I am Israel.I was born millennia before I was renamed Palestine by the conquering Romans
and before the U.N. decided to turn my eastern lands into Jordan.
My people, the Jews, maintained communities here for three thousand years
--that is until the Arabs decided to massacre those Jews in 1920 and 1929.
Hundreds of civilians were murdered, most of them women and children.
Meanwhile, their brother Arab states exiled one million Arabic Jews
ERASING THEIR HISTORY.
I am Israel.
I am Israel -- I've been attacked four times by five Arab armies in sixty years.
I am a survivor: I won every war they waged against me.
I told the Arabs who lived on my land that they were welcome to stay
but their brothers said, "leave temporarily while the Jews are taken care of."
I have been offering a message of peace since the day I was born
but my enemies answered only in bombs, bullets, and blood -- our own, and theirs.
Realizing they could not defeat me with arms, my enemies turned to lies.
I am Israel.
I am Israel -- time and time again my name is smeared.
Though like the Mohammad Al-Dura hoax, each lie is eventually disproved.
My enemies continue to claim that I am committing "genocide".
Tell me, is giving educational opportunities to Palestinian Arabs "genocide"?
Twenty percent of the students in Haifa University are Arabs.
If I exiled all the Arabs in 1948, why are twenty percent of my citizens Arabs who vote?
Why did I give up the entire Sinai and the Gaza strip
uprooting my own people from their homes, only for the HOPE of peace?
In combat ops, I risk the lives of my teenagers to minimize civilian casualties.
I make every attempt to target only fighters, often putting my soldiers in harm.
In war, I drop leaflets on areas to be attacked warning civilians to evacuate.
Has any other army in the history of mankind done this for its enemy?
I waited eight years to stop Hamas from its daily rocket attacks.
Some fell on my kindergartens. I am patient, but my patience is not infinite.
I am Israel
I am Israel -- I discover new medications to treat devastating diseases,
I've created technology such as Intel, anti-virus, and cell phones,
and I lead the world in scientific publications per capita.
I send humanitarian missions to developing countries, including Muslim countries.
I have absorbed hundreds of Muslim refugees who faced genocide in Darfur --
refugees no Muslim state would take.
I am Israel
I am Israel -- one of the smallest counties in the world,
and probably the most stubborn -- I refuse to give up hope for peace.
My friends support me not because of any lobby, but because they see the truth:
I am the heart of the Middle East, and the hope for its future.
My prophet said, "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation" and I will try ...and try,
and TRY until those words are true.
Because I am Israel.
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These words above are part of a video as shown on the Jewish television station, "Shalom TV".
I would say it's a little different that the official Al-Fatah and the official Hamas television videos promoting Palestinian children to become "martyrs for Allah" wouldn't you say?
- Joe Whitehead
253 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 253 of 253Hillel Fuld typed online earlier today
"There is no nation like the Jewish nation. We might be going through a rough patch right now, but we will get past this, we will be victorious, and we will come out stronger.
How do I know that? Because we always do.
And why is that? Because we have The Big Boss in our corner. 🙏🇮🇱💪✡️❤️"
A Superb Pro-Israel blog is
verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com
A person typed online earlier today
"Aren’t the Jews in Israel European colonialists?
FACT:
Jews who immigrated from Europe to join Jews already living in their ancient homeland were the opposite of colonialists. They were not agents of a foreign power and rejected any identification with European nations. They were idealists from countries around the world who sought national self-determination in their ancestral home and labored to restore the unique language and culture that had once prevailed in the land. Over 150 years ago, Jews from around the world immigrated in ever-larger numbers. They again became the majority in Jerusalem in the 1870s and established Tel Aviv in 1909. In 1920 the international community officially affirmed
the Jewish people’s historical rights to the land and endorsed the Zionist dream of restoring their national homeland."
linkedin.com has an article headlined
"Why Is Everybody Lying About Israel?"
by Daniel Gould
Published Dec 6, 2023
Barry Shaw typed online today
"Those who judgmentally, and ignorantly, accuse Israel of being a racist state should ponder on the recent death of Israeli Arab, Salim Joubran.
Joubran became the second Israeli Arab to serve on the Israeli Supreme Court. The first being Abdel Rahman-Zuabi in 1999.
Joubran was instrumental in rejecting the appeal of former prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, which resulted in Olmert's two year prison sentence.
He also on the panel of three judges who rejected the appeal of former president of Israel, Moshe Katzav, sending him to prison for seven years on rape and sexual abuse charges.
Joubran was a leading liberal voice for Jews and for Arabs.
Joubran contributed a lot to the integration of Arabs into Israeli society, and Israel is a better place for the contribution of Salim Joubran.
Perhaps Arab and Muslim nations would benefit if they had a Jewish judge on their Supreme Court, even Jewish communities in their mono-religeous, mono- cultural societies?
Barry Shaw,
The View from Israel."
About the Greatness of Israel
A person typed online in January 2022
"How and why Izzy Ezagui, an American oleh from Miami whose left arm was blown off by a mortar shell on the Gaza border, fought his way back to the front-lines sums up the indomitable spirit of the Jewish nation.
Against the advice of his doctors, Ezagui not only re-enlisted after losing his arm, but returned to combat duty.
He had just finished his initial military training in the Israel Defense Forces when Operation Cast Lead broke out in December 2008. A few weeks later, while guarding the border between Israel and Gaza, Ezagui absorbed a direct mortar hit, which ripped his left — and dominant — arm from his body. He was rushed to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, where he underwent emergency surgery to stop the bleeding and close his gaping wound.
For most young men, that would have been the end of their combat careers, if not their military service altogether. But for Ezagui, it was just the beginning.
In fact, his life-altering injury turned him into more of a fighter than he had ever been. Defying doctors’ orders and slashing through military red tape, Ezagui has become, as far as he is aware, the only IDF soldier with this specific disability to return to full combat duty.
The brave Jewish hero, and pride of the Jewish nation, is humble. He calls himself just “an average Joe.” But once he begins to tell his story, it becomes clear that his fortitude and determination are far from ordinary.
In August 2007, Ezagui moved to Israel with his family from Miami, where he had grown up in the Chabad community after his parents became religious, about the time Ezagui turned 8. While his mother, father and three younger sisters did not become Israeli citizens right away (they are now), Ezagui made aliya upon arrival, and immediately enlisted in the army."
& lastly says
"Crucially, however, Ezagui had Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant on his side. The pair met when Galant, then the head of Israel’s Southern Command, came to visit Ezagui and other wounded soldiers in rehab. “The first thing I told him was that I wanted to go back to the army and to combat,” Ezagui recalled. “It was the same thing I told all the generals and politicians who came to visit, but he was the only one who said OK.”
The young infantry corporal stayed in touch with the general during the following six-month period, during which he continued his rehabilitation on his own in New York. When Ezagui felt he was getting into satisfactory shape, he informed Galant, who started paving the way for his return to the IDF.
Matt Melendez, a US Army sniper, can attest to how hard Ezagui worked to prepare for that return. A personal trainer at the time, Melendez met Ezagui when he joined a sports club in Manhattan. The two worked out together for several months, and became friends. “I was shocked that Izzy was telling me he was going to re-enlist,” Melendez said. “An injury like his in the US Army would be a career-ender.”
Melendez, 22, recalled his new friend’s high motivation and positive outlook while on a recent tour in Afghanistan. “He never doubted and always gave 110 percent,” Melendez said. “He’s given me a different outlook on life, and is an inspiration to me.”
By mid-2010, a year and a half after his arm was blown off, Ezagui was back in the IDF — this time in the Givati Brigade. After retraining, he went on to serve in Hebron, and later progressed to command school.
