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CAFI Newsletter Newsletter #140 Friday, June 27, 2003=20
1.. THE HOLIEST PLACE ON EARTH!=20
2.. MIDDLE EAST ARCHEOLOGY=20
3.. WITH A PRAYER=20
4.. ENEMIES OF PEACE=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. THE HOLIEST PLACE ON EARTH!
By Jan Willem van der Hoeven - Jerusalem Newswire - June 26, 2003=20
If one would want to explain in a nutshell what all the strife at =
present is about in and around Israel, spiritually speaking, then the =
answer would have to be this: There is an enormous battle over =
possession of Israel's heartland in Judea and Samaria and over the heart =
of the city of Jerusalem, the Temple Mount.=20
At this very moment, Palestinian Muslims under the influence and =
authority of the Islamic religious Waqf are taunting the Jews by =
building a fourth mosque on their holiest place in the world, where once =
the holy Temple stood in all its beauty and glory. The former Mayor of =
Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert said the following about this work of =
destruction:=20
"The surfacing work is part of an overall plan to turn the Temple =
Mount into one huge mosque and to erase the immense Jewish heritage at =
the site and to convert it to a Muslim site." (The Jerusalem Post - =
29/6/2000)=20
Orthodox Jews all over the world, as well as in Israel, pray three =
times a day for the rebuilding of the Temple upon this, their hill. It =
is certainly not the Western (or Wailing) Wall that is the holiest or =
most significant place in Jerusalem for Judaism. It is the Temple Mount =
that represents for all of Judaism the holy hill of the Lord, where He =
Himself made His dwelling place in the good times of Israel's history, =
and will do so again in the near future as many believe.=20
As the psalmist exclaims: "For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has =
desired it for His habitation: This is my resting place forever; Here I =
will dwell, for I have desired it. & There I will make the horn of David =
grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed." (Psalm 132:13,14,17)=20
No place in Israel therefore could be more important in relation =
to its glorious past, or its even more wonderful future, than the Temple =
Mount. It is not for nothing that religious believing Jews have prayed =
right through the long centuries of dispersion that the day would come =
that God Himself would help them to restore His house upon this holy =
hill so that He could again dwell in the midst of His people.=20
To see this hill slowly and cruelly being taken away from Jewish =
possession, though they have sovereignty since the Six Day War over all =
of Jerusalem, is an entirely unacceptable affront to all that the Jewish =
people have striven and prayed for during their long and often painful =
centuries of exile.=20
Without the Temple Mount, Jerusalem will have lost its heart and =
spiritual significance. The Tenach teaches that the Messiah is not =
coming to a Mosque, but rather to a rebuilt Temple on this place - the =
Temple Mount.=20
The battle for this part of Jerusalem is the battle for the =
ultimate destiny of this city and the people of Israel. As for the =
heartland of Israel, Judea and Samaria, which Arafat and the Islamic =
forces, backed nearly by the whole world, wants to turn into another =
Muslim controlled Palestinian Arab state - it is virtually the same =
story. An enormously crucial battle rages over who is going to possess =
the cradle of Jewish civilization.=20
It was there where God started with His people - Jericho, Bethel, =
Hebron, Bethlehem, Shilo, Mount Gerizim and Ebal - it is there where the =
patriarchs of Israel dwelt and lived, and it is this truly biblical land =
that the Palestinian leadership wants for its future Muslim Palestinian =
State.=20
What a battle is going on, with all the nations siding not with =
Israel, but with Israel's enemies, as the prophets foresaw long ago. =
Both Zechariah as well as Joel prophesy doom and destruction over all =
nations who would come against Jerusalem or dare to divide God's land. =
(see Zech. 12:8,9 and Joel 3:1,2)=20
And even as some Israelis today have little desire or courage to =
stop the current vandalizing and misuse of Israel's holiest piece of =
real estate - instead being willing to reward the Palestinian violence =
by allowing their Muslim flag to fly over Israel's holiest mountain - =
then surely the enemies of Israel have little to worry about in =
attaining their exclusive Muslim goals.=20
Two thousand years of longing and praying for nothing?=20
For two thousand years, Jews have prayed and longed to return to =
Jerusalem. Each Passover night, during their long years in the Diaspora, =
they lifted the cup and pledged to celebrate, if possible, "Next year in =
Jerusalem!"=20
Three times a day, century in, century out, Orthodox Jews have =
prayed that God would restore His house and dwell in the midst of His =
people again. And all this time, even as they were praying, Muslims =
invaded the land that is holy to God and His people, and erected their =
mosques especially on places holy to the Jews, not so much out of love =
for their Creator, but out of spite and to prevent the Jews from ever =
rebuilding their shrines again.=20
From the minarets on the place most holy to the Jews, God's Temple =
Mount, Haj Amin al-Husseini was encouraged to complete what Hitler had =
left undone. Instead of prayer, these minarets bellowed "Itbach el =
Yahud" (slaughter the Jews), incitement to murder the Jews!=20
And the Jews allowed it all to happen - the takeover of their most =
holy place, even when it became desecrated as a place of violence and =
hatred and thousands of stones and bottles were thrown repeatedly on =
Jewish worshippers standing near their Western Wall.=20
History was rewritten. The Mountain of the Lord, where the Jews' =
Temple twice stood, has been denied any historicity. According to these =
Islamic revisionists, the Western (Wailing) Wall's holiness is purely =
attributable to the legend that Mohammed fastened his El-Buraq to its =
stones before, according to the same legend, ascending for a heavenly =
visit.=20
No, nothing that the Jews treasure as holy is holy or significant =
to Israel's enemies. And unbelievably, Jews had to plead before Clinton =
that if they surrender this, the holiest asset of their faith, to these =
murderers, that it will at least be documented that once upon a time the =
Temple Mount had a connection to the Jewish people.=20
What utter degradation! There was even the cute notion that to get =
out of this tug of war, God would be given final sovereignty over the =
Mount, as if He who claimed it to be "His holy hill" (Psalm 2) needed to =
bend towards men to receive "His right"!=20
How did this all come to pass? Would the Muslims, for the sake of =
peace, surrender Mecca and the Ka'aba stone to the Jews? Would =
Catholics, for the sake of peace, surrender the Vatican and St. Peters =
Cathedral?=20
Would any nation in the world, after praying for 2000 years to =
return to its holiest place on earth, forfeit it for a peace that will =
