The years from 1967 through 1991 were a turbulent period in the Middle East reaching from the end of the Six Day War in 1967 through the beginning of the Oslo Peace Process in 1991. Israel continued to struggle with the Palestinian Arabs and neighboring Arab countries as they waged war on Israel, conventionally in the surprise attacks and invasion of the 1973 Yom Kippur War and through terrorism, diplomatic pressures, and economic warfare through use of the "oil weapon". This period saw the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) emerge and be recognized as the Palestinian's leader. The PLO masterminded some of history's worst atrocities as they attempted to use terrorism to destroy Israel when it became clear that conventional wars were not going to achieve that goal...read more
From FrontPageMag:
Now that Iran has admitted that is has constructed a secret facility for producing enriched uranium – one very hard to destroy in a military strike – Israel must be feeling the sand slip through the hourglass. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad already has made clear that he wishes to see Israel destroyed, and now his regime has been caught building a hardened facility to produce nuclear weapons. What is Israel to do?...High Noon for Israel
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
ISRAEL 1948-1967
I want to keep pushing Israel's true history as opposed to the historical revisionism and blatant anti-semitism that is so rampant.
Israel 1948 - 1967 can be read HERE
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From CAMERA:
The UN's Goldstone Report, which alleges Israeli war crimes in Gaza, mangled the evidence it supposedly considered. Justice Richard Goldstone and his eminent colleagues misled readers by simply ignoring key information. For example, faced with evidence in an Israeli report that Hamas gunmen indeed were based in hospitals, Goldstone falsely claims the Israeli report presented no such evidence. The Goldstone Report's conclusions were evidently foregone, and its credibility is now in serious doubt....read more
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Israel 1948 - 1967 can be read HERE
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From CAMERA:
The UN's Goldstone Report, which alleges Israeli war crimes in Gaza, mangled the evidence it supposedly considered. Justice Richard Goldstone and his eminent colleagues misled readers by simply ignoring key information. For example, faced with evidence in an Israeli report that Hamas gunmen indeed were based in hospitals, Goldstone falsely claims the Israeli report presented no such evidence. The Goldstone Report's conclusions were evidently foregone, and its credibility is now in serious doubt....read more
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Where did the name Palestine come from?
The following article comes from Palestine Facts and can be found HERE:
The name Palestine refers to a region of the eastern Mediterranean coast from the sea to the Jordan valley and from the southern Negev desert to the Galilee lake region in the north. The word itself derives from "Plesheth", a name that appears frequently in the Bible and has come into English as "Philistine". Plesheth, (root palash) was a general term meaning rolling or migratory. This referred to the Philistine's invasion and conquest of the coast from the sea. The Philistines were not Arabs nor even Semites, they were most closely related to the Greeks originating from Asia Minor and Greek localities. They did not speak Arabic. They had no connection, ethnic, linguistic or historical with Arabia or Arabs.
The Philistines reached the southern coast of Israel in several waves. One group arrived in the pre-patriarchal period and settled south of Beersheba in Gerar where they came into conflict with Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. Another group, coming from Crete after being repulsed from an attempted invasion of Egypt by Rameses III in 1194 BCE, seized the southern coastal area, where they founded five settlements (Gaza, Ascalon, Ashdod, Ekron and Gat). In the Persian and Greek periods, foreign settlers - chiefly from the Mediterranean islands - overran the Philistine districts.
From the fifth century BC, following the historian Herodotus, Greeks called the eastern coast of the Mediterranean "the Philistine Syria" using the Greek language form of the name. In AD 135, after putting down the Bar Kochba revolt, the second major Jewish revolt against Rome, the Emperor Hadrian wanted to blot out the name of the Roman "Provincia Judaea" and so renamed it "Provincia Syria Palaestina", the Latin version of the Greek name and the first use of the name as an administrative unit. The name "Provincia Syria Palaestina" was later shortened to Palaestina, from which the modern, anglicized "Palestine" is derived.
This remained the situation until the end of the fourth century, when in the wake of a general imperial reorganization Palestine became three Palestines: First, Second, and Third. This configuration is believed to have persisted into the seventh century, the time of the Persian and Muslim conquests.
