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Lebanon crisis reveals an Anti-Jewish Israeli State
by Joshua Stein
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert along with
his confederates who bombs innocent civilians in
Lebanon, in the name of protecting a 'Jewish State'
has committed a great apparent abomination against
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Hezbollah militants crossed into Israel in mid-July
2006 and captured two Israeli soldiers. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert calls the soldiers' capture "an
act of war." Israel then responds in southern Lebanon
with warplanes, tanks and gunboats, among other forms
of military retaliation. U.S. President George W.
Bush responds a couple of days after Israel's abrupt
military response by rejecting a request by Lebanese
Prime Minister Fuad Saniora to support calls for an
immediate ceasefire on Israel.
Members of the Israeli government including Prime
Minister Olmert refer to themselves as Jews, who are
champions of the Jewish State of Israel as Mr. Bush
refers to himself as a "Christian" champion. However,
the current crisis in Lebanon has nothing
substantively to do with either Judaism or
Christianity.
The hideous intelligence of Jewish and Christian
impostors
Judaism, and the Christianity that Jesus inspired, are
religions which embrace peace, and a related system of
social ethics. In contrast, the perpetrated actions by
Israeli elites and their U.S. neo-conservative allies
against innocent Lebanese civilians, reveals a hideous
intelligence far from the spirit of either Judaism or
Christianity.
The perpetration of a criminal act of a group who
kidnaps two soldiers, does not justify the infliction
of or the loss of not even one innocent life of a
human being. Indeed, the Lord's Commandments to both
the Jews and the Christians is "Thou Shall not Kill".
Israel to-date is already responsible for thousands of
casualties, maimings, and injuries. However, it is
apparent that these modern day Israelis along with
their allies, have turned their back against the
enlightened messages of the Torah. That action is
somewhat reminiscent of early Israelites who turned to
worshipping the "Golden Calf", when Moses was on Mt.
Sanai. The "Golden Calf" has symbolized the worship
of idoltry and of materialism, and has resulted in the
execution of venality, and of iniquity.
Jewish social responsibility ignored
Pursuant to the Torah, every Jew is a guarantor for
every other Jew. Judaism teaches you're either part
of the problem or you're part of the solution. Being
a bystander is not an option. Therefore, any Jew who
turns a blind eye to the apparent unethical conduct of
a self-professed "Jewish State" shares the
responsibility in the "Crimes against Humanity" that
are being mischievously perpetrated in the name of
Judaism.
Is Israel in fact, a Jewish State in the
spirit of the Torah?
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If Israel was in fact a 'Jewish State', its
leaders would unconditionally express lovingkindness,
civility, empathy, and peace in a spirit of social
justice. Israel would be a model Just Society, in the
world where Jews, Palestinians, other Arabs, and other
peoples would live side by side, with an equitable
quality-of-life, and with a spirit of cross-cultural
sharing and understanding. However, the actions of
Israeli elites have once again shown in Lebanon that
they do not value the lives of non-Israelis, who have
no ill will toward them. The reckless bombing of
Lebanese civilians for the kidnapping of two soldiers
by the criminal actions of a group, shows the very
apparent racist and fascistic Israeli mentality, which
is at the heart of creating the conditions for crises
in the Middle East. Indeed, the Palestinians and
other Arabs in "Greater Israel" are treated even worse
than had black Africans in apartheid South Africa.
Palestinians and other Arabs are also viewed by the
very elites who attack Lebanon, with apparently not
much higher regard, than the blacks had been viewed in
the former apartheid regime. Prevailing Israeli
elites do not express the vital spirit of Judaism in
their actions.
Actual Judaism challenges the mis-deeds of Israeli
elites
Judaism, reveres G-d as creating the Universe, the
Heavens, the Earth and all its living creatures. When
Israeli elites bomb and kill thousands of innocent
civilians in Lebanon, they are defiling the spirit of
G-d in everyone. When such activities are done in the
name of defending a "Jewish State", these Israeli
elites further compound the mischief in their German
Nazi 'SS' type of barbarity.
Jews, including substantively Jews who are citizens of
Israel, have a responsibility, in part to champion
peace among all nations, rather than executing
oppression and inflicting war among all the nations.
This special duty is associated with Jews having
pledged a Covenant with G-d concluded with the
biblical patriarch Abraham, their ancestor, and again
with the entire Jewish nation at Mount Sinai. Within
this view, Jews are charged with embracing a standard
of spiritually inspired social ethics to help usher a
sought era of ever-lasting global peace.
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This is NOT the spirit of Judaism, but
rather, and Israeli State that turns it back to Jewish
law and social ethics: Israeli army tank facing-off
against Palestinian child, or woman of Arab background
showing a photo of a member of the Israeli woman
pointing a gun at a woman and her children. |
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The Guiding Principles of Reform Judaism, Columbus,
Ohio, 1937, for example, specifically states "We
regard it as our historic task to cooperate with all
men in the establishment of the kingdom of God, of
universal brotherhood, Justice, truth and peace on
earth. This is our Messianic goal."
Contrary to the actions of Israeli elites in Lebanon,
Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik writes "Even as the Jew is
moved by his private Sinaitic Covenant with G-d to
embody and preserve the teachings of the Torah, he [or
she] is committed to the belief that all humankind, of
whatever colour or creed, is "in His image" and is
possessed of an inherent human dignity and worthiness.
Rabbi Malkiel Kotler, dean of the Haredi Lakewood
Yeshiva, in the commentary entitled 'The Real Truth
About the Talmud' writes "Our philosophy asserts that
every human being is created in the image of the Lord
and the primacy of integrity and honesty in all
dealings without exception. I strongly repudiate any
assertions in the name of Judaism that do not
represent and reflect this philosophy."
