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CAFI Newsletter Newsletter #147 Saturday, August 16, 2003=20
1.. EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS, OUR NEW ALLIES=20
2.. JUST ANOTHER (JEWISH) CORPSE IN THE ROAD=20
3.. ISRAEL, HIT SYRIA NOT HIZBOLLAH!=20
4.. BACK INTO THE FRYING PAN=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS, OUR NEW ALLIES
By Isi Leibler - Jerusalem Post - August 15, 2003=20
Scarcely a day goes by without a fresh media story in appreciation =
of our new friends, the Evangelical Christians. Only a few years ago =
many of us would have been appalled at the prospect of developing warm =
ties with those we then considered at best eccentrics and more likely =
anti-Semites obsessed with a fanatical urge to convert us. Indeed, until =
very recently Binyamin Netanyahu and other politicians who maintained =
relations with them were subject to ridicule and abuse.=20
Now it has suddenly dawned on us that there are probably 60 =
million Evangelical Christians in the United States and that they =
represent our staunchest supporters and friends. In fact, in recent =
years concern and devotion for Israel have become one of their highest =
priorities.=20
Evangelicals also represent the backbone of the conservative wing =
of the Republican Party and the central core of support for President =
George W. Bush. If a significant number of them become sufficiently =
disillusioned to abstain from voting, it could cost Bush the election.=20
It is thus no coincidence that the Congressional House Majority =
leader, Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican described in the New York Times as =
a leader of the Christian Zionist Movement, who recently visited Israel, =
is a committed Evangelical Christian.=20
Evangelicals' passionate support for a Jewish state also extends =
beyond the political domain. In what can only be described as =
surrealistic, one of their offshoots, the International Fellowship of =
Christians and Jews, in addition to donating substantial sums for =
welfare causes in Israel recently contributed the entire $2 million =
required by Nefesh B'Nefesh to provide loans and grants for 1,000 =
American Jews who made aliya this year.=20
Over the past year I have become increasingly moved by the =
consistent flow of encouraging letters I receive from Christians who =
display such warm support for our position that I have occasionally =
wished some of our leaders could convey similar passion when they relate =
to our rights.=20
This was exemplified by the absolutely marvelous speech Tom DeLay =
gave at the Knesset during his recent visit.=20
A few weeks ago I met Gary Bauer, a former US presidential =
candidate and one of the principal Evangelical leaders. It is =
symptomatic of the new political alliances that Bauer's visit to Israel =
was organized by Michael Landau, a prominent New York Aguda-inclined =
businessman who is also a leading fundraiser for DeLay.=20
IT WAS clear from our discussions that we will always have =
differences, major differences. But these people's faith in Israel is =
uncomplicated, based on religious belief derived from the Bible. And we =
share a Judeo-Christian heritage that rejects the post-modernism which =
today prevails throughout so much of the world. It enables us to =
differentiate between good and evil.=20
I found it refreshing to discuss the Middle East in a context =
where terms like justice and injustice and tyranny and freedom are not =
just political buzz words but meaningful ethical concepts.=20
Bauer expressed what many Israelis think. He admires and respects =
President Bush, but cautioned that Israelis would be making a terrible =
mistake if they took the administration's support for Israel for =
granted. He was pessimistic about the road map and observed that there =
were already signs of a drift back to the pre-September 11 State =
Department approach, which amounted to moral equivalency.=20
He understood our desperate desire to avoid shouldering the blame =
should the president's efforts to bring peace to the region founder. But =
he warned that the window of opportunity was closing and that we faced a =
potential disaster if we assumed an Oslo-like demeanor and equivocated =
in our demand that the terror groups be dismantled prior to any further =
concessions.=20
The American people could well become exasperated with both sides =
which would enable the State Department to revert to former policies =
based on the false belief that the Middle East conflict represents "a =
cycle of violence" that can be resolved by territorial compromise =
irrespective of who is right or wrong.=20
Bauer also made it clear that Christians and other friends of =
Israel would not remain on the sidelines if unfair pressure were exerted =
by the administration against Israel. But clearly we cannot expect our =
Christian friends and supporters in Congress to confront the =
administration if we ourselves are not willing to be more assertive in =
relation to policies affecting our vital interests.=20
Yet despite all the enthusiastic support we receive from =
Evangelicals, it is important that we do not delude ourselves. In such a =
wide and diverse group there are bound to be malcontents and deep-seated =
internal differences. Clearly, under the best of circumstances, we could =
still encounter problems, possibly unpleasant differences, even outright =
hostility.=20
It is therefore very important that the support we receive from =
our Christian friends in relation to Israel is in no way related to =
other conditions. Most Evangelicals, especially their leaders, =
understand and endorse this approach.=20
But as of now, whilst the chemistry between Jews and Christians =
has improved, it still remains somewhat unstable. Some Orthodox Jews and =
many liberal Jews continue to feel uncomfortable about the Christian =
Zionists' support. They realize that their support for Israel is based =
upon the belief that the Jews must be sovereign in their land as a =
precursor to the Second Coming. These and other theological issues =
should never be explored.=20
On the other hand, most traditional Jews are pleasantly surprised =
and encouraged when they learn that there are millions of gentiles who =
share their conviction that Eretz Yisrael was given to the Jewish people =
by God and will always remain their land.=20
It would thus be absurd to reject as allies those whose vision of =
a messianic future we do not share. Indeed we should make every effort =
to strengthen the relationship as long as we take care not to become =
involved in broader areas that would inevitably lead to =
misunderstandings and conflict.=20
The writer is senior vice president of the World Jewish =
Congress.
