Monday, July 24, 2017

From Daniel Luria: Shame and disgrace for removing metal detectors. SEEMS that Arab violence "works" !!! From Daniel Luria (Ateret Cohanim)

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Cabinet decides to remove metal detectors from Temple Mount
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/232934

Watch Honest Reporting: Temple Mount: What's the point in praying if you can't bring your gun? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryKeoZaipDs Daniel Pomerantz Senior Editor. See 1:13 into video

Transcription:
"...The media was saying that the Palestinians who remained outside of the metal detector were protesting.  But they were not. They were actually shouting death threats saying that they were intending to murder Israeli men and mass rape Israeli women as Mohammad had done in Khaibar massacre in the year 628.  Honest Reporting was present at these so called protests and heard the death threats in person. But even though translators were readily available to the Press, here is what the media had to say about the death threats.  NOTHING" The next day Palestinians threw fire bombs and tires at Israelis. Three were killed in the act. At least one of them when his Molotov cocktails exploded in his hands. So far we havent found this in any mainstream press".... . 

context: Khaiber  A village where 800 Jewish men got slaughtered in front of families and women taken as sex slaves, by first army of Islam.  We don't have to use our imagination.  This is precisely what ISIS has done to the Yezidis. 

Now please watch this video of this brave American kid on Shabbat on Security Patrol named Goldstein  with a powerful message.  He is the one who now has to protect a community like CHALAMISH in Judea from terrorist infiltration. Why should it be all on his shoulders?  He is sharing with us his burden. So I say to my fellow Jews in the Diaspora....We are all each others guarantors.  Kol Yisroel Areivim Zeh LeZeh.  As Moshe Rabeinu rebuked the Tribe of Reuvein and Gad ""Will your brothers go to war and conquer Israel while you remain here peacefully?" 

Goldstein makes it a point that Palestinian communities do not need such protections as they  have no need to worry that Jewish settlers will infiltrate their homes and murder them.  Let me add that unfortunately the SHABAK has taken the side of the enemy with the Duma blood libel and tried to frame hilltop youth following torture and forced confessions of hilltop youth for arson and murder of a Palestinian family  (and came out empty handed).  


Where is the IDF protecting this community? Why is Goldstein left on his lonesome to defend his community? 

Where is COGAT (Coordination of Government Activity in the Territories) ?   Doesn't Civil Administration mean making protection of the community a number one priority for Jewish Settlement in Judea and Samaria?  That is not their priority as is pretty obvious from their website!

This is all happening in the month of Av.  It is an auspicious time  for bad leadership!  But we the people, grass roots, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past!  

The IDF, the Shabak and now the Netanyahu government are all complicit with a terrible CHILLUL HASHEM!  But WE the people are NOT!

The People must not accept their Leadership so that we won't be complicit as were the Jews in the Desert! Put your protest on your facebook page, email your protest to the Knesset members,  email it to friends so that when you face your Creator after 120 years they will see that you did not sit silent to allow this Chillul Hashem to happen!

We must turn to Hashem and beg for alternative leadership. We must yell and scream as  Daniel Luria is doing, as Dr. Paul Brody is doing as I am doing and  share your outrage with all your lists and whatsapp groups and websites and blogs and demand that Jews start asserting their rights to Eretz Yisroel and asserting Jewish Sovereignty and control over Har HaBayit and Maarat Hamachpela in Hebron by asserting control and jurisdiction! 

We probably need to go one step further for Teshuva in our day than just stop the talking campaign to bring the Geula as per the well publicized video of HaRav Sorotzkin. We now have the opportunity to literally, Pshuto KeMashmaoh,  show that we yearn for Malchus Shamayim, the Kingdom of Heaven (not Islam), Malchut Beit David (not Netanyahu) and the Beit HaMikdash (not Al Aksa)  with our insistence that Israel assert control of security on Har HaBayit, Temple Mount.  

Rabbi Yitzchok Sorotzkin Teshuva: Stop the Talking Campaign. Going one step further... Yearn for Malchut Shamayim, Malchut Beit David, Beit Hamikdash.https://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2015/04/rabbi-yitzchok-sorotzkin-teshuva-stop.html

Only then will Tisha Baav turn from a day of mourning to a day of Celebration.

Watch this interview on BBC where the BBC interviewer argues repeatedly in favor or removing the metal detectors with Naftali Bennett.  Here we see Chillul Hashem big time!

