ISRAEL SATAN COMES AGAINST
1 CHRONICLES 21:1
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the
time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1
And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great
prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there
shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a
nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people
shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the
time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION)
and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
OH
BUT ISRAEL.YOUR LOVING PIECES PARTNER LOVES YOU SO MUCH AND WANT TO
MAKE PEACE WITH USE SO MUCH.THAT THEY WANT 104 MURDERS SET FREE FROM
ISRAEL SO THEY CAN KILL MAMY MANY MORE INNOCENT ISRAELI WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.OH I GUESS THATS THE PRICE FOR PEACE.PIECES OF ISRAELI WOMEN
AND CHILDREN.
AND AS COMEDIAN ROBERT CAIT WOULD SAY.WE ISRAELIS WILL GIVE UP
SODOMITE RAINBOW CAPITAL SAN FRANCISCO FOR PEACE.THE ARABS CAN BEHEAD
ALL THE GAYS AND STEAL SAN FRANCISCO INSTEAD OF MURDERING INNOCENT
ISRAELIS AND TRYING TO STEAL JERUSALEM FROM ISRAEL.
NEWS AND JEWS-ROBERT CAIT
http://www.youtube.com/user/RobertCaitTV?feature=watch
http://www.goldenland.com/kosher_comedy.htm
July: 38 Israelis Wounded in Terrorist Attacks
Babies and children among the injured in summer terror wave. At least 55 firebomb attacks on the roads.
By Maayana Miskin-First Publish: 8/4/2013, 11:31 AM-israelnationalnews
Jerusalem riots-Flash 90
The IDF and Shin Bet have released their report on terrorist attacks
in the month of July. Over the course of the month, 38 Israelis were
wounded in terrorist assaults.
Among the wounded was a young toddler who suffered a head injury when
Arabs hurled stones at a Jewish family near the Old City of
Jerusalem.An eight-year-old Jewish boy was also injured in a
rock-throwing attack in the Old City, and a
baby girl was wounded
in a rock attack on a bus heading for the Kotel (Western Wall).There
were additional injuries in rock attacks near the Shechem Gate
of the Old City, and on Uzi Narkis Street in Jerusalem. One man was
wounded when an Arab attacker hit him in the face during a carjacking
north of Jerusalem.A Jewish youth who was attacked by a group of Arab
men in the Jewish
Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem was not hurt, the report
noted.Other injuries reported during the month included three Border
Police
officers hit by a bomb blast in Abu Dis, a hareidi-religious man who
was moderately wounded in a
stabbing attack in Jerusalem, and a man who was moderately wounded in a
second stabbing attack
in a park near the Yemin Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem.Alert guards
stopped an Arab woman who attempted to carry out a stabbing attack in
the city of Hevron.Soldiers foiled several terrorist attacks, as well. A
terrorist with
bomb-making materials was caught in the Hevron region. Border Police
arrested three Arab men at a checkpoint after finding weapons in their
car. Another three were arrested at the Yitzhar junction with weapons;
they had apparently planned to carry out a shooting attack.
Terrorists carried out at least 55 firebomb attacks over the course
of the month, targeting civilian buses and Israeli travelers in Judea
and Samaria.There were attacks in the Southern District as well. Gaza terrorists
fired on Navy ships off the coast, and three rocket attacks targeted
Israeli communities near Gaza. A fourth rocket attack was reported
targeting the city of Eilat.
Kerry in secret final-status talks with Netanyahu and Abbas on borders, security, Jerusalem, Jordan Valley
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report July 30, 2013, 8:59 AM (IDT)
The ceremonial launch of Israeli-Palestinian
negotiations early Tuesday, July 30, over the Muslim iftar meal in the
State Department Jefferson room, made a photogenic front for the
real brass-tacks bargaining on core issues of the long Middle East
dispute, which Secretary of State John Kerry has been handling
discreetly with the principals, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. This was first revealed
exclusively in the last
DEBKA Weekly issue of Friday, July 26.While the formal US-led talks between Israeli and Palestinian
negotiating teams were being set up for the benefit of the public in the
US, the Arab world, Israel and the Palestinians, Kerry was putting hard
questions to the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and pushing for
answers on borders, security, the Jordan Rift Valley and Jerusalem.
