| Teddy Roosevelt's speech to a Jewish group in 1911. They don't make 'em like that anymore.noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 12 Jan 03:45 AM Two years a | | Two years after he left the White House, Teddy Roosevelt spoke at a New York dinner for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The New York Times, January 19, 1911, covered his speech. Col. Roosevelt. said with particular emphasis that he believed that a few hundred years from now the Americans would look back with amusement at the "reluctance which one set of their ancestors had manifested at mingling with another set of their ancestors." " I became acquainted with the east side, the greater part of the population of which is Jews, when I was Police Commissioner," Mr. Roosevelt said. " I earnestly wish that every American, for his can sake, could have the same experience. It taught me that the differences that seem to keep asunder the different peoples of this city are due to ignorance and misapprehension more than to any other cause. If we can only grow to sympathize with one another, we will quickly see that the things that divide us are superficial and the things that unite us are fundamental." The Colonel's remarks were cheered with enthusiasm.... All the diners sprang up from their tables and cheered when Mr. Roosevelt rose to speak. Mr. Roosevelt said: "I come here to-night to speak to you a few words of greeting, and to speak to you as fellow Americans. "I don't feel that in acting as I always have to my fellow Americans of Jewish faith I deserved any praise. I would have deserved blame if I hadn't always treated them the way I have. I've met good Jews and bad...Read More |
From Ian: Emily Schrader: It's time for the UN to battle Holocaust denial - opinion That's where this resolution steps in. Ambassador Erdan's resolution, supported by Israel and Germany, focuses on establishing an international consensus of Holocaust denial antisemitism based on the IHRA definition and calls on UNGA member states to take action against online Holocaust denial in their countries. The IHRA definition is critical to Holocaust denial because it addresses the classical forms of antisemitism as they relate to the Holocaust, it acknowledges modern antisemitism, and how Holocaust distortion and denial has morphed into a new form of malicious hate under the guise of anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activities. If you don't see the connection, look at recent events. The Jewish community around the world is sounding the alarm, but the public isn't learning the lessons of the past. In the aftermath of the Gaza war in May 2021, Jews in the diaspora were harassed, beaten in the streets, cursed at, spat on and threatened – with 60% of American Jews reporting they experienced some form of antisemitism during the operations in Israel. Where does such vitriolic hatred against Jews come from? In part, the hatred comes from ignorance. In the United States, 63% of millennials and Gen Z don't know that six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, one in ten have never heard of it and 3% deny it occurred altogether. Sadly...Read More |
The Yemen war has been going on for so long, and it has been a long time since we heard anything besides Iranian-backed Houthi victories. So this is welcome: Forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government have reclaimed the entire southern province of Shabwa from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, officials said Tuesday. The development is a blow to the rebels after government forces earlier this month made significant advances in the country's south. The government, aided by allies from a pro-government militia, the Giants Brigades, and airstrikes from the Saudi-led coalition, pushed through Shabwa this month, retaking the entire province in a 10-day battle, officials said. Military spokesman, Mohammed al-Naqib, said they have achieved "all targets" and pushed the Houthis out of the districts of Ain, Usailan and Bayhan. Gov. Awad al-Awlaki also announced the "liberation of Shabwa," thanking Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — which fund the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis. There was no immediate comment from the Houthis, but two rebel leaders acknowledged to The Associated Press that they lost control of Shabwa. The rebels fled to nearby central provinces of Bayda and Marib, said the two, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Taking Shabwa would enable government forces to cut major supply...Read More |
From Iran's ABNA news agency: Head of Hamas's political bureau Ismail Haneyya has affirmed that "the Zionist enemy has no future on the Palestinian land" and that "Palestine will remain alive in the conscience of the [Palestinian] people and the Arab and Muslim nations." Haneyya said in an interview with Al-Jazeera TV on Sunday evening that "there is no way other than the return of the Palestinians to their homeland and the villages from which they were expelled." Iranian and Arab media have stories like this all the time. The most popular version is Iran's countdown clock for Israel's destruction, which is supposed to happen around 2040. Who is their audience? It isn't like Israelis are biting their nails and hiding in bomb shelters every time some terrorist says Israel is going to be destroyed. The audience is clearly the Arab and Muslim world. And the underlying message is one that is quite positive for Israel! As with everything else in the Middle East, one needs to look at this through the lens of the honor/shame culture. In this case, there is also the "strong horse" element. Israel is strong. It is a regional superpower. It is officially at peace with a number of Muslim-majority and Arab countries, and has a tacit peace with many others. Iran and Hamas and the others want the Muslim and Arab world to stop being friendly with Israel, so they are trying to convince them that...Read More |
