Baruch Dayan HaEmet - Rabbi Raziel Shevach, z'l, of Havat Gilad Time to Cry OUT and Blow Trumpets and Repent as per the words of Rambam Hilchot Taanit.

Bs"d Please read till end to see the tribute to Rabbi Raziel Shevach, z'l, of Havat Gilad in Samaria by AFSI More on this tragedy and what you can do: https://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2018/01/temple-mount-judea-and-samaria-lives.html The following Rambam in Hilchot Taaniyot in the Mishne Torah was quoted by Rabbi Shlomo Diamond in a CD put out by learntorah.com RDC719  following the Azan tragedy in Brooklyn, NY Chanukah, Rosh Chodesh Tevet.  Interestingly, both the Azan Family and the Sassoon Family happened on Rosh Chodesh a day designated for repentance and the sounding of Trumpets. The Rambam, see text below, states that when a tragedy happens we need to cry out and blow trumpets to do Teshuva as it was a result of our sins.  Rabbi Diamond then pointed out that according to the Zohar it is written that in the Ikvasa d'Meshicha, in the footsteps of the Moshiach, which according to the Chofetz Chaim is happening in our day, there will be situations where there will be no reward and punishment and that bad things will be allowed to happen to those who are not necessarily deserving but rather according to Mazal, pre ordained decrees so to speak. Rabbi Diamond explained that nevertheless the tragedy is justified however based on collective sins or even sins of past generations.  Therefore, when Raziel Shevach, Rabbi,  a Mohel, one who performs circumcision, a Shochet, a ritual slaughterer, volunteer for MDA and an EMT, volunteer for Chevra Kadisha and father of 6, living under the harshest of conditions in Eretz Yisroel in Chavat Gilad is murdered in a terror attack we have to stop what we are doing and be introspective. and then blow the Trumpets!  Here was an individual who lived his life with his family tremendous Mesirat Nefesh, self sacrifice, in  a settlement established in answer to a terror attack.  This settlement was not recognized by the State of Israel, nor receiving electricity and water but rather hooked up to generators and water tanks. One can't help but conclude that his death served as a collective Korban, a very H-ly human sacrifice for the entire people.  It is a wake up call to do collective Teshuva and to raise the trumpets in the process.  According to the Rambam, if we do not do Teshuva, and say that this is happenstance, accordingly  according to the Torah, we can expect continued such tragedies G-d forbid! This attack did not happen in a vacuum.  The roads of Judea and Samaria have not been safe.  There is constant rock throwing by Palestinians and the State of Israel is not doing its job to provide adequate security to the Settlers living in Judea and Samaria.  This has recently made the news on any website that covers Judea and Samaria, any website sympathetic to a Dati Leumi perspective, and supportive of settlement in Judea and Samaria. If you were not aware of the dangerous security situation in Judea and Samaria and the rock throwing and the way the IDF were turning the cheek,  then probably, you are not overly concerned with the welfare of our fellow Brethren living in Judea and Samaria.  You probably don't acknowledge their sacrifice, living on the high ground,  holding on to the Land with their very fingertips while protecting the low ground of Gush Dan, Tel Aviv and the surrounding heavily concentrated population centers.  Yes, these same settlers in addition to all the above, are loyal Israeli citizens, pay their taxes and serve in the army in combat units to protect the State and its citizens.   Compare that to the Palestinian terrorists who have been educated from a young age to be Jihadists, and have families and communities who empower, encourage and celebrate their acts of terror.  These are Palestinians who claim to be the victims of "Israel's Occupation" yet enjoy receiving benefits such as health, education and jobs from Israel.  They glorify acts of terror against Israel.   In fact monetarily,  terrorists and their families are compensated generously for terror attacks and the greater the crime the greater the compensation.  This has been brought to the attention of many.  Yet, collectively, we have chosen to keep the status quo and turn a blind eye. .   Perhaps G-d is giving us this wakeup up. It seems obvious that this terrible tragedy is a result from a general security lapse policy and a general lax attitude that treats the settlers as second class citizens.  While many of the Likud MK's have recently been vocal in support for Sovereignty thanks to activists such as Women in Green, we have failed these settlers big time with real facts on the ground and the Prime Minister is at the helm and is accountable.  Votes taken in support to normalize the settlements and the Jewish residents  living in Judea and Samaria,  so that they are subject to the same laws as the those within the green line, practically are of no real consequence.  Presently, words and not substance.   The reality is that there is an unofficial building freeze for Jews in Judea and Samaria and young famillies can not build nor grow and communities can not expand according to their natural birthrate. So what can we do?   