“Judean communities are the frontline against ascension of Islamism globally: http://democast.tv/ Women in Green’s Nadia Matar gives insights into the make-up and ideas of Jewish people who choose to return to their ancestral homeland - the Holy Land of Israel. These people’s lives are threatened by the Muslim movement to create an apartheid (intolerant of Jews) state of Palestine in Judea and Samaria. In none of the “peace” terms are Arabs consenting to the presence of existing Jewish residents. Instead, they are demanding the “ethnic cleansing”, i.e., destruction and deportation of Jews (and Jewish life) from out of Judea.”
“Pious Jews redeem Abraham’s inheritance - guardianship of the land of Israel. Mrs. Yehudit Katzover (widow of Hebron Mayor Tzvi Katzover) address in America.” http://WomenInGreen.Org/
“Three fundamental pillars - Legitimacy, Security and Prosperity” …
“Regev addressed a range of security and policy issues including threats from Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza on Southern Israel and the latest developments regarding the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process”
The call was moderated by Laura Kam, TIP’s Senior Advisor”
…”Etched on the base of the Statue of Liberty, the immortal words of Emma Lazarus, the American Jewish poet, who was incidentally a Zionist, said it all. They came “yearning to be free”… “Greetings by PM Netanyahu at Fourth of July Reception” **
“Ari and Jeremy discuss the Jewish essential connection between the past, the present, and the future, and take to the streets of Jerusalem to hear how visitors and residents relate to this important issue.”
…”Many American supporters of Israel who voted for Barack Obama now suspect they may have been victims of a bait and switch. Jewish Americans voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Obama over John McCain in part because the Obama campaign went to great lengths to assure these voters that a President Obama would be supportive of Israel. This despite his friendships with rabidly anti-Israel characters like Rev. Jeremiah Wright and historian Rashid Khalidi ….. and
…”There may be coming changes in the Obama administration’s policies that do weaken the security of the Jewish state. Successful presidential candidates often soften their support for Israel once they are elected. So with Iran’s burgeoning nuclear threat, it’s important to be vigilant for any signs of weakening support for Israel’s security — and to criticize forcefully any such change. But getting tough on settlement expansion should not be confused with undercutting Israel’s security….” Read all of Dershowitz’s editorial
…”In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Schneller assailed Obama administration officials as holding beliefs shaped by “far-Left opinions outside of the Israeli consensus.”… Read the whole thing
…”A serious U.S. plan would adopt those principles and - to use a State Department peace process standard - recognize prior U.S. agreements with Israel, particularly the one in the 2004 letter. Permitting a militarized Judenrein state unwilling to recognize a Jewish one, and insisting on indefensible borders for the latter, is a prescription for war, not peace. The U.S. should have no interest in such a state, much less proposing a plan to affect the creation of one.” Read the whole thing
“A think tank which is arguably the most influential in Washington is proposing an “interim” neutral administration to govern Jerusalem instead of Israel.
The Center for American Progress (CAP), headquartered just three blocks from the White House in Washington, is regarded as one of the most influential think tanks in the city, if not the most influential. “CAP has been an incubator for liberal thought and helped build the [Democratic party] platform that triumphed in the 2008 campaign,” according to a Bloomberg.com report, which noted that some of the group’s recommendations were adopted by Obama while he was still president-elect.” Read Fendel’s article here
“The composition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is “under assault” by the U.S. and Europe, says a top minister in the Israeli government.