The Christian Crusaders employed the word Palestine to refer to the general region of the "three Palestines." After the fall of the crusader kingdom, Palestine was no longer an official designation. The name, however, continued to be used informally for the lands on both sides of the Jordan River. The Ottoman Turks, who were non-Arabs but religious Muslims, ruled the area for 400 years (1517-1917). Under Ottoman rule, the Palestine region was attached administratively to the province of Damascus and ruled from Istanbul. The name Palestine was revived after the fall of the Ottoman Empire in World War I and applied to the territory in this region that was placed under the British Mandate for Palestine.
The name "Falastin" that Arabs today use for "Palestine" is not an Arabic name. It is the Arab pronunciation of the Roman "Palaestina". Quoting Golda Meir:
The British chose to call the land they mandated Palestine, and the Arabs picked it up as their nation's supposed ancient name, though they couldn't even pronounce it correctly and turned it into Falastin a fictional entity. [In an article by Sarah Honig, Jerusalem Post, November 25, 1995]
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The name Palestine refers to a region of the eastern Mediterranean coast from the sea to the Jordan valley and from the southern Negev desert to the Galilee lake region in the north. The word itself derives from "Plesheth", a name that appears frequently in the Bible and has come into English as "Philistine". Plesheth, (root palash) was a general term meaning rolling or migratory. This referred to the Philistine's invasion and conquest of the coast from the sea. The Philistines were not Arabs nor even Semites, they were most closely related to the Greeks originating from Asia Minor and Greek localities. They did not speak Arabic. They had no connection, ethnic, linguistic or historical with Arabia or Arabs.
The Philistines reached the southern coast of Israel in several waves. One group arrived in the pre-patriarchal period and settled south of Beersheba in Gerar where they came into conflict with Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. Another group, coming from Crete after being repulsed from an attempted invasion of Egypt by Rameses III in 1194 BCE, seized the southern coastal area, where they founded five settlements (Gaza, Ascalon, Ashdod, Ekron and Gat). In the Persian and Greek periods, foreign settlers - chiefly from the Mediterranean islands - overran the Philistine districts.
From the fifth century BC, following the historian Herodotus, Greeks called the eastern coast of the Mediterranean "the Philistine Syria" using the Greek language form of the name. In AD 135, after putting down the Bar Kochba revolt, the second major Jewish revolt against Rome, the Emperor Hadrian wanted to blot out the name of the Roman "Provincia Judaea" and so renamed it "Provincia Syria Palaestina", the Latin version of the Greek name and the first use of the name as an administrative unit. The name "Provincia Syria Palaestina" was later shortened to Palaestina, from which the modern, anglicized "Palestine" is derived.
This remained the situation until the end of the fourth century, when in the wake of a general imperial reorganization Palestine became three Palestines: First, Second, and Third. This configuration is believed to have persisted into the seventh century, the time of the Persian and Muslim conquests.
The Christian Crusaders employed the word Palestine to refer to the general region of the "three Palestines." After the fall of the crusader kingdom, Palestine was no longer an official designation. The name, however, continued to be used informally for the lands on both sides of the Jordan River. The Ottoman Turks, who were non-Arabs but religious Muslims, ruled the area for 400 years (1517-1917). Under Ottoman rule, the Palestine region was attached administratively to the province of Damascus and ruled from Istanbul. The name Palestine was revived after the fall of the Ottoman Empire in World War I and applied to the territory in this region that was placed under the British Mandate for Palestine.
The name "Falastin" that Arabs today use for "Palestine" is not an Arabic name. It is the Arab pronunciation of the Roman "Palaestina". Quoting Golda Meir:
The British chose to call the land they mandated Palestine, and the Arabs picked it up as their nation's supposed ancient name, though they couldn't even pronounce it correctly and turned it into Falastin a fictional entity. [In an article by Sarah Honig, Jerusalem Post, November 25, 1995]
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Browsing the Shadow Library
Another good article from FrontPageMag:
It’s an old story by this time. Everywhere we look we see that Jews are once again being garrotted, either as warmongering Israelis, conniving Zionists or members of some immoral “lobby” subtly dominating the public arena. There is now a rapidly growing library of anti-Israeli articles, essays and books which abound with such malevolent tropes. Indeed, it would require a veritable Bodleian to accommodate them all. Here I have only the space to mention a few of these tainted diatribes.
