Monday, September 29, 2014

Save the Date Brooklyn RCRF Rachel's Children Reclamation Foundation Dinner: November 3, 2014, 11 MarCheshvan, Yarhzeit of Rachel Imeinu.

bs"d

Dear Friends and Fellow Lovers of Israel, amv"sh

Please Join RCRF at their annual Dinner!  

Mother Rachel is crying for her children.  May this year be the year that her Children return to their borders and 
(Please see the Haftorah reading of the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah! Jeremiah 31: 1-19. see below)

Great Honorees! velyn Hayes <rachelschildren@gmail.com> wrote:
AS RCRF WAS FORMED IN 1995 TO SAVE KEVER RACHEL FROM OSLO AND TO PRESENT RACHEL IMEINU AS THE JEWISH MOTHER PAR EXCELLENCE AND THE GOOD IDEOLOGY
.PLEASE JOIN US 
TUESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 23 AT 6PM
 IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE OF RACHELS CHILDREN 
RACHEL TOMB WALLED COMPLEX VIA THE 5 PM EGGED 163 BUS OR CAR. . 
WE WILL PRAISE HASHEM FOR ALL THE GOOD AND ASK THAT THERE BE ONLY DERECH ERETZ..
 BRING YOUR MUSIC AND YOUR SHOFARS. 
CELEBRATE THE GOOD, THE MIRACLES,
 AND STOP THE PLAGUES  AND PLOTS AGAINST THE TORAH WAY 
SO THAT 5775 WILL BE A YEAR OF SIMCHA AND ALL THE BEST . 

WE WILL RECITE YIRMIAYAH 31 THAT RACHEL'S CHILDREN SHALL RETURN TO THEIR OWN BORDERS AND BE BLESSED 
AND HAVE THE MERIT  OF BRINGING BLESSINGS AND A GOOD LIFE 
FOR KLAL YISROEL, ALL RACHEL AND YAAKOV.CHILDREN  


Our 20th Journal dinner is 11 Marcheshvan., November 3 in Brooklyn NY .
 Even if you can not be with us, send greetings and ads to
 Rachels Children Reclamation Foundation, 
60 West End Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11235 
Info 054-224 26 49 rachelschildren@gmail.com 
PLEASE fwd TO FRIENDS, ALL LISTS 

RCRF invites you to our 20th Annual Commemoration of the Yarhzeit of Rachel Imeinu. The gematria of 20 is yud yud. It is Hashem and His Torah that are the roadmap for the geula. Rabbi Moshe Snow is our Keynote Speaker. He will speak on "Harmony" Ingredient  for the Final Geula" The Rachel Imeinu Actualist Awardee is Yifa Segal of Tazpit News Agency that is taking reporters to observe the true media ignored reality. Rachel Imeinu Young Leadership Awardees is Sgt David Haies, a Lone Soldier whose commitment to protecting his fellow Jews is remarkable. Reuven Guttman will receive The Breaking the Silence Award. He joined tours in Bethlehem under cover and documented the real story. Jacob Strauss,"Flakey Jake" will be presented with the Rachel Imeinu Community Chessed Award.  He events introduce singles to find their bashert to bring  simcha to Ima Rachel fulfilling the prophecy that our people shall multiply. Rachel Imeinu Activist Awardee Robert Muchnick is a representative of Manigut Yehudit. Charlotte Wahle a'h the volunteer par excellence will be recognized for her lifetime of caring and giving. We will also recognize the kidnapped boys, all victims of Oslo terrorists and our loved ones lost serving the IDF. They will be part of the Rachel Tear to be built in our RCRF Bibli



