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CAFI Newsletter Newsletter #153 Friday, September 26, 2003=20
We wish all our readers a Shana Tova! A healthy and peaceful =
New Year.=20
1.. ON THE NEW YEAR: CHOOSING LIFE=20
2.. A NEW YEAR FOR AN OLD PEOPLE=20
3.. MY PRAYER FOR ISRAEL - ROSH HASHONA 5764=20
4.. DEREK PRINCE: LOVER OF GOD, LOVER OF ZION=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. ON THE NEW YEAR: CHOOSING LIFE
by Paula R. Stern - IsraelNationalNews.com - September 25, 2003=20
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Israelis are experiencing a =
sense of depression, as well as a sense of acceptance. We are smarter =
than we were last year, and more cynical. We have less faith in the =
world at large, but more faith in our own abilities to persevere. We are =
angrier than we were last year, but we are also more united and gentler =
with our own. We are a year older, a year wiser, and a year more =
isolated than we were before.=20
We have lost our fathers and mothers, our sons and daughters, our =
grandparents and doctors. We have lost our teachers and rabbis, our =
students and artists. We have lost a father the day after his son's =
wedding, and a father and a young bride the day before she was to be =
married. We have lost so much, and somewhere in the midst of all this =
loss, we have found ourselves again. Many have come here to live at a =
time when =93normal=94 people would be running in the other direction. =
Israel is ours and we finally understand that it does not matter what =
the world says or does. We cannot change them, cannot convince them. We =
can only do what we must.=20
Last year, we still believed there could be a peaceful solution, =
that a roadmap could be found to lead us out before we hit bottom. For =
the sake of peace, we thought last year, we would tear our land apart, =
divide our communities. We would cut our heart, divide our soul. We =
would sacrifice and achieve peace and, with that peace, retain access, =
if not ownership, to our history, portions of our land, places in our =
hearts.=20
This year, we hit bottom. We buried our babies and those about to =
be born. We ached in places we didn=92t know we could hurt, cried tears =
we thought had long since been spent, and watched the blood flow in our =
land. And finally, across the political spectrum we understood that =
peace, the greatest of our dreams, our deepest hope, could not be =
attained through surrender, withdrawal, submission and acceptance. The =
price they demanded was simply too high, too much. But more importantly, =
they were not prepared to pay equally, not prepared to even deliver on =
what we paid for.=20
This year, as in the two that preceded it, they attacked our =
buses, our cafes, our way of life. They ambushed our soldiers, our =
young. They kidnapped, stoned, bombed, lynched and tortured us. They =
desecrated our holy places, burned them, smashed them. They terrorized =
our roads and our cities. They tried to deny our connection with =
Jerusalem, attempted to write their history by rewriting ours. Lies, =
murder, deceit, betrayal. An arsenal of immorality was cloaked in their =
holy terms of martyrdom.=20
But with the new year, comes rebirth. Fathers are raising their =
motherless infants. Wives who lost their husbands are birthing their =
children in a final promise to hold on to the connection between the =
future and the past.=20
Our planes flew over Auschwitz and we asked forgiveness to the =
millions who died there. We came 60 years too late, but it won=92t =
happen again. Maybe this time, this time, we will not cave in to the =
demands and the blackmail of others. Our greatest allies and our cursed =
enemies all ask us to show restraint, while our children cry that they =
cannot take it anymore, that they are afraid. We are learning to listen =
to our children.=20
A new year is upon us. An anniversary of three years passing. =
Three years in which we have been hunted, while being accused of being =
the hunter. We have been bombed, while being accused of being the =
bombers. They tell us that we incite, we target, we kill. And yet, each =
of our operations comes in response to their actions. We target killers =
who have sent their booby-trapped sons into our midst drugged on the =
lies of future paradise.=20
It is hard, after three years, to believe that there will suddenly =
be an end to this violence, that the day will come soon when we can put =
our children on buses and not force them to call, when we can leave them =
at bus stations and not hold our breathes, fearing that we will hear a =
boom as we drive away.=20
But under the pessimism and the depression, as in the deepest =
months of winter, there is a blossom of hope and optimism beginning to =
grow. We will survive this. We have rededicated ourselves to the State. =
We will not surrender our rights to live here. So, despite Cafe Hillel =
blowing up, we still had to search for a table when we went out to eat. =
Despite the No. 2 bus being targeted, my daughter and son still have to =
stand on the ride home during rush hour. Despite the malls and stores =
that are being attacked, I still had to wait until the tourists had =
finished purchasing a whole load of presents before buying my husband =
his birthday gift.=20
Our eyes were watchful as we ate in the cafe. My daughter was =
nervous on the bus, and the tourist asked if we weren=92t a little =
afraid to live here as she made her purchase. But we eat and drink, we =
ride the buses and we buy our gifts. In short, we live in our country, =
because that is the choice we were commanded to make long ago. =93I have =
set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore, choose =
life, that both you and your children may live.=94 (Devarim / =
Deuteronomy 30:19)=20
As we prepare to celebrate the new year, the last year can be =
summed up simply as a choice made. We chose peace long ago, and that has =
not changed. But peace is not an option so long as Yasser Arafat, Hamas, =
Islamic Jihad and Fatah will not allow it. And so, in the absence of =
peace, we have chosen life.=20
May we all be written into the book of life for the coming year, =
and may only our enemies know the sorrow they would inflict upon us.=20
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2. A NEW YEAR FOR AN OLD PEOPLE
A New Year's Message from the Publisher of Israel Insider
By Reuven Koret - September 26, 2003=20
It has been a difficult year for those who care about Israel, and =
for us who live here.=20
For three years running, we have been forced to deal with a savage =
assault by terrorists and their state sponsors, unprecedented in its =
viciousness. Guards stand outside our restaurants and our institutions. =
We eye passersby to ensure that they are not wearing explosive belts. We =
choose our tables to offer protection against blast and shrapnel.=20
On the diplomatic front, we have reached a point where the United =
States is our only true friend and with us, the only unwavering =
defenders against radical Islam. The rest of the world is either in =
league with the jihadists, or cowed by rising Muslim populations, =
mumbling pleading appeasements and pathetic rationalizations for not =
fighting back.=20
Jew-hatred is creeping back. It will not go away. Israel has =
become the world's Jew, whipping boy for the perverse pleasure of the =
anti-Semites. Sometimes it seems that Israel is treated as at once =
Jesus, valued only after being victimized and savaged, and Judas, blamed =
for allegedly causing our own sufferings.=20
In the real world the result has been little short of =
catastrophic. All the accomplishments of Israeli science and technology, =
which fueled such prosperity in the 1990s, are overwhelmed by the burst =
high tech bubble and the dearth of visitors and investments.=20
As a publisher, it means that advertising has dried up. It means =
that there is a glut of unemployed web developers and designers, ready =
to work for peanuts. It means that the local market for building dynamic =
websites has dried up. And we are the lucky ones.=20
In other industries there is even greater suffering. A million =
