Dr.
Tawfik Hamid is a unique and solitary voice in the Islamic world. A
self-described former terrorist, he was a member of the militant al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya with Dr. Ayman
Al-Zawahiri who later on became the second in command of Al-Qaeda and now heads
it. He stresses he has never actually committed an act of violence.
Dr. Hamid is currently a Senior Fellow
and Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for
Policy Studies. Dr. Hamid has a medical degree in internal medicine and a
master's degree in cognitive psychology and educational techniques. He writes that
some twenty-five years ago, he recognized the threat of radical Islam and the
need for a reformation based upon peaceful interpretations of classical Islamic
texts.
Expressing his opinion on the peace accords between Israel and the Palestinian Authority,
Dr. Hamid places the blame for their failure on the Palestinian leadership. He
states that the Arabs' suffering must be acknowledged, but the source of their
suffering is their own leadership. The PA leaders and Hamas are cynically and
immorally using the Arabs' plight for political and religious gain.
"One million Arabs live in Israel with the Jews and they are not suffering like
the Arabs who are actually controlled by the Arabs. To be honest you have to
say that the Palestinian suffering is because of their leadership, not because
of Israel," says Dr. Hamid.
"The solution is in the hands of the
Palestinians", he says. "They have to take the decision to stop the
suffering of their people." He believes the key to peace is for the Arabs
to change their attitude towards Israel. If they truly extend their hand in
peace, all will be resolved.
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In an interview with
Italian media, Israeli Christians from Nazareth once again debunked
assertions that Israel is an apartheid state with their own powerful testimonies.
The report started off by noting that there is a growing rift in the Israeli
Christian community between those who choose to side with the Jewish state and
those who choose to identify with the “Palestinian” narrative.
But that
the problems facing Christians are not coming primarily from Jewish Israel, but
rather from the Muslims, is evident in even a cursory investigation of
Nazareth. In Jesus’ hometown, Muslim intimidation has been on the rise, leading
many Christians to pack up and head to nearby Christian-only villages or even
Jewish-dominated towns, such as Upper Nazareth.
To gain a
deeper understanding of the situation, and the standing of Christians in Israel
in general, the Italian newspaper spoke to Shadi Khalloul, spokesman for the
Israeli Christian Recruitment Forum and an Israel Today contributor.
Pointing out what is happening to Christians in Syria, Egypt and elsewhere in
the region, Khalloul insisted that by comparison, “Israel is the paradise for
Christians from the Middle East.”
The Italians also spoke to a young Israeli
Christian who, under the tutelage of Khalloul’s movement, intends to volunteer
for Israeli army service. He echoed Khalloul’s remarks, adding that Christians
in Israel “live in peace and security; we are not discriminated against and we
enjoy our freedom.”
The young man said that even in the Palestinian
Authority-controlled territories, such as Bethlehem, “Christians are subject to
discrimination, racism and oppression,” and that they were much better off when
Israel was in full control of the so-called “West Bank.”
For anyone still trying to get a handle on the
position of Christians in the Holy Land, the full report is well worth a read.
Reflecting on the
past...
This is all factually
(and historically) correct - and verifiable if one would decide to do some research toward that
end...... if you even go back further.....in 732
AD the Muslim Army which was moving on Paris was defeated and turned back at
Tours, France, by Charles Martell.
...in
1571 AD the Muslim Army/ Navy was defeated by the Italians and Austrians as they
tried to cross the Mediterranean to attack southern Europe in the Battle of
Lapanto.
... in 1683 AD the Turkish Muslim Army, attacking
Eastern Europe, was finally defeated in the Battle of Vienna by German and
Polish Christian Armies.
This crap has been going on for 1,400 years
and half of these dumb politicians don't even know it!! If these battles had not been won we might be
speaking Arabic and Christianity could be non-existent.
Judaism certainly would be... And let us not
forget that Hitler was an admirer of Islam and that the Mufti of Jerusalem was
Hitler's guest in Berlin and raised Bosnian Muslim SS Divisions: the 13th and
21st Waffen SS Divisions who killed Jews, Russians, Gypsies, and any other
"sub-humans."
A lot of Americans have become so insulated from reality that
they imagine that America can suffer defeat without any inconvenience to themselves. Pause a moment, reflect back.
These events are actual events from history. Do you remember?
1. In 1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male.
2. In 1972, at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred
by Muslim males.
3. In 1972, a Pan Am 747 was hijacked and eventually diverted to Cairo
where a fuse was lit on final approach and it was blown up shortly after landing
by Muslim males.
4. In 1973, a Pan Am 707 was destroyed in Rome, with 33 people
killed, when it was attacked with grenades by Muslim males.
5. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by Muslim males.
6. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon
by Muslim males.
7. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim
males.
8. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a
70-year-old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair
by Muslim males.
9. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy
diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by Muslim males.
10. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim males.
11. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by
Muslim males.
12. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by
Muslim males.
13. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles
to take down the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into
the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands
of people were killed by Muslim males.
14. In 2002, the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against
radical Islamic males.
15. In 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by
Muslim males.
16. In 2013, Boston Marathon Bombing 4 innocent people including a
child were killed and 264 were injured
by Muslim males.
No, I really don't see a pattern here
to justify profiling, do you?
So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly
fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed
to profile certain people. Absolutely No Profiling! They must conduct random
searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification,
secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, an
85-year-old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winner and former
Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim males alone lest they be guilty of
profiling.
Have the American people completely lost their Minds, or just
their Power of Reason???
Let's send this to as
many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds and other stupid attorneys
along with Federal Justices that want to thwart common sense, feel ashamed of
themselves -- if they have any such sense.
RESEARCHERS: CIRCUMCISION
COMPARABLE TO VACCINATION: An Australian-American group of researchers
recommended circumcising infant males to avoid diseases in a study that
compared the practice to vaccination. The team asserted in their newly
published study that half of uncircumcised males will contract an adverse
medical condition caused by their foreskin. “As with vaccination, circumcision
of newborn boys should be part of public health policies,” the authors wrote in
their study, whose main findings were published last week. Ritual circumcision
of boys under 18 has recently come under attack in northern Europe, with several
political parties and medical associations decrying it as a form of child
abuse. (JTA)
ISRAELI
SYSTEM GIVES VIRTUAL SIGHT TO THE BLIND: A new,
camera-based product from Israeli start-up OrCam gives the visually impaired
the ability to both “read” easily and move around a lot more freely than they
have been able to until now. The OrCam device is a small camera that clips onto
glasses and connects to a very powerful wearable computer. The device uses a
bone-conduction speaker to read aloud the words or objects pointed to by the
user. By just pointing a finger, the user can get OrCam to understand what information
is needed, whether it's a newspaper article, a bus number or if it's safe to
cross the road. Even faces and places are scanned and recognized. Beginning
this week OrCam will be sold through the company’s Web site for $2,500, about
the cost of a midrange hearing aid. (Ha’aretz) Source: JNN NEWS, P.O. Box 7411,
Jerusalem 91073, Israel
International Condemnation of "Occupation" Is Selective
Eugene Kontorovich (Los Angeles Times)
·
A comprehensive study of post-WWII conquest finds that UN condemnation
happens in well under half the cases.
·
In 1974, Turkey invaded northern Cyprus, and continues to occupy the
northern third of the island under an unrecognized puppet regime. Cyprus is a
member of NATO and EU. This has not prevented the development of close
relations, and even solicitude, from the EU toward its own occupier.
·
Morocco snatched the massive and resource-rich Western Sahara in 1975
without firing a shot. The Moroccan invasion was met with a UN Security Council
condemnation, which Rabat shrugged off. Although no nation has recognized
Moroccan sovereignty over the occupied area, Morocco remains a close ally of
the U.S. and the EU.
·
U.S. policy now supports Moroccan proposals to retain the occupied
territory under Moroccan sovereignty with local autonomy. Moreover, European
companies happily help Morocco exploit Western Sahara's resources, and recent
treaties with Europe even acknowledge and engage with Moroccan control.
·
In 1975 North Vietnam wiped South Vietnam off the map and Indonesia
seizing East Timor. All nations now recognize Hanoi's sovereignty over all
Vietnam. And despite a hostile Security Council resolution, the West quietly supported
Indonesia's Timor position for decades.
·
Armenia successfully conquered parts of Azerbaijan in the 1990s, a move
condemned by the EU but that seems unlikely to be reversed. And Russia snagged
parts of Georgia just five years ago.
·
Israel's 1967 Six-Day War successes are the exception that proves the
rule: It is unimaginable that 45 years from now, the EU will be demanding that
Russian exports be clearly marked to indicate they did not come from "occupied
Ukrainian territory."
The writer is a professor
at Northwestern University School of Law, specializing in international and
constitutional law.
www.IsraelToday.il.co
Iranians are
furious with their government for not behaving more like Israel when it comes
to the well-being of its soldiers, reported The
Times of London.
...Tehran confirmed that five Iranian soldiers
had been abducted on the Pakistani border by a radical Sunni Muslim group, and
that one of those soldiers had been executed when Iran refused to meet the
kidnappers’ demands.