‘It was obviously tough because I wasn’t only switching over to using my non-dominant hand, but also because I had only one hand to use’
But first, he had to pass all the tests required of combat soldiers, including shooting, reloading guns, unjamming rifles, throwing grenades, charging hills, climbing ropes and even doing pushups. By himself, Ezagui figured out how to do all of these things.
“It was obviously tough because I wasn’t only switching over to using my non-dominant hand, but also because I had only one hand to use,” he said.
Ari Orzach, a 21-year-old soldier who served under Ezagui, recalls questions that circulated before Ezagui arrived on base.
“How can he tie his boots? How can he shoot a gun?” the soldiers wondered. “But once we met him,” Orzach said, “our first impression was that he was self-confident and really knew what he was doing. He clearly had to rethink how to do everything, and that wasn’t easy. But he always had a smile on his face, and lots of energy.”
Ezagui inspired both his American friend and his soldiers, and now that he has been discharged (with the rank of first sergeant) and returned to civilian life, he’s focused on doing the same for others. He gives motivational speeches for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces and other organizations. In addition, he spends time with young people on Birthright Israel trips, just as soldiers did with him on his fateful trip. He is also writing a memoir, with the aim of demonstrating the potential for anyone to overcome challenges.
Ezagui is no longer religiously observant, but says that this is not a direct result of losing his arm. He says he feels lucky to be alive, and is proud to have succeeded in his quest. “Why me?” he said, is not a question he asks.
Izzy Ezagui: hero to the Jewish nation."
Hillel Fuld typed online earlier today
"Some inconvenient truths that’ll surely anger the anti Israel crowd.
No country in history ever supplied so much food and medical aid to the enemy and its populus as Israel has during this current war. (Note that these numbers have only increased since March)
Israel is already facilitating the entry of more than 1,000 trucks of aid to Gaza per week and stands ready to do more.
Since Hamas initiated the war on October 7, 280,080 tons of aid have entered on 15,207 trucks.
Since the start of the war, Israel has denied entry to only 1.6% of trucks seeking to enter Gaza. The main obstacle to humanitarian aid reaching civilians is the distribution mechanism inside of Gaza. Truck drivers are also delaying distribution by arriving late to Rafah and leaving early.
During the war, more food trucks have entered Gaza than prior to the war — on average an increase of more than 50% per day.
184,5000 tons of food have entered Gaza since the start of the war.
Four tankers carrying cooking oil enter Gaza every day — a sufficient quantity to meet the needs of the territory. 310 cooking gas tanks have entered Gaza since the start of the war.
The World Food Program is currently supplying 15 massive Gazan bakeries — with the capacity to produce more than 2 million pita breads, rolls, and other breads per day.
Israel has facilitated the delivery of more than 18,400 tons of medical supplies to Gaza since Hamas attacked Israel.
On March 2, Israel also delivered 50 incubators for hospitals across Gaza.
Israel has facilitated the entrance of 74 ambulances to Gaza and more than a million vaccine doses.
Israel has worked with Jordan and the UAE to establish two field hospitals in Khan Yunis and Rafah. Additional field hospitals are operated by the Red Crescent and the International Medical Corps.
Over 600,000 Syrians have been killed since 2013. Where are the protests in streets and universities worldwide and condemnation at the U.N.?
That is why this attack on Israel worldwide is pure Antisemitism. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who on Oct. 22, 1967, forcefully rebuked the expression of anti-Zionist remarks: “Don’t talk like that! When people criticize ‘Zionists,’ they mean Jews. You’re talking antisemitism.”
Hillel Fuld typed online this April 2024
"Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett on the SHIFA HOSPITAL OPERATION:
“Amazing battlefield achievement.
The IDF has just completed a 2 week operation on a Hamas command center that Hamas embedded within the Shifa Medical Center.
Hamas used staff and patients as human shields in order to cause maximum civilian casualties as to create more criticism and pressure on Israel.
The results are remarkable:
- 6,000 civilians were evacuated by the IDF to keep them safe.
- 200 Hamas terrorists were killed.
- 500 Hamas terrorists have been captured.
- *No civilian was killed*. Not one.
This is unprecedented in urban warfare.
Our military is learning and improving by the day.
These results undermine the false claim that the IDF is targeting civilians.
If we didn’t care about innocent lives, we’d have simply bombed the whole complex, without risking lives of our own fighters.
Israel will continue until we remove Hamas and bring the hostages home.
I’m proud to be Israeli and proud of the IDF, a beacon of light.”
This photo was taken at the shiva of my late brother."
A person typed online today
"It’s been a challenging week for the people of Israel. While the world watches Gaza, Israelis have been under attack, even if it’s eluded headlines in the western media.
In the last few days, three Israelis were stabbed in Gan Yavne in central Israel, one so critically injured he required life-sustaining treatment en route to the hospital.
There was also a stabbing attack in Be’er Sheva that injured a man in his 20s and a car-ramming attack northeast of Tel Aviv that injured four people, including one in serious condition. And last week, rockets fired by Hezbollah killed a man in Kiryat Shemona.
These events speak to the continual dangers Israeli civilians face. They speak to the lifesaving work Magen David Adom paramedics perform every day."
A person typed online on
October 20, 2023
"Gut-wrenching images showed an anguished 12-year-old Jewish boy saying goodbye to his father, mother, and sisters who were all slaughtered by Arab Hamas terrorists while he went out on an early-morning run.
Ariel Zohar, dressed in all black and flanked by members of his extended family, sobbed while looking in horrified disbelief at the shroud-wrapped bodies of his dad, Yaniv Zohar, 54, an AP photographer, his mother, Yasmin, 49, and his two sisters, Tehelet, 20, and Keshet, 18, at their joint funeral service in the city of Rishon LeTsiyon Tuesday.
His grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, held the boys hand at the funeral.
Four members of the Zohar family were killed along with Ariel’s maternal grandfather, Haim Livne, at their home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, located near the Gaza border, on the morning of October 7.
The boy survived the attack only because he was out jogging at the time. He later sheltered at a nearby house and escaped unharmed.
An estimated 1,000 mourners attended the emotional funeral service for the Zohar family, which was interrupted four times by air-raid sirens and incoming rocket fire from Gaza.
“They won’t even let us bury our dead,” said Yaniv Zohar’s sister Sivan.
She said that her orphaned nephew would be raised by her sister and that the surviving family members intended to celebrate his bar mitzvah in a month as planned.
“We will continue to celebrate life, and we won’t let anyone destroy us,” Sivan said. “This is how we will avenge their deaths.”
A person typed online
on April 3, 2024
"October 7th impacted everyone and everything. Even inanimate objects.
This armored vehicle (depicted below) is being rehabilitated following the horror of the Hamas Massacre.
On October 6th Israel’s Secret Service had a feeling something was wrong. Unfortunately, they didn’t comprehend HOW wrong.
Their response was to send south the “Tequila Team”, elite warriors trained to stop terror attacks in real-time. They are not equipped to ward off a full-scale invasion.
The brave warriors in this vehicle died battling terrorists.
One of the terrorists tried to capture this vehicle and take it back to Gaza. Before succumbing to his wounds, one of the warriors managed to shoot and kill the terrorist.
The fact that it took a week to recover the vehicle, even though it was not taken to Gaza, is a shocking testament to the severity of what was happening in the country. There were other, bigger problems to handle before it was possible to even think about recovering this vehicle, an important piece of equipment in our war to survive.
The dead terrorist remained in the vehicle, sitting in the sun, for a week.
I don’t want to imagine what it was like for the people who needed to deal with that.
Israel needs this vehicle. To bring it back to a state where it can be used to protect our warriors, it is necessary to strip and refit it.
October 7th impacted everyone and everything. Even inanimate objects."