not even be a real peace, but rather a stage for further concessions =
until Israel, according to the deep-seated wish of many of her Muslim =
enemies, is dissolved and is no more?=20
And this prize is given to those who, through their leaders in the =
days of Haj Amin al-Hussieni, encouraged Hitler to speed up his =
extermination of the Jews, and who have fought what was left of the Jews =
year after year as the survivors immigrated to a land partitioned for =
them by the United Nations?!=20
Think of this! The prize of the Jews' most holy place is being =
offered to those who murdered Jews; terrorized them for years; brought =
the whole Muslim and Arab world against them; terrorized them in the air =
by exploding their planes; terrorized them in their synagogues from =
Paris to Istanbul; killed or wounded their peaceful diplomats and =
athletes in places all over the world; burned their carefully planted =
forests; torched or stole their cars by the tens of thousands; broke =
nearly every promise they made through treaties with Israel.=20
Is this the prize Israel is willing to give to those who have as =
yet never kept their word, and who still in their heart of hearts dream =
of the day when all Palestine shall be theirs?=20
Is Israel willing to cut out her very heart, the heart of =
Jerusalem, holy to the Jews from time immemorial, and offer it to a =
people who have just murdered and lynched them and are not even willing =
to teach the lessons of peace in any of their schoolbooks nor on their =
Palestinian television and radio broadcasts? They should now receive =
Israel's heart?=20
It is beyond comprehension. A denial of all that true Judaism =
stood for!=20
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2. MIDDLE EAST ARCHEOLOGY
By Avi Davis - June 26, 2003=20
If American Middle East policy could be represented as an =
archeological dig, it would look something like this: the Zinni Mission =
would be resting atop the ruins of the Tenet Work Plan, which would be =
crushing the remains of the Mitchell Commission Report, which would be =
settled on remnants of the pillaged Sharm al Sheikh agreement, all of =
which would be weighing down the collapsed foundations of the shattered =
Oslo Accords. If recent history is a reliable gauge, peacemaking =
produces more embarrassment than it does results and only fosters the =
impression that the United States is helpless to have any meaningful =
impact on the Arab Israeli conflict.=20
Only three weeks into the life of the latest initiative, the Bush =
Administration's Road Map seems poised to join this historical ash heap =
. You didn't need to be Nostradamus to predict it : The contemptuousness =
of Hamas, the weakness of Abu Mazen, the brazen interference of Yasser =
Arafat, the raw hostility of the Palestinian street were all clear =
indicators of the impetuousness of any initiative that avoided dealing =
with the central issue of the Arab-Israeli conflict : the pan-Arab =
disinclination to recognize Israel's right to exist. Unable to grasp =
this fundamental obstacle to peace, the Bush Administration's Middle =
East policy has now become hostage to the kind of unrealistic =
expectations that churned Clinton's Middle East policies into mud and =
blinkered millions into believing that peace was just around the corner. =
What is it then that caused the Bush Administration to trundle =
down a road so ridden with pitfalls and cursed with the burned out =
chasses of so many past vehicles of peace? It is of course a noble =
American tradition to campaign for peace between belligerents - harking =
back to the bold interventionism of both Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow =
Wilson . Such idealism has always been based on the notion that the =
United States, free of Europe's historical baggage, could wield =
significant leverage in a world fraught with violence and conflict. Such =
slogans as 'making the world safe for democracy' and the 'new world =
order' gained currency and acceptance as distinctly American visions of =
a world in which violence and conflict would be contained.=20
But there are some violent conflicts in the world that simply do =
not lend themselves to resolution by either signatures or handshakes. =
The Arab-Israeli conflict is one of them. That is because there are no =
tangible, realistic exchanges that can be made between the two sides =
that would guarantee lasting peace. No exchange of territory ,no =
compensation to refugees, no guarantee of statehood will quell the =
insistent Palestinian demand for Israel's extinction. Such a wish is =
written in their Covenant, broadcast daily in their newspaper editorials =
and promoted to their children in textbooks. It is contained in the =
speeches of their leaders and advertised on posters extolling the deeds =
of their homicide bombers. The voice of reason that George Bush hears in =
the moderate tone of Abu Mazen and considers representative of =
Palestinian aspirations is therefore an illusion. The real voice of the =
Palestinians, the voice that speaks to their deepest sentiments and =
nationalistic dreams, is the voice of Hamas.=20
As years of peace making in Europe once proved, the sin qua non =
for lasting peace is not the building of walls or the construction of =
national institutions of defense but mutual acceptance. Israel seems to =
have gone a long way to accepting the Palestinian right to =
self-determination. Its prime-minister, for his own baffling reasons, =
has even accepted the eventuality of a Palestinian state. But the =
absolute failure of Palestinian leaders to mouth anything other than =
meaningless platitudes about Israel's right to live in peace and =
security while doing nothing to prevent Palestinian murder of Israeli =
citizens leaves the Bush Administration with little choice. The futile =
quest for reconciliation should be replaced with a pragmatic assessment =
that any significant change in outlook among Palestinians, no matter =
what the Israelis do,sayor agree to, is unlikely. Ultimately the focus =
of the Administration's Middle East policy must shift from conflict =
resolution to conflict management.=20
What does this mean? Unequivocal support for the Israeli army's =
campaign to crush the terrorist networks; compliance in the need to =
eliminate or exile their leaders; cooperation in smothering their =
sources of funding. But it also means that the United States must face =
up to the reality that only years of Palestinian re- education and =
re-orientation toward peaceful coexistence will bring about a lasting =
change in relations between Arabs and Jews. Such a reality check, given =
the conviction among most Americans that all problems have a solution, =
is a bitter pill to swallow. .=20
But better to swallow the pill than to spend many more fruitless =
years pretending that ruined policies, all piled on top of one another, =
create anything more than an impression of powerlessness and failure.=20
Avi Davis is the senior fellow of the Freeman Center for =
Strategic Studies and the senior editorial columnist for the on-line =
magazine Jewsweek.com
