It becomes tiresome to remind skeptics again and again that Israel is legal and legally owns what was mandated Palestine and is not occupying Arab land – the reverse is true – and have them continue to believe the Arabs own the land of Israel. Barbara Lerner suggests a psychological reason for this persistent attitude. “Eurosecs see Jews as a foreign element, always and...
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion on the palestinian Authority website
Dr. Reuven Erlich points out that an official website of the Palestinian Authority (PA) disseminates The Protocols by incorporating it into the story of their “nakba” – they view the establishment of the Jewish state as a catastrophe. The linkage promotes the notion that the schemes of the Elders of Zion are responsible for all the bad things that have happened to the Arabs...
Nazi havens endorse killing Jews
The virulent anti-semitism coming from Arab countries is spreading around the globe – next to oil, it is the Arabs’ largest export. Beth Goodtree tells us about their participation in an Arab-South American Summit. The South Americans countries are hoping for economic and political benefits, but, Goodtree warns, “If they’re not careful, pretty soon they’ll be calling...
Kingdom’s Religious Wrongs
To say Saudi Arabia has no religious freedom doesn’t begin to describe what’s going on. It isn’t just that everyone must conform to Wahhabism, the state religion and that the state teaches hatred of Christians and Jews. But religion – the Saudi’s brand of Islam – permeates all aspects of Saudi life – its politics, its dress codes, its civil rights –...
Mideast Fantasies
This is a very wise article – and a very frightening one. Professor Barry Rubin reminds us we live in a time when it “is nice if people have quaint customs, diverse foods, and colorful traditional dress. What is not acceptable is to understand that some people think and behave differently.” Applying these attitudes to the Middle East can lead to very incorrect assessments of how...
Islam and the West: The Threat, The Defense
Mohammad, the founder of Islam, set a pattern of duplicity, decapitation, rape and slavery when he massacred the Jewish tribes of Medina, a pattern for how Muslims should deal with infidels – and with each other. Osama bin Ladin is following in well-tread footsteps. Srdja Trifkovic believes that “[f]or a Christian the real task is to help our fellow humans who are trapped in Islam and...
The U.S. is showing a lack of understanding – or honesty
Douglas Hagmann points out that America locked herself into the specious claim that Islam is a peaceful religion right after 9/11. Not only is this contrary to fact, but it forces America’s political leaders such as Condoleezza Rice to invent all sorts of secular reasons for Islamic terrorism. Misdiagnosis doesn’t lead to proper treatment. And it doesn’t win wars. Winning...
What is Islam?
Folks, I quote Richard H. Shulman when I remind you that the general Muslim reaction to 9/11 was joy. Richard Shulman suggests the difference between the more radicalized Muslims (Islamists) and “moderate” Muslims is one of degree, not kind. “…the Islamists have gotten most of their co-religionists to accept their more extreme position against the Jews – to murder...
Women’s magazine offers tips to terrorists
Folks, I had set aside this following article to blog about it one day and I had forgotten about it until I went through some notes I had set aside. This was originally published in January 2005: Al Qaeda has introduced an online women’s magazine with articles including dietary advice for suicide bombers and tips on how to “dominate the passions” before blowing yourself up...
A Time to Speak
Folks, a new website: A TIME TO SPEAK (Ecclesiastes 3:7) — MESSAGES ABOUT ISRAEL: www.israel.net/timetospeak Description: A Time to Speak is a Message from Israel that appears once a month. Each message is on a theme that relates to Israel and the Middle East past and present. The contents include history, background, current events, analysis and comment, and excerpts from published...