Holy Moses Technology From the Holyland
Have you ever heard of theoretical linguistics, nanosyntax or natural language understanding? Well neither did I until I started doing media relations for a chareidi Jerusalem start-up company, called Linguistic Agents, as part of my new job!
You must read this article to understand what this all about:"Achieving Mobility by Typing with Your Tongue"
This company has developed an award winning technology called Streaming Logic that will allow computers to understand human language!
What does that mean? Well very soon we will be able to write coherent questions into search engines or website FAQ sections and get the listing of pages with the exact answers (instead of having to browse tens of potential sites that might have the answer to our query).
Further down the road we will be able to talk to our car to open the driver's window or turn down the air conditioning, or ask our alarm clock to turn off without turning over or lifting a finger!
Earlier this week, Computerworld Magazine announced that Linguistic Agents’ natural language Streaming Logic technology was one of the 10 winners of its Horizon Award for "cutting-edge technologies on the horizon now" (together with HP and Standford University). (Here are links to the articles on the win and the technology).
This is unbelievable news for a small chareidi start up company in Jerusalem.
The future is not that far away and it is exciting to know that a Jerusalem based company will be a big part in making it all happen.
Check them out yourself: www.linguisticagents.com
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Will The Real Refusers Please Stand Up!
This Jpost article documents the "wonderful" idea of Matan Vilnai, a Labor politician, to make soldiers swear to uphold orders - so that they won't refuse orders.
First and foremost people must begin to realize that the real refusers today are refusing to preperly defend the state of Israel and the citizens of Israel. The true refusers today are the Israeli politicians and high army officers who are refusing to defend us. Instead of soldiers taking an oath, Israeli politicians and high army officers should take an oath to do everything possible to defend the state of Israel and the people of Israel like true leaders.
What country in the world allows the enemy to fire continous rockets on its population for 7 straight years? What country, besides Israel, has leaders who tell their people that there is no "military" solution to enemy fire?
Where is the public call demanding of Israeli political and army leaders to stop refusing their duty to defend us?
This Jpost article documents the "wonderful" idea of Matan Vilnai, a Labor politician, to make soldiers swear to uphold orders - so that they won't refuse orders.
First and foremost people must begin to realize that the real refusers today are refusing to preperly defend the state of Israel and the citizens of Israel. The true refusers today are the Israeli politicians and high army officers who are refusing to defend us. Instead of soldiers taking an oath, Israeli politicians and high army officers should take an oath to do everything possible to defend the state of Israel and the people of Israel like true leaders.
What country in the world allows the enemy to fire continous rockets on its population for 7 straight years? What country, besides Israel, has leaders who tell their people that there is no "military" solution to enemy fire?
Where is the public call demanding of Israeli political and army leaders to stop refusing their duty to defend us?
Sunday, August 19, 2007
You must check out this organization - now anybody all around the world can have the privilege of fulfilling the observance of shmitta!!!
See the write up in Globes:
Jerusalem group organizes overseas observance of shmitta
The project allows Jews living outside of Israel, and those in Israel who do not own land, to participate in the seventh year service.
Globes’ correspondent 9 Aug 07 19:58
Shomrei Shviit, a Jerusalem-based group dedicated to reinvigorating the observance of Jewish agricultural laws, has launched a new program that will give many Jews the chance to observe a number of commandments as never before. The program is geared to be simple, powerful and inexpensive.
You must check out this organization - now anybody all around the world can have the privilege of fulfilling the observance of shmitta!!!
See the write up in Globes:
Jerusalem group organizes overseas observance of shmitta
The project allows Jews living outside of Israel, and those in Israel who do not own land, to participate in the seventh year service.
Globes’ correspondent 9 Aug 07 19:58
Shomrei Shviit, a Jerusalem-based group dedicated to reinvigorating the observance of Jewish agricultural laws, has launched a new program that will give many Jews the chance to observe a number of commandments as never before. The program is geared to be simple, powerful and inexpensive.
You must check out this organization - now anybody all around the world can have the privilege of fulfilling the observance of shmitta!!!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Actions of a Leader?
After his victory in the Likud primary last night, Bibi Netanyahu did not let Moshe Feiglin and his supporters enter the building to attend his victory speech!
(Read the full articles here: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/123387
and
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1186557440731)
Upon hearing that Moshe Feiglin and entourage were locked out of the building, the journalists all ran downstairs to the building entrance to interview Moshe Feiglin! They were then stopped by the Likud bodyguards who did not let them exit the building to interview Moshe Feiglin!
What kind of behavior is that?
So, instead of media savvy Bibi Netanyahu getting media coverage for his victory speech, Bibi had no media coverage of his victory speech because all the journalists were stuck in the lobby!!!
Are these the actions of a leader? Are these the actions of a leader in a democratic system? Are these the actions of a leader who wants to unify the Israeli people to defeat the left and save Israel from the diplomatic and security mess that Rabin, Peres, Barak, Sharon (and Bibi himself) placed us in?
With all my hopes of what Bibi can achieve to help our situation, unfortunately I have no trust that he can change the situation - especially after he suggested to bring Jordanian "Palestinian" legions into the West Bank!!!
(http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873739.html).
When will Israeli leaders return to understanding that we can only trust ourselves in defending ourselves?...not trusting the UN, NATO or any Arab entity! We are the only ones who have the 100% desire to protect ourselves, not anyone else! - is that such an insane concept to understand? Isn't that why we have our own army? Or why any country has its own army? especially when it is surrounded by enemies who want to destroy it???
Returning to Bibi's actions last night - Whether one agrees or disagrees with Moshe Feiglin, this immature action of Bibi Netanyahu's shows weakness and fear and gives all the more reason for people not to vote for him or the Likud. In essence Bibi's actions will allow for Olmert or Barak to become the next Prime Minister of Israel, instead of a Likud candidate!
Bibi's actions hurt the chances of the Likud and of the national camp in general to lead the country. He did this same trick after the last primaries, trying to kick Moshe Feiglin out of the Likud before the elections and the Likud ended up with 12 seats when it should have been much larger. Bibi is making the same mistake again - another sign that he is not a good leader (one is supposed to learn from one's mistakes not repeat them).
I guess the Jewish people need a few more years of suffering before they wake up and realize that only Jewish leadership (that can unify the whole Jewish people around the values that connect us all) will help us out of the social, political, diplomatic and security mess that we are in today.
I pray that that time comes sooner than later. Until then, we all have to do our part in raising the awareness of those around us to this understanding.
After his victory in the Likud primary last night, Bibi Netanyahu did not let Moshe Feiglin and his supporters enter the building to attend his victory speech!
(Read the full articles here: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/123387
and
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1186557440731)
Upon hearing that Moshe Feiglin and entourage were locked out of the building, the journalists all ran downstairs to the building entrance to interview Moshe Feiglin! They were then stopped by the Likud bodyguards who did not let them exit the building to interview Moshe Feiglin!
What kind of behavior is that?
So, instead of media savvy Bibi Netanyahu getting media coverage for his victory speech, Bibi had no media coverage of his victory speech because all the journalists were stuck in the lobby!!!
Are these the actions of a leader? Are these the actions of a leader in a democratic system? Are these the actions of a leader who wants to unify the Israeli people to defeat the left and save Israel from the diplomatic and security mess that Rabin, Peres, Barak, Sharon (and Bibi himself) placed us in?
With all my hopes of what Bibi can achieve to help our situation, unfortunately I have no trust that he can change the situation - especially after he suggested to bring Jordanian "Palestinian" legions into the West Bank!!!
(http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873739.html).
When will Israeli leaders return to understanding that we can only trust ourselves in defending ourselves?...not trusting the UN, NATO or any Arab entity! We are the only ones who have the 100% desire to protect ourselves, not anyone else! - is that such an insane concept to understand? Isn't that why we have our own army? Or why any country has its own army? especially when it is surrounded by enemies who want to destroy it???
Returning to Bibi's actions last night - Whether one agrees or disagrees with Moshe Feiglin, this immature action of Bibi Netanyahu's shows weakness and fear and gives all the more reason for people not to vote for him or the Likud. In essence Bibi's actions will allow for Olmert or Barak to become the next Prime Minister of Israel, instead of a Likud candidate!
Bibi's actions hurt the chances of the Likud and of the national camp in general to lead the country. He did this same trick after the last primaries, trying to kick Moshe Feiglin out of the Likud before the elections and the Likud ended up with 12 seats when it should have been much larger. Bibi is making the same mistake again - another sign that he is not a good leader (one is supposed to learn from one's mistakes not repeat them).
I guess the Jewish people need a few more years of suffering before they wake up and realize that only Jewish leadership (that can unify the whole Jewish people around the values that connect us all) will help us out of the social, political, diplomatic and security mess that we are in today.
I pray that that time comes sooner than later. Until then, we all have to do our part in raising the awareness of those around us to this understanding.
Likud Primaries - What will be tomorrow's headlines?
Today the likud members voted for their next leader.
My guess is that tomorrow's headlines will be the following:
1. If Moshe Feiglin gets less than 30% of the vote the headlines will focus on how Netanyahu succeeded in getting out 40% of the vote and Feiglin's strength in the Likud is therefore not strong and he must be ousted from the party anyway.
2. If Moshe Feglin gets more than 30% of the vote the headlines will focus on how the Likud has to oust Feiglin from the party.
Too bad neither the press nor Bibi focused on the issues behind the candidates, as is customary in primaries.
It is also too bad that neither the press nor Bibi will focus on the issue that is usually discussed after a primary, which is - how the #1 and #2 leaders of the party will figure out how to work together for the benefit of the party and future elections! Instead, the focus will be on the undemocratic talk of ousting the #2 of a party!
As Uri Dan used to say about Ariel Sharon 'Whoever doesn't want Ariel Sharon as Defense Minister will receive Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister'. He said that for years and he was right!
Well today one can say 'whoever doesn't want Moshe Feiglin as Head of the Likud will receive Moshe Feiglin as Prime Minister'. It is only a matter of time....until then may the journey of awakening continue.
Today the likud members voted for their next leader.
My guess is that tomorrow's headlines will be the following:
1. If Moshe Feiglin gets less than 30% of the vote the headlines will focus on how Netanyahu succeeded in getting out 40% of the vote and Feiglin's strength in the Likud is therefore not strong and he must be ousted from the party anyway.
2. If Moshe Feglin gets more than 30% of the vote the headlines will focus on how the Likud has to oust Feiglin from the party.
Too bad neither the press nor Bibi focused on the issues behind the candidates, as is customary in primaries.
It is also too bad that neither the press nor Bibi will focus on the issue that is usually discussed after a primary, which is - how the #1 and #2 leaders of the party will figure out how to work together for the benefit of the party and future elections! Instead, the focus will be on the undemocratic talk of ousting the #2 of a party!
As Uri Dan used to say about Ariel Sharon 'Whoever doesn't want Ariel Sharon as Defense Minister will receive Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister'. He said that for years and he was right!
Well today one can say 'whoever doesn't want Moshe Feiglin as Head of the Likud will receive Moshe Feiglin as Prime Minister'. It is only a matter of time....until then may the journey of awakening continue.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Ariel Sharon on using IDF to uproot Jews,
and on the results...