Israelis -- a sixth of our population -- are mired in real poverty, =
unable to obtain adequate health care, sufficient food. Education and =
social services are sacrificed. Good people are forced to retire early.=20
But. In Israel there is always a but. We are a nation of six =
million, equal in numbers to those killed by the Germans and their =
assorted helpers in the Holocaust. But we are the only nation in the =
world where the Jewish population is growing.=20
We are the only nation in the world which lives by the Jewish =
calendar, beats to the rhythm of the Jewish Sabbath and the Jewish =
holidays. Despite all, we love life, fight for it passionately.=20
We are the only nation that speaks the Hebrew language, =
resurrected within the last century from the parchments of the Bible, =
Our Book. We have a beautiful nation which has the diversity of =
California, without (most of) the smog and (so far) the earthquakes.=20
We have beautiful men and women, brave soldiers, gifted scientists =
and dedicated physicians. We have more than our share of authors and =
artists, dancers and dreamers. We live fully, intensely. If we have =
suffered, as a people and a nation, it has not killed us. It has made us =
stronger. If we have been disillusioned, we continue to dream.=20
This year the dangerous illusions of the "roadmap" were smashed to =
pieces. This year our enemies again didn't miss an opportunity to miss =
an opportunity. Once again, those who have eyes to see realize that our =
enemies do not wish to live beside us but instead of us.=20
The illusion that "occupation" is the main problem has also been =
shattered, since our enemies make it clear that they consider Tel Aviv =
to be occupied territory, and will not give up on their "right" to =
destroy the Jewish state by overwhelming us demographically.=20
One of our enemies has this year been destroyed, and another has =
been put on notice that they will face the consequences if it continues =
to develop weapons of mass destruction.=20
I am not a fan of the separation fence, but its erection is now an =
inevitability, an interim stage which may bring a bit more security and =
a little more definition to our amorphous state as we evolve into the =
nation with a mission we are destined to fulfill. May we do so speedily. =
As publisher and builder of dynamic websites, our company has =
reached a position where we can enable diverse voices not often heard in =
the mainstream to express themselves. We have contributed voices that =
seek to communicate how Israelis see themselves and their world. We have =
provided the members of our reading community with a unique ability to =
talk back in public, to make their voices heard.=20
Each of us involved in producing Israel Insider cares deeply about =
our publication. We care about our readers, even those who don't agree =
with our perspective on this issue or that. Indeed, our staff writers =
often don't agree among themselves, and make no secret of our =
disagreements. We respect our readers enough to let them judge for =
themselves.=20
We invite you to write to us, or just to "talk back," whenever the =
inspiration strikes you.=20
We have been honored to serve you in this last difficult year, and =
we will continue to serve you, come what may, in the new one.=20
May it be a joyous, healthy and peaceful year, for the Jewish =
People, for Israel, and for all those who love and care about us.=20
Shana tova.=20
Reuven Koret=20
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3. MY PRAYER FOR ISRAEL - ROSH HASHONA 5764
By Bernard J. Shapiro - from the October 2003 issue of THE =
MACCABEAN ONLINE=20
As I survey the fragile planet we call home, my mind makes note of =
the chaos, blood, and tears. The cries of a million lost souls shatter =
the night in a million corners of the earth. The sensitive, =
compassionate among them try to feed the hungry, heal the sick, clothe =
the naked. One by one their energies dissipate. They try to hold back =
the tide with a teaspoon and then see the impossibility of the task. The =
Jewish people are but a cosmic speck in this universe. To many Jews who =
feel deeply about their own people, that speck becomes the whole world. =
Other Jews are irrevocably tied to non-Jewish pursuits.=20
May we as a people open our eyes and begin to see the world as it =
really is. Without becoming depressed and morose, we must realize that =
there are powerful forces in the world that wish us ill. May we mobilize =
our strength to fight our enemies until they are defeated. May we not =
succumb to false prophets of peace. We all want peace. We pray for peace =
in our Sabbath services every Friday night. After thousands of years, =
being victims of persecution, expulsion, extermination, and =
discrimination, it is natural that we yearn for peace with every ounce =
of our bodies and souls. It is because our hunger for peace is so strong =
that we must be doubly cautious not to fall for a pseudo-peace. Today =
none of us believe Chamberlain really negotiated "peace in our time" =
with Hitler. Why do some Jews believe that Peres and Rabin really =
negotiated "peace" with Arafat, one of today's Hitlers? The Jewish =
people must learn the value of unity in the face of so many enemies who =
wish them ill.=20
I pray that Israelis who have fought in countless wars will =
understand that there is no magic cure, though they crave to be free of =
constant conflict. As Jews we are all involved in this historic struggle =
to survive. It is not our fate or that of the Israelis that we should =
retire from this struggle.=20
There is another battlefield here in America where the Jewish =
people is being tested and I pray that they win. That is the battle with =
assimilation, the struggle for continuity of Jewish life. History very =
clearly tells us that Jews can survive any persecution, but show a great =
tendency to assimilate and disappear where conditions are favorable. =
This seductive kiss of death is very hard to fight and I don't have all =
the answers. One thing is clear: where there is a strong intensity of =
religious upbringing, complete with Jewish day schools, the process of =
assimilation can be slowed. My prayer for the Jewish people would be a =
rapid growth in attendance in Jewish day schools. Also the Jewish =
population will have to shift to a more traditional form of Judaism. In =
two or three generations more than 80% of Reform Jews will have =
disappeared. The main survivors will be Orthodox and Conservative Jewry =
and the Lubavitch Movement.=20
In 1967, during a visit to Israel immediately following the Six =
Day War, I prayed at the Wall for the first time. I had expected the =
stones to be rough and weathered after all this time, but they were =
smooth from 2000 years of touching and kissing. The gentle caresses of =
Jews over the ages had worn soft finger grooves in the hard rock. As I =
placed my hands on this magnificent relic of our forefathers, I felt a =
surge of light and energy the likes of which I had never known. In what =
had to have been but the flash of a second, I felt at one with Jews from =
all periods of history.=20
In an instant I saw the continuity of Jewish history and its =
unbreakable connection with Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel). I understood =
how modern Israel is the beginning of the Third Temple Period and the =
spiritual heir to Joshua, Saul, David, Solomon, the Maccabees and Bar =
Kokhba. I frequently write about the security reasons for incorporating =
Judea, Samaria, and Gaza into the body of Israel. There is another side =
to this issue and that is the spiritual-religious side. The truth, which =
many find inconvenient, is that the Land of Israel was promised by G-d =
to Abraham and his seed in perpetuity. The Land of Israel is not =
speculative real estate to be bartered away for seductive promises of =
peace. The hills and valleys of Judea and Samaria contain the collective =
memory of the Jewish people. It was here that the Israelites first =
entered the Holy Land. And it was here they fought the battles, built =
the towns, elected their kings and were preached to by their prophets =