A person typed online today
"Was the Creation of Israel in 1948 Unfair to Arabs?
Let’s start with 1948. Was there no attempt to create two states then?
There was. The United Nations partitioned Palestine in 1947, offering part to Jews and part to Arabs, with the intention that each part would become either a state or part of a state. The Arab state of Jordan already existed. Already home to many Palestinians, it was in a position to annex the West Bank portion of the land partitioned for Arabs.
Critics allege that the UN partition was unfair to Arabs, because non-Jews made up 93 percent of Palestine and 78 percent of the land was left in Jewish hands.
But here is what is commonly forgotten: the part of Palestine allotted to Jews was home to a substantial Jewish majority—538,000 Jews to 397,000 Arabs, according to official UN estimates. Besides, the “Jewish national home,” mandated by the League of Nations in 1920, originally included what is now the state of Jordan. Eighty percent of this was given to Arabs, in what was then called Trans-Jordan. The remaining 20 percent was divided in the 1947 partition, which means Jews received only 17.5 percent of what was originally designated to be theirs.
Jews were unhappy, because the land they were given did not include West Jerusalem, which had a Jewish majority, and because 60 percent of their portion was the Negev, an arid desert then thought to be useless. But they accepted the partition. The Arabs did not."
& Also
"Arab refugee problem was created by the seven Arab countries that attacked Israel in 1948. Arab refugees were intentionally not integrated into the Arab lands to which they fled, despite the fact total territory of Arab countries is about 700 times greater than that of Israel. Out of about 100,000,000 refugees since World War II, theirs is the only refugee group in the world that has not been absorbed into their own peoples' lands. Arab nations still maintain generations of the descendants of the refugees in so called "refugee camps" under squalid conditions with the hope that someday they will dislodge the Jews in Israel. The money spent by the Arab countries on armaments would be sufficient to build houses for all so called "refugees". Arab countries should be encouraged to care for their poor population instead of spending their richest resources in the world on armaments and development of terrorist groups such as Osama Bin Laden from Saudi Arabia."
Hillel Fuld typed online yesterday
"Trigger warning!!
This is a very unpopular opinion that will surely anger a lot of people.
One of the things that has bothered me most about this war is the fact that it’s taking us this long to wipe out Hamas.
After all the wars we won against multiple armies, some of which took just days, how is it that we’re this many months in to a war against a terrorist organization and not even an army?
Is the IDF losing its edge? Did it already? Is the old strong courageous IDF a thing of the past?
I don’t know about you, but this issue has been weighing on me for months.
Well, let’s talk about it.
If you’re too lazy to keep reading, I’ll give you the punchline. No. The IDF isn’t weaker. The IDF is infinitely stronger now than ever before.
So then, how do I explain the fact that we’ve been at this war for six months and there is no end in sight?
The answer is simple. The IDF hasn’t changed, the nature of war has changed.
Mark my words. Not only will Israel win this war, but Israel is establishing itself as we speak as the global authority on urban warfare. All countries will be turning to Israel in the future to learn how to fight a war in the 21st century. "
The comment continues
"So why is it taking so long?
Well, for a lot of reasons.
Let’s start with the enemy.
Wars have rules. Rules of engagement. Certain things can’t be done in war. There are war crimes. When two sides of a war are playing by the same rules, there can be a clear winner and a clear loser. Victory is clearly defined.
But not in this war.
Our enemy in this war has no restrictions or guidelines. There is nothing they can’t, won’t, and haven’t done.
I don’t need to tell you this. You’ve read about it.
- Using innocent women and children as shields as they attack IDF soldiers? ☑️
- Setting up bases in a hospital? ☑️
- Attacking from within nurseries? ☑️
- Hiding weapons and ammunition in kids’ rooms? ☑️
That’s them.
On our side?
- Ignoring human shields and attacking anyway? ❌
- Flattening the hospital that’s hosting the terror base? ❌
- Bombing nurseries from which our enemies attack? ❌
- Destroying kids rooms because they are storing weapons and ammunition? ❌ "
& continues
"So you see, we’re playing chess and they’re playing basketball.
They have their own rules and we won’t play by their rules. They sure as heck won’t play by ours.
But that’s only the beginning.
What did every war ever have in common that this war does not?
Um, they were all conducted above ground. You know, like a battlefield…
Not this one.
There has never been a war that is primarily fought under ground.
I don’t know if any of us understand the complexity here.
A friend fighting in Gaza told me that he cannot walk ten steps without stepping on an opening to a terror tunnel. They created a full blown underground system that is larger than the London Underground.
Add to that, that Hamas had decades to prepare for Israel’s ground invasion. Setting up traps in tunnels, elaborate hiding places, and more. They had all the time and money in the world to ensure a maximum number of IDF casualties. "
& continues
"But it doesn’t end there. Not even close.
Again, imagine the old school battlefield. Or if you want to look at more modern wars, there are tanks, artillery, infantry, and Air Force, all with a clear target and a clear mission.
Now forget all of that.
There is no battlefield. There is no clear target. There is a clear mission but total lack of clarity of how to finish this mission because there are surprises waiting for the soldiers at every corner.
The separation between civilian buildings and military structures does not exist. The battlefield here is one of the most densely populated areas in the world and that is Hamas’ best weapon, its own people.
Again, we’re playing chess, where the objective of the game is to minimize civilian death and maximize the elimination of terrorists. They’re playing basketball where the objective of the game is to maximize civilian deaths thereby getting the world to pressure Israel to withdraw and end the war.
IDF soldiers in Gaza are facing unprecedented complexity that has never been seen in the history of wars.
Think about it.
They can’t walk a single inch without the threat of an attack.
They could be attacked from above using an RPG or a sniper. They could be attacked from below using grenades and automatic weapons. They could be attacked using anti tank and anti aircraft missiles from within buildings. They can be attacked by walking into a booby trapped structure. And remember, they can’t just fire indiscriminately to clear the area before entering. There might be civilians there.
Add to that, Hamas has zero concerns about losing people. They thrive on it because every single person killed is presented as innocent, a lie the world has completely adopted and used to pressure Israel. So Israel wants minimal death. Hamas wants maximum death. Chess and basketball.
Also, we define victory as getting our hostages back and eliminating Hamas. They define victory as literally anything else. If one Hamas terrorist is left alive, in their book, they won this war. In fact, in a sick and twisted way, their leadership already thinks they won the war by the very fact that Israel is still fighting.
And finally, let’s talk tech.
The amount of tech being used in this war for the first time in history is truly insane. That requires a learning curve.
Take drones for example.
Drones have the potential to change the game.
They can go into tight spaces. They can detect terrorists in places humans can’t. They can give the IDF a Birds Eye view of an area. Drones are a no brainer in a war like this. The only issue is that no one knows how to maximize the effectiveness of drones without training.
There are endless types of drones.
There are tiny bug size consumer drones. Then there are larger consumer drones that use GPS to maintain stability. Well, that can’t work. So we need to remove the GPS chip from all the drones. Otherwise they pose a threat and can be used against us. Then there are larger drones that can carry weight. Then there are FPV drones that can fly in much tighter spaces but require more training. Then there are commercial drones. Thermal drones. Long range drones. And the list just goes on and on. "
& continues
"And that’s just drones.
What about robotics? Robotics are also used extensively in this war. Then there is endless vision tech, some of which was developed by Israeli startups. There is tech that can see through walls. There is tech that can see around corners.
All of this requires training.
So let’s just summarize this.
We have a war between two sides who are playing a totally different game with different rules and different definitions of what constitutes victory.