Written and Printed in 1994
(Wow - I'm not alone in my thinking...Too bad he didn't listen to his own conscience!!!)
It wasn’t easy for me to come out with a public call last week to Israeli residents to oppose the evacuation of Jews from Hebron. Hebron is Jerusalem, NOT Yamit.
I called for passive, non-violent resistance against the declared intentions of the government in Hebron. It was only because I am convinced that the security and inalienable rights of Jews in every part of Eretz Yisrael will be irreversibly eroded if the government carries out its plans in Hebron, that I decided that we must arise and passively resist the uprooting of Jews from Hebron. And if, G-d forbid, the government does carry out its intention, it should know, in advance, that we will return to Hebron.
I have no doubt that the Jews in Israel and abroad feel that the government of Israel has lost its sense of Jewish-Zionist direction. The mere thought of sending IDF soldiers to evacuate Jews from Hebron is clear proof of this. Jews feel, justifiably, that the fate and future of the State of Israel is being threatened.
For most of my life I have obeyed orders as well as issued them as a soldier and commander in the IDF. Therefore, I am aware of the absolute importance of the duty incumbent on every soldier to carry out the legal orders, in order to preserve the military system which defends us.
At the same time, warning must be given, that if the Israeli government dares to uproot Jews from the heart of Eretz-Yisrael – a situation will develop in which the military will eventually have nothing to defend except itself, and will ultimately fall apart and disintegrate. After all, the IDF was organized to defend the Zionist settlement drive, which was threatened from the start as a result of Arab aggression, even before we returned home to Hebron. It was only with tremendous pain that we were able, in 1948, to retain part of Jerusalem.
If the government uproots the Jews of Hebron, it will be uprooting a vital cornerstone of the IDF -- which is indispensable for the defense of all parts of Israel. Therefore, although every soldier and commander must obey the legal orders of the government, so too, must every citizen in a democratic country ask himself what he is supposed to do when he is convinced that the policy of the government endangers him, his future and his family.
This question is a particularly burning one, with regard to the security of the Jewish state which is increasingly being jeopardized as the government continues to give the PLO a hold on our land by undermining and uprooting Jews from their homes.
Every Jew must feel as if he is personally going to be ousted from Hebron. Each one of us must understand that if we will not stand up to stop the uprooting of Jews form Hebron, we may very well – in the future – be uprooted from Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beer Sheba or from any other place.
In contrast to the days of exile, it is not only the right, but the obligation of every Jew, in a Jewish democratic state, to stand up and warn his government, through passive resistance, of the disaster that it is bringing upon all of us. What Jews could not do in Germany and Poland before their extermination, they must do in their own country. They have to rise en masse and resist.
Ariel Sharon, April 15, 1994, “Israel Is Being Used As A Guinea Pig for The Oslo Peace Experiment” The Jewish Press.
and on the results...
Written and Printed in 1994
(Wow - I'm not alone in my thinking...Too bad he didn't listen to his own conscience!!!)
It wasn’t easy for me to come out with a public call last week to Israeli residents to oppose the evacuation of Jews from Hebron. Hebron is Jerusalem, NOT Yamit.
I called for passive, non-violent resistance against the declared intentions of the government in Hebron. It was only because I am convinced that the security and inalienable rights of Jews in every part of Eretz Yisrael will be irreversibly eroded if the government carries out its plans in Hebron, that I decided that we must arise and passively resist the uprooting of Jews from Hebron. And if, G-d forbid, the government does carry out its intention, it should know, in advance, that we will return to Hebron.
I have no doubt that the Jews in Israel and abroad feel that the government of Israel has lost its sense of Jewish-Zionist direction. The mere thought of sending IDF soldiers to evacuate Jews from Hebron is clear proof of this. Jews feel, justifiably, that the fate and future of the State of Israel is being threatened.
For most of my life I have obeyed orders as well as issued them as a soldier and commander in the IDF. Therefore, I am aware of the absolute importance of the duty incumbent on every soldier to carry out the legal orders, in order to preserve the military system which defends us.
At the same time, warning must be given, that if the Israeli government dares to uproot Jews from the heart of Eretz-Yisrael – a situation will develop in which the military will eventually have nothing to defend except itself, and will ultimately fall apart and disintegrate. After all, the IDF was organized to defend the Zionist settlement drive, which was threatened from the start as a result of Arab aggression, even before we returned home to Hebron. It was only with tremendous pain that we were able, in 1948, to retain part of Jerusalem.
If the government uproots the Jews of Hebron, it will be uprooting a vital cornerstone of the IDF -- which is indispensable for the defense of all parts of Israel. Therefore, although every soldier and commander must obey the legal orders of the government, so too, must every citizen in a democratic country ask himself what he is supposed to do when he is convinced that the policy of the government endangers him, his future and his family.
This question is a particularly burning one, with regard to the security of the Jewish state which is increasingly being jeopardized as the government continues to give the PLO a hold on our land by undermining and uprooting Jews from their homes.
Every Jew must feel as if he is personally going to be ousted from Hebron. Each one of us must understand that if we will not stand up to stop the uprooting of Jews form Hebron, we may very well – in the future – be uprooted from Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beer Sheba or from any other place.
In contrast to the days of exile, it is not only the right, but the obligation of every Jew, in a Jewish democratic state, to stand up and warn his government, through passive resistance, of the disaster that it is bringing upon all of us. What Jews could not do in Germany and Poland before their extermination, they must do in their own country. They have to rise en masse and resist.
Ariel Sharon, April 15, 1994, “Israel Is Being Used As A Guinea Pig for The Oslo Peace Experiment” The Jewish Press.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
"Refusal and Democracy in Israel"
Let's start with a joke...
The Interim Weinograd commision on the Second Lebanon war places blame on consecutive Israeli governments (starting with Ehud Barak's!) for allowing the Hizbullah to entrench themselves on the Northern border of Israel for 6 years without doing anything to prevent the ultimate war that took place (the second Lebanon war in 2006).
Isn't it funny that Israel once again is doing absolutely nothing to stop the arming and entrenchment of Hamas, Hizbullah and Al Qaeida in Gaza as they prepare for war against us? And still nobody mentions this reality that exists the same time that the final Weinograd report is being drawn up? Irony is so powerful!
Now for the meat of the issue...
To all Soldiers, Officers, their loved ones and friends
Whether it is days, weeks or months away, the Israeli government and the Israeli army will give the orders for Israeli soldiers to pull out of their positions in Judea and Samaria in order to continue the "peace process" (sic) and speed up the establishment of a 'Palestinian State.
Even the army officers know that this troop movement will bring suicide bombers throughout Israel, road killings in Judea and Samaria as well as the addition of kassams and other rockets being fired at Israeli cities from Judea and Samaria including Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Netanya and Jerusalem.
It makes no difference if the ones perpetuating these acts are from the Fatah, Hamas, Hizbullah, Al Queadia or any other enemy group. They all have the same goal – the destruction of the state of Israel.
Israel pulled out of Lebanon – we got one war behind us and one on the way thanks to that pullout.
Israel pulled out of Gaza (and gave it on a silver platter to Abu Mazen!) – thanks to that pullout we have continued fire on the south of the country, with a full coordinated attack together with Hizbullah, Syria, Iran and Al Qaeida waiting to happen.
We have Iran pulling the strings up North, we have Iran pulling the strings down South, do we really want Iran pulling the strings on our Eastern border as well?
Why would Israel now pull out of Judea and Samaria? As the saying goes…"fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!!! But fool me three times????
Since it is inevitable that any Israeli troop pullout from Judea and Samaria will bring even more bloodshed to Jews and Israelis throughout Israel, it is safe to say that a troop pullout is an immoral act. No soldier should leave his position when he knows that it will cause fellow countrymen to be killed! This is immoral!!!
I expect that any soldier or officer who receives the order to abandon his post in Judea and Samaria to refuse and stay put!
It has been proven time and time again that the best defense for the State of Israel and the Israeli people is our presence in Judea and Samaria. (FYI - The army even requested to set up a base on the destroyed community of Chomesh last year to assist in defending Israel, yet the government refused because it would have been an admission of mistakenly expelling Jews from there homes for no reason)
People, any person, including soldiers, first and foremost have to obey their conscience. If a law or an order is given that is immoral, it is the duty of the individual or the soldier to not obey! If he then gets sent to jail for disobeying the order, then so be it. That is the price one pays for standing up for ones conscience.
That is democracy!
That is what is necessary today to save the Israeli army from itself and for saving the country. Following orders when they are immoral ruins a society and ruins the army!
The army today must be saved from the high commanding officers who are running it!
I have no trust in the upper echelon of the Israeli army:
- They have taken the word "enemy" out of the army lexicon.
- They drew up long term plans for the army that changed the role of the army from fighting enemies to dealing with Israeli civilians to "protect Israeli democracy"(taken from an internal army paper. The article is currently in Hebrew for anyone who is interested in receiving it.)
- The Northern border was quiet until 2006 because the army instituted a policy called "No targets", allowing the Hizbullah to set up rockets and road side bombs along the border without the Israeli army doing anything to stop them. Instead, the army ordered all patrolling troops and pillboxes to pull back from the border so they wouldn't be in shooting distance from the Hizbullah on the other side of the border - all to maintain an "aura" of quiet even though in the long run it would endanger Israel!
Although the army soldiers and young officers are willing to run into battle to defend Israel against her enemies, the army leadership is valueless - they have no will to win or the proper values to beat our enemies. Todays army has the following goal - to maintain a "low-flame conflict" so the peace process can continue - hence the continued kassam rockets on the south of the country for 7 years (7 straight years!!!) almost emptying out the Israeli city of Sderot, with the Israeli army doing almost nothing to stop the rockets!!!
Instead the army is constantly used (by the thousands(!!!) to stop Jews from settling hills and taking them from their homes (the families of Hebron are being removed tonight - and thousands of soldiers have been bused in from all across the county to help make sure it happens. Too bad the army doesn't use them instead to stop the kassam rockets from Gaza.
Only if the soldiers and officers would say NO to immoral orders will the upper echelon of the army understand that they have no soldiers to carry out their immoral orders.
Disobeying the immoral orders is the only way to fix the army, return it to its proper state of protecting the Israeli people and bring back the moral fabric to our army and society.
Following laws and orders because they were "decided" in a democratic manner relegates morality and the conscience of man to be impotent in our lives. The United States would still be a segregated society today had such an attitude been accepted.
For the morality of our soldiers and for the morality of Israeli society, tell the soldiers to say NO when asked to pull out of Judea and Samaria.
By the way, regarding the role of soldiers taking part in any "circle" to ensure Jews are removed from their homes, that is already obvious to all to be an immoral act – it only strengthens our enemies and causes more deaths at the hand of our enemies.