RACHEL'S CHILDREN RECLAMATION FOUNDATION

60 West End Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235

Evelyn Haies, MFA, Founder and President, 1995-2014

Bnei Rachel Corp, President, Majority Owner and Developer of Beit Bnei Rachel

 
1. So says the Lord: In the wilderness, the people who had escaped the sword found favor; He [therefore] went to give Israel their resting place. א. כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה מָצָא חֵן בַּמִּדְבָּר עַם שְׂרִידֵי חָרֶב הָלוֹךְ לְהַרְגִּיעוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל:
2. From long ago, the Lord appeared to me; With everlasting love have I loved you; therefore have I drawn you to Me with loving-kindness. ב. מֵרָחוֹק יְהֹוָה נִרְאָה לִי וְאַהֲבַת עוֹלָם אֲהַבְתִּיךְ עַל כֵּן מְשַׁכְתִּיךְ חָסֶד:
3. Yet again will I rebuild you, then you shall be built, O virgin of Israel; yet again shall you be adorned with your tabrets, and you shall go out with the dances of those who make merry. ג. עוֹד אֶבְנֵךְ וְנִבְנֵית בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹד תַּעְדִּי תֻפַּיִךְ וְיָצָאת בִּמְחוֹל מְשַׂחֲקִים:
4. Yet again shall you plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria, indeed planters shall plant [them] and redeem [them]. ד. עוֹד תִּטְּעִי כְרָמִים בְּהָרֵי שֹׁמְרוֹן נָטְעוּ נֹטְעִים וְחִלֵּלוּ:
5. For there is a day, the watchers shall call on the mountains of Ephraim; Rise! Let us go up to Zion, to the Lord, our God. ה. כִּי יֶשׁ יוֹם קָרְאוּ נֹצְרִים בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם קוּמוּ וְנַעֲלֶה צִיּוֹן אֶל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ:
6. For so says the Lord to Jacob, "Sing [with] joy and shout at the head of the nations, make it heard, praise, and say, 'O Lord, help Your people, the remnant of Israel!' " ו. כִּי כֹה | אָמַר יְהֹוָה רָנּוּ לְיַעֲקֹב שִׁמְחָה וְצַהֲלוּ בְּרֹאשׁ הַגּוֹיִם הַשְׁמִיעוּ הַלְלוּ וְאִמְרוּ הוֹשַׁע יְהֹוָה אֶת עַמְּךָ אֵת שְׁאֵרִית יִשְׂרָאֵל:
7. Behold I bring them from the north country and gather them from the uttermost ends of the earth, the blind and the lame amongst them, the woman with child and she who travails with child all together; a great company shall they return there. ז. הִנְנִי מֵבִיא אוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ צָפוֹן וְקִבַּצְתִּים מִיַּרְכְּתֵי אָרֶץ בָּם עִוֵּר וּפִסֵּחַ הָרָה וְיֹלֶדֶת יַחְדָּו קָהָל גָּדוֹל יָשׁוּבוּ הֵנָּה:
8. With weeping will they come, and with supplications will I lead them, along brooks of water will I make them go, on a straight road upon which they will not stumble, for I have become a Father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn. ח. בִּבְכִי יָבֹאוּ וּבְתַחֲנוּנִים אוֹבִילֵם אוֹלִיכֵם אֶל נַחֲלֵי מַיִם בְּדֶרֶךְ יָשָׁר לֹא יִכָּשְׁלוּ בָּהּ כִּי הָיִיתִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְאָב וְאֶפְרַיִם בְּכֹרִי הוּא:
9. Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it on the islands from afar, and say, "He Who scattered Israel will gather them together and watch them as a shepherd his flock. ט. שִׁמְעוּ דְבַר יְהֹוָה גּוֹיִם וְהַגִּידוּ בָאִיִּים מִמֶּרְחָק וְאִמְרוּ מְזָרֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל יְקַבְּצֶנּוּ וּשְׁמָרוֹ כְּרֹעֶה עֶדְרוֹ:
10. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob and has saved him out of the hand of him who is stronger than he. י. כִּי פָדָה יְהֹוָה אֶת יַעֲקֹב וּגְאָלוֹ מִיַּד חָזָק מִמֶּנּוּ:
11. And they shall come and jubilate on the height of Zion, and they will stream to the goodness of the Lord, over corn, wine, and oil, and over sheep and cattle, and their soul shall be like a well-watered garden, and they shall have no further worry at all. יא. וּבָאוּ וְרִנְּנוּ בִמְרוֹם צִיּוֹן וְנָהֲרוּ אֶל טוּב יְהֹוָה עַל דָּגָן וְעַל תִּירֹשׁ וְעַל יִצְהָר וְעַל בְּנֵי צֹאן וּבָקָר וְהָיְתָה נַפְשָׁם כְּגַן רָוֶה וְלֹא יוֹסִיפוּ לְדַאֲבָה עוֹד:
12. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the round dance with music, and the young men and the old men together, and I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice from their sorrow. יב. אָז תִּשְׂמַח בְּתוּלָה בְּמָחוֹל וּבַחֻרִים וּזְקֵנִים יַחְדָּו וְהָפַכְתִּי אֶבְלָם לְשָׂשׂוֹן וְנִחַמְתִּים וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים מִיגוֹנָם:
13. And I will refresh the soul of the priests with fat, and My people-they will be satisfied with My goodness, is the word of the Lord. יג. וְרִוֵּיתִי נֶפֶשׁ הַכֹּהֲנִים דָּשֶׁן וְעַמִּי אֶת טוּבִי יִשְׂבָּעוּ נְאֻם יְהֹוָה:
14. So says the Lord: A voice is heard on high, lamentation, bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, she refuses to be comforted for her children for they are not. יד. כֹּה | אָמַר יְהֹוָה קוֹל בְּרָמָה נִשְׁמָע נְהִי בְּכִי תַמְרוּרִים רָחֵל מְבַכָּה עַל בָּנֶיהָ מֵאֲנָה לְהִנָּחֵם עַל בָּנֶיהָ כִּי אֵינֶנּוּ:
15. So says the Lord: Refrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for there is reward for your work, says the Lord, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. טו. כֹּה | אָמַר יְהֹוָה מִנְעִי קוֹלֵךְ מִבֶּכִי וְעֵינַיִךְ מִדִּמְעָה כִּי יֵשׁ שָׂכָר לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ נְאֻם יְהֹוָה וְשָׁבוּ מֵאֶרֶץ אוֹיֵב:
16. And there is hope for your future, says the Lord, and the children shall return to their own border. טז. וְיֵשׁ תִּקְוָה לְאַחֲרִיתֵךְ נְאֻם יְהֹוָה וְשָׁבוּ בָנִים לִגְבוּלָם:
17. I have indeed heard Ephraim complaining, [saying,] "You have chastised me, and I was chastised as an ungoaded calf, O lead me back, and I will return, for You are the Lord, my God. יז. שָׁמוֹעַ שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶפְרַיִם מִתְנוֹדֵד יִסַּרְתַּנִי וָאִוָּסֵר כְּעֵגֶל לֹא לֻמָּד הֲשִׁבֵנִי וְאָשׁוּבָה כִּי אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָי:
18. For after my return I have completely changed my mind, and after I had been brought to know myself, I smote upon my thigh; I was ashamed, yea I stood confounded, for I bore the reproach of my youth." יח. כִּי אַחֲרֵי שׁוּבִי נִחַמְתִּי וְאַחֲרֵי הִוָּדְעִי סָפַקְתִּי עַל יָרֵךְ בֹּשְׁתִּי וְגַם נִכְלַמְתִּי כִּי נָשָׂאתִי חֶרְפַּת נְעוּרָי:
19. "Is Ephraim a son who is dear to Me? Is he a child who is dandled? For whenever I speak of him, I still remember him: therefore, My very innards are agitated for him; I will surely have compassion on him," says the Lord. יט. הֲבֵן יַקִּיר לִי אֶפְרַיִם אִם יֶלֶד שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים כִּי מִדֵּי דַבְּרִי בּוֹ זָכֹר אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּ עוֹד עַל כֵּן הָמוּ מֵעַי לוֹ רַחֵם אֲרַחֲמֶנּוּ נְאֻם יְהֹוָה:
Sincerely,

Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

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

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

Analysis, Netanyahu UN Speech. September 29, 2014. Netanyahu starts off on target but then veers off course. Let's speak the Truth! William K.Langfan! Moderate Fatah???

bs"d
Full Transcript: Prime Minister Netanyahu's Speech at the United Nations General Assembly, 2014 (VIDEO)
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 1:56 PM
The beginning of his speech was amazing as usual!  Prime Minister Netanyahu is an orator par excellence. Then he starts to veer off....
"I believe peace can be realized with the active involvement of Arab countries — those that are willing to provide political, material and other indispensable support. I'm ready to make a historic compromise, not because Israel occupies a foreign land. The people of Israel are not occupiers in the land of Israel. (Applause.) History, archaeology and common sense all make clear that we have had a singular attachment to this land for over 3,000 years.
My question to PM Netanyahu is:  Why does Israel have to make any historic compromise that annuls G-d's Covenant with the Jewish People.  As Netanyahu himself says: The people of Israel are not occupiers in the Land of Israel (Applause). 
 Mr. Prime Minister Netanyahu, What about our Torah?  Why do you only talk about history, archaeology and common sense?  
Hamas has no problem with raising religious justification for Domination.  The following is courtesy of StandWithUS    http://www.standwithus.com/online_booklets/HamasCharter/HamasCharter.pdf
In Article Six of the Hamas Charter it says "The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinguished Palestinian movement, whose allegiance is to Allah, and whose way of life is Islam.  It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine.  Article Seven speaks of killing Jews.  The Slogan of the Islamic Resistance Movement Article Eight. "Allah is its target, the Prophet is its model, the Koran its constitution: Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes.  They want "All of Palestine" Article Eleven "The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day.  It or any part of it, should not be squandered: it, or any part of it, should not be given up..... "Israel can not exist" Article Twenty Seven ....we are unable to exchange the present or future Islamic Palestine with the secular idea.  The Islamic mature of Palestine is part of our religion and whoever takes his religion lightly is a loser.
So apparently according to the Hamas Charter Netanyahu is a loser when he takes his religion lightly.  Maybe we should be believe them. 
 "When Someone Says they Want to Kill  You.  Believe Them."  Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivor. 
William K. Langfan DEATH CAMP LIBERATOR WARNS ISRAEL ABOUT HAMAS DOCTRINE. Amazing Video! 
 Well you can argue that Hamas and the PLO are different.  Hamas is radical and PLO is moderate and a possible peace partner.  Obviously this is Netanyahu's basis for the second half of his speech.  To this William Langfan has the $200,000 challenge!

U.S. PHILANTHROPIST OFFERS ISRAELI MINISTER $200,000 TO FIND CHANGE IN PALESTINIAN CHARTER  http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/05/u-s-philanthropist-offers-israeli-minister-200000-to-find-change-in-palestinian-charter/#comments
JOSHUA LEVITT
MAY 5, 2014
ALGEMEINER

Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Monday was offered a $200,000 donation if he could back up a statement he made toThe Wall Street Journal that thePalestinian National Council has officially renounced terrorism.

William Langfan, a Jewish American philanthropist, said the PNC's charter, created in 1968, has, in fact, never been changed, still calling for the destruction of Israel, even though that was agreed to be removed in 1998, "pursuant to Arafat's January 1998 letter to President Clinton."

In a letter to the editor, seen by The Algemeiner, Langfan, a New York property investor now retired in Palm Beach, Florida, wrote:
"Nicholas Casey in his recent Wall Street Journal article 'Palestinian Unity' stated that some Israeli government officials say that negotiations with Hamas could one day become possible if it recognizes Israel."

"He then quotes Yair Lapid, 'It's not like it didn't happen before.' 'The PLO used to be a terror organization.' I respectfully suggest that Lapid read Article 33 of the PLO 1968 Charter and ask himself where and when the Palestinian National Council (PNC) voted to modify or annul one article of their Charter."

"The Charter unequivocally states that the establishment of Israel is illegal and void and that they would use armed resistance until Palestine was liberated.  Charter Article 33 clearly states that no change in the Charter can occur unless 2/3 of the PNC members vote for a change."

"I hereby offer Lapid $200,000 if he can come forward with a voted PNC resolution specifying the Articles of the Charter which have been changed or annulled pursuant to Arafat's January 1998 letter to President Clinton."

Rather than see the question as mincing words, Langfan's letter spoke to the underlying environment of incitement to hatred that pervades Palestinian society:
"I also suggest that Lapid read a few days of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) and Middle East Research Institute (MEMRI) documented translations of the Palestinian Authority (PA) controlled TV programs, newspapers, and PA leaders' utterances," he wrote.

Langfan concluded: "The failure to change one word of the PLO Charter and the Fatah Constitution, the daily PA controlled media, the PA instituted second Intifada (after Oslo) which caused more Israeli civilian deaths than in any previous years, and many other facts too numerous to mention, rebut Lapid's statement that the PLO is no longer a terrorist organization."