Enough empty condemnations of terror and condolences without real consequences.  Normalize and Annex all of Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria.   Stop the demolition orders at Netiv HaAvot and save the homes of 15 families. End the Judicial Tyranny of the Israel Supreme Court and establish in its stead a court, just, fair and unbiased that is consistent to Torah and Halacha Moshe MeSinai, Hebraic Law rather than a hodgepodge of British, Turkish and Jordanian law. Alternatively, as the Rambam points out don't be shocked if we are hit with additional terrible tragedies Chas Veshalom! Temple Mount does not belong in the hands of the Waqf nor in the hands of the Saudi's as Herzog would like.  It is time to recognize Jerusalem as the Capitol of Israel and the Temple Mount as the place where all the Nations of the World will stream as is written. Ki MiZion Tezei Torah UdVar Hashem MeYerushalyim!  Isaiah Chapter 2 1. The word that Isaiah, son of Amoz, prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem.   א. 2.And it shall be at the end of the days, that the Mountain of the Lord's House shall be firmly established at the top of the mountains, and it shall be raised above the hills, and all the nations shall stream to it.   ב. 3. And many peoples shall go, and they shall say, "Come, let us go up to the Lord's mount, to the House of the God of Jacob, and let Him teach us of His ways, and we will go in His paths," for out of Zion shall the Torah come forth, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.   ג. 4. And he shall judge between the nations and reprove many peoples, and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift the sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.   ד. 5. "O house of Jacob, come and let us go in the light of the Lord."  Isaiah 11:9  "They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as water covers the sea" http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/951995/jewish/Taaniyot-Chapter-One.htm Introduction to Hilchos Ta'aniyot [This text contains] one positive commandment: To cry out to God in the event of great distress that affects the community as a whole. This mitzvah is explained in the following chapters. הלכות תעניות - הקדמה מצות עשה אחת והיא לצעוק לפני ה' בכל עת צרה גדולה שלא תבא על הצבור: וביאור מצוה זו בפרקים אלו: 1 It is a positive Torah commandment to cry out and to sound trumpets in the event of any difficulty that arises which affects the community, as [Numbers 10:9] states: "[When you go out to war... against] an enemy who attacks you and you sound the trumpets...." [This commandment is not restricted to such a limited scope; rather] the intent is: Whenever you are distressed by difficulties - e.g., famine, plague, locusts, or the like - cry out [to God] because of them and sound the trumpets. א מצות עשה מן התורה לזעוק ולהריע בחצוצרות על כל צרה שתבא על הצבור. שנאמר על הצר הצורר אתכם והרעותם בחצוצרות. כלומר כל דבר שייצר לכם כגון בצורת ודבר וארבה וכיוצא בהן זעקו עליהן והריעו: Commentary on Halachah 1 It is a positive Torah commandment - See Sefer HaMitzvot (Positive Commandment 59), which mentions this in the reckoning of the 613 mitzvot of the Torah. Significantly, however, the Rambam's appreciation of this mitzvah differs in the Mishneh Torah from that in Sefer HaMitzvot. To explain: Following the verse quoted here by the Rambam as a proof-text, the Torah continues [Numbers 10:10]: "On the days of your rejoicing, on your festivals, and on your new moon [celebrations], you shall sound the trumpets for your burnt offerings and for your peace offerings." In Sefer HaMitzvot, the Rambam writes: We are commanded to sound the trumpets in the Temple when offering sacrifices that are offered only at appointed times.... [Also,] we are commanded to sound the trumpets at a time of distress and difficulty when we pray to Him. In Sefer HaMitzvot (and similarly in Sefer HaChinuch, Mitzvah 384), the emphasis of the mitzvah is clearly on the sounding of the trumpets during the sacrifices. In the Mishneh Torah, when listing the 613 mitzvot at the beginning of the text, the Rambam mentions the sounding of the trumpets both for the sacrifices and in times of distress. Nevertheless, further on in the beginning of the text, when delineating the mitzvot according to subjects, he places the emphasis on crying out to God at a time of distress (seemingly, including crying out verbally and crying out with the trumpets in the same mitzvah). Significantly, in Hilchot Klei HaMikdash, Chapter 3, where the Rambam mentions the practice of sounding the trumpets in connection with the offering of the sacrifices, he does not mention it as a component of this or any other specific mitzvah. (Note also the commentary of the Maggid Mishneh, which questions why these two different rites were included as a single mitzvah at the outset. Even in the Torah, they are included in two separate verses.) to cry out - in prayer. Our Sages (Sifre, VaEtchanan) explain that זעקה is one of the ten verbs used for prayer. and to sound - The verb להריע refers to the sounding of a series of staccato notes referred to as teru'ah. See Hilchot Shofar 3:2-4. Significantly, although in practice, both types of notes were sounded, with regard to the sounding of the trumpets at the offerings, the