This newscaster tries to convince Netanyahu that Israel should remove the metal detectors, even though he admits he sees the rationale not to remove the metal detectors, based on the fact that the  IDF and SHABAK are in favor of removing the Metal Detectors on Har Habayit.   Naftali Bennett finds himself in the difficult position to somehow defend Israel's position not to remove the metal detectors even though the IDF and the SHABAK are in favor of removing the metal detectors. .   
Bennett on BBC: "Read my lips: Temple Mount is open".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbN-gnxJydI 

Ok Bennett, what is your next move?  The IDF and SHABAK seem to have won this round over the will of the Jewish People and the Police and over sanity. 

The betrayal of Defense Minister Lieberman and the Shabak is not surprising to those who have followed Lieberman and Shabak. We saw it coming with their reaction and mistreatment of Elor Azaria and their mistreatment of the hilltop youth

IDF soldier who killed subdued terrorist in Hebron convicted of manslaughter
Re: Elor Azaria "...This is a tough verdict but it must be accepted; we are all duty-bound to honor the ruling and show restraint," Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said.He said that while he personally "didn't like" the verdict, Azaria's supporters had to "stop lashing out against the IDF chief of staff, because we must keep the military above the political fray."
Lieberman said Azaria and his family would receive help from the IDF "in every way possible."


Yes the IDF soldier showed restrained in neutralizing the terrorist in Chalamish who is now being nursed to health. I am glad that Lieberman is seeing the fruits of his labors as it will surely comes back to haunt him and Gadi Eisenkot as well when they see first hand the blood stained kitchen of the Solomon family . Maybe that is why Lieberman is now calling for the death penalty for the terrorist. However, If he is so weak regarding metal detectors what chance is there of following through. . Political fray dominates his military judgement. He bends with political pressure.   If we yell and scream about the metal detectors and demand his resignation we can probably get him to change his tune.   He will talk tough until the Arabs carry on and then he will retreat. 

Should he be our Defense Minister?. 

We know he can be real tough when it comes to the settlers.  But they won't threaten him with knives and machine guns and death threats!
Re: recent Amona Expulsion  - Mattot Arim has been sounding the alarm about Lieberman who supported it!

Fwd: [Mattotarim] Will Cabinet vote for Liberman's Carrots?
Fwd: Mattot Arim Build in all of Judea and Samaria not just in small settlement blocs a fraction of the area. Women in Green: Lieberman is mistaken & misleading ליברמן טועה ומטעה Don't put the blame on Trump Administration!

Lieberman and Shabak persecuted the Hilltop Youth as have been documented on my blog Shemittah rediscovered.  

False Criminalization of Hilltop Youth by Defense Minister Lieberman and Shabak. Why? ( 'They overturned beds and came out empty-handed' - Israel National News

COGAT as well must go!

Go on the COGAT which is the   Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria website to see the pro Palestinian BIAS that the Jewish Settlers in Judea and Samaria are forced to live,  under the Netanyahu Administration. http://www.cogat.mod.gov.il/en/Judea_and_Samaria/Pages/default.aspx

Do not cry in despair as did the Jews in the desert. Simply tell the leadership that you do NOT support their betrayal to G-d and the Jewish People by caving in to the demands of a G-dless people.  These murderers who were calling in their protest to behead the men and rape the Jewish women have been  given the green light to openly call for the violation of Basic Laws of Civilization known as the Seven Noahide Laws. This is a sure recipe for Terrible War and destruction on our Holy Soil. 

Let us call  a different Leadership and for a vote of no confidence of the Likud Netanyahu Administration who caved in.  They are unworthy to be Leaders of a Jewish Nation in these dangerous times!

Sincerely, Robin Ticker. 

 
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Subject: Shame and disgrace for removing metal detectors. SEEMS that Arab violence "works" !!! From Daniel Luria (Ateret Cohanim)
Arab incitement, terror and violence "works" !!!

A few simple questions for our friends and readers.

1/ Why did Mayor Barkat back down and agree to retroactively approve over 60 homes, that were illegally built in a national park-green zoned area - called Gan HaMelech, between the City of David and the old Yemenite Village of Shiloach?


2/ Why are Jews forbidden to pray at the Temple Mount and even arrested by Israeli authorities, if they pray or do anything of a "religious" nature on the Temple Mount?