As for me refusing to take part in the Lebanon war (Yes, I was the soldier who refused to take part in the Second Lebanon war because I had no faith in the army leadership even then) it was already obvious that the war was a farce without any real leadership to make sure the army was being used to defend the Jewish people:
- what army sends in soldiers with orders NOT to shoot the enemy in a war zone because civilians might be killed? (e.g. soldiers were ordered to act as decoys to draw fire so that other soldiers can shoot the enemy precisely without harming civilians)
- What army sends soldiers into batle with old maps that are no longer relevant (that cause whole units to be confused and ambushed in enemy territory) yet sends in soldiers to expel fellow Jews from their homes with maps that have the family names written on each house?
- What army spends hundreds of thousands of dollar on catered food, swimming pools, nice blue baseball hats and blue vests for soldiers in order for soldiers to expel fellow Jews from their homes, but does not have enough money to have proper weaponry, protection or food to send in to battle for the troops to beat our enemy in a war that was predicted for ages (as a reserve soldier in the Northern command, my unit was told every year that a war would break out on the Northern border very soon, yet the army was not prepared?!)?
The answers are obvious to anyone willing to look at the harsh reality straight in the face and not ignore it - Today we have an army with leaders that have lost their values and morality.
We must do what is right to bring morality back to the army and back to Israeli society. It takes a robot to obey a command, however it takes a human being with a conscience to know when it is right to say NO in order to fix a very bad situation. That time is now.
That is democracy and don’t let the politicians or the Rabbis fool you otherwise. You know what you must do, now just do it. The price you will pay for it is your badge of honor, that is why you will be respected because you said NO knowing that you would pay a price for your action. I know, I paid that price too.
Oh, I forgot to mention. The second our enemies begin their coordinated war effort from the North, East and South fronts – we will all be there fighting to protect this our country and countrymen whether we get called up or not - this next war is for real, not the farce that Olmert started up North in response to Israeli soldiers being kidnapped for the upteenth time on the Northern border (yes, for all of you who forgot, Israel started the rocket attacks on Hizbullah and not the other way around. That is why I knew the war was a farce and would only end in a disgraceful ceasfire. It was a just war, but the political and army leadership were leading it in order to expel more Jews from their homes, not to protect Israeli civilians in Haifa or Kiriyat Shmona. This next war, however, will be the real deal that we will have to fight to win despite our leaders).
All of us who refuse the immoral orders of today do so because we want our army to be used to fight our enemies in order to defend ourselves and our homeland. We will be the first ones to run into battle when it happens.
Only by enough of us refusing the immoral orders today will we be able to cause a shockwave to cause change to the army leadership and values. Otherwise the situation will not change.
Our not showing up for immoral duty today will not weaken the army or our security situation (we have weak political leaders who do that today without our help).
Face the facts of history - every war in Israel was won despite the political and military leadership in Israel, not because of it.
It is the little soldiers who made it all happen and there is only one explanation for that. Someone up above runs the world, in general, and runs what happens to our people in this holy country, in particular. Miracle upon miracle took place that helped us defeat our enemies time after time. Only thanks to the one above did Israel come into existence and still exist today, not because of our “elected” politicians or army leadership, DESPITE THEM!
It is time that we all begin to recognize that fact as well.
Boker Tov Am Yisrael!
We live in amazing times and we are privileged to be alive today during these miraculous days. I thank G-d every day that I live in this country, even with all I write above.
Why? Because I get to be here in order to do something about it and make a difference in this special homeland of ours. I wouldn't trade that with anyone for the world. If only every committed Jew would be here to help make a difference in this holy land, it would make the uphill battle fought by the rest of us a little easier. We need every one of you.
Ultimately, the real struggle today is not between the Jews and the Arabs. The real struggle taking place today in Israel is an identity struggle between the Jewish Israelis who want Israel to be a Jewish country for the Jewish people based on Jewish values and the Israeli Jews who want to shed their Judaism and just be another country - France for the French, Italy for the Italians and Israel for the Israelis.
That is the major conflict today - the Arabs are just G-d's way of reminding us who we really are and why we are in this holy country. Once our identity struggle is over we will be able to easily defuse our struggle with the Arabs.
I pray to G-d that that day comes soon. We are a people with a mission - let's get together on the right path!
Let's start with a joke...
The Interim Weinograd commision on the Second Lebanon war places blame on consecutive Israeli governments (starting with Ehud Barak's!) for allowing the Hizbullah to entrench themselves on the Northern border of Israel for 6 years without doing anything to prevent the ultimate war that took place (the second Lebanon war in 2006).
Isn't it funny that Israel once again is doing absolutely nothing to stop the arming and entrenchment of Hamas, Hizbullah and Al Qaeida in Gaza as they prepare for war against us? And still nobody mentions this reality that exists the same time that the final Weinograd report is being drawn up? Irony is so powerful!
Now for the meat of the issue...
To all Soldiers, Officers, their loved ones and friends
Whether it is days, weeks or months away, the Israeli government and the Israeli army will give the orders for Israeli soldiers to pull out of their positions in Judea and Samaria in order to continue the "peace process" (sic) and speed up the establishment of a 'Palestinian State.
Even the army officers know that this troop movement will bring suicide bombers throughout Israel, road killings in Judea and Samaria as well as the addition of kassams and other rockets being fired at Israeli cities from Judea and Samaria including Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Netanya and Jerusalem.
It makes no difference if the ones perpetuating these acts are from the Fatah, Hamas, Hizbullah, Al Queadia or any other enemy group. They all have the same goal – the destruction of the state of Israel.
Israel pulled out of Lebanon – we got one war behind us and one on the way thanks to that pullout.
Israel pulled out of Gaza (and gave it on a silver platter to Abu Mazen!) – thanks to that pullout we have continued fire on the south of the country, with a full coordinated attack together with Hizbullah, Syria, Iran and Al Qaeida waiting to happen.
We have Iran pulling the strings up North, we have Iran pulling the strings down South, do we really want Iran pulling the strings on our Eastern border as well?
Why would Israel now pull out of Judea and Samaria? As the saying goes…"fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!!! But fool me three times????
Since it is inevitable that any Israeli troop pullout from Judea and Samaria will bring even more bloodshed to Jews and Israelis throughout Israel, it is safe to say that a troop pullout is an immoral act. No soldier should leave his position when he knows that it will cause fellow countrymen to be killed! This is immoral!!!
I expect that any soldier or officer who receives the order to abandon his post in Judea and Samaria to refuse and stay put!
It has been proven time and time again that the best defense for the State of Israel and the Israeli people is our presence in Judea and Samaria. (FYI - The army even requested to set up a base on the destroyed community of Chomesh last year to assist in defending Israel, yet the government refused because it would have been an admission of mistakenly expelling Jews from there homes for no reason)
People, any person, including soldiers, first and foremost have to obey their conscience. If a law or an order is given that is immoral, it is the duty of the individual or the soldier to not obey! If he then gets sent to jail for disobeying the order, then so be it. That is the price one pays for standing up for ones conscience.
That is democracy!
That is what is necessary today to save the Israeli army from itself and for saving the country. Following orders when they are immoral ruins a society and ruins the army!
The army today must be saved from the high commanding officers who are running it!
I have no trust in the upper echelon of the Israeli army:
- They have taken the word "enemy" out of the army lexicon.
- They drew up long term plans for the army that changed the role of the army from fighting enemies to dealing with Israeli civilians to "protect Israeli democracy"(taken from an internal army paper. The article is currently in Hebrew for anyone who is interested in receiving it.)
- The Northern border was quiet until 2006 because the army instituted a policy called "No targets", allowing the Hizbullah to set up rockets and road side bombs along the border without the Israeli army doing anything to stop them. Instead, the army ordered all patrolling troops and pillboxes to pull back from the border so they wouldn't be in shooting distance from the Hizbullah on the other side of the border - all to maintain an "aura" of quiet even though in the long run it would endanger Israel!
Although the army soldiers and young officers are willing to run into battle to defend Israel against her enemies, the army leadership is valueless - they have no will to win or the proper values to beat our enemies. Todays army has the following goal - to maintain a "low-flame conflict" so the peace process can continue - hence the continued kassam rockets on the south of the country for 7 years (7 straight years!!!) almost emptying out the Israeli city of Sderot, with the Israeli army doing almost nothing to stop the rockets!!!
Instead the army is constantly used (by the thousands(!!!) to stop Jews from settling hills and taking them from their homes (the families of Hebron are being removed tonight - and thousands of soldiers have been bused in from all across the county to help make sure it happens. Too bad the army doesn't use them instead to stop the kassam rockets from Gaza.
Only if the soldiers and officers would say NO to immoral orders will the upper echelon of the army understand that they have no soldiers to carry out their immoral orders.
Disobeying the immoral orders is the only way to fix the army, return it to its proper state of protecting the Israeli people and bring back the moral fabric to our army and society.
Following laws and orders because they were "decided" in a democratic manner relegates morality and the conscience of man to be impotent in our lives. The United States would still be a segregated society today had such an attitude been accepted.
For the morality of our soldiers and for the morality of Israeli society, tell the soldiers to say NO when asked to pull out of Judea and Samaria.
By the way, regarding the role of soldiers taking part in any "circle" to ensure Jews are removed from their homes, that is already obvious to all to be an immoral act – it only strengthens our enemies and causes more deaths at the hand of our enemies.
As for me refusing to take part in the Lebanon war (Yes, I was the soldier who refused to take part in the Second Lebanon war because I had no faith in the army leadership even then) it was already obvious that the war was a farce without any real leadership to make sure the army was being used to defend the Jewish people:
- what army sends in soldiers with orders NOT to shoot the enemy in a war zone because civilians might be killed? (e.g. soldiers were ordered to act as decoys to draw fire so that other soldiers can shoot the enemy precisely without harming civilians)
- What army sends soldiers into batle with old maps that are no longer relevant (that cause whole units to be confused and ambushed in enemy territory) yet sends in soldiers to expel fellow Jews from their homes with maps that have the family names written on each house?
- What army spends hundreds of thousands of dollar on catered food, swimming pools, nice blue baseball hats and blue vests for soldiers in order for soldiers to expel fellow Jews from their homes, but does not have enough money to have proper weaponry, protection or food to send in to battle for the troops to beat our enemy in a war that was predicted for ages (as a reserve soldier in the Northern command, my unit was told every year that a war would break out on the Northern border very soon, yet the army was not prepared?!)?
The answers are obvious to anyone willing to look at the harsh reality straight in the face and not ignore it - Today we have an army with leaders that have lost their values and morality.
We must do what is right to bring morality back to the army and back to Israeli society. It takes a robot to obey a command, however it takes a human being with a conscience to know when it is right to say NO in order to fix a very bad situation. That time is now.
That is democracy and don’t let the politicians or the Rabbis fool you otherwise. You know what you must do, now just do it. The price you will pay for it is your badge of honor, that is why you will be respected because you said NO knowing that you would pay a price for your action. I know, I paid that price too.
Oh, I forgot to mention. The second our enemies begin their coordinated war effort from the North, East and South fronts – we will all be there fighting to protect this our country and countrymen whether we get called up or not - this next war is for real, not the farce that Olmert started up North in response to Israeli soldiers being kidnapped for the upteenth time on the Northern border (yes, for all of you who forgot, Israel started the rocket attacks on Hizbullah and not the other way around. That is why I knew the war was a farce and would only end in a disgraceful ceasfire. It was a just war, but the political and army leadership were leading it in order to expel more Jews from their homes, not to protect Israeli civilians in Haifa or Kiriyat Shmona. This next war, however, will be the real deal that we will have to fight to win despite our leaders).
