March 2002
March 1, 2002 You Worry Me
March 6, 2002 Party Loyalty Is Labor's Sole Criteria!
March 7, 2002 A Few Words of Encouragement
March 7, 2002 Land for Peace Is a Losing Trade
March 10, 2002 Letter from an American Friend
March 12, 2002 Redrawing the Map
March 15, 2002 No Equivalence
March 20, 2002 Never Again?
March 20, 2002 Ruth Matar in North America
March 20, 2002 Questions
March 24, 2002 Support from American Friends
March 24, 2002 Passover 5762
March 24, 2002 The Big Lie
March 25, 2002 KAPOwatch
March 30, 2002 Stop the Murder of Jews -- Destroy Arafat
March 30, 2002 Letter to TIPH
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Jerusalem, March 1, 2002
YOU WORRY ME
"You worry me. I wish you didn't. I wish when I walked down the streets of
this country that I love, that your color and culture still blended with
the beautiful human landscape we enjoy in this country. But you don't blend in
anymore. I notice you, and it worries me. I notice you because I can't
help it anymore. People from your homelands, professing to be Muslims, have
been attacking and killing my fellow citizens and our friends for more than 20
years now. I don't fully understand their grievances and hate but I know
that nothing can justify the inhumanity of their attacks.
On September 11, nineteen ARAB-MUSLIMS hijacked four jetliners in my
country. They cut the throats of women in front of children and brutally
stabbed to
death others. They took control of those planes and crashed them into
buildings killing thousands of proud fathers, loving sons, wise
grandparents, elegant daughters, best friends, favorite coaches, fearless
public
servants, and children's mothers.
So I notice you now. I don't want to be worried. I don't want to be
consumed by the same rage and hate and prejudice that has destroyed the
soul of
these terrorists. But I need your help. As a rational American, trying to
protect my country and family in an irrational and unsafe world, I must
know how
to tell the difference between you, and the Arab / Muslim terrorist.
How do I differentiate between the true Arab-Muslim-Americans and the
Arab-Muslims in our communities who are attending our schools, enjoying
our parks, and living in OUR communities under the protection of OUR
constitution, while they plot the next attack that will slaughter those
very same good neighbors and children? The events of September 11th changed
the
answer. It is not my responsibility to determine which of you embraces our
great country, with ALL of it's religions, with ALL of it's different
citizens, with all of it's faults. It is time for every Arab-Muslim in
this country to determine it for me.
I want to know, I demand to know, and I have a right to know whether or
not you love America. Do you pledge allegiance to it's flag? Do you proudly
display in front of your house, or on your car? Do you pray in your many
daily prayers that Allah will bless this nation, that He will protect and
prosper it? Or do you pray that Allah with destroy it in one of your
"Jihads"? Are you thankful for the freedom that only this nation affords?
A freedom that was paid for by the blood of hundreds of thousands of
patriots who gave their lives for this country? Are you willing to preserve
this
freedom by paying the ultimate sacrifice? Do you love America? If this is
your commitment, then I need YOU to start letting ME know about it.
Your Muslim leaders in this nation should be flooding the media at this
time with hard facts on your faith, and what hard actions you are taking as a
community and as a religion to protect the United States of America.
Please, no more benign overtures of regret for the death of the innocent
because I
worry about who you regard as innocent. And no more benign overtures of
condemnation for the unprovoked attacks because I worry about what is
unprovoked to you. I am not interested in any more sympathy...I am only
interested in action. What will you do for America -- our great country --
at this time of crisis, at this time of war?
I want to see Arab-Muslims waving the AMERICAN flag in the streets. I want
to hear you chanting "Allah Bless America". I want to see young Arab-Muslim
men enlisting in the military. I want to see a commitment of money, time, and
emotion to the victims of this butchering and to this nation as a whole.
The FBI has a list of over 400 people they want to talk to regarding the WTC
attack. Many of these people live and socialize in Muslim communities. You
know them. You know where they are. Hand them over to us, now!
But I have seen little even approaching this sort of action. Instead I
have seen an already closed and secretive community close even tighter. You
have disappeared from the streets. You have posted armed security guards at
your facilities. You have threatened lawsuits. You have screamed for
protection
from reprisals. The very few Arab-Muslim representatives that HAVE
appeared in the media were defensive and equivocating. They seemed more
concerned
with making sure that the United States prove who was responsible before
taking
action. They seemed more concerned with protecting their fellow Muslims
from violence directed towards them in the United States and abroad than they
did with supporting our country and denouncing "leaders" like Khadafi,
Hussein, Farrakhan, and Arafat. If the true teachings of Islam proclaim
tolerance
and peace and love for all people then I want chapter and verse from the Koran
and statements from popular Muslim leaders to back it up. What good is it
if the teachings in the Koran are good and pure and true when your "leaders"
are teaching fanatical interpretations, terrorism, and intolerance.
It matters little how good Islam SHOULD BE if large numbers of the world's
Muslims interpret the teachings of Mohammed incorrectly and adhere to a
degenerative form of the religion. A form that has been demonstrated to us
over and over again. A form whose structure is built upon a foundation of
violence, death, and suicide. A form whose members are recruited from the
prisons around the world. A form whose members defended Johnny Cochran and
O. J. Simpson after the latter butchered his wife and murdered an innocent
friend. A form whose members (some as young a five years old ) are seen
day after day, week in and week out, year after year, marching in the streets
around the world, burning effigies of our presidents, burning the American
flag, shooting weapons into the air. A form whose members convert from a
peaceful religion, only to take up arms against the great United States of
America, the country of their birth. A form whose rules are so twisted,
that their traveling members refuse to show their faces at airport security
checkpoints, in the name of Islam.
Do you and your fellow Muslims hate us because our women proudly show
their faces in public rather than cover up like a shameful whore? Do you and
your fellow Mulsims hate us because we drink wine with dinner, or celebrate
Christmas? Do you and you fellow Muslims hate us because we have
befriended Israel, the ONLY civilized nation in the entire middle-east? And
if you
and your fellow Muslims hate us, then why in the world are you even here? Are
you here to take our money? Are you here to undermine our peace and stability?
Are you here to destroy us? If so, I want you to leave. I want you to go
back to your desert sandpit where women are treated like rats and dogs. I want
you to take your religion, your friends, and your family back to your Islamic
extremists, and STAY THERE! We will NEVER give in to your influence, your
retarded mentality, your twisted, violent, intolerant religion. We will
NEVER allow the attacks of September 11, or any others for that matter, to
take
away that which is so precious to us: Our rights under the greatest
constitution in the world.