You have one side with zero restrictions and zero need to behave morally. You have the other side that is held to a higher standard of morality than anyone, and one little mess up can cause an international crisis. You have one side that wants to minimize civilian death and one side that’ll do anything to maximize it. You have one side behaving like cockroaches and hiding in every corner and under every rock and you have another side that has to use cutting edge tech to kill the bugs. "
& continues
"The bottom line is this.
What the IDF has accomplished in this war is not only incredible, it is historically unprecedented. Right now everyone is falsely claiming that Israel is committing genocide or killing indiscriminately, but when this war is over and the real numbers are exposed, the world will be in utter shock about how Israel won this war with historically low casualty numbers on its side and the total destruction of a terrorist organization that had decades to prepare for the war.
The few military strategists who are already analyzing this war have said clearly that what Israel is doing in Gaza right now is borderline miraculous and has never been done before.
If you want to get a clear picture of just how complex this war is and just how sophisticated the IDF is, just think about all the assassinations Israel has carried out, or even just look at the latest one carried out in Syria.
Not enough has been said about this assassination.
You have to remember that this was a highly senior and top secret meeting between the highest ranking Iranian official outside of Iran along with his deputy and multiple other senior terrorists from Iran and the Islamic Jihad. "
& lastly says
"Now remember, this wasn’t Israel’s first assassination. We’ve been doing this for decades. The world recognizes Israel’s superior intelligence capabilities. These officials clearly recognized the threat of being assassinated by Israel and took measures accordingly.
No one knew about this meeting. The meeting was intentionally held in a very sensitive and explosive (I am going to award myself ten points for that pun) area with several government buildings all around it, including the Iranian consulate as well as the Canadian one. That was not an accident.
And yet, Israel was able somehow, and I genuinely cannot understand how, to get the intel of who was in the meeting and where it was being held. They were able to take off in Israel, fly into enemy airspace without getting detected, and then conduct a precision attack that would take out everyone in the room and cause zero damage to the government buildings in its vicinity.
We read about this news and then continue scrolling. Few people understand just how complex this mission was and how miraculous it is that it was a perfect success. We take it for granted now, but military strategists will be teaching and analyzing this event for decades into the future.
So, no, the IDF is not weaker than in the past. The IDF is learning on the job how to fight a war that is near impossible to win, succeeding, and maintaining historically low casualty numbers on its side. There is no country or military that can teach Israel how to win this war. It’s never been done before.
Israel isn’t weaker. The nature of war has changed dramatically and Israel is writing the rule book in real time while withstanding unprecedented pressure from all directions. Military pressure. Political pressure. Diplomatic pressure.
And I haven’t even mentioned Hezbollah in the north.
It’s a new world and Israel is adapting to it in real time.
The statement that Israel is the strongest and most moral army in the world has never been truer than it is today!"
Ben M. Freeman 🇮🇱
@BenMFreeman typed on X , formerly Twitter
"This was written by Jews over 2000 years ago.
"We have neither taken foreign land nor seized possession of the property of others. We have merely reclaimed our ancestral heritage that for a period of time had been unjustly seized by our enemies."
1 Maccabees 15:33"
2:27 PM · Apr 2, 2024
The book of 1 Maccabees is part of the apocrypha
latimes.com has an article headlined
"No, Israel isn’t a country of privileged and powerful white Europeans"
By Hen Mazzig
May 20, 2019 A must read article
Elliot Resnick typed online after the hideous Terrorist Attack in Israel of October 7, 2023 that "From the Chumash commentary of Rabbi Joseph Hertz, chief rabbi of England from 1913-1946:
"The fact is that the population of nearly every European country ... conquered its present homeland and largely destroyed the original inhabitants. Thus, the Saxon all but exterminated the Romanized Celts; and, in turn, the Saxons were 'harried' by the Normans on their conquest of England."
We lived in the Land of Israel long before the Arabs did, but even if we hadn't, why exactly should the clock be turned back to 1947? Why not to 1547 or 1047 or 547 or 47? Perhaps every population around the world should be repatriated to the land from which they originally came.
We shouldn't be any more defensive than other nations. In fact, we should be LESS defensive since we actually have a divine title to our land. Which other nation in the world can claim that?"
Hillel Fuld typed online today
"I am so sick and tired of constantly being on the defense and apologizing.
I am so sick and tired of having to answer to anyone.
So here is a full list of things I am NOT sorry for and the world can either get used to it, or they can sit down and shut up.
I hereby do NOT apologize for:
- Existing. Israel is the only country that has to constantly justify its existence. “Coincidently” it’s also the only Jewish country. We’re not going anywhere. Now or ever.
- Our war in Gaza. There is not a single country in the world that would have acted differently than Israel after an attack like October 7th. We didn’t start this war but we will end it on our terms. Every innocent casualty in this war is sad, but it’s on Hamas, not Israel. Innocents die in war. And yes, that includes aid workers who find themselves in a war zone. It’s on Hamas. Every single one of them.
- The poverty in Gaza. Not on Israel. Gaza elected Hamas. Hamas steals food and aid from Gaza. Gazans have themselves to blame. Themselves and their elected leadership.
- Maintaining security control in Judea and Samaria and now Gaza. The people who call themselves Palestinians had a chance to build paradise. Instead they built a terror base. Israel handed them Gaza with no conditions. But when they elected Hamas and embraced terror, Israel had to protect itself by constructing a wall. October 7th is the result of them breaching that wall, which is evidence of why Israel needed it in the first place. "
The comment continues
"- Standing up to antisemitism. I am not ashamed to pull the antisemitism card when I see it around me. In fact, I am proud to do so. There is definitely room for valid criticism, but once you cross over into the “Israel doesn’t have a right to exist”, you’re no longer expressing valid criticism. You’re saying Jews don’t deserve a home. That’s antisemitism and I’ll never stop pointing it out.
- The conditions in Gaza. You are worried about Gazans? Go speak to Egypt and tell them to open their borders. It’s not like they were brutally attacked by thousands of Palestinian terrorists. Hamas steals aid. Egypt closes its borders. None of this is on Israel.
- The Israeli government. Yea, you read that right. You don’t like the prime minister? Great. Then remove him in the next election. No one has any moral ground to call for the government of another country to be replaced. The Israeli government was democratically elected by the people of Israel. Biden, Schumer, and everyone else talking trash about Bibi, how do I say this nicely…? Who the hell asked you??
- Israel’s assassinations. Amazing how Israel can eliminate a huge terrorist with blood on his hands and somehow Israel is the bad guy. I am deeply proud of Israel’s intelligence and military capabilities and I hope and pray Israel continues to remove these terrorists from our planet.
- Zionism. Let me be clear. I am incredibly proud to be a Zionist. If that offends you, well, I cannot possibly care less. Jews deserve to come home after everything they’ve endured and no one is going to tell us what to do anymore.
- Settling our land. You wanna call it the West Bank? Go for it. I call it Judea and Samaria where the Jews originated. Wanna call it settlements? Go for it. I call it home.
Now, if you think I have a problem taking accountability or apologizing, let me apologize for some things.
Here are the things I DO apologize for:
- Letting a terrorist named Arafat hijack the word Palestine, a lie the world has completely adopted.
- Letting these Jordanians who call themselves Palestinians believe Israel will ever give them an inch of Israel.
- Leaving Gaza in 2005. We see the results now. We should never have given them anything for peace. They don’t want peace.
- Letting the world rename Judea and Samaria to “The West Bank”. No Israeli leader should ever use the word Palestinian or the phrase West Bank. Words matter.
- Playing along with the fantasy of a Palestinian state. They won’t ever have one and we need to stop with the act. Why won’t they? Because they don’t want one. They want no Israel. They won’t get it.
- Operating on Sinwar in an Israeli hospital when he had a deadly brain rumor. Shameful on our part.
