Jerusalem @ MindSay 
israel
My day was good. But really long. The big Literacy Test (which I think I failed... Ugh.) cost us two whole periods, and that seemed to endlessly drag.
So, with Math and English taken up thanks to that stupid thing...
In History, pretty much everyone skipped that class. We just watched a movie about the 1920's and learned some slang they used back then. That was pretty fun. :)
Computers is blah now. I really don't like what we're doing in it. We're still working in Powerpoint, but I'm sick of it now.
Once I got home, I checked my E-Mail and then I had a good hour nap. Then my dad and I grabbed our sandals (had to wear sandals for the effect of the play; it's Jerusalem, remember!) and headed out the door. Once we got to church, we got into our costumes and sort of mingled with one another for a bit before people started arriving.
The play was very well performed and well done. Apparently, my Uncle Jack (he's actually my great uncle) and a relative of his was with him... But I never recognized him. He probably didn't recognize me, without my glasses (again, Jerusalem...).
We have two more productions. Tomorrow night and Saturday night. It seemed to really fly by, and, to be honest, I always get a little sad when these sorts of things are over...
Oh well. :)
Yehuda Dramain has posted a similar treatise of The Land of Israel and its uncontested Capital Jerusalem in at least two Jewish Publications: YnetNews.com and Jewish Russian Telegraph. I know little of Dramain except for her obvious passion for the Land Israel.
Dramain sent this post to SlantRight.com via the Comment/Contact link and I happy to post it for her (I think it’s a “her.” I am not good on Jewish gender names)
This is a brilliant compilation of the reason that Jerusalem should not be divided and traditional Israeli land given to Arabs that call themselves Palestinians for a sovereign nation. Man you HAVE TO READ IT!
Thank you Yehuda Dramain.
There have long been rumors that Prime Minister Olmert of Israel was willing to give up half of Jerusalem as part of the package to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen). Incidentally Abbas is as much a thug terrorist as any terrorist organization connected to the Arab movement to form a sovereign Palestinian nation.
Abbas took over the mantle of Yasser Arafat as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) which is a loose confederation of terrorists that has inflicted murderous terror on Israel. Egypt and the Arab League formed the PLO in 1964 to create a mythological people of Arabs termed Palestinians.
You see the irony is in 1948 the United Nations (prior to becoming sympathetic to Islamist Arabs and anti-Israel) divided the British Palestinian Mandate into to two nations: Israel and Transjordan. Obviously the Jews were to be sovereign in Israel and the Arabs to be sovereign in Transjordan under the hegemony of the Bedouin Hashemite Kingdom. The U.N. even gave a largely favorable amount of land to the Arabs while limiting the size of Israel to a nearly thin slice of indefensible land.
Mohammedan Arabs could not tolerate that Jews were becoming sovereign in what they considered Dar al-Islam land (i.e. land controlled by Islam as opposed to Dar al-Harb, land controlled by the infidel).
Thus Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan and a few other minor players all surrounding Israel attacked in 1948 just after Israeli Independence. Arabs living within the borders of Israel fled prior to the invasion expecting a Mohammedan victory to return them to their homes as well as fearing Israeli reprisals on life and property while their Arab brethren were attacking.
Why am I providing a minor (and admittedly slanted) history lesson? The reason is the point there were no Palestinians in 1948. Specifically there were citizens of Israel (primarily Jews) and citizens of Transjordan (primarily Arab Mohammedan Transjordanian citizens).
After Israel spanked Egypt, Syria, the future Jordan and the Arab bit players in 1948; the Mohammedans egos were bruised. Thus instead of incorporating the Arabs into the various invading lands – Jordan in particular – it was decided by the invaders to make a group of Arabs stateless people with the appellation of Palestinian refugee to create a perpetual chaotic wedge to habitually attack Israel with the intent of destroying the Israeli nation.
From 1948 through the current day, Mohammedans have taught hatred of Jewish people and later Christians in Dar al-Islam to Mohammedan Arab children until a generation of ingrained hate exists in the Middle Eastern Mohammedan mind.
Invasions and threats of extermination have been the goal of Middle Eastern Mohammedan nations ever since 1948. Every time a Mohammedan war was executed against Israel, the Mohammedans have been spanked even though they had superior numbers. (Now tell that is not a God thing!)
One of those invasions in 1967 became a godsend for the Jews of Israel. Again Egypt, Syria and Jordan attacked Israel to exterminate the nation. This time a Six Day miracle occurred. Not only were the three invaders spanked but in six days Israel occupied Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Syria’s Golan Heights and the territory retained by Jordan after the first 1948 invasion now called the West Bank by the world and Judea and Samaria by the Israelis. Part of that West Bank acquisition is land that Jews (and Christians) have considered the land of the Jews by heritage. This included East Jerusalem, Bethlehem and burial sites of Jewish Patriarchs.