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2. JUST ANOTHER (JEWISH) CORPSE IN THE ROAD
By Stan Goodenough - Jerusalem Newswire - August 14, 2003=20
What we saw on our televisions last Tuesday was a policeman =
covering the body of 18-year-old Erez Hershkowitz with a white plastic =
bag. One of the rescue personnel described how the upper torso and face =
of the Israeli teenage technology student had been skewered by the =
shrapnel blast from the Arab killer's bomb.=20
The first fatality in the twin attacks on that day was a father =
out shopping for his young children's breakfast. Instead of food, =
Netanel (11) and Shani (8) Yekutieli got their abba's body back in a box =
to bury as soon as the arrangements could be made.=20
Two devastating blows dealt to two more Israeli families, bringing =
to 828 the number of Jews murdered in the hopeless and bankrupt quest =
for an appeasing peace with the Jew haters of the Arab world.=20
The following morning, I stared transfixed at the TV as the =
Israeli anchor intoned news of the attack and the burial of the victims. =
His face void of emotion despite the scenes of grief from the =
gravesides, the reporter ended with the news that Prime Minister Ariel =
Sharon and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz would meet later in the day to =
discuss Israel's response to the atrocity. Then, he moved smoothly on to =
his next report.=20
Today we hear what Israel's response will be: a perpetuation of =
the status quo prior to the attacks. Israel will not pull out of any =
more PA-controlled towns "for now," will not go back in to retake the =
towns it has already left, will crawl along with the dismantling of =
"illegal outposts" and will continue to target terrorist ticking bombs.=20
I wonder what, amid their heartache and grief, the families of =
Erez and Yehezkel will feel about these cheap goods for which their dear =
ones have paid with their lives.=20
Looking at those images of the victims shattered remains (am I =
being too theatrical? Is it offensive, dear reader, that the death of =
these Jews should be written about in such dramatic fashion?), I was =
reminded of the outstanding film "The Pianist" on the life of Holocaust =
survivor Wladyslaw Szpilman which was released last year, and which I =
have been mesmerized by on each of the three occasions I have watched =
it.=20
The Holocaust of European Jewry is always a reference point for me =
when trying to understand the ways of antisemites, and of Jews in the =
face of such hatred. It's a shame its lessons have been so quickly =
forgotten in much of the Jewish world.=20
In the film I find it chilling the way the Jews pass without so =
much as a pause the stiff, emaciated corpses of their fellows lying in =
the gutters and on the pavements of the Warsaw Ghetto.=20
Certainly, when people first began dying of starvation and =
exposure in that walled-off hell hole, the rest of the Jewish community =
didn't just rush by and continue their daily lives.=20
There would have been shock, pain, outrage and fear to come to =
terms with at the start. The identification with one another as fellow =
victims of the Nazi scourge surely would have driven them together, =
bound by the horrifying bond of their anticipated, approaching doom.=20
But, probably in order to try to ensure their survival, the Jews =
of Warsaw would have allowed themselves to grow numb, to switch off and =
not allow these sights of horror to drive them mad. In psychological =
terms, they would have been conditioned to accept the unacceptable.=20
And the conditioning did its work. With little protest, as =
helpless as dumb sheep, when the time came for the Aryan savages to =
empty the ghetto, the Jews allowed themselves to be driven into the =
cattle cars and trundled to their deaths.=20
It has been said that Hitler's devilishly devised final solution =
relied to no mean extent on the unwillingness of the Jews to put up a =
fight. The Fuhrer rightly assessed their demeanor and employed it to =
full advantage.=20
Today, Jewish corpses frequently lie in Israel's streets, before =
being bundled into plastic bags and taken away. And except for the =
immediately affected families (as well as the families of those who have =
experienced their own personal losses to terrorism, and for whom every =
new outrage is a knife turned in the wound), the depth of shock grows =
less and less. Israelis are growing accustomed to the murder of their =
people. They are being conditioned.=20
As for the Arabs, as they celebrate their shahids and raise their =
praises to Allah for the victory they believe - as surely as the Nazis =
did - will ultimately be theirs, Israel's wretched response to the =
butchering of its people only fuels their conviction as it feeds their =
lust for Jewish blood.=20
"Itbach al-yahud," (kill the Jews) and "Allahu akbar", they cry =
from their minarets. "Our god is greater." Greater than who? Why, than =
Israel's God of course. For isn't it the Quran, with its promises of =
victory and conquest to the Muslims that, with the constant surrendering =
by Israel of its rights and its land, is being vindicated over the =
scriptures of the people of the book?=20
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3. ISRAEL, HIT SYRIA NOT HIZBOLLAH!
By Ariel Natan Pasko - August 13, 2003=20
The time has finally come for Israel to take the gloves off and =
start to hit hard, for real. It's time for Israelis to get over their =
"Syrian Syndrome", that irrational deep-seated fear of Syria, dating =
back to the Yom Kippur War of 1973. The Syria of today might not be much =
different than the Syria of 1973, but Israel sure the heck is. Israel's =
military in 2003 is quite a bit more advanced, Israel's economy - while =
still a little slow - is exponentially ahead of Syria's economy. In fact =
by every measure of national power, Israel is well beyond Syria, the gap =
has grown not shrunk since 1973. So "get over it", Syria is a paper =
tiger, or more aptly put a "paper bag", or "basket case".=20
Even after renewed attacks on Israel, why bother with Hizbollah? =
Why play Syria's and Iran's game? Why pretend that Hizbollah is calling =
the shots? Why give "immunity" to the real culprits? Put the blame =
squarely where it belongs, on Syria. One could try to blame the Lebanese =
government for not doing enough to tone down Hizbollah. The Lebanese =
military really should take up positions in Southern Lebanon and =
de-militarize Hizbollah. Israel has left Lebanese soil. Ask the UN; for =
once they support our position and agree with us. But alas, Lebanon is =
not an independent state. Lebanon is a puppet regime controlled by =
Damascus.=20
