Post by Paddy by Grace on Jun 4, 2009 16:00:36 GMT -7
I got this e mail from a friend.. I think it is very well written and also portrays the way I feel and many other Israelis feel too.
Just happy to share with you.
Subject: Things you may not hear on the news in the States
Dear friends and family You all know me, and know that I am neither an alarmist nor one that gives in to panic; so if I have finally decided to write such a long email, I only request that you read it to the end. Before the last presidential elections I attempted, without any luck what-so-ever, to impress upon you the potential risks to the State of Israel , should Mr. Barak Obama be elected.In some cases my mails were ignored, in other cases I was told how uninformed I was and that Mr. Obama was pro-Israel. These people sited as a point of proof the appointment of Rahm Emanual as his chief of staff. After initially snubbing the democratically elected Prime Minister of Israel , Bibi Netanyahu, Mr. Obama invited Bibi to the white house for "a working meeting" – as opposed to a State Visit which is the usually accepted protocol. In contrast to the warm welcome afforded Abu Abbas, the head of the Palestinians authority or the (literal) bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia , Mr. Obama's time spent with Mr. Netanyahu was laced with open pressure and hidden threats.Mr. Obama condemned Israel 's "irrelevant demand" – that of insisting that the Palestinian Authority recognize Israel as a "sovereign Jewish State". I urge you all to listen carefully to President Obama's upcoming speech when he visit's Egypt . It will define his agenda; the agenda of having the United States of America befriend the Muslim world at the expense and endangerment of the State of Israel . This is not an exaggeration. Recently President Obama has made multiple public statements, echoed by Secretary of State Clinton, that Israel MUST stop all building in Judea and Samaria , and in EAST JERUSALEM . It was made clear that this includes the construction of new homes in existing towns, needed to answer the requirements of the natural population growth in these cities, towns and settlements (and in direct disparity to agreements made with the two previous administrations, Clinton and Bush). Today it was printed in the New York Times that if Israel does not comply immediately with Obama's demands that the US will no longer support Israel in the UN general assembly and security council votes. Three years ago Israel forcibly evacuated all Jews living in the Gaza strip. 1,700 families were expelled from that territory – including the transferring of the remains from cemeteries in Gaza to cemeteries in other parts of the Country. Within a very short period of time, the Hamas terrorist group successfully launched a violent coup de ta and ousted the government of the Palestinian Authority. Since that coup Gaza has served as a launching pad for DAILY rocket, mortar and missile attacks into Israel 's southern cities. Now Mr. Obama is insisting that Israel opens the border crossings into Gaza and to "ease the conditions of the citizens there"; yet, not a word mentioned about citizens in Israel still being shelled daily by the Hamas or about the Hamas not allowing the international red cross to visit the kidnapped Israeli Soldier, Gilad Shalit, in a flagrant violation of international law. The London Times has reported that Mr. Obama has promised Abu Abbas that the US will do all in its power to force Israel to evacuate the West Bank and East Jerusalem within two years, as part of his 2 state solution plan (more like the "final solution"). Once the Hamas takes over the West Bank, as they did in Gaza ; Tel Aviv, Netanya and Israel 's International Airport will be in the range of their rockets. There are over 350,000 Jews living in Judea & Samaria. Jerusalem is in the heart and prayers of every Jew anywhere around the world "If I forget thee O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither, let my tongue cleave to my pallet, If I do not remember you, If I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy". We need your help. Israel 's very existence is in danger. Not at the hands of a terrorist group; not at the hands of a Hitler like tyrant in Iran ; but at the hands of the leader of our closest ally.Please write letters, make phone calls, do everything that the freedom of the great USA enables you to do. Help Israel now…. Else there will be no meaning to the words you utter next Passover – "Next Year in Jerusalem " Thank youJeff Ravis
Just happy to share with you.
Subject: Things you may not hear on the news in the States
Dear friends and family You all know me, and know that I am neither an alarmist nor one that gives in to panic; so if I have finally decided to write such a long email, I only request that you read it to the end. Before the last presidential elections I attempted, without any luck what-so-ever, to impress upon you the potential risks to the State of Israel , should Mr. Barak Obama be elected.In some cases my mails were ignored, in other cases I was told how uninformed I was and that Mr. Obama was pro-Israel. These people sited as a point of proof the appointment of Rahm Emanual as his chief of staff. After initially snubbing the democratically elected Prime Minister of Israel , Bibi Netanyahu, Mr. Obama invited Bibi to the white house for "a working meeting" – as opposed to a State Visit which is the usually accepted protocol. In contrast to the warm welcome afforded Abu Abbas, the head of the Palestinians authority or the (literal) bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia , Mr. Obama's time spent with Mr. Netanyahu was laced with open pressure and hidden threats.Mr. Obama condemned Israel 's "irrelevant demand" – that of insisting that the Palestinian Authority recognize Israel as a "sovereign Jewish State". I urge you all to listen carefully to President Obama's upcoming speech when he visit's Egypt . It will define his agenda; the agenda of having the United States of America befriend the Muslim world at the expense and endangerment of the State of Israel . This is not an exaggeration. Recently President Obama has made multiple public statements, echoed by Secretary of State Clinton, that Israel MUST stop all building in Judea and Samaria , and in EAST JERUSALEM . It was made clear that this includes the construction of new homes in existing towns, needed to answer the requirements of the natural population growth in these cities, towns and settlements (and in direct disparity to agreements made with the two previous administrations, Clinton and Bush). Today it was printed in the New York Times that if Israel does not comply immediately with Obama's demands that the US will no longer support Israel in the UN general assembly and security council votes. Three years ago Israel forcibly evacuated all Jews living in the Gaza strip. 1,700 families were expelled from that territory – including the transferring of the remains from cemeteries in Gaza to cemeteries in other parts of the Country. Within a very short period of time, the Hamas terrorist group successfully launched a violent coup de ta and ousted the government of the Palestinian Authority. Since that coup Gaza has served as a launching pad for DAILY rocket, mortar and missile attacks into Israel 's southern cities. Now Mr. Obama is insisting that Israel opens the border crossings into Gaza and to "ease the conditions of the citizens there"; yet, not a word mentioned about citizens in Israel still being shelled daily by the Hamas or about the Hamas not allowing the international red cross to visit the kidnapped Israeli Soldier, Gilad Shalit, in a flagrant violation of international law. The London Times has reported that Mr. Obama has promised Abu Abbas that the US will do all in its power to force Israel to evacuate the West Bank and East Jerusalem within two years, as part of his 2 state solution plan (more like the "final solution"). Once the Hamas takes over the West Bank, as they did in Gaza ; Tel Aviv, Netanya and Israel 's International Airport will be in the range of their rockets. There are over 350,000 Jews living in Judea & Samaria. Jerusalem is in the heart and prayers of every Jew anywhere around the world "If I forget thee O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither, let my tongue cleave to my pallet, If I do not remember you, If I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy". We need your help. Israel 's very existence is in danger. Not at the hands of a terrorist group; not at the hands of a Hitler like tyrant in Iran ; but at the hands of the leader of our closest ally.Please write letters, make phone calls, do everything that the freedom of the great USA enables you to do. Help Israel now…. Else there will be no meaning to the words you utter next Passover – "Next Year in Jerusalem " Thank youJeff Ravis