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3. WITH A PRAYER
by Michelle Nevada - Arutz Sheva - June 25, 2003=20
I have two small newsgroups with close friends, and I send out as =
much as I can about what is happening in Israel. Usually, I am full of =
information about the politics, the situation, the conflict. However, in =
the past week, I can't bring myself to look at the news. It isn't the =
terrorism, it is the betrayal.=20
What kind of sick mind would come up with a plan to make Jewish =
soldiers remove Jews from Jewish land? What kind of horrible self-denial =
of our rights as human beings could be more clearly shown?=20
There is a deep loathing and sense of hate that comes from inside =
my bones at this uprooting of Jewish lives, and I find myself unable to =
eat, sleep, read. I am disgusted and angry. "Why have my brothers and =
sisters not risen up to fight this horror?" I think.=20
But here I sit, incapacitated by pain, unable look at the news =
from Israel. I can't even write a decent column. Everything sounds =
stupid and ineffectual. Everyone, it seems, is saying the same things. =
What can I add? I am struggling to put words onto paper that will =
somehow meet my sadness, my anger, and my regret. I know that I am one =
of those who is guilty of doing nothing while my brothers and sisters =
suffer. Why? Why have I done nothing? All of my excuses ring hollow.=20
It could be that I am in a tiny town separated from a community =
where I could find like-minded and supportive Jews to stage a =
demonstration =96 but I have demonstrated for less by myself in the =
past. I have stood by the street alone with a sign held high. So, this =
is not the reason.=20
It could be that I feel that even if I tried to write or call my =
representatives, my phone call, my letter, my fax would be just one more =
phone call, one more letter, and one more fax on their table to be =
ignored as they plow on with this hateful plan of the destruction of my =
people in our own land. But I have sent letters and faxes and made phone =
calls for lesser things and against greater odds, with more knowledge of =
how they would be ignored. So, this is not the reason.=20
It could be that I feel very small right now. I feel that I am =
alone in the world, part of a tiny demographic group, made even smaller =
by Jews who are busy denying their own special existence on a daily =
basis. It could be that I feel dwarfed even by my own people, who are =
supposed to be there to support Israel, but who are supporting our =
enemies instead, in order to call themselves "liberal" and =
"multi-cultural." But I have fought against this group, too. I have, at =
my own academic conferences, fought my own mentors and professors to say =
that Jews are a demographic deserving of respect and that we have not =
been so assimilated as to be called "white" in a world divided by =
"white" and "non-white." So, this is not the reason.=20
So, in mourning, feeling petrified by my own fears, I read Psalms, =
and try to deal with the reality of the television and the newspapers, =
who parrot the speeches of supposedly =93pro-Israel=94 US politicians. I =
listen to the leaders of Israel coddle and mollify terrorists. After an =
hour or so, in Psalm 44, I come across David's words to G-d:=20
"You sell Your nation for no fortune, and You did not inflate =
their price; You make us a disgrace to our neighbors, the mockery and =
scorn of those around us; You make us a byword among the peoples, a =
cause for the nations to shake their heads."=20
These words ring in my ears. Especially the line, "You did not =
inflate their price."=20
I wish I knew Hebrew well enough to look into the meaning of every =
word in this line, but I don't. I search for footnotes, commentary, but =
nothing in my small library has anything to say about this line. I am =
left to figure it out on my own. I am pained by the words, and they =
sting me like a slap in my face.=20
We sell our inheritance for no price. For nothing. Our leaders =
just give away the greatest gift of G-d to his people for nothing. If =
that wasn't bad enough, the line goes on, "You did not inflate their =
price." The question is, who is "their"? Who is this line referring to? =
The easiest interpretation is that "their" can mean our enemies, right? =
G-d did not give us the wherewithal to inflate the price of the land we =
are giving for nothing, because we do not value the land enough. Then, =
if you add a second interpretation, to read that "their" is the Jewish =
people, then the line reads that we do not value ourselves either. We =
will simply sell ourselves and our land away for nothing.=20
Either way, the line is telling. When you ask nothing in return, =
it doesn't matter how much you inflate the price, it is still nothing. =
We got the land as a gift, so we don't value it? We have lost the land =
over and over again, it has cost us valuable Jewish lives, but we still =
don't value the land? We give it for nothing. We do not inflate the =
price, because we do not value the price we have paid for that land. =
Jewish lives don't even mean anything to Jews. Horrible. Everyone around =
us tells us the land is not ours, yet the Torah tells us that this land =
is ours, and that there is an even greater land that is ours. Yet, we =
believe the words of our enemies over the word of G-d. So, this is the =
reason for my lack of action.=20
I am doing nothing because I am feeling that there is nothing I =
can do. I am feeling like there is nothing I can do, because I can't =
reach the heart of those without faith, without G-d, to whom the land is =
nothing but dust and brush and buildings. I can try to appeal to them, =
and I have tried, but I am nothing. I feel defeated.=20
But that isn't good enough for David. He doesn't end the Psalm =
that way. He pushes me and everyone else on: "All this came upon us yet =
we have not forgotten You, and we have not been false to Your covenant." =
So, this Psalm is a challenge, and I feel ashamed of myself for my =
self-pity. I put myself before the computer today even though I feel =
broken-hearted. I feel there is nothing I can add to what has been said, =
but this one small thing, from one small person, in one small place, =
very far away: I will keep my eyes to G-d.=20
With a heavy heart, still weak from the scenes of the destruction =
of Jewish homes by Jewish soldiers directed by Jewish leaders, I write =
these words with a prayer that we will be strengthened today by David's =
words. I will not let the faithlessness of others make me lose my own =
faith. I will not let the senseless disregard of the land of Israel =
become my disregard. I will say, as David does by the end of Psalm 44, =
"Arise =96 assist us! And redeem us for the sake of Your kindness!"=20
This is it. I am strengthened again. I will watch and fight and =
push and write and continue to have faith that G-d will see that we will =
not stray from the Path to follow a =93roadmap=94. Even if I do this =
with tears, with a broken heart, and with the constant need for prayer.=20
Michelle Nevada lives in a small town in rural Nevada. She can =
be contacted at Michelle_Nevada@yahoo.com.