and judges. And it was on this soil that they wrote the Holy Scriptures =
we call our Bible.=20
In my blinding flash of insight at the Wall, I also understood =
that Israel on its own soil was more powerful than the sum of its =
weapons and men. Jews who had wandered the earth powerless for two =
millenniums attained great power when re-united with the soil of Israel. =
One thing is clear to me: the Lord has blessed Israel by =
re-uniting Jerusalem and bringing Judea, Samaria, and Gaza back under =
its control. It would be a horrendous sin against G-d and common sense =
for Israel to renounce this inheritance to which it is entitled. Israel =
holds these lands as a sacred trust for the Jewish people in perpetuity. =
It would not only be sinful, but also criminal, to abuse that trust by =
denying future generations of Jews their Holy Land -- the Land of their =
Fathers -- the one tiny spot on planet earth given to them by G-d.=20
As we approach Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, I see Am Yisrael in =
great pain. I say to the suffering people of Israel. We are an ancient =
people with a glorious history. Though we suffer from weak leadership, =
we are greater than our leaders. Our souls are greater than the =
terrorists and their allies in the Palestinian Authority. We will never =
be defeated by their bullets and bombs. We have never submitted. We have =
never renounced our claim to Eretz Yisrael. We are a Holy People, =
despite our pain. We have vision where our leaders sometime are blind. =
Our courage is greater than the mean and cruel world which has oppressed =
us.=20
BEWARE THE RISEN PEOPLE
I have a vision and a dream that I must reveal as we approach =
these Days of Awe: In the name of G-d, the Almighty, Defender of His =
People, Israel, I say to my people's enemies: Beware of the thing that =
is coming, that will take what you would not give. That will free the =
people of Israel from your atrocities. I say to Israeli Prime Minister =
Ariel Sharon: Be aware of the Risen People who will sweep the Arab =
scourge into the dustbin of history. Know that the Jewish soul will be =
set free. The spectacular victories of the Israeli army and the return =
to Zion demonstrated that power. But it wasn't a miracle. It was just =
the soul of the Jew coming to its own. It was just the Jewish soul freed =
at last to be itself.=20
And I see it coming, the Jewish soul released to be itself. I see =
a new proud Jewish government coming to power in Israel. A government =
that reclaims the Jewish Holy Places and restores Jewish sovereignty in =
all of Eretz Yisrael. I see Moslem control and Islamic sites removed =
from the Temple Mount to make it ready for Moshiach. I see the enemies =
of Israel, who raise up their hands to murder or injure Jews, driven =
from our Holy Land. I see the secular Jews of Israel and the world =
becoming more observant and returning to the Torah. I see religious Jews =
becoming more tolerant of diversity in Jewish practice.=20
I see a new Israeli foreign policy that grovels before no nation, =
no matter how powerful. I see Israel's Foreign Minister informing every =
nation that their embassies must be in Jerusalem. If they don't respect =
Israel's capital, then may have a consulate in Tel Aviv. I see the =
government demanding that the Vatican return all the property it has =
stolen from the Jewish people during the last 2000 years. Maybe they =
will refuse and we could always hold their property in Israel as a down =
payment. The Vatican has been used to dealing with obsequious groveling =
Jews, but now they would see proud fearless Jews. I see an Israeli =
government that would change its relationship with America from one of =
subservience to one of equal alliance.=20
Yes, I have a dream (apologies to MLK) that Jews will no longer =
debate the obvious: like whether to hold onto what is theirs or trade it =
away; whether to struggle for survival or to give up from fatigue. I =
have a dream that the Jews of the kibbutz and the Jews of YESHA will be =
reborn as brothers and patriots. From the Galilee to Eilat, all the =
people of Israel will share the same dream of a powerful independent =
Zionist nation. I have a dream that this strong, proud independent =
Israel will win the respect of all the nations of the world, including =
the Arabs. Instead of the contempt it has earned in recent years, Israel =
will again be a light unto the nations. And finally, I have a dream that =
this new Israel will find the peace it so dearly deserves. A peace with =
strength and self-respect. As I look back at 4000 years of Jewish =
history, I have but one urgent hope and prayer: We must make this dream =
a reality. There is no alternative.=20
May the Lord, bless the leaders of Israel with the courage to =
pursue peace, and the wisdom to know when it is not attainable. May the =
Lord bless the Jews who return to Zion and give them jobs and new =
friends to ease their transition into Israeli life. May the Lord bless =
the war-weary Israeli people with the stamina to bear up under the =
strain, if peace not just around the corner. May they understand that =
their fate may be that of endless struggle to survive in a hostile world =
and may they have the strength to understand that there is still no =
alternative (ein brera). May the people of Israel prosper and go from =
success to success never forgetting that their destiny lies in their =
might, their righteousness and their faith in HaShem. SHANA TOV!=20
Bernard J. Shapiro is executive director of the Freeman Center =
For Strategic Studies and editor of its monthly Internet magazine THE =
MACCABEAN ONLINE
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4. DEREK PRINCE: LOVER OF GOD, LOVER OF ZION
By Jerusalem Newswire Editorial Staff - September 26, 2003=20
About six weeks before he died Wednesday, globally renowned and =
beloved Bible teacher and Christian author Derek Prince told a visiting =
US Senator international developments today indicated that God was busy =
restoring Israel and judging the nations of the world.=20
This affirmation of Prince's belief in the centrality of Israel to =
events shaping our lives was shared with hundreds of believers and =
fellow lovers of Zion who gathered in a Jerusalem church Friday for a =
glorious funeral service to send the 88-year-old Briton "home."=20
After the service, the worshippers followed the coffin through the =
busy pre-Rosh Hashana city streets to a quiet Christian cemetery in the =
heart of western Jerusalem, laying Prince's body to rest just meters =
from where the most recent 'suicide' bomb attack took the lives of seven =
Israeli Jews.=20
Prince saw in Islam's virulent hatred of Israel a major force =
being used to push Jews and Christians closer together after centuries =
of animosity, suspicion and fear.=20
Revelation in Jerusalem
The pastor, teacher and author, who considered Jerusalem his =
hometown, was discharged from the British Army and re-entered civilian =
life in the ancient city at the end of World War Two, four years before =
Israel's national homeland was reborn.=20
One night in 1946, while standing near the Mount of Olives, he had =
been awakened to the integrality of the land and people of Israel to the =
Bible, and consequently to himself as a Bible-believing Christian.=20
As he described it, he realized that "geographically, the Bible is =
set in the land of Israel; historically, its theme is the people of =
Israel."=20
Detached from this geographical context, countless historical and =
prophetic passages of Scripture were "meaningless."=20
The destiny of Israel and the Church
Among the more than 45 books authored by Prince on a wide variety =
of subjects of interest to Christians were "The Last Word on the Middle =
East" (Derek Prince Ministries, USA, 1982), and "The Destiny of Israel =
and the Church" (Word Publishing, Milton Keynes, 1992).=20
In the latter he writes:=20
"Christians from Gentile backgrounds owe their entire spiritual =
inheritance to Israel. One appropriate way for them to acknowledge their =
indebtedness is to stand by Israel in the midst of their present =
pressures, and to uphold them with faithful intercession."