So Israel needs to put the blame where it belongs; on the only =
power capable of reining in Hizbollah, of dis-arming them, of cutting =
off their flow of weapons from Iran, and of discouraging them from =
attacking Israel, i.e. Syria. About that last line, Syria uses Hizbollah =
to keep pressure on Israel. Hizbollah is Syria's proxy army against =
Israel. Notice the Syrian occupation army in Lebanon never attacks =
Israel. It's always Hizbollah, so that Syria can't be directly blamed =
for the attack. Well I'm saying, forget the small fry, BLAME SYRIA!=20
First, the Israeli government should make it a cornerstone of it's =
foreign policy to raise the issue of Syria' continuing violation of UN =
Security Council Resolution 520, that calls on all foreign forces - =
including Syria - to leave Lebanon, at every diplomatic opportunity. =
What a joke that Syria sits on the UN Security Council, while it =
violates a Security Council resolution. No wonder, many people in the =
United States, Israel, and elsewhere hold the UN in such low esteem. =
And, Israel should more vigorously lobby Washington to "sit-on" Syria, =
till Syria gets out of Lebanon. Washington has been wishy-washy in =
dealing with Damascus.=20
In the beginning of May, US Secretary of State Colin Powell =
visited Damascus and Beirut. After leaving Damascus, he said in a Beirut =
press conference that he and Assad discussed "all of the outstanding =
issues" that have hindered US-Syrian relations in the past. That =
included frank talks about Weapons of Mass Destruction; Syria's support =
for the Lebanese group Hizbollah; and closing the Iraq-Syria border "and =
keeping it sealed" to technology, fighters and wanted Iraqi authority =
figures, Powell said. He made it clear to Assad, that the US commitment =
to Middle East peace "would include Syria and Lebanon, and would include =
the Golan Heights." But, Powell made no mention of speaking to Assad =
about getting Syria out of Lebanon.=20
Later, speaking in Beirut - notice not Damascus - Powell assured =
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri of US support for "an independent and =
prosperous Lebanon free of all - all - foreign forces." But the main =
focus of Powell's visit to Syria, it seems, was to prevent them from =
helping out Saddam's buddies, to 'give up the goods' i.e. WMD, to stop =
their support for terrorist groups - which they haven't - and to soften =
up their rejection of US Middle East Peacemaking efforts between Israel =
and the Palestinians - the road map - promising the Golan Heights, as a =
reward for good behavior, despite Syria's opposition to the US war in =
Iraq and despite their facilitation of 'volunteer fighters' to help =
Saddam. Little focus was put on getting Syria out of Lebanon and nothing =
has happened on that front since Powell's visit.=20
Yet, on May 2nd - the day before Powell's meeting with Assad - in =
Washington, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Rick Santorum =
(R-PA) introduced the Senate version of the Syria Accountability and =
Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 S 982. The bill's purposes =
are to (1) halt Syrian support for terrorism; (2) end the Syrian =
occupation of Lebanon; (3) stop Syria's production of Weapons of Mass =
Destruction; and (4) hold Syria accountable for the illegal Syrian-Iraqi =
trade, which provided Iraq with the weapons that killed American troops. =
The House version of the Act was introduced on April 10. Both bills now =
have a solid majority of support in the US Congress. Sponsors and =
supporters of the bill claim it will weaken Syria's ability to wage =
wars, to threaten its neighbors, and to destabilize the region. So, =
there clearly is support for pushing Syria out of Lebanon emanating from =
the US Congress. Israel should remind Washington of that.=20
Today, after the United State's victory in Iraq, and the inclusion =
of Iraqi Shi'ites in the Iraqi governing council, it would be hard for =
Hizbollah or Iran to portray the US as out to get the Shi'ites in =
Lebanon, just because they oppose Hizbollah. Ending the vicious Syrian =
occupation of Lebanon, and dis-mantling Hizbollah as a military force =
there, would also serve US and Israeli interests in putting a firm limit =
to Iran's influence in the area. This no doubt would have a positive =
effect in weakening Islamic Jihad - and to a lesser extent Hamas - in =
Damascus and Gaza. Iran is already on the American and Israeli agenda, =
due to it's closing in on real nuclear capability. Anything that weakens =
Iran's ability to "export" the revolution is good for the region and the =
world.=20
Second, in blaming Syria's dictatorial regime for Hizbollah's =
attacks on Israel, the Israeli government should announce a new policy, =
of retaliatory raids against Syrian military positions in Lebanon. As I =
stated earlier, why should Syria be "immune" from the costs of its =
policies in support of Hizbollah? After annunciating this change in =
policy, of holding Syria accountable for Hizbollah attacks, the Israeli =
government should begin a policy of "graduated escalation" beginning =
with hitting Syrian positions in Lebanon.=20
Everyone should remember the beginning of the Lebanon War in 1982, =
when Israel warned Syria to stay out of its way, but Syria didn't =
listen. When confronted, Israel shot down over 90 Syrian planes with =
just one loss. Today, Israel has significantly increased its military =
superiority over Syria from 1982. If Syria doesn't stop the Hizbollah =
attacks and prepare to end its occupation of Lebanon, the next phase =
would include selected targets in Syria itself. This "graduated =
escalation" would put the issue of the vicious Syrian occupation of =
Lebanon - since 1976 - and their support for Hizbollah terror against =
Israel on the top of the American, EU, and UN's agenda.=20
Israel and the United States have to support a free and =
independent Lebanon, free of Syrian occupation, free of Hizbollah =
terrorism, free to return to its former glory. It's in Israel's =
interest, it's in Lebanon's interest, it's in the United States' =
interest, and yes, it's even in the Syrian people's interest.=20
Ariel Natan Pasko is an independent analyst & consultant. He has =
a Master's Degree in International Relations & Policy Analysis. His =
articles appear regularly on numerous news/views and think-tank =
websites, in newspapers, and can be read at: =
www.geocities.com/ariel_natan_pasko
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4. BACK INTO THE FRYING PAN
by Matthew Gutman - Jerusalem Post - August 15, 2003=20
Very soon the game of make-believe which earned Israel 44 days of =
