groups and other regional powers to create a joint effort to protect residents in the Druze villages of Idlib. All around, most of the various groups and divisions within Lebanon have been condemning the massacre of the Syrian Druze.
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