3/ Why or how did the Wakf and the Moslem Arab world get away with dumping over 100 truckloads of artifacts and debris from Temple times, outside the Old City and how did they manage to illegally build another mosque in the catacombs under Har HaBayit and near the ElAksa mosque? How did they get away with fixing the bulge in the Southern Wall themselves, as opposed to Israeli authorities fixing the Jewish holy site and wall, before it was going to collapse?

4/ How do the Arabs get away with building illegally nearly everywhere and anywhere in the eastern neighbourhoods of Jerusalem?(And beyond in Judea and Samaria)

5/ Why are Jews who live in the old Jewish Quarter (Moslem Quarter) of the Old City, limited in their movements and told to stay i their homes, during certain times in Ramadan? Why are we even "forced" to place security cameras, security systems, security doors and rooftop playgrounds in our compounds in and around the Old City? Why?

(We can also add  - why is the Israeli Government "scared" and very hesitant to give building permits in Jerusalem or in Judea and Samaria (area "C"), while the Arabs build as they desire? And also - why do we simply return these filthy sick terrorists bodies to their families for burial?)

AND FINALLY

Why did or is the Israeli Government/Cabinet which is currently being run by Netanyahu's Likud, apparently back down, and will soon effectively remove the metal detectors that were placed at the gateway entrances to the Temple Mount after the recent killing of 2 Israeli policemen by a few Arab terrorists?(Just like the metal detectors checking those entering the Kotel area, the Cave of Patriarchs in Chevron, Bituach Leumi..etc)
WHY?

The answer
Because -  Arab incitement, terror and violence "works" !!!
(And also because the "heads" on our so-called leaders shoulders are still stuck in the shtetl..... and because some of our pathetic weak leaders are still scared of the "goyim" and what the "goyim" will say.(This can be the UN, USA, the Arab League or Jordan...etc) Maybe some even think, that we are simply a star on another country's flag, instead of proudly recognizing that we have our own star of David on our own blue and white flag.
International pressure coupled with Arab violence (And Jordanian subtle threats) has sadly "done it again" !! 


To my-our democratically elected Israeli Government:

I firstly hope, that i will wake up, and all the above, will be just a bad nightmare, and you will show strength, and leave the metal detectors in place.
BUT IF NOT THEN........

Shame on you for removing the metal detectors and showing such weakness.
(They - our enemies will only gain strength from this back-stepping move. Don't be surprised when you are "eaten for breakfast". This is the WILD middle EAST !!)

Shame on you for not internalizing that we - the Jewish people, are the indigenous people of this land, and that we are the true baal habayit of Israel, Yerushalayim and also of Har HaBayit !!!!

Shame on you for allowing Arab violence, Arab rioters, Moslem fanaticism  and world pressure (USA, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt...etc) to "run" this country and dictate terms to you.

** At the time of writing this email - "rumours" are circulating regarding Israel"bowing and typically bending" to Jordan/WAKF pressure, and may remove the metal detectors from entrances to Har HaBayit if Israel wishes to see the release of the Israeli security personnel and others from the Israel Embassy in Jordan after the recent shooting of yet another sick Arab-Jordanian terrorist by security personnel.
Sad and unbelievable.

You the Israeli Government - NOTE: Jewish blood spilled in the past and Jewish blood that may unfortunately be spilled in the future, in and around the Old City - is partially on your heads, for giving 'them' the wrong message and giving them "wind in their sails" !!!

It's time for a new breed of leadership.
A Jewish leadership who truly understands who we are as G-d's chosen people - our heritage-history, our eternal rights to this land...a leadership that can translate the concept of being a "baal habayit" into reality on the ground...who internalize exactly who are our hate-filled and violent Arab-Moslem enemies (Thorns in our sides and who according to Torah should be driven out - see end chapters of the Book of Numbers-BaMidbar....in light of recent stabbings and horrific killings and subsequent support by other Arabs)....who aren't afraid of the goyim or world pressure or Arab pressure and violence.....who wont show weakness but will rather act with both strength and strength of conviction... who crush the head of the "Arab-Moslem fundamentalist" snake...AND who preempt and take the initiative and not just react like 'kneejerks'.

Its time for real positive change to our leadership.