- Waiting this long to go into Rafah. Every day we don’t go in is going to cost us in human life.
- Pretending that the vast majority of Gaza want peace when in reality, according to literally any survey, the support for Hamas in Gaza is overwhelming. Thousands of non Hamas terrorists took part in the events of October 7th. Hamas are the Nazis and Gaza is Germany. Sure, there are innocent people who didn’t elect the Nazis but that’s war and it’s unfortunate, but no one in their right mind would say that attacking Nazi germany was unjustified. The same goes for Gaza.
The days of us Jews following orders while our knees tremble in the face of some foreign government are over.
We are here to stay and that includes making sure Hamas is no more and that Gaza is no longer a threat to Israel. At any and all costs. That’s right.
ANY AND ALL COSTS!
That offends you? Sorry, not sorry!
🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💪💪💪✡️✡️✡️"
A person typed online today
"Israel’s enemies and critics ignore or conveniently forget the facts, as Arabs and their sympathizers continue to blame Israel for ‘starting’ the 1967 war.
Were the acts by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1967 against Israel aggressive enough to warrant Israel’s exercise of her right to self-defence?
The answer can be found on the official website of the Jordanian Government under the heading ‘The Disaster of 1967.’ It describes the events of the days prior to June 5, 1967 and clearly indicates that Jordan, at least, expected Egypt to launch the offensive war against Israel:
“On May 16, Nasser shocked the world by asking the United Nations to withdraw its forces from Sinai. To the surprise of many, his request was honored two days later. Moreover, the Egyptian president closed the Straits of Tiran on May 22. Sensing that war was now likely. … In response to the Israeli attack [on Egypt], Jordanian forces launched an offensive into Israel, but were soon driven back as the Israeli forces counterattacked into the West Bank and Arab East Jerusalem.”
[italics by author]"
medium.com has an article headlined
"No, Israel is Not an Apartheid State: Here’s Why"
by Liat Ben-Zur
Oct 21, 2023
A person typed online yesterday
"Sammy Davis Jr. , a proud Jew, was said to be the “greatest living entertainer in the world.”
Sammy often talked about a passage in the book “A History of the Jews,” by Abram L. Sachar, in which the author said:
“The Jews would not die. Three millennia of prophetic teaching had given them an unwavering spirit of resignation and had created in them a will to live which no disaster could crush.”
Davis was a fierce Zionist.
Upon visiting the Jewish nation, tears flowed down his face as he said he could not “find words to express my satisfactions at being in Israel, the mother country of my spirit and my religion.”
Hillel Fuld typed online today
“If only Hashem would give us a sign that He still has our back…”
Or two signs.
According to Jewish scripture, the month of Nissan, which we start today, is the month that the Jewish people will ultimately be redeemed.
In the Talmud, we learn that right before Mashiach comes, the whole world will be upside down.
Well, that has most definitely come true…
Hopefully this month brings an end to all the poison and hatred."
Hillel Fuld pointed out
The recent Magnitude of the Earthquake in New York State was
4.8 Magnitude
The Total Solar Eclipse was on
4/8
And pointed out what the
Bible verse
Exodus 4:8 says
A person typed online yesterday
"Why saying ‘state’ to refer to Israel is antisemitic… it harkens back to the very antisemitic UN Resolution 181 (the 1947 Partition Plan). The British led an antisemitic coalition at the UN to steal even more land from Jews of the 22% of our homeland that by then had remained.
The goal was to create, in their words, an Arab ‘state’ - though one existed already since 1922 created from 78% of stolen Jewish land, Jordan, and a Jewish ’state.’
Luckily the Arabs said no and the Resolution did not pass. Hence, the UN did not ‘create’ Israel.
What happened in 1948 is that brave Jews, after nearly 20 years of armed struggle, liberated Israel. Israel was not created in 1948 or 1947. Israel was formed as a nation over 4,000 years ago.
Also, throughout the 1,812 years of occupation, there were robust Jewish communities and Jewish institutions in Israel.
Saying Israel, falsely, is a ’state’ diminishes its soveriegnty as a country and thus Israel is often times treated as a vassal state by the U.S and others. In reality, states are created (like Jordan) and/or are part of consortiums like the European countries forming ‘states’ of the EU or 7 different Kingdoms coming together to form the ‘states’ of the UAE.
No more saying ‘State of Israel.’ It is a country and a proud sovereign one.’
A person typed online today
"The Israeli people have a resolve I have never seen before in my life, from any nation at anytime."
Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo. House Armed Services Committee, after visiting the Jewish nation."
& "Jew-haters protest against no one in the world except the Jewish nation."
&
"Mosab Hassan Yousef is a great Arab man and a blood brother of the Jewish people. A true hero.
His father founded genocidal Arab Hamas, but he defends the Jewish nation, time and again--with the truth!
If every Arab leader, or millions of Arabs were like him, or even listened to him, the Arab war against the Jew would end.
Salute, blood brother."
Naveed Anjum a Muslim Supporter of Israel
Typed online today
"Isn’t a Jewish state, by definition, racist and undemocratic?
FACT:
The Jewish people are a national and ethnic group that created the religion of Judaism. Therefore, the concept of a Jewish state is no more racist or undemocratic than the concept of a Japanese state, a Lithuanian state, or any other modern nation that is a democracy whose citizens are also bound together by shared identity, heritage, and culture. When the UN recommended the establishment of a Jewish state in 1947 and admitted Israel as a member in 1949,
it did not see any contradiction between its Jewish and democratic identity. The Jewish state set up a democratic, secular government and is one of the most ethnically diverse and progressive countries in the world. Arab citizens participate fully in government; equal rights are assured for women, gays, and minorities; and freedom of the press and of religion are protected. Israel grants people of Jewish heritage a fast track to citizenship, just as many other modern states, such as Poland, Finland, Greece, Armenia, and Germany, grant their diaspora populations special citizenship rights. Non-Jews can also apply to become citizens of Israel under naturalization procedures similar to those in other countries around the world."
A person typed online today
""Of course, there is nothing virtuous about “victory” over Zionism. No matter how it is spun, anti-Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people should be stripped of their right to self-determination. It is a brazenly destructive ideology that fixates not on empowering Palestinians, but on disenfranchising Jews. In a world of dozens of nation-states organized around religious majorities (dozens of Muslim countries, India, etc.), it aims to upend the character of the only one that is Jewish. Unless one’s anti-Zionism involves equally loud calls for the systemic dismantlement of all the world’s religious nations (it usually doesn’t), then it is discrimination against the Jewish people."
by Zac Schildcrout in "Slamming ‘Zionists’ and ‘Zionism’ writ large at Harvard"
In January 2024 a person
typed online
"I tried using ChatGPT to better understand the accusation of Jews being occupiers in Israel:
ME:
archaelogically speaking, who was living in Israel first, Jewish people or Arab Muslims?
ChatGPT:
Archaeologically speaking, the Jewish people were present in the region known today as Israel before the arrival of Arab Muslims. The key historical points to consider are:
Jewish Presence: Archaeological evidence of ancient Israelite or Jewish presence in this region dates back to the Iron Age, around the 12th to 11th centuries BCE. This is evidenced by findings such as:Tel Dan Stele: An inscription dating to the 9th century BCE mentioning the "House of David," indicating the existence of a Jewish monarchy.
Khirbet Qeiyafa Inscription: A text in ancient Hebrew script dating to the 10th century BCE, one of the earliest examples of Hebrew writing.
Arab Muslim Arrival: The Arab Muslim presence in the region began with the Islamic conquests of the 7th century CE. In 634-640 CE, Arab Muslim forces conquered the Levant, which included the region of modern-day Israel. Prior to this, the area was under Byzantine control and predominantly Christian, with a significant Jewish minority.