Torah uses the verb ותקעתם, which refers to sounding a teki'ah, a single long note. trumpets - In the Temple, these were made of silver (Hilchot Klei HaMikdash 3:5). Josephus describes them as being approximately a cubit long, slightly thicker than an ordinary flute, and having a bell-like end. It is questionable whether it was necessary for them to be silver outside the Temple as well. See also the Ramban (Drashot l'Rosh HaShanah), who mentions an opinion that the shofar, and not a trumpet, should be sounded in time of communal distress. The Maggid Mishneh also notes this opinion and states that either instrument, a shofar or a trumpet, is acceptable, but that - outside of the Temple premises - only one of the two should be used in time of distress. Some support for this position can be drawn from Halachah 6. in the event of any difficulty that arises which affects the community, as [Numbers 10:9] states: "[When you go out to war...] against an enemy who attacks you and you sound the trumpets...." - As obvious from Halachah 4, this practice was observed throughout Eretz Yisrael, and not only in the Temple. Nor is its observance dependent on the existence of the Temple, nor does the Rambam specify that it must be fulfilled only in Eretz Yisrael. (In this regard, there are differing opinions; see Mishnah Berurah 576:1) Accordingly, the Magen Avraham 576:1 questions: Why is the rite of sounding the trumpets (or shofarot) not observed at present? The resolution of this question lies in the Rambam's words, "any difficulty that arises which affects the community." This rite should not be observed when an individual, or even a group of individuals, are in distress, but only when a "community" is affected. Pesachim 54b explains that communal fasts are possible only within Eretz Yisrael. There is no concept of taking such a unified communal act of this nature in the diaspora. Therefore, this mitzvah was not relevant in all the generations of our people's existence in the diaspora. (See also the Drashot l'Rosh HaShanah of the Ramban.) A question arises, however, with regard to the situation at present, with the renewal of the Jewish settlement in Eretz Yisrael. As explained in the commentary on Chapter 3, Halachah 11, there are opinions (see the gloss of the Birkei Yosef to the Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 575) that maintain that at present, the concept of community also applies in Eretz Yisrael. According to this view, without entering into the discussion regarding the halachic status of the present government, it would appear that it would be proper for this mitzvah to be observed, since its observance is not dependent on the Temple. [This commandment is not restricted to such a limited scope - i.e., it does not apply to war alone, as might be understood from the verse. rather] the intent is: Whenever you are distressed by difficulties - e.g., famine, plague - Note Ta'anit 22b, which states that the trumpets should not be sounded in the case of a plague even during the week. Since a plague is a very severe matter, were the trumpets to be sounded during the week, they might also be sounded when a plague took place on the Sabbath, and thus a prohibition would be violated. The Rambam discusses this question in his Commentary on the Mishnah (Ta'anit 3:3). Similarly, in Chapter 2, Halachah 1, the Rambam rules that the trumpets are sounded when a plague occurs. locusts, or the like - i.e., circumstances that cause distress to the community as a whole. cry out [to God] because of them and sound the trumpets. - See Hilchot Teshuvah 2:6, where the Rambam gives the assurance that if the Jews cry out to God as a community, He will surely heed their prayers. 2  This practice is one of the paths of repentance, for when a difficulty arises, and the people cry out [to God] and sound the trumpets, everyone will realize that [the difficulty] occurred because of their evil conduct, as [Jeremiah 5:25] states: "Your sins have turned away [the rains and the harvest climate]." This [realization] will cause the removal of this difficulty. ב ודבר זה מדרכי התשובה הוא. שבזמן שתבוא צרה ויזעקו עליה ויריעו ידעו הכל שבגלל מעשיהם הרעים הורע להן ככתוב עונותיכם הטו וגו'. וזה הוא שיגרום להסיר הצרה מעליהם: 3 Conversely, should the people fail to cry out [to God] and sound the trumpets, and instead say, "What has happened to us is merely a natural phenomenon and this difficulty is merely a chance occurrence," this is a cruel conception of things, which causes them to remain attached to their wicked deeds. Thus, this time of distress will lead to further distresses. This is implied by the Torah's statement [Leviticus 26:27-28]: "If you remain indifferent to Me, I will be indifferent to you with a vengeance." The implication of the verse is: When I bring difficulties upon you so that you shall repent and you say it is a chance occurrence, I will add to your [punishment] an expression of vengeance for that indifference [to Divine Providence]. ג אבל אם לא יזעקו ולא יריעו אלא יאמרו דבר זה ממנהג העולם אירע לנו וצרה זו נקרה נקרית. הרי זו דרך אכזריות וגורמת להם להדבק במעשיהם הרעים. ותוסיף הצרה צרות אחרות. הוא שכתוב בתורה והלכתם עמי בקרי והלכתי גם אני עמכם בחמת קרי. כלומר כשאביא עליכם צרה כדי שתשובו אם תאמרו שהיא קרי אוסיף לכם חמת אותו קרי:

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Rabbi Raziel Shevach, z'l, of Havat Gilad in Samaria Rabbi Raziel Shevach, a 35-year-old father of six, has died of his wounds following a shooting attack near Havat Gilad in Samaria Tuesday evening. Rabbi Shevach was a mohel and volunteered with Magen David Adom. About a year ago, he finished studies for the rabbinate, and was currently in the midst of studies to be a rabbinical arbiter. Initial reports indicated that terrorists shot from a passing vehicle and escaped the scene. Medics who rushed to the scene provided aid to the rabbi and evacuated him to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, where doctors fought to save his life, but were ultimately forced to confirm his death. Rabbi Shevach, 35, leaves behind his wife Yael and six orphans: Renana, 10; Naomi, 8; Miriam, 6; Malka, 5; Ovadia, 3; and Benayahu, 10 months. The funeral is taking place today at 1 PM Israel time. Donations to help support the Shevach family may be made to: Central Fund of Israel 980 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10018 Please reference "Shevach Family" in the memo section of your check. Checks are the only form of payment that can be accepted. May the family be comforted among all those who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem. May they know no more sorrow. AFSI'S CONNECTION TO CHAVAT GILAD Havat Gilad, the community in which Rabbi Shevach and his family lived, is a community built on private Jewish land, belonging to the Zar family, which was built in response to the murder of Gilad Zar by terrorists almost a decade ago. The community has never been recognized as legal by the Israeli government, and has always had to depend on private monies for heating and water. Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI visits the farm regularly on its Chizuk missions. We have developed a close relationship with the residents there, represented by Ilana Shimoni. We spoke with her yesterday and cried together over the lack of water, heat, and the cruel murder of Rabbi Shevach. The stress, the pain and suffering the residents live through on a daily basis is too cruel to warrant any explanation. We are gratified that Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, and America's Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, are calling for a normalization of life for Havat Gilad and its embattled people. It is unconscionable, irrational, and cruel to continue subjecting the people to hardships above and beyond those they suffer from at the hands of the terrorist Arabs who lay in wait to kill them and their children. We join in saying DAYENU.  PLEASE SEND CHECKS AS SUGGESTED ABOVE FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS TO PROGRESS IN MAKING HAVAT GILAD A TRUE PART OF ISRAEL . Ilana can be reached at: 011-972-52-558-3372 for a first hand report and to offer condolences.