From time to time, he brought Arab leaders into the process, especially
from the Persian Gulf.
Abbas made his sudden trip to Cairo Monday, July 27 to demonstrate to
the US Secretary and Israeli prime minister that he had his own lines to
Arab rulers independent of Kerry’s tactics. In the end, his show
fizzled. No important Egyptian leader had time to see him before the
formal launch of talks in Washington or clue him in on the Egyptian
military’s plans for the Gaza Strip and its Hamas rulers.
The technical aspects and negotiating procedures were left to the
official negotiators, Justice Minister Tzipi Llivni and Saeb Erekat, to
sort out Tuesday. However,
debkafile’s sources in Jerusalem and Washington report exclusively that Kerry had meanwhile challenged Netanyahu on three core issues:Would he adopt the security arrangements-versus-borders formula
conceded by his predecessor Ehud Olmert to President Obama and Abbas in
early 2009, in which he offered to cede around 94.6 percent of the West
Bank to the Palestinians?
Although the Palestinians never accepted the offer, they are now trying
to make it the starting-point of the current round of talks. If
Netanyahu rejected this, Kerry asked what alternative he had in mind in
terms of territory he is prepared to cede on the West Bank – bearing in
mind that Jewish settlements stand on app. 9.8 percent of the West Bank
(not counting Jerusalem).
In this way, the US Secretary quietly launched final-status negotiations on future borders
He also asked the Israeli prime minister what he meant in terms of
the scope and depth of Israel’s proposed withdrawal when he insisted
that Israel must retain a security presence on the Jordan Rift Valley
which marks part of Israel’s eastern border. Kerry wanted to know if
Jewish communities would be removed and only a military presence left in
place.This question jumped the process fast forward to the interrelations
between security measures and the final borders between the Israeli and
Palestinian states.Kerry also wanted to find out how much financial aid Israel was ready
to commit for raising the standard of living of West Bank Palestinians.
A question he addressed to both Netanyahu and Abbas related to the
deployment of an international force as a buffer between the
Palestinians and the Israel Defense Forces.
The prime minister was open to discussing this plan. Abbas gave his
answer from Cairo Monday night when he declared that “not a single
Israeli must remain in the Palestinian state, whether soldier or
civilian.” He indicated that he would not object to an international
force on the lines of UNIFIL in Lebanon or the Multinational Force in
Sinai,or even NATO units.
He also asked Kerry to put forward ideas on the Jerusalem question and the shape of the Palestinian state’s borders.
First 26 pre-Oslo prisoners to go free on August 13, PA says
Livni: Talks to resume in Jerusalem, Palestinians are ‘serious’ about the process
By Times of Israel staff
August 3, 2013, 4:47 pm
“It is my impression that the Palestinians are
serious — this is a test for them… Anybody who enters the [negotiating]
room knows roughly how the talks should end.” said Livni.Last week, Israel
approved the phased release of the 104 Palestinian prisoners
in order to facilitate the resumption of peace talks, a move that drew
criticism from those on the right of the political spectrum, many of
whom see the freeing of convicted murderers and terrorists as a price
too high to pay for a return to the talks. Others regard it as a
necessary evil, meeting a Palestinian demand to enable the resumption of
negotiations.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that
approving the releases was a deeply painful decision, but one that
served the wider interests of the state.The parties held their first talks in three
years in Washington last week, brokered by US Secretary of State John
Kerry who traveled to the region no fewer than six times in recent
months to get the sides to agree to a renewal of talks.On Thursday, President Barack
Obama called Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
to praise both leaders for their roles in the resumption of talks. He
also reportedly urged them to “move fast” and make “speedy progress”
toward a permanent accord.The US has indicated that it intends to remain involved and follow developments very closely. Last week, Kerry
announced the appointment of former ambassador Martin Indyk to serve as US envoy for Mideast peace and the top American negotiator for the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Ron Friedman contributed to this report.
Audio: The Voice of Your Brother's Blood Cries Out to Me
Hashem, Your G-d is Testing You, to Know Whether You Love Hashem...
