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Ok, I give up. I keep saying it’s not possible to outdo the last one… and then this happens. This right here is the single most incredible piece of moral clarity you’ll see today, or almost any other day. @Erin_Molan just keeps doing it again and again and again. This is WOW
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THE KILLING ROADS (2024) 🥷 Een bijna 2 uur durende documentaire over 7 oktober vorig jaar. Engels gesproken en deels Engelse ondertiteling. 🔊 thekillingroads.com/watch-no…
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x.com/lkajomovitz/status/181… Israël bezet helemaal niks volgens het San Remo verdrag in zijn geheel overgenomen en geïmplementeerd door artikel 80 en Oslo Acoorden! Het is ziek om geen wapens te leveren aan Israël, schijnbaar willen jullie een nieuwe genocide à la 7/10 in Israël!
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There’s no doubt, God really loves Netanyahu. As he’s giving his speech at the UN, Israel strikes Nasrallah! The timing? Absolutely perfect. The last thing Nasrallah saw? Bibi speaking at the UN! 🙏 Do you stand with Israel and Bibi? Share this now and show your support!
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Even de proef op de som. Retweet dit bericht en deel: Ik sta achter Israel. #Israel voert een gerechtvaardigde strijd tegen de terreur van Hamas en Hezbollah. Israel is één. Jeruzalem is de ongedeelde hoofdstad van de joodse staat Israel.
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🚨The Case Against Kamala Harris: A Definitive Guide For Jewish and Pro-Israel Voters🚨 For the past month, I’ve been posting regularly about Kamala Harris and the danger she poses to Israel and Jewish safety. Many partisan Democrats react forcefully and defensively to this information, denying it or downplaying its significance. I will not be able to convince partisans who have made up their minds. But for those receptive to new information, I present here some of the top reasons why Kamala Harris poses a threat to Jewish safety and Israel. —> Snubbing Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress: One of her first actions as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was to boycott Netanyahu’s address before a Joint Session of Congress. Israel, engaged in an Iranian-led, multi-front war for its survival, suffered the worst attack in its history on Oct. 7. Rather than standing by America’s closest Middle Eastern ally, Kamala specifically snubbed Israel’s Prime Minister to placate the emerging anti-Israel bloc of the Democratic Party. When Kamala did meet with Netanyahu, she greeted him with a frosty press conference and spread unsubstantiated claims about starvation in Gaza. —> Maher Bitar as DNI: According to a recent article, there are indications that Kamala would appoint Maher Bitar as DNI should she win the presidency. Maher Bitar was a leader Students for Justice in Palestine at Georgetown University and a proponent of the BDS movement. Students for Justice in Palestine is the group responsible for many of the pro-Hamas riots targeting Jewish students across the country. x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… —> Phil Gordon as National Security Advisor/Secretary of State: According to the Wall Street Journal, Kamala Harris Intends to replace Antony Blinken with Phil Gordon, an ally of Ben Rhodes and a far-left activist who worked with the pro-Khamenei lobby NIAC. Phil Gordon, now serving as Kamala's National Security Advisor, has a long history of seeking to advance the interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He is currently under a congressional investigation due to his ties to the regime. Philip Gordon has also written numerous pro-Islamic Republic op-eds and even a book advocating for a rapprochement with the Ayatollah. x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… —> Ilan Goldenberg: Kamala Harris recently announced that she selected Ilan Goldenberg as her campaign’s Director of Jewish Outreach. Ilan Goldenberg has a history of working with NIAC and other lobbies who advocate for the interests of the Islamic Republic. Goldenberg currently is responsible for crafting the extensive sanctions that the Biden-Harris Administration is imposing on Jewish Israelis (while simultaneously relieving sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran). Ilan’s close friends on Facebook include radical