Video of an Outraged New Yorker in Response to Cuomo's and DeBlasio's Wimpy Press Statement following the Suicide Pipe Bomber in Times Square Station

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Listening to the Governor and Mayor's statement was not very reassuring nor did it generate much confidence in the Governor and Mayor's ability to protect this city.  

We New Yorkers  don't want to be resilient. We want to be protected

Please ignore the coarse language and lack of pc of the following video'd reaction of an outraged New Yorker. Listen carefully to his message.

Terror in New York. An Outraged New Yorker lashes out at Governor Cuomo and Mayor deBlasio

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l0YxVz7g0EyuME95-LpkwGuLDNgwwOwL/view?usp=drivesdk

My reaction to listening to Cuomo and De Blasio was the same as his. 

Cuomo and deBlasio focused on how terrifically  all the enforcement agencies,  police, FBI etc worked in conjunction with each other after the attack and emphasized the resiliency of New Yorkers to move on. They advised everyone to be vigilant and report any suspicious objects. They emphasized that New York is a target and this is to be expected. They reassured us that we'll bounce back just fine as New Yorkers are resilient. . After all, they stated, anyone nowadays  can learn how to make amateur explosive devices from the internet. 

Gee Thanks! Did they really have to share such information? Just in case a would be terrorist didn't realize how effective he could be if he only had this easily accessable knowledge.

Morons,  I too thought. Are they suggesting to just get used to such terror attacks where it was only by the grace of G-d that no one of the hundreds of thousands of commuters passing through Time Square was seriously injured? Maybe G-d in His infinite Kindness, prevented major tragedy because of Trump's announcement to move the embassy to Jerusalem and only the perpetrator was injured significantly and no innocent commuters.

Let us remember it took only  two small planes to bring down the World Trade Center.  Nothing very sophisticated.

Successful Pipe bombs explosions  in a crowded subway could have easily caused high number of  fatalities and destruction and trauma.

After the fact, after it was G-d who prevented a greater tragedy,  how important is it that we brag that the enforcement agencies worked well together.

 Following this kind of emphasis,  I will expect grandiose eulogies and memorials following a successful terror attack to pat ourselves on the back and convince ourselves for a job well done.

New Yorkers however are too savvy for platitudes.  We want to know what are the govt and law enforcement doing to prevent these acts of terror? 

Being vigilant for suspicious packages and reporting would not have prevented this attack. Vetting would have. Deterrent consequences would prevent future attacks like demolishing the homes of terrorists Israeli style.

Putting some fear in the hearts of prospective radicalized Islamicist, a want to be terrorist, seems like a much better and effective preventive measure,  than telling New Yorkers get used to it. 

The Governor and Mayor's response was wimpy at best and dangerous as it surely empowered these evil forces to try again and better and harder. They will interpret this statement as there is nothing to lose and much to gain in their quest for Jihad.