The most important of which was the unification of Jerusalem (the City of David) under Israeli control. AND the most important fact about the unification of Jerusalem is that the Holiest of site to all Judaism came under Israeli possession – the Temple Mount.
The great mystery to me was the Israeli government’s decision to allow the Jordanian linked Mohammedan Waqf to control the Temple Mount where two Mohammedan Mosques are located – the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Yes I realize Mohammedans consider those two Mosques to be the third holiest site to them. Let us think about that one; Third: meaning one, two, and three. That means the Mohammedans control number one and two – Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. Mecca and Medina are actual place the pseudo-prophet Mohammed resided. Mohammed had never been to Jerusalem physically. Mohammed’s successors developed a myth from the Quran (in which Jerusalem is not named) that Mohammed took off from a Mosque in Jerusalem on winged horse to heaven and back. The problem historically is that there was no Mosque in Jerusalem that was controlled by the Byzantine Empire in Mohammed’s lifetime. Thus it is impossible for Jerusalem to be the location of the Quranic “furthermost Mosque.” To accept Jerusalem as the furthermost Mosque would prove the Quran is a lie. I seriously doubt any Mohammedan would accept that.
The greatest error in my estimation is that Israel did not take physical control of the Temple Mount graciously allowing the Mohammedan Mosques to operate for the religion of peace. I mean it is not like the Mohammedans are to stop attacking Israel to eradicate a Jewish existence in the Middle East.
Now we have come to the point in which Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is preparing to transfer the 1967 miracle back to Mohammedan control, including half of Jerusalem which includes the Temple Mount.
In American terms that is like becoming a Benedict Arnold. In Christian terms that is like becoming a Judas Iscariot. In Jewish terms it is like becoming Korah, Dathan and Abiram.
Olmert is selling out his race, his faith and his nation. Whether it is to the Arabs who call themselves Palestinians or to Jordan it is treasonous and could lead to the demise of Israel as Mohammedans have stealthily armed themselves with weapons and technology from America.
Other links of interest related to the Olmert sell out from Arutz Sheva 7 (Israel National News):
Jordan Replaces P.A. in MK Elon's Peace Plan
US Presidential Candidate Endorses Elon's "Israeli Initiative"
Rabbi Elyashiv Joins Battle For Jerusalem
The Christian Right’s and religious Judaic Zionist’s greatest fear is about to happen according to Arab media outlets and Slanted Left Israeli Dr. Guy Bechor: Olmert is dividing Jerusalem between Israel and the pseudo-nationality known Palestinian-Arab.
I hold little trust in Arab media reporting; however this Bechor individual is purported to be a respected Leftist in Israel.
You know something is bad when a Leftist highly criticizes the division of Jerusalem in the name of peace. This trade for peace has proven dubious in the past in that it leads to further violence with the goal of the destruction of Israel. Personally I trust this paradigm has not changed.
If indeed the future of Jerusalem has been imprinted in writing as Bechor indicates, then Olmert may go down in history as Israel’s version of the American Benedict Arnold – a sell out traitor to the future of his nation and people.
It is interesting that Hamas the scourge to peace between Palestinian Arabs and Israelis made an attempt to take control of the Temple Mount. The Temple Mount is currently managed by the Jordanian Waqf. I am guessing Israel has allowed this to continue because Jordan and Israel have official recognition of each other, thus Jordanian management of the two Mosques on the Temple Mount deals with International geopolitics as it affects Mohammedans.
How would Israel react if Hamas had successfully booted the Jordanian Waqf out of the Temple Mount? Certainly it would not be an action that could be tolerated. Hamas still maintains its purpose for existence is to terminate Israel’s existence.
Israel would have to attack a Temple Mount controlled by Hamas. You know what that would mean, right? It would mean International outrage from Mohammedans and Western Appeasing/Leftists. I suspect even the Bush Administration would sell out Israel and call the scenario an outrage.
But guess what, an Israeli extrication of Hamas would mean Jewish control of the entire Temple Mount for the first time since 70 AD. If Israeli friends in America could force the Bush Administration to relent and support such an action it would be as momentous as when Israel re-took all of Jerusalem in 1967 after Arab aggression against Israel.
Alas it is all a whimsical dream. Israel’s version of a Security Agency – Shin Bet – foiled the Hamas attempt to control the Temple Mount.
Showing 1 - 5. [ Next ]
