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| Week ending Shabbat, July 15, 2006 |
19 Tammuz, 5766 |
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Israel at the Brink of War:
It is obvious that the past couple weeks Israel has been provoked on two fronts to defend herself. In the South near Gaza, the terrorist group Hamas attacked the Israeli Defense Force [ IDF ] and kidnapped one soldier. This was after months of continual barrage of rockets into Israeli towns. About a week or so later, in Northern Israel, the Lebanon’s terrorist group Hezbollah attacked the IDF and kidnapped two soldiers. Now Hezbollah, which is a governmental and militant Lebanese Islamist group that has a military arm and a civilian arm, has fired hundreds of rockets into Israeli towns and killing civilians, is saying it wants open war with Israel. Hezbollah [meaning "party of 'Allah' "] was founded in 1982 to fight the IDF who had occupied southern Lebanon until the year 2000. Both of these provocations has forced Israel to finally deal with their enemies.
 United States president George W. Bush has stated that Israel has the right to defend herself (like any other nation) from terrorists. The United States recognizes Hezbollah as a terrorist group.
CNN poll:
The CNN network is Conducting a poll wants to know if what we are doing in Lebanon is justified. Please go to http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/mideast/index.html and vote. Feel free to pass it on to all yours friends.
[Scroll down half the page, it’s on the right side in a gray box]
Israeli Shale - Oil isn’t the only way:
Israel is nearly complete dependant on oil just like the United States, even though Israel has a massive reserve of shale [a dark crumbly rock which is located throughout central and southern Israel]. It cost Israel around fifty dollars a barrel to produce oil through one of its outdated power plants that produces very little of the overall product. Now, thanks to a technical breakthrough, it will be possible to extract oil from shale for closer to twenty dollars a barrel. Obviously this is a critical breakthrough as crude oil prices have recently skyrocketed. The finding will allow Israel to produce nearly one third of its energy needs from shale at a fraction of the cost.
Israel bans "Palestinian" Americans from Israel:
Israel has banned "Palestinians" with foreign citizenships [mainly from America] from entering Israel. This is the first time this has occurred since 1967. Citizens of Arab countries have been banned from entering since around 2000. These rejections are for everyone from workers who are returning from the west, to professors, business owners, and foreign citizens married to "Palestinians". The Israeli Civil Administration and Minister of Interior look upon the recent enforcement of the policy as a changed in procedure and not a new policy.
Famous Quotes:
These quotes were from Israeli leaders concerning attacks from the types of rockets that are now entering Israel. We now see what has happened.
"If we cut and run, Gaza will be taken over by terror organizations ... Gaza's squares shall be transformed into launching platforms of Katyushas toward Ashkelon ... The only way to defeat terrorism is by controlling its bases."
Likud MK Ariel Sharon
Maariv, June 12, 1992
"The purpose of the Disengagement Plan is to reduce terror as much as possible, and grant Israeli citizens the maximum level of security ... These steps will increase security for the residents of Israel and relieve the pressure on the IDF and security forces in fulfilling the difficult tasks they are faced with. The Disengagement Plan is meant to grant maximum security and minimize friction between Israelis and Palestinians."
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Herzliya Conference-December 18, 2003
"Every time there is a wave of terrorism, all sorts of 'experts' say that we should unilaterally get out of Gaza. If we do so, the Gaza Strip will become a cancerous thorn of terrorism, 1,000 times more dangerous than it is now. What will we do when katyushas are fired from Biet Yachie on Ashkelon and from Biet Hanoun on Sderot?"
Tourism Minister and Moledet Leader MK Rehavam Ze'evi
Knesset Minutes, March 1993
"We're familiar with the Likud's horror stories. They promised us Katyushas from Gaza, but Gaza has been under the primary control of the Palestinian Authority for more than a year now, and there hasn't been a single Katyusha."
Prime Minister, Labor MK Yitzchak Rabin
Jerusalem Post-June 20, 1995
"We must take into account that after withdrawal, Ashkelon, a major Israeli city, will be within the effective range of Kassam rockets. In the future, when sea and airports are built in Gaza and we will have no control, they will have Katyushas with a longer range that can also reach Kiryat Gat or southern Ashdod."
Major General (Res.) Yakov Amidror
Maariv, February 5, 2004
Before the withdrawal from Lebanon, the Intelligence Directorate also threatened us with Katyushas reaching Hadera and we see what actually happened. I estimate, and my estimate is just as valid as those that threaten us with horrors, that after we leave the Gaza Strip, terrorism will decrease, not increase."
Former Mossad Head, Labor MK Dani Yatom
Maariv, Feb. 5, 2004
"If the Disengagement plan is carried out, Kassam rocket attacks will be the lot of cities from Ashkelon to Ofakim [also inside Israel], and will become a daily occurrence."
Yisrael Beiteinu Head, MK Avigdor Lieberman
July 5, 2004
"I anticipate that the level of terrorism will drop after the disengagement and after pragmatic Arab forces take control."
Defense Minister, Kadima MK Shaul Mofaz
Arutz Sheva - Jul 02, 2004
Tour Israel for Hanukkah:
Join us as we explore Israel from a genuine Biblical Zionists perspective. Meet the people who are continuing the Biblical narrative in the Land today. See for yourself how ancient prophesies are being fulfilled. Discover how you too can participate in the ongoing process of Biblical Redemption. Join us for an opportunity of a lifetime, to see the real Israel from the viewpoint of those who are living the Bible today. The experience will change your life.
The tour has been coordinated and will be guided by Associate Pastor Jon Klein [pictured left].
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