Who can forget Tony Judt’s article in The Nation (January 3, 2005), “Goodbye to All That?”—one among many of his disreputable comminations—in which he asserted that contemporary U.S. foreign policy “is in some respects mortgaged to Israel” and that “to say that Israel and its lobbyists have an excessive and disastrous influence on the policies of the world’s superpower is a statement of fact”? The discrepancy between the moderate “in some respects” and the intemperate “excessive and disastrous” is typical of Judt’s writerly stance, in which a raw personal animus breaks through the veneer of scholarly pretence. The initial deference to his subject was always a sham and disqualifies him as a respectable analyst who might be taken seriously. And in any case, President Obama’s Middle East policy has clearly put the lie to what was indisputably a gross exaggeration to begin with. But Judt is obviously learn-proof...read more
There is one book that is Israel friendly and that I'd like to plug. It's called:
For Zion's Sake: Christian Zionism and the Role of John Nelson Darby
Here are some sample questions Dr Wilkinson was asked:
Very briefly, please explain what the book is about.
The book aims to dispel the confusion surrounding Christian Zionism by defining it, charting its historical development, locating it firmly within the Evangelical tradition, and emphasising the pivotal role played by John Nelson Darby.
In a nutshell, what is your central thesis or argument in the book? How does this contribute to the current literature on the topic?
Christian Zionism lays the biblical foundation for Israel’s restoration and Christ’s return. The book gives the opposing movement, which is rooted in replacement theology and political revisionism, a proper name – Christian Palestinianism - and refutes the scholarship of men like John Stott and Stephen Sizer who have grossly misrepresented Christian Zionism.
Share with us what led you to write this book and why you believe it is important for Christians to read it.
I believe that the Lord led me to consider the 19th century, and the Christian response to the return of the Jewish people to their land. Darby and the early Brethren were instrumental in countering amillennial replacementism and postmillennial revivalism, and in restoring belief in the literal and future fulfilment of prophecy. The book is important because many Christians deny the miracle of Israel’s rebirth, others are confused about whether they should support Israel or not, and others that do support Israel often do not fully understand why.
Were there any aspects of your findings which particularly stood out or surprised you, or which you struggled with, during the research process?
The two most surprising aspects of my research were 1) to discover just how deep-rooted our Evangelical heritage is concerning belief in Israel’s promised restoration, and 2) to discover just how important a role dispensationalists have played in preserving this heritage.
You can read a review of the book HERE
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It’s an old story by this time. Everywhere we look we see that Jews are once again being garrotted, either as warmongering Israelis, conniving Zionists or members of some immoral “lobby” subtly dominating the public arena. There is now a rapidly growing library of anti-Israeli articles, essays and books which abound with such malevolent tropes. Indeed, it would require a veritable Bodleian to accommodate them all. Here I have only the space to mention a few of these tainted diatribes.
Who can forget Tony Judt’s article in The Nation (January 3, 2005), “Goodbye to All That?”—one among many of his disreputable comminations—in which he asserted that contemporary U.S. foreign policy “is in some respects mortgaged to Israel” and that “to say that Israel and its lobbyists have an excessive and disastrous influence on the policies of the world’s superpower is a statement of fact”? The discrepancy between the moderate “in some respects” and the intemperate “excessive and disastrous” is typical of Judt’s writerly stance, in which a raw personal animus breaks through the veneer of scholarly pretence. The initial deference to his subject was always a sham and disqualifies him as a respectable analyst who might be taken seriously. And in any case, President Obama’s Middle East policy has clearly put the lie to what was indisputably a gross exaggeration to begin with. But Judt is obviously learn-proof...read more
There is one book that is Israel friendly and that I'd like to plug. It's called:
For Zion's Sake: Christian Zionism and the Role of John Nelson Darby
Here are some sample questions Dr Wilkinson was asked:
Very briefly, please explain what the book is about.
The book aims to dispel the confusion surrounding Christian Zionism by defining it, charting its historical development, locating it firmly within the Evangelical tradition, and emphasising the pivotal role played by John Nelson Darby.
In a nutshell, what is your central thesis or argument in the book? How does this contribute to the current literature on the topic?
Christian Zionism lays the biblical foundation for Israel’s restoration and Christ’s return. The book gives the opposing movement, which is rooted in replacement theology and political revisionism, a proper name – Christian Palestinianism - and refutes the scholarship of men like John Stott and Stephen Sizer who have grossly misrepresented Christian Zionism.
Share with us what led you to write this book and why you believe it is important for Christians to read it.