anti-Israel activists such as Khamenei agent Trita Parsi, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Ben Rhodes, Matt Duss and Shadi Hamid. Ilan has also retweeted noted antisemite Ilhan Omar. frontpagemag.com/kamalas-ant… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… —> Voted against anti-BDS Legislation and Aid to Israel as Senator: In 2019 Kamala joined socialist Bernie Sanders in voting against the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act (S.1). The bill pledged security assistance to Israel and clarified that state and local governments have the right to counter boycotts of Israel. timesofisrael.com/why-these-… —> Defended Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitism: When Ilhan Omar tweeted that support for Israel was “all about the Benjamins,” Kamala Harris rushed to her defense. She also implied that anti-Zionism is not antisemitism, saying, “Like some of my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus, I am concerned that the spotlight being put on Congresswoman Omar may put her at risk… I also believe there is a difference between criticism of policy or political leaders, and anti-Semitism.” cnn.com/2019/03/06/politics/… —> Said Israel Must Not Invade Rafah: When Israel took Rafah, the IDF discovered numerous tunnels through which Hamas imports weapons from Egypt. Despite this critical step in securing Israel’s security, Kamala threatened consequences if Israel decided to invade Rafah. She warned of US consequences if Israel ignores the Biden administration’s “red line” and barrels into the southern Gazan city of Rafah. She said, “We have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major military operation in Rafah would be a huge mistake.” She continued, “I have studied the maps. There’s nowhere for those folks to go,” she said, referring to Palestinian civilians taking refuge in Rafah. nypost.com/2024/03/24/us-new… —> Top rating by NIAC: Kamala (and Tim Walz) received a 100% approval rating by NIAC, the pro-Khamenei lobby that advances the Islamic Republic’s interests in Washington D.C. NIAC was founded by rabid antisemite Trita Parsi. x.com/sarahraviani/status/18… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/emilykschrader/status/… —> Radical Islamic Terrorism Doesn’t Exist: Speaking before an audience, Kamala insisted that we should have the courage to not use the term radical Islamic terrorism. I wonder how she would characterize the acts of ISIS, Hamas and Al-Qaeda? x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… —> Praised Pro-Hamas Rioters: As pro-Hamas riots swept the country and protesters harassed Jewish students across the country amid a storm of unprecedented antisemitism, Kamala came out in support of them. Kamala Harris said anti-Israel student protesters ‘Are Showing Exactly What the Human Emotion Should Be’. nationalreview.com/corner/ka… —> Daughter Raised Money for Hamas-Linked UNRWA: Ella Emhoff raised over eight million dollars for UNRWA after revelations of its involvement with Hamas were published. At least 19 UNRWA staff members participated in the Oct 7 massacre of Israeli civilians. Thousands of its staff members are linked to Hamas or Islamic Jihad. nypost.com/2024/07/27/us-new… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… —> Daughter Repudiates Jewish Identity: Despite the schmaltzy talk of Doug Emhoff as “first mensch” and his stories about brisket and plastic-covered couches in Brooklyn, Kamala Harris’ daughter, Ella Emhoff, is no fan of being Jewish. She said she is not Jewish and does not want to talk about when reached out to by the media back in 2020. forward.com/opinion/462617/e… —> Husband’s Law Firm Represented Qatar, PLO: Jewish Democrats gush over Doug Emhoff, the potential first “first mensch”. But how supportive of the Jewish community and Israel is Doug actually? Doug Emhoff’s law firm, DLA Piper, had controversial clients such as Qatar and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Naturally, these connections draw scrutiny and raise concerns about potential foreign malign influence. jihadwatch.org/2024/08/kamal… —> Silent On Unprecedented Wave of Campus Antisemitism From Her Position —> Supports Disastrous JCPOA: The JCPOA was one of the greatest foreign policy blunders in American history. It enriched the Islamic Republic to the tune of tens of billions of dollars, enabling it to fund its proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis while also failing to adequately monitor and prevent the regime’s uranium enrichment. x.com/ShelleyGldschmt/status… jewishinsider.com/2024/07/ka… —> Radical, Antisemitic Pastor Who Calls Israel an Apartheid State: Kamala’s pastor, Amos Brown, longtime pastor of San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church, has a history of radical, anti-American statements and viewpoints, as well as political alliances that are antisemitic, yet he is what Kamala Harris calls “an inspiration to me always.” allisrael.com/blog/who-is-ka… —> Met With Pro-Hamas Dearborn Mayor nationalreview.com/corner/wh… —> Election Rhetoric In Support of Israel’s Defense =/= Allowing Israel to Win: What exactly does Kamala mean by saying she supports Israel’s defense? Does she have in mind what happened in April, when the Islamic Republic launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel? Just because Israel was able to avert the missiles, does that mean the threat is over? Will Kamala, like Biden, tell Israel to “take the win” the next time it is attacked? How useful is a bulletproof vest when the shooter is still on the loose? —> Supports BLM and Progressive Causes That Portray Jews as White Oppressors —> Raised Money to Bail Out Anti-Israel BLM Rioters: During her 2020 campaign for president, Harris supported the bail fund that helped violent criminals get out of prison. As of Monday night, the website was running and accepting payments. foxnews.com/politics/harris-… —> Kamala’s Open Borders Allow Antisemites and Terrorists to Flood Into the Country: The Department of Homeland Security has identified over 400 immigrants from Central Asia and elsewhere who crossed into the U.S. in the past three years as “subjects of concern” because they were brought by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network. nbcnews.com/investigations/d… —> Refuses to Hold Accountable Pro-Hamas Rioters: In one of her first speeches as presumptive presidential nominee, Kamala Harris slammed Donald Trump for promising to deport foreign students who engage in pro-Hamas protests. She describes harassing Jewish students and defending a proscribed terrorist organization as “free speech.” bbc.com/news/articles/cn053p…
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NOS PROPAGANDA 🚨 Een uitstekend geschreven stuk tekst door @nigroeneveld die alle Nederlanders zouden moeten lezen. Maak een plekje vrij in uw hersenen. Of bewaar dit bericht bij uw #Bladwijzers. Mijn geplaatste video staat geheel onderaan deze pagina. ~ Niels Groeneveld Een Rooskleurig Verhaal: Hoe de NOS de Werkelijkheid van de Joodse Emigratie uit Marokko Verdraait. Het recente artikel van de @NOS over de Joodse gemeenschap in Marokko lijkt op het eerste gezicht een informatieve blik te werpen op een stukje vergeten geschiedenis. Maar schijn bedriegt. Dit artikel is een schoolvoorbeeld van selectieve berichtgeving en een flagrante poging om de lezer een rooskleurig en vervormd beeld van de werkelijkheid voor te schotelen. Door cruciale feiten weg te laten en de harde realiteit te verbloemen, slaagt de NOS erin om een diepgaand complex verhaal terug te brengen tot een simplistisch en eenzijdig narratief. Laten we eens kijken naar wat de NOS weglaat, en hoe deze omissies niet zomaar nalatigheden zijn, maar doelbewuste keuzes die de waarheid geweld aandoen. Een van de meest schokkende omissies in het artikel is het volledig negeren van de economische en sociale druk die Joden na de onafhankelijkheid van Marokko in 1956 ondervonden. In plaats van te wijzen op de structurele discriminatie en de toenemende marginalisering van Joden in de Marokkaanse samenleving, schildert de NOS een beeld waarin deze gemeenschap min of meer vrijwillig koos om te vertrekken, aangetrokken door de beloften van het 'Beloofde Land'. Maar de realiteit is veel grimmiger. Na de onafhankelijkheid werd de Marokkaanse samenleving steeds meer homogeen, gericht op een nationale identiteit die sterk islamitisch en Arabisch was. Joden werden steeds verder naar de zijlijn geduwd, hun economische activiteiten werden belemmerd, en hun burgerrechten werden systematisch ingeperkt. Veel Joden zagen hun kansen op een toekomst in hun geboorteland steeds verder verdampen. Dit waren geen mensen die simpelweg vertrokken omdat ze betere banen in Israël of Frankrijk werden beloofd. Dit waren mensen die geen andere keuze hadden dan hun huizen, hun gemeenschappen en hun land te verlaten om te ontsnappen aan