Langfan's son is Mark Langfan, the New York-based chairman of AFSI, Americans for a Safe Israel, and an independent policy analyst who focuses on cartography and the geography of the Middle East.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014.  80% of Palestinians Support Resumption of Rocket Fire Against Israel: New Poll
 http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/09/30/80-of-palestinians-support-resumption-of-rocket-fire-against-israel-new-poll/

September 30, 2014 Mahmoud Abbas Justifies Palestinian Terror in His UN General Assembly Speech

Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi.  Mahmoud Abbas’ speech to the UN General Assembly reflects the political reality that there is no Palestinian partner today for a settlement with Israel based on compromise. http://jcpa.org/article/abbas-justifies-terror-in-un-speech/


Our world: Kicking the PLO habit by Caroline Glick ..Supporting the PLO in Gaza is the same as supporting Hamas.  http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Our-world-Kicking-the-PLO-habit-376614

PMW Bulletins PA honors murderers of 3 Israeli teens   http://www.palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=12732 

PMW Bulletins Fatah honors suicide bomber  http://www.palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=12713

Batya Medad If Fatah's Abbas is Moderate, then...   http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2014/09/if-fatahs-abbas-is-moderate-then.html.  

Islam-based hate speech on PA TV:Jews are "most evil among creations,""barbaric apes, wretched pigs" 
 Afsi's analysis:
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the United Nations today with the intention of exposing the many lies against Israel spoken by Mahmoud Abbas in his attack against the Jewish state at the United Nations last Friday. He described these lies, which don't deserve repeating, as the function of diseased minds whose hatred of Jews has no bounds. PM Netanyahu stressed that we are NOT occupiers in our own country, citing history, archaeology, and common sense as his source. He did not mention our biblical and legal entitlements. In our opinion, this was a serious omission. Recognizing that Israel's withdrawals from Lebanon and Gaza created "threats from militant Islamists" , (he never mentioned the hardships endured by the Israelis evacuated from their homes and communities in Gush Katif/Gaza) , he insisted that "rock solid security arrangements" would be required for further "territorial compromises" that would be necessary for "peace."  

We understand that PM Netanyahu has to walk a fine line in the diplomatic world in order to present the case for Israel; however WE STRONGLY DISAGREE with his willingness to give away more Israeli land and we know, as does any realist, that there are NO SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS THAT COULD GUARANTEE SAFETY FOR ISRAELIS. If he had cited Israel's biblical entitlement to the land, that might have been the end of the lesson. If he used the Edmond Levy report to demonstrate Israel's legal entitlement to the land, that might have been a good post script to the lesson. But agreeing that "any peace requires territorial compromise" is a prescription for disaster for Israel. As we enter this new year of 5775 we pray that Israel's Prime Minister will remember the meaning of the "promised land" given to our ancestors, which centuries of dedicated Jews have sacrificed to ensure. We must continue in that tradition, treasuring the land and its protectors. 

Helen Freedman is Executive Director of AFSI.   
Mark Langfan,  proud son of William Langfan is the apple that doesn't fall far from the tree.  
Mark Langfan, AFSI's President and Chairman, once again hits the mark in his most recent op-ed in Arutz Sheva. He points out the outrageous flaws in the most recent Obama remarks on ISIS and Islam. See the link below:


Sincerely, 

Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

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

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

Murder of Jewish Construction Worker by suspected Arab co-workers, Netanel Arami hy"d in Bat Yam. Protest Tuesday September 30, 7:30pm Police inaction. Police not investigating murder.

bs"d


Netanel Arami was a Jewish construction worker who was killed after the ropes holding his work station were cut by Arab co-workers. Netanel Arami, the father of 2 children is a resident of Bait Dagan in Israel. He fell to his death last week from a building site in what is suspected as an act of murder.
In an unprecedented move, police have placed a "gag-order" on the case. The family claims they are not investigating and in fact are interrogating the family! Reportedly when police arrived on the roof of the Petah Tikva building Arami was working on and fell from while rappelling, they found his ropes had been cut. Both the main ropes and the safety backup ropes. Police arrested no one, despite the obvious fact that no one else was up on the roof.