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Temple Mount, Judea and Samaria Lives and Property Hefker? Temple Mount, Netiv HaAvot, Raziel Shevach Father of 6 Murdered Chavat Gilad, Letter to Ambassador Friedman from Helen Freedman Executive Director of AFSI

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Are the lives and property of Settlers in Judea and Samaria Hefker, up for grabs?  They have it worse than the Colonists of the American Revolution at least as far as  Taxation without Representation is concerned! .. Very nice that Opposition Leader Yitzhak Herzog (Zionist Camp) pledged to find and punish the killers and sent condolences to the family of today's victim in the Shomron, Raziel Shevach, an  MDA Volunteer from Chavat Gilad, while at the same time generously offers the  Temple Mount to Saudis If Labor Wins Next Elections?

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/saudi-arabia/herzog-offers-temple-mount-to-saudis-if-labor-wins-next-elections/2018/01/09/

Heart wrenching plea from families of Netiv HaAvot to Stop the Pointless Slated Demolition of their homes  in March as per Israel Supreme Court Judicial Tyranny Ruling against 15 homes. Hebrew with English Subtitles. 

https://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2018/01/fwd-please-help-video-campaign-of.html?m=1

Christian Journalist's Myth-Busting Report on the Truth in Israel Goes Viral [VIDEO]

https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/85198/christian-journalists-myth-busting-report-truth-israel-goes-viral-video/#/

Read about Today's latest terror attack in the Shomron.  Who needs condolences without change to the Status Quo that created the situation.    We want normalization.  Why aren't the roads safe in Judea and Samaria? 

This was not a lone incident. This was not done in a vacuum!

Wave of road terror across Judea and Samaria Stone-throwing, Molotov cocktails, burning tires, and laser pointers - as attacks continue this morning across Judea and Samaria. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/239204 Tal Polon, 12/12/17 

Watch Settlers remove a provocative billboard encouraging Palestinians to throw rocks sponsored by topalestine.org.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1FZl45PfALni9bIUsgx8VFHo3OAD_Az/view?usp=sharing

Let us take a stand! 

Please do your part. Please Contact your local Rabbi and/or any Major Jewish Organization and ask them to take a public stand to stop demolitions in Netiv HaAvot and end the Hefkerut of our Brethren in Judea and Samaria!

• Mr. Michael Rothschild -  (w) 845-352-3505 ext 127 Executive Director

Chaim Heritage Foundation  CCHF.  

PHONE CCHF: 845.352.3505 

FAX: 845.352.3605

EMAIL: info@powerofspeech.org

or send them a msg via their website https://powerofspeech.org/contact

CCHF is a fantastic organization that inspires Jews daily as per the laws of proper speech and loving your fellow Jew.  

• Iggud HaRabbonim http://www.rabbinicalalliance.org/

• Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky

is the Rabbinic mentor of the CCHF and member of Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah in America: 

 216-477-1000 Rosh Yeshiva Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. 

talmudicalyeshiva@yahoo.com

• Rabbi Aharon Feldman:

 Rosh Yeshiva of Ner Yisroel Rabbinical College in Baltimore and member of Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah in America  410-484-7200 raf@nirc.edu

• Rav Yaakov Perlow, Noveminsker Rav shlita

Rosh Agudath Yisroel of America

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel Executive Director

42 Broadway Suite 1400 New York, NY 10004

Tel 212-797-9000 Fax: (212) 254-1600

• National Council of Young Israel

Staff: http://www.youngisrael.org/staff-members.html

The Council of Young Israel Rabbis USA: - CYIR,

111 John Street, Suite 450, New York, New York 10038

Tel: 212-929-1525 Fax: 212-727-9526

• The Orthodox Union ou.org

Please contact Nathan Diament ndiament@ou.org  OU Advocacy  http://advocacy.ou.org/ with your complaints.

11 Broadway,

New York, NY 10004

Tel:: (212) 563-4000 ♦ Fax: (212) 564-9058

• Chabad Headquarters http://www.chabad.org/centers/default_cdo/jewish/Chabad-Centers-and-Synagogue-Directory.htm

Rabbi Avraham Kagan, director of government affairs 

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Tel: 718 774.4000 / fax 718 774.2718

• Rabbinical Council of America 

About us including Staff scroll down:  http://www.rabbis.org/about_us.cfm

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From: אילנה בר-כוכב שמעון <ilanabcs@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 7:26 PM
Subject: Fwd: Chavat Gilad needs your help
To: יהודה אריה שמעון <Yaslaw1@gmail.com>

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מאת: "Helen Freedman" <helenfreedman18@gmail.com>
תאריך: 9 בינו׳ 2018 10:00 PM
נושא: Chavat Gilad needs your help
אל: <friedmandm@state.gov>
‏עותק:

Dear Ambassador Friedman, 

          There is a community in the Shomron which has been plagued beyond endurance by one hardship after another. I am referring to Chavat Gilad, a farm built in memory of Gilad Zar on land owned by his father. The community has been denied electricity and water from the very beginning. Today, as I write, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, they are without electricity and water. In addition, their Rabbi was shot and killed on the road by Arab terrorists. I don't believe the murderers have been apprehended at this point. The Rabbi leaves behind a wife and five young children. They are helpless.

            Such situations should not exist in Israel. I'm sure you agree with me on that. Please use your influence to do whatever is possible to help the community and the family of the deceased. 

             My contact information there is Ilana Shimoni:  ilanabcs@gmail.com

Thank you.