een samenleving die hen steeds vijandiger gezind was. De NOS verzuimt deze harde realiteit zelfs maar te vermelden, laat staan dat ze er de nodige nadruk op legt. Nog verontrustender is de manier waarop de NOS het geweld en antisemitisme tegen de Joodse gemeenschap tijdens en na de onafhankelijkheidsperiode bagatelliseert of simpelweg weglaat. De suggestie dat Joden Marokko verlieten vanwege de spanningen in het Midden-Oosten is een goedkope reductie van de werkelijkheid. Ja, de spanningen in de regio speelden een rol, maar de dagelijkse realiteit van Joden in Marokko was er een van toenemende vijandigheid, die soms escaleerde tot fysiek geweld. Plunderingen, antisemitische aanvallen, en een steeds vijandigere publieke sfeer maakten het leven voor Joden in Marokko onhoudbaar. Deze incidenten waren geen uitzonderingen, maar symptomen van een dieperliggende vijandigheid die in de jaren na de onafhankelijkheid steeds meer naar de oppervlakte kwam. Het was deze aanhoudende bedreiging voor hun veiligheid die veel Joden uiteindelijk dwong te vertrekken. Door dit aspect van de geschiedenis niet te belichten, faalt de NOS niet alleen in haar plicht om te informeren, maar wordt de waarheid actief onderdrukt. Dit is geen onschuldige omissie; dit is selectieve berichtgeving op zijn best en misleiding van de lezer op zijn slechtst. Wat nog duidelijker naar voren komt, is de bias die de NOS laat zien in haar berichtgeving. Door de focus te leggen op de diplomatieke betrekkingen tussen Marokko en Israël en de hedendaagse initiatieven om de Joods-Marokkaanse geschiedenis te promoten, probeert het artikel een positief narratief te creëren dat volledig losstaat van de complexe, en vaak pijnlijke, realiteit van de Joodse emigratie uit Marokko. Het is een poging om de huidige regering van Marokko neer te zetten als een beschermheer van het Joodse erfgoed, terwijl de historische context waarin de Joodse gemeenschap werd gedwongen te vertrekken, wordt genegeerd. Dit is geen toeval. Dit is het gevolg van een diepgewortelde selectiviteit in de manier waarop de NOS ervoor kiest om verhalen te vertellen. Door de harde realiteit van discriminatie, marginalisering, en geweld weg te laten, wordt een schijnbaar objectief verhaal verteld dat past binnen een bepaald politiek narratief. Dit is geen journalistiek, dit is propaganda. De NOS heeft een belangrijke verantwoordelijkheid tegenover haar lezers om hen de volledige waarheid te vertellen, vooral als het gaat om complexe en pijnlijke geschiedenissen zoals die van de Joodse emigratie uit Marokko. Door cruciale push-factoren zoals economische discriminatie, sociale marginalisering, en antisemitisch geweld weg te laten, vervult de NOS deze verantwoordelijkheid niet. Integendeel, door de geschiedenis te simplificeren en selectief te rapporteren, versterkt de NOS een vertekend beeld dat de lezer misleidt en de waarheid tekort doet. Dit soort selectieve berichtgeving heeft echte gevolgen. Het beïnvloedt de publieke opinie, versterkt vooroordelen, en draagt bij aan een oppervlakkig begrip van de geschiedenis. De waarheid verdient beter. De Joodse gemeenschap van Marokko verdient beter. En de lezers van de NOS verdienen zeker beter. Het is tijd dat de NOS stopt met het verdraaien van de werkelijkheid en begint met het vertellen van het hele verhaal, zonder franje en zonder verborgen agenda. Want alleen dan kunnen we echt leren van de geschiedenis en voorkomen dat dezelfde fouten opnieuw worden gemaakt. #NOS #MarokkaanseJoden #NielsGroeneveld #Geschiedenis #GeschiedVervalsing x.com/rafaeldahan/status/182…
DE VERGETEN EXODUS 🚢 Dit is een documentaire van Pierre Rehov @rehoov over de verdrijving van Joden in alle Arabische landen, zowel vanuit Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten. De vernedering en het uitmoorden van gehele Joodse gemeenschappen. U hoort hier niets over, daarom ook bovenstaande titel. Met deze documentaire gaat u begrijpen waarom er in 1948 een Joodse staat werd opgericht. Europese Joden werden vervolgd (vermoord in de Holocaust) met als resultaat een genocide. In Oost-Europa hadden zij al eeuwen te maken met Pogroms, in Arabische landen was het niet beter. En later werden zij ook in Spanje en Portugal verdreven. Al deze Joden hadden niets meer, geen huizen, geen bezittingen helemaal niets. #Dhimmi De huidige wereld wil op een piepklein stukje land, een 2-Staten oplossing voor zielige "Palestijnen", in Israël wonen zo'n 7 miljoen Joden, maar er zijn 