“In 70 CE, the Romans destroyed the Temple and razed the city of Jerusalem, the religious and administrative capital of the Jewish people. Jewish independence came to an end, and in the decades that followed, most of the Jews in Eretz Israel were exiled.” [1]
The “United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 called for the partition of the British-ruled Palestine Mandate into a Jewish state and an Arab state. It was approved on November 29, 1947 with 33 votes in favor, 13 against, 10 abstentions … The resolution was accepted by the Jews in Palestine, yet rejected by the Arabs in Palestine and the Arab states.” [2]
Israel’s “Declaration of Independence” 63 years ago contains two central concepts, according to Paul Gross in the Jerusalem Post:
“1) That Israel is the realization of the legitimate right of the Jewish people to a sovereign state of their own within the boundaries of their historical, cultural and religious homeland; 2) That that state should fulfill the moral imperatives inherent in Judaism, expressed by the ancient prophets and consistent with the modern principles of democracy and human rights.” [3]
Conflicts between Jews, Arabs and Persians (Iran) often involve UN Resolution 181 and Israel’s claim of Jerusalem as its capitol. A Bible search revealed the word, “Jerusalem” 670 times in the Old Testament and 144 times in the New Testament. Searches in 6 translations of the Koran yielded 0 references to Jerusalem.
Comparisons of the UN map of the creation of Israel [4] and the present-day CIA map [5] reveal additional land for Israel – land that was acquired in responses to wars waged by Arab countries and Israel’s victories in those wars.
Conflicts Between Israel and Arab Countries and Iran’s Agents
While distant as well as recent memories of wars and terrorist attacks on Israel leave an image of a besieged country fighting for survival, Paul Gross presents a more detailed impression:
“The war for the defense of the Declaration of Independence has two battlefields: here in Israel and abroad. Living in the UK, I became aware of the routine demonization of Israel in public discourse; and of left-wingers setting aside their commitments to women’s rights, gay rights and religious and racial equality in order to scream anti-Zionist slogans alongside radical Islamists.
“I understood very quickly that this was indeed the new anti-Semitism; the ostracization of the Jewish state, the singling out of Israel – notable also in such august bodies as the UN Human Rights Council, which at each session has a permanent agenda item addressing only Israel’s alleged human rights abuses. The Council is routinely chaired by the likes of Gaddafi’s Libya and genocidal Sudan.
“Outside of Israel, fighting this demonization, delegitimization and double standard is to defend the Declaration: specifically, to defend the right of the Jewish people to a state of their own within the borders of their historic homeland.
“THIS WAS the battlefield I had been familiar with. Moving to Israel three years ago, I discovered that here, defining what it means to ‘defend the Declaration’ is perhaps less simple.
“Here, we must still protect Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state – diplomatically and, of course, militarily – but there is also an increasingly urgent need to defend the principle of “equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants.” [6]
“I understood very quickly that this was indeed the new anti-Semitism; the ostracization of the Jewish state, the singling out of Israel – notable also in such august bodies as the UN Human Rights Council, which at each session has a permanent agenda item addressing only Israel’s alleged human rights abuses. The Council is routinely chaired by the likes of Gaddafi’s Libya and genocidal Sudan.
“Outside of Israel, fighting this demonization, delegitimization and double standard is to defend the Declaration: specifically, to defend the right of the Jewish people to a state of their own within the borders of their historic homeland.
“THIS WAS the battlefield I had been familiar with. Moving to Israel three years ago, I discovered that here, defining what it means to ‘defend the Declaration’ is perhaps less simple.
“Here, we must still protect Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state – diplomatically and, of course, militarily – but there is also an increasingly urgent need to defend the principle of “equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants.” [6]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanahu recently addressed the threats to Israel and her stand for freedom:
“’The purpose of terrorism is to instill fear, to break you, and our answer to this, as it was always, is to refuse to succumb to fear … despite the pain, the nation should ‘find comfort in the revival of Zion, find comfort in building the country, find comfort in the Israel Defense Forces, find comfort in the hope that better days are ahead in which 'nation shall not take up sword against nation.’”
“Until that day, the prime minister said, ‘we shall strengthen our ranks and forge our weapons, as we have learned from our history that only if we are prepared to defend ourselves can we ensure our existence. We shall not tire nor shall we lose spirit. Thanks to our fallen loved ones we can stand up tall; thanks to their sacrifice our existence is guaranteed.’” [7]
“Until that day, the prime minister said, ‘we shall strengthen our ranks and forge our weapons, as we have learned from our history that only if we are prepared to defend ourselves can we ensure our existence. We shall not tire nor shall we lose spirit. Thanks to our fallen loved ones we can stand up tall; thanks to their sacrifice our existence is guaranteed.’” [7]
Palestine, Settlements and Peace Process
“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict isn't territorial. It's existential. Israelis are now broadly prepared to live with a Palestinian state along their borders. Palestinians are not yet willing to live with a Jewish state along theirs.” [8]
Khaled Meshal, the leader from the terrorist organization, Hamas, as part of the Palestinian unity government, said about the current peace negotiations, that he “declined to swear off violence or agree that a Palestinian state would produce an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” “Israel has blasted the Fatah-Hamas agreement as, in effect, bringing terrorists into the Palestinian government.” [9]
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said, “… the United States would not accept a Palestinian government that included Hamas unless the group renounced violence, agreed to live by previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements and recognized Israel.” [10]
The US and the European Union designated Hamas as a terrorist organization that attacks Israel, refuses to accept previous agreements between Israel and Palestinian governments and rejects Israel as a legal entity. [11]
Islamic Fundamentalism
Ruel Marc Gerecht, in a review of two books, states that ours is “… a world where Islamic fundamentalism, a wickedly anti-Semitic movement, is the dominant intellectual force in the Middle East and among devout Muslim elites in the West.”