“It seems there is a coordinated assault between the U.S. and some European countries to remove Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his party and to replace them with the Kadima party,” the minister said…” Read the article
“Produced and Presented by: Landrum Bolling / Directed by: Glen Pearcy, Glen Pearcy Productions
As the Obama Administration begins a new chapter in the search for peace between Israel and Palestine, four American statesmen, Jimmy Carter, James A. Baker, Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski call for strong American Presidential leadership and outline a comprehensive American plan for a two state peace that will ensure security for Israel and freedom for Palestine. The four American leaders offer their advice, based on their long experience, in a timely new twenty-minute DVD entitled New Hope for Peace: What America Must Do To End The Israel-Palestine Conflict. The DVD, produced and presented by Landrum Bolling, features interviews by Bolling of the four statesmen who describe a practical and promising route to peace in the Holy Land in a way that protects U.S. national security interests and rescues Israelis and Palestinians from their long ordeal.” Watch the interviews at YouTube: PART 1 and PART 2 (/ed. information only)
CMEP June 4th also sent an ecumenical letter to President Obama about their hopes for Middle East peace (here in pdf) which in part stated:
…”The current political stalemate and declining situation on the ground demonstrate that Israelis and Palestinians cannot reach a negotiated agreement without a strong, helping hand. We urge your Administration to present proposals that go beyond the mere principle of two states and lay out a just and equitable solution that provides dignity, security and sovereignty for both peoples. Moreover, we appreciate your strong support for a comprehensive peace and we look forward to diplomatic efforts to build upon the historic Arab Peace Initiative, with its offer of recognition and normalization of relations with Israel in exchange for an end to the occupation”..
“Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon talks about why there is a need for the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish State. Ayalon explains that Israel does not require the affirmation of any people or nation. What Israel requests is for the Palestinian leadership to turn to its own people and say in a very clear and concise manner that they recognize the right of the Jewish People to their own state in their historic homeland. This is important for the continuation of the peace process and will be a signal by the Palestinian leadership that a two state solution is the end of their claims.” Watch the video below, or at YouTube
…”On settlements we also agreed on principles that would permit some continuing growth. Mr. Sharon stated these clearly in a major policy speech in December 2003: “Israel will meet all its obligations with regard to construction in the settlements. There will be no construction beyond the existing construction line, no expropriation of land for construction, no special economic incentives and no construction of new settlements.”
Ariel Sharon did not invent those four principles. They emerged from discussions with American officials and were discussed by Messrs. Sharon and Bush at their Aqaba meeting in June 2003.
They were not secret, either. Four days after the president’s letter, Mr. Sharon’s Chief of Staff Dov Weissglas wrote to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that “I wish to reconfirm the following understanding, which had been reached between us: 1. Restrictions on settlement growth: within the agreed principles of settlement activities, an effort will be made in the next few days to have a better definition of the construction line of settlements in Judea & Samaria.” Read the whole thing
“For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)
… and a Prayer Request **
“The major world powers told Israel today to freeze all settlement growth, even natural growth. Furthermore, Israel was instructed to evict Jewish settlers from homes erected since March 2001. No earthly leader has the right to determine the boundaries of God’s covenant land or the city of Jerusalem. The world leaders are on a collision course with the God of Israel over His land. Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem!”
“Heavenly Father, Thou Who Built Zion and Jerusalem,
Take pleasure in Thy land and bestow upon it of Thy goodness and Thy grace.
Give dew for a blessing and cause beneficient rains to fall in their season to satiate the mountains of Israel and her valleys, and to water thereon every plant and tree.
And these saplings which we plant before Thee this day, make deep their roots and wide their crown, that they may blossom forth in grace amongst all the trees in Israelfor good and for beauty.
Bless, O Lord, their might and may the work of their hands find favor before Thee.
Look down from Thy Holy Habitation from Heaven and bless this Land that it may flow again with milk and honey
AMEN”
** The “Tree-Planters Prayer” above was transcribed from the words of Naomi Watts on the jewishnationalfund (Channel)video. A similar prayer was found on the JNF.org website, ”JNF GoNeutral Shabbat“, found on page 6-7 - “Tree-Planters Prayer / By Rabbi Ben Zion Chai Uzziel”.
May the words of the ”Tree-Planters Prayer” be so, O Lord.
“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands”
Upcoming: Israel Tour with Northern California Calvary Chapels, hosted by Pastors Doug McMaster and Jay McCarl, November 9-20, 2009, with Jordan extension option, Thu. Nov. 19 - Mon. Nov. 23rd, with visits to the Red Sea resort of Eilat, the Rose Red City of Petra that is carved out of solid rock, and Mt. Nebo. See Sample Itinerary Registration Form