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4. ENEMIES OF PEACE
JINSA Report #338 - June 24, 2003=20
Missing the point entirely, Secretary of State Powell in Jerusalem =
called Hamas an =93enemy of peace.=94 Hamas is not at war with =
=93peace=94 and it isn=92t =93peace=94 that Hamas attacks; it is Jews. =
Radical Islamic organizations, of which Hamas is only one, and their =
followers are at war with Jews, Israel, America, the West, Christians, =
democracy, republican government and civil liberties, to name a few. The =
President has no trouble naming the enemies of the United States as =
enemies of the United States. Why should enemies of Israel and Jews be =
euphemized as =93enemies of peace=94?=20
It isn=92t a matter of semantics. Our ability to prevail over our =
enemy - the terrorist and terrorist-supporting countries that attack the =
West including Israel - depends in some measure on understanding who is =
fighting for and against what.=20
Dr. Michael Ledeen, author, historian and member of JINSA=92s =
Board of Advisors, in his book Machiavelli on Modern Leadership, defines =
peace as the condition imposed by the victor of the last war on the =
loser. Therefore, you can have a bad peace - such as the victors=92 =
terms of WWI that contained within them the seeds of WWII, or a good =
peace - such as that constructed by the U.S. after WWII that led to the =
German and Japanese economic miracles and the institution of democracy. =
You can have a cold peace, a warm peace, the peace of the brave or the =
peace of the dead.=20
It all depends on who wins the war.=20
If Hamas wins, the peace will be an Islamic state without Jews. If =
the broader Islamic radical network wins, the peace will be Sharia from =
sea to sea.=20
Dr. Ledeen also said that never in his studies had he found =
warring parties that just decide to =93forget it=94 in the name of =
peace. A victor and a vanquished are required to end the war. And that =
indeed is our current experience in Iraq. American soldiers are attacked =
daily by soldiers loyal to the missing Saddam who carry on a war they =
cannot hope to win, but do not have to acknowledge that they lost.=20
Yet Abu Mazen told Mr. Powell that he still wants to negotiate a =
cease fire with Hamas in hopes of persuading them to disarm later. =
Hamas, nothing if not clear in its war aims, told Abu Mazen it would =
refuse any such =93request=94 to disarm.=20
If the United States has to win its war abroad, how much more does =
Israel have to win its war at home? Israeli citizens are attacked daily =
by terrorists who will not win, but who are intent upon causing as much =
death and destruction as possible until they are defeated.=20
If Secretary Powell wants to contribute to peace in the region, he =
should stop talking about peace and acknowledge the war that is directed =
at Israel. Not at =93peace=94 not at the =93process.=94 At Israel. And =
at Noam Liebowitz. He owes that much to a seven-year-old girl, shot and =
killed Wednesday in her parents=92 car because she was a Jew and an =
Israeli.=20
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
"Murderers who take three-month vacations are still murderers."
- US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on efforts to reach a "truce" =
with Hamas terrorists.=20
Q. How do you say, "Hold on a minute, stop shooting while I =
reload my automatic rifle!" in Arabic?
A. Hudna.
- A popular current joke reflecting the typical Israeli approach =
to the hudna.=20
Hudna With Hamas=20
The media translate "hudna" as "truce," misrepresenting the term's =
religious, historical and modern meaning.=20
Would a hudna with Hamas really mark "the success of peacemaking," =
a "major breakthrough" toward a nonviolent future?=20
The answer lies in the historical meaning of the Muslim =
expression, Hamas' track record, and the terms of the road map itself.=20
Hudna has a distinct meaning to Islamic fundamentalists, =
well-versed in their history: The prophet Mohammad struck a legendary, =
ten-year hudna with the Quraysh tribe that controlled Mecca in the =
seventh century. Over the following two years, Mohammad rearmed and took =
advantage of a minor Quraysh infraction to break the hudna and launch =
the full conquest of Mecca, the holiest city in Islam.=20
More at HonestReporting.com=20
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. D.O.A. - The Road Map A little more than a month after its =
unveiling the road map to peace is effectively dead. The political =
process in implementing the road map will continue, but these will be =
nothing more than attempts to facilitate the illusion of peacemaking =
that has characterized the Israeli - Palestinian peace process since =
1993.=20
b.. Thinking Jerusalem... While it keeps getting shoved onto =
the back burner for fear of the intense heat that it will generate, =
there's no doubt that Jerusalem will be one of the most difficult issues =
to resolve in any so-called "peace process." It's time to take a look at =
some blunt facts regarding this issue, despite the risk of ruffling even =
some friendly feathers.=20
c.. The PA Versus the Road Map The road map is an elaborate =
asterisk in the Bush doctrine, which holds that the punishment for =
supporting terror is regime change. If the road map does not work, the =
alternative is the removal of the Palestinian Authority.=20
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<LI><A href=3D"#5">QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#6">HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A>=20
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<H3>1. <A name=3D1>THE HOLIEST PLACE ON =
EARTH!</A></H3>By Jan=20
Willem van der Hoeven - <A =
href=3D"http://www.jnewswire.com/">Jerusalem=20
Newswire</A> - June 26, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>I</FONT>f one would want to =
explain in a=20
nutshell what all the strife at present is about in and around =
Israel,=20
spiritually speaking, then the answer would have to be this: There =
is an=20
enormous battle over possession of Israel's heartland in Judea and =
Samaria=20
and over the heart of the city of Jerusalem, the Temple Mount.=20
<P>At this very moment, Palestinian Muslims under the influence =
and=20
authority of the Islamic religious Waqf are taunting the Jews by =
building=20
a fourth mosque on their holiest place in the world, where once =
the holy=20
Temple stood in all its beauty and glory. The former Mayor of =
Jerusalem,=20
Ehud Olmert said the following about this work of destruction:=20
<P>"The surfacing work is part of an overall plan to turn the =
Temple Mount=20
into one huge mosque and to erase the immense Jewish heritage at =
the site=20
and to convert it to a Muslim site." (The Jerusalem Post - =
29/6/2000)=20
<P>Orthodox Jews all over the world, as well as in Israel, pray =
three=20
times a day for the rebuilding of the Temple upon this, their =
hill. It is=20
certainly not the Western (or Wailing) Wall that is the holiest or =