Prince saw that the anti-God forces in the world, including Islam, =
were being used to push Christians and Jews closer together after =
centuries of animosity and persecution.=20
While many Israelis and Jews in the United States have commented =
recently on the strength of support for Israel that exists today in the =
evangelical Christian world, especially since the outbreak of the Oslo =
War (Al-Aqsa intifada) Prince already noted back in 1982 that:=20
"The State of Israel =85 is beginning to realize that its =
firmest and most influential friends today are found among =
Bible-believing Christians worldwide."
Israel the watershed
Prince believed that the restored nation of Israel was a =
watershed, a line of separation between nations, and that God would =
judge nations on whether they stood with His restoration purposes for =
Israel, or opposed them. "Rulers and nations will determine their own =
destiny by how they respond to what God does for Israel," he wrote.=20
"God has revealed clearly in His Word that He intends to restore =
Israel, and that He requires all other nations to cooperate with His =
purpose. Any nation that rejects the revelation of God's Word has, in =
effect, rejected God Himself, and must suffer the consequences."
God is judging the nations
According to a close friend of Prince's who spoke during the =
funeral service Friday, US Senator Sam Brownback had visited the then =
ill-weakened man in his Jerusalem home about six weeks ago, and asked =
him how he understood what was happening in the world today.=20
Struggling to get the words out, Prince had finally managed to =
answer:=20
"God is restoring Israel. And God is judging the nations."=20
by Derek Prince;=20
a.. A Derek Prince Teaching Letter - No. 7: The Root of =
Anti-Semitism
b.. Who Owns The Land? (Should It Be Open For Negotiation?)
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
"No country has suffered such unjustified attack and consistent =
discrimination within the UN system. The time has come to end this =
campaign of diplomatic incitement."
- Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom to the United Nations General =
Assembly, September 25, 2003. Full speech here.=20
"Serving in the army is not 'request hour' on a radio music =
show."
- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon commenting on the pilots refusing to =
serve. Story here.=20
"I want to be honest and I don't care what they say, I believe =
... it was right to give him (Arafat) the Nobel Prize."
- Shimon Peres, at an international peace symposium held as part =
of his 80th birthday celebrations.=20
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. Three Years of Arafat's War Three years ago, many of us =
already knew that the Palestinian leaders had turned their backs on any =
agreement and were preparing for a campaign of terror and violence. The =
resulting brutality in which almost 900 Israelis have been murdered and =
thousands of lives destroyed, was too inhuman to imagine, but in =
retrospect not surprising.=20
b.. The U.S. Must Stop Undermining Israel's War on Terrorism If =
Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein were holed up in a compound surrounded by =
U.S. troops, is there any doubt as to what the outcome would be? Why is =
Arafat different?=20
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Friday, September 26, =
2003</FONT></B>=20
<P><STRONG><FONT color=3D#004040>We wish all our readers a =
<I>Shana=20
Tova!</I> A healthy and peaceful New Year.</FONT>=20
<OL>
<LI><A href=3D"#1">ON THE NEW YEAR: CHOOSING LIFE</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">A NEW YEAR FOR AN OLD PEOPLE</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">MY PRAYER FOR ISRAEL - ROSH HASHONA =
5764</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">DEREK PRINCE: LOVER OF GOD, LOVER OF =
ZION</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>ON THE NEW YEAR: CHOOSING =
LIFE</A></H3>by=20
Paula R. Stern - IsraelNationalNews.com - September 25, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>O</FONT>n the eve of the Jewish =
New Year,=20
Israelis are experiencing a sense of depression, as well as a =
sense of=20
acceptance. We are smarter than we were last year, and more =
cynical. We=20
have less faith in the world at large, but more faith in our own =
abilities=20
to persevere. We are angrier than we were last year, but we are =
also more=20
united and gentler with our own. We are a year older, a year =
wiser, and a=20
year more isolated than we were before.=20
<P>We have lost our fathers and mothers, our sons and daughters, =
our=20
grandparents and doctors. We have lost our teachers and rabbis, =
our=20
students and artists. We have lost a father the day after his =
son's=20
wedding, and a father and a young bride the day before she was to =
be=20
married. We have lost so much, and somewhere in the midst of all =
this=20
loss, we have found ourselves again. Many have come here to live =
at a time=20
when =93normal=94 people would be running in the other direction. =
Israel is=20
ours and we finally understand that it does not matter what the =
world says=20
or does. We cannot change them, cannot convince them. We can only =
do what=20
we must.=20
<P>Last year, we still believed there could be a peaceful =
solution, that a=20
roadmap could be found to lead us out before we hit bottom. For =
the sake=20
of peace, we thought last year, we would tear our land apart, =
divide our=20
communities. We would cut our heart, divide our soul. We would =
sacrifice=20
and achieve peace and, with that peace, retain access, if not =
ownership,=20
to our history, portions of our land, places in our hearts.=20
<P>This year, we hit bottom. We buried our babies and those about =
to be=20
born. We ached in places we didn=92t know we could hurt, cried =
tears we=20
thought had long since been spent, and watched the blood flow in =
our land.=20
And finally, across the political spectrum we understood that =
peace, the=20
greatest of our dreams, our deepest hope, could not be attained =
through=20
surrender, withdrawal, submission and acceptance. The price they =
demanded=20
was simply too high, too much. But more importantly, they were not =
prepared to pay equally, not prepared to even deliver on what we =
paid for.=20
<P>This year, as in the two that preceded it, they attacked our =
buses, our=20
cafes, our way of life. They ambushed our soldiers, our young. =
They=20
kidnapped, stoned, bombed, lynched and tortured us. They =
desecrated our=20
holy places, burned them, smashed them. They terrorized our roads =
and our=20
cities. They tried to deny our connection with Jerusalem, =
attempted to=20
write their history by rewriting ours. Lies, murder, deceit, =
betrayal. An=20
arsenal of immorality was cloaked in their holy terms of =
martyrdom.=20