relative quiet and the Palestinians the easing of some restrictions will =
have run its course.=20
The hudna (cease-fire) never existed primarily because Israel =
refused to recognize a unilateral declaration of a cease-fire by =
terrorist groups it seeks to annihilate. Its agreements in the road map, =
says every official from the prime minister on down, is with the =
Palestinian Authority, not Hamas, Islamic Jihad, et al.=20
Now it's dangerous to peddle cheap prophesies, but considering the =
oft-repeated patterns of the past three years, it does not take a Middle =
East analyst to predict the following: Islamic Jihad, which has already =
proclaimed that retaliation is in order for Israel's killing of one of =
its senior leaders, will follow through with its promise.=20
A terrorist attack will send tremors through Israel. Israel will =
continue to squeeze Islamic Jihad elements in Nablus and Jenin, likely =
taking out members of the renegade al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades or vestiges =
of Hamas cells in those towns while they're at it. United again, those =
groups will cancel the hudna and, possibly using the weapons they have =
amassed in the past six weeks, will unleash a barrage of attacks.=20
"This scenario," as a senior PA security official fretted =
Thursday, "will bring us back to square one." And while until Wednesday =
the leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad pledged that, terrorist attacks =
aside, "we are still committed to the hudna," Thursday saw even that lip =
service fade.=20
When Israel raided the home of Hebron Islamic Jihad mastermind =
Muhammad Sider, the hudna had already been over for a week. Its demise =
arrived the second Israeli commandos in Nablus knocked on the Askar =
refugee camp door of Hamis Abu Salem, the Hamas leader and resident =
bomb-maker. This gave the rejectionist Palestinian organizations the =
motive they needed to bare the teeth of the uprising.=20
While Jenin's Bassam Sa'adi threatened immediate "retaliation," =
the Neda al-Quds Web site elaborated, promising punishment that "will be =
quick, like an earthquake in the depth of the Zionist entity."=20
The Islamic groups slip so easily into the routine of attacks, =
because they had little intention of ending attacks. Sa'adi, who vowed =
Thursday that he was never "involved in military actions," added that, =
"We accepted the cease-fire as a trap to show that it is Sharon that =
does not want the cease-fire, that he is the enemy of peace. We don't =
believe in the road map or the hudna."=20
In an interview with Dr. Abdel Aziz Rantisi at the onset of the =
hudna six weeks ago The Jerusalem Post asked the Hamas leader how he =
expects the hudna to last, knowing that Israel will continue to hunt =
terrorists.=20
A candid Rantisi smiled. The hudna was engineered "so that =
Palestinians should understand the real situation that a hudna will not =
be of any benefit to them."=20
The hudna, Rantisi continued, and the violent reawakening from a =
few weeks or months of quiet, aims to reaffirm "Palestinians' belief in =
the intifada as the only option for them."=20
Israel played its role in the script perfectly, stalking and =
killing wanted men where and when the opportunity rose. By so doing =
Israel has now involved each of the three main Palestinian players in =
the hudna: Hamas, al-Aksa Martyrs, and now the Islamic Jihad.=20
The PA plays a supporting role in the deterioration. PA Minister =
of Security Muhammad Dahlan told his Israeli counterpart, Defense =
Minister Shaul Mofaz, Thursday night that the PA's hands are tied. How =
can it be forced to combat terror when it does not have security =
responsibility in its major West Bank cities, and when its forces cannot =
move around freely?=20
While Dahlan's men say they have stripped seven potential suicide =
bombers of their belts, confiscated dozens of weapons, and handed them =
all over to the Americans and, in some cases, the Israelis, PA Prime =
Minister Mahmoud Abbas never intended to tackle Hamas and Jihad head on. =
The goal of the hudna was to buy time. It was hoped that =
Palestinian populace would enjoy the advantages of calm, and =
increasingly reject Hamas and Jihad, and perhaps the Aksa Martyrs. These =
groups would then dissolve and reform as political bloc in the =
Palestinian body politic.=20
Meanwhile, Dahlan has to tread a fine line between infirmity =
maintaining that the PA cannot risk losing a civil war to Hamas and =
strength claiming that, if Israel quits Ramallah, Jenin, and Nablus, the =
PA will provide quiet.=20
However, officials in both the Israeli and the PA camps have =
lamented that, yet again, "the terrorists are leading us by the nose."=20
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
=93There is no roadmap, just a road and a map to terrorism.=94=20
=97Ariel Mayor Ron Nachman, whose West Bank city was struck =
yesterday by a deadly Palestinian terror attack. (Globe and Mail, Aug. =
13)=20
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. The Jewish Temple Palestinian Authority Mufti Ikrima Sabri =
told a German publication just last week, "There is not [even] the =
smallest indication of the existence of a Jewish temple on this place in =
the past. In the whole city, there is not even a single stone indicating =
Jewish history."=20
b.. Fighting The Same Battle From Europe To The Mideast Now the =
State of Israel has decided to take the gloves off. An anti-Semitic =
disease that has spread like wildfire across the globe demands a global =
response. I feel privileged, as the minister of diaspora affairs, to =
have been given responsibility by my government for addressing this =
pressing issue.=20
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<LI><A href=3D"#1">EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS, OUR NEW =
ALLIES</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">JUST ANOTHER (JEWISH) CORPSE IN THE =
ROAD</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">ISRAEL, HIT SYRIA NOT HIZBOLLAH!</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">BACK INTO THE FRYING PAN</A>=20
<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>EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS, OUR NEW=20
ALLIES</A></H3>By Isi Leibler - Jerusalem Post - August 15, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>S</FONT>carcely a day goes by =
without a=20
fresh media story in appreciation of our new friends, the =
Evangelical=20
Christians. Only a few years ago many of us would have been =
appalled at=20
the prospect of developing warm ties with those we then considered =
at best=20
eccentrics and more likely anti-Semites obsessed with a fanatical =
urge to=20