8 miljoen "Palestijnen"... en wie zijn de underdog? Correct, de zogenaamde (niet bestaande) "Palestijnen", het zijn Arabieren van nabijgelegen landen. Niets meer of minder. Zij worden ook nog eens gezien als 'vluchteling' door de wereldgemeenschap. Het moet niet gekker worden. Of toch wel? #UNWRA #Belastinggeld #SigridKaag "From the river to the sea..." een kreet die neerkomt, om wederom een genocidale Holocaust te ontketenen. Joden moeten oprotten naar Europa, of waar dan ook! Hebben Joden daar goede herinneringen aan? Israël bestaat en heeft naast de 7 miljoen Joden ook meer dan 2 miljoen Arabieren in het land, met dezelfde rechten en plichten. Er is geen apartheid... #IsraeliArabs Nederlandse ministers met hun veel te grote mond willen een 2-Staten oplossing (hetzelfde geldt voor andere westerse landen), wij hebben kunnen zien wat een 2-Staten oplossing is. Baby's, vrouwen, mannen, Holocaust overlevenden, kinderen alles werd afgeslacht. Waar kwamen zij vandaan? Zij kwamen uit Gaza een gebied waar zij het Monaco van het Midden-Oosten hadden kunnen opbouwen. Met uw (en wereldwijd) belastinggeld. Nee het werd een terreurstaat en vazal van Iran. En de Gazaanse bevolking? Die gingen feestvieren na het uitmoorden van (wederom) Joden. U allen worden voor de gek gehouden, door een Stephan van Baarle (DENK), GroenLinks/PvdA, de SP, nietszeggende partijen zoals een Partij voor de Dieren, een VOLT, een D66... moet ik verder gaan? Mijn vader heeft zich te pletter gevochten voor jullie vrijheid in Nederland tijdens WO II, hij heeft mijn moeder leren kennen tijdens de bevrijding, die ternauwernood aan de Holocaust kon ontsnappen. Ik heb keihard gevochten in de Jom Kipoer oorlog, toen Arabische landen wederom ons landje van de kaart wilde vegen. Ik heb de 1e Libanon oorlog meegemaakt in 1982 en heb Brigitte Gabriel van de dood kunnen redden. Brigitte een Libanese christen, destijds een tiener die ik veilig naar Israël heb gebracht. Resumerend. Ik kan boeken vol schrijven over de hel van oorlogen, afgeschoten hoofden van mijn eenheden, afgeschoten ledematen, opgeblazen jonge kerels, waar niets maar dan ook niets herkenbaars meer te zien was. En uw regering wenst een 2-Staten oplossing? Bureaucraten in een kostuum met bijbehorende stropdas gaan mij vertellen wat mijn land en mijn volk moet doen? Lazer toch op, idioten. #Tuig Heeft u enig idee, wat het kost (wat nu bekend is) om 700 kilometers aan tunnels te bouwen? Wapentuig wat onze zogenaamde 'vriend' Egypte heeft toegelaten? Kent u, de enorme tunnels die Hezbollah in Libanon hebben gebouwd om ons af te slachten? "From the river to the sea..." "AFSLACHTEN DIE JODEN." Indie u het bovenstaande gelezen heeft, krijgt u een klein idee. Maar het merendeel leest dit stukje tekst niet. Waarom? Het is te lang, het kost teveel moeite. En een documentaire bekijken van 1 uur? "Oh... nee, daar begin ik niet aan." #Sukkels Het gaat u goed. Ik ga mijn eigen weg en aan al die idioten die mij geblokkeerd hebben op X. "Fuck you all." #TheSilentExodus #DeVergetenExodus #Joden #Diaspora #WWII #Israel #Arabs
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Weerspreek de wereldleugen over het Joodse Israël met de feiten! – een indringende voordracht van antisemitisme-expert Monika Schwarz-Friesel | Antisemitisme in actualiteit en geschiedenis antisemitismenieuws.nl/19652…
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"JODEN IN FRANKRIJK" 😢 Niet joodse Nederlanders, willen jullie het delen, Wij waarderen het enorm. #Juif #France #antisémitisme
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An incredible letter written by a non-Jewish Scottish professor to his students who voted to boycott Israel It's a response from Dr. Denis MacEoin to the motion put forward by The Edinburgh Student's Association to boycott all things Israeli, in which they claim Israel is under an apartheid regime. Denis is an expert in Middle Eastern affairs and was a senior editor of the Middle East Quarterly. Here's his letter to the students. TO: The Committee Edinburgh University Student Association. May I be permitted to say a few words to members of the EUSA? I am an Edinburgh graduate (MA 1975) who studied Persian, Arabic and Islamic History in Buccleuch Place under William Montgomery Watt and Laurence Elwell Sutton, two of Britain 's great Middle East experts in their day. I later went on to do a PhD at Cambridge and to teach Arabic and Islamic Studies at Newcastle University . Naturally, I