Helen Freedman

Co-Executive Director

Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI

afsi.org

Father of 6 murdered in drive-by shooting terror attack

https://worldisraelnews.com/father-5-murdered-drive-shooting-terror-attack/

https://trailer.web-view.net/Show/0X9CC15994B81F17503585184223427F76982A0FF2CE71456B89333E6F72E32DA416F95EB13E48CCAB.htm

Raziel Shevach, a Magen David Adom volunteer first-responder and senior EMT who was recently honored for his lifesaving response to a terror attack, was himself killed in a drive-by terrorist shooting just outside Havat Gilad, where he lived in Samaria.

Raziel was driving in his car when it was riddled with more than 20 bullets fired from a passing vehicle, at least three of which struck him. The 32-year-old father of six was able to call Magen David Adom for medical assistance, but had already lost consciousness when MDA and IDF medics arrived just minutes later. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba.

We talk about how our medics risk their lives to save the lives of others. That's especially true in parts of Israel where just leaving your community can be an act of faith. Our hearts go out to Raziel's wife and children — and to our colleagues in Israel for whom this is a personal and devastating loss.

May his memory be a blessing.

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Fwd: Annexation Requires No Knesset Involvement * Islamic Terrorists are United * Has UNRWA Committed Genocide of Palestinians

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Date: Jan 9, 2018 7:30 AM
Subject: Annexation Requires No Knesset Involvement * Islamic Terrorists are United * Has UNRWA Committed Genocide of Palestinians
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To stop receiving this newsletter/bulletin simply reply with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line and faigerayzel@gmail.com will be immediately removed from this mailing list. Annexation Requires No Knesset Involvement More than a thousand members of Israel's ruling Likud central committee called unanimously on the party's leaders Sunday night to "exercise Israel's sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley" and remove restrictions on new construction. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who is head of Likud, was conspicuously absent. A source close to him said he is not bound by the vote. (Democracy and the rights of Jewish people over the Jewish land must prevail – There must be life after Netanyahu!) Dr. Aaron Lerner, director of the Independent Media Review Analysis (IMRA), pointed out this weekend in a "technical note" that he sent out as part of his regular bulletin that annexation actually requires no legislation at all - just a simple government vote. "To be clear: 1. Annexation does not require a legislative process. No Knesset involvement whatsoever. 2. Annexation can be carried out literally in moments. A telephone vote of the ministers would suffice. 3. The most hyperactive Supreme Court possible would still be unable to come up with grounds to rule against the move. Here's the law: Ordinance Law and Administration, 1948, 11B; The law, jurisdiction and administration of the State shall apply to any area of ​​the Land of Israel that the Government sets in an order. That's it. Just one sentence long. No wiggle room there." Food for Thought. by Steven Shamrak The world does not see suffering of Jewish children from Hamas rockets and the PA inspired terror attacks; anti-Semites only have sympathy for rock-throwing Arabs, fake Palestinians, whose aim is destruction of Israel and killing Jews! With so many conflicts around the world and so many Christians being killed by Muslims, they only 'care' about Jewish state! Shamrak Report is Independent Weekly Editorial. (published since November 2001) The aim is to promote Jewish point of view on Arab-Israel conflict; motivate Jewish people and our true friends to uphold ideals and inspirations of true Zionism - Jewish National independence movement! Chanukah is almost over - Support Shamrak Report Via PayPal - $10, $18, $36, $72, $100, $180, $260 The editorial is not sponsored by or affiliated with any government, political party or organization. Presented by www.shamrak.com   Why did It Take 10 Years? Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, calls them 'infiltrators'! The Israeli government has ordered thousands of African refugees and migrants to leave the country within three months or face prison. Those who leave by the end of March will be given $3,500, along with money to cover their airfare. It's estimated that 27,500 asylum seekers from Eritrea are living in Israel, along with 7,900 from Sudan and 2,600 from other African countries. Retaliation 'Gestures' do not Work The Israeli military said tanks and aircraft fired at Hamas posts soon after its Iron Dome missile defense system downed two rockets fired from Gaza targeting the south of the country. A Gaza rocket barrage appears to target the ceremony for a captured soldier. Police said another rocket exploded in a populated area. The Retaliation caused no casualties! (No wonder rockets continue to fly from Gaza!) Nobody Cares about 'Palestinians' Anymore Abbas is left with an empty diplomatic toolbox. While he declares that he wants negotiations brokered by a different mediator - the Europeans or the Russians - and wants to create more international pressure on Israel, he knows that another United Nations discussion and another General Assembly resolution will only provide him with a worthless symbolic