I want to know where every Arab-Muslim in this country stands and I think
it is my right and the right of every true citizen of this country to demand
it. A right paid for by the blood of thousands of my brothers and sisters who
died protecting the very constitution that is protecting you and your
family. I am pleading with you to let me know. I want you here as my
brother, my
neighbor, my friend, as a fellow American. But there can be no gray areas
or ambivalence regarding your allegiance and it is up to YOU, to show ME,
where YOU stand.
Until then ... you worry me."
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Jerusalem, March 6, 2002
Party Loyalty Is Labor's Sole Criteria!
It would be a most welcome addition to politics in Israel had the present
war with the Arabs resulted in bringing about a true unity among our People
and its Electorial Parties. After all, in America national unity is a
cardinal principle and ingrained tradition in times of national crisis. In
America's declared war on terror, no American Party could survive which did
not support the government in such a crucial time. Unfortunately, in the
nascent State of Israel no such tradition or practice exists.
As a result one witnesses the most disloyal of statements being made by
Yossi Sarid and his followers of the Meretz Party in the midst of the
present war which Arafat has brought against us. These remarks are
unabashedly and severely critical of the Sharon Government, irrespective of
whether such statements aid and abet the enemy. Most damaging to Israel's
image is the fact that the Labor members of the so-called Unity Government
in Israel are continually guilty of this sordid practice. Not only that,
they are ably abetted by the present Labor Speaker of the Knesset, Avraham
Burg. At a time when the Palestine Authority is engaged in open warfare
with us, he publicly declares his intention of accepting an invitiation to
speak in Ramallah to the Arafat dominated Legislature This typical act of
Labor is open and flagrant collaberation with the enemy!
How can we explain this disloyal behavior of Labor at a time when Israel is
in the midst of a national crisis? The explanation is simple enough - self
interest! No one doubts that without some form of a substantial Arab vote
in its favor, Labor would never again be able to muster enough votes to form
and head a government in Israel. The last election in Israel clearly
demonstrated that a majority of the Jewish People are still Zionistically
oriented. It showed, moreover, that Oslo has utterly failed, and that the
Labor perpetrators of Oslo do not command the support of the Jewish People.
The reality is that Labor's self -interest works against dealing firmly
with the Arabs. Labor should not, therefore, hold key posts in the present
war effort. It is abundantly clear that the Israeli Arabs wholly support
Arafat and the Palestinian Authority. Labor will take no action that will
jeopardize its expected Israeli Arab votes, however illusory those votes
may be.
The fact is that Labor retains leading positions in the Sharon Government,
that of Shimon Peres as Foreign Minister, and Benjamin Ben Eliezer as Israel's
Defense Minister. Both have shown by their public statements concerning
the murderous terrorist Arafat, that they will have nothing to do with
getting rid of him, one way or another, because of the expected Israeli Arab
reaction to such a move. Their first and foremost loyalty is to their own
Labor Party, in keeping with their Party's former Communist background. The
Jewish Nation of Israel and their loyalty to it, must take a backseat.
What does this tell us about Sharon who is unable to divest himself of Peres
and Ben Eliezer? Despite the multitude of evidence that both are incapable
of putting the interest of Israel over their own Labor Party, he chooses to
continue with them. It is all in the name of a unity that can never
materialize. It is a woeful tale of Sharon's indecisiveness. The sad
result is the needless cost of Jewish lives and maimings of our women,
children, men and soldiers. But worst of all, it is a betrayal by Sharon of
the desires and hopes of the electorate. Our People chose him because they
rejected the Labor Party's solutions. Yet we now have Oslo and the Labor
Party back in control, despite our vote for the contrary. Israel has a
Labor Party that is incapable of putting the Nation's interest above its
own.
Nadia and Ruth Matar
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Jerusalem, March 7, 2002
A Few Words of Encouragement
We live in the most insane times.
Jews - Jewish men, Jewish women and Jewish children - are being
butchered daily in Israel by the Arab enemy whose goal is the
destruction of any Jewish entity in Israel.
Because the Israeli government is not fighting back and is not
doing what it should do to defend its citizens (i.e. completely
destroying the Arab terrorist enemy infrastructure and retaking
possession of all of Judea, Samaria and Gaza - our homeland)
many of us feel we are going through another Holocaust.
Driving to work, participating in Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, shopping
and all other normal activities we used to take for granted - have
become dangerous military operations.
What personnally frustrates me the most is that on the one hand
the Jewish people are strong and do not want to cave in or
capitulate to terror - and on the other hand the political leadership
has proven to be weak and impotent. We are yearning for a
government that would finally fight and win this war. Yes- we are at war.
The continuation of the 1948 War of Independence.
In these difficult times it would be easy to fall into despair and
depression. That would be tragic. That would mean victory for the enemy.
We have to therefore do our best to look for bright spots of light
in the darkness.
And I found one of those spots of light in Efrat, the town I live in.
Efrat is located in Judea, to the south of Jerusalem, between
Jerusalem and Hebron - the two most holy cities to the Jewish
People.
Efrat has had its share of war. A few months ago three of our
dear Efrat neighbors were murdered by Arabs in drive-by shootings on
our road to Jerusalem. Two weeks ago, an Arab suicide bomber - who
used to work in Efrat for years as a builder - blew himself up in our
supermarket hoping to kill as many Jews as possible.
Miraculously, his bomb did not work well and nobody was hurt. On Tuesday,
another Efrat woman was murdered in yet one more Arab shooting on our road.
On Tuesday night, Efrat's local Council unanimously took an historic
decision: no more Arabs will be allowed into Efrat for at least the
next 3 months. (We all hope that this decision will be reinforced
after 3 months and will be kept forever.)
And this historic decision is what gives me encouragement and
hope. Because I believe that what happened in Efrat as a
microcosm, will ultimately have to happen in Israel as a
macrocosm. The Arab enemy, with its daily murderous nazi-like attacks
against Jews, has forced the Efrat Local Council to expel all Arabs from
its midst. Had you told any of us a year ago that liberal-tolerant Efrat -
where most people believed in coexistence between Jews and Arabs - would
take such a dramatic decision, I would not have believed it. Nobody would
have.
And yet - it happened.
This decision has lots of positive implications. All Efrat residents
will hopefully join in to keep Efrat a growing, beautiful and clean
community. We are now forced to go back to the good old days of
"Jewish Labor". With such a high rate of unemployment in Israel, a
return to Jewish Labor must be part of the solution. We witness that
Jewish contractors have fired their Arab workers and are looking to
train young Jewish men. Supermarkets and groceries have found
alternative solutions to their Arab workers. In Efrat, people are
getting organized to volunteer for cleaning the streets and doing
other work that was previously done by Arabs.