am the author of several books and hundreds of articles in this field. I say all that to show that I am well informed in Middle Eastern affairs and that, for that reason, I am shocked and disheartened by the EUSA motion and vote. I am shocked for a simple reason: there is not and has never been a system of apartheid in Israel . That is not my opinion, that is fact that can be tested against reality by any Edinburgh student, should he or she choose to visit Israel to see for themselves. Let me spell this out, since I have the impression that those members of EUSA who voted for this motion are absolutely clueless in matters concerning Israel, and that they are, in all likelihood, the victims of extremely biased propaganda coming from the anti-Israel lobby. Being anti-Israel is not in itself objectionable. But I'm not talking about ordinary criticism of Israel . I'm speaking of a hatred that permits itself no boundaries in the lies and myths it pours out. Thus, Israel is repeatedly referred to as a "Nazi" state. In what sense is this true, even as a metaphor? Where are the Israeli concentration camps? The einzatsgruppen? The SS? The Nuremberg Laws? The Final Solution? None of these things nor anything remotely resembling them exists in Israel , precisely because the Jews, more than anyone on earth, understand what Nazism stood for. It is claimed that there has been an Israeli Holocaust in Gaza (or elsewhere). Where? When? No honest historian would treat that claim with anything but the contempt it deserves. But calling Jews Nazis and saying they have committed a Holocaust is as basic a way to subvert historical fact as anything I can think of. Likewise apartheid. For apartheid to exist, there would have to be a situation that closely resembled how things were in South Africa under the apartheid regime. Unfortunately for those who believe this, a weekend in any part of Israel would be enough to show how ridiculous the claim is. That a body of university students actually fell for this and voted on it is a sad comment on the state of modern education. The most obvious focus for apartheid would be the country's 20% Arab population. Under Israeli law, Arab Israelis have exactly the same rights as Jews or anyone else; Muslims have the same rights as Jews or Christians; Baha'is, severely persecuted in Iran, flourish in Israel, where they have their world center; Ahmadi Muslims, severely persecuted in Pakistan and elsewhere, are kept safe by Israel; the holy places of all religions are protected under a specific Israeli law. Arabs form 20% of the university population (an exact echo of their percentage in the general population). In Iran , the Bahai's (the largest religious minority) are forbidden to study in any university or to run their own universities: why aren't your members boycotting Iran ? Arabs in Israel can go anywhere they want, unlike blacks in apartheid South Africa . They use public transport, they eat in restaurants, they go to swimming pools, they use libraries, they go to cinemas alongside Jews - something no blacks were able to do in South Africa . Israeli hospitals not only treat Jews and Arabs, they also treat Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank. On the same wards, in the same operating theatres. In Israel , women have the same rights as men: there is no gender apartheid. Gay men and women face no restrictions, and Palestinian gays often escape into Israel, knowing they may be killed at home. It seems bizarre to me that LGBT groups call for a boycott of Israel and say nothing about countries like Iran , where gay men are hanged or stoned to death. That illustrates a mindset that beggars belief. Intelligent students thinking it's better to be silent about regimes that kill gay people, but good to condemn the only country in the Middle East that rescues and protects gay people. Is that supposed to be a sick joke? University is supposed to be about learning to use your brain, to think rationally, to examine evidence, to reach conclusions based on solid evidence, to compare sources, to weigh up one view against one or more others. If the best Edinburgh can now produce are students who have no idea how to do any of these things, then the future is bleak. I do not object to well-documented criticism of Israel . I do object when supposedly intelligent people single the Jewish state out above states that are horrific in their treatment of their populations. We are