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In these waning end days of the month of the Consoling Father,
consolation is indeed in order, and much needed, as the citizens of the
State of Israel grapple with the government's mind-boggling decision to
free 104 convicted murderers and torturers of Jewish men, women,
children, and unborn children, as a "pre-condition" to the next round of suicidal, self-destructive "peace talks." This week's edition of Temple
Talk finds Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman in somber reflection,
brutal analysis and heartfelt prayer, plugging everything in to this
week's Torah reading of parashat Re'eh. Ultimately our fate is not
determined in Washington - it is to be determined here, in the Land of
Israel, as G-d tests His people, whom He calls in this very week's Torah
portion His "children" and His "treasure," urging them through these
events to return to Him and to set the course of their own destiny back
on track.
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Protest against the release of terrorists "with blood on their hands". Photo Credit Hezki Ezra, Arutz 7.
This week at the Temple Institute:
TORAH PORTION: RE'EH: Parashat Re'eh teaches us how to
properly conduct the affairs of the nation of Israel in the land of
Israel. It warns us against false prophets who preach transgression and
weak leaders who make "painful decisions" which are nothing less than
gross violations of everything that Torah teaches us, attempting to lead
Israel into pacts with foreign cultures and false gods, foisting a
Moloch-like death cult upon the righteous people of Israel.
BREAKING NEWS: IN UNPRECEDENTED CAPITULATION TO MOSLEM THREATS OF VIOLENCE GOVERNMENT ORDERS TEMPLE MOUNT CLOSED TO ALL NON-MOSLEMS THROUGH AUG 8TH: It
has just been reported that in an unprecedented capitulation to Moslem
threats of violence, the government of Israel has ordered the Temple Mount closed to all non-Moslems until the conclusion of the Ramadan holiday on August 8th.
NEW POLICE TEMPLE MOUNT BAN ON CAMERAS? Jews recently ascending the Temple Mount were surprised by a brand-new police directive: Not to take photographs or video clips on the Temple Mount.
TEMPLE MOUNT NEWS: JORDANIAN KING PLEDGES TO FIGHT "JUDAIZATION OF JERUSALEM:" Rabbi Chaim Richman, Director of the Temple Institute, which campaigns for greater Jewish greats on the Temple
Mount, expressed his frustration at "the absurd idea that the
government of Israel recognizes the so-called 'historical role' of
Jordan in Jerusalem. Jordan has absolutely no claim to Jerusalem
whatsoever."
"The fact that we cow-tow and grovel before a foreign element like
Abdullah and ascribe some kind of role to him on Judaism's holiest site,
is an illustration of the low level we are on nationally."
RAMADAN TRASH ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT: These photos were
taken on Sunday, July 28, and capture a small sampling of the piles of
trash left behind by Moslem Ramadan picnickers on the Temple
Mount. Meanwhile, today, Monday July 29, Jews were not allowed to
ascend the Mount, (for the 3rd time this month), without explanation.
When Jews are allowed to ascend during this month of Ramadan they are
accosted by an Arab lynch-mob of screaming men, women and children and
stone-throwers. Ostensibly, the police accompanying the Jews is what
prevents actual murder from taking place. The police, however, do not
pursue the purveyors of hate-speech or the stone-throwers. In recent
weeks the Jews have been prevented by the police from traversing the
entire (hallachically permitted areas of the) Temple Mount, and direct the Jews to exit the Mount within minutes after entering. In summation: Trash yes, Jews no.
IBA NEWS REPORT: THE TEMPLE INSTITUTE'S NEW HOLY TEMPLE VISITORS CENTER: Israel Broadcasting Authority takes a tour of the Temple Institute's New Holy Temple Visitors Center.
http://youtu.be/KgczHP4duC0
HERES WERE I BELIEVE THE 3RD TEMPLE WILL BE REBUILD WERE THE DOME OF THE SPIRITS SITS.
Jerusalem - Temple Mount: Dome of the Spirits
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The
small dome in the forefront is known as the Dome of the Spirits or Dome
of the Tablets. It has received a lot of attention because of Asher
Kaufman's theory that it marks the place of the Second Temple's Holy of
Holies.