most=20
significant place in Jerusalem for Judaism. It is the Temple Mount =
that=20
represents for all of Judaism the holy hill of the Lord, where He =
Himself=20
made His dwelling place in the good times of Israel's history, and =
will do=20
so again in the near future as many believe.=20
<P>As the psalmist exclaims: "For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has =
desired=20
it for His habitation: This is my resting place forever; Here I =
will=20
dwell, for I have desired it. & There I will make the horn of =
David=20
grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed." (Psalm 132:13,14,17) =
<P>No place in Israel therefore could be more important in =
relation to its=20
glorious past, or its even more wonderful future, than the Temple =
Mount.=20
It is not for nothing that religious believing Jews have prayed =
right=20
through the long centuries of dispersion that the day would come =
that God=20
Himself would help them to restore His house upon this holy hill =
so that=20
He could again dwell in the midst of His people.=20
<P>To see this hill slowly and cruelly being taken away from =
Jewish=20
possession, though they have sovereignty since the Six Day War =
over all of=20
Jerusalem, is an entirely unacceptable affront to all that the =
Jewish=20
people have striven and prayed for during their long and often =
painful=20
centuries of exile.=20
<P>Without the Temple Mount, Jerusalem will have lost its heart =
and=20
spiritual significance. The Tenach teaches that the Messiah is not =
coming=20
to a Mosque, but rather to a rebuilt Temple on this place - the =
Temple=20
Mount.=20
<P>The battle for this part of Jerusalem is the battle for the =
ultimate=20
destiny of this city and the people of Israel. As for the =
heartland of=20
Israel, Judea and Samaria, which Arafat and the Islamic forces, =
backed=20
nearly by the whole world, wants to turn into another Muslim =
controlled=20
Palestinian Arab state - it is virtually the same story. An =
enormously=20
crucial battle rages over who is going to possess the cradle of =
Jewish=20
civilization.=20
<P>It was there where God started with His people - Jericho, =
Bethel,=20
Hebron, Bethlehem, Shilo, Mount Gerizim and Ebal - it is there =
where the=20
patriarchs of Israel dwelt and lived, and it is this truly =
biblical land=20
that the Palestinian leadership wants for its future Muslim =
Palestinian=20
State.=20
<P>What a battle is going on, with all the nations siding not with =
Israel,=20
but with Israel's enemies, as the prophets foresaw long ago. Both=20
Zechariah as well as Joel prophesy doom and destruction over all =
nations=20
who would come against Jerusalem or dare to divide God's land. =
(see Zech.=20
12:8,9 and Joel 3:1,2)=20
<P>And even as some Israelis today have little desire or courage =
to stop=20
the current vandalizing and misuse of Israel's holiest piece of =
real=20
estate - instead being willing to reward the Palestinian violence =
by=20
allowing their Muslim flag to fly over Israel's holiest mountain - =
then=20
surely the enemies of Israel have little to worry about in =
attaining their=20
exclusive Muslim goals.=20
<P>Two thousand years of longing and praying for nothing?=20
<P>For two thousand years, Jews have prayed and longed to return =
to=20
Jerusalem. Each Passover night, during their long years in the =
Diaspora,=20
they lifted the cup and pledged to celebrate, if possible, "Next =
year in=20
Jerusalem!"=20
<P>Three times a day, century in, century out, Orthodox Jews have =
prayed=20
that God would restore His house and dwell in the midst of His =
people=20
again. And all this time, even as they were praying, Muslims =
invaded the=20
land that is holy to God and His people, and erected their mosques =
especially on places holy to the Jews, not so much out of love for =
their=20
Creator, but out of spite and to prevent the Jews from ever =
rebuilding=20
their shrines again.=20
<P>From the minarets on the place most holy to the Jews, God's =
Temple=20
Mount, Haj Amin al-Husseini was encouraged to complete what Hitler =
had=20
left undone. Instead of prayer, these minarets bellowed "Itbach el =
Yahud"=20
(slaughter the Jews), incitement to murder the Jews!=20
<P>And the Jews allowed it all to happen - the takeover of their =
most holy=20
place, even when it became desecrated as a place of violence and =
hatred=20
and thousands of stones and bottles were thrown repeatedly on =
Jewish=20
worshippers standing near their Western Wall.=20
<P>History was rewritten. The Mountain of the Lord, where the =
Jews' Temple=20
twice stood, has been denied any historicity. According to these =
Islamic=20
revisionists, the Western (Wailing) Wall's holiness is purely =
attributable=20
to the legend that Mohammed fastened his El-Buraq to its stones =
before,=20
according to the same legend, ascending for a heavenly visit.=20
<P>No, nothing that the Jews treasure as holy is holy or =
significant to=20
Israel's enemies. And unbelievably, Jews had to plead before =
Clinton that=20
if they surrender this, the holiest asset of their faith, to these =
murderers, that it will at least be documented that once upon a =
time the=20
Temple Mount had a connection to the Jewish people.=20
<P>What utter degradation! There was even the cute notion that to =
get out=20
of this tug of war, God would be given final sovereignty over the =
Mount,=20
as if He who claimed it to be "His holy hill" (Psalm 2) needed to =
bend=20
towards men to receive "His right"!=20
<P>How did this all come to pass? Would the Muslims, for the sake =
of=20
peace, surrender Mecca and the Ka'aba stone to the Jews? Would =
Catholics,=20
for the sake of peace, surrender the Vatican and St. Peters =
Cathedral?=20
<P>Would any nation in the world, after praying for 2000 years to =
return=20
to its holiest place on earth, forfeit it for a peace that will =
not even=20
be a real peace, but rather a stage for further concessions until =
Israel,=20
according to the deep-seated wish of many of her Muslim enemies, =
is=20
dissolved and is no more?=20
<P>And this prize is given to those who, through their leaders in =
the days=20
of Haj Amin al-Hussieni, encouraged Hitler to speed up his =
extermination=20
of the Jews, and who have fought what was left of the Jews year =
after year=20
as the survivors immigrated to a land partitioned for them by the =
United=20
Nations?!=20
<P>Think of this! The prize of the Jews' most holy place is being =
offered=20
to those who murdered Jews; terrorized them for years; brought the =
whole=20
Muslim and Arab world against them; terrorized them in the air by=20
exploding their planes; terrorized them in their synagogues from =
Paris to=20
Istanbul; killed or wounded their peaceful diplomats and athletes =
in=20
places all over the world; burned their carefully planted forests; =
torched=20
or stole their cars by the tens of thousands; broke nearly every =
promise=20
they made through treaties with Israel.=20