Fwd: A Chanukah Gift of a Different Kind

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I hope that you will find this Chanukah Gift of a Different Kind of interest and worth sharing with family and friends.  In keeping with today's world events it has a very pertinent message. Have a very festive and light filled season.  Happy Chanukah. Rena   ******************************************************   Judah Maccabee at West Point By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger   The legacy of Chanukah — faith, patriotism, defiance of extreme odds and tenacity in the battle of liberty against tyranny — has underlined the American spirit since the early pilgrims, enhancing the unique foundation of the U.S.-Israel covenant: shared values.   For instance, the statue of Judah the Maccabee, the hero of the Jewish rebellion against the Syrian-Seleucid Empire, is displayed at the West Point Military Academy, the most prestigious U.S. Military academy, founded in 1802. The statue of Judah the Maccabee, known for his principle-driven leadership and daring battle tactics, is displayed along with the statues of Joshua, David, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Hector, King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon — "the Nine Worthies."   George Washington became acquainted with the spirit of the Maccabees, upon settling, in December (Chanukah) 1777, at his new headquarters at Valley Forge, Penn., with ill-equipped, weary troops. Faced with a superpower, George III of Britain, Washington concluded that only a dramatic change could avoid a defeat. According to the diary entries of Louisa Hart, Washington told the Harts about a Jewish solider at Valley Forge who lit a Chanukah candle and explained its significance. Washington's reaction was: "Perhaps we are not as lost as our enemies would have us believe. I rejoice in the Maccabees' success, though it is long past ... It pleases me to think that miracles still happen."   Six months later, on June 19, 1778, the Continental Army implemented the battle tactics of Judah the Maccabee, leaving Valley Forge in pursuit of the British, who were moving toward New York. Although the war would linger for five more years, Washington won a decisive victory.   Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were inspired by the Maccabees, proposing "Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God" as the American official seal. Just like the Founding Fathers, the Maccabees were a tiny minority of "rebels" - condemned by the "loyalist/pragmatist" Jewish establishment - rebelling against an oppressive superpower. They prevailed thanks to their conviction-driven determination. They knew that swimming against the stream gets one closer to the source. The Maccabees were a role model for Paul Revere, who was referred to as "a modern day Maccabee" and the organizers of the Boston Tea Party, who realized that there were no free lunches for freedom-seeking nations.   "In God We Trust" was inspired also by the Maccabees' battle cry, which adopted Moses' battle cry against the builders of the Golden Calf. A literal translation of the battle cry is "Whoever trusts God; join me!" The Maccabees' sacrifice and lack of political correctness also inspired Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death!"   In 2011, Chanukah is still a living experience in the U.S. For example, the residents of Billings, Mont. Celebrate Chanukah in solidarity with the Jewish community of 40 families, and in protest of the 1993 vandals who broke the windows of Jewish homes that displayed Chanukah menorahs. In response, more than 10,000 of the city's residents put makeshift menorahs in their own windows. They persist, annually, in this ritual.   Chanukah and the Maccabees have become an integral part of the American way of life, culturally and politically. Americans respect the legacy of the Maccabees, who fought the Syrian-Seleucid super-power, mostly, in the mountains of Judea and Samaria, in the Judean Desert and in Jerusalem. Judah the Maccabee's own Valley Forge was at Beit El; his capital was Jerusalem; he scored dramatic victories in Beit Horon (over Seron), Hadashah (over Nicanor), Beit Zur (over Lysias) and Ma'aleh Levona (over Apolonius); he was defeated at Elazar and killed at Ba'al Hatzor — all are located beyond the "1967 Lines."   Chanukah is not a holiday of "occupation," but a holiday of deliverance.   The descendants of the Maccabees are not "occupiers" in the cradle of their own history. Chanukah is not a holiday of "occupation," but a holiday of deliverance. Chanukah is a holiday which highlights the moral high ground of Jews in their ancestral homeland.   Shimon the Maccabee - who succeeded Judah and Yonatan the Maccabees — articulated the Jewish territorial case when responding to an ultimatum by Antiochus, who demanded an end to the Jewish "occupation" of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Gaza, Gezer and Ekron: "We have not occupied a foreign land; we have not ruled a foreign land; we have liberated the land of our forefathers from foreign occupation," Shimon said.   Pressuring the Jewish state to withdraw from the mountain ridges of Judea and Samaria defies the American story. Either you are with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and other defenders of liberty, or you provide — inadvertently — a tailwind to the forces of tyranny.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Source: From Israel Hayom and Israpundit, as posted on http://lazerbrody.typepad.com (December 28, 2011). Yoram Etinger was (1989-1992) the Israel's Minister for Congressional Affairs — with the rank of Ambassador - at the Embassy in Washington, DC.

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Fwd: THANK YOU! From Women in Green

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Thank you!

To all of you lovers of the Land of Israel who volunteered and
contributed to the success of Operation Sovereignty.

Thanks to you we have reached the goal of our fundraiser! Thank you!

Together with you we have experienced 48 hours of exhilaration;
together we saw the People of Israel at its best, open its heart and
pocket on behalf of the application of sovereignty in Judea, Samaria
and the Jordan Valley.

At the fundraising campaign headquarters, we received touching
telephone calls from people who thanked us for allowing them to be
partners in the great project of striving for sovereignty.

And there were also surprising calls and donations. Among the many
donors were Muslims who are residents of Judea who contributed their
money for the advancement of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
The circle of donors widened even to the other side of the ocean, and
a donation also came from distant Finland along with a touching and
encouraging letter.