The
dome stands to the northwest of the Dome of the Rock and is in a direct
east/west line from the peak of the Mt. of Olives through the Eastern
Gate to the Temple Mount.
According
to the Mishnah, the High Priest stood on the Mt. of Olives, and while
looking towards the Holy of Holies, he would sacrifice the Red Heifer
and sprinkle the blood in its direction.
THIS 2009 STORY SHOULD BE LISTENED TO WORLD.BY THE TEMPLE MOUNT FAITHFUL.
Temple Mount Faithful to Israeli Government:
Build the Temple Now; No Need to Wait for the Messiah
The Holy Temple Mount in Jerusalem is again in the midst of critical
events in Israel. The Temple Mount will continue to be like a
"volcanic mountain" as long as the Israeli government is not removing
the Arab-Islamic shrines from the Holy Temple Mount and allows them to
continue to desecrate the Holy Mountain of the G‑d of Israel.
G‑d is expecting the government of Israel to immediately remove the
enemy from the Temple Mount and to rebuild the Temple with no delay. The
Arab-Islamic occupation of the Temple Mount and their presence upon the
location of the Holy Temple, which is an abomination of the Name of
G‑d, is soon to be finished under the judgment of G‑d.Israel is now in the midst of the end-time, when the G‑d of Israel is
fulfilling literally each of the end-time prophecies word by word. It is
a true privilege to be born during such a significant G‑dly time.
Hundreds of generations dreamed, desired and prayed to be born during
such a great time. The prophets of Israel that prophesied about 'this
time' thousands of years ago gave us all the details about G‑d's
end-time plan. Everyone should just open the Holy Book and recognize
immediately that Israel today is a clear re-creation by G‑d to be the
focus of all the end-time events for the entire world. What G‑d is doing
with Israel during these exciting days is an opening and a condition
for the redemption of all of humanity.At the same time it is a very critical time in the history of Israel
when the Arab-Islamic enemies of Israel with the backing (support) of so
many powers all over the world are trying to stop what G‑d is doing
within Israel at this special time. The present riots against Israel are
a part of their efforts to remove Israel from the map of the world.
They have no chance to fulfill even one iota of their evil desires. G‑d
is in control and He is going to judge them terribly. Nothing can stop
the Almighty G‑d of Israel in completing His exciting plans of end-time
redemption with Israel and 'through Israel' for the entire world.The most important and the climax of all of these exciting and godly
end-time events is the rebuilding of the Temple of G‑d on the Temple
Mount (Mt. Moriah), the place that He chose thousands of years ago to
dwell among His people Israel and at this special time among all of His
creation in Jerusalem. G‑d called His people to build the Temple (Exodus
25:8) with no delay and as we see Israel is very close to making this
call of G‑d a reality in our lifetime. The G‑d of Israel called the
Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement to be His vessel for
the fulfillment of this most major cause ever.In this special end-time godly era when G‑d is revealing to His people
Israel and to the entire world that His prophetic Word is being
fulfilled literally and so clearly, it is so strange and not
comprehensible how there is confusion and mistaken ideas among some
people regarding the rebuilding of the Temple of G‑d and the coming of
Mashiach Ben David. It is even worse when people share their mistaken
ideas with others who live outside of Israel and advise them to make the
same fallible mistakes. These mistaken ideas are standing against the
Word of G‑d and His commandments to Israel regarding the rebuilding of
His Holy Temple. It is our duty to explain the correct godly principles
of the building of the Temple of G‑d especially during this critical
time.Just recently we read an interview with the former executive-director of
the Temple Institute, Yehuda Glick, that brought forth incorrect
information and details regarding the building of the Third Temple that
do not correspond with the commands of G‑d. Such ideas are actually an
abomination of both the Word of G‑d and His Holy Hill.What is most appalling is when, according to this interview, Mr. Glick
said that the al-Aksa Mosque does not need to be removed in order for
the Third Temple to be built. "Al-Aksa can stay. It is not even on the
Temple Mount proper. But we intend to just build over the Dome of the
Rock. We might be able to find a way to include it in the Third Temple."