convert us. Indeed, until very recently Binyamin Netanyahu and =
other=20
politicians who maintained relations with them were subject to =
ridicule=20
and abuse.=20
<P>Now it has suddenly dawned on us that there are probably 60 =
million=20
Evangelical Christians in the United States and that they =
represent our=20
staunchest supporters and friends. In fact, in recent years =
concern and=20
devotion for Israel have become one of their highest priorities.=20
<P>Evangelicals also represent the backbone of the conservative =
wing of=20
the Republican Party and the central core of support for President =
George=20
W. Bush. If a significant number of them become sufficiently =
disillusioned=20
to abstain from voting, it could cost Bush the election.=20
<P>It is thus no coincidence that the Congressional House Majority =
leader,=20
Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican described in the New York Times as a =
leader=20
of the Christian Zionist Movement, who recently visited Israel, is =
a=20
committed Evangelical Christian.=20
<P>Evangelicals' passionate support for a Jewish state also =
extends beyond=20
the political domain. In what can only be described as =
surrealistic, one=20
of their offshoots, the International Fellowship of Christians and =
Jews,=20
in addition to donating substantial sums for welfare causes in =
Israel=20
recently contributed the entire $2 million required by Nefesh =
B'Nefesh to=20
provide loans and grants for 1,000 American Jews who made aliya =
this year.=20
<P>Over the past year I have become increasingly moved by the =
consistent=20
flow of encouraging letters I receive from Christians who display =
such=20
warm support for our position that I have occasionally wished some =
of our=20
leaders could convey similar passion when they relate to our =
rights.=20
<P>This was exemplified by the absolutely marvelous speech Tom =
DeLay gave=20
at the Knesset during his recent visit.=20
<P>A few weeks ago I met Gary Bauer, a former US presidential =
candidate=20
and one of the principal Evangelical leaders. It is symptomatic of =
the new=20
political alliances that Bauer's visit to Israel was organized by =
Michael=20
Landau, a prominent New York Aguda-inclined businessman who is =
also a=20
leading fundraiser for DeLay.=20
<P>IT WAS clear from our discussions that we will always have =
differences,=20
major differences. But these people's faith in Israel is =
uncomplicated,=20
based on religious belief derived from the Bible. And we share a=20
Judeo-Christian heritage that rejects the post-modernism which =
today=20
prevails throughout so much of the world. It enables us to =
differentiate=20
between good and evil.=20
<P>I found it refreshing to discuss the Middle East in a context =
where=20
terms like justice and injustice and tyranny and freedom are not =
just=20
political buzz words but meaningful ethical concepts.=20
<P>Bauer expressed what many Israelis think. He admires and =
respects=20
President Bush, but cautioned that Israelis would be making a =
terrible=20
mistake if they took the administration's support for Israel for =
granted.=20
He was pessimistic about the road map and observed that there were =
already=20
signs of a drift back to the pre-September 11 State Department =
approach,=20
which amounted to moral equivalency.=20
<P>He understood our desperate desire to avoid shouldering the =
blame=20
should the president's efforts to bring peace to the region =
founder. But=20
he warned that the window of opportunity was closing and that we =
faced a=20
potential disaster if we assumed an Oslo-like demeanor and =
equivocated in=20
our demand that the terror groups be dismantled prior to any =
further=20
concessions.=20
<P>The American people could well become exasperated with both =
sides which=20
would enable the State Department to revert to former policies =
based on=20
the false belief that the Middle East conflict represents "a cycle =
of=20
violence" that can be resolved by territorial compromise =
irrespective of=20
who is right or wrong.=20
<P>Bauer also made it clear that Christians and other friends of =
Israel=20
would not remain on the sidelines if unfair pressure were exerted =
by the=20
administration against Israel. But clearly we cannot expect our =
Christian=20
friends and supporters in Congress to confront the administration =
if we=20
ourselves are not willing to be more assertive in relation to =
policies=20
affecting our vital interests.=20
<P>Yet despite all the enthusiastic support we receive from =
Evangelicals,=20
it is important that we do not delude ourselves. In such a wide =
and=20
diverse group there are bound to be malcontents and deep-seated =
internal=20
differences. Clearly, under the best of circumstances, we could =
still=20
encounter problems, possibly unpleasant differences, even outright =
hostility.=20
<P>It is therefore very important that the support we receive from =
our=20
Christian friends in relation to Israel is in no way related to =
other=20
conditions. Most Evangelicals, especially their leaders, =
understand and=20
endorse this approach.=20
<P>But as of now, whilst the chemistry between Jews and Christians =
has=20
improved, it still remains somewhat unstable. Some Orthodox Jews =
and many=20
liberal Jews continue to feel uncomfortable about the Christian =
Zionists'=20
support. They realize that their support for Israel is based upon =
the=20
belief that the Jews must be sovereign in their land as a =
precursor to the=20
Second Coming. These and other theological issues should never be=20
explored.=20
<P>On the other hand, most traditional Jews are pleasantly =
surprised and=20
encouraged when they learn that there are millions of gentiles who =
share=20
their conviction that Eretz Yisrael was given to the Jewish people =
by God=20
and will always remain their land.=20
<P>It would thus be absurd to reject as allies those whose vision =
of a=20
messianic future we do not share. Indeed we should make every =
effort to=20
strengthen the relationship as long as we take care not to become =
involved=20
in broader areas that would inevitably lead to misunderstandings =
and=20
conflict.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>The writer is senior vice =
president of=20
the World Jewish Congress.</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>2. <A name=3D2>JUST ANOTHER (JEWISH) CORPSE IN THE =
ROAD</A></H3>By Stan Goodenough - Jerusalem Newswire - August 14, =
2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>W</FONT>hat we saw on our =
televisions last=20
Tuesday was a policeman covering the body of 18-year-old Erez =
Hershkowitz=20
with a white plastic bag. One of the rescue personnel described =