One author, Jeffrey Herf, reveals Nazi propaganda designed to inflame anti-Semitism on Arab Nationalists and Islamic fundamentalists. The Nazis created Muslim SS units, broadcast racial hatred over shortwave broadcasts in Arabic and printed lies in various publications.
Herf quotes Saudi King Abdul Aziz al-Saud as saying at a dinner party,
“…It is the Jews who have always stirred up the religious differences between us. Where there was no difference the Jews created one. They are a dangerous and hostile race, making trouble wherever they exist. … we Moslems are aware of their machinations and we hate them from the depths of our being. Our hatred of this sinful and evil race is growing … until our one ambition is to slay them all. Where we see them encroaching on us we Moslems will fight them and butcher them until we have driven them from our lands. Allah be praised we have no Jews in our kingdom and never shall we allow one Jew to enter it.”
Ian Johnson points out, “… the major Muslim organizations within Europe are all much more militant than ordinary Muslim denizens. … Most of them were born through the missionary activity of the Muslim Brotherhood, combined with cash coming from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.” He contends that “…Islamic fundamentalism has been the dominant intellectual force in the Middle East since the 1960s.”
Mr. Gerecht concludes,
“President Obama appears determined to reach out to Muslims, to ally America with the anti-al Qaeda faithful against the holy warriors. But in doing so he would do well to remember the mistakes of the past. Obama boldly asserted in Cairo that he knows ‘what Islam is’ and ‘what it isn’t.’ Having spent five years investigating well-intentioned Americans similarly committed to engagement, Ian Johnson might politely answer: ‘Perhaps not.’” [12]
Sen. Gillibrand Condemns UN Durban III Conference Against Israel
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and 17 other senators, in a bi-partisan letter to US Representative to the United Nations, Susan Rice, called for the US to boycott the Durban III World Conference Against Racism. Ms. Gillibrand’s December, 2010 letter states, in part,
“…Unfortunately last year the 2009 U.N. Durban Review Conference Against Racism (Durban II) proved to be a repeat of the 2001 controversial summit as extreme anti-Semitic voices took over Durban II, and the United States and our allies were forced to pull out. The United States had likewise withdrawn from participating in Durban I primarily because the conference was viewed as disproportionately focused on Israel and the United States. We are very concerned that Durban III will follow … once again as a forum for anti-Semitic and anti-American demonstrations.” [13]
Durban I, held in Durban, South Africa in 2001, a few days before 9-11, contained anti-Semitic and anti-American rants by speakers such as Yasar Arafat and Fiden Castro. Durban II, in UN Geneva headquarters in 2009, opened with Holocaust denier Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacking Israel.
The condemnations against Israel by the UN Conference included charges of racism and of it being an “apartheid state.” The documents produced by these UN meetings made no references to the civil rights abuses, killings and racism of any other countries. No mention was made of the shaira law executions by stoning or decapitation of limbs of its victims[14], [15], [16].
Durban III is slated to be held at the UN in New York City in September, 2011.
American citizens demand that President Obama stand strongly against the New York UN “hatefest” directed against Israel and the United States.
References available at:
http://Word2Truth.blogspot.com
Robert Rein -- May 11, 2011
[1] http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2001/11/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20About%20Israel
[2] http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace+Process/Guide+to+the+Peace+Process/UN+General+Assembly+Resolution+181.htm?DisplayMode=print
[3] http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=219801
[4] http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace+Process/Guide+to+the+Peace+Process/UN+General+Assembly+Resolution+181.htm?DisplayMode=print
[5] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
[6] http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=219801
[7] http://www.jpost.com/landedpages/printarticle.aspx?id=219882
[9] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/world/middleeast/06palestinians.html
[10] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/world/middleeast/06mideast.html
[11] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13331522
[12] http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/fatal-intersection_526864.html
[13] http://gillibrand.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=aecda47c-e7dd-46a5-88cc-3732e5bcb3f9
[14] http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/durban-iii-set-new-york-city-september-2011_514526.html
[15] http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/the_un_hatefest_coming_to_new_york_aw4H2No7x0ixxOjjb942jO
[16] http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/12/27/durban-3-kick-this-horror-show-rerun-out-of-new-york/