I personnally spent some time this morning with a friend cleaning
the Efrat shopping center; picking up the dirty papers on the floor and
throwing out the public garbage cans. I want to tell you - I felt
spiritually elevated. It was a pleasure and an honor to clean the
streets of Efrat. It was a pleasure and an honor to clean the
streets of Eretz Yisrael. I sent a letter to the mayor urging him to organize
a program where all residents of Efrat would participate in the
cleaning of the town: kindergardens, schools, youth groups, girls
and boys in yeshivot and adults in their free time.
This is the message we all have to pass on: the enemy wants to
break us? We won't let them! On the contrary! We will not only not
go into despair - we will expel the Arab enemy and will all work together
to make our Jewish homeland safe and more beautiful.
I hope and pray that Efrat's historical decision will be the first of
many. The dream of coexistence between Jews and Arabs has
finally been shattered not only in Efrat but in all of Israel. The same way
Efrat has been betrayed by Arabs that we used to employ, Israel is being
betrayed by its Israeli Arabs who are identifying with the enemy and
even joining their murderous forces.
Let us hope that Efrat's historic decision will be taken on a national
level very soon so that no more Jewish blood will be spilled.
Nadia Matar
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Jerusalem, March 7, 2002
Land for Peace Is a Losing Trade
by Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
"LA Times"
Frank J. Gaffney Jr., who held senior positions in the Reagan Defense
Department, is president of the Center for Security Policy in Washington.
In the past week, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah,
has received kudos in Washington, Arab capitals and diplomatic circles around
the world for what is characterized as a "new peace initiative" to resolve the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unfortunately, this characterization is so
wildly inaccurate as to appear a deliberate fraud.
The so-called Abdullah plan--Arabs would normalize relations with Israel
in exchange for the Jewish state surrendering the territory seized after
1967's Six-Day War--is not "new" in any meaningful sense.
The idea of Israel giving up the land it conquered in the course of
successive wars waged against it in exchange for a genuine peace with the
Arabs has been around at least since the last of those wars ended in 1973.
Various U.N. resolutions, numerous shuttle diplomacy missions and the Oslo
process have all been predicated on the land-for-peace proposition. Time
after time, Israel has agreed to territorial concessions. The resulting
dismal experience with each of these ventures has, however, made most
Israelis reluctant to buy into such a shopworn idea yet again. Even if the
Abdullah plan were a genuinely new concept, it would not be conducive to a
lasting peace. Over the past 30 years, Israeli governments of the right
and left have recognized that areas of the West Bank have been essential to
persuading the Arabs that the "war option" is foreclosed. Should strategic
Israeli positions on the high ground above the Jordan Valley, many of
which are secured by settlements and military outposts, be surrendered, the
Arabs' calculus surely would change.
And despite the interest expressed by President Bush this week, the
Abdullah plan cannot accurately be called an "initiative" either. The Saudi
king-in-waiting apparently has not decided to formally introduce his plan
at an upcoming Arab League summit. There also have been differing reports of
the plan's particulars.
The real impetus behind the Abdullah plan seems to be a cynical bid to divert
increasingly critical American attention from the Saudi kingdom's double
game. The Saudis have been portrayed as one of the United States' most
reliable allies in the region. At the same time, the royal family has
patronized Wahhabism, the virulently radical strain of Islam that has
brought the world Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist cells, most of
the
Sept. 11 hijackers and a worldwide network of madrasas, or religious schools,
busily indoctrinating young Muslims to hate and attack Western infidels.
It also has become clear that Saudi Arabia is perfectly willing from time to
time to increase oil prices at the expense of world economies and to
impose restrictions on U.S. use of Saudi bases.
In the months since Sept. 11, a growing chorus on Capitol Hill, in the
press and even in some quarters of the Bush administration, has shown that
American patience with the Saudis is wearing thin. One suspects that
Abdullah saw
the need for a "charm offensive" in the form of a new peace initiative for
the Middle East.
To be sure, Israel has no good options at the moment. The same applies to
the U.S., as one of Israel's few friends and its principal ally. Among the
worst of the available options, though, would be for either Israel or the U.S.
to embrace a warmed-over--and thoroughly discredited--effort to strip the
Jewish state of land it requires for its own defense.
There can be no guarantees that despotically governed Arab
states--especially Saudi Arabia--would live up to their part of the bargain
any more than
they have in the past. Even if today's rulers promise to do so, their
successors cannot be relied upon to follow suit.
There is much that Saudi Arabia can and should do, from opening up its
bases to a needed U.S.-led effort to end Saddam Hussein's misrule, to shutting
down its madrasas, to providing humanitarian relief and job opportunities to
Palestinians whom their Arab brothers see fit to keep rotting in refugee
centers.
As far as the Abdullah plan goes, though, the American and Israeli
response should be the same: "Thanks, but no, thanks."
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Jerusalem, March 10, 2002
Letter from an American Friend
The following letter was received from a listener to Ruth Matar's weekly
program on Arutz 7 (live also on internet).
Dear Ruth,
I write to you with a broken heart as we hear of the latest atrocities
committed over the weekend. I am sorry to add to this pain, but it is
imperative that you all understand that support for Israel is wavering in
the U.S. It appears that Powell is finally getting Pres. Bush to listen to
him, and the tone coming out of the Whitehouse has changed. Israel's
security is no longer in the foreground, it is the "poor palestinians" that
is motivating their reengagement. Unfortunately, one of the reasons that
Powell is gaining influence, is that fact that the Israeli people appear
fractured. Perez, Sarid and the rest of the left are giving credibility to
the likes of Powell.
It should be clear to the people of Israel that their only "friend" in the
world is the US government, and especially the Congress. Like it or not,
Israel needs the U.S. As we continue to lose the media war world-wide,
Congress and the Whitehouse are being pressured by leftist and pro-Arab
groups to turn away from Israel. Since Israel has failed so miserably at
getting its own story across, and the press is only interested in Israeli
Oslo supporters, the general American public has little opportunity to
learn the real facts of the war against the Jewish People, and this too
detracts from our base of support.
I am writing you now because we MUST find a way to shut up the left.
Israel MUST appear united in fighting this terrorism or it will surely lose
American support. It is true that we American Jews do not understand the
complexities of your life in Israel, but the reverse is also true.
Apparently some Israelis don't understand how difficult a task it is to be
pro-Israel in America, to lobby for Israel, to constantly battle the press
for some balanced coverage, to convince people (Jews included), that Israel
is not the aggressor.
The left had its chance -- ten years to do it their way. It didn't work.
It is time to put egos and political aspirations aside, and give Sharon a
chance to do what he promised during the elections. He cannot afford to
worry about the left anymore. He needs to save Jewish lives. Israelis need
to act more American-like and support their PM during wartime. When we
stand TOGETHER and demand that no more Jewish blood be shed, we may win
back American support.