All of this and other exciting experiences throughout the two days of
the fundraising campaign, provide a powerful tailwind of
encouragement, strength and momentum of energy for all of us to
continue with faith in the justice of our cause.

And this is where we express our deepest thanks to all of the
volunteers, especially to the wonderful, faithful youth, the care and
love for the Land "to stay on the phone" and with lots of grace and
deep conviction, succeeded to raise a considerable amount, which will
all be used, G-d willing, to expand the activity. Thanks to everyone.

We also thank the speakers at the launching event – Rav Baruch Efrati,
head of the Derech Emuna rabbis, journalist and commentator Caroline
Glick, architect Yoram Ginsburg and the economic editor of Israel
Hayom, Dr. Eran Bar Tal – who gave of their time because they
understood the importance of the progress toward sovereignty in
general and the fundraising event in particular, presented their sharp
analysis of the situation and Israel's position as a regional power
whose goal is to reduce tensions and promote a Jewish moral vision
throughout the entire world.

The subject of sovereignty is indeed gaining momentum. The elected
representatives of the public are well aware of the spirit of the
people moving towards sovereignty and understand how important it is
for to be attentive to this spirit. This spirit, which arises from the
Israeli street, is heard quite well and is causing a real revolution
in the discourse of the leadership in Knesset and the cabinet.

And already, even before the fundraising campaign has ended, we can
report to you the first steps that will be taken with the donations
that were collected with your help, and the first step is another
Sovereignty conference, this time in Petah Tikva:

When? Wednesday, Rosh Hodesh Shevat (January 17th) at 8:00pm

Where? The Gola Club, Shmuel Hanagid St., Petah Tikva

What? A conference entitled "The Time has Come for Sovereignty" (in Hebrew)

Who will be there?

-          MK Bezalel Smotrich, Deputy Chairman of the Knesset, on the
topic: Why Sovereignty?

-          Hananel  Durani, Head of the YESHA and Kedumim Council on
the topic: Sovereignty is vital

-          Architect Yoram Ginsburg, lecturer at Ariel University, on
the topic: TAMA 100 – The First National Master Plan to include Judea,
Samaria and the Jordan Valley

-          Eran Bar Tal, economic editor of Israel Hayom, on the
topic: Sovereignty is good for the economy

-          MCs: Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar

-          Music: The Shir Adama Band with Adam Tsahi

Light refreshments

In these last few hours of the fundraising event we call on everyone
who has not yet contributed. We are embarking on a bonus round, when
we will try to raise more contributions for extra reinforcement for
the great activity that is before us. Donations can be sent until
candle lighting time of Hanukka, the holiday of the great Jewish
victory.

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Hebrew Page (for shekel donations) :
https://www.causematch.com/he/projects/wig2017-he/

And this just came in: Members of the Likud central committee received
the following Whatsapp message: The Likud Central committee will
convene on December 31st, 2017, to discuss the proposal by members of
the committee to apply Israeli Law over the entire settlement
enterprise of Judea and Samaria and also to demand free building in
Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria.

A joyous Hanukah to all!

Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar
The Sovereignty Movement, founded by Women in Green
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Fwd: ZOA Perplexed: State Department Still Won’t List Israel on Passports of Jerusalem-Born Americans, Etc.

