Thursday, October 18, 2007
CAJL CC 101807 OPEN LETTER TO US PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH. FANTASTIC!
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Dear list, amv"sh
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CAJL (Conference of Authentic Jewish Leadership
CC Calling Campaign
101807 October 18, 2007
This letter by Ruth Matar says it all. It says it right! I know at least 3 other spunky ladies around Ruth Matar's generation, the Holocaust generation, that are not afraid to say it like it is. They are not afraid to speak out to President Bush. This letter is phenomenal. Let it be the statement of our United Jewish Voice! Let us carry these women on our shoulders. Nothing written so far can compare!
Action items:
Please forward this letter to all the Rabbanim you know. When you speak to the organizations feel free to talk to whomever picks up the phone. Our biggest advocates are the secretaries.
Call the Young Israel 212-929-1525 plerner@youngisrael.org Rabbi Pesach Lerner
Call the OU 212-563-4000 info@ou.org Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Stephen Savitsky
Call the OU Washington DC 202-513-6484 ipadc@ou.org Nathan Diament Director
Call the Agudath Yisroel of America 212-979-9000 Rabbi Gertzulin,
Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel PR dzwiebel@agudathisrael.org
Rabbi Avi Shafran PR
and ask them if they read Ruth Matar's letter. Ask them to please forward it to the proper channels in Washington DC. This is the correct Jewish position regarding the establishment of the State of Palestine, G-d forbid. They are the occupiers. Ruth Matar's letter should be read on Shabbos Drashos in shul! Ask everyone you know to use her points in the letter when they call the White House.
Dear Volunteer, Yasher Koach! May you go from strength to strength! Bracha Vehatzlacha and please let us know what response you received!
October 18, 2007
Dear President Bush,
I am taking the liberty of writing you this personal letter because I fear you have put the State of Israel in a most dangerous, life-threatening situation. You have achieved this both by your June 24, 2002, policy speech, and by your planned “Peace Conference”, to be held in Annapolis, Maryland. I have spent many sleepless nights since your speech on June 24, 2002, when you first declared your vision of dividing Israel into two states; a Jewish one, and an Arab state carved out of Jewish Biblical land. IN YOUR JUNE 24, 2002, POLICY SPEECH you declared:“My vision is two states, living side-by-side, in peace and security.” You also stated that it is untenable for Palestinians to live in squalor and OCCUPATION. Mr. President, your “vision” is based on a faulty premise. Israel is not occupying Arab territory! On the contrary: LARGE PARTS OF ISRAEL ARE OCCUPIED BY THE ARABS. The Arab claim that the country was theirs and was taken away from them by the Jews is completely false and lacks any historic basis. The following is a short summary of Israel’s history: Israel became a nation in 1312 B.C.E., i.e. 2,000 years BEFORE the rise of Islam, and long before there was any Arab nation. Israel (Palestine) has been the homeland of the Jewish People since biblical times. It was subsequently “occupied” more than 15 times. Among its occupiers were the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Ottoman Turks. The longest occupiers of the Holy Land who ruled on and off for 400 yearsbetween 1517-1917were the Ottoman Turks. They were followed by the British who ruled under a Mandate of the League of Nations (later the U.N.) to renew a homeland for the Jewish People. Jews had dominion over the land of Israel over 1,300 years before their expulsion by the conquering Roman Empire. Moreover, Jews have had a continuous presence in this land for over 3,300 years. As for your planned, so-called “Peace Conference”, to be held in Annapolis, Maryland, which you announced on July 16 of this year, you seem to have stacked the cards unfairly against Israel. You have invited all your Arab friends, and in addition, only countries who have declared themselves to be in favor of a TWO STATE SOLUTION. What then, remains to be discussed at the Conference? Your plan is to have your Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, chair this Conference. It is well known that Ms. Rice is no friend of Israel. For example, at her Senate confirmation hearing as US Secretary of State, Rice stated: “If I am confirmed, I will be especially honored to succeed a man I so admire- my friend and mentor, Colin Powell.” Colin Powell, Secretary of State during your first term, famously described Yasser Arafat to a US Senate committee as follows: “One man’s Terrorist is another man’s Freedom Fighter.” In addition, James Baker, your father’s Secretary of State, of “F-ck the Jews” fame, is one of Rice’s best friends. They have many common interests and attitudes. To top it all, Chevron Oil Company, one of the ten largest oil companies in the world, named one of their giant tankers “Condoleezza Rice” in honor of her dedicated service. As you may remember, many critics complained at the time, that the ship served as a giant floating symbol of