All of us who refuse the immoral orders of today do so because we want our army to be used to fight our enemies in order to defend ourselves and our homeland. We will be the first ones to run into battle when it happens.
Only by enough of us refusing the immoral orders today will we be able to cause a shockwave to cause change to the army leadership and values. Otherwise the situation will not change.
Our not showing up for immoral duty today will not weaken the army or our security situation (we have weak political leaders who do that today without our help).
Face the facts of history - every war in Israel was won despite the political and military leadership in Israel, not because of it.
It is the little soldiers who made it all happen and there is only one explanation for that. Someone up above runs the world, in general, and runs what happens to our people in this holy country, in particular. Miracle upon miracle took place that helped us defeat our enemies time after time. Only thanks to the one above did Israel come into existence and still exist today, not because of our “elected” politicians or army leadership, DESPITE THEM!
It is time that we all begin to recognize that fact as well.
Boker Tov Am Yisrael!
We live in amazing times and we are privileged to be alive today during these miraculous days. I thank G-d every day that I live in this country, even with all I write above.
Why? Because I get to be here in order to do something about it and make a difference in this special homeland of ours. I wouldn't trade that with anyone for the world. If only every committed Jew would be here to help make a difference in this holy land, it would make the uphill battle fought by the rest of us a little easier. We need every one of you.
Ultimately, the real struggle today is not between the Jews and the Arabs. The real struggle taking place today in Israel is an identity struggle between the Jewish Israelis who want Israel to be a Jewish country for the Jewish people based on Jewish values and the Israeli Jews who want to shed their Judaism and just be another country - France for the French, Italy for the Italians and Israel for the Israelis.
That is the major conflict today - the Arabs are just G-d's way of reminding us who we really are and why we are in this holy country. Once our identity struggle is over we will be able to easily defuse our struggle with the Arabs.
I pray to G-d that that day comes soon. We are a people with a mission - let's get together on the right path!
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Returning to Blogging Once Again
It has been a long long time since I have written my blog. Ever since the uprooting of Jews from Gush Katif and the Northern Shomron my life has changed and I hardly have had time to breath! My life has turned into producing and promoting "Home Game" the movie all over the world. Add to that a full time job and a family and basically my life has been extremely hectic without the time to continue to write a blog.
Well now I feel I must write. There is so much to say and I must start somewhere.
So first I'll start with a little humor...
Reading the paper the other day I thought to myself that every country in the world should have a leader like Israel – not only does our Prime Minister Ehud Olmert know what his country wants but he knows what his country's enemy wants as well!!! Every country should have such a leader - Peace will be achieved in no time!
"Olmert: We don't want war, and neither does Syria"
PM makes secret trip to meet Abdullah in Jordan. Rice again postpones visit to Israel
HERB KEINON; Jerusalem Post; Jul 13, 2007; pg. 01
I continued reading the paper and found myself feeling so secure (sic) with the future of the Jewish people. It seems that Shimon Peres, the Israeli leader who back in 1996 upon losing the elections to Bibi Netanyahu said "The Jews won and the Israelis lost" is now in charge of plans to safeguard the future of the Jewish people. I'm so glad someone who does not care about the "Jews" is in charge of our future!
Peres to oversee draft of new proposals for safeguarding the Jewish future
HAVIV RETTIG; Jerusalem Post; Jul 13, 2007
The Israeli leadership never ceases to amaze me, however, what amazed me more is the utter ignorance and denial of the Jewish people who actually believe what our leaders say and continue to let them rule us through their perpetual lies and deceit.
The future of the Jewish people is up to us, the people!!! The Jewish and Israeli leadership will only make our future better when we - "the little people", "the nation" lead them in the direction we want to be led. Until that time, we will continue to run backwards under a leaderless leadership.
It has been a long long time since I have written my blog. Ever since the uprooting of Jews from Gush Katif and the Northern Shomron my life has changed and I hardly have had time to breath! My life has turned into producing and promoting "Home Game" the movie all over the world. Add to that a full time job and a family and basically my life has been extremely hectic without the time to continue to write a blog.
Well now I feel I must write. There is so much to say and I must start somewhere.
So first I'll start with a little humor...
Reading the paper the other day I thought to myself that every country in the world should have a leader like Israel – not only does our Prime Minister Ehud Olmert know what his country wants but he knows what his country's enemy wants as well!!! Every country should have such a leader - Peace will be achieved in no time!
"Olmert: We don't want war, and neither does Syria"
PM makes secret trip to meet Abdullah in Jordan. Rice again postpones visit to Israel
HERB KEINON; Jerusalem Post; Jul 13, 2007; pg. 01
I continued reading the paper and found myself feeling so secure (sic) with the future of the Jewish people. It seems that Shimon Peres, the Israeli leader who back in 1996 upon losing the elections to Bibi Netanyahu said "The Jews won and the Israelis lost" is now in charge of plans to safeguard the future of the Jewish people. I'm so glad someone who does not care about the "Jews" is in charge of our future!
Peres to oversee draft of new proposals for safeguarding the Jewish future
HAVIV RETTIG; Jerusalem Post; Jul 13, 2007
The Israeli leadership never ceases to amaze me, however, what amazed me more is the utter ignorance and denial of the Jewish people who actually believe what our leaders say and continue to let them rule us through their perpetual lies and deceit.
The future of the Jewish people is up to us, the people!!! The Jewish and Israeli leadership will only make our future better when we - "the little people", "the nation" lead them in the direction we want to be led. Until that time, we will continue to run backwards under a leaderless leadership.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Nobel Prize Winner Saw "Home Game" Last Night in Jerusalem!!!
I had the pleasure of meeting a nobel prize winner at a "Home Game" screening last night at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.
Professor Yisrael Aumann attended the screening!!!
During the question and answer period with the Producer (me) and Director (Yaron Shane) Professor Aumann took the microphone and said "The movie was Fabulous, strong and Kol Hakavod!!"
I can't tell you how much it means to hear such words from probably the one Jew in our generation to make a Kiddush Hashem on a global scale - not for winning the nobel prize but for winning the nobel prize as a proud Jew!!
Together With his whole family at the ceremony (including grandchildren and great-grandchildren) wearing their shatnez checked formal white suits, with their kippot on their heads, eating kosher food at the whole event and walking to the event after Shabbat even though it started during Shabbat!
I am honored to have met this man and his wife and humbled that he took the time to see "Home Game" and compliment it so.
That is what the whole world saw from the last Jew to win a nobel prize!
Professor Yisrael Robert John Aumann
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Aumann
I had the pleasure of meeting a nobel prize winner at a "Home Game" screening last night at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.
Professor Yisrael Aumann attended the screening!!!
During the question and answer period with the Producer (me) and Director (Yaron Shane) Professor Aumann took the microphone and said "The movie was Fabulous, strong and Kol Hakavod!!"
I can't tell you how much it means to hear such words from probably the one Jew in our generation to make a Kiddush Hashem on a global scale - not for winning the nobel prize but for winning the nobel prize as a proud Jew!!
Together With his whole family at the ceremony (including grandchildren and great-grandchildren) wearing their shatnez checked formal white suits, with their kippot on their heads, eating kosher food at the whole event and walking to the event after Shabbat even though it started during Shabbat!
I am honored to have met this man and his wife and humbled that he took the time to see "Home Game" and compliment it so.
That is what the whole world saw from the last Jew to win a nobel prize!
Professor Yisrael Robert John Aumann
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Aumann
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Why I Refused to Continue to Serve in this War
I wanted to take the opportunity to tell you what made me take the drastic
action that I did.
First of all Olmert and Chalutz have already publicly declared that they can
not promise that they will be able to stop the Hizbullah rockets falling on
Northern Israel.
In addition, the UN is now working on a draft resolution that will allow a
multi national force to patrol South Lebanon and give Lebanon a protected
country status which means that if any other country attacks it, the
international community can then attack back.
Basically, put together, this all means that once the multi-national force is
in South Lebanon and the Hizbullah continue to shoot rockets on Israel, Israel
can NOT defend itself because, if it did, the international community would have
the legal right to attack Israel. This is the ceasefire Israel will be forced
to accept with the direction of the current political leadership.
What does this all have to do with my refusing to serve in the war up North?
Because the best of our soldiers are fighting and dying in house to house
combat in Lebanon and millions of Israelis are refugees because our government
places the lives of the enemy civilians over the lives of our own this is not
a way to fight, period, and definitely not a way to fight a war that must be
won.
Because our government no longer intends to stop the rockets in the North,
just like it has made peace with the fact that the rockets in the South are a
fact of life that Israelis have to live with as well.
Because Olmert is already on record saying that this war is being used to
ensure that an international recognized border is implemented on the East as
well, via the destruction of more yishuvim and the expulsion of more Jews from
their homes in Yehuda and Shomron.
Because this war is allowing Olmert to assist the Hizbullah in setting up
rockets in destroyed communities in Yehuda and Shomron to then fire on Tel Aviv
and the Mercaz
I'm all for beating the Hizbullah, but wake up and realize that is not what
Olmert is trying to do! He already admitted that dismantling the Hizbullah is no
longer a demand in any future ceasefire and Israel is not even demanding that
the international force disarm them but the demand concerning the Hizbullah
will be some lukewarm demand that basically means the Hezbullah will stay put in
Lebanon (maybe a few kilometers away from the border - a lot of good with
rockets that fly 150 kilometers)!
So why are we fighting this war?
Our brave soldiers are dying STAM fighting house to house in a war so that
Olmert can prove to Israelis that we need to destroy yishuvim in Yehuda and
Shomron in order to place a border on the West Bank an act that will then
allow the Hizbullan to fire rockets from the hills of Yehuda and Shomron on the
rest of Israel.
I have taken the very uncomfortable step of refusing to serve in this war in
order to give across a message to the rest of Israel wake up! This war is more
about disinformation and public statements (JUST LIKE THE GERUSH) and less about
actual victorious results.
The government has already given up the fight, the fighting now is just to
"look victorious" before a cease fire is implemented, but the Hizbullah has
already won they have proven to the Arab world that rockets could be shot on
Israel and Israel WON'T do what is necessary to stop it.
Israel CAN do what is necessary, but Israel's current leadership is focused
making ourselves look good in the eyes of the world and not about protecting its
citizens or soldiers. The political echelon and the army leadership no longer
have the moral capacity to defend us as a country.
This is what I protest!
Unless the leadership leading this war changes and the target becomes to beat
the Hizbullah so that NO more rockets fall on Israel in the future from the
North (or from the South) using all military means necessary (and NOT placing
the lives of civilians protecting the enemy before the lives of our own
civilians and soldiers) then I call on the Israeli government to stop this war
now instead of using Israeli civilians and soldiers as pawns in the war to
ensure re-alignment, that will put all of Israel in danger.