going through the biggest upheaval in the Middle East since the 7th and 8th centuries, and it's clear that Arabs and Iranians are rebelling against terrifying regimes that fight back by killing their own citizens. Israeli citizens, Jews and Arabs alike, do not rebel (though they are free to protest). Yet Edinburgh students mount no demonstrations and call for no boycotts against Libya , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia , Yemen , and Iran . They prefer to make false accusations against one of the world's freest countries, the only country in the Middle East that has taken in Darfur refugees, the only country in the Middle East that gives refuge to gay men and women, the only country in the Middle East that protects the Bahai's.... Need I go on? The imbalance is perceptible, and it sheds no credit on anyone who voted for this boycott. I ask you to show some common sense. Get information from the Israeli embassy. Ask for some speakers. Listen to more than one side. Do not make your minds up until you have given a fair hearing to both parties. You have a duty to your students, and that is to protect them from one-sided argument. They are not at university to be propagandized. And they are certainly not there to be tricked into anti-Semitism by punishing one country among all the countries of the world, which happens to be the only Jewish state. If there had been a single Jewish state in the 1930's (which, sadly, there was not), don't you think Adolf Hitler would have decided to boycott it? Your generation has a duty to ensure that the perennial racism of anti-Semitism never sets down roots among you. Today, however, there are clear signs that it has done so and is putting down more. You have a chance to avert a very great evil, simply by using reason and a sense of fair play. Please tell me that this makes sense. I have given you some of the evidence. It's up to you to find out more. Yours sincerely, Denis MacEoin
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Judea en Samaria gelden als grondgebied van staat Israël door Dr. Matthijs de Blois DUIDELIJK artikel over de ‘bezette gebieden’ en het klakkeloos noemen van ‘kolonisten’ @PKNnl LEES dit artikel ( of mijn vorige post met draadjes) rd.nl/artikel/1061707-judea-…
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Het doel van de Jodenhaters op de campus: Israël onverdedigbaar maken, in beide betekenissen van het woord, zegt @davidhorovitz . De agressie tegen Israël en de Joden zou niet worden getolereerd als deze tegen een andere minderheid zou worden gericht; de verdedigers geven onvergeeflijk prioriteit aan de vrijheid van meningsuiting boven de beoogde dodelijke gevolgen timesofisrael.com/the-goal-o…
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My Rebbi, Rav Sinai Adler זצ"ל explained what his Pesach Seder was like at the Mauthausen concentration camp. In his memoir on his time in the Holocaust, "Your Rod and Your Staff," Rav Sinai wrote, "My "Seder" at Mauthausen was completely different [than in previous years]. Between the roll call that took place just before nightfall and the time when we were brought into our barrack to sleep, we had a short period of time during which we were allowed to walk around in the open area in front of the barracks. I suggested to one of my fellow inmates that we recite whatever parts of the Pesach Seder we remembered by heart during this time. "It was a strange Pesach without matzos or wine and with no festive holiday meal together as a family. Instead, we spent our time pacing around. Our bodies were enslaved and broken, but our spirit — our will to serve God - could not be subjugated. And therefore, even under these subhuman conditions, we could proclaim, "We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, and the Lord our God redeemed us from there" (from the Pesach Haggadah)." "Despite our circum-stances, we felt that in a sense we were free men. I remember vividly that when we said, "May we celebrate the next Pesach in Jerusalem," we recited it with tremendous yearn-ing. Who could sense more keenly than we the empty void without Jerusalem in its grandeur, and this undaunted hope was our consolation." Many people are questioning how we can have a normal Seder this year during a time of war and when our hostages aren't free. Rav Sinai's words comfort me and demonstrate that we've had many worse Passovers than this year, and yet we found a way to celebrate our freedom.