your administration’s cozy ties to the oil industry. No wonder then, that the Israeli People are wary of the upcoming Conference, which Ehud Olmert has agreed to attend on behalf of the country he supposedly represents. (This man is currently under a number of criminal investigations!) At this Conference there will be a preponderance of Arab nations. Prime Minister Olmert has foolishly accepted the invitation. Does he not realize Israel is slated to be the sacrificial lamb? President Bush, it is only fair that the person writing this letter identify herself. I am an elderly lady, who will, God willing, celebrate my 78th Birthday at the end of this month. I am a Holocaust survivor, born in Austria. I escaped the Nazi death machine when my parents succeeded in having me accepted on a Kinder Transport to Sweden, just a month before the outbreak of World War Two. (My cousins were not as fortunate, and are believed to have died in a concentration camp). My parents were able to escape Austria by crossing the border to Italy. At the end of the war they were part of the group of one thousand survivors who President Roosevelt allowed to enter the United States. Our family was miraculously united in the US, where we subsequently became American citizens. I received my higher education, from age seventeen through college, in the United States. I met and married an American Jewish lawyer who had served in the American Army throughout the war. After the War, he attended Wisconsin University and Yale Law School on the G.I. Bill. My husband and I have four children and seventeen grandchildren. We currently live in Jerusalem, Israel. We consider the United States as our homeland. At the same time, as religious Jews, we feel that Israel is our spiritual homeland, promised to us Hebrews by the Almighty G-d as an everlasting inheritance. From my perspective as a Holocaust survivor, I fear that my children and grandchildren are not safe from another Holocaust. The current situation frightens me more than I can describe in words. Iran is about to acquire the atom bomb and President Ahmedinejad repeatedly states his intention to wipe Israel off the map.
At this point I must tell you, President Bush, that I voted for you both in the election of 2000, and in the election of 2004. At that time, I worked hard on my popular weekly English radio program from Israel, (INN: Israel National News), to recruit the American absentee vote on your behalf. My program was mainly directed to American audiences. I was fortunate to be able to interview many interesting prominent Americans such as James Woolsey, foreign policy specialist and former Director of Central Intelligence and head of the Central Intelligence Agency. In light of all this, I implore you, Mr. President: Do not divide the Holy Land! I truly believe that such an act on your part will have the most dangerous repercussions for Israel, the United States, and in fact, the entire western civilization, whose values and belief system are based on our common Holy Bible. I believe that you truly wish to promote Peace in the Middle East.However, dividing the Holy Land will have the exact opposite effect. We cannot hide from ourselves the fact that Mahmoud Abbas, who you are promoting as Prime Minister of this new theoretical Arab State, is a former well known terrorist who co-founded the PLO together with Yasser Arafat. We must also face the fact that his terrorist Fatah Organization has murdered many more Jews than even Hamas! To this day, Abbas denies that there ever was a Holocaust, a view shared by Iran’s President, Ahmedinejad. We must keep in mind Mahmoud Abbas’ educational background. He graduated from the University of Damascus, Syria, and subsequently earned his Ph.D degree at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow. Both these institutions are known for their hatred of Israel. Abbas’ thesis was, in fact, about Holocaust denial. His dissertation was entitled: “The Secret Connection between the Nazis and the Leaders of the Zionist Movement”. Abu Daoud was one of the terrorists intimately involved in the planning of the Munich Massacre of Israeli athletes in the 1972 Olympics. Daoud alleged in his autobiography that Mahmoud Abbas was the main paymaster behind the attack. Mr. President, do you really plan for this terrorist to be Israel’s peace partner? There are many Israelis and Americans, both Jews and Christians, who feel that your Conference will have a strong anti-Israel component, and therefore will result in a harmful outcome for the Jewish State. You have yet to announce the final-final date for your Conference. We hope that you give us the courtesy of notifying the public as to when it will be held, so that we can finalize our own preparations. We plan to hold a Zionist Conference in New York preceding your Annapolis Conference by a few days. In conclusion, I would like to quote Oklahoma Senator Inhofe’s Senate Floor Statement of March 4, 2002, entitled “SEVEN REASONS WHY ISRAEL IS ENTITLED TO THE LAND”: “Reason Number 7: I believe very strongly that we ought to support Israel; that it has a right to the land. This is the most important reason: BECAUSE G-D SAID SO.”