Somehow this message has to get across because not enough of us are seeing
through the media spins, so I took it upon myself to take this drastic action so
that people can hopefully start to wake up.
Olmert's public statement on his real purpose of the war (to ensure the
re-alignment plan) allowed me to finally get up the guts to take off my uniform.
He finally revealed the truth for everyone to hear and I thought it would be an
immoral act to let it get by without any public outcry against the way this war
is being manipulated.
I know many of you will disagree with me, but I have had enough of the years
of derelict Israeli policy that has made Jewish lives hefker in our own country.
With all the justification to fight this war please realize that the way our
current leadership is running it, it is yet another derelict policy proving how
Jewish blood is hefker the government has already gone on record that it
doesn't intend to win the war, rather cause as much damage as possible to the
Hizbullah before a ceasefire. Hence the Hizbullah (who will continue to get
rockets from Iran and Syria after a ceasefire) will have won regardless of the
media spins our politicians will come up with.
Yes, we must beat the Hizbullah, AND Syria AND Iran (the real handlers behind
the Hizbullah) but that is not what this war is about unfortunately.
I pray for the safety for all my friends and comrades who are up North
fighting for those who disagree with my action and for those who agree with me
but told me that they are too afraid of the consequences for joining me in my
act.
Screaming this at the top of our lungs after the war would be too late, Am
Yisrael needs to hear this now to hopefully help stop this from all happening
and sometimes drastic actions are necessary to get messages across. Believe me,
this step is most painful for ME and not for any of you who have the luxury of
throwing your two cents into an email and not paying any consequences. This is a
well thought out life decision that will have repercussions on my life today and
in the future in ways that are impossible for me to know today but I took the
decision anyway because I thought it was the correct thing to do.
Disagree with me if you must but also please show respect for a fellow Jew,
neighbor and possibly friend who took a life effecting decision for the benefit
of Am Yisrael.
Achdut is very very important, it is what I strive to achieve day in and day
out as a Jew, but when that feeling of achdut and our actual LIVES, as
civilians and soldiers, are being manipulated and used cynically by politicians
and army generals, then I believe it is better to cause a ruckus to help people
realize that true achdut will only come when the leadership in the country is
true and moral then go along with the charade. The current "achdut" that
everyone wants to preserve in this time of war is only bringing the country to
an even lower level of security and morality than it was at before.
As a little kid in New York City I dreamt of one day serving as an Israeli
soldier and defending the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. I fulfilled that
dream by becoming an infantry soldier in Golani. I have now taken a decision
that stops me from being able to serve again to defend my country on the
battlefield. I cry as I write these words, it is not something that I'm proud
of, not at all. I will have to explain this act to my children whom I hope will
one day be proud soldiers in an Israeli army based on true morality and Jewish
pride. But I will no longer be a pawn of a crooked establishment that has, and
continues to make Jewish lives hefker. No more.
I'm willing to act and pay the price for my decision - what about you?
I wanted to take the opportunity to tell you what made me take the drastic
action that I did.
First of all Olmert and Chalutz have already publicly declared that they can
not promise that they will be able to stop the Hizbullah rockets falling on
Northern Israel.
In addition, the UN is now working on a draft resolution that will allow a
multi national force to patrol South Lebanon and give Lebanon a protected
country status which means that if any other country attacks it, the
international community can then attack back.
Basically, put together, this all means that once the multi-national force is
in South Lebanon and the Hizbullah continue to shoot rockets on Israel, Israel
can NOT defend itself because, if it did, the international community would have
the legal right to attack Israel. This is the ceasefire Israel will be forced
to accept with the direction of the current political leadership.
What does this all have to do with my refusing to serve in the war up North?
Because the best of our soldiers are fighting and dying in house to house
combat in Lebanon and millions of Israelis are refugees because our government
places the lives of the enemy civilians over the lives of our own this is not
a way to fight, period, and definitely not a way to fight a war that must be
won.
Because our government no longer intends to stop the rockets in the North,
just like it has made peace with the fact that the rockets in the South are a
fact of life that Israelis have to live with as well.
Because Olmert is already on record saying that this war is being used to
ensure that an international recognized border is implemented on the East as
well, via the destruction of more yishuvim and the expulsion of more Jews from
their homes in Yehuda and Shomron.
Because this war is allowing Olmert to assist the Hizbullah in setting up
rockets in destroyed communities in Yehuda and Shomron to then fire on Tel Aviv
and the Mercaz
I'm all for beating the Hizbullah, but wake up and realize that is not what
Olmert is trying to do! He already admitted that dismantling the Hizbullah is no
longer a demand in any future ceasefire and Israel is not even demanding that
the international force disarm them but the demand concerning the Hizbullah
will be some lukewarm demand that basically means the Hezbullah will stay put in
Lebanon (maybe a few kilometers away from the border - a lot of good with
rockets that fly 150 kilometers)!
So why are we fighting this war?
Our brave soldiers are dying STAM fighting house to house in a war so that
Olmert can prove to Israelis that we need to destroy yishuvim in Yehuda and
Shomron in order to place a border on the West Bank an act that will then
allow the Hizbullan to fire rockets from the hills of Yehuda and Shomron on the
rest of Israel.
I have taken the very uncomfortable step of refusing to serve in this war in
order to give across a message to the rest of Israel wake up! This war is more
about disinformation and public statements (JUST LIKE THE GERUSH) and less about
actual victorious results.
The government has already given up the fight, the fighting now is just to
"look victorious" before a cease fire is implemented, but the Hizbullah has
already won they have proven to the Arab world that rockets could be shot on
Israel and Israel WON'T do what is necessary to stop it.
Israel CAN do what is necessary, but Israel's current leadership is focused
making ourselves look good in the eyes of the world and not about protecting its
citizens or soldiers. The political echelon and the army leadership no longer
have the moral capacity to defend us as a country.
This is what I protest!
Unless the leadership leading this war changes and the target becomes to beat
the Hizbullah so that NO more rockets fall on Israel in the future from the
North (or from the South) using all military means necessary (and NOT placing
the lives of civilians protecting the enemy before the lives of our own
civilians and soldiers) then I call on the Israeli government to stop this war
now instead of using Israeli civilians and soldiers as pawns in the war to
ensure re-alignment, that will put all of Israel in danger.
Somehow this message has to get across because not enough of us are seeing
through the media spins, so I took it upon myself to take this drastic action so
that people can hopefully start to wake up.
Olmert's public statement on his real purpose of the war (to ensure the
re-alignment plan) allowed me to finally get up the guts to take off my uniform.
He finally revealed the truth for everyone to hear and I thought it would be an
immoral act to let it get by without any public outcry against the way this war
is being manipulated.
I know many of you will disagree with me, but I have had enough of the years
of derelict Israeli policy that has made Jewish lives hefker in our own country.
With all the justification to fight this war please realize that the way our
current leadership is running it, it is yet another derelict policy proving how
Jewish blood is hefker the government has already gone on record that it
doesn't intend to win the war, rather cause as much damage as possible to the
Hizbullah before a ceasefire. Hence the Hizbullah (who will continue to get
rockets from Iran and Syria after a ceasefire) will have won regardless of the
media spins our politicians will come up with.
Yes, we must beat the Hizbullah, AND Syria AND Iran (the real handlers behind
the Hizbullah) but that is not what this war is about unfortunately.
I pray for the safety for all my friends and comrades who are up North
fighting for those who disagree with my action and for those who agree with me
but told me that they are too afraid of the consequences for joining me in my
act.
Screaming this at the top of our lungs after the war would be too late, Am
Yisrael needs to hear this now to hopefully help stop this from all happening
and sometimes drastic actions are necessary to get messages across. Believe me,
this step is most painful for ME and not for any of you who have the luxury of
throwing your two cents into an email and not paying any consequences. This is a
well thought out life decision that will have repercussions on my life today and
in the future in ways that are impossible for me to know today but I took the
decision anyway because I thought it was the correct thing to do.
Disagree with me if you must but also please show respect for a fellow Jew,
neighbor and possibly friend who took a life effecting decision for the benefit
of Am Yisrael.
Achdut is very very important, it is what I strive to achieve day in and day
out as a Jew, but when that feeling of achdut and our actual LIVES, as
civilians and soldiers, are being manipulated and used cynically by politicians
and army generals, then I believe it is better to cause a ruckus to help people
realize that true achdut will only come when the leadership in the country is
true and moral then go along with the charade. The current "achdut" that
everyone wants to preserve in this time of war is only bringing the country to
an even lower level of security and morality than it was at before.
As a little kid in New York City I dreamt of one day serving as an Israeli
soldier and defending the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. I fulfilled that
dream by becoming an infantry soldier in Golani. I have now taken a decision
that stops me from being able to serve again to defend my country on the
battlefield. I cry as I write these words, it is not something that I'm proud
of, not at all. I will have to explain this act to my children whom I hope will
one day be proud soldiers in an Israeli army based on true morality and Jewish
pride. But I will no longer be a pawn of a crooked establishment that has, and
continues to make Jewish lives hefker. No more.
I'm willing to act and pay the price for my decision - what about you?
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Over 1,000 people have watched this powerful trailer - have you?
"Home Game" is a must see movie - if you are in Israel then order your tickets now (from the website). If you are anywhere else then contact info@homegamethemovie.com to organize a screening in your community.
Most importantly - forward on the trailer and the movie website
www.homegamethemovie.com
"Home Game" is a must see movie - if you are in Israel then order your tickets now (from the website). If you are anywhere else then contact info@homegamethemovie.com to organize a screening in your community.
Most importantly - forward on the trailer and the movie website
www.homegamethemovie.com
Sunday, October 16, 2005
The Fence, The Pigua in Gush Etzion Today and the Establishment
Unfortunately, we all (most of us) knew this killing would start up
again in our area. We all hoped otherwise, but they were false hopes.
I still hope and pray that this is the end, but I have no false hopes.
Unfortunately today, settlers blood is not as red as those belonging
to Israeli citizens within the Green Line.
Which brings us to the fence - as the army has already told our
leaders, the purpose of the fence is ONLY to stop terrorists from
entering Israel (so as to not kill those Israeli citizens with really
red blood). The fact that it places our homes and cars in the
gunsights of the enemy is not important, because the fence is not
supposed to think of how best to defend us.
We also all know that the fence is not a security fence, it is a
Bagatz (High Court of Justice) fence, a route that will hopefully
stand up to the criteria of the Bagatz.
Which brings us to our reality - Israel is no longer a democracy. The
Knesset, the voice of the people, does not make the final decisions
in this country, the High Court of Justice does.
stice Barak's judicial activism means that everything is up to
Judicial judgement, the Knesset does not have a final voice in
deciding policy, the High Court of Justice does.
The laws, the ministers, the Knesset Members all have to make their
decisions based on what the High Court of Justice would approve.
It really does not seem like a bad idea, except for the fact that the
High Court of Justice is made up of a select few individuals who
appoint themselves!!
They mostly all have the same outlook on issues, even if there is the
token religioius Jews, the token Arab etc. All in all, most High
Court decisions regarding religious issues, or Land of Israel issues
are known even before they are discussed.
So, the fence issue....