May you be safe.
Deena Jones
Denver, CO.
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Jerusalem, March 12, 2002
Redrawing the Map
(Editorial)
The Wall Street Journal, 7 March 2002
The following is being sent to you as a public service by Women In Green.
Would Winston Churchill have sat down for negotiations with an enemy whose
ultimate goal was to drive the British into the North Sea? That essentially
is what is being asked of Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon by those who
claim that the alternative to today's escalation of violence is a "peace"
plan, say along the lines of the one being promoted by Saudi Arabia.
Trawl the Palestinian Authority's Web site and you will happen upon the map
pictured nearby [map of Israel but with the name "Palestine" across it -
WIG] showing the "historical" Palestine. Some 290 miles long and 85 miles
wide with a long border on the Mediterranean, it is surrounded on land by
Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The message is unmistakable: This is the
Palestine that we want to create. There is no room for an Israel here.
Kindly look elsewhere.
The Saudi plan is more PR exercise than peace mission. It proposes
returning Israel to the statelet of its 1967 borders -- only eight miles
wide at its middle. That would certainly complicate Israeli defenses,
especially if Palestinian police keep getting rocket shipments from Iran.
Then there are the small matters of the transfer of more than 200,000
settlers and the handover of Jerusalem's Old City. But the real problem
with the Saudi plan is that it will not resolve the niggling fact that
denying Israel's right to exist is still de facto Palestinian Authority,
indeed pan-Arab, policy.
Israel is at war once again. The dispute is not over a chunk of real
estate, settlements or holy sites; it is over the Jewish state's right to
exist. This isn't new, but it's easily forgotten by those who believe peace
is just a question of the right plan with the right diplomats pushing it.
Mr. Sharon has done much that is right on the political side of this war.
In sidelining Yasser Arafat as a bargaining partner, he has forced the
Palestinian leader to declare his hand. Either he has real influence over
the suicide bombers and those who send them to their deaths, or he does
not. If he does, Mr. Sharon will talk. If he does not, what's there to talk
about? Mr. Arafat has responded by grasping onto the Saudi peace plan, but
the suicide bombings and sniper fire continue.
Mr. Sharon's military strategy is measured, and that causes him trouble
with both Israeli hawks and peaceniks. In response to his critics, he said
this week that "this will be an aggressive and continuous campaign, without
letup, and when the other side understands that it can't achieve anything
through terror, it will be easier to enter negotiations." In other words,
Israel's strategy is to ratchet up the damage until the Palestinians are
ready for real negotiations.
Some critics say Israel can't win a drawn-out war of attrition. They point
to opposition from a group of Israeli reservists, the escalating divisions
within the Sharon government and the growing international concern over the
death toll. The suggestion is that Mr. Sharon should look for a chance for
jaw-jaw instead.
No normal human being can look at the growing number of body bags and not
wonder whether something might be done differently. The past week has been
one of the bloodiest since the intifada resumed in September 2000. But it
is too early to declare the military strategy a failure.
If the Sharon strategy can be faulted it is probably for being too cautious
in pursuing the kingpins of Hamas and Arafat's own Fatah faction of the
PLO. Unless those who recruit, equip, organize and inspire terrorist
attacks are arrested or killed, the danger to Israeli security will remain
and the war will go on.
Mr. Sharon is now addressing this need. Yesterday Israeli forces razed the
home of Issam Abu Daka, the fugitive leader of the military wing of the
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the man Israelis
believe masterminded a deadly assault against an Israeli outpost several
months ago. A Hamas activist was killed in his Gaza City home and Israeli
troops destroyed several homes of suspected militants. Also yesterday
Israeli F-16 warplanes flattened an office building used by the Palestinian
"police" chief in Gaza.
Israel has no choice but to wage this kind of war until its enemies give up
the idea of destroying Israel. A real conclusion to the violence in the
Middle East requires Mr. Arafat and his followers to change the map inside
their heads. Until they do, Jews and Palestinians alike will continue to
suffer, and no new "peace plan" will make any difference.
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Jerusalem, March 15, 2002
No Equivalence
Editorial - The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, March 14, 2002
Bush's men should know better than to liken soldiers to suicide bombers.
General Anthony Zinni is returning to the Middle East today in search of a
cease-fire. On Tuesday the U.S. sponsored a United Nations Security Council
resolution supporting a Palestinian state. And State Department spokesman
Richard Boucher has called for Israel to "exercise the utmost restraint and
discipline to avoid further harm to civilians"--as if the difference between
Palestinian suicide bombers and Israel's measured response isn't abundantly
clear. Even President Bush said yesterday that Israel's recent military
actions are "not helpful."
The reason for the Administration's sudden re-engagement on the issue is no
secret. Vice President Dick Cheney is in the region trying to build support
for regime change in Iraq, and the deteriorating Israeli-Palestinian
conflict remains a sore spot in our relations with the Arab world.
The trouble is, this activity comes just as Israel has started to win some
important victories in its war on terror. And worse, it threatens to
undermine the moral case for our own war--a case President Bush couldn't
have put any better than he did Monday, declaring: "There can be no peace in
a world where differences and grievances become an excuse to target the
innocent for murder."
A couple of years ago, perhaps, it was still possible to argue that
Palestinian violence was the work of a few Islamic extremists, and that
punishing Yasser Arafat only made it harder for him to rein them in. But in
the summer of 2000 Israel offered Mr. Arafat a state, and Mr. Arafat
launched a war. The lion's share of recent attacks have been carried out not
by Hamas or Islamic Jihad, but by the military wing of Mr. Arafat's own
Fatah movement. And after Saturday night's deadly suicide bombing at the
Moment cafe in Jerusalem, Mr. Arafat's state radio praised the bomber as a
"heroic martyr."
In short, the targeting of innocents is Mr. Arafat's explicit strategy to
address the "grievance" of Israeli occupation. Israel, on the other hand,
has pursued a policy of carefully targeting militants, and has been risking
its soldiers over the past week to arrest suspects and confiscate weapons in
Palestinian towns and refugee camps. Some non-combatants have been killed,
but there is no moral equivalence here--certainly not the kind implied by
U.S. proposals for monitors to keep peace between the two sides, or by Colin
Powell's declaration last week that "if you declare war on the Palestinians
and think you can solve the problem by seeing how many Palestinians can be
killed, I don't know if that leads us anywhere."
The message all this sends Mr. Arafat is unmistakable: Ratchet up suicidal
bombings of Israeli civilians, induce a military response, and the U.S. will
heavily pressure Israel for concessions.