Timeline Comparison:The Jewish historical presence in the region is rooted in the Iron Age, over a millennium before the Common Era.
The Arab Muslim presence began in the 7th century CE, with the Islamic conquests.
Cultural and Religious Evolution: It's important to note that both Jewish and Muslim identities have evolved over time. The early Israelites, whose presence is marked by archaeological findings, were different in many ways from the Jewish communities at the time of the Arab conquests. Similarly, the Arab Muslims who arrived in the 7th century CE brought with them a culture and religion that was distinct from the pre-existing local cultures.
Complex Historical Interactions: The history of this region is characterized by a succession of different powers and cultures. After the ancient Israelite period, the area saw various ruling powers, including the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and finally the Arab Muslims. Each of these periods left a distinct mark on the region's cultural and historical landscape.
In summary, archaeologically, the Jewish people have evidence of their presence in the region of modern-day Israel that predates the arrival of Arab Muslims by several centuries."
A person typed online in
October 2023
"Actually, the ancient Philistines recorded in the Bible and history came from the Greek Islands and some parts of the mainland Greece. They have no connection, at all, the to the Arab /Muslim of modern times who called themselves the “Palestinians.”
From those ancient people, the Philistines, the word “Palestine” .came into being
.
There is no genuine ethic group or race who are the “Palestinians.”
Early in the last century a anyone living in that land, Arab or Jew, who lived in that land was called a ”Palestinian.”
Only after 1967 did the Arab/Muslims start to refer to themselves , exclusively , by the word “Palestinian.”
The reason for that is that they felt that by giving themselves that title they would appear to have some kind of valid claim on that land." & also said
"The truth is the God had given all this land that now composes the State of Israel, including all of the West Bank, to the Jewish people. This may be found in the Bible, as seen in, for example, Genesis 28:13-15. 35:10-12. Deuteronomy 32:48,49. Psalm 105:7-11. 135:4.
In other words the Jews have tall this land by Divine Right. Furthermore, the Jewish people should have this land by historic rights as shown in First Kings 4:20,21, 24,25. 8:55, 56."
israelnationalnews.com has an article headlined
"It’s just the beginning" by
Tzvi Fishman
Mar 18, 2024
Meir Kahane is mentioned
blogs.timesofisrael.com has an article headlined
"The Eternal Message of Israel"
APRIL 17, 2024 by
Barry Shaw
Naveed Anjum typed online today
"Did the Jews Steal Land?
Although they were unhappy with the partition, Jews did not rob poor Arab peasants of their land, as many of today’s critics suggest. By 1949, Britain had allocated 187,500 acres of cultivable land to Arabs and only 4,250 acres to Jews. So Jews were forced to pay exorbitant prices for arid land to wealthy, often absentee landlords—$1,000 per acre, when rich black soil in Iowa was getting $110 per acre.
By 1947, 73 percent of land purchased by Jews came from large landowners, including Arab mayors of Gaza, Jerusalem, and Jaffa, and leaders of the Arab nationalist movement. In his memoir, King Abdullah of Jordan said the story of Jewish displacement of Arabs from their land was a fiction: “Arabs are as prodigal in selling their land as they are in . . . weeping [about it].”
It is true that hundreds of thousands of Arabs felt compelled to abandon their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Yet the vast majority of these Arabs left their homes because Arab leaders told them to, or because they simply wanted to get out of the line of fire. The Syrian Prime Minister Haled al Azm wrote in his memoirs, “Since 1948 we have been demanding the return of the refugees to their homes. But we ourselves are the ones who encouraged them to leave.” The Economist, a frequent critic of Zionists, reported in the October 2, 1948 issue that “the Higher Arab Executive . . . clearly intimated that those Arabs who remained in Haifa and accepted Jewish protection would be regarded as renegades.”
&
"IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA
Eighty percent of the residents reside adjacent to the Green Line along Israel’s ‘narrow hips,’ and many others are in strategically sensitive areas. The actual developed areas of Israeli communities occupy less than 2% of the landmass of the Judea and Samaria."
Hillel Fuld typed online today
"Rant incoming. Sorry, I need to get this off my chest.
If one more person ridicules my posts about God’s involvement in this war…
Before even getting into the actual question, why do people think it’s normal behavior to come to someone’s page and comment on their post ridiculing their belief system?
You don’t want to believe in God? That’s your prerogative. But why does it bother you so much that I do? Why the need to call my faith ridiculous or absurd?
Why do you have so much disdain for God and those who believe in Him?
Furthermore, if you’re going to ask where God was on October 7th or during the holocaust, that’s fine. It’s an age old question that philosophers have struggled with since the beginning of time. Why do bad things happen to good people?
But if you ask that when bad things happen, at least be consistent and honest, and see God when good things happen.
You got up this morning? You breathed oxygen? You can see? You can hear? You are healthy? Great. Thank God.
Israel intercepted hundreds of missiles and drones with minimal damage? Thank God!
But if you are only concerned with God when bad things happen, then that’s just hypocritical.
But again, your life, your choice. But write whatever you want on your posts. Don’t come to mine and trash my faith. It’s rude and childish.
But it doesn’t end there.
The other side also drives me crazy.
I write a post thanking the IDF, and the “What about God?” comments start flowing in. I thank God for the miracles that I see and the “This wasn’t God, it was the IDF” comments start flowing in.
Honestly, you can’t win.
And now to the issue itself.
Imagine the following scenario. You’re 3 years old and your father brings you to get a flu shot.
You don’t know what’s about to happen but when the nurse takes out that needle, you begin to scream at the top of your lungs! “What’s about to happen? What’s she about to do with that needle?”
And then she stabs you.
You look at your dad and think to yourself, “Why is he letting this happen to me? Did he stop loving me? What kind of father lets his kid get stabbed and he just stands there?”
No matter what your dad tells you, you cannot fathom a situation in which this pain is justified. You’re 3! Your brain cannot register that this painful experience might actually be good for you. There is no way this is good for you, you think in your finite brain.
I cannot fathom a situation in which the suffering of the Jewish people today is justified. There is no scenario in which I can understand that this is for my own good. How could I even say that? For my own good?? I’m getting stabbed with a needle! Over and over!
But that’s the thing. Our brains are finite. We are human. We cannot possibly understand that there is a bigger picture that we’re not seeing.
I know. It’s a terrible thing to even say that somehow this is for our own good. Our father is sitting back and letting us suffer. Did He stop loving us? What kind of father sits back and lets his child suffer this way?"
The comment continues
"It’s hard to digest but that’s only because, relative to God, we have the brain of a 3 year old.
But it goes even deeper.
How could God do the Holocaust? How could He do October 7th?
That’s the thing. He didn’t.
Hitler was responsible for the Holocaust and Hamas was responsible for October 7th.
God gave us free choice. That’s what makes the human species unique.
Hitler made a very very very bad choice. But that was his choice, not God’s. Could God have stopped him? Of course, but free choice is fundamental to the way God created the universe. It’s embedded in the creation!
He doesn’t take away free choice even when humans make a terrible choice. He can hold them accountable, but He won’t take away free choice.
So just to sum up.
Don’t go to someone else’s post and ridicule their most fundamental beliefs. That says more about you than anything. Don’t do it. It’s rude.
And yes, understanding how God is allowing this to happen is a difficult question.
Isn’t God good? What kind of “father” lets October 7th happen? The same kind of father that lets a nurse stab his son because that’s what the son needs at that moment, no matter how hard it is for that 3 year old to comprehend.
And finally, God can of course bend nature so people don’t make the wrong choices, but that means we will have no freedom, and we essentially become like animals and not humans.
That’s not how God works. That’s not how the world He created operates.