What can we do to fight the Gush Etzion fence that even cuts out
Jewish owned land in order to consider the needs of the Arabs over
those of the Jews (forget about our security).
I have heard that the Moetza heads want to go to the Bagatz.
BIG MISTAKE, they are the ones who don't care about us to begin with.
Why would they change the route to "their" fence? maybe they'd make a
minor change here or there to at least come out looking like they
care about us. But change it to actually make us safe - does anybody
really think that will happen?
NO, we must protest against the Bagatz fence and protest the
illegitimacy of the Bagatz, the establishment of the establishment,
who are the real policy makers in Israel today.
We must return the country to the people and out of the hands of
Bagatz who are turning Israel into a country of all its citizens back
to the '49 borders.
We must make our voices heard and we must make our actions seen so
that everyone will know that we won't comly with the Bagatz or the
Bagatz fence because they have lost legitimacy in our eyes.
Opening a tik in the Bagatz against the fence just continues to show
that we are poodles to the establishment that are responsible for
ruining this country.
Only when the establishment sees that we no longer view them as
legititmate will we have a chance of returning the country to the
people. So long as we honor their decisions, and respect their
legitmacy, we will continue to be second class citizens in this
country, because the establishment cares more about liberal, Western
values and the lives of our enemies, than Jewish values and our own
lives.
Practical steps to follow...
Avi
Unfortunately, we all (most of us) knew this killing would start up
again in our area. We all hoped otherwise, but they were false hopes.
I still hope and pray that this is the end, but I have no false hopes.
Unfortunately today, settlers blood is not as red as those belonging
to Israeli citizens within the Green Line.
Which brings us to the fence - as the army has already told our
leaders, the purpose of the fence is ONLY to stop terrorists from
entering Israel (so as to not kill those Israeli citizens with really
red blood). The fact that it places our homes and cars in the
gunsights of the enemy is not important, because the fence is not
supposed to think of how best to defend us.
We also all know that the fence is not a security fence, it is a
Bagatz (High Court of Justice) fence, a route that will hopefully
stand up to the criteria of the Bagatz.
Which brings us to our reality - Israel is no longer a democracy. The
Knesset, the voice of the people, does not make the final decisions
in this country, the High Court of Justice does.
stice Barak's judicial activism means that everything is up to
Judicial judgement, the Knesset does not have a final voice in
deciding policy, the High Court of Justice does.
The laws, the ministers, the Knesset Members all have to make their
decisions based on what the High Court of Justice would approve.
It really does not seem like a bad idea, except for the fact that the
High Court of Justice is made up of a select few individuals who
appoint themselves!!
They mostly all have the same outlook on issues, even if there is the
token religioius Jews, the token Arab etc. All in all, most High
Court decisions regarding religious issues, or Land of Israel issues
are known even before they are discussed.
So, the fence issue....
What can we do to fight the Gush Etzion fence that even cuts out
Jewish owned land in order to consider the needs of the Arabs over
those of the Jews (forget about our security).
I have heard that the Moetza heads want to go to the Bagatz.
BIG MISTAKE, they are the ones who don't care about us to begin with.
Why would they change the route to "their" fence? maybe they'd make a
minor change here or there to at least come out looking like they
care about us. But change it to actually make us safe - does anybody
really think that will happen?
NO, we must protest against the Bagatz fence and protest the
illegitimacy of the Bagatz, the establishment of the establishment,
who are the real policy makers in Israel today.
We must return the country to the people and out of the hands of
Bagatz who are turning Israel into a country of all its citizens back
to the '49 borders.
We must make our voices heard and we must make our actions seen so
that everyone will know that we won't comly with the Bagatz or the
Bagatz fence because they have lost legitimacy in our eyes.
Opening a tik in the Bagatz against the fence just continues to show
that we are poodles to the establishment that are responsible for
ruining this country.
Only when the establishment sees that we no longer view them as
legititmate will we have a chance of returning the country to the
people. So long as we honor their decisions, and respect their
legitmacy, we will continue to be second class citizens in this
country, because the establishment cares more about liberal, Western
values and the lives of our enemies, than Jewish values and our own
lives.
Practical steps to follow...
Avi
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Has anyone heard the Shofar?
Hearing the shofar during the Yamim Noraim is supposed to be a sort of wake up call. Have you heard the shofar this year? I mean have you really heard it?
Today Yechezkel Chazani from Netzer Hazani, GK, passed away suddenly in his car while his wife jumped out to buy some food to prepare for the seudah hamafseket. Yechezkel was 52 years old and a father of 6. His oldest is married and was also just expelled from his home in Kfar Yam, GK, and his youngest is 9. All 6 are now fatherless.
After speaking with people from Netzer Hazani and Gush Katif today I heard the same message over and over again - "Sharon killed Yechezkel".
Yechezkel was a healthy man, no known health or psychological issues. He and his family were not on the "special list" for social workers to look after. He was one of the pillars of the Netzer Hazani community and a hard working man who went from being a proud bread earner to unemployed. He and his wife just decided to rent a home in Hispin, as part of their efforts to take control of their lives.
Noone will know the real reasons why Yechezkel passed away. But becoming homeless, jobless and helpless without being abe to trust any official insitution to help, probably didn't assist in keeping Yechezkel healthy.
I think the people of Gush Katif are being too generous when they blame his death on Sharon. The truth is that the Israeli establishment killed Yechezkel, not Sharon. The court system, the judges, the heads of police, the press, the heads of the army etc.
The establishment of Isreal allowed Yechezkel and 8,000 other "salt of the earth" Israeli Jews come to this reality - not only did they allow these people to be expelled from their homes, but they took part in a process that leaves all these expellees with no "solution" of housing or employment one month after being expelled from their homes.
And what about us? Where do we fit in all of this?
8,000 Jews - grandparents, parents, children, teachers, doctors, farmers etc. - are homeless for a month, becoming more and more depressed and helpless as each day passes, and we go on with our regular lives as if nothing has happened. Is that really good?
Many of us are doing chesed to help these families, but few of us are doing anything to make the guilty establishment feel guilty for what its done. Few of us are doing anything to make sure that this picture doesn't repeat itself.
Have you really heard the shofar this year?
To anyone who has has really heard the shofar and realizes that something must be done to change all this - please contact me. There is plenty to do, even after you come home from your daily work.
Through messages we hear day in and day out we are made to feel as if we are powerless, and that everything is inevitable. Well, that is exactly against what the Yamim Noraim come to teach us!
The power of teshuva is the message that G-d tells us we have the power to make changes and make a difference in this world. We are not powerless, and everything is not inevitable.
The shofar will be blown Motzei Yom Kippur. Will you really hear it this year?
Gmar Chatima Tova,
Avi Abelow
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by the Israeli Establishment"
Hearing the shofar during the Yamim Noraim is supposed to be a sort of wake up call. Have you heard the shofar this year? I mean have you really heard it?
Today Yechezkel Chazani from Netzer Hazani, GK, passed away suddenly in his car while his wife jumped out to buy some food to prepare for the seudah hamafseket. Yechezkel was 52 years old and a father of 6. His oldest is married and was also just expelled from his home in Kfar Yam, GK, and his youngest is 9. All 6 are now fatherless.
After speaking with people from Netzer Hazani and Gush Katif today I heard the same message over and over again - "Sharon killed Yechezkel".
Yechezkel was a healthy man, no known health or psychological issues. He and his family were not on the "special list" for social workers to look after. He was one of the pillars of the Netzer Hazani community and a hard working man who went from being a proud bread earner to unemployed. He and his wife just decided to rent a home in Hispin, as part of their efforts to take control of their lives.
Noone will know the real reasons why Yechezkel passed away. But becoming homeless, jobless and helpless without being abe to trust any official insitution to help, probably didn't assist in keeping Yechezkel healthy.
I think the people of Gush Katif are being too generous when they blame his death on Sharon. The truth is that the Israeli establishment killed Yechezkel, not Sharon. The court system, the judges, the heads of police, the press, the heads of the army etc.
The establishment of Isreal allowed Yechezkel and 8,000 other "salt of the earth" Israeli Jews come to this reality - not only did they allow these people to be expelled from their homes, but they took part in a process that leaves all these expellees with no "solution" of housing or employment one month after being expelled from their homes.
And what about us? Where do we fit in all of this?
8,000 Jews - grandparents, parents, children, teachers, doctors, farmers etc. - are homeless for a month, becoming more and more depressed and helpless as each day passes, and we go on with our regular lives as if nothing has happened. Is that really good?
Many of us are doing chesed to help these families, but few of us are doing anything to make the guilty establishment feel guilty for what its done. Few of us are doing anything to make sure that this picture doesn't repeat itself.
Have you really heard the shofar this year?
To anyone who has has really heard the shofar and realizes that something must be done to change all this - please contact me. There is plenty to do, even after you come home from your daily work.
Through messages we hear day in and day out we are made to feel as if we are powerless, and that everything is inevitable. Well, that is exactly against what the Yamim Noraim come to teach us!
The power of teshuva is the message that G-d tells us we have the power to make changes and make a difference in this world. We are not powerless, and everything is not inevitable.
The shofar will be blown Motzei Yom Kippur. Will you really hear it this year?
Gmar Chatima Tova,
Avi Abelow
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by the Israeli Establishment"
Friday, September 23, 2005
We will Not Forget, We Will Not Forgive: Do a Mitzvah and Remember
Please pass this message on to friends, relatives, lists and websites.
Tizku L'mitzvot,
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
There is so much to say, so many facts to bare, so much disinformation to clarify and so much to explain about the situation of former Gush Katif residents expelled from their homes.
It is too late for me to go into all the details. All I can tell you at this hour is that these people are trying their best to have positive attitudes with the intent of rebuilding their lives. This, even though at this very moment many are still homeless and penniless. The information I will tell you in future emails is just too sad to even imagine. Most of these people are currently penniless and in a few days time they will even be forced to pay for their hotel costs, since the government is stopping the payments.
Here is just a single fact regarding their situation that most people are not aware of.
The farmers of Gush Katif are only receiving 60% of the worth of
their hothouses in order to rebuild them. They still have other personal and community expenses to fulfull as well in trying to re-establish themselves. This money does not even include the daily living expenses that they currently must spend today (clothes, tuition for children's educations, food etc.) - Money that they do not have, and money that will in the end come out of their compensation, that therefore won't be able to go towards rebuilding their homes or communities! Each GK community has represenatives talking to people everyday trying to raise whatever money they can just so that their families can have money for food, clothes etc. They don't have money to pay for their children's tution bills - from early childhood programs to Universities. The government did not help them with any of this and they are on their own.
I have made a short 4 minute online video (in English) documenting the day of the expulsion. Please watch it, it is a must see. I'm now in the process of finishing up a full 35-40 minute video documenting that day, a little before and a little after. It will also be a must see.
The sights and sounds in this long video are ones that we should not forget, and I hope to keep the memory alive through the distribution of this video.
To all those who give a donation towards the families of Netzer Hazani, they will receive the 40 minute video as a gift.