<P>Is this the prize Israel is willing to give to those who have =
as yet=20
never kept their word, and who still in their heart of hearts =
dream of the=20
day when all Palestine shall be theirs?=20
<P>Is Israel willing to cut out her very heart, the heart of =
Jerusalem,=20
holy to the Jews from time immemorial, and offer it to a people =
who have=20
just murdered and lynched them and are not even willing to teach =
the=20
lessons of peace in any of their schoolbooks nor on their =
Palestinian=20
television and radio broadcasts? They should now receive Israel's =
heart?=20
<P>It is beyond comprehension. A denial of all that true Judaism =
stood=20
for!=20
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<H3>2. <A name=3D2>MIDDLE EAST ARCHEOLOGY</A></H3>By =
Avi Davis -=20
June 26, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>I</FONT>f American Middle East =
policy could=20
be represented as an archeological dig, it would look something =
like this:=20
the Zinni Mission would be resting atop the ruins of the Tenet =
Work Plan,=20
which would be crushing the remains of the Mitchell Commission =
Report,=20
which would be settled on remnants of the pillaged Sharm al Sheikh =
agreement, all of which would be weighing down the collapsed =
foundations=20
of the shattered Oslo Accords. If recent history is a reliable =
gauge,=20
peacemaking produces more embarrassment than it does results and =
only=20
fosters the impression that the United States is helpless to have =
any=20
meaningful impact on the Arab Israeli conflict.=20
<P>Only three weeks into the life of the latest initiative, the =
Bush=20
Administration's Road Map seems poised to join this historical ash =
heap .=20
You didn't need to be Nostradamus to predict it : The =
contemptuousness of=20
Hamas, the weakness of Abu Mazen, the brazen interference of =
Yasser=20
Arafat, the raw hostility of the Palestinian street were all clear =
indicators of the impetuousness of any initiative that avoided =
dealing=20
with the central issue of the Arab-Israeli conflict : the pan-Arab =
disinclination to recognize Israel's right to exist. Unable to =
grasp this=20
fundamental obstacle to peace, the Bush Administration's Middle =
East=20
policy has now become hostage to the kind of unrealistic =
expectations that=20
churned Clinton's Middle East policies into mud and blinkered =
millions=20
into believing that peace was just around the corner.=20
<P>What is it then that caused the Bush Administration to trundle =
down a=20
road so ridden with pitfalls and cursed with the burned out =
chasses of so=20
many past vehicles of peace? It is of course a noble American =
tradition to=20
campaign for peace between belligerents - harking back to the bold =
interventionism of both Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson . =
Such=20
idealism has always been based on the notion that the United =
States, free=20
of Europe's historical baggage, could wield significant leverage =
in a=20
world fraught with violence and conflict. Such slogans as 'making =
the=20
world safe for democracy' and the 'new world order' gained =
currency and=20
acceptance as distinctly American visions of a world in which =
violence and=20
conflict would be contained.=20
<P>But there are some violent conflicts in the world that simply =
do not=20
lend themselves to resolution by either signatures or handshakes. =
The=20
Arab-Israeli conflict is one of them. That is because there are no =
tangible, realistic exchanges that can be made between the two =
sides that=20
would guarantee lasting peace. No exchange of territory ,no =
compensation=20
to refugees, no guarantee of statehood will quell the insistent=20
Palestinian demand for Israel's extinction. Such a wish is written =
in=20
their Covenant, broadcast daily in their newspaper editorials and =
promoted=20
to their children in textbooks. It is contained in the speeches of =
their=20
leaders and advertised on posters extolling the deeds of their =
homicide=20
bombers. The voice of reason that George Bush hears in the =
moderate tone=20
of Abu Mazen and considers representative of Palestinian =
aspirations is=20
therefore an illusion. The real voice of the Palestinians, the =
voice that=20
speaks to their deepest sentiments and nationalistic dreams, is =
the voice=20
of Hamas.=20
<P>As years of peace making in Europe once proved, the sin qua non =
for=20
lasting peace is not the building of walls or the construction of =
national=20
institutions of defense but mutual acceptance. Israel seems to =
have gone a=20
long way to accepting the Palestinian right to self-determination. =
Its=20
prime-minister, for his own baffling reasons, has even accepted =
the=20
eventuality of a Palestinian state. But the absolute failure of=20
Palestinian leaders to mouth anything other than meaningless =
platitudes=20
about Israel's right to live in peace and security while doing =
nothing to=20
prevent Palestinian murder of Israeli citizens leaves the Bush=20
Administration with little choice. The futile quest for =
reconciliation=20
should be replaced with a pragmatic assessment that any =
significant change=20
in outlook among Palestinians, no matter what the Israelis =
do,sayor agree=20
to, is unlikely. Ultimately the focus of the Administration's =
Middle East=20
policy must shift from conflict resolution to conflict management. =
<P>What does this mean? Unequivocal support for the Israeli army's =
campaign to crush the terrorist networks; compliance in the need =
to=20
eliminate or exile their leaders; cooperation in smothering their =
sources=20
of funding. But it also means that the United States must face up =
to the=20
reality that only years of Palestinian re- education and =
re-orientation=20
toward peaceful coexistence will bring about a lasting change in =
relations=20
between Arabs and Jews. Such a reality check, given the conviction =
among=20
most Americans that all problems have a solution, is a bitter pill =
to=20
swallow. .=20
<P>But better to swallow the pill than to spend many more =
fruitless years=20
pretending that ruined policies, all piled on top of one another, =
create=20
anything more than an impression of powerlessness and failure.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Avi Davis is the senior fellow =
of the=20
Freeman Center for Strategic Studies and the senior editorial =
columnist=20
for the on-line magazine <A=20
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href=3D"http://www.jewsweek.com">Jewsweek.com</A></STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQ=
UOTE>
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<H3>3. <A name=3D3>WITH A PRAYER</A></H3>by Michelle =
Nevada -=20
Arutz Sheva - June 25, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>I</FONT> have two small =
newsgroups with=20
close friends, and I send out as much as I can about what is =
happening in=20
Israel. Usually, I am full of information about the politics, the=20
situation, the conflict. However, in the past week, I can't bring =