The Saudi peace "plan," meanwhile, seems to be going nowhere fast. Some
prominent Arab state will eventually have to take the lead in "normalizing"
relations with Israel. But if Crown Prince Abdullah were serious, he might
have presented it to Ariel Sharon as Israel's elected leader, not to a New
York Times columnist. He might also have presented it two years ago, when it
could have made a difference, instead of urging Mr. Arafat to reject the
hugely concessionary offer made by former Israeli Prime Minister Barak at
Camp David. Now there's even talk among the Arab League of removing any
reference to "normalization" at all. Without that, it amounts to nothing but
a demand for unconditional surrender.
We understand the Bush Administration's concerns as it makes the case in
foreign capitals for an expansion of the war on terror. But the White House
should understand that both strategic and moral consistency means sometimes
telling people what they don't want to hear. To wit: The U.S. has already
spent more than a decade sponsoring talks for Israel to return to something
like the 1967 borders, and the Palestinian grievance over Israeli occupation
must be addressed by a return to the negotiating table, not violence aimed
explicitly at innocent civilians.
The definition of such violence is terrorism. It is the very kind of
anti-civilian terror as an instrument of politics that President Bush so
eloquently condemned on Monday. Until such time as the Arab world is ready
to seek solutions by civilized means, the U.S. has no moral alternative to
standing firmly behind Prime Minister Sharon's war against such terror.
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Jerusalem, March 20, 2002
Never Again?
5 Nissan 5762
Dear Friends,
I am sending an 800 word article that I am hoping will be published this
week in our local Jewish paper, Dallas Jewish Week. If it has any merit in
your eyes, please forward it to your fellow Jews.
Chag kasher v'sameach (have a kosher and joyful Passover),
Joel Taurog
Dallas, TX USA
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Never Again?
by Dr. Joel D. Taurog
Dallas, TX
One hallmark of evil is the confusion it creates. Unlike TV villains
whose motives are readily apparent, real life villains are skilled at inducing
doubt and irresolution in their victims.
Perhaps those who are old enough can answer this question from their
recollections: At what point did it became clear that the Nazis were
irredeemably evil and implacably committed to the liquidation of Jews?
My understanding is that for most people, that point came too late. In
the 1930's, the Nazis had many supporters throughout Europe and even in
America. Among many American Jews, the response was one of confusion,
irresolution,
and denial. Even among European Jews, apparently few were able to
comprehend the magnitude of the evil.
One can't help but exclaim at the disturbing similarities between the Nazi
threat to European Jews and the Arab threat to Israel. Then as now, a
movement literally seeking world domination skillfully employed Jew hatred
as a principle uniting its followers and disarming (and often even enlisting)
its potential enemies; a sophisticated propaganda machine spewed forth
false accusations and anti-Semitic filth, with many people willing to believe
and repeat the lies; raw hatred and gleeful savagery against Jews became too
commonplace to even draw notice; and the security of Jews was of little
concern to diplomats preoccupied with global politics.
Then, as now, the true intentions of our enemies were apparent. For
decades, commentators like George Will and Cal Thomas have pointed out the
similarities between Mein Kampf and Arab proclamations for "liberating"
Palestine.
Particularly disturbing are the recent activities of the Bush
administration. On September 11, I recalled Winston Churchill's words
describing his
sense of relief following the Pearl Harbor attack, knowing that America
would be
joining the war. Finally, it seemed, America would join the fight against
Arab terrorism. But in another disturbing historical parallel, the record
is clear that the Roosevelt administration was willing to fight Germany, but
unwilling to do anything specific to save Jews.
We have just witnessed passage of an unprecedented, American-sponsored
U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a Palestinian State, and heavy
handed American pressure to halt Israel's first serious military campaign
against
Arafat's terrorist infrastructure. Does anyone seriously think that a
Palestinian state would be anything but a far more vicious and dangerous
version of the Palestinian Authority, all signed agreements notwithstanding?
We are facing the frightening possibility that, for whatever reason, the
survival of Jews and of the State of Israel may not have the highest
priority for Mr. Bush in his war on terrorism.
Dr. Aryeh Stav, Director of the Ariel Center for Policy Research in
Israel, recently said, "We are at war. The Arab world is trying to defeat
us using
Palestinian terrorism. This is a war being waged against us by Egypt and
Syria, via their emissary, the PLO. The Karin-A weapons ship was headed
for Egypt, where the 50 tons of arms would have been unloaded and trucked to
Gaza by the Egyptian Army." That army, American equipped and 450,000 men
strong, is ready, according to their defense minister, to fight the "Zionist
enemy."
What can we American Jews do to help save Israel in her war for survival?
We must remember the words of Hillel (Pirke Avot 1:14).
If we are not for ourselves, who will be for us?
Let us become convinced of the God-given right of the Jewish people to the
Land of Israel. Let us dispel the confusion and denial that the evil of
terrorist war and Arab propaganda has engendered and resolve to unite and
help Israel fight on all fronts.
If we are only for ourselves, what are we?
We are not "only for ourselves" when we support Israel. Indeed, we are
taking concrete steps in support of world peace. Islamic fanatics were
able to dream of conquering the U.S. because they had become progressively
emboldened by the irresolution of Israeli and American policy vis-à-vis
the Arabs. Every Israeli loss further emboldens them (witness the jubilant
celebrations following each terrorist atrocity). Moreover, it is spelled
out in the Prophetic writings that world peace will come only when the Jews
dwell securely in the Land of Israel. It is no more naive or unrealistic to
advocate this ancient and noble vision of world peace than anything that
has subsequently been dreamt up.
And if not now, when?
Israel is in danger now. Let us urgently proclaim our support for the
Jewish Homeland to Mr. Sharon, Mr. Bush, Congress, our non-Jewish friends, the
media, and each other. Most of all, let us proclaim it to ourselves and
to the One Who gave us this Land, in our hearts, in our prayers, and by
obeying His commandments. May this be the Pesach of redemption!
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Jerusalem, March 20, 2002
Ruth Matar in North America
Ruth Matar, the well-known hostess of the popular Arutz 7 English radio
program, is heard throughout the world by a vast audience every Wednesday
evening, live on internet http://www.israelnationalnews.com between 9 and
10 PM
(Israel time). Ruth is an experienced and eloquent speaker, well-versed and
knowledgeable about Israel, having lived here for over 25 years. An
accompanying vitae is annexed to this announcement.
Ruth will be speaking to several Christian-Zionist groups from May 5 through
May 12, but otherwise will be traveling all over the United States and
Canada throughout the month of May. Women in Green, the most active
extra-parliamentary group on the Israeli scene, is sending Ruth on this
important mission to acquaint those who hear her with the difficult problems
facing Israel during the present Arab terrorist war.