For your basic information, the Dome of the Rock was constructed by
Muslims on the site of the Holiest Temple and upon the rock of Abraham
and Isaac. Al-Aksa mosque was built inside the perimeter of the Holy
Temple Mount.We were surprised to read these strange and incorrect ideas that are in
opposition to the Word of G‑d throughout the Tanach (Bible). According
to the law of G‑d on the Temple Mount should be, can be and will be
again only one house: the House of G‑d, the Holy Temple, and not any
other building, especially not a strange pagan shrine. Throughout the
history of the biblical Jewish Kingdom, foreigners that occupied the
Land of Israel placed their idols inside the Jewish Temple or built
their shrines on the location of the Temple. All of them were an
abomination to the Name of G‑d and a desecration of His Holy Hill and
were removed from the Temple Mount under the judgment of G‑d and the
same will be done now by the G‑d of Israel to all that were built as the
result of an imperialistic Arab-Islamic occupation of the Land of
Israel.As we said, the Dome of the Rock was built by the Muslims on the most
holy place of the Temple, the Holy of Holies. This is the place where
Israelis and even Jewish priests were not allowed to enter. Only the
high-priest was permitted to enter this holy place once a year on the
holy day of Yom Kippur. All the area of the Temple itself was forbidden
for any strangers to enter there. On the inner-wall that surrounded the
Temple was a stone banner engraved in both Hebrew and Greek that stated
according to the commandment of G‑d: "
the foreigner that will come close to this holy place will die".
More than this, even Israelites that were not clean had to purify
themselves by immersion into a mikveh and purify themselves through the
ashes of the red heifer before they could enter the Holy Temple Mount.The Temple Mount has been desecrated for a long time by the Arab
foreigners that occupied the Temple Mount in the 7th century CE and
built their shrines on the holy hill of G‑d against the Word of G‑d. The
Dome of the Rock was built as we said on the location of the Holy of
Holies, which attempted to prove and to show their domination over the
G‑d and the people of Israel and all over the world. G‑d returned His
people Israel back to the Promised Land, to Jerusalem and the Temple
Mount in order to stop this terrible abomination of His Name and the
desecration of His Holy Hill. G‑d is expecting the Israeli government to
do what His people did in the past when His Holy Mountain was
desecrated by foreign shrines: remove the Arab Islamic foreign shrines
from His Holy Hill without delay. It should be done only by an official
Israeli government that will demonstrate that the people of Israel trust
the G‑d of Israel and His Word and do not fear any human or physical
power. These shrines can be carried to Mecca from where they originated
by the Muslim occupiers.The ideas of Yehuda Glick are not only incorrect but also are offensive
against G‑d and His Holy Word and no one in Israel will accept them.
They represent weakness which is a result of the situation of the
presence of the Muslims on the Temple Mount and fear from more than a
billion Muslims instead of trusting in the Almighty G‑d of Israel who
promised His people that He will always stand with them and that they
should not fear any worldly power.Mr. Glick's ideas are also a result of misunderstanding the words of Isaiah who prophesied: "
My house will be a house of prayer for all nations." (Isaiah 56:7) The meaning of these words is abundantly clear: "
My house" says the G‑d of Israel, will be a house of prayer for all nations and not any other foreign house. More than this, only "
the
sons of the strangers, that join themselves to the L‑rd, to serve him,
and to love the name of the L‑rd, to be his servants, every one that
keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and all that hold fast to my
covenant, even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them
joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
shall be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of
prayer for all peoples." (Isaiah 56:6,7)
The prophet Isaiah clarified this prophesy with even further details. He is speaking about just
one house,
the House of the G‑d of Jacob, that all of the nations will flow toward to learn His ways:
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of
the L‑rd's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and
shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it. And
many people shall go and say, 'Come, and let us go up to the mountain of
the L‑rd, to the house of the G‑d of Jacob; and he will teach us of his
ways, and we will walk in his paths; for from Zion shall go forth
Torah, and the word of the L‑rd from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among
the nations, and shall decide for many people; and they shall beat
their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war
any more. O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the
L‑rd.'" (Isaiah 2:2-5)
We must clarify another important point. According to Glick, the Temple
will be built '... when the Messiah shows up ... it could well be
tomorrow, but it might be another 100 years, or even 400 years.'