So, it’s ok to struggle with the question. It’s a valid question. But be honest about it and ask yourself if you really want to know the answer or if you’re just using this very legitimate question to ridicule your heritage and the person posting about it.
One is valid, the other is not, especially on my own page!
And now, let’s talk about the war with that lens.
If you look at the events of the last six months, and don’t see God’s involvement, I’m sorry to tell you, but you need to clean your glasses. They are apparently very dirty.
Now before I go on, I’m going to tell you right now, what I’m about to say will offend many people, and that’s fine.
Why is it fine? Because if you lived in the time of Purim and I told you that one day, the Jewish people will celebrate this story, you would have immediately attacked me for being insensitive. "
& continues
"If you lived in the time of Passover, 210 years of back-breaking slavery and persecution, and I told you that we’d one day celebrate this period, that would have been the end of our friendship.
The same is true for Hanukkah and every other Jewish holiday.
At the time, we were dealing with horrible suffering. Don’t forget that Purim was the near genocide of the Jewish people. Real genocide, not the genocide that people make up today.
With that context, allow me to tell you that we will one day celebrate this victory. We won’t forget the pain and suffering, just like we don’t forget the pain and suffering of our slavery in Egypt. But we WILL dance again.
The miracles are everywhere. You just have to see them.
But it’s not easy to see miracles when you’re deep in the pain and devastation. I’ll remind you that 80% of the Israelites didn’t see the miracles and stayed back in Egypt. 80% didn’t see the miracles! How?! The ten plagues? How could they not have recognized God?
And here’s the controversial part.
October 7th was one of, if not the darkest day in our history. I can’t use the word miracle with regard to that day. It’s too painful.
But hear me out.
If I told you that 3,000 genocidal terrorists marched into a country smaller than New Jersey and they had many hours of free hand, plus unlimited access to automatic weapons, step back and tell me this… How many people would you expect them to murder?
50,000? 100,000? 200,000? Think about it! 8 hours of spraying bullets in all directions. For 8 hours!"
& lastly says
"Now before you attack, don’t misunderstand me. The pain of October 7th is unbearable. Don’t lecture me on loss. I know grief and this hurts, and might never stop hurting. And I can’t call it a miracle.
But I can say that I would expect this country to be wiped out after October 7th if God wasn’t involved!
How could I say that? God was involved in October 7th?! Yes, and it was one hell of a painful shot. I can’t even fathom that a good God would let that happen. See above…
But forget October 7th. The pain surrounding that dark day is too raw. If what I wrote about October 7th offends you, fine, forget that.
Tell me please how tens of thousands of rockets fired into densely populated areas have killed so “few” Israelis. Again, terrible thing to say.
Every person we lose is a whole world. Of course. But if you are able to step back and look at this war through a historic lens, you’ll realize that so many rockets killing so few people is a miracle of biblical proportions.
“Na, we have Iron Dome. It’s not a miracle.”
Um I got news for you. The Iron Dome is a miracle!!!
That’s not me saying that. Dr Gold who invented it told me personally that when he had the idea, every expert he spoke to told him there is absolutely no way to do what he wanted to do. Detonate rockets mid air? Impossible!
And here we are, with a system that has over 95% accuracy. The Iron Dome is a technological wonder or what I would call a miracle.
But also, what about the rockets that didn’t get intercepted by the Iron Dome? Where are they?
“Empty spaces”
Um, have you seen how small this country is? Where are these empty spaces? How did tens of thousands of rockets fall in empty spaces?
If you write that off as a coincidence, as ten thousand coincidences, sorry, but again, clean your glasses.
Then there are the “Those rockets aren’t really so dangerous.”
Oh, really now.
Need I remind you that one hit an Arab village yesterday and severely injured many soldiers? That was one rocket. One.
Listen, again, I get it. It’s too painful now to see God. Trust me. I get it.
But when you think of the Yom Kippur war, what is the first thing you think of? An amazing victory? Maybe a miracle?
Do you know how many people we lost in that war? 2,656!!!!
That’s an unfathomable number.
Even with October 7th, plus the losses we’ve endured in the war, we are not even close to that number. But the Yom Kippur war; along with all of the wars Israel was forced to fight, is remembered as a historic victory.
Listen, the bottom line is this. If you look at the events of the past 6 months clearly, you’ll inevitably reach the conclusion that there is something bigger going on here. This war, from beginning to end, does not make sense.
You want to call it a miracle? Go ahead. You think that’s offensive and can’t believe I could dare call this horrible war a miracle? That’s fine too. Call it whatever you want but do so on your own page, not mine.
I see God everywhere in this war. Why does that offend you so much? It helps me get through the day. If standing on my head made me feel better, would you attack me for that too? I want to believe, and you want to not believe?
Great. We can agree to disagree, but I cannot agree with people coming to my posts to attack me for wanting to stand on my head. Leave it alone. Why do you even care?
And here’s the most controversial part of all. It’s not the IDF that’s winning this war. We didn’t have the IDF for thousands of years, and we survived.
And it’s not God that is winning this war. God doesn’t have F35 fighter jets.
It’s both!!
God and His vehicle, the IDF are winning this war, and we owe gratitude to them both. God and the IDF are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they complement each other perfectly.
So, thank you. Hashem, and thank you, IDF!
Rant. Over."
Some people typed in reply to the above Hillel Fuld comment of
April 18, 2024
"Well said!! The Jewish people should be greatly admired for their resilience and their enduring faith in the one Almighty God worshipped by both Jews and Christians! I admire all of you! Despite all the horrors and injustices they have suffered at the hands of evil people who despise them, millions of Jewish people worldwide have managed to keep their faith! God did not create evil! Humans create evil! Evil committed against others is not punishment from God! Our God is good and wants goodness for all His creation! In times when bad things happen to good people that is when our faith in Him should be strengthened not diminished. May God’s holy “Iron Dome” aid in protecting the people of Israel! 🙏🇮🇱
Thank you for your continued truthful and insightful postings about the situation in Israel and about Israel’s enemies!"
Another person typed
"Everything about ISRAEL is a spiritual matter. Seven months before the American Presidential Election of 2016, GOD revealed to me in a dream that he has chosen Donald Trump to rule America. At that I didn’t know why. Five months to the 2016 election, GOD reminded me of that dream, then I published it on my Facebook page, and congratulated Trump even before the election(in fact I might be among the first persons to address Trump officially as President even before his Election), still I did not know why GOD had to show me that He has chosen Trump. Then exactly 7days to the American Election of November 2016, I used Trump’s Photo for my Facebook profile picture. Trump won the Election against all odds, and became President. It was when Trump moved American Embassy to Jerusalem and recognized Jerusalem as the Eternal Capital Israel that I realized why GOD showed me what He Chose him for. When I reflected on it vis-a-vis the unique Mandate GOD gave me to advocate for Israel in my country, Nigeria, I arrived at a conclusion that GOD'S COVENANT WITH ISRAEL IS A TRANSGENERATIONAL COVENANT; ironically, many Jews trivialize this unique heritage of theirs.
Hillel, don't think every Jew will accept you; not every Jew accepted Moses. Don't stop honouring HASHEM. May HASHEM honour you."