Ruth, however, is no longer a young woman and does not have the stamina to
address more than one audience a day. Since there is an expected demand to
have her speak in various cities in the United States and Canada, and there
is a great need for funding the widespread activities of Women in Green, we
have decided that a minimum of a $5,000 pledge is required to accompany any
request for a speaking engagement. This pledge could consist of checks of
individuals made payable to American Friends of Women in Green, and thus IRS
approved as a charitable deduction on all U.S. income tax returns. Ruth is
the co-leader and a founder of the organization, and has been a volunteer
from the very beginning, 9 years ago. She will, of course, receive no part
of the aforesaid honorarium.
Since we are preparing a speaking schedule for Ruth for the period that she
is in the United States and Canada, it is vital that we be advised as soon
as possible of your request for such speaking engagement.
Please Email the Administrator of Women in Green with regard to the date,
time and city in which you desire Ruth to speak in your community. We, in
turn, will immediately confirm any request which Ruth is able to accept.
Sincerely,
Michael Levi Matar, Volunteer Administrator
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Jerusalem, March 20, 2002
Questions
Making sense of the world
By Victor Davis Hanson, author most recently of Carnage and Culture:
Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power.
March 15, 2002
One of the advantages of living in relative isolation on a farm is
the opportunity to ponder idle questions when there are few experts around to
give the proper answers. I list in no particular order a sampling of them
that arose last night while I was walking alone through the orchard - on
the chance that a few other puzzled Americans have also at times been just as
exasperated and confused.
Why does Mr. Mubarak lecture us to become intimately engaged in the
Middle East Peace process, when Mr. Clinton, who was very recently
intimately engaged, got the intifada for his efforts?
And why does Mr. Mubarak seek to advise us about our proper
diplomatic role, rather than explain to us why an Egyptian masterminded the
deaths of
3,000 of our citizens and others of his countrymen are top lieutenants of
Mr. Bin Laden and are now killing Americans in Afghanistan?
And why, instead of warning about rising anti-Americanism in his
country - itself the dividend of the virulent propaganda of his own
state-run presses - does he not ponder another recent poll, one showing
that 76 percent of Americans themselves have an unfavorable view of the Arab
world?
Because, unlike Egypt, we are a democracy, at some point will some
brave American congressman ask the dreaded question, "Why continue to give
billions to Egypt where three quarters of the people do not like us - and
when three quarters of the American people would prefer not to?"
Why do Middle Easterners become excited and haughty as they gloat to
you that Americans are unpopular in their countries, but suddenly grow
shocked, silent, and hurt when you politely and calmly explain why the
feeling is becoming - and perhaps should be - mutual?
Why do so many from the Middle East come here to find freedom,
security, and safety - and then criticize the country that they would
never leave as they praise the country that they would never return to?
Is there a word for profiling or irrationally hating Americans?
Americanophobia? Misamericany?
Why did we incur only anger from Eastern Europeans and Orthodox
Christians for saving the Muslims of the former Yugoslavia from Milosevic,
but no praise at all from the Islamic world itself?
If the West Bank is the linchpin of the current Middle East crisis,
what were wars #1, #2, and #3 there about, when it was entirely in Arab
hands?
Is there a difference between Palestinians preferring to kill
Israeli civilians rather than soldiers, and Israelis preferring to kill
Palestinian fighters rather than civilians?
Why are the EU and international agencies vocal about well-fed and
humanely treated prisoners in Cuba, and yet said nothing when depraved
comrades of these detainees recently executed an American soldier upon
capture in Afghanistan, and murdered Danny Pearl?
Would the world be angry if a Jewish terrorist forced a captured
Muslim to admit to his race and faith as he executed and beheaded him on
film?
Is it really true, as we were warned for most of January, that
prayer-mats, lamb stew, Korans, and humane treatment in Cuba ensured that
al Qaeda in turn would not execute captured Americans?
Why do not Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, who overtly and
stealthily war along side the Palestinians, simply all join with the former
to gang
up and declare war openly on Israel and then settle the issue on the
battlefield?
If we remove the fascist regime in Iraq and help institute
consensual government there, why would we need troops any longer next door
in Saudi
Arabia? What and from whom would we then be there to protect?
If we could not have normal relations with the Soviet Union and
Eastern Europe, who both allowed neither freedom nor democracy, why and
how can we maintain normal relations with the Islamic world?
If America forced Israel to give back every inch of the West Bank,
if America withdrew all its troops from all Arab countries, if America
increased its aid to Egypt, Palestine, and Jordan, if America sought to
placate Saddam Hussein, remove all U.N. sanctions, and normalize relations
with the Iraqi dictatorship, and if America sought to restore full
relations with Iran without conditions, would the Muslim world really like the
United States?
Has any American in any live broadcast on television ever asked a
Saudi prince, the king of Jordan, the President of Egypt, or the royalty
of Kuwait, whether they plan on allowing a free press or democratic
government? If not, why not?
If 19 Americans incinerated 3,000 Muslims in Mecca or Medina, and
blew up 20 acres in either of those cities with a two-kiloton explosion, would
the Saudis or the Egyptians a few weeks later politely listen to
admonitions from the American government about their incorrect Islamic
policies in the
Middle East?
If the Eiffel Tower had been wrecked by an al Qaeda hijacked
airliner, would the French have gone into Afghanistan after the terrorists?
And if
so, how and why? And would they have asked our help? And would we have given
it?
Why in the last decade have we seen a succession of Israeli prime
ministers and opposition figures but only Mr. Arafat alone?
What would the world think if Mr. Sharon displayed a revolver and
then attempted to strike one of his ministers at a Cabinet meeting?
Why do Palestinians shoot machine-guns up into the air at funerals
and Israelis do not?
Why do supporters of Israel in America rarely castigate their
country for giving money to Egypt, Jordan, and Mr. Arafat, while supporters
of the
Palestinian authority here always damn the United States for giving
commensurate aid to Israel?
Why do Middle Easterners become far more enraged at Israelis for
shooting hundreds of Muslims than at Iranians, Iraqis, Jordanians,
Syrians, Indians, Algerians, Russians, Somalis, and Serbians for
liquidating tens
of thousands?
If nearly two-thirds of the Arabic world believe that Arabs were not
involved in September 11, why should any American believe anything that
two out of three people from that region say?
Will Palestinians cheer when Saddam Hussein launches chemical-laden
missiles against Israel when we invade his country?
Why after half a century has the Saudi government suddenly now
decided to enter the negotiations about Palestine?
If Iran launched missiles of mass destruction against Israel, would
the EU do anything?
If North Korea attacked South Korea, would the EU do anything?