<P>But with the new year, comes rebirth. Fathers are raising their =
motherless infants. Wives who lost their husbands are birthing =
their=20
children in a final promise to hold on to the connection between =
the=20
future and the past.=20
<P>Our planes flew over Auschwitz and we asked forgiveness to the =
millions=20
who died there. We came 60 years too late, but it won=92t happen =
again.=20
Maybe this time, this time, we will not cave in to the demands and =
the=20
blackmail of others. Our greatest allies and our cursed enemies =
all ask us=20
to show restraint, while our children cry that they cannot take it =
anymore, that they are afraid. We are learning to listen to our =
children.=20
<P>A new year is upon us. An anniversary of three years passing. =
Three=20
years in which we have been hunted, while being accused of being =
the=20
hunter. We have been bombed, while being accused of being the =
bombers.=20
They tell us that we incite, we target, we kill. And yet, each of =
our=20
operations comes in response to their actions. We target killers =
who have=20
sent their booby-trapped sons into our midst drugged on the lies =
of future=20
paradise.=20
<P>It is hard, after three years, to believe that there will =
suddenly be=20
an end to this violence, that the day will come soon when we can =
put our=20
children on buses and not force them to call, when we can leave =
them at=20
bus stations and not hold our breathes, fearing that we will hear =
a boom=20
as we drive away.=20
<P>But under the pessimism and the depression, as in the deepest =
months of=20
winter, there is a blossom of hope and optimism beginning to grow. =
We will=20
survive this. We have rededicated ourselves to the State. We will =
not=20
surrender our rights to live here. So, despite Cafe Hillel blowing =
up, we=20
still had to search for a table when we went out to eat. Despite =
the No. 2=20
bus being targeted, my daughter and son still have to stand on the =
ride=20
home during rush hour. Despite the malls and stores that are being =
attacked, I still had to wait until the tourists had finished =
purchasing a=20
whole load of presents before buying my husband his birthday gift. =
<P>Our eyes were watchful as we ate in the cafe. My daughter was =
nervous=20
on the bus, and the tourist asked if we weren=92t a little afraid =
to live=20
here as she made her purchase. But we eat and drink, we ride the =
buses and=20
we buy our gifts. In short, we live in our country, because that =
is the=20
choice we were commanded to make long ago. =93I have set before =
you life and=20
death, blessing and cursing: therefore, choose life, that both you =
and=20
your children may live.=94 (Devarim / Deuteronomy 30:19)=20
<P>As we prepare to celebrate the new year, the last year can be =
summed up=20
simply as a choice made. We chose peace long ago, and that has not =
changed. But peace is not an option so long as Yasser Arafat, =
Hamas,=20
Islamic Jihad and Fatah will not allow it. And so, in the absence =
of=20
peace, we have chosen life.=20
<P>May we all be written into the book of life for the coming =
year, and=20
may only our enemies know the sorrow they would inflict upon us.=20
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<H3>2. <A name=3D2>A NEW YEAR FOR AN OLD =
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<H4>A New Year's Message from the Publisher of <A=20
href=3D"http://www.israelinsider.com/">Israel Insider</A></H4>By =
Reuven=20
Koret - September 26, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>I</FONT>t has been a difficult =
year for=20
those who care about Israel, and for us who live here.=20
<P>For three years running, we have been forced to deal with a =
savage=20
assault by terrorists and their state sponsors, unprecedented in =
its=20
viciousness. Guards stand outside our restaurants and our =
institutions. We=20
eye passersby to ensure that they are not wearing explosive belts. =
We=20
choose our tables to offer protection against blast and shrapnel.=20
<P>On the diplomatic front, we have reached a point where the =
United=20
States is our only true friend and with us, the only unwavering =
defenders=20
against radical Islam. The rest of the world is either in league =
with the=20
jihadists, or cowed by rising Muslim populations, mumbling =
pleading=20
appeasements and pathetic rationalizations for not fighting back.=20
<P>Jew-hatred is creeping back. It will not go away. Israel has =
become the=20
world's Jew, whipping boy for the perverse pleasure of the =
anti-Semites.=20
Sometimes it seems that Israel is treated as at once Jesus, valued =
only=20
after being victimized and savaged, and Judas, blamed for =
allegedly=20
causing our own sufferings.=20
<P>In the real world the result has been little short of =
catastrophic. All=20
the accomplishments of Israeli science and technology, which =
fueled such=20
prosperity in the 1990s, are overwhelmed by the burst high tech =
bubble and=20
the dearth of visitors and investments.=20
<P>As a publisher, it means that advertising has dried up. It =
means that=20
there is a glut of unemployed web developers and designers, ready =
to work=20
for peanuts. It means that the local market for building dynamic =
websites=20
has dried up. And we are the lucky ones.=20
<P>In other industries there is even greater suffering. A million =
Israelis=20
-- a sixth of our population -- are mired in real poverty, unable =
to=20
obtain adequate health care, sufficient food. Education and social =
services are sacrificed. Good people are forced to retire early.=20
<P>But. In Israel there is always a but. We are a nation of six =
million,=20
equal in numbers to those killed by the Germans and their assorted =
helpers=20
in the Holocaust. But we are the only nation in the world where =
the Jewish=20
population is growing.=20
<P>We are the only nation in the world which lives by the Jewish =
calendar,=20
beats to the rhythm of the Jewish Sabbath and the Jewish holidays. =
Despite=20
all, we love life, fight for it passionately.=20
<P>We are the only nation that speaks the Hebrew language, =
resurrected=20
within the last century from the parchments of the Bible, Our =
Book. We=20
have a beautiful nation which has the diversity of California, =
without=20
(most of) the smog and (so far) the earthquakes.=20
<P>We have beautiful men and women, brave soldiers, gifted =
scientists and=20
dedicated physicians. We have more than our share of authors and =
artists,=20
dancers and dreamers. We live fully, intensely. If we have =
suffered, as a=20
people and a nation, it has not killed us. It has made us =
stronger. If we=20
have been disillusioned, we continue to dream.=20
<P>This year the dangerous illusions of the "roadmap" were smashed =
to=20
pieces. This year our enemies again didn't miss an opportunity to =
miss an=20
opportunity. Once again, those who have eyes to see realize that =