From Ian: The US is on the sidelines of a historic transformation in the Middle East The Biden administration initially, while paying lip service to the Abraham Accords, made it clear that it had no interest in furthering the political integration of the Middle East — instead, focusing on seeking a renewed Iran nuclear deal. The administration's rhetoric on the accords has improved lately, but the palpable momentum from a year ago has been lost. Yet the Middle East is moving on with or without us. As Bennet's visit to the UAE highlighted, the Abraham Accords are alive and well, and could not have come together at a better time. The Abraham Accords opened a flood of investment, with bilateral trade between Israel and the UAE increasing ten-fold to $874.5 million in just the first ten months of 2021. Dozens of memoranda of understanding have been signed, negotiations over a free trade agreement have begun, and the Emirati Minister of Economy has predicted a staggering $1 trillion in trade between the two countries within the next decade. Commercial flights now crisscross the skies between Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Manama and Marrakesh. This economic integration has now extended to Jordan, an earlier beneficiary of a peace treaty with Israel, with the signing in November of a trilateral water and energy deal. The UAE will build a solar power plant in...Read More |
By Daled Amos In the age of groups like If Not Now and Jewish Voice for Peace, there seems to be a basic truth that Cubans get but an increasing number of Jews just don't grasp. This is one of the points raised by Gol Kalev, a writer whose book Judaism 3.0 - Judaism's Transformation to Zionism will be published this year. Kalev sees Zionism as an integral element not only in how Jews in America relate to Israel, but also as a crucial component in how they identify as Jews and contribute to the country where they live. (Disclaimer: I helped proofread Gol Kalev's book for publication) This question of Identity has become a major issue in the US as people choose from a variety of possibilities: race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, political party -- or any combination of these and other identities. And this presents an opportunity to Jews that historically has been denied them in the past, namely to proudly and openly declare their Jewishness in the context of their being Americans. Kalev writes: The patriotic American neighbors of the Jews today celebrate their own ethnological national affiliation, be it Mexican, Irish or Korean. This is manifested in Vice President Kamala Harris, who is proud of her Jamaican and Indian affiliations, and senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, who in the 2016 Republican primary argued who was the more Cuban (not more Christian). But Judaism is not only a religious affiliation, or even an ethnic affiliation. It is a national affiliation known...Read More |
After the supposed victory of Israel agreeing not to renew the administrative detention of hunger striker Hisham Abu Hawwash, there is now a huge campaign among all Palestinian factions for Israel to release terrorist Nasser Abu Hamid. Unlike Hawwash, Abu Hamid is a convicted terrorist. He is now in Barzilai Medical Center with cancer. His condition has reportedly deteriorated in recent weeks and he now has pneumonia.
His photo is all over Palestinian websites, and today an Algerian newspaper Al-Wasat Al-Maghrebi added an entire two page supplement praising this Arab hero. Abu Hamid was the top deputy of Marwan Barghouti, the head of the Tanzim terror group. He was convicted of seven murders and he helped facilitate more. He refused to participate in the trial, but in the end
Here are the people he was responsible for murdering. Binyamin Ze'ev and Talia Kahane Eliahu Cohen of Modi'in Gadi Rajwan Salim Barakat Yosef Habi Eli Dahan Those aren't his only victims. Abu Hamid had been convicted of murdering nine people previously - and had gotten released from prison as part of the Oslo "peace" Accords. In court, he admitted to the murders and said that murdering these Jews (and one Druze) was legitimate in the fight against Israel. His brothers have been convicted of murdering twelve more Israelis. Their mother is considered a model for Palestinian women...Read More |
Next week is the third annual #ShukranDruze week, when we thank the Druze community in Israel for their outstanding and essential contributions to society.
The Druze community is said to descend from the Biblical Yitro (Jethro) and the annual thanksgiving coincides with then Jews read his story in the weekly Torah portion.
The DruzeVets website summarizes how important the Druze community has been to Israel:
Valiant. Loyal. Fearless. They defend Israel daily – they deserve our thanks. The Druze of Israel are a tiny yet fiercely loyal minority who serve with pride and dignity and have sacrificed 505 of their brethren in the defense of Israel – with over 1,500 wounded. Out of a community of just 120,000 those are huge, unfortunate, and very telling numbers. Most of Israel's friends around the globe do not know about the Druze community and its special relationship with the State of Israel. This recognition is long overdue, and it is the reason for the creation of the Global Week of Hakarat Hatov – #ShukranDruze. Since even before the modern State of Israel was established, members of the Druze community have been serving proudly alongside Jews as soldiers, as first responders, and in all of the other arms of Israel's security establishment. In 2014, when Jews were being massacred during their prayers at a synagogue in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood, it was an off-duty Druze police officer who ran in to stop the terrorist.
When Israel launched Operation Protective Edge in...Read More |
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