If someone blew up another 3,000 Americans, would the EU do
anything?
Has anyone made an inventory of the all the goods, services, and
equipment that France has sold to Iraq since 1991?
If Johnny Walker Lindh is not charged with betraying his country,
what precisely does an American have to do to commit treason?
Has anyone heard a Muslim in the United States condemn September 11
without employing the word "but?"
Why do spokesmen for groups that have the words "ethical", "humane",
"amnesty", "fair" and other such words of kindness appear so unkind in
public interviews?
Why are most of the talking heads on television who are ex-military
men direct, honest, polite, and rarely self-absorbed, while the academic
pundits usually stutter, lose their cool, and say inane things "one could
imagine." and "as it were"?
How can training someone for four years to lead men into battle make
one a more effective speaker and thinker than someone prepped for five
years in graduate school to teach in the university and write?
Why do six billion people in the world conclude that the US military
is the most deadly and effective armed force in the history of
civilization when the American media who covers it does not?
How much annual income and time off does one have to garner to
oppose automatically almost everything the United States has done since
September 11.
I know that there are properly nuanced answers to these questions
that touch on issues of pragmatism, national security, statecraft, requisite
education, and other such abstract considerations. But millions of us
Americans, I think, wonder about them nevertheless - and just maybe we are
not so crazy after all.
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Jerusalem, March 24, 2002
Support from American Friends
[Women In Green received this letter from a supporter in the United States]
I am an American who was in Israel last week and heard Ruth Matar speak to
our group with Danny Kransdorf. My friend and I felt stirred to do whatever
we can here in America.
She is a very inspiring woman and gave us much valuable information.
Several women in our congregation are interested in becoming active here in
Minnesota, to do what we can to stand with Israel during this extrememly
difficult time.
When our hotel was hit with a suicide bomber, everyone was even more
enthusiastic about America's support of Isreal. When we returned and told
Israel's story to the Garden Club, to the church, to the Men's club, etc.
we found that most people were simply uninformed about the situation of the
Jewish people's right to the land and the struggle they are going through
to obey God. It is imperative that our government not fail in their support
of Israel. We desire to make a difference with our time, our voice, our
hearts, and our prayers.
Please let us know what we need to do next. Do we need to start a chapter
here in Minnesota? Or are there other ways to participate in this most
crucial activity?
We feel the need to teach and tell everyone who will listen and to tell
them to pass it on.
Many people listened to us because we had been staying in the Hotel that
had been bombed. It is amazing that G-d is able to use a tragedy to bring
about His purposes.
They listened, they were incited to righteous indignation that these things
were happening to you, and they too, want to help.
My friend bought a tapestry for our church from you. It has reference to
our favorite song that we sing in our service.
"For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, I will not keep silent
For Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet
I will not keep quiet
Till her righteousness goes forth as the dawn
I will not keep silent
Her salvation like a blazing torch
I will not keep silent."
Although we are a Christian congregation we have the Israeli flag at the
front of our congregation, and a menorah lit for each service. We love
Israel and know that G-d has called us to make a difference, here, where we
are.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Betty McGowan
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Jerusalem, March 24, 2002
Passover 5762
We are approaching the Jewish Holiday of Passover at a time when
the ancient chain of Jewish existence is under serious physical attack from
the clear and present danger of Arab Moslem paganism. No reputable leader
of the Moslem religion has denounced the carnage and murder that have
resulted from the suicide bombings and slayings of civilians - women,
children and men, by fanatical Moslems. Rather these perpetrators of evil
are promised by their leaders and clergy rewards in after-life and martyrdom
for the murder of innocent victims.
The ancient Hagadah of Passover as well as the Bible itself
tells us that " . in every generation one must look upon himself as if he
personally had come out from (the slavery) of Egypt." In Egypt, Jewish
existence was also threatened. Lives of male babies who were Jewish were
ordered by the Egyptian ruler to be exterminated. The Lord intervened and
brought a series of plagues upon the Egyptians for their amoral conduct, and
the Jews were freed from slavery. We celebrate the Passover Holiday for this
reason. Our journey from Egypt to the Promised Land (Israel), was aided
by the Lord's miracles and His personal watchfulness over the People of the
Book.
The threat of this new paganism in our generation is minor
compared to the danger of extinction that faced the Jews in Egypt and its
aftermath. We shall surely overcome this latest moral outrage. Faith in
the Lord is proper at this time but it must be accompanied by necessary
moral action . This latest challenge to the morality the Jews have given
to Western Civilization will be defeated only when we recognize the evil of
Arab Moslem fanaticism. We must realize that the freedom of all peoples
hangs in the balance.
Let us then on this Passover, the Holiday of Freedom, apply at
once the necessary might, and faith to make the free world a better place
for all of us.
Ruth and Nadia Matar
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Jerusalem, March 24, 2002
The Big Lie
[The following appeared in the "Jerusalem Post" on Friday, March 15, 2002]
A lie, repeated many times, is believed by decent people because they think
it must be true.
THE PALESTINIAN CLAIM ON JERUSALEM IS A BIG LIE.
JERUSALEM was established as the Jewish capital 1600 years before Muhammad
was born.
JERUSALEM is not mentioned in the Koran, and Moslems turn to face Mecca
when praying, not Jerusalem.
JERUSALEM has been occupied by many powers, including Persian, Greek,
Roman, and for 400 years by the Ottomans, ending with the British entry
into Jerusalem in 1917.
The country has never been an Arab province or the capital for any group
other than the Jwes.
These are the facts determined by archaeologists and historians, not
politicans.
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In view of the history, Palestinian claims on Jerusalem are ludicrous and
have neither historical nor religious basis.
When the rest of the world realizes it has been fooled by the Arab
propaganda and stops supporting the Palestinian claims on Jerusalem then
and only then will peace in the Holy Land be possible.
Chronology of the Holy Land
RULERS --------- PERIOD
Israel --------- 1010 BCE
Egypt ---------- 922
Philistine* ---- 830
Israel --------- 786
Assyria -------- 701
Babylon -------- 612
Persia --------- 538
Greece --------- 333
Israel --------- 167
Rome ----------- 63
Persia --------- 614 CE
Egypt ---------- 969
Seljuks -------- 1071
Crusaders ------ 1089
Egypt ---------- 1098
Saladin -------- 1187
Khawares ------- 1224
Egypt ---------- 1247
Ottoman -------- 1517
British -------- 1917
Israel --------- 1948
*From which the name "Palestine" derived.
Nadia and Ruth Matar
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Jerusalem, March 25, 2002
KAPOwatch
The following is an account of what Women In Green just did
early this morning. We were told by somebody that a group called
"Machsomwatch" was going to come this morning to bother our
dear IDF soldiers.