how the=20
upper torso and face of the Israeli teenage technology student had =
been=20
skewered by the shrapnel blast from the Arab killer's bomb.=20
<P>The first fatality in the twin attacks on that day was a father =
out=20
shopping for his young children's breakfast. Instead of food, =
Netanel (11)=20
and Shani (8) Yekutieli got their abba's body back in a box to =
bury as=20
soon as the arrangements could be made.=20
<P>Two devastating blows dealt to two more Israeli families, =
bringing to=20
828 the number of Jews murdered in the hopeless and bankrupt quest =
for an=20
appeasing peace with the Jew haters of the Arab world.=20
<P>The following morning, I stared transfixed at the TV as the =
Israeli=20
anchor intoned news of the attack and the burial of the victims. =
His face=20
void of emotion despite the scenes of grief from the gravesides, =
the=20
reporter ended with the news that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and =
Defense=20
Minister Shaul Mofaz would meet later in the day to discuss =
Israel's=20
response to the atrocity. Then, he moved smoothly on to his next =
report.=20
<P>Today we hear what Israel's response will be: a perpetuation of =
the=20
status quo prior to the attacks. Israel will not pull out of any =
more=20
PA-controlled towns "for now," will not go back in to retake the =
towns it=20
has already left, will crawl along with the dismantling of =
"illegal=20
outposts" and will continue to target terrorist ticking bombs.=20
<P>I wonder what, amid their heartache and grief, the families of =
Erez and=20
Yehezkel will feel about these cheap goods for which their dear =
ones have=20
paid with their lives.=20
<P>Looking at those images of the victims shattered remains (am I =
being=20
too theatrical? Is it offensive, dear reader, that the death of =
these Jews=20
should be written about in such dramatic fashion?), I was reminded =
of the=20
outstanding film "The Pianist" on the life of Holocaust survivor =
Wladyslaw=20
Szpilman which was released last year, and which I have been =
mesmerized by=20
on each of the three occasions I have watched it.=20
<P>The Holocaust of European Jewry is always a reference point for =
me when=20
trying to understand the ways of antisemites, and of Jews in the =
face of=20
such hatred. It's a shame its lessons have been so quickly =
forgotten in=20
much of the Jewish world.=20
<P>In the film I find it chilling the way the Jews pass without so =
much as=20
a pause the stiff, emaciated corpses of their fellows lying in the =
gutters=20
and on the pavements of the Warsaw Ghetto.=20
<P>Certainly, when people first began dying of starvation and =
exposure in=20
that walled-off hell hole, the rest of the Jewish community didn't =
just=20
rush by and continue their daily lives.=20
<P>There would have been shock, pain, outrage and fear to come to =
terms=20
with at the start. The identification with one another as fellow =
victims=20
of the Nazi scourge surely would have driven them together, bound =
by the=20
horrifying bond of their anticipated, approaching doom.=20
<P>But, probably in order to try to ensure their survival, the =
Jews of=20
Warsaw would have allowed themselves to grow numb, to switch off =
and not=20
allow these sights of horror to drive them mad. In psychological =
terms,=20
they would have been conditioned to accept the unacceptable.=20
<P>And the conditioning did its work. With little protest, as =
helpless as=20
dumb sheep, when the time came for the Aryan savages to empty the =
ghetto,=20
the Jews allowed themselves to be driven into the cattle cars and =
trundled=20
to their deaths.=20
<P>It has been said that Hitler's devilishly devised final =
solution relied=20
to no mean extent on the unwillingness of the Jews to put up a =
fight. The=20
Fuhrer rightly assessed their demeanor and employed it to full =
advantage.=20
<P>Today, Jewish corpses frequently lie in Israel's streets, =
before being=20
bundled into plastic bags and taken away. And except for the =
immediately=20
affected families (as well as the families of those who have =
experienced=20
their own personal losses to terrorism, and for whom every new =
outrage is=20
a knife turned in the wound), the depth of shock grows less and =
less.=20
Israelis are growing accustomed to the murder of their people. =
They are=20
being conditioned.=20
<P>As for the Arabs, as they celebrate their shahids and raise =
their=20
praises to Allah for the victory they believe - as surely as the =
Nazis did=20
- will ultimately be theirs, Israel's wretched response to the =
butchering=20
of its people only fuels their conviction as it feeds their lust =
for=20
Jewish blood.=20
<P>"Itbach al-yahud," (kill the Jews) and "Allahu akbar", they cry =
from=20
their minarets. "Our god is greater." Greater than who? Why, than =
Israel's=20
God of course. For isn't it the Quran, with its promises of =
victory and=20
conquest to the Muslims that, with the constant surrendering by =
Israel of=20
its rights and its land, is being vindicated over the scriptures =
of the=20
people of the book?=20
<HR>
<H3>3. <A name=3D3>ISRAEL, HIT SYRIA NOT =
HIZBOLLAH!</A></H3>By=20
Ariel Natan Pasko - August 13, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>T</FONT>he time has finally =
come for Israel=20
to take the gloves off and start to hit hard, for real. It's time =
for=20
Israelis to get over their "Syrian Syndrome", that irrational =
deep-seated=20
fear of Syria, dating back to the Yom Kippur War of 1973. The =
Syria of=20
today might not be much different than the Syria of 1973, but =
Israel sure=20
the heck is. Israel's military in 2003 is quite a bit more =
advanced,=20
Israel's economy - while still a little slow - is exponentially =
ahead of=20
Syria's economy. In fact by every measure of national power, =
Israel is=20
well beyond Syria, the gap has grown not shrunk since 1973. So =
"get over=20
it", Syria is a paper tiger, or more aptly put a "paper bag", or =
"basket=20
case".=20
<P>Even after renewed attacks on Israel, why bother with =
Hizbollah? Why=20
play Syria's and Iran's game? Why pretend that Hizbollah is =
calling the=20
shots? Why give "immunity" to the real culprits? Put the blame =
squarely=20
where it belongs, on Syria. One could try to blame the Lebanese =
government=20
for not doing enough to tone down Hizbollah. The Lebanese military =
really=20
should take up positions in Southern Lebanon and de-militarize =
Hizbollah.=20
Israel has left Lebanese soil. Ask the UN; for once they support =
our=20
position and agree with us. But alas, Lebanon is not an =
independent state.=20
Lebanon is a puppet regime controlled by Damascus.=20
