Friday, July 20, 2012

Fwd: Grasshoppers in America - Giants in Israel



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    GRASSHOPPERS IN OUR MIDST - BUT WE APPLAUD THE GIANTS 

  

AFSI has been celebrating the Edmond Levy report declaring all of Judea and Samaria legal, and the people of Israel who live on that land are not "occupiers" but merely fulfilling the biblical prophecy. On July 7, we put out a statement applauding MK Tzipi Hotovely for submitting a bill adopting the principles of the Levy report. She has followed that up with a call for annexation of Judea and Samaria. See below excerpts from that statement:

 

Likud MK: Annex All Yesha, Not Just 'C Areas'
By Gil Ronen in Arutz Sheva
 
MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) called on the nationalist camp to work for full annexation of Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron) and not just "Areas C," as has been suggested by Jewish Home candidate Naftali Bennett.
 
We must take care "not to fall into the trap of 'Areas C,' because that means accepting the heritage of [the] Oslo [Accords] that divided the territory thus," she added.
  
"We have already carried out the struggle of 'turn away from evil' because it is clear to every Israeli that the mistake of expulsion must not be repeated," she explained. "The problem is with the 'do good.' People say that a Palestinian state is bad but they are afraid to annex. The right wing is afraid of its own shadow."
 
Hotovely added that the report filed by the Edmund Levy Commission creates "a revolution in perception." The report, she said, "ends the occupation of the territory by the Minister of Defense."

 

In contrast to the courageous position of MK Hotovely, we have the "grasshopper" approach of the Israel Policy Forum. Read excerpts from Arlene Kushner's comments:
  
While Gershon Mesika asked, "Do we see ourselves as grasshoppers [as the spies coming out of Canaan did]"? (see Numbers:13 - Only Caleb & Joshua, of the 12 spies sent to spy out the land, came back with a positive report. The other ten saw themselves as grasshoppers.) 
And lo and behold!  I've encountered a whole community of grasshoppers.   
They're in the US, and not Israel, it's true. But never mind. They are part of the Jewish people, or were the last time I looked. 
And what are these grasshoppers doing?  They are working against acceptance of the Levy Committee findings on the legality of settlements and our right to be in Judea andSamaria.  
 
A letter has been promoted by the Israel Policy Forum and signed by some 40 individuals with some presumed claim to prominence or leadership within the Jewish community.  It has been sent to PM Netanyahu, imploring him not to accept the findings of the Levy Committee.
 
See the report below from Haaretz on the Israel Policy Forum and their grasshopper letter:
 
U.S. Jews to Netanyahu: Report urging state to legalize settlements will aid those seeking to delegitimize Israel
40 U.S. Jewish leaders sign Israel Policy Forum letter urging prime minister to reject document produced by panel headed by former Supreme Court justice Edmond Levy.
By Chemi Shalev | 19:07 15.07.12 |  43    
More than 40 American Jewish leaders and philanthropists have sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu expressing their concern about the recent Levy Committee report on the legality of settlements in the territories and urging him to make sure that the government does not adopt it.
"Securing Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state requires diplomatic and political leadership, not legal maneuverings," the letter says. The report submitted last week by retired Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levy - which found that Israel is not legally "occupying" the territories and that settlements are therefore legal - will "add fuel to those who seek to delegitimize Israel's right to exist," the letter states.
One of the more prominent and perhaps surprising signatures on the letter is that of Rabbi Daniel Gordis, President of the conservative-leaning Shalem Center in Jerusalem. Other prominent signatories include philanthropists and businessmen Charles Bronfman, Stanley Gold and Lester Crown, former AIPAC head Tom Dine, Hebrew Union College president David Ellenson, renowned Holocaust scholar Professor Deborah Lipstadt, former Jewish Agency Chairman Richard Pearlstone former Reform leader Eric Yoffie and New York UJA Federation Campaign co-chair, Marcia Riklis.
"We fear that if approved, this report will place the two-state solution and the prestige of Israel as a democratic member of the international community, in peril," the signatories wrote to Netanyahu. "We are confident that that with your deep understanding of the gravity of this situation, and your unprecedented political strength, you will ensure that the adoption of this letter does not take place."
The letter was initiated and organized by the Israel Policy Forum (IPF), a centrist U.S. group that was formed in 1993 with the encouragement of the late Yitzhak Rabin to support the peace process with the Palestinians. After several years in which the organization virtually disappeared from the public eye, it has been undergoing a "rebirth" in recent months in support of a two-state solution.
"With the increasing polarization in the Jewish dialogue and the inability for people to talk to each other, we want to be a centrist, pragmatic voice and to attract different voices," IPF Chairman Peter Joseph told Haaretz on Sunday. We wish to be a forum for discussing new ideas, in a rational and nuanced manner, and we have received very strong and positive reactions to our goals. Our common denominator is our commitment to a Jewish and democratic Israel."
If this was not such a life and death matter, one could laugh at the cowardice and ignorance of the IPF and its supporters. Their idea of 'discussing new ideas' is to revive the 'two-state solution.' How do normal, logical, thinking individuals continue to follow the definition for insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results? We have to pray that the Giants in our midst, like MK Tzipi Hotovely, will prevail.
 
