Removing the Evil from Our Midst
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I am so sick of these people. OK… I know they are Baalei Chesed. They are renowned for helping their coreligionists in a myriad of ways. They provide food and shelter and all manner of kindness to those in need. And there are many in their camp who qualify. They bend over backwards to help in any and every way they can. Their network of Chesed is widely known and respected. And it is why they are so popular among their own. Especially the devout. But despite their vaunted devotion to God, they have become an evil people in their perceived service to Him.
Hamas can do Chesed all day long for its people. It doesn’t matter. The reason their people suffer is no one’s fault but their own. They perpetuate that status with their deadly antagonism towards Israel. An antagonism that includes daily indiscriminate bombardment of Israeli population centers from Gaza. Their Chesed does not extend to non Muslims. To Hamas, we are all infidels requiring either conversion, subservience to them, or elimination. That is the nature of their hatred of the Jew – who adds insult to injury by occupying Palestine.
Let us not make any mistake about this. To Hamas and other Islamists, Jews are not only occupiers, they are infidels who have usurped what they believe is their Muslim God given right to the land. Until they achieve the goal of taking it back, they will use all means at their disposal to accomplish it. Including the rockets they fire indiscriminately into Israel. Human life means nothing to them in that goal. Not even their own.
That’s why they place their rockets bases in school yards and other civilian population centers in Gaza. They use their own people as human shields. And the devout Islamist civilian allows them to do it. They all want to be martyrs for the cause. There is no greater achievement in life than to die for God. Getting Palestine is such a goal. I will never forget the sight I once saw on the TV News of a Muslim mother expressing her joy that her son blew himself up in a suicide attack against Israel.
I know that Palestinians do suffer all manner of inconvenience and disgrace due to their situation. Israel’s need to protect itself from infiltrating terrorists causes them to have some very harsh treatment for Palestinians.
Palestinians rightfully object to being treated like terrorists. Most of them are indeed not terrorists. But Israel has no choice. The Jihadists take advantage of any laxity that Israel shows them in this regard. So Israel has to be tough.
Nonetheless, if you are an Arab and your wife and children are on the receiving end of such treatment you don’t think about why you are being treated like a potential terrorist. You look at the people treating you that way and hate them for doing this to you. No thought is really given to the reasons for that treatment. Or the fact that Israel would never treat them that way if not for the terrorists among them.
This is the propaganda of the Islamists. They call Israel oppressive occupiers – comparing Israel to the Apartheid State of pre Mandela South Africa. South Africa was a racist state. Israel not only grants citizenship to resident Arabs they serve in the K’nesset as equals – being elected by their own constituency. If there is any prejudice against them now it is because of the fallout of the overall decades long conflict. It didn’t have to be that way. If the Arabs would have accepted us from the start – Israel could have had the same relationship with its Arab neighbors that the US has with Canada.
Hamas doesn’t care about any of that. They cast Israel as modern day Nazis. Now after constantly pounding Israel with rockets (supplied by Iran) from their bases in Gaza, Israel decided to finally act and hit them back with targeted assassinations of Hamas leaders. Israel has hit other areas of Gaza where rocket launchers are located. Civilians – some of them children were killed. Hamas couldn’t wait to proclaim Israel as baby killers. But who are the real baby killers here? It is Hamas who purposely places their rocket launchers in school yards.
tell a friendAbout the Author: Harry Maryles runs the blog "Emes Ve-Emunah" which focuses on current events and issues that effect the Jewish world in general and Orthodoxy in particular. It discuses Hashkafa and news events of the day - from a Centrist perspctive and a philosphy of Torah U'Mada. He can be reached at hmaryles@yahoo.com.
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The subsequent good deeds of a murderer does not make him any less a murderer…
Dear Harry Maryles, may your search for spiritual truth bring you righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. And to all those who seek spiritual truth and love of neighbours, may God who is Love Himself, neutralize the forces of darkness around them and make light their burden. Amen.
If Israel does not remove the muslim Scourge, in their Midst, the Jews will NEVER have Peace. EVER.
The middle East 100 years ago was the most PEACEFUL place in the world…
Until the West (Wild West as they called themselves) decided to interfere in the Arab lands….
Look at how America are causing Chaos throughout the world
Wake up your speculation of the world/Gaza are WRONG!!!
If that's what u feel y did u enter the land of Muslims Israel was non existence until u decided to over take and kill the love spreading Muslims if they were the problem how did u manage to occupy nearly 80% of Palestine because u are the terrorist u don't want peace u want mOney and greed like you did at the time of the prophecy and by killing our children u won't be able to wipe us out as the world is full of Palestinians each one of us
This guy is twisted with the media Role-play of the West!!
Man TV does brainwash you stupid people Palestine is the victim NOT the terrorist!!!!
I don't watch TV. There is no such place as "Palestine". Just arabs who named themselves "palestinians". You occupy Israel's Land. If not for Israel, you arabs would have starved to death, long ago. Westerners consider you the WELFARE-arabs of the Middle-East. NOBODY wants you in their country. Trouble-Makers and terrorists. Plus they would have to financially support you. Who can afford it? Stop inbreeding with your relatives and maybe you will not be so Ignorant. No, what I say about Gaza is right! Israel built Gaza and GAVE it to you. You have turned it into a Ghetto. Arabs started this War. I hope Israel finishes the job. As for Barack Obama, YOU can have him. We don't want him.
Harry myles so u finally decided to strike back at Palestine who have very bloodly destroyed your homes ure businesses your homes your armies your children and you have finally decided to attack back now well done I mean they have been realy extreme and are terrorists finally u have decided to put a stop to this JUST LIke You did Hundred times before I pray for GAZA Israel and the USA the both governments and leaders are what I call evil cowards who attack on vulnerable children it's so clear what you are doing
Josh jaye does not watch tv we are not Arabs but we stand with them don't be daft Israel a Zionist country in between all Muslim countries don't think so maybe u should have took Uganda u would have been fully destroyed by now it's the kindness of muslim u have been able to go as far as you have today and u don't need Obama if it's not for him u have no weapons u are dead without him u fool Israel is nothing without USA nothing at all
"Kindness of muslims"?? "Muslims spreading love"??? Where do you get your information? Everywhere muslims go, they kill and destroy. Even in America, muslim men BEHEAD their own wives and daughters, under the pretense of 'Honor-Killing'. What is honorable about killing your own family? Hacking them to death? That is the Insane Sharia Law. I'm surprised that women support Sharia Law. Muslim men consider their women "property" and do not respect women at all. A married muslim man rapes a relative, and the whole family accuses her of Adultery, and STONES THE VICTIM TO DEATH. Have you ever seen a man beheaded? Or his fingers sliced off by a sword? I have. That is how muslims "spread love around". No respect for human life….not even their own. Go ahead and 'stand with the muslims'. It will be the biggest mistake you will ever make. When the time comes, please remember the words that I have told you… By the way, thousands of years ago, it was foretold that Israel would be surrounded by her enemies. Is it not true? When it was foretold, Israel was not a State….so the prophecy has come true.
what's ment to b is ment to b no1 cant stop tht from happenin..
hello brother