our=20
enemies do not wish to live beside us but instead of us.=20
<P>The illusion that "occupation" is the main problem has also =
been=20
shattered, since our enemies make it clear that they consider Tel =
Aviv to=20
be occupied territory, and will not give up on their "right" to =
destroy=20
the Jewish state by overwhelming us demographically.=20
<P>One of our enemies has this year been destroyed, and another =
has been=20
put on notice that they will face the consequences if it continues =
to=20
develop weapons of mass destruction.=20
<P>I am not a fan of the separation fence, but its erection is now =
an=20
inevitability, an interim stage which may bring a bit more =
security and a=20
little more definition to our amorphous state as we evolve into =
the nation=20
with a mission we are destined to fulfill. May we do so speedily.=20
<P>As publisher and builder of dynamic websites, our company has =
reached a=20
position where we can enable diverse voices not often heard in the =
mainstream to express themselves. We have contributed voices that =
seek to=20
communicate how Israelis see themselves and their world. We have =
provided=20
the members of our reading community with a unique ability to talk =
back in=20
public, to make their voices heard.=20
<P>Each of us involved in producing Israel Insider cares deeply =
about our=20
publication. We care about our readers, even those who don't agree =
with=20
our perspective on this issue or that. Indeed, our staff writers =
often=20
don't agree among themselves, and make no secret of our =
disagreements. We=20
respect our readers enough to let them judge for themselves.=20
<P>We invite you to write to us, or just to "talk back," whenever =
the=20
inspiration strikes you.=20
<P>We have been honored to serve you in this last difficult year, =
and we=20
will continue to serve you, come what may, in the new one.=20
<P>May it be a joyous, healthy and peaceful year, for the Jewish =
People,=20
for Israel, and for all those who love and care about us.=20
<P>Shana tova.=20
<P>Reuven Koret=20
<HR>
<H3>3. <A name=3D3>MY PRAYER FOR ISRAEL - ROSH HASHONA =
5764</A></H3>By Bernard J. Shapiro - from the October 2003 issue =
of THE=20
MACCABEAN ONLINE=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>s I survey the fragile =
planet we=20
call home, my mind makes note of the chaos, blood, and tears. The =
cries of=20
a million lost souls shatter the night in a million corners of the =
earth.=20
The sensitive, compassionate among them try to feed the hungry, =
heal the=20
sick, clothe the naked. One by one their energies dissipate. They =
try to=20
hold back the tide with a teaspoon and then see the impossibility =
of the=20
task. The Jewish people are but a cosmic speck in this universe. =
To many=20
Jews who feel deeply about their own people, that speck becomes =
the whole=20
world. Other Jews are irrevocably tied to non-Jewish pursuits.=20
<P>May we as a people open our eyes and begin to see the world as =
it=20
really is. Without becoming depressed and morose, we must realize =
that=20
there are powerful forces in the world that wish us ill. May we =
mobilize=20
our strength to fight our enemies until they are defeated. May we =
not=20
succumb to false prophets of peace. We all want peace. We pray for =
peace=20
in our Sabbath services every Friday night. After thousands of =
years,=20
being victims of persecution, expulsion, extermination, and=20
discrimination, it is natural that we yearn for peace with every =
ounce of=20
our bodies and souls. It is because our hunger for peace is so =
strong that=20
we must be doubly cautious not to fall for a pseudo-peace. Today =
none of=20
us believe Chamberlain really negotiated "peace in our time" with =
Hitler.=20
Why do some Jews believe that Peres and Rabin really negotiated =
"peace"=20
with Arafat, one of today's Hitlers? The Jewish people must learn =
the=20
value of unity in the face of so many enemies who wish them ill.=20
<P>I pray that Israelis who have fought in countless wars will =
understand=20
that there is no magic cure, though they crave to be free of =
constant=20
conflict. As Jews we are all involved in this historic struggle to =
survive. It is not our fate or that of the Israelis that we should =
retire=20
from this struggle.=20
<P>There is another battlefield here in America where the Jewish =
people is=20
being tested and I pray that they win. That is the battle with=20
assimilation, the struggle for continuity of Jewish life. History =
very=20
clearly tells us that Jews can survive any persecution, but show a =
great=20
tendency to assimilate and disappear where conditions are =
favorable. This=20
seductive kiss of death is very hard to fight and I don't have all =
the=20
answers. One thing is clear: where there is a strong intensity of=20
religious upbringing, complete with Jewish day schools, the =
process of=20
assimilation can be slowed. My prayer for the Jewish people would =
be a=20
rapid growth in attendance in Jewish day schools. Also the Jewish=20
population will have to shift to a more traditional form of =
Judaism. In=20
two or three generations more than 80% of Reform Jews will have=20
disappeared. The main survivors will be Orthodox and Conservative =
Jewry=20
and the Lubavitch Movement.=20
<P>In 1967, during a visit to Israel immediately following the Six =
Day=20
War, I prayed at the Wall for the first time. I had expected the =
stones to=20
be rough and weathered after all this time, but they were smooth =
from 2000=20
years of touching and kissing. The gentle caresses of Jews over =
the ages=20
had worn soft finger grooves in the hard rock. As I placed my =
hands on=20
this magnificent relic of our forefathers, I felt a surge of light =
and=20
energy the likes of which I had never known. In what had to have =
been but=20
the flash of a second, I felt at one with Jews from all periods of =
history.=20
<P>In an instant I saw the continuity of Jewish history and its=20
unbreakable connection with Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel). I =
understood=20
how modern Israel is the beginning of the Third Temple Period and =
the=20
spiritual heir to Joshua, Saul, David, Solomon, the Maccabees and =
Bar=20
Kokhba. I frequently write about the security reasons for =
incorporating=20
Judea, Samaria, and Gaza into the body of Israel. There is another =
side to=20
this issue and that is the spiritual-religious side. The truth, =
which many=20
find inconvenient, is that the Land of Israel was promised by G-d =
to=20
Abraham and his seed in perpetuity. The Land of Israel is not =
speculative=20
real estate to be bartered away for seductive promises of peace. =
The hills=20
and valleys of Judea and Samaria contain the collective memory of =
the=20
Jewish people. It was here that the Israelites first entered the =
Holy=20