Respectfully Yours,
Ruth Matar
Jerusalem, Israel
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Rabbis, Clarify your Position Pblicly Regarding a State of Palestine!
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Dear Young Israel USA and Young Israel in Israel, OU, Agudath Yisroel of America etc.
YES, you are speaking up loudly for a United Jerusalem! Hurrah! (That also can be translated to Hu Ra. This is BAD!) Your United Voice will surely make a difference. The question is what difference will it make. Mainstream Jewish Organizations seem to be Uniting regarding publicly coming out against a Divided Jerusalem but refrain from speaking out with the same conviction regarding opposition to a State of Palestine. Are you afraid to take a stand that is diametrically opposed to the Government of the United States? President Bush clearly wants to establish a State of Palestine. You are Silent. Does that mean that you agree? Is that complicit agreement?
I know that the Rabbinic Leaders in your organizations will tell you that a State of Palestine is a tragedy. Will they say so publicly? If as a united voice they only speak up for Jerusalem then by omission it means that Yesha is expendable. That is Serious. We have then, by default, united to be SILENT regarding a State of Palestine. On the other hand, if we speak out with conviction against a State of Palestine, there is no question whatsoever that Dividing Jerusalem is not an option.
The Young Israel boasts of 150 Synagogues. That must mean thousands of members. Agudath Yisroel can boast correctly of their extensive network. Who knows maybe even influence hundreds of thousands of caring Jews. Agudath Yisroel of America has shown their ability to mobilize their people in record time. The Yesha Leaders from the Yesha Council have in the past led their constituents to believe that they are proactive and failed in the end miserably. Will the tragedies of Gush Katif repeat itself G-d Forbid?
It is up to each individual to question this decision of remaining silent regarding the establishment of the State of Palestine and to urge their Rabbinic Leaders and their affiliated shuls and organizations NOT TO BE SILENT regarding the State of Palestine! The People should not allow their leadership to lead them to another Gush Katif! When the Nations of the world sees conviction regarding the entire Israel they will lose their brazenness to demand Jerusalem.
Whoever sees this email in your office, pass it around to your friends of coworkers. Don't be afraid to speak out to the higher ups in your organization to be outspoken against the State of Palestine. Secretaries are our biggest advocates. Why does it only have to be the Christians that are Biblically correct and talk about G-d Given borders? It makes the People of the Book look bad.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Urgent! Re: Your visit to the Middle East.
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A Heartfelt Plea to First Lady Laura Bush by CAJL (Conference of Authentic Jewish Leadership).
Initiated by Concerned Jewish Women in
Dear First Lady Laura Bush,
You are an ambassador of the United States by virtue of your position as First Lady. The attached letter was initiated by a group of women around the United States in order to ask you to be the catalyst to correct two grave injustices. Please read these words carefully. Our goal is not to promote our organization but rather to promote the ideas stated in this letter.
Dear Mrs. Bush,
In a short time, you and the President will retire from the White House. The question we would like to ask you is, being that all is recorded in Shamayim (heaven) what will be recorded about your great opportunity to lead the nation, and the world in a righteous path.
We therefore urge you to consider the following two actions for which the rewards far outweigh what can be seen in this world.
The first action is to reverse the terrible injustice of a 22 year incarceration of an agent of
One Nation under G-d with
There is no precedent for the sentence which Mr. Pollard received - not even for an enemy nation. See attached lists of spies released http://jonathanpollard.org/sentences.htm with the addition of the most recent case of Leandro Aragoncillo. There was faulty representation and also deceit in a plea bargain agreement. There is no question that Jonathan was sold out by Mr. Shimon Peres.
The same Mr. Peres was the architect of
The second action is to reverse the
In G-d We Trust.
We have been supporters of the President. We believe the women will lead the way to a better tomorrow. We ask you Mrs. Bush to please present our case to the President and be the shaliach (representative) in this world. We still have time to correct these terrible injustices.
Please do not miss the opportunity
Sincerely,
Co Founders: CAJL
Tova Abadi simplefaith2002@yahoo.com Robin Ticker faigerayzel@aol.com
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