In response to police inaction, Chabad of Bait Dagan in conjunction with the Arami family and other groups and locals and friends outraged at the police inaction will be meeting at 7:30pm Tuesday evening at the Arami parents home for ashkava and a protest.

Pls forward to your Israeli friends. 
Tuesday 7:30pm Arami Family Home - 101 Yosef Tal Street Bat Yam 


--
Sincerely,

Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

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

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

Monday, September 22, 2014

Jerusalem Councilman Arieh King spoke to Arutz Sheva. By 2030, Jerusalem will be an Arab capital.

bs"d

My question is how come the government of Israel is choosing to allow Arabs to build in Jerusalem legally and illegally, and not Jews?  Where is the pressure coming from? How is it that there is lack of Police Presence endangering the lives of Jewish Kids?


September 22, 2014 Netanyahu and Barkat's 'Jerusalem Disengagement' - by 2030? Councilman Arieh King exposes 'de facto division' of the capital, with all the figures behind his prediction of an Arab majority by 2030. by Ari Yasher and Tamar Yonah


Arab Terrorists Throw Rocks at School Bus in Jerusalem: Bus carrying schoolchildren damaged in latest attack, leaving City Councilman Aryeh King livid at lack of police presence.  http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/185342#.VCBSavldUWI By Orly Harari, Tova Dvorin
-- 
Sincerely,

Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

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

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

Klinghoffer Protest: What should the Main Focus Be? Who is funding Klinghoffer Met Opera? Why “anonymous”?

bs"d

Please read this post before the Protest if you can. Even skim it.  Thank you. Robin Ticker http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/09/debate-main-focus-klinghoffer-protest.html

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Marvin Belsky <marvinsbelsky@gmail.com> wrote:

Is Saudi Money Behind the Met Opera's Anti-Semitic Pro-Terrorist Death of Klinghoffer Production?

June 15, 2014 by  20 Comments

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He is completing a book on the international challenges America faces in the 21st century.


Saudi_Minister_of_Petroleum_and_Mineral_Resources_Ali_Al-Naimi

American oil companies used to sponsor a lot of cultural programming. As the Saudis nationalized and began to take control, that has shifted.

The Saudis are not big opera buffs, but their regime spreads anti-Semitism around the world. And the Metropolitan Opera's current decision to mount The Death of Klinghoffer, a widely denounced anti-Semitic modern opera in a season packed with productions that are rarely less than a century old, is a curious aberration.

The Metropolitan Opera's manager Peter Gelb is predicting bankruptcy in two years as the Met has blown through a fortune, for example spending $169,000 on a poppy field used as opera scenery.

The Met is incapable of budgeting and its needs money badly.

Saudi Petroleum International is a local arm of Saudi Aramco and a significant donor to the Metropolitan Opera. The Saudi Minister of Petroleum, Ibrahim Al-Naimi, has even been listed on occasion as a principal sponsor.

The Met has increasingly been making its money from digital broadcasts, rather than theater performances, making it more reliant on international audiences. Its "Live in HD" digital broadcasts go out to countries such as Lebanon, Morocco,  as well as to Dubai.

The HD business has become the Met's bread and butter and like a lot of the luxury trade, it's looking for a cut of the gushing wells of oil money from nouveau riche sheiks and princes.

Catering to their bigotry is not the classiest way to get it, but it certainly has a history of working.

The Metropolitan Opera's high-definition cinema broadcast series is about to make another foray into the Middle East…

An Egyptian-born businessman, Mahmoud M. Abdallah, who sits on the Met's board, helped broker the agreement with the National Cultural Center… The HD season begins on Oct. 9 with Wagner's "Rheingold," the first installment of the company's new "Ring" cycle.

Like most of the American entertainment and culture institutions, the Met is increasingly looking abroad. The Death of Klinghoffer may strike American audiences, not to mention the Klinghoffer family, as hateful and exploitative, but it's just adding more noise into the culture of anti-Semitism that has been so successfully cultivated in Europe and the Middle East.

The Metropolitan Opera is looking to profit from bigotry in the Middle East and Europe. It's not the first cultural organization to discover that anti-Semitism sells tickets.




--
Sincerely,

Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

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

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