ACTION: Write to MK Hotovely supporting her stand: zhotovely@knesset.gov.il
Write to PM Netanyahu telling him to support the Levy report and denounce the IPF letter:

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Fwd: Very disturbing! Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on infiltration of Muslim Brotherhood to White House, Pentagon, FBI and US Military



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Subject: Very disturbing! Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on infiltration of Muslim Brotherhood to White House, Pentagon, FBI and US Military
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Please publicize and report on this Investigation that is under attack by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. 

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann joined The Glenn Beck Radio Program on GBTV (soon to be known as TheBlaze) this morning to discuss the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Washington, DC and the attacks on her in the wake of her calls for an investigation.   She says that the influence today of the Muslim Brotherhood at the highest levels, from the White House, to the Pentagon, to the FBI, even to our United States military truly is breathless and people have to know about it.

http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/07/19/developing-michele-bachmann-responds-to-attacks-after-she-calls-for-investigation-into-muslim-brotherhood/


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Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan)  a great activist and lover of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichrono Baruch.

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Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan)  a great activist and lover of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichrono Baruch.

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Fwd: PLEASE PLEASE JOIN US AND DO YOUR PART TO PROMOTE EDMUND LEVY REPORT. THANK YOU!



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From: Robin Ticker <faigerayzel@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Subject: PLEASE PLEASE JOIN US AND DO YOUR PART TO PROMOTE EDMUND LEVY REPORT. THANK YOU!
To: amichaeli@knesset.gov.il, amiller@knesset.gov.il, anmichaely@knesset.gov.il, dazulay@knesset.gov.il, fkirshenbaum@knesset.gov.il, ggamliel@knesset.gov.il, ieichler@knesset.gov.il, kshama@knesset.gov.il, mgafni@knesset.gov.il, mmozes@knesset.gov.il, mregev@knesset.gov.il, oakunis@knesset.gov.il, olevy@knesset.gov.il, rilatov@knesset.gov.il, rrivlin@knesset.gov.il, sar@energy.gov.il, sar@environment.gov.il, sar@moin.gov.il, sar@sviva.gov.il, umaklev@knesset.gov.il, uorbach@knesset.gov.il, yvaknin@knesset.gov.il, zorlev@knesset.gov.il, zpinian@knesset.gov.il, MK Amnon Cohen <amncohen@knesset.gov.il>, MK Ariel Atias <aatias@knesset.gov.il>, MK Avigdor Lieberman <aliberman@knesset.gov.il>, MK Danny Danon <ddanon@knesset.gov.il>, "MK Dr. Benny Begin" <bbegin@knesset.gov.il>, MK Eli Yishai <eyishay@knesset.gov.il>, MK Gidon Saar <gsaar@knesset.gov.il>, MK Gilad Erdan <gerdan@knesset.gov.il>, MK Katz <hkatz@knesset.gov.il>, MK Limor Livnat <llivnat@knesset.gov.il>, MK Meshulam Nahari <mnahari@knesset.gov.il>, "MK Moshe (Bogy) Yaalon" <myaalon@knesset.gov.il>, MK Moshe Cachlon <mcachlon@knesset.gov.il>, MK Nissim Zeev <nzeev@knesset.gov.il>, MK Silvan Shalom <sshalom@knesset.gov.il>, MK Sopha Landver <slandver@knesset.gov.il>, MK Stas Miszanikov <smiseznikov@knesset.gov.il>, MK Uzi Landau <ulandau@knesset.gov.il>, MK Yaakov Margi <ymargi@knesset.gov.il>, MK Yisrael Katz <yiskatz@knesset.gov.il>, MK Yitzchok Aharonovich <iaharon@knesset.gov.il>, MK Yossi Peled <ypeled@knesset.gov.il>, MK Yuli Edelstein <yedelstein@knesset.gov.il>, MK Yuval Steinitz <ysteinitz@knesset.gov.il>, MK Zeev Elkin <Zelkin@knesset.gov.il>, MK Zippy Hatoveli <zhotovely@knesset.gov.il>, Netanyahu <israelk@netanyahu.org.il>, Netanyahu <ari@netanyahu.org.il>, Netanyahu <bnetanyahu@knesset.gov.il>, "Prof. Arieh Eldad" <aeldad@kneset.gov.il>, "Prof. Arieh Eldad" <eldad@bezeqint.net>, "Prof. MK Daniel Hershkowitz" <dhershkovitz@knesset.gov.il>


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Please download Attachment ABANDONMENT OF JEWISH LAND
DR. CHAIM ZIMMERMAN EDITED AND ANNOTATED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PROF. PAUL EIDELBERG (13  pages)


Dear Distinguished Knesset Members, Rabbanim and Activists:

Shame on the 40 Jewish Leaders and Philanthropists who say to bury the Levy Report!  Let us have strong grass roots demanding leaders to be IN FAVOR of this report! 40 U.S. Jewish Leaders to Bibi: Bury Levy ReportPhilanthropist Charles Bronfman, Shalem Center head Gordis among signatories who fear report will imperil Israel.

