Spes Omnia Vincit!

Zev Jabotinsky ז"ל

Ariel Sharon and Shimon Peres are proceeding with their plan to drive Jews from their homes and hand over parts of the Jewish patrimony to an enemy who has never hidden his desire to drive the Jews into the sea. The nihilist Left is cheering them on, as it indulges its lust for self-destruction and self-loathing. Those who love Eretz Yisrael are stunned by the absurdity of Sharon's plans, and amazed at the fact that nothing seems to be able to stop it. Indeed, it may be that nothing will stop it.

What should we do? Hope. Hope kept the Jew alive through his exile. Conviction of the rightness of his cause led him to survive the Church and the Anti-semites and the Nazis and the Communists and the assimilationists. Jewish hope appears absurd. But, to borrow a phrase from Tertullian, its absurdity testifies to its veracity and to its tenacity. He who holds on to his firm belief that Eretz Yisrael is ours, will one day see his dream fulfilled.

This was one of the key lessons bequeathed to us by Vladimir Zev Jabotinsky, (and Menachem Begin) whose words have recently been so distorted by Sharon and the weakly heirs of Revisionist Zionism like Olmert, Livni, Meridor and co. As he wrote in 'The Left of the Jordan': 'If my land has been grown smaller, it is mine from its top to its furthest border.' If we continue to believe it, it will come true. When 'peace' was made with Jordan, the media hailed the death of the hope for 'both banks to the Jordan.' They were wrong! They still belong to us, nothing the Left says or tries to force feed an ignorant public can ever change that fact.

Long Live Eretz Yisrael! Long Live the Jewish People! Tel Chai!

Our Own Worst Enemies

Hatshepsut posted one of Caroline Glick's most trenchent columns. It addresses the phenomenon of the contemporary form of the jewish anti-semite. It's a must read.
Thanks Maria!

The Arab Demographic Bomb...is a Dud!!!

Caroline Glick reported in last Friday's Post that according to an independent study carried out in the US, the much touted Demographic threat to Israel is overblown. Indeed, even if no teritory changes hands, Israel will retain a Jewish majority. Her report was confirmed by another study, reported to the Foreign Relations and Security Committee of the Knesset, that found that there are 1.5 million less Arabs between the Jordan and the sea than had been reported. Furthermore, their birth rate is lower than anyone thought.

It's all a bluff, people! Sharon and the Left want to drag Jews out of their homes for nothing!!! Now, I think that Avigdor Lieberman is right and we should draw the Arabs out of Israel by redrawing the borders. Let's be honest, though, the media and the government have been trying to bluff us. Now the cat is out of the bag.

Of course, as is true in every Orthodox socialist country, please don't bother me with the facts. MK Ran Cohen rejects the numbers presented to the Knesset committee as a bald attempt to continue the so-called 'occupation.' At least he responded. Maariv covered the story. Haaretz, however, won't mention it (after three hours that the radio is dealing with nothing but this story). Why inform the public and confuse it?

The Israel Policy Forum (for Greater Palestine)

The Israel Policy Forum is a Labor Party/Yosi Beilin Front Organization that is made up of well-meaning, liberal Jews who are convinced that if only Israel would give more tyo the Palestinians, destroy the settlements, divide Jerusalem and allow a symbolic number of 'refugees' to pre-1967 Israel, peace would come at once.

Of course, in their self-importance and bleeding hearts, these people are not alone in their self-delusions. Neither are they unique in their all-wise, condescension toward anyone so primitive as to disagree with them. Where they are both unique and dangerous is in the political and financial clout they hold in circles of the Democratic Party (thank God, Bush won). They represent themselves as an alternative to AIPAC, which means that with the latter under investigation, IPF might become an important address for politicians interested in addressing (what they think) is the Jewish Community.