&
"Spot on! The negativity that is posted is because DARKNESS HATES THE LIGHT. Hindsight is 20/20 . Hashem allowed Hitler and the Holocaust knowing the end result would be the return of the Jews to THEIR land, which the Title Deed to was given to them centuries before . WHY did Hashem not allow the Jews to take possession again of their land in the 1920s after the Balfour Decision and avoid all the horrors to come? I don't know and we may not know until the future when we are with Hashem. We keep on keeping on.❤️🙏🇮🇱"
Naveed Anjum typed online today
"Peace Now, which favors unilateral withdrawal and dismantling of Jewish communities in the Judea and Samaria, estimates the Jewish communities there take up only 1.36 percent of the land. The human rights organization B’tselem, which monitors Jewish building construction on the Judea and Samaria and reports its scope to
parties abroad, also found the extent of Jewish settlement to be marginal. A B’tselem study published in 2002 found the percentage of developed areas of Jewish communities on the Judea and Samaria comprises 1.7 percent of all land on the Judea and Samaria; if one includes non-developed municipal areas (almost all of which is unpopulated and zoned to meet expansion needs), 5.1 percent of the Judea and Samaria is ‘occupied’ by Jewish communities. The other 94.9 percent is either land owned by local Arabs and registered in the Land Registry, IDF military installations, public lands administered by the government or undeveloped public land zoned to local councils."
Naveed Anjum also typed online today
"ESSENCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION IN THE JEWISH STATE
Though Israel has been criticized for its use of administrative detention, many other liberal democracies also use this policy to protect their citizens from terrorist attacks or to control illegal immigration. However, no other liberal democracy faces the systematic, organized terrorism at its borders that Israel confronts. Its administrative detention policy must be viewed
in this context. It is a life-saving tool."
Naveed Anjum typed online earlier today
"Jews Have Lived in the Judea and Samaria Since Ancient Times
Following the 1967 Six-Day War, the rise of Jewish communities symbolized the restoration of a dimension of history often ignored by Arabs and unknown to most non-Israelis, which is that Jews had lived in the Judea and Samaria and the Old City of Jerusalem during
Mandate times. That period ended only after they were killed or driven out in the aftermath of the 1948 war – when Jewish communities were obliterated. Between 1949 and 1967, Jordanian military personnel razed Jewish communities, destroyed 58 synagogues, and used headstones from the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives to build roads.66 In the course of the 1948 War,
the Judea and Samria was rendered judenrein – ethnically cleansed of Jews
– by Jordanian invaders."
Fred Maroun typed online
yesterday
"In a (very limited) way, I feel bad for people who hate Israel. They must have a very twisted mind to convince themselves that they're good people."
Fred Maroun typed online in
July 2018
"Why pro-Israel Israeli Arabs are my heroes:
Israeli Arabs who are openly pro-Israel put their lives at risk every day. Some have been beaten. Some had to flee and go into hiding.
And many Jews see them as a liability rather than as allies. They consider them fake, not genuine.
What sort of world do we live in when loving your neighbor earns you assault from your family and disdain from your neighbor?
Yet they stand their ground because they don't need external validation for what they know is right.
In fact they're neither puppets nor clowns. They're Arabs who decided that they is nothing wrong, and everything right, with Israel being the nation state of the Jewish people. And they're proud of being part of the history of the Jewish people, even if they're not Jewish.
They are in fact not only model citizens of Israel, but they are the people that every citizen everywhere should use as their role models.
Many of you know people like that, but I want to point in particular to one outstanding lady, Sara Zoabi, who wrote an amazing post in support of Israel's new Basic Law. Thank you Sara for being the voice of love and sanity in a world that sorely needs many more people as courageous and genuine as you."
Hananya Naftali typed online in
April 2024
"The enemies of Israel will NEVER take away our joy.
Israel ranks 5th happiest country in the world. 🌎🇮🇱"
Barry Shaw typed online today
"Here is my message as an Israeli Jew to the braindead campus idiots chanting vacuous slogans and meaningless insults calling us colonizers and occupiers.
Jews in Israel are the original decolonizers.
Decolonization is what Israel is all about.
Your people persecuted us in your lands. In Europe, in your Muslim countries, in Africa.
Those of us you did not kill you threw out, telling us to go to Palestine where we belong.
So we went to Palestine and resurrected our ancient language, our ancient culture, which we rediscovered in the land that had been ours for thousands of years.
When you truly learn words in Hebrew and their origin, it takes you back three thousand years, and back to one place.
Here, in Israel.
Show me one example of colonization where this happens.
Your persecuctions drove us to where we originated, and there we found our ancient soul, our ancient culture.
And we created a beautiful land.
This is the success you hate so much,
That we Jews are not colonisers, but the original decolonizers of an ancient land called Israel.
Israel is the global example of decolonization.
And you continue to hate us for our success."
Barry Shaw,
The View from Israel."
Naveed Anjum typed online today
"THE HYPOCRISY OF ISRAEL CRITICS
It is time to point out the hypocrisy of those who routinely excoriate Israel for alleged human rights abuses but typically ignore Iran, Syria, China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and other countries deemed “not free” in annual Freedom House assessments. We should ask why the UN is routinely upset about the so-called occupation of the West Bank, but is silent about the illegal annexation of northern Cyprus by Turkey for the last four decades, the occupation of Kashmir by India and Tibet by China, the 200,000 dead in the Syrian civil war, and the looming war across the Middle East between Shiites and Sunnis—not to mention ISIS atrocities against both Christians and Muslims. Critics of Israel regularly ignore human rights abuses against Palestinian Christians perpetrated by Palestinian Muslims and disregarded by the Palestinian Authority.
Nor did these European critics of Israel observe that the Jewish state is the only true liberal democracy in the Middle East. This is significant, because it is good for Palestinians. It is the only country in the Middle East that provides freedoms of speech and press, free trade unions, and religious freedom—for women, ethnic and religious minorities, and homosexuals. While Palestinian Arabs in Israel are free to take advantage of all these privileges, some choose not to. Still, overall, the 1.3 million Arabs who live in Israel are the best-educated, healthiest, and best-fed Palestinians in the Middle East. The vast majority of this prosperity has come from citizenship or other participation in the Israeli state."
&
Also typed
"As a strictly legal matter, technically the Jews didn't take Palestine from the Arabs; they took it from the British, who exercised sovereign authority in Palestine under a League of Nations mandate for thirty years prior to Israel's declaration of independence in 1948. Where was the Arab resistance against British prior to 1948?"
Peter Baum typed online today
"FACT
If Israelis , Jews or Zionists were truly colonisers then Hebrew would be the spoken language, Judaism the main religion and Zionism the main political ideology in numerous countries other than confined to the tiny and only Jewish state of Israel.
However , Arabic is the main language and Sunni or Shia Islam the main religion and ideology of numerous countries .
English as the main language and Christianity as the main religion is not confined to England I but to numerous other countries . Similarly French , Spanish and the Portuguese language and Catholicism as the main religion are widely used in Africa , the Caribbean and South America.
So tell me who are the true colonisers ."
Hillel Fuld typed online today
"So Israel stole land…
Well, I have some good news for you.
We will gladly give the land back! No, seriously.
But only after YOU the world give your land back to the native people you stole it from.
When the Australians give the island back to the Aborigines.
And the New Zealanders give it back to the Maori.
When the Americans and the Canadians and the Spanish give the whole continent back to the Natives.
Alaska to the Eskimos.
Hawaii to Hawaiians.
When China frees Tibet.
When South Africa returns to the original Africans.
When Egypt return Sinai to the Bedouin and Pakistan will be India again.
When the Swedes and Norwegians and Swedes give the land to the Sami.
When the English frees Ireland and Scotland.
When France returns to the Gauls
and Iraq to Babylonians.
And Persia is Sumer again
Then and only then will we gladly give our land back.
But not to the watermelon people 🍉
but to those who were there before us.
To the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Moabites, the Girgashites, the Hittites, the Midianites and the Levites.
but…
Alas!
They no longer exist.
So we will stay here.
But YOU can happily go back to where ever YOU came from.
And if you don't like it, well… Keep your mouth shut.
- The Jewish people who returned to their land after thousands of years.
Chag Sameach and Am Israel Chai!"
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