Land. And it was here they fought the battles, built the towns, =
elected=20
their kings and were preached to by their prophets and judges. And =
it was=20
on this soil that they wrote the Holy Scriptures we call our =
Bible.=20
<P>In my blinding flash of insight at the Wall, I also understood =
that=20
Israel on its own soil was more powerful than the sum of its =
weapons and=20
men. Jews who had wandered the earth powerless for two millenniums =
attained great power when re-united with the soil of Israel.=20
<P>One thing is clear to me: the Lord has blessed Israel by =
re-uniting=20
Jerusalem and bringing Judea, Samaria, and Gaza back under its =
control. It=20
would be a horrendous sin against G-d and common sense for Israel =
to=20
renounce this inheritance to which it is entitled. Israel holds =
these=20
lands as a sacred trust for the Jewish people in perpetuity. It =
would not=20
only be sinful, but also criminal, to abuse that trust by denying =
future=20
generations of Jews their Holy Land -- the Land of their Fathers =
-- the=20
one tiny spot on planet earth given to them by G-d.=20
<P>As we approach Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, I see Am Yisrael in =
great=20
pain. I say to the suffering people of Israel. We are an ancient =
people=20
with a glorious history. Though we suffer from weak leadership, we =
are=20
greater than our leaders. Our souls are greater than the =
terrorists and=20
their allies in the Palestinian Authority. We will never be =
defeated by=20
their bullets and bombs. We have never submitted. We have never =
renounced=20
our claim to Eretz Yisrael. We are a Holy People, despite our =
pain. We=20
have vision where our leaders sometime are blind. Our courage is =
greater=20
than the mean and cruel world which has oppressed us.=20
<H4>BEWARE THE RISEN PEOPLE</H4>I have a vision and a dream that I =
must=20
reveal as we approach these Days of Awe: In the name of G-d, the =
Almighty,=20
Defender of His People, Israel, I say to my people's enemies: =
Beware of=20
the thing that is coming, that will take what you would not give. =
That=20
will free the people of Israel from your atrocities. I say to =
Israeli=20
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon: Be aware of the Risen People who will =
sweep=20
the Arab scourge into the dustbin of history. Know that the Jewish =
soul=20
will be set free. The spectacular victories of the Israeli army =
and the=20
return to Zion demonstrated that power. But it wasn't a miracle. =
It was=20
just the soul of the Jew coming to its own. It was just the Jewish =
soul=20
freed at last to be itself.=20
<P>And I see it coming, the Jewish soul released to be itself. I =
see a new=20
proud Jewish government coming to power in Israel. A government =
that=20
reclaims the Jewish Holy Places and restores Jewish sovereignty in =
all of=20
Eretz Yisrael. I see Moslem control and Islamic sites removed from =
the=20
Temple Mount to make it ready for Moshiach. I see the enemies of =
Israel,=20
who raise up their hands to murder or injure Jews, driven from our =
Holy=20
Land. I see the secular Jews of Israel and the world becoming more =
observant and returning to the Torah. I see religious Jews =
becoming more=20
tolerant of diversity in Jewish practice.=20
<P>I see a new Israeli foreign policy that grovels before no =
nation, no=20
matter how powerful. I see Israel's Foreign Minister informing =
every=20
nation that their embassies must be in Jerusalem. If they don't =
respect=20
Israel's capital, then may have a consulate in Tel Aviv. I see the =
government demanding that the Vatican return all the property it =
has=20
stolen from the Jewish people during the last 2000 years. Maybe =
they will=20
refuse and we could always hold their property in Israel as a down =
payment. The Vatican has been used to dealing with obsequious =
groveling=20
Jews, but now they would see proud fearless Jews. I see an Israeli =
government that would change its relationship with America from =
one of=20
subservience to one of equal alliance.=20
<P>Yes, I have a dream (apologies to MLK) that Jews will no longer =
debate=20
the obvious: like whether to hold onto what is theirs or trade it =
away;=20
whether to struggle for survival or to give up from fatigue. I =
have a=20
dream that the Jews of the kibbutz and the Jews of YESHA will be =
reborn as=20
brothers and patriots. From the Galilee to Eilat, all the people =
of Israel=20
will share the same dream of a powerful independent Zionist =
nation. I have=20
a dream that this strong, proud independent Israel will win the =
respect of=20
all the nations of the world, including the Arabs. Instead of the =
contempt=20
it has earned in recent years, Israel will again be a light unto =
the=20
nations. And finally, I have a dream that this new Israel will =
find the=20
peace it so dearly deserves. A peace with strength and =
self-respect. As I=20
look back at 4000 years of Jewish history, I have but one urgent =
hope and=20
prayer: We must make this dream a reality. There is no =
alternative.=20
<P>May the Lord, bless the leaders of Israel with the courage to =
pursue=20
peace, and the wisdom to know when it is not attainable. May the =
Lord=20
bless the Jews who return to Zion and give them jobs and new =
friends to=20
ease their transition into Israeli life. May the Lord bless the =
war-weary=20
Israeli people with the stamina to bear up under the strain, if =
peace not=20
just around the corner. May they understand that their fate may be =
that of=20
endless struggle to survive in a hostile world and may they have =
the=20
strength to understand that there is still no alternative (ein =
brera). May=20
the people of Israel prosper and go from success to success never=20
forgetting that their destiny lies in their might, their =
righteousness and=20
their faith in HaShem. SHANA TOV!=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Bernard J. Shapiro is =
executive=20
director of the <A href=3D"http://freeman.org">Freeman Center =
For=20
Strategic Studies</A> <FREEMAN.ORG>and editor of its monthly =
Internet=20
magazine THE MACCABEAN ONLINE</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>4. <A name=3D4>DEREK PRINCE: LOVER OF GOD, LOVER =
OF=20
ZION</A></H3>By <A =
href=3D"http://www.jnewswire.com/index.asp">Jerusalem=20
Newswire</A> Editorial Staff - September 26, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>bout six weeks before =
he died=20
Wednesday, globally renowned and beloved Bible teacher and =
Christian=20
author Derek Prince told a visiting US Senator international =
developments=20
today indicated that God was busy restoring Israel and judging the =
nations=20
of the world.=20
<P>This affirmation of Prince's belief in the centrality of Israel =
to=20
events shaping our lives was shared with hundreds of believers and =
fellow=20
lovers of Zion who gathered in a Jerusalem church Friday for a =