<P>So Israel needs to put the blame where it belongs; on the only =
power=20
capable of reining in Hizbollah, of dis-arming them, of cutting =
off their=20
flow of weapons from Iran, and of discouraging them from attacking =
Israel,=20
i.e. Syria. About that last line, Syria uses Hizbollah to keep =
pressure on=20
Israel. Hizbollah is Syria's proxy army against Israel. Notice the =
Syrian=20
occupation army in Lebanon never attacks Israel. It's always =
Hizbollah, so=20
that Syria can't be directly blamed for the attack. Well I'm =
saying,=20
forget the small fry, BLAME SYRIA!=20
<P>First, the Israeli government should make it a cornerstone of =
it's=20
foreign policy to raise the issue of Syria' continuing violation =
of UN=20
Security Council Resolution 520, that calls on all foreign forces =
-=20
including Syria - to leave Lebanon, at every diplomatic =
opportunity. What=20
a joke that Syria sits on the UN Security Council, while it =
violates a=20
Security Council resolution. No wonder, many people in the United =
States,=20
Israel, and elsewhere hold the UN in such low esteem. And, Israel =
should=20
more vigorously lobby Washington to "sit-on" Syria, till Syria =
gets out of=20
Lebanon. Washington has been wishy-washy in dealing with Damascus. =
<P>In the beginning of May, US Secretary of State Colin Powell =
visited=20
Damascus and Beirut. After leaving Damascus, he said in a Beirut =
press=20
conference that he and Assad discussed "all of the outstanding =
issues"=20
that have hindered US-Syrian relations in the past. That included =
frank=20
talks about Weapons of Mass Destruction; Syria's support for the =
Lebanese=20
group Hizbollah; and closing the Iraq-Syria border "and keeping it =
sealed"=20
to technology, fighters and wanted Iraqi authority figures, Powell =
said.=20
He made it clear to Assad, that the US commitment to Middle East =
peace=20
"would include Syria and Lebanon, and would include the Golan =
Heights."=20
But, Powell made no mention of speaking to Assad about getting =
Syria out=20
of Lebanon.=20
<P>Later, speaking in Beirut - notice not Damascus - Powell =
assured Prime=20
Minister Rafik Hariri of US support for "an independent and =
prosperous=20
Lebanon free of all - all - foreign forces." But the main focus of =
Powell's visit to Syria, it seems, was to prevent them from =
helping out=20
Saddam's buddies, to 'give up the goods' i.e. WMD, to stop their =
support=20
for terrorist groups - which they haven't - and to soften up their =
rejection of US Middle East Peacemaking efforts between Israel and =
the=20
Palestinians - the road map - promising the Golan Heights, as a =
reward for=20
good behavior, despite Syria's opposition to the US war in Iraq =
and=20
despite their facilitation of 'volunteer fighters' to help Saddam. =
Little=20
focus was put on getting Syria out of Lebanon and nothing has =
happened on=20
that front since Powell's visit.=20
<P>Yet, on May 2nd - the day before Powell's meeting with Assad - =
in=20
Washington, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Rick Santorum =
(R-PA)=20
introduced the Senate version of the Syria Accountability and =
Lebanese=20
Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 S 982. The bill's purposes are =
to (1)=20
halt Syrian support for terrorism; (2) end the Syrian occupation =
of=20
Lebanon; (3) stop Syria's production of Weapons of Mass =
Destruction; and=20
(4) hold Syria accountable for the illegal Syrian-Iraqi trade, =
which=20
provided Iraq with the weapons that killed American troops. The =
House=20
version of the Act was introduced on April 10. Both bills now have =
a solid=20
majority of support in the US Congress. Sponsors and supporters of =
the=20
bill claim it will weaken Syria's ability to wage wars, to =
threaten its=20
neighbors, and to destabilize the region. So, there clearly is =
support for=20
pushing Syria out of Lebanon emanating from the US Congress. =
Israel should=20
remind Washington of that.=20
<P>Today, after the United State's victory in Iraq, and the =
inclusion of=20
Iraqi Shi'ites in the Iraqi governing council, it would be hard =
for=20
Hizbollah or Iran to portray the US as out to get the Shi'ites in =
Lebanon,=20
just because they oppose Hizbollah. Ending the vicious Syrian =
occupation=20
of Lebanon, and dis-mantling Hizbollah as a military force there, =
would=20
also serve US and Israeli interests in putting a firm limit to =
Iran's=20
influence in the area. This no doubt would have a positive effect =
in=20
weakening Islamic Jihad - and to a lesser extent Hamas - in =
Damascus and=20
Gaza. Iran is already on the American and Israeli agenda, due to =
it's=20
closing in on real nuclear capability. Anything that weakens =
Iran's=20
ability to "export" the revolution is good for the region and the =
world.=20
<P>Second, in blaming Syria's dictatorial regime for Hizbollah's =
attacks=20
on Israel, the Israeli government should announce a new policy, of =
retaliatory raids against Syrian military positions in Lebanon. As =
I=20
stated earlier, why should Syria be "immune" from the costs of its =
policies in support of Hizbollah? After annunciating this change =
in=20
policy, of holding Syria accountable for Hizbollah attacks, the =
Israeli=20
government should begin a policy of "graduated escalation" =
beginning with=20
hitting Syrian positions in Lebanon.=20
<P>Everyone should remember the beginning of the Lebanon War in =
1982, when=20
Israel warned Syria to stay out of its way, but Syria didn't =
listen. When=20
confronted, Israel shot down over 90 Syrian planes with just one =
loss.=20
Today, Israel has significantly increased its military superiority =
over=20
Syria from 1982. If Syria doesn't stop the Hizbollah attacks and =
prepare=20
to end its occupation of Lebanon, the next phase would include =
selected=20
targets in Syria itself. This "graduated escalation" would put the =
issue=20
of the vicious Syrian occupation of Lebanon - since 1976 - and =
their=20
support for Hizbollah terror against Israel on the top of the =
American,=20
EU, and UN's agenda.=20
<P>Israel and the United States have to support a free and =
independent=20
Lebanon, free of Syrian occupation, free of Hizbollah terrorism, =
free to=20
return to its former glory. It's in Israel's interest, it's in =
Lebanon's=20
interest, it's in the United States' interest, and yes, it's even =
in the=20
Syrian people's interest.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Ariel Natan Pasko is an =
independent=20
analyst & consultant. He has a Master's Degree in =
International=20
Relations & Policy Analysis. His articles appear regularly =
on=20
numerous news/views and think-tank websites, in newspapers, and =
can be=20
read at: =