Daniel Luria

*** This current Israeli Cabinet-Government - if the above is true, will have shown it can truly be defined by its own "BDS"
B- BACKDOWNS
D- DOWNTRODDEN or DEFUNCT
S- SUCCUMB or SPINELESS
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May it be a year of "עז"- strength for Jerusalem and Am Yisrael.
Next year in a united Jerusalem with a flourishing Jewish life centred around religious educational institutes.
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Sunday, July 23, 2017

Discussion on The Root of the Arab/Israeli Conflict and Arlene Kushner From Israel: Facing Down Lies and Hatred on Har HaBayit

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This is once again an amazing post by Arlene. 

We differ on a very fundamental point.  Arlene does not want to recognize that the Arab/Israeli conflict is indeed a Theological war or in her own words a "religious war". . Granted, perhaps the word "religious" is misleading.   "Religion" has a negative connotation and perception of  religious coercion. Forcing religious dogma on an unwilling population.  This is not the case here.   

The following basic points are:

An ideal Jewish State is one that Jews in Israel and elsewhere and the entire world would be true to the Torah, Written and Oral,  It is fundamental to our faith that Jews are obligated to keep as much as they can of the  613 commandments and Righteous Gentiles obligated with 7 Noahide Laws. These 7 Noahide laws are the foundation of Basic Universal morality. Observing these laws is the key to peace and prosperity in the Middle East,and for humanity. Our Torah is True and our mission is to raise the holiness in the world with a G-dly light by teaching Torah and defending the teachings of the Torah to the world is consistent with the concept of Tikkun Olam. Making this world a better place.   

 Arabs justify their armed struggle against Israel (terror) based on Islamic dogma and teachings. If we fight them back with any other weapons other than Theology,  such as security or legal or economic arguments,  we lose the debate.  they win the upper moral ground.  They claim that Israel has stolen Arab Land and is occupying the Land of Israel illegally while oppressing the rightful owners who are the Arabs.  The only way to win this debate is to argue forcefully that the Land of Israel is the Promised Land to the Jews based on the Torah as promised to our Forefathers and Moses our prophet by a One and Only Almighty G-d and we in turn are obligated to keep the Commandments including many that are dependent on the Land. (Shemittah, Leqet, Shikcha, Peah, Terumah, Maaser etc.)

The root of how to solve the Arab/Israeli conflict towards one of peace is therefore based on defending the Torah vs the teachings of Mohammad.   The Muslims openly want to push their theology on others to the point of submission. That is precisely the definition of Islam.  Jews find that they are now forced to face their Heritage, the teachings of Torah and embrace it in order to defend the Land of Israel against Jihad, a holy war in the name of Islam. There is no compromise or democratic sharing re: inheritance rights of the Land according to either faith.  In Judaism, in Parshat Mattot, there are explicit instructions as per how the Land is to be divided. Divine Lots between the 12 Tribes. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86sGl9yfinjQjdoemlvOEt1SWc/view?usp=sharing. Nowadays we do not know who belongs to which Tribe but we are pretty confident that most Jews living in Israel today come from the Tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levy. Please note the Biblical inheritance of these Tribes are in Judea and Jerusalem and Samaria. It makes no sense to hand parts of these ancient Biblical parcels of Land to our enemies.

 According to the Bible, there is also a concept of being a Ger Toshav, being a resident in the Land, accepting the 7 Noahide Laws and accepting Israel's Sovereignty on the Land of Israel. There are cities allotted to those who fall under the category of Ger Toshav.  A Ger Toshav has rights to live on the Land and is entitled to civil rights. Those who Bless Israel will be Blessed.  This a very different from the concept of Submission and Jihad that is found in the Islamic teachings for the infidels, (Kfir). In Judaism, everyone has their purpose, potential inherent weaknesses and strengths.  Each Tribe has their own individuality as do each of the 70 Nations as do each individual and each creation of G-d.  The world needs to unite to glorify our Creator... 

Israel's purpose is to be a Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation to the Nations of the World.  This carries with it honor but immense responsibility and obligations to ensure this world is a moral habitat for all living souls. This is what defines a civilized society.   It is synonymous with LIFE.  Islam on the other hand, often glorifies death, jihad, holy service for Allah. Barbaric acts of terror such as the ones recently perpetrated on Temple Mount and on Chalamish is the opposite of being civilized as our Prime Minister Netanyahu and the US Ambassador to Israel and others have pointed out.. 



Islam

[is-lahm, iz-, is-luh m, iz-] 
 


noun
1.
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran,the basic principle of which  is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
2.
the whole body of Muslim believers, their civilization, and the countries in which theirs is the dominant religion.