myself=20
to look at the news. It isn't the terrorism, it is the betrayal.=20
<P>What kind of sick mind would come up with a plan to make Jewish =
soldiers remove Jews from Jewish land? What kind of horrible =
self-denial=20
of our rights as human beings could be more clearly shown?=20
<P>There is a deep loathing and sense of hate that comes from =
inside my=20
bones at this uprooting of Jewish lives, and I find myself unable =
to eat,=20
sleep, read. I am disgusted and angry. "Why have my brothers and =
sisters=20
not risen up to fight this horror?" I think.=20
<P>But here I sit, incapacitated by pain, unable look at the news =
from=20
Israel. I can't even write a decent column. Everything sounds =
stupid and=20
ineffectual. Everyone, it seems, is saying the same things. What =
can I=20
add? I am struggling to put words onto paper that will somehow =
meet my=20
sadness, my anger, and my regret. I know that I am one of those =
who is=20
guilty of doing nothing while my brothers and sisters suffer. Why? =
Why=20
have I done nothing? All of my excuses ring hollow.=20
<P>It could be that I am in a tiny town separated from a community =
where I=20
could find like-minded and supportive Jews to stage a =
demonstration =96 but=20
I have demonstrated for less by myself in the past. I have stood =
by the=20
street alone with a sign held high. So, this is not the reason.=20
<P>It could be that I feel that even if I tried to write or call =
my=20
representatives, my phone call, my letter, my fax would be just =
one more=20
phone call, one more letter, and one more fax on their table to be =
ignored=20
as they plow on with this hateful plan of the destruction of my =
people in=20
our own land. But I have sent letters and faxes and made phone =
calls for=20
lesser things and against greater odds, with more knowledge of how =
they=20
would be ignored. So, this is not the reason.=20
<P>It could be that I feel very small right now. I feel that I am =
alone in=20
the world, part of a tiny demographic group, made even smaller by =
Jews who=20
are busy denying their own special existence on a daily basis. It =
could be=20
that I feel dwarfed even by my own people, who are supposed to be =
there to=20
support Israel, but who are supporting our enemies instead, in =
order to=20
call themselves "liberal" and "multi-cultural." But I have fought =
against=20
this group, too. I have, at my own academic conferences, fought my =
own=20
mentors and professors to say that Jews are a demographic =
deserving of=20
respect and that we have not been so assimilated as to be called =
"white"=20
in a world divided by "white" and "non-white." So, this is not the =
reason.=20
<P>So, in mourning, feeling petrified by my own fears, I read =
Psalms, and=20
try to deal with the reality of the television and the newspapers, =
who=20
parrot the speeches of supposedly =93pro-Israel=94 US politicians. =
I listen to=20
the leaders of Israel coddle and mollify terrorists. After an hour =
or so,=20
in Psalm 44, I come across David's words to <NOBR>G-d: </NOBR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><I>"You sell Your nation for no fortune, and =
You did=20
not inflate their price; You make us a disgrace to our =
neighbors, the=20
mockery and scorn of those around us; You make us a byword among =
the=20
peoples, a cause for the nations to shake their heads."=20
</I></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>These words ring in my ears. Especially =
the=20
line, "<I>You did not inflate their price.</I>"=20
<P>I wish I knew Hebrew well enough to look into the meaning of =
every word=20
in this line, but I don't. I search for footnotes, commentary, but =
nothing=20
in my small library has anything to say about this line. I am left =
to=20
figure it out on my own. I am pained by the words, and they sting =
me like=20
a slap in my face.=20
<P>We sell our inheritance for no price. For nothing. Our leaders =
just=20
give away the greatest gift of G-d to his people for nothing. If =
that=20
wasn't bad enough, the line goes on, "<I>You did not inflate their =
price.</I>" The question is, who is "their"? Who is this line =
referring=20
to? The easiest interpretation is that "their" can mean our =
enemies,=20
right? G-d did not give us the wherewithal to inflate the price of =
the=20
land we are giving for nothing, because we do not value the land =
enough.=20
Then, if you add a second interpretation, to read that "their" is =
the=20
Jewish people, then the line reads that we do not value ourselves =
either.=20
We will simply sell ourselves and our land away for nothing.=20
<P>Either way, the line is telling. When you ask nothing in =
return, it=20
doesn't matter how much you inflate the price, it is still =
nothing. We got=20
the land as a gift, so we don't value it? We have lost the land =
over and=20
over again, it has cost us valuable Jewish lives, but we still =
don't value=20
the land? We give it for nothing. We do not inflate the price, =
because we=20
do not value the price we have paid for that land. Jewish lives =
don't even=20
mean anything to Jews. Horrible. Everyone around us tells us the =
land is=20
not ours, yet the Torah tells us that this land is ours, and that =
there is=20
an even greater land that is ours. Yet, we believe the words of =
our=20
enemies over the word of G-d. So, this is the reason for my lack =
of=20
action.=20
<P>I am doing nothing because I am feeling that there is nothing I =
can do.=20
I am feeling like there is nothing I can do, because I can't reach =
the=20
heart of those without faith, without G-d, to whom the land is =
nothing but=20
dust and brush and buildings. I can try to appeal to them, and I =
have=20
tried, but I am nothing. I feel defeated.=20
<P>But that isn't good enough for David. He doesn't end the Psalm =
that=20
way. He pushes me and everyone else on: "<I>All this came upon us =
yet we=20
have not forgotten You, and we have not been false to Your =
covenant.</I>"=20
So, this Psalm is a challenge, and I feel ashamed of myself for my =
self-pity. I put myself before the computer today even though I =
feel=20
broken-hearted. I feel there is nothing I can add to what has been =
said,=20
but this one small thing, from one small person, in one small =
place, very=20
far away: I will keep my eyes to G-d.=20
<P>With a heavy heart, still weak from the scenes of the =
destruction of=20
Jewish homes by Jewish soldiers directed by Jewish leaders, I =
write these=20
words with a prayer that we will be strengthened today by David's =
words. I=20
will not let the faithlessness of others make me lose my own =
faith. I will=20
not let the senseless disregard of the land of Israel become my =
disregard.=20
I will say, as David does by the end of Psalm 44, "<I>Arise =96 =
assist us!=20
And redeem us for the sake of Your kindness!</I>"=20
<P>This is it. I am strengthened again. I will watch and fight and =
push=20
and write and continue to have faith that G-d will see that we =