Wanna know where these guys are at? Get a load of their statement about the PA elections:

We are heartened by Mr. Abbas’s repeated condemnations of the militarization by some Palestinians of their conflict with Israel, and by his and Prime Minister Sharon’s statements that they will very soon seek a meeting. And we are especially encouraged by President Bush’s statement today that he was ‘heartened by the elections and that he would like to welcome Mr. Abbas to Washington ‘if he chooses to come here’.
As co-host of a meeting between Mr. Abbas and leaders of the American Jewish community during his visit to Washington in July 2003, we at Israel Policy Forum know his sincere desire to achieve peace between Palestinians and Israelis.
And, of course, we appreciate President Bush’s vision, to which he recommitted himself last November 12, of a ‘peaceful resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict based on two democratic states – Israel and Palestine – living side-by-side in peace and security’.
As many foreign policy experts and newspaper editorials have noted in recent days – and Israel Policy Forum emphasizes, the new, moderate, democratically elected Palestinian leadership has opened a window of opportunity to attain this vision..

They LOVE Abbas. The guy who is trying to coordinate the missiles flung at Sederot and who is calling for the greater Jihad against the Zionist Enemy. PLEASE IPF, go play golf or whatever it is rich, bored intellectuals do when they're bored. Leave us alone. Let us live.

Collective Insanity

Welcome to Coo-koo country. Today: 1) Sharon's new government started wobbling because Yahadut HaTorah split 2) The Likud Rebels are intent on brining Shatron down 3) The army announced that 48 Negev towns will be bombarded by Kassam rockets the minute we leave Gush Qatif 4) The head of the GSS, Avi Dichter, warned that leaving the northern Shomron will expose Afula to Bombardment 5) Abu Mazan, the 'moderate' new PA Chairman, is different from Arafat in tone only. In content he's more extreme 6) A US study says that THERE IS NO ARAB DEMOGRAPHIC THREAT TO ISRAEL AS A JEWISH STATE!!! and 7) Olmert says we"ll need to drive more Jews from their homes...

HELLO! Can we please get some Psych-tropc drugs put in our water, please. How else can we beat this general insanity?

Hebrew Blogs

One of the advantages of Anglo-Israeli blogging is the opportunity to let it all hang out in our native tongue. Face it, no matter how great one's Hebrew gets, the gut emotions will best pour out in English.

That having been said, Anglo-Israeli blogging ignores the fast growing Heblog universe that deserves attention and comment. There are, for example, some strikingly interesting blogs at the Kipa website. In particular, I'm inpressed that MK Shaul Yahalom has time to set up his own blog. He's a very intelligent, moderate person and his postings deserve thought. Mosey over and check the sites out. Time to break out of the Anglo ghetto!

Disengagement Blues...Living in La La Land

I wish I had a dollar for every time things in this country defy logic...Sharon has no government, no argument for unliaterally pulling out of Gaza- nevertheless Olmert (whose revisionist parents are rolling over in their graves) starts screaming about the need to abandon more Jewish towns to save ourselves...Huh? Hello? Reality check. Why not just adopt the Lieberman plan by which the borders of the country would be redrawn. The Arabs go to Palestine (Bye Bye Uhm al Fahm!) and Yesha stays Jewish.

Nah! Can't do that...it would make too much sense.

Well, at least one thing that Olmert got right is that there is never going to be a Palestinian partner for peace. Check out this great post by Go Blog and Multiply:

The Fools Prayer

Dear God, please allow me to continue doing thingsthe exact same way I have been doing them for the whole of my lifeand somehow magically I will get a different result.

This is directed to anyone who believes that Mahmoud Abbas will somehow be a moderate partner for peace should he win the Palestinian presidency.As I posted below, Abbas met with and praised several of the more notorious "armed factions" within Palestinian society during the last few days of campaigning. I was ready to cut him some slack as I imagine that as a politician seeking support, he realizes that you draw more flies with sugar than with vinegar.Then again, if the following represents his true beliefs, peace is a long way off.