For all information regarding donations and the video please visit the following websites:
For information on US tax deductible donations:
https://www.oneisraelfund.org/donations.php?d=13
For information on Israeli tax deductible donations:
https://www.litrom.com/?Artst_ID=490
As soon as the movie is finished it will be shipped to those who donated towards the families of Netzer Hazani.
Every donation is blessed.
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
Link to the 4 minute trailer:
http://www.archive.org/download/Tragedy0JewsExpellingFellowJews/Clip_English_Done.wmv
Please pass this on to all lists and friends.
Tizku L'mitzvot!
Please pass this message on to friends, relatives, lists and websites.
Tizku L'mitzvot,
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
There is so much to say, so many facts to bare, so much disinformation to clarify and so much to explain about the situation of former Gush Katif residents expelled from their homes.
It is too late for me to go into all the details. All I can tell you at this hour is that these people are trying their best to have positive attitudes with the intent of rebuilding their lives. This, even though at this very moment many are still homeless and penniless. The information I will tell you in future emails is just too sad to even imagine. Most of these people are currently penniless and in a few days time they will even be forced to pay for their hotel costs, since the government is stopping the payments.
Here is just a single fact regarding their situation that most people are not aware of.
The farmers of Gush Katif are only receiving 60% of the worth of
their hothouses in order to rebuild them. They still have other personal and community expenses to fulfull as well in trying to re-establish themselves. This money does not even include the daily living expenses that they currently must spend today (clothes, tuition for children's educations, food etc.) - Money that they do not have, and money that will in the end come out of their compensation, that therefore won't be able to go towards rebuilding their homes or communities! Each GK community has represenatives talking to people everyday trying to raise whatever money they can just so that their families can have money for food, clothes etc. They don't have money to pay for their children's tution bills - from early childhood programs to Universities. The government did not help them with any of this and they are on their own.
I have made a short 4 minute online video (in English) documenting the day of the expulsion. Please watch it, it is a must see. I'm now in the process of finishing up a full 35-40 minute video documenting that day, a little before and a little after. It will also be a must see.
The sights and sounds in this long video are ones that we should not forget, and I hope to keep the memory alive through the distribution of this video.
To all those who give a donation towards the families of Netzer Hazani, they will receive the 40 minute video as a gift.
For all information regarding donations and the video please visit the following websites:
For information on US tax deductible donations:
https://www.oneisraelfund.org/donations.php?d=13
For information on Israeli tax deductible donations:
https://www.litrom.com/?Artst_ID=490
As soon as the movie is finished it will be shipped to those who donated towards the families of Netzer Hazani.
Every donation is blessed.
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
Link to the 4 minute trailer:
http://www.archive.org/download/Tragedy0JewsExpellingFellowJews/Clip_English_Done.wmv
Please pass this on to all lists and friends.
Tizku L'mitzvot!
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Friday, September 16, 2005
Procesing the New Reality in Israel
To be totally honest, I'm still in the process of processing everything in order to redefine where I stand and what I believe, so I can't give you a definitive answer yet.
But I can tell you some things for sure.
I will continue to celebrate Yom haatzmaut - because the Jewish people returning to rule in the land of Isreal was a miracle.
I will continue to celebrate Yom Yerushalyim because that too was a miracle.
I will continue to say the prayer for the medinah, although with much pain because of what this state is doing to its own fellow Jews, because this is our homeland.
Our problem today is not with the state, it is with the people who run and influence the state - a big difference, but one that is complicated and makes the process of deciding how to decide on my/our future actions/beliefs very complex.
I will continue to say the prayer for soldiers, although I support the move to change the wording so that it no longer includes "blessing all their actions", because some of those actions are now being taken against fellow Jews. (the official officers courses in the army will now formally include lessons from the expulsion - a firm indication that the army is already planning for more expulsions in the future!).
As of this moment I have decided not to continue to serve in miluim, because the army has been abused by its army leadership and turned into a tool against the Jewish people. And I will have no part of it until those leaders are thrown out and the army will no longer be used against fellow Jews.
This decision was not an easy one for me, especially since there is so much the army does do to continue to protect us, but I can no longer serve in an army that has been turned into a tool against fellow Jews and whose soldiers have been turned into robots who just follow orders (yes they have feelings, but in the end they followed orders that they knew were wrong).
I do not say this only because the army was involved in the expulsion, I say this because I know how the army prepared the soldiers for the expulsion - by teaching the soldiers that us YESHA residents are a danger to Israel, and that we were planning on shooting them (there was much much more stuff they taught that is despicable)....this, when it is well known in the army that some of the most decorated and motivated soldiers come from our community! I have heard much about how the army leadership prepared the soldiers for the expulsion, and i will have no part in serving under that leadership.
I used to speak to audiences in America about how when I served in the Israeli army I knew that I was standing up and defending Jews around the world, not just Israelis. In todays situation, I no longer believe that, because Jews expelling Jews and destroying Jewish communities will assist in the growth of anti-semitic acts around the world.
I will return to serve in miluim when the Israeli army returns to being an army that defends Jews around the world by first defending Jews in Israel.
That is as far as I have processed the "new" reality in Israel. There is still much more to process. This is not a simple issue and it is not simple in defining what I will or will not do. There are inherent inconsistencies that I will have to work out intellectualy and emotionally.
The bottom line is that our problem is with the people who run and influence this state, not with the state.
And we will get rid of those people, maybe not next year, or even in 5 years, but we will get rid of them, because we have faith in our path and in the destiny of Am Yisrael/Eretz Yisrael, they just have the greed for power and a disdain for all that the Jewish people stand for.
But regardless, this is the place to be, because this is where we are writing Jewish history and developing the nation of Israel into an or la'goim. We have lots of work to do, so we need all the good Jews we could get to help us achieve our goals. The sooner you come and join us the sooner we can get rid of the current movers and shakers in Israel.
Oh, I also believe that the Israeli flag should become blue, white and orange, and I'm not kidding.
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
To be totally honest, I'm still in the process of processing everything in order to redefine where I stand and what I believe, so I can't give you a definitive answer yet.
But I can tell you some things for sure.
I will continue to celebrate Yom haatzmaut - because the Jewish people returning to rule in the land of Isreal was a miracle.
I will continue to celebrate Yom Yerushalyim because that too was a miracle.
I will continue to say the prayer for the medinah, although with much pain because of what this state is doing to its own fellow Jews, because this is our homeland.
Our problem today is not with the state, it is with the people who run and influence the state - a big difference, but one that is complicated and makes the process of deciding how to decide on my/our future actions/beliefs very complex.
I will continue to say the prayer for soldiers, although I support the move to change the wording so that it no longer includes "blessing all their actions", because some of those actions are now being taken against fellow Jews. (the official officers courses in the army will now formally include lessons from the expulsion - a firm indication that the army is already planning for more expulsions in the future!).
As of this moment I have decided not to continue to serve in miluim, because the army has been abused by its army leadership and turned into a tool against the Jewish people. And I will have no part of it until those leaders are thrown out and the army will no longer be used against fellow Jews.
This decision was not an easy one for me, especially since there is so much the army does do to continue to protect us, but I can no longer serve in an army that has been turned into a tool against fellow Jews and whose soldiers have been turned into robots who just follow orders (yes they have feelings, but in the end they followed orders that they knew were wrong).
I do not say this only because the army was involved in the expulsion, I say this because I know how the army prepared the soldiers for the expulsion - by teaching the soldiers that us YESHA residents are a danger to Israel, and that we were planning on shooting them (there was much much more stuff they taught that is despicable)....this, when it is well known in the army that some of the most decorated and motivated soldiers come from our community! I have heard much about how the army leadership prepared the soldiers for the expulsion, and i will have no part in serving under that leadership.
I used to speak to audiences in America about how when I served in the Israeli army I knew that I was standing up and defending Jews around the world, not just Israelis. In todays situation, I no longer believe that, because Jews expelling Jews and destroying Jewish communities will assist in the growth of anti-semitic acts around the world.
I will return to serve in miluim when the Israeli army returns to being an army that defends Jews around the world by first defending Jews in Israel.
That is as far as I have processed the "new" reality in Israel. There is still much more to process. This is not a simple issue and it is not simple in defining what I will or will not do. There are inherent inconsistencies that I will have to work out intellectualy and emotionally.
The bottom line is that our problem is with the people who run and influence this state, not with the state.
And we will get rid of those people, maybe not next year, or even in 5 years, but we will get rid of them, because we have faith in our path and in the destiny of Am Yisrael/Eretz Yisrael, they just have the greed for power and a disdain for all that the Jewish people stand for.
But regardless, this is the place to be, because this is where we are writing Jewish history and developing the nation of Israel into an or la'goim. We have lots of work to do, so we need all the good Jews we could get to help us achieve our goals. The sooner you come and join us the sooner we can get rid of the current movers and shakers in Israel.
Oh, I also believe that the Israeli flag should become blue, white and orange, and I'm not kidding.
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
Monday, September 12, 2005
I Cry, Yet I already see the Light at the End of the Tunnel
I cry over the Israeli institutions that did nothing to save Shules in Gush Katif.
I cry over the Israeli government that abused the democratic tools to pass an immoral plan to expel Jews from their homes.
I cry over the Israeli government that has not yet seen fit to declare the explusioin from Gush Katif as a sad occurrence in the history of the Land of Israel.
I cry over the Israeli Supreme Court that cares more about how a seperation fence effects the lifestyle of the Arabs than 8,000 Jews being expelled from their homes.
I cry over the Israeli Supreme Court that allowed civil liberties to be trampled upon in the protest against the Expulsion plan (a 50 page report is coming out soon detailing this).
I cry over the Israeli Supreme Court that allowed the police to place 12 year old girls in prison and allowed 14 year old girls to be placed in solitary confinement for protesting the expulsion plan..
I cry over the Israeli police who beat up Jewish protesters for protesting against the expulsion plan, in the streets and in jail.
I cry over the leadership of the Israeli army whom brainwashed the soldiers into believing that they must obey orders to defend the Israeli democracy.
I cry over the leadership of the Israeli army whom spent months brainwashing the soldiers that the residents of YESHA are extremists who might possibly use firearms to shoot at the soldiers.
I cry over the Israeli media that have blatantly disregarded all the government corruption that has lead to the implementation of the expulsion plan.
I cry over the Israeli media who express happiness that Jews have been expelled from their homes and that Gush Katif is Judenrien.
The list goes on and on against the Israeli institutions...
Yet I'm happy that the true face of our Israeli institutions has now been revealed for all to see.
People are now realizing that the façade of the Jewish state that has existed is just that, a façade, and the time has come to get rid of those who make up the current Israeli institutions in order to make them Jewish institutions. Those who want an Israel without a semblance of Jewish values are now going to get people waking up who want a Jewish State – an Israel which lives and breathes Jewish values.
Israel is in the midst of a culture war. A culture war between those few elite who are involved in creating Israeli government policy, leading the Israeli Supreme Court and deciding the editorial lines of the Israeli media versus the Jewish people.
The Israeli institutions that make up Israel don't want a Jewish state, they want an Israeli state with none of the Jewish values that go along with the Jewish people. They are in direct conflict with us Jews who are interested in making sure that Israel become a Jewish state - in practice and not in rhetoric!