PLEASE SUPPORT MK HOTOVELI'S BILL to apply Edmund Levy Findings to Judea and Samaria. (with Noahide residency status for Arabs who fit preconditions) The people are really excited about this Report!!!! Don't bury it!  Read articles below!

Singing praises for the Edmund Levi Report.   Arlene Kushner,  Hagai Segal, Nadav Shragai, Susie Dym, Helen Freedman, Steven Plaut, Caroline Glick, Ted Belman, Moshe Dann. Tzipy Hotoveli, Prof. Paul Eidelberg, Multiple Speakers at the Conference sponsored by Women in Green in Hebron. 

The Tzipi Hatoveli Bill needs our publicity and support.  Please forward. Please Please publish and or forward


As Arlene Kushner points out, the point is that there is tremendous potential for Jewish settlement that has not begun to be realized -- but can be when Israeli law is applied to Judea and Samaria .

Many more related articles on this topic in Arutz7 See previous article for the links in Arutz to the related articles entited: 
Langfan Joins Forces with Shomron Liaison Office
40 U.S. Jewish Leaders to Bibi: Bury Levy Report
Police Given Power to Deport Aliens from Judea and Samaria
Likud MK: Annex All Yesha, Not Just 'C Areas'
MK Hotovely: Levy Report Should Mean a Major Change
Peres Under Fire for Anti-Settlement Comments
Obama Administration Critical of Levy Report
Download Historic Document: Judea and Samaria Not 'Occupied'
Likud MK: Let's Start with Sovereignty over Communities
Israel Winning 'Demographic War' in Judea and Samaria





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Friday, July 13, 2012

I got published in Queens Jewish Link: LOOK AT PAGE AT PAGE 8

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Dear Moshe Feiglin and the entire MY team.  Please send your responses to my letter to QJC.  We know you can accomplish great things and now is the perfect time. This is LeShem Shamayim debate.  Shabbat Shalom UmeVorach!  (I don't anyone off easy.  

See what I wrote about Ketzele http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2012/07/yes-to-mk-hatoveli-bill-no-to-mk-katz.html) Yes to MK Hatoveli Bill, No to MK Katz Bill and Uprooting large scale settlement, proclaim our entitlement of all of Eretz Yisroel rather than politics and deals!

Robin

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 http://issuu.com/queensjewishlink/docs/qjl_vol01-no13_lo_res_full?mode=window&pageNumber=1
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The Edmund Levy Report - PLEASE PLEASE PUBLICIZE !!!!!!!

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Before reading the rest of the links, please download the attachments and print out before Shabbos!

First attachment 
ABANDONMENT OF JEWISH LAND
DR. CHAIM ZIMMERMAN
EDITED AND ANNOTATED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PROF. PAUL EIDELBERG 13 pages

2nd Attachment - TZC Newsletter July 13 Parshat Pinchas 4 pages
 
3rd Attachment - Gemeiner Petition 4 pages TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
FOR THE REAFFIRMATION OF JEWISH LEGAL RIGHTS
TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL AND FORMER MANDATED PALESTINE
PREVIOUSLY ASSENTED TO BY CANADA IN 1922 
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Please read the following links by Steven Plaut. Caroline Glick. Arlene Kushner, Ted Belman, Moshe Dann, also re: Tzippy Hotoveli Bill

Steven Plaut Settlements are not just legal, but necessary

Caroline Glick: Column One: Obama's spectacular failure

US agrees, settlements are "not illegal"



I continue to see enthusiastic responses to the Levy Report, and want, once again to offer this word of caution: Little has happened unless Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Ministerial Committee on Settlements endorse the report and adopt its recommendations. A very good place to start would be with Migron, but much more beyond this will be needed.  I am still holding my breath.

In coming posts I will have a great deal more to say about this entire issue.  Here I would like to recommend a piece by 

Moshe Dann, "Edmund Levy's revolution," which touches upon some important bases.

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MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) who is submitting a bill to enter the Levy Report into law, has made a very significant point in an article she has just written on the same subject:

Only 10% of Judea and Samaria has been used for building. And this includes the major Palestinian Arab population centers in places such as Ramallah, Hevron and Schechem (Nablus).  And then, "among the built-up portions, only 3% is Jewish."

Hotovely's point is that there is tremendous potential for Jewish settlement that has not begun to be realized -- but can be when Israeli law is applied to Judea and Samaria .


But I would also make another point.  When one understands the reality on the ground, it becomes very readily apparent what a crock it is, that "settlements" are a stumbling block.

© Arlene Kushner. This material is produced by Arlene Kushner, functioning as an independent journalist. Permission is granted for it to be reproduced only with proper attribution.

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Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan)  a great activist and lover of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichrono Baruch.

Most of these emails are posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com 

Personal emails to individuals will not be posted to my blog. 

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