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Date: Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 3:32 PM
Subject: From Israel: Facing Down Lies and Hatred
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From Israel: Facing Down Lies and Hatred


Lies and hatred and murder. Murder motivated by the hatred that was stoked by the inciteful lies.
My friends, I ask that you share this posting as broadly as possible.
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Friday night, Shabbat, Yosef and Tova Salomon were planning to celebrate the birth of a new grandchild. With them in their home were their son Elad, and his wife Michal, with their five grandchildren, as well their daughter Haya. The parents with the new baby had not yet arrived. Because they, and other guests, were expected momentarily, the door to the Salomon home in Neve Tzuf (aka Halamish), in the Binyamin Region of the Shomron, was open.
But it was hatred that came in the door, in the person of a 19 year old Palestinian Arab carrying a large knife. He lunged at family members, and Yosef, Haya and Elad were all massacred.
murdered 3
Credit: a7
blood
Credit: JPost

Tova was severely wounded and required emergency surgery. When she awoke, she was told that her husband and two of her children were dead.
At the first sign of a threat, Eldad's wife, Michal, rushed her three eldest children into an upstairs room, where her one-year-old twins were already asleep, and pressed against the door with all her might:
"I heard horrible screams and gun shots, and after what felt like an eternity, I realized it was over. I went downstairs, saw Elad and saw that my husband was not among the living." (Emphasis added)
Michal and Elad:
couple
Municipality of Eldad