Rabbi David Weiss Outside the Israeli Consulate at
Rally Co-sponsored by Islamic Center of Jersey City,
and related groups in October 2000, stipulated that
"The Jewish people are commanded by Almighty G-d to
live in peace with all peoples and nations on the face
of the globe." Rabbi Weiss affirmed that "Our
national agenda [as Jews] is simple -- It is to humbly
worship the Creator at all times," by in part, showing
empathy, and respect for each other in a spirit of
mutuality.
"As Torah Jews" Rabbi Weiss says "we are called upon
to feel and express our sense of compassion when any
person or group of human beings suffers. This
includes the current suffering of the Lebanese, and
the on-going sufferings of the Palestinians. In the
words of King David, the Psalmist, "And His Mercy is
upon all His creatures. All men are created in the
image of G-d."
Rabbi Weiss further made representation that "When we
look at the cauldron of suffering which the Middle
East has become for the Palestinian people, we stand
back aghast -- homes and lives lost, family suffering,
the list goes on and on."
Why have the tragic events of last 52 years come to
pass?
Rabbi Weiss indicates that "The answer lies in one
word - Zionism." Zionism is in fact, a form of
neo-fascism. Having had many relatives who lost their
lives in the Holocaust, the hypocritical Israeli
elites now inflict their own brand of neo-fascism, in
the form of militaristic and racist Zionism.
Rabbi Weiss indicates that "Zionism has misled some
Jews into thinking that there exists a need to pursue
aggressive policies against the Palestinian people
(and other peoples in Middle East) to steal their land
and persecute their people."
This is hardly surprising as it is a creed in direct
opposition to the basics of Jewish faith, which pivots
on the enlightened messages of the Torah.
Rabbi Weiss refers to Zionism as "an embarrassment to
the Torah Jew.", and further stipulates that "Our
prayers for the Messianic era are centered on the
future -- a future when G-d alone, without any human
involvement, will redeem all humankind, who will then
worship Him together in peace.
The Torah's ways are peace. Indeed, furthermore,
centuries ago, Micah the Prophet, offered a vision of
peace. No longer ruled by war and violence, humans
would live together, unharmed, and content. Lo
yisa goi el goi cherev lo yilmedu od milchama.
Bombings not the actions of a "Jewish" State....
The bombing of Lebanon is therefore not the actions of
a "Jewish" State. The bombing of Lebanon is also not
even the actions of even a State concerned with
protecting "the lives of soldiers", or even simply
'national boundaries'. The lives of all Israeli
soldiers that are now significantly further
threatened, could have been spared by a truly
responsible Jewish response, to such kidnapping.
Indeed, arguably, the kidnapping would have not have
occurred in the first place, if the ways of peace
expressed in the Torah had been embraced by an ethical
Israeli State governance. The bombing of Lebanon also
certainly did not make Israeli citizens feel more
secure, as retaliatory military strikes are unleashed
into Israel from southern Lebanon.
The mythology of the "fight against terrorism"
According to reports in the mass-media, that include
the Zionist and neo-conservative CanWest Global,
Israel had to act in the way that it has militarily
perpetrated, in order to deal with "Hezbollah
terrorists". However, it is self-evident that
this is propaganda. Rather, the best and also ethical
way to deal with such a criminal elements associated
with Hezbollah (and other groups like Hamas),
is to alleviate the atrocious oppressive
socio-economic conditions perpetrated by Israeli
elites, in the areas where Hezbollah gets its
recruits. Such an alternative critical appreciation
is inspired by the wisdom of the Jewish Torah.
However, the actions of the Israeli elites, (along
with their U.S. neo-conservative backers), are not
aimed at combating terrorism. On the contrary, it is
apparent that these elites seek to substantively "fan
the flames" of so-called "terrorism", so that these
elites can have a contrived justification to inflict
more oppression, and human suffering. It is apparent
that these elites have sold out, and have exchanged
the Torah and the Bible, for the quest of the pursuit
of a plan of oppression, bullying, provocation, and
"World Domination".
Architects of War seek a "New World Order"
When Newt Gingrich indicated in the U.S. media, that
"we are already into World War III", he was simply
expressing the apparent 'wishful
thinking' of the hideous intelligence of
neo-conservative elites. These elites talk of
"anti-Terrorism", while engaging in conduct that
provokes so-called "terrorism".
In the apparent mentality of elites, a World War III
is not to be 'avoided', but to be carefully "planned",
alongside Corporate "Globalization", so that the
"right people" can rule the Earth, and control, as
well as, use, its resources. In the apparent
'wishful thinking' for World War III, betrayed
by Gingrich's comments, such a War would necessitate
permanent "martial law", so that "liberal democracy"
can be done away with, once and for all. This process
has already been taking place in the United States,
and other societies, under the elite contrived
so-called "War on Terrorism". It is apparent that
fascistic neo-conservatives that include 'anti-Jewish'
Israeli elites, deplore the sharing of power with the
"inferior races of the world" domestically, and
through democratic inspired fora like the United
Nations. In the view of neo-conservatives , World War
III would usher into the world a "Golden Area" of
jingoistic totalitarian rule under the direct of
"rich" owners of capital, who would consolidate the
so-called "New World Order".
In the process, the elites who prevail over an agenda
of oppression via war and "Globalization" believe that
the Lebanese and other Muslims, whether Hezbollah or
not, are all guilty of being "inferior races". The
senseless bombing of innocent civilians in Lebanon by
Israeli elites, backed by U.S. neo-conservatives, can
only be explained if, these elites do not value the
lives of innocent human beings, who are culturally
different peoples. This is the apparent
psychopath-like fascist prism that now shapes the
seekers of a "New World Order", in which Lebanon is
another sought step to that sought goal.
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