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ZOA Perplexed: State Department Still Won't List Israel on Passports of Jerusalem-Born Americans, Etc. Share       For more information contact Morton A. Klein 212-481-1500 Follow @mortonaklein7 on Twitter. Website: www.zoa.org NEW YORK, December 11, 2017 The Zionist Organization of America's National  President, Morton A. Klein, released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) urges the U.S. State Department to rescind their proclamation not to act in conformance with President Donald Trump's legal,  just and moral declaration on December 6, 2017, formally recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  Specifically, the ZOA urges the State Department to promptly allow U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to list "Israel" as their country of birth on their passports and consular records; and to change official maps and documents to show Jerusalem as Israel's capital. ZOA is concerned that during a special State Department press briefing on December 7 (the day after the President's declaration of recognition), the State Department's official representative stated: There is now no contradiction between Congress and the president.  The will of Congress, expressed in the Jerusalem passport law, is now consistent with the president's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  Passports and consular documents should therefore list "Israel" as the birthplace of American citizens born in Jerusalem, upon the request of such citizens or their legal guardians. "There has been no change in our policy with respect to consular practice or passport issuance at this time. . . . With respect to maps, we are, of course, examining that issue, and when we have a decision we will announce it with respect to how we will treat Jerusalem for official USG-produced mapping purposes."  (Special Briefing With Acting Assistant Secretary David M. Satterfield, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Dec. 7, 2017.) As the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-FL) tweeted yesterday, the State Department's continuing refusal to allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as place of birth "does NOT faithfully implement the President's policy to enact the tenets of the Jerusalem Embassy Act.  Passports should say 'Jerusalem, Israel'!"  [Or should simply say "Israel."] The State Dep't is Contradicting the Rationale of the Supreme Court's Passport Law Decision: The State Department's refusal now to list Israel on passports of Americans born in Jerusalem, after the president has formally recognized that Jerusalem is Israel's capital, also contradicts the rationale of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. 2076 (2015).  In Zivotofsky, the Supreme Court stated that "the Secretary [of State] will not list a sovereign that contradicts the President's recognition policy in a passport."  Thus, because the U.S. president had not yet recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital at the time of the Zivotofsky decision, at the request of the U.S. State Department, a majority of the Supreme Court invalidated a federal law that authorized U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to have "Israel" listed as their birthplace on their passports and consular documents (Section 214(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, a/k/a the "Jerusalem passport law").  The Supreme Court held: "Because the power to recognize foreign states resides in the President alone, §214(d) infringes on the Executive's consistent decision to withhold recognition with respect to Jerusalem."  The Supreme Court explained that Congress may not "requir[e] the President to contradict an earlier recognition determination in an official Executive Branch document." The situation has changed dramatically now that the president has recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  There is now no contradiction between Congress and the president.  The will of Congress, expressed in the Jerusalem passport law, is now consistent with the president's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  Passports and consular documents should therefore list "Israel" as the birthplace of American citizens born in Jerusalem, upon the request of such citizens or their legal guardians.   Maps and Official Documents:  This same rationale must lead the State Department to immediately ensure that maps and other official U.S. documents are modified to reflect Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  Section 214(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 – the same law that contained the Jerusalem passport provisions – expressed Congress's view that official government documents and maps must also list Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  Section 214(c) states: "(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICATIONS.— None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be available for the publication of any official government document which lists countries and their capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel." Recognition Signifies Respect for Attendant Rights:  The State Department should not be permitted to turn President Trump's formal recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital into meaningless and empty words.  As former Justice Antonin Scalia explained in his Zivotofsky dissenting opinion (joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito in a separate opinion): "Recognition is more than an announcement of a policy. Like the ratification of an international agreement or the termination of a treaty, it is a formal legal act with effects under international law.  It signifies acceptance of an international status, and it makes a commitment to continued acceptance of that status and respect for any attendant rights. See, e.g., Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, Art. 6, Dec. 26, 1933, 49 Stat. 3100, T. S. No. 881. "Its legal effect is to create an estoppel. By granting recognition, [states] debar themselves from challenging in future whatever they have previously acknowledged." 1 G. Schwarzenberger, International Law 127 (3d ed. 1957)." The Passport Law Had Significant Support Even Prior to Recognition:  The three dissenting Justices in Zivotofsy (Scalia, Roberts, and Alito) opined that the former U.S. president and State Department should have abided by the Jerusalem passport law even without presidential recognition of Jerusalem.  Chief Justice Roberts' strongly-worded opinion, joined in by Justice Alito stated: "Today's decision is a first: Never before has this Court accepted a President's direct defiance of an Act of Congress in the field of foreign affairs."  In addition, a fourth justice, Justice Thomas (concurring in part and dissenting in part) opined that the U.S. State Department should have followed the portions of the U.S. passport law requiring the State Department to list "Israel" on consular reports of birth, even prior to formal recognition.  We thus urge the State Department to act consistently with President Trump's decision recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  The State Department must permit "Israel" to be listed on American citizens' passports and consular documents.  And it must identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital on U.S. official documents and maps.

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