I believe that the Lord led me to consider the 19th century, and the Christian response to the return of the Jewish people to their land. Darby and the early Brethren were instrumental in countering amillennial replacementism and postmillennial revivalism, and in restoring belief in the literal and future fulfilment of prophecy. The book is important because many Christians deny the miracle of Israel’s rebirth, others are confused about whether they should support Israel or not, and others that do support Israel often do not fully understand why.
Were there any aspects of your findings which particularly stood out or surprised you, or which you struggled with, during the research process?
The two most surprising aspects of my research were 1) to discover just how deep-rooted our Evangelical heritage is concerning belief in Israel’s promised restoration, and 2) to discover just how important a role dispensationalists have played in preserving this heritage.
You can read a review of the book HERE
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Ahmadinejad: nuclear debate is over
Well, some of us knew it all along....
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Barack Obama’s hopes of persuading Iran to renounce its nuclear ambitions appeared to have been dashed yesterday after the UN watchdog admitted that it had reached a stalemate with Tehran, and President Ahmadinejad declared the nuclear debate over....nuclear debate is over
WHEN it comes to Iran, what lessons will the world draw?Following charges of bogus election results, the world watched with interest as Iranians beat, imprisoned, intimidated, harassed and allegedly tortured and murdered its citizens...Will White House accept premise Iran is evil?
FrontPageMag interviews George Gilder re Israel:
Gilder: Of all the nations in the world, Israel ranks first in per capita achievement and excellence. By any per capita measure it is preeminent, whether in technological innovation and invention, venture capital investment and creativity, share of GDP produced by technology companies, or number and quality of scientific papers. But even more impressive, Israel ranks second only to the U.S. in companies on the NASDAQ stock exchange and in achievements in such fields as telecom, microchips, software, biotech, medical instruments, and clean-tech. Israel today represents and symbolizes capitalist excellence and freedom...The Israel Test
From Palestinian Media Watch:
Hamas's demand that the UN not include Holocaust education in schools in Gaza drew widespread international criticism last week. But the refusal to educate children about the Holocaust is not unique to Hamas. It follows the Holocaust-denying precedent set by the Palestinian Authority under Fatah and articulated by numerous PA religious and political leaders, including Mahmoud Abbas.
In the latest news, Hamas demanded that the Jewish Holocaust be deleted from the UN-prepared human rights curriculum for 8th grade, according to the PA daily Al-Ayyam. The next day, PA TV reported that a UN representative "strongly denied rumors that UNRWA will be teaching the subject of the Holocaust as part of its curriculum." [PA TV (Fatah), Sept. 1, 2009]...read more
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For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Barack Obama’s hopes of persuading Iran to renounce its nuclear ambitions appeared to have been dashed yesterday after the UN watchdog admitted that it had reached a stalemate with Tehran, and President Ahmadinejad declared the nuclear debate over....nuclear debate is over
WHEN it comes to Iran, what lessons will the world draw?Following charges of bogus election results, the world watched with interest as Iranians beat, imprisoned, intimidated, harassed and allegedly tortured and murdered its citizens...Will White House accept premise Iran is evil?
FrontPageMag interviews George Gilder re Israel:
Gilder: Of all the nations in the world, Israel ranks first in per capita achievement and excellence. By any per capita measure it is preeminent, whether in technological innovation and invention, venture capital investment and creativity, share of GDP produced by technology companies, or number and quality of scientific papers. But even more impressive, Israel ranks second only to the U.S. in companies on the NASDAQ stock exchange and in achievements in such fields as telecom, microchips, software, biotech, medical instruments, and clean-tech. Israel today represents and symbolizes capitalist excellence and freedom...The Israel Test
From Palestinian Media Watch:
Hamas's demand that the UN not include Holocaust education in schools in Gaza drew widespread international criticism last week. But the refusal to educate children about the Holocaust is not unique to Hamas. It follows the Holocaust-denying precedent set by the Palestinian Authority under Fatah and articulated by numerous PA religious and political leaders, including Mahmoud Abbas.
In the latest news, Hamas demanded that the Jewish Holocaust be deleted from the UN-prepared human rights curriculum for 8th grade, according to the PA daily Al-Ayyam. The next day, PA TV reported that a UN representative "strongly denied rumors that UNRWA will be teaching the subject of the Holocaust as part of its curriculum." [PA TV (Fatah), Sept. 1, 2009]...read more
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