www.geocities.com/ariel_natan_pasko</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>4. <A name=3D4>BACK INTO THE FRYING PAN</A></H3>by =
Matthew=20
Gutman - Jerusalem Post - August 15, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>V</FONT>ery soon the game of =
make-believe=20
which earned Israel 44 days of relative quiet and the Palestinians =
the=20
easing of some restrictions will have run its course.=20
<P>The hudna (cease-fire) never existed primarily because Israel =
refused=20
to recognize a unilateral declaration of a cease-fire by terrorist =
groups=20
it seeks to annihilate. Its agreements in the road map, says every =
official from the prime minister on down, is with the Palestinian=20
Authority, not Hamas, Islamic Jihad, et al.=20
<P>Now it's dangerous to peddle cheap prophesies, but considering =
the=20
oft-repeated patterns of the past three years, it does not take a =
Middle=20
East analyst to predict the following: Islamic Jihad, which has =
already=20
proclaimed that retaliation is in order for Israel's killing of =
one of its=20
senior leaders, will follow through with its promise.=20
<P>A terrorist attack will send tremors through Israel. Israel =
will=20
continue to squeeze Islamic Jihad elements in Nablus and Jenin, =
likely=20
taking out members of the renegade al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades or =
vestiges of=20
Hamas cells in those towns while they're at it. United again, =
those groups=20
will cancel the hudna and, possibly using the weapons they have =
amassed in=20
the past six weeks, will unleash a barrage of attacks.=20
<P>"This scenario," as a senior PA security official fretted =
Thursday,=20
"will bring us back to square one." And while until Wednesday the =
leaders=20
of Hamas and Islamic Jihad pledged that, terrorist attacks aside, =
"we are=20
still committed to the hudna," Thursday saw even that lip service =
fade.=20
<P>When Israel raided the home of Hebron Islamic Jihad mastermind =
Muhammad=20
Sider, the hudna had already been over for a week. Its demise =
arrived the=20
second Israeli commandos in Nablus knocked on the Askar refugee =
camp door=20
of Hamis Abu Salem, the Hamas leader and resident bomb-maker. This =
gave=20
the rejectionist Palestinian organizations the motive they needed =
to bare=20
the teeth of the uprising.=20
<P>While Jenin's Bassam Sa'adi threatened immediate "retaliation," =
the=20
Neda al-Quds Web site elaborated, promising punishment that "will =
be=20
quick, like an earthquake in the depth of the Zionist entity."=20
<P>The Islamic groups slip so easily into the routine of attacks, =
because=20
they had little intention of ending attacks. Sa'adi, who vowed =
Thursday=20
that he was never "involved in military actions," added that, "We =
accepted=20
the cease-fire as a trap to show that it is Sharon that does not =
want the=20
cease-fire, that he is the enemy of peace. We don't believe in the =
road=20
map or the hudna."=20
<P>In an interview with Dr. Abdel Aziz Rantisi at the onset of the =
hudna=20
six weeks ago The Jerusalem Post asked the Hamas leader how he =
expects the=20
hudna to last, knowing that Israel will continue to hunt =
terrorists.=20
<P>A candid Rantisi smiled. The hudna was engineered "so that =
Palestinians=20
should understand the real situation that a hudna will not be of =
any=20
benefit to them."=20
<P>The hudna, Rantisi continued, and the violent reawakening from =
a few=20
weeks or months of quiet, aims to reaffirm "Palestinians' belief =
in the=20
intifada as the only option for them."=20
<P>Israel played its role in the script perfectly, stalking and =
killing=20
wanted men where and when the opportunity rose. By so doing Israel =
has now=20
involved each of the three main Palestinian players in the hudna: =
Hamas,=20
al-Aksa Martyrs, and now the Islamic Jihad.=20
<P>The PA plays a supporting role in the deterioration. PA =
Minister of=20
Security Muhammad Dahlan told his Israeli counterpart, Defense =
Minister=20
Shaul Mofaz, Thursday night that the PA's hands are tied. How can =
it be=20
forced to combat terror when it does not have security =
responsibility in=20
its major West Bank cities, and when its forces cannot move around =
freely?=20
<P>While Dahlan's men say they have stripped seven potential =
suicide=20
bombers of their belts, confiscated dozens of weapons, and handed =
them all=20
over to the Americans and, in some cases, the Israelis, PA Prime =
Minister=20
Mahmoud Abbas never intended to tackle Hamas and Jihad head on.=20
<P>The goal of the hudna was to buy time. It was hoped that =
Palestinian=20
populace would enjoy the advantages of calm, and increasingly =
reject Hamas=20
and Jihad, and perhaps the Aksa Martyrs. These groups would then =
dissolve=20
and reform as political bloc in the Palestinian body politic.=20
<P>Meanwhile, Dahlan has to tread a fine line between infirmity=20
maintaining that the PA cannot risk losing a civil war to Hamas =
and=20
strength claiming that, if Israel quits Ramallah, Jenin, and =
Nablus, the=20
PA will provide quiet.=20
<P>However, officials in both the Israeli and the PA camps have =
lamented=20
that, yet again, "the terrorists are leading us by the nose."=20
<HR>
<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>=93There is no roadmap, just a road and a map =
to=20
terrorism.=94 </STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>=97Ariel Mayor Ron Nachman, =
whose West=20
Bank city was struck yesterday by a deadly Palestinian terror =
attack.=20
(Globe and Mail, Aug. 13)=20
<HR>
<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
<UL><FONT size=3D-1><STRONG>
<LI><A=20
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href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/julaug03/temple.html=
">The=20
Jewish Temple</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2> =
Palestinian=20
Authority Mufti Ikrima Sabri told a German publication just last =
week,=20
"There is not [even] the smallest indication of the existence of =
a=20
Jewish temple on this place in the past. In the whole city, =
there is not=20
even a single stone indicating Jewish history." </FONT>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/antiholo/battle.html">Fightin=
g=20
The Same Battle From Europe To The Mideast</A> <FONT =
color=3D#4b4549=20
size=3D-2>Now the State of Israel has decided to take the gloves =
off. An=20
anti-Semitic disease that has spread like wildfire across the =
globe=20
demands a global response. I feel privileged, as the minister of =
diaspora affairs, to have been given responsibility by my =
government for=20
addressing this pressing issue. =
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