victory, which definitely won't bring the Palestinians closer to a state. Europe has its own problems and is incapable of imposing terms for peace negotiations and setting them in motion, and the Palestinians definitely can't rely on the Arab states, especially now. No construction on 3,000 housing units The Israeli government approved or advanced thousands of building plans for Judea and Samaria over the course of 2017. But only a few dozen units have been built so far, and officials in Judea and Samaria fear that the construction freeze will continue into 2018. Sources in the Prime Minister's Office said yesterday that Netanyahu had given all the necessary permits to market 3,034 housing units, saying that "the marketing of the units was done by the Housing Ministry and the Israel Lands Authority. (Passing the buck, with no responsibility! Bibi makes good speeches and looks nice on TV, but act as a wimp on real issues of Israel independence!) Get Lost UNESCO Israel has formally notified the UN's culture and education body of its withdrawal from the organization, two months after it announced it would follow the US by walking out over resolutions critical of the Jewish state. UNESCO chief confirms she received Israel's letter of withdrawal from the organization. Israel will leave on December 31, 2018. (What is Next? Leave UNHCR or say "good bye" to 'Ugly Nazi'!) Islamic Terrorists are United India harshly protested to the Palestinian Authority Friday, after the Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan shared a stage in a rally held in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi with leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist organization and mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. (After India voted against Israel, the Palestinian Authority stands with India's enemies. Ironic, isn't it?) Bribing International Indecency After decades in which Israel has been suffering defeat after defeat at the international arena, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to launch a fund that would invest $50 million in countries that support Israel, Channel 2 News reported Wednesday. The new launch comes following Guatemala's vote against the anti-US, anti-Israel vote at the UN Assembly last week. Guatemala enjoys broad US foreign aid and good commercial relations with Israel. US and Israel Deal to Counter Iran Israel and the United States signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate to counter the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile threat. The agreement follows US President Donald Trump's speech on October 13 in which he decertified the 2015 Iran nuclear deal signed by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Israeli officials said that the agreement showed that the US and Israel "see eye to eye on the trends and processes in the region." Get the Legal Terminology Right! US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman recently asked the US State Department to cease using the term 'occupation' to describe Israel's presence in Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem. "I think that was always the expectation when Resolution 242 was adopted in 1967. It remains today the only substantive resolution that was agreed to by everybody," he added. The State Department objected to the request, but eventually agreed to discuss the matter. Friedman also said that the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria have an "important nationalistic, historical, religious significance" and added, "I think the settlers view themselves as Israelis and Israel views the settlers as Israelis." Jerusalem will Remain Jewish & United Lawmakers passed, in a 64-52 vote, Unified Jerusalem Law, amending Basic Law so any change to capital will require 80 MKs, a supermajority to relinquish control over any part of Jerusalem, to apply in cases of political or peace agreements. TRUMP CUTS FUNDING TO UN The US will cut its 2018 contribution to the United Nations by $285 million - nearly 25 percent! Ambassador Nikki Haley made the announcement, but specifically blamed the world body for its budgetary excesses without making a specific reference to last week's vote on President Donald Trump's controversial Jerusalem decision. There might be further budget cuts to the UN climate change programs and UNICEF. (At last, the US has a president who does what he said - the one we can trust!) What a Hutzpah! The PA asks Israel to increase power supply to Gaza after rocket attacks. The request came on a day in which Gaza terrorists launched three separate mortar and rocket attacks on Jewish communities in southern Israel — the fourth attack this week. It also comes one day after the Palestinian Authority claimed the 'Unified Jerusalem' law passed this week by the Knesset was a "declaration of war" (The PA wants to reward Hamas for attacking Israel, using the enemy's electricity – isn't that a bit odd? Israel must wage war against its enemies seriously!) Embassy Movement Has Begun President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala announced the decision that he will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, becoming the first nation to follow President Trump's lead in ordering the change. (The race is on!) Removal of Enemies from Jewish Land is On! The ministerial committee on legislation voted Sunday to advance a bill that would permit the minister of interior to remove the permanent residency status of Palestinian terrorists living in Jerusalem or the Golan. The bill, sponsored by Likud MK Amir Ohana, would apply to Jerusalem or Golan residents involved in terrorism or who have been involved in terrorist activity.  