This cultural war is only just beginning, but the Jews will win, because we make up the majority. Most Israelis feel Jewish and want the State of Israel to have a Jewish identity, even if they themselves are not religious. The Jews have faith and belief on their side, the Israelis have corruption and evil on their side. The Jews in the end will win. The sooner it takes more and more Jews to realize this reality the sooner the Jews will win this culture war!
With all that I mourn over Gush Katif, I'm extremely happy that the corrupt and evil elite Israelis are showing their true colors. The Jewish majority will win this culture war and we will one day return to Gush Katif! It is just too bad that Jews had to expelled from their homes in Gush Katif in order to awaken our fellow Jews to this reality.
May the awakening begin!
Jewish Values for a Jewish State!
I cry over the Israeli institutions that did nothing to save Shules in Gush Katif.
I cry over the Israeli government that abused the democratic tools to pass an immoral plan to expel Jews from their homes.
I cry over the Israeli government that has not yet seen fit to declare the explusioin from Gush Katif as a sad occurrence in the history of the Land of Israel.
I cry over the Israeli Supreme Court that cares more about how a seperation fence effects the lifestyle of the Arabs than 8,000 Jews being expelled from their homes.
I cry over the Israeli Supreme Court that allowed civil liberties to be trampled upon in the protest against the Expulsion plan (a 50 page report is coming out soon detailing this).
I cry over the Israeli Supreme Court that allowed the police to place 12 year old girls in prison and allowed 14 year old girls to be placed in solitary confinement for protesting the expulsion plan..
I cry over the Israeli police who beat up Jewish protesters for protesting against the expulsion plan, in the streets and in jail.
I cry over the leadership of the Israeli army whom brainwashed the soldiers into believing that they must obey orders to defend the Israeli democracy.
I cry over the leadership of the Israeli army whom spent months brainwashing the soldiers that the residents of YESHA are extremists who might possibly use firearms to shoot at the soldiers.
I cry over the Israeli media that have blatantly disregarded all the government corruption that has lead to the implementation of the expulsion plan.
I cry over the Israeli media who express happiness that Jews have been expelled from their homes and that Gush Katif is Judenrien.
The list goes on and on against the Israeli institutions...
Yet I'm happy that the true face of our Israeli institutions has now been revealed for all to see.
People are now realizing that the façade of the Jewish state that has existed is just that, a façade, and the time has come to get rid of those who make up the current Israeli institutions in order to make them Jewish institutions. Those who want an Israel without a semblance of Jewish values are now going to get people waking up who want a Jewish State – an Israel which lives and breathes Jewish values.
Israel is in the midst of a culture war. A culture war between those few elite who are involved in creating Israeli government policy, leading the Israeli Supreme Court and deciding the editorial lines of the Israeli media versus the Jewish people.
The Israeli institutions that make up Israel don't want a Jewish state, they want an Israeli state with none of the Jewish values that go along with the Jewish people. They are in direct conflict with us Jews who are interested in making sure that Israel become a Jewish state - in practice and not in rhetoric!
This cultural war is only just beginning, but the Jews will win, because we make up the majority. Most Israelis feel Jewish and want the State of Israel to have a Jewish identity, even if they themselves are not religious. The Jews have faith and belief on their side, the Israelis have corruption and evil on their side. The Jews in the end will win. The sooner it takes more and more Jews to realize this reality the sooner the Jews will win this culture war!
With all that I mourn over Gush Katif, I'm extremely happy that the corrupt and evil elite Israelis are showing their true colors. The Jewish majority will win this culture war and we will one day return to Gush Katif! It is just too bad that Jews had to expelled from their homes in Gush Katif in order to awaken our fellow Jews to this reality.
May the awakening begin!
Jewish Values for a Jewish State!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Israel about to Destroy Synogogues! A Cry to the Heavens!!!
- Jews have been expelled from their homes because they are Jews
- Jews have been expelled from their homes by fellow Israelis
- Jews are living as refugees in Israel
- Millions of dollars worth of equipment have been left behind in Gush Katif, not being allowed to be returned to their rightful owners, because there is "no more time" to get them out
- Jewish communities have been destroyed by an Israeli government
- Shules are about to be destroyed by an Israeli government
- The Israeli Supreme court has let this all happen
- The Israeli media have let this all happen
- The Arabs are waiting to start their killing spree
Israel is acting as if it is no longer a Jewish country.
Israel is acting as if it were run by anti-semites.
Anti-semites around the world will now want to do the same thing in other countries and we will have no reason to stop them - because "if a (supposedly) Jewish country did this, then so can we"
Wake up and smell the coffee - this is a CULTURE war between Israelis and Jews and you still don't get it!!!
Hashem Yerachem!
Eretz Yisrael is the Jewish homeland and we will overcome the current hardships that the corrupt Israeli institutions are causing us.
When will Jews in Israel wake up to this reality and begin to act accordingly?
When will all Jews come home and help us make this country the Jewish country we are supposed to spend our lives building?
When will the Jews in the diaspora wake up and realize that they are on the wrong side of the ocean?
When will Jews in the diaspora wake up and realize that what is going on here is partly because they are not here with us trying to strengthen the Jewish identity of the State?
Eretz Yisrael is the place for all Jews. Now more than ever this message must be realized.
God forgive us for our sins and God forgive us for the hardships that will now befall world Jewry because of what Israel has done to it's own Jewish citizens, and because of the apathy and weakness Jews have in their own beliefs.
When will we wake up? When?
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
- Jews have been expelled from their homes because they are Jews
- Jews have been expelled from their homes by fellow Israelis
- Jews are living as refugees in Israel
- Millions of dollars worth of equipment have been left behind in Gush Katif, not being allowed to be returned to their rightful owners, because there is "no more time" to get them out
- Jewish communities have been destroyed by an Israeli government
- Shules are about to be destroyed by an Israeli government
- The Israeli Supreme court has let this all happen
- The Israeli media have let this all happen
- The Arabs are waiting to start their killing spree
Israel is acting as if it is no longer a Jewish country.
Israel is acting as if it were run by anti-semites.
Anti-semites around the world will now want to do the same thing in other countries and we will have no reason to stop them - because "if a (supposedly) Jewish country did this, then so can we"
Wake up and smell the coffee - this is a CULTURE war between Israelis and Jews and you still don't get it!!!
Hashem Yerachem!
Eretz Yisrael is the Jewish homeland and we will overcome the current hardships that the corrupt Israeli institutions are causing us.
When will Jews in Israel wake up to this reality and begin to act accordingly?
When will all Jews come home and help us make this country the Jewish country we are supposed to spend our lives building?
When will the Jews in the diaspora wake up and realize that they are on the wrong side of the ocean?
When will Jews in the diaspora wake up and realize that what is going on here is partly because they are not here with us trying to strengthen the Jewish identity of the State?
Eretz Yisrael is the place for all Jews. Now more than ever this message must be realized.
God forgive us for our sins and God forgive us for the hardships that will now befall world Jewry because of what Israel has done to it's own Jewish citizens, and because of the apathy and weakness Jews have in their own beliefs.
When will we wake up? When?
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
Must See Movie on Expulsion of Jews from their homes by fellow Jews
www.friendsofnetzer.blogspot.com
Click on the link to the movie and please think about the lives of these people. There is so much to write about my experience in Gush Katif until the expulsion. Soon, I will take out the time to blog it. In the meantime, I'm still very sad and mourning the tragedy that took place to our holy nation.
We will overcome this tragedy and sadness, but we must not forget what has taken place and is still taking place.
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
www.friendsofnetzer.blogspot.com
Click on the link to the movie and please think about the lives of these people. There is so much to write about my experience in Gush Katif until the expulsion. Soon, I will take out the time to blog it. In the meantime, I'm still very sad and mourning the tragedy that took place to our holy nation.
We will overcome this tragedy and sadness, but we must not forget what has taken place and is still taking place.
Avi
"Expelled from Netzer Hazani by Fellow Jews"
Monday, August 22, 2005
Our Government Has Created Jewish Refugees! Where Are Cries of Injustice???
I know of two yishuvim from Gush Katif who have no where to sleep tonight!!
Netzer Hazani
Netzer Hazani people have been kicked out of the youth hostel in Hispin because of reservations. Some families have moved into the Hispin Yeshiva dormintory, but two buses of them are on the way to Kissufim right now and then on the way to set up a tent city in Tel Aviv because they have no where to sleep tonight!!
Their leadership has tried negotiating with Maaleh Hachamish and with the Olive Tree Hotel in Yerushalayim, but they can't come to an agreement without the government,who would pay - but the government is not cooperating - so they are homeless tonight - and this is until Sep. 1st, because the government is only supposed to pay until Sept. 1st! The government didn't even pay for their stay in Hispin, that was complementary of the Youth Hostel!!!
Paet Sadeh
Paet Sadeh residents signed agreements with Minhelet Selah/government a year and a half ago on an agreement to get housing. Their houses are still not ready so they were put up in a hotel in Yam Hamelach. This morning they were kicked out of the Hotel because of reservations. They have no where to sleep tonight either!!
So what are you doing about the fact that our own government has created homeless refugees?
Are you still paying your taxes? Are you still going to your government paid jobs? Are you still going to miluim? Are you still carrying around your teudat zehut?
Where are the cries and acts of injustice that our OWN Jewish government has created homeless refugees?
Who has connections with the Joint Distribution Comittee to get them to act on behalf of our fellow Jewish refugees in Israel?
Please call me now!!!
052-4519609
Avi
"Expelled by Jews from Netzer Hazani"
I know of two yishuvim from Gush Katif who have no where to sleep tonight!!
Netzer Hazani
Netzer Hazani people have been kicked out of the youth hostel in Hispin because of reservations. Some families have moved into the Hispin Yeshiva dormintory, but two buses of them are on the way to Kissufim right now and then on the way to set up a tent city in Tel Aviv because they have no where to sleep tonight!!
Their leadership has tried negotiating with Maaleh Hachamish and with the Olive Tree Hotel in Yerushalayim, but they can't come to an agreement without the government,who would pay - but the government is not cooperating - so they are homeless tonight - and this is until Sep. 1st, because the government is only supposed to pay until Sept. 1st! The government didn't even pay for their stay in Hispin, that was complementary of the Youth Hostel!!!
Paet Sadeh
Paet Sadeh residents signed agreements with Minhelet Selah/government a year and a half ago on an agreement to get housing. Their houses are still not ready so they were put up in a hotel in Yam Hamelach. This morning they were kicked out of the Hotel because of reservations. They have no where to sleep tonight either!!
So what are you doing about the fact that our own government has created homeless refugees?
Are you still paying your taxes? Are you still going to your government paid jobs? Are you still going to miluim? Are you still carrying around your teudat zehut?
Where are the cries and acts of injustice that our OWN Jewish government has created homeless refugees?
Who has connections with the Joint Distribution Comittee to get them to act on behalf of our fellow Jewish refugees in Israel?
Please call me now!!!
052-4519609
Avi
"Expelled by Jews from Netzer Hazani"
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