will not=20
stray from the Path to follow a =93roadmap=94. Even if I do this =
with tears,=20
with a broken heart, and with the constant need for prayer.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Michelle Nevada lives in a =
small town=20
in rural Nevada. She can be contacted at <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:Michelle_Nevada@yahoo.com">Michelle_Nevada@yahoo.com</A>.<=
/STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>4. <A name=3D4>ENEMIES OF PEACE</A></H3><A=20
href=3D"http://www.jinsa.org/">JINSA</A> Report #338 - June 24, =
2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>M</FONT>issing the point =
entirely,=20
Secretary of State Powell in Jerusalem called Hamas an =93enemy of =
peace.=94=20
Hamas is not at war with =93peace=94 and it isn=92t =93peace=94 =
that Hamas attacks;=20
it is Jews. Radical Islamic organizations, of which Hamas is only =
one, and=20
their followers are at war with Jews, Israel, America, the West,=20
Christians, democracy, republican government and civil liberties, =
to name=20
a few. The President has no trouble naming the enemies of the =
United=20
States as enemies of the United States. Why should enemies of =
Israel and=20
Jews be euphemized as =93enemies of peace=94?=20
<P>It isn=92t a matter of semantics. Our ability to prevail over =
our enemy -=20
the terrorist and terrorist-supporting countries that attack the =
West=20
including Israel - depends in some measure on understanding who is =
fighting for and against what.=20
<P>Dr. Michael Ledeen, author, historian and member of JINSA=92s =
Board of=20
Advisors, in his book Machiavelli on Modern Leadership, defines =
peace as=20
the condition imposed by the victor of the last war on the loser.=20
Therefore, you can have a bad peace - such as the victors=92 terms =
of WWI=20
that contained within them the seeds of WWII, or a good peace - =
such as=20
that constructed by the U.S. after WWII that led to the German and =
Japanese economic miracles and the institution of democracy. You =
can have=20
a cold peace, a warm peace, the peace of the brave or the peace of =
the=20
dead.=20
<P>It all depends on who wins the war.=20
<P>If Hamas wins, the peace will be an Islamic state without Jews. =
If the=20
broader Islamic radical network wins, the peace will be Sharia =
from sea to=20
sea.=20
<P>Dr. Ledeen also said that never in his studies had he found =
warring=20
parties that just decide to =93forget it=94 in the name of peace. =
A victor and=20
a vanquished are required to end the war. And that indeed is our =
current=20
experience in Iraq. American soldiers are attacked daily by =
soldiers loyal=20
to the missing Saddam who carry on a war they cannot hope to win, =
but do=20
not have to acknowledge that they lost.=20
<P>Yet Abu Mazen told Mr. Powell that he still wants to negotiate =
a cease=20
fire with Hamas in hopes of persuading them to disarm later. =
Hamas,=20
nothing if not clear in its war aims, told Abu Mazen it would =
refuse any=20
such =93request=94 to disarm.=20
<P>If the United States has to win its war abroad, how much more =
does=20
Israel have to win its war at home? Israeli citizens are attacked =
daily by=20
terrorists who will not win, but who are intent upon causing as =
much death=20
and destruction as possible until they are defeated.=20
<P>If Secretary Powell wants to contribute to peace in the region, =
he=20
should stop talking about peace and acknowledge the war that is =
directed=20
at Israel. Not at =93peace=94 not at the =93process.=94 At Israel. =
And at Noam=20
Liebowitz. He owes that much to a seven-year-old girl, shot and =
killed=20
Wednesday in her parents=92 car because she was a Jew and an =
Israeli.=20
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<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>"Murderers who take three-month vacations are =
still=20
murderers."</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>- US House Majority Leader Tom =
DeLay on=20
efforts to reach a "truce" with Hamas terrorists.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>Q. How do you say, <I>"Hold on a minute, stop =
shooting=20
while I reload my automatic rifle!"</I> in Arabic?
<P>A. Hudna.</B></P></BLOCKQUOTE>- A popular current joke =
reflecting the=20
typical Israeli approach to the hudna.=20
<H4>Hudna With Hamas </H4><B>The media translate "hudna" as =
"truce,"=20
misrepresenting the term's religious, historical and modern =
meaning.</B>=20
<P>Would a hudna with Hamas really mark "the success of =
peacemaking," a=20
"major breakthrough" toward a nonviolent future?=20
<P>The answer lies in the historical meaning of the Muslim =
expression,=20
Hamas' track record, and the terms of the road map itself.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>Hudna has a distinct meaning to Islamic =
fundamentalists,=20
well-versed in their history: The prophet Mohammad struck a =
legendary,=20
ten-year hudna with the Quraysh tribe that controlled Mecca in =
the=20
seventh century. Over the following two years, Mohammad rearmed =
and took=20
advantage of a minor Quraysh infraction to break the hudna and =
launch=20
the full conquest of Mecca, the holiest city in Islam. =
</BLOCKQUOTE>More=20
at <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/critiques/hudna_with_hama=
s.asp">HonestReporting.com</A>=20
<HR>
<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
<UL type=3Dsquare><FONT size=3D-1><B>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/june03/doa.html">D.O=
.A.=20
- The Road Map</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>A =
little more than=20
a month after its unveiling the road map to peace is effectively =
dead.=20
The political process in implementing the road map will =
continue, but=20
these will be nothing more than attempts to facilitate the =
illusion of=20
peacemaking that has characterized the Israeli - Palestinian =
peace=20
process since 1993. </FONT>
<LI><A =
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/thinking.html">Thinking=20
Jerusalem...</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>While it =
keeps=20
getting shoved onto the back burner for fear of the intense heat =
that it=20
will generate, there's no doubt that Jerusalem will be one of =
the most=20
difficult issues to resolve in any so-called "peace process." =
It's time=20
to take a look at some blunt facts regarding this issue, despite =
the=20
risk of ruffling even some friendly feathers. </FONT>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/june03/pa_vs.html">T=
he=20
PA Versus the Road Map</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 =
size=3D-2>The road=20
map is an elaborate asterisk in the Bush doctrine, which holds =
that the=20
punishment for supporting terror is regime change. If the road =
map does=20
not work, the alternative is the removal of the Palestinian =
Authority.=20
</FONT></FONT></B></LI></UL>
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