Three more people dead for no reason other than that they are Jews. One woman a widow, five children orphaned. The mind reels from this, and the heart cries, Again???
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The terrorist was shot through the window by a neighbor who was alerted by the screams. He was wounded but not killed and is now in custody.
Prime Minister Netanyahu called him a "beast incited by unfathomable hatred."
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Let me tell you about this 19 year old Arab. He had written on his Facebook page the day before (emphasis added):
"I am writing my last testament and these are my last words.
"I am young, not even 20 years old. I had many dreams and aspirations. But what life is this in which our women and our young are murdered without any justification? They are desecrating the Aksa Mosque and we are sleeping. It's an embarrassment that we are idly sitting by…
"All that I have is a sharpened knife, and it is answering the call of al-Aksa…"
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There are at least two things we learn from this. The first is that he bought the incitement promulgated by the Palestinian Authority and the Waqf. The Aqsa Mosque has not been desecrated in the slightest (I will come to this below), nor have we been murdering Arab youth and women. It is the PA and the Waqf that bear responsibility.
But notice please, that he considers it "an embarrassment" to "sit idly by." I wrote the other day about honor-shame societies and the Palestinian Arab need to regain "honor" via violence. Here you have it precisely.
WITH SUCH PEOPLE GENUINE PEACE IS NOT POSSIBLE!
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This is how it is:
[] Two Israeli Border Police were murdered by Israeli Arabs who had hidden their weapons on the Temple Mount. Israel's Security Cabinet made a decision after long discussion to put up metal detectors so that no further weapons could be brought on to the Mount.
[] The Waqf immediately made a furor instead of cooperating. As they presented matters, the problem was with the Israeli security, which "deprived" Arabs of the "right" to freely enter the Mount. They made it seem as if Israel was to blame for the situation, and not the terrorists.
They expressed no horror at the terrorists having used their "sacred site" for weapons storage. This is a clear give-away to true intentions.
[] They paid no attention to the insistence by Prime Minister Netanyahu that the status quo on the Mount had not changed. That status quo is actually prejudicial to Jews, who are not supposed to pray on the Mount and have limited access.
Nor did they acknowledge that using detectors is a routine procedure in this terror-ridden world, and that detectors are even employed at the holiest Muslim site, in Mecca.
Instead, they called upon Arabs to refrain from going through the detectors, even though entering was entirely possible, i.e., the Mount was not closed. In boycotting the Mount, they attempted to present it as if Israel blocked their entry. The Palestinian Arabs and much of the world bought it.
[] At the same time, Fatah called for a "day of rage" to protest the situation. The clear warning was that Friday, when many thousands come to pray at the Mount, would be the critical day.
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To anyone with eyes to see, it is obvious that this furor is not about metal detectors, but about control, as I had indicated previously.
This is a matter of critical importance. Because the Arabs will move from saying Israel cannot control security outside the Mount to saying no Jews should be on the Mount since it "offends" Muslims, to saying that no Jews should be in the Old City of Jerusalem, since this is Muslim territory too.
This is a fight that MUST be won.
See Jonathan Tobin on this:
"How could putting metal detectors to protect a holy site be considered a casus belli for what might, if the conflict escalated in the way the Muslim rioters promised, lead to a new holy war?
"…The answer is that this isn't about metal detectors. It's about something much bigger: the right of Jews to be in Jerusalem." (Emphasis added)
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On Thursday night, the Security Cabinet debated way into the small hours about how to handle the situation. Ultimately, they accepted the recommendation of the police to leave the detectors in place.
It was a huge relief to many of us, as caving before threats of violence is an enormous mistake. While it was argued in some quarters that taking down the detectors would bring "a more peaceful situation," ultimately caving means less peace, not more.
I've been writing about the Victory Campaign, and it applies here. The Palestinian Arabs cannot be permitted to have the upper hand.
The police were given jurisdiction to take whatever measures were deemed necessary, and there were several measures that they did take: Muslim males under the age of 50 were not permitted on the Mount on Friday, Muslims from Judea and Samaria could not make their way into Jerusalem, etc. Police indicated they believed they could handle the situation, and four IDF battalions stood at the ready.
There was rioting, and in the course of it, three Palestinian Arabs died.
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At the same time, Mahmoud Abbas took an extraordinary step and announced on Friday the freezing of all contact with Israel – including security cooperation – until the Temple Mount issue is resolved and detectors are taken down.
As Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Michael Oren (Kulanu) observed, what Abbas is doing may serve a political need but "cuts off the limb on which he sits."
Indeed. In the end Abbas needs Israel: Hamas waits for the opportunity to take him down.
Defense Minister Lieberman has indicated we can manage without that PA security cooperation, which is surely the case.
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Other threats continued as well. Also on Friday, the head of the Waqf in Jerusalem declared that he spoke in the name of Muslims the world over:
"We are one. We all reject the measures to put in metal detectors. We reject the entrance of settlers to the mosque compound. We in Jerusalem represent 1.7 billion Muslims who say in one voice no to the metal detectors. We say no." (Emphasis added)
Please note his objection to "settlers" entering the Temple Mount. For him, all Jews in Israel are "settlers." So here you have it.
The Arab League, meanwhile, says Israel is "playing with fire" in Jerusalem.
And in Gaza, during his weekly sermon, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said, "Today we are acting to bring the Al-Aksa Mosque and Jerusalem back into the embrace of the Arab World."
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At a Likud faction meeting this morning, Prime Minister Netanyahu said:
"We are receiving an updated picture of the situation and recommendations for action, and we are acting accordingly.
"We are conducting this with composure, determination and responsibility - and we will continue to do so in order to maintain security."
I like the tone because there is no hint of panic, but rather a sense of being in control.
And yet, I am nervous, for, tonight (likely well after I've posted this) there will be another meeting of the Security Cabinet, with discussions regarding how to proceed. Any semblance of caving in the face of threats and violence would be an immeasurable error.
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While there are some suggestions that it might be good to take down the detectors, in the end I suspect this will not happen, for one simple reason. It will not restore quiet.
Cameras have been installed at certain points outside of the Temple Mount, with the thought that they might be used as an alternative.
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But the Waqf has already protested. They are demanding no security measures at all.
Declared one sheikh, "the new measure is worse than the metal detectors…We will not agree to any inspection."
This will not be considered. I think the Arabs are seriously over-playing their hand.
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There are those who say we are on the edge of a third intifada. I would say we are in it already.
Some are calling this a "religious" war. I think religion is being used by the Muslims as a tool with which to attempt to clobber us. It's not really about devotion to their "holy place." Rather, this is a potent hook for coming after us.
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What is infuriating, in the face of what we are contending with, is the way in which certain agencies and mainstream media sources get it wrong.
We have UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, for example, who, relatively speaking is one of the good guys. On Friday he called on both sides to "refrain from any actions or words that could further escalate an already volatile situation." But this moral equivalency is not helpful.
Similarly do many media headlines obscure the reality. This CBS headline told a distorted story: "3 Palestinians, 3 Israelis killed in violence over Jerusalem shrine," and there are many similar instances.
This is why your sharing of information is so important.
The funerals for the three murdered members of the Salomon family were held today. Thousands attended.
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