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Professor of physics, Maximilian Abitbol, who is also an expert on the defense industry had this to say about the events of Saturday night. This is a must read. “I wanted to share something that is much more than a feeling. Something that comes from a real calculation: What happened in Israel on last Motzaei Shabbat was not less than the scale of the splitting of the Red Sea. I am a Professor of physics and I worked for several years in the defense industry in Israel, in projects that are still the cutting edge technologies of the defence of the State of Israel. When I look at what happened on Motzai Shabbat, on a scientific level - it simply cannot happen!! Statistically. The likelihood that everything, but really *Everything* works out, does not exist in complex systems Like the defense systems that were used to defend Israel from the massive Iranian attack. These systems have never, *but never*, not only in the State of Israel, been tried in real time!! I took a pencil and dived into the calculations to check the statistic probability that such a result would materialize. The large number of events that had to be handled, when each missile or UAV is handled independently (that is, human error or some deviation of one operation, is not offset by other successful operations), compounds the chance of making a mistake. With all the high technologies, a breach was expected In the defense of the skies of the State of Israel. Even if we got 90% protection it would have been a miracle!! What happened is that everyone, but everyone - the pilots, the systems operators and the technology operators acted as one man, at one moment in total unity. If this is not an act of G-d, then I no longer know what a miracle is. It is Greater than the victory of the Six Day War or the War of Independence. Those wars can also be explained through natural events. BUT The rescue that took place for the people of Israel on Motzai Shabbat is simply impossible naturally. I believe that this miracle saved the lives of many people from Israel. If the defense system had failed to intercept a number of cruise missiles, the result would have dragged us into a very complex war. I wouldn't bet that next time it will work like this without Divine supervision. The simple proof of what I said is that the managers of the defense industries, who develop and manufacture these systems guarantee no more than 90% success! And we all saw, with our own eyes 99.9% !!! Thank You Hashem!!” M. Abitbol
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Dear world, In case you’ve finally come to the realization that the moral fabric of western civilization is crumbling before your eyes and you want no part of it, I’m going to make this super easy for you. Here is a list of things for you to copy/paste and share with your audience. None of these should even have to be written, but as mentioned, morality is passé and truth doesn’t get clicks, so no one else will say these things, but you can. So here goes. Use these at your convenience. No need to credit me. Just stand up and share the truth, even though the truth will never be as sexy as lies. Ok here goes. “What Hamas did on October 7th is a perfect illustration of their belief system, their values, and their intentions. There is no compromising with Hamas. There will never be peace until Hamas is no more. I stand with Israel and not only support their war on Hamas, I demand that they continue until they completely and totally obliterate every last Hamas terrorist.” “Israel has the total right to self defense, just like any other country does. There should be no ceasefire until every last hostage is released and Hamas is no more. Demanding that Israel end the war before that is not only hypocritical, it’s also dangerous because if Hamas survives, we are next.” “In the north, Israel is being attacked by massive Hezbollah rocket barrages. Israel must remove the threat from its northern border by any and all means necessary. The press isn’t telling you what Hezbollah is doing but they’ve been bombarding Israel for months. It’s time Israel fought back and eliminated that threat, along with its threat of Hamas in the south.” “I demand that my government and all international organizations apply pressure on Hamas to release all the hostages immediately without any conditions. There is absolutely nothing to talk about before those hostage are released.” “I unequivocally reject all genocide accusations against Israel. There is no genocide and anyone who claims otherwise is being dishonest and relying on Hamas numbers to vilify Israel. Israel has, and continues to do more than any army ever to minimize civilian death and they’ve done a darn good job at it. Everything else you hear is Hamas propaganda.” “Israel should not be the only country that needs to defend itself for defending itself.” “Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East and it is the only free country in the region. The IDF is also the most moral army in the region; and maybe in the world. Facts. Don’t believe the lies.” “The claims against Israel of apartheid, occupation, and genocide are the modern day blood libels that we see in every generation. Stop scapegoating the Jews. It won’t end well for you. Just open a history book. None of those claims are based in reality.” “Every single casualty in Gaza is on Hamas. Period. Full stop.” “You want a ceasefire? No problem. Ask Hamas to release the hostages and surrender. Want to know when there was a long term ceasefire? On October 6th. Hamas broke that ceasefire and attacked Israel. Hamas started this war and Hamas can easily end it.” “If the Palestinian people wanted a state, they’d have a state many times over. They’ve rejected every opportunity and elected a terrorist organization to govern them. Until their education is reformed and the hatred and incitement to violence be removed from their schools, the Palestinian people will remain a corrupt and violent society that no one in the world cares about.” “Calling Israel’s response disproportionate is dishonest and honestly, insane. What would you expect your government to do if thousands of innocent civilians were murdered and raped in your country? What would you have Israel do?” “I unequivocally condemn the rise of antisemitism around the world. The jewish people have brought nothing but light into this world and attacking them is unjust and wrong. If you want to speak out against the Israeli government, then do it by legal means. Attacking synagogues and jewish institutions is disgusting and immoral.” Those are some easy truths for you to copy and paste. And here is one more, maybe the most important one. Am Yisrael Chai! The Jews will survive this like they’ve survived everything. Those who side with Hamas and try to get rid of the Jews? They’ll disappear into the history books along with all the nations and people who tried to destroy the jewish people including the ancient Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Nazis, and many more. Choose wisely, ignore the lies, and support Israel as it eliminates a threat not only to its country, but to western civilization as a whole. Hamas might be starting with Israel, but I assure you, they won’t end there if they survive this war. They say it loud and clear. Maybe it’s time we believe them.
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