"Machsom" in Hebrew means army checkpoint. Machsomwatch is a group of
extreme leftwing Jewish traitors who spend their time going to different
army checkpoints under the pretense of being an organization for human rights
when all they are is an organization against Israel and in favor of the
enemy.
They "check" the soldiers to make sure the IDf soldiers are nice to the Arabs
entering Jerusalem. But the truth is that they do not check the soldiers -
they harass them.
Women in Green felt it important to come and counter these traitors. We
decided
that the best answer would be to come with food and drinks to our soldiers
and
strngthen them. Following is our account of 2 hours at the northern
Bethlehem army
checkpoint:
Women In Green went this morning at 6:00 to the Bethlehem
army checkpoint. Yael from Tekoa, Jaqueline from Gilo and yours
truly. We brought coffee and tea and lots of cold coca-cola,
cookies and goodies and small signs that said: "To our dearest
soldiers - chazak ve'ematz - we love you - chag sameach!"
We arrived there at 6:20 and the soldiers were stunned:
"What? You are not those wommen from the left who come every
day and bother us all the time and when we thoroughly check
an Arab they report us to "machash" (the investigations department).
You actually come to strengthen us and give us food and drinks?
Thank you so much they said.
Soldiers came and left and enjoyed the goodies and kept on
thanking us for being there instead of "the other ones".
At 7:00 the traitors of the left arrived:
Four women with big notepads and pens in their hands.
They came close to the soldiers, followed them quietly and started
"analyzing" each of the soldier's moves. The moment the
soldiers checked an Arab with many questions they asked him for
his name and army number, threatening to file a complaint against
him.
Soldiers told us that usually - I guess when we are not there -
these women come almost daily and scream at them and embarrass them in
front of the Arabs.
I had asked Jaqueline to bring a camera. I started following these
women and taking pictures of them! They were startled. "Who are you?"
they asked. I answered: "We are from KAPOWATCH. We take pictures of Jewish
traitors and add their pictures and names to the black list of collaborators
with the Arab enemy so that one day we will put you on trial for
crimes against the Jewish people in its Land".
Those women were quite upset!
I took pictures of them when they went to groups of Arabs
with their notebooks and asked the Arabs:
"Are you OK? Do you have any complaints against the
soldiers?" And of course the Arab enemy was enjoying it. This
one man was saying he had waited for an hour at the
checkpoint and why does he have to suffer...
An Arab woman was faking a crying and saying that she
could not go into Jerusalem....
And the Jewish traitors of Machsomwatch were writing down their
hateful spew...
Meanwhile, we were pampering our dear soldiers with drinks and
other goodies. We were thanking them for protecting all of us.
They told us everything they thought about those Jewish
traitors from Machsomwatch.
One soldiers told us:
"I do not consider them traitors because they are not part of my
People!"
Another soldier said:
"Those women probably have nothing to do with their lives - their
husbands must have left them. Who would want wives like that?"
At one point one of the Machsomwatch traitors said to a soldier,
pointing to us:"I see you have guests today"
And the soldier answered her: No, YOU are the guest. They
(pointing to us) are our friends. They are with us!"
Anyway, we felt it was SO important to have come. Only when you
stay there for an hour or two do you realize what difficult work our
soldiers are doing and what pressure they are under. The Arabs are
arrogant. They try to bypass the checkup and trick our soldiers.
The UN (many of their vehicles passed by) are anti-Semitic. The
Machsomwatch traitors are a pain in the neck.
The Machsomwatch women were so bothered by our presence that they left
after 45 minutes. We stayed another half hour to make sure that at least
this morning they would not come back.
Women in Green decided it is crucial to continue to come and
strengthen our soldiers - showing them our appreciation and
understanding that they are watching over us. In addition to our
weekly demonstrations and petitions, after Pessach we will organize small
groups of people who love Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael to visit our soldiers
We will bring them drinks, food and support. And as usual, we will come to
strengthen and we will leave strengthened.
Chag sameach,
Nadia Matar
If you want to be part of this "KAPOwatch," please e-mail us.
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Jerusalem, March 30, 2002
STOP THE MURDER OF JEWS -- DESTROY ARAFAT
The people of Israel overwhelemingly support the strong military action
that PM Sharon finally has taken -- on condition that it will lead to the
total destruction of Arafat's Palestininan terrorist authority, its
infrastructure, and the expulsion of all supporters of terror.
Women in Green are therefore appalled to hear that FM Shimon Peres is once
again coming out in support of the mass murderer Arafat by demanding that
Arafat be allowed to give interviews
to the media -- at the very time that Arafat's men are massacring entire
Jewish families.
Isolation means being cut off from the media and from the terrorists under
his command.
Peres, the man who gave them weapons which have killed so many Jews, should
not be allowed to lead us to further destruction.
Phone, email and fax PM Sharon to demand that Arafat's isolation be
complete, as the first step towards Arafat's total destruction.
Sharon's phone no.: 972-2-670-5555
fax: 972-2-566-4838
emails: webmaster@pmo.gov.il
dover@pmo.gov.il
pniot@pmo.gov.il
(Send to all three emails for best results).
Nadia and Ruth Matar
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Jerusalem, March 30, 2002
Letter to TIPH
Wednesday March 27th 2002
To TIPH
Fax 222-4333 or 222-4449
Sirs,
After the murder yesterday of two of your men by Palestinian terrorists,
you will maybe finally realize who we, the Israelis, are dealing with: a
bunch of Islamic fundamentalist murderers who have no qualms massacring
men, women and children - Jews and Christians alike.
One of the main slogans of the Palestinian authority is:
"First the Saturday People, then the Sunday People." Yesterday they killed
2 "Sunday people."
Maybe you will finally understand that the war is not over Judea, Samaria
and Gaza. The Arabs want to destroy all of Israel and replace it by yet one
more fundamentalist Arab tyranny. And over the past few years YOU HAVE
HELPED THEM. TIPH has always been on the side of the Palestinian murderers.
You should know that if, G-d forbid, Israel would be destroyed, the next
Arab target – as we have seen on September 11 - will be the US and Europe.
It is in the interest of the Western world to be on Israel's side and to
defend its interest and not be – as you have been - on the side of the
area's Osama bin Laden (i.e. Yasser Arafat).
The best step you could take now would be to leave Israel and go back to
your countries. We are an independent Jewish state. We do not need nor
want your interference and your alliance with the Arab anti-Semitic enemy.
The Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish People and as it says in the
Bible: anybody siding with Israel's enemy will be cursed.
Nadia Matar,
Co-chair of Women for Israel's Tomorrow (Women in Green)
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