Good Cuts are Coming After Jerusalem defeat at UN General Assembly, US President tweets it is time to start focusing funds on rebuilding America. Donald Trump said that it is time to focus funds on the US rather than foreign spending, tweeting: "After having foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is time to start rebuilding our country!" (A billion can be saved immediately, by stopping aid to the PA, Egypt, Iraq and Turkey!) Shin Bet Stopped 400 Hamas Attacks  The head of the Shin Bet security service, Nadav Argaman, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee "This year we thwarted 400 significant attacks, including 13 suicide attacks, eight kidnapping attempts, and 94 martyrdom attacks. We have thwarted 1,100 potential attacks by isolated terrorists, while 54 attacks by lone terrorists have succeeded this year, compared to 108 last year." (This is a real picture of peace in Israel!) Wasn't that Obvious? Danish Foreign Ministry decides to stop funding for 14 Palestinian organizations in the wake of an internal investigation that found these groups used the money to promote terrorism and the boycott against Israel. According to Israel's Strategic Affairs Ministry, the Secretariat funds many Palestinian organizations that promote the de-legitimization of Israel as well as boycotts against it. Some of these NGOs. Israel Slams India for UN Vote Israel has protested to the government of India over the Delhi government's support of the recent ant-Israel motion at the United Nations General Assembly. On Twitter, Indian citizens fumed at their government's decision to vote against Israel, Mida reported. "This isn't why we voted for you," the site quoted one person as tweeting. "Don't expect help from Israel after you betrayed them," another Indian tweeted. (India is not a reliable friend of Israel. Facing threats from Pakistan and China, it benefits from 'Jewish' help, but still sides with the enemies!) QUOTE of the WEEK: "Since we cannot defeat Israel in war, we do this in stages. We take any and every territory that we can of Palestine, and establish sovereignty there, and we use it as a springboard to take more. When the time comes, we can get the Arab nations to join us for the final blow against Israel." - Yasser Arafat, on the same day he signed the Declaration of Principles on the White House lawn in 1993. Has UNRWA Committed Genocide of 'Palestinians'? The results of a first-ever official census of "Palestinian" refugees taken in Lebanon were released Thursday, with a figure drastically below that which is quoted by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, revealed there are 174,422 Palestinians today living in Lebanon. But the official website of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) claims, "Some 450,000 refugees (449,957) are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon, with many living in the country's 12 refugee camps. Misrepresentation of statistics about the number of Arab refugees who fled from Israel's 1948 defensive war of independence who arrived in Lebanon, and their descendants, are not new. In November, even Hamas claimed that some 260,000 Palestinians had left Lebanon over the past few years, seeking better economic and security conditions in other countries. Perhaps some donor countries may want to investigate where all the money they donated to assist 275,535 imaginary Palestinians in Lebanon has been going. Interestingly, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri subsequently called on donor countries, according to a report in Anadolu Agency, to increase their levels of assistance to UNRWA "with a view to meeting refugees' basic needs and ensuring a just solution to their cause." UNRWA defines a Palestinian refugee as any Arab who lived in British Mandatory Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, and all of their descendants thereafter, regardless of where they were born. This is the only refugee group in the world with such status! Recommend Reading: Modern History of Palestine in Maps The Palestinian Mandate - Legalised Robbery Who are so-called Palestinians? Arab-Israel Conflict - Forgotten Facts! Why Israel is Suspicious of United Nations The War on Terror - Containment Plan The Sinai Option: Road to Permanent Peace!

 

 

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Carolyn Glick on Trump and Haley defunding PA and UNRWA in light of UNRWA and PA's continuous support of Hamas and Terror and Israel's Likud seemingly going in a direction to finally Normalize Jews Settling Judea and Samaria with Equal Representation as in the Rest of Israel. Merely words or action on Israel's part?

Bsd

My comments. Powerful but....

Netanyahu and the Likud can start with normalizing Netiv HaAvot and put into practice what they preach! 

Fwd: Campaign from Netiv HaAvot to Stop Pointless Demolition of 15 Homes in March as per Israel Supreme Court Judicial Tyranny Ruling. Hebrew with English Subtitles. I Please forward

https://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2018/01/fwd-please-help-video-campaign-of.html?m=1

Considering Netanyahu's transformational leadership - Carolyn Glick

http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.co.il/2018/01/considering-netanyahus-transformational.html?m=1l

Middle East and Terrorism: Trump Crazy? Like a Fox - James Lewis

http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.co.il/2018/01/trump-crazy-like-fox-james-lewis.html?m=1