The public
outcry on social networks Twitter and Facebook was immediate and harsh.
“Keep saying ‘Death to Israel,’ but Israel
freed 1,027 Palestinians in return for the release of one of their own,” one
Iranian wrote on Facebook, referring to the deal Israel made with Hamas to
secure the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Another Iranian wrote: “Yes, I admire Israel.
The same Israel [our government has] been wanting to wipe off the map. The same
Israel who for five years tirelessly did everything to save one of its
soldiers.”
It is believed such responses were posted
primarily by Iranian expatriates, as access to social networks is limited, at
best, inside the Islamic Republic. Posting such harsh criticism of the regime
on a public forum is also likely to result in severe punishment.
The Ten-Member Coalition
While Israel’s many enemies have wanted to destroy the nation of Israel and the Jewish People, Asaph specifically identifies ten nations / groups that unite to form a coalition for this very purpose:
“With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you—the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, Byblos [Gebal], Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre. Even Assyria has joined them to reinforce Lot’s descendants.” (Psalm 83:5–8)
While these groups are no longer identifiable by their ancient names, Bill Salus, author of Israelistine and Psalm 83: The Missing Prophecy Revealed ascertains the modern-day equivalents / descendants of these coalition members as the following:
· Tents of Edom: Palestinians and Southern Jordanians
· Ishmaelites: Saudis (Ishmael is the father of the Arabs)
· Moab: Palestinians and Central Jordanians
· Hagrites: Egyptians (Hagar is an Egyptian matriarch)
· Gebal (Byblos): Hezbollah and Northern Lebanese
· Ammon: Palestinians and Northern Jordanians
· Amalek: Arabs of the Sinai area
· Philistia: Hamas of the Gaza Strip
· Tyre: Hezbollah and Southern Lebanese
·
Assyria:
Syrians and Northern Iraqis
Salus
has worked to identify some of these ancient groups based upon their ancient
locations and others by where they migrated.
Author Joel Richardson has also identified each member group, as well, basing his conclusions only on their ancient location in 10th century BC; therefore, his locations and conclusions differ slightly from those of Salus.
Editor's Note: There are still many who believe that this Ten-Nation Confederacy referred to in Scripture is a European confederacy. I used to believe the same thing. Years ago, there were six nations in the European Common Market, but ten flag poles. Then one day, there were indeed ten nations! It seemed like a fulfillment of prophecy. However, the European Common Market has since that time morphed into the European Union. And now there are 23 nations in the EU! I now believe the Ten-Nation confederacy of Psalm 83 is the one referred to in Scripture.
THE DISASTROUS
OUTCOME OF THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS: As anticipated, the Obama
administration’s efforts to impose a peace settlement have proved to be a disastrous
failure. Regrettably, the US intervention has only exacerbated the situation.
The peace settlements between Israel and Egypt and Jordan were achieved because
both parties sought to come to an accommodation. The US did not then seek to
impose solutions. It only became involved as a facilitator and honest broker
after both parties had taken the initial steps and invited its participation.
The flawed initiatives by the Obama administration have resulted in the
standing of the US in both Israel and the Arab world plummeting to its lowest
level. The pressure was exerted overwhelmingly on Israel while the Palestinians,
who were treated with kid gloves, refused to make a single meaningful
compromise. The positive memories of Obama’s visit to Israel and the ongoing defense
support and co-operation – now at an all-time high – were overshadowed by Israeli
anger against the US for bullying its government into releasing brutal mass murderers
who were subsequently glorified as heroes by the Palestinian Authority. The PA
demanded this as a prerequisite to even agreeing to negotiate. American and
European leaders still delude themselves that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
relates to two hostile peoples fighting over real estate. They seem unaware
that both Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas rejected Israeli offers of 95% of
territories over the green line, without even making a counter offer. By now,
they should recognize the objective of the Palestinian leaders is not the acquisition
of land, but end of Jewish sovereignty in the region. This explains their
adamant refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. The US administration
ignores the reality that the corrupt and duplicitous PA chairman, Abbas, even
if he desired to has no mandate to make any concession, and if he were to make
any would likely be assassinated. Yet despite all the efforts and concessions
Israel has made, the Obama administration will cast the blame on us for the
failure of negotiations, which we realized from the outset were doomed as a
hopeless charade. (Israel National News) Pray for continuing strength for
PM Netanyahu and the Israeli government to stand in alignment with biblical
prophecy and national security regarding so called, peace agreements – in spite
of all pressures and demands from foreign entities. JNN NEWS, P.O. Box
7411, Jerusalem 91073, Israel