glorious=20
funeral service to send the 88-year-old Briton "home."=20
<P>After the service, the worshippers followed the coffin through =
the busy=20
pre-Rosh Hashana city streets to a quiet Christian cemetery in the =
heart=20
of western Jerusalem, laying Prince's body to rest just meters =
from where=20
the most recent 'suicide' bomb attack took the lives of seven =
Israeli=20
Jews.=20
<P>Prince saw in Islam's virulent hatred of Israel a major force =
being=20
used to push Jews and Christians closer together after centuries =
of=20
animosity, suspicion and fear.=20
<H4>Revelation in Jerusalem</H4>The pastor, teacher and author, =
who=20
considered Jerusalem his hometown, was discharged from the British =
Army=20
and re-entered civilian life in the ancient city at the end of =
World War=20
Two, four years before Israel's national homeland was reborn.=20
<P>One night in 1946, while standing near the Mount of Olives, he =
had been=20
awakened to the integrality of the land and people of Israel to =
the Bible,=20
and consequently to himself as a Bible-believing Christian.=20
<P>As he described it, he realized that <I>"geographically, the =
Bible is=20
set in the land of Israel; historically, its theme is the people =
of=20
Israel."</I>=20
<P>Detached from this geographical context, countless historical =
and=20
prophetic passages of Scripture were "meaningless."=20
<H4>The destiny of Israel and the Church</H4>Among the more than =
45 books=20
authored by Prince on a wide variety of subjects of interest to =
Christians=20
were "The Last Word on the Middle East" (Derek Prince Ministries, =
USA,=20
1982), and "The Destiny of Israel and the Church" (Word =
Publishing, Milton=20
Keynes, 1992).=20
<P>In the latter he writes:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><I>"Christians from Gentile backgrounds owe their =
entire=20
spiritual inheritance to Israel. One appropriate way for them to =
acknowledge their indebtedness is to stand by Israel in the =
midst of=20
their present pressures, and to uphold them with faithful=20
intercession."</I></BLOCKQUOTE>Prince saw that the anti-God =
forces in the=20
world, including Islam, were being used to push Christians and =
Jews closer=20
together after centuries of animosity and persecution.=20
<P>While many Israelis and Jews in the United States have =
commented=20
recently on the strength of support for Israel that exists today =
in the=20
evangelical Christian world, especially since the outbreak of the =
Oslo War=20
(Al-Aqsa intifada) Prince already noted back in 1982 that:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><I>"The State of Israel =85 is beginning to realize =
that its=20
firmest and most influential friends today are found among=20
Bible-believing Christians worldwide."</I></BLOCKQUOTE>
<H4>Israel the watershed</H4>Prince believed that the restored =
nation of=20
Israel was a watershed, a line of separation between nations, and =
that God=20
would judge nations on whether they stood with His restoration =
purposes=20
for Israel, or opposed them. <I>"Rulers and nations will determine =
their=20
own destiny by how they respond to what God does for Israel,"</I> =
he=20
wrote.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><I>"God has revealed clearly in His Word that He =
intends to=20
restore Israel, and that He requires all other nations to =
cooperate with=20
His purpose. Any nation that rejects the revelation of God's =
Word has,=20
in effect, rejected God Himself, and must suffer the=20
consequences."</I></BLOCKQUOTE>
<H4>God is judging the nations</H4>According to a close friend of =
Prince's=20
who spoke during the funeral service Friday, US Senator Sam =
Brownback had=20
visited the then ill-weakened man in his Jerusalem home about six =
weeks=20
ago, and asked him how he understood what was happening in the =
world=20
today.=20
<P>Struggling to get the words out, Prince had finally managed to =
answer:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>"God is restoring Israel. And God is judging =
the=20
nations." </STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-1><STRONG>by Derek =
Prince;=20
<UL>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/antiholo/dprince.html">A =
Derek=20
Prince Teaching Letter - No. 7: The Root of =
Anti-Semitism</A><BR>
<LI><A =
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/who_owns.html">Who Owns=20
The Land? (Should It Be Open For=20
Negotiation?)</A></LI></UL></STRONG></FONT>
<HR>
<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><I>"No country has suffered such unjustified =
attack=20
and consistent discrimination within the UN system. The time has =
come to=20
end this campaign of diplomatic =
incitement."</I></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>-=20
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom to the United Nations General =
Assembly,=20
September 25, 2003. <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=3DJPost/A/JPArtic=
le/PrinterFull&cid=3D1064470662015">Full=20
speech here.</A>=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><I>"Serving in the army is not 'request hour' =
on a=20
radio music show."</I></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>- Prime Minister =
Ariel Sharon=20
commenting on the pilots refusing to serve. Story <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=3D50309">here.</A>=
=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><I>"I want to be honest and I don't care what =
they=20
say, I believe ... it was right to give him (Arafat) the Nobel=20
Prize."</I></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>- Shimon Peres, at an =
international peace=20
symposium held as part of his 80th birthday celebrations.=20
<HR>
<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
<UL><FONT size=3D-1><STRONG>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/septoct03/3war.html"=
>Three=20
Years of Arafat's War</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 =
size=3D-2>Three years=20
ago, many of us already knew that the Palestinian leaders had =
turned=20
their backs on any agreement and were preparing for a campaign =
of terror=20
and violence. The resulting brutality in which almost 900 =
Israelis have=20
been murdered and thousands of lives destroyed, was too inhuman =
to=20
imagine, but in retrospect not surprising.</FONT>=20
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/septoct03/stop.html"=
>The=20
U.S. Must Stop Undermining Israel's War on Terrorism</A> =
<FONT=20
color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>If Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein were =
holed up in a=20
compound surrounded by U.S. troops, is there any doubt as to =
what the=20
outcome would be? Why is Arafat different?</FONT>=20
</STRONG></FONT></LI></UL>
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