However, none any of the Scriptures show that the Temple should be built
only when the Mashiach comes. In the Torah G‑d commands His people
Israel: "
Build me a temple and I will dwell among you" (Exodus
25:8) with no condition that it should be built after the coming of
Mashiach Ben David. The first Temple was built without any condition to
wait for the coming of the Mashiach. The second Temple was built after
the destruction of the first Temple and the regathering of the Jews back
to their land by G‑d with no waiting for the coming of the Mashiach. In
a similar time to our era when the people of Israel did not want to
rebuild the Temple and perhaps were waiting for the coming of the
Messiah, the prophet Haggai called the people of Israel to listen and
obey the Word of G‑d to immediately rebuild the Temple:
"Thus speaks the L‑rd of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is
not come, the time that the L‑rd's house should be built. Then the word
of the L‑rd came by Haggai the prophet, saying, Is it time for you,
yourselves, to dwell in your well timbered houses, whilst this house
lies waste? Thus speaks the L‑rd of hosts, saying, This people say, The
time is not come, the time that the L‑rd's house should be built?. Thus
says the L‑rd of hosts; Consider your ways, Go up to the mountain, and
bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I
will be glorified, says the L‑rd." (Haggai 1:2-4,7)
Even the Jerusalemite Talmud indicates that when the Mashiach comes, the
Temple already has been rebuilt and he will go up to the roof of the
Temple, calling to the people of Israel: "Awake! The time of your
redemption has come!"
According to the prophets of Israel, three events should take place before the coming of Messiah Ben David:
- First, is the regathering of the twelve tribes of Israel from the four corners of the world to the Promised Land.
- The second event is the rebirth of Israel as a nation and again as the kingdom of G‑d in the Land of Israel.
- The third event is the rebuilding of the Temple on the Temple Mount in the same location as the first and second Temples.
The first two events have already come to pass in Israel during this
exciting time of redemption. Now the third Temple should be immediately
built, says the G‑d of Israel, with no delay and then the Messiah will
come.The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement is faithful to the
Word of G‑d and His expectations from the people of Israel. We shall
not rest until Israel removes the enemy from the Holy Temple Mount as
the G‑d of Israel expects her to do and the Temple is rebuilt in our
lifetime. The third Temple should be built immediately by Israel to be a
House of Prayer for the people of G‑d, Israel, and for all the nations.
Everyone, both in Israel and in the entire world, is called to stand
with the Faithful Movement of G‑d and to help her to build the Temple of
G‑d on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem and to prepare the people of Israel to
again be a biblical nation fulfilling the mission in which the G‑d of
Israel anointed her to be: "
a holy nation, a kingdom of priests and a light to the nations" Exodus 19:5,6).
In G‑d we trust!!
Arab atheists, though few, inch out of the shadows
Being a
self-described atheist is rare in the Muslim-majority Arab world — but
this tiny minority is taking small steps to emerge and find a voice
Still, this tiny minority has taken small
steps out of the shadows. Groups on social media networks began to
emerge in the mid-2000s. Now, the Arab Spring that began in early 2011
has given a further push: The heady atmosphere of “revolution” with its
ideas of greater freedoms of speech and questioning of long-held taboos
has encouraged this opening.One 40-year-old Egyptian engineer, born a
Muslim, told The Associated Press he had long been an atheist but kept
it a deep secret. The 2011 uprising in Egypt and its calls for radical
change encouraged him to look online for others like himself.“Before the revolution, I was living a life in
total solitude. I didn’t know anybody who believed like me,” he said.
“Now we have more courage than we used to have.”His case illustrates the limits on how far an
atheist can go. Like most others interviewed by The Associated Press, he
spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, harassment or
troubles with his family. His “going public” is strictly online.Even the Internet is not entirely safe. In
most Arab countries, being an atheist is not in itself illegal, but
there are often laws against “insulting religion.”
Last year, Egyptian Alber Saber, a Christian
who identifies as an atheist, was arrested after neighbors complained he
had posted an anti-Islam film on his Facebook page. Though he denied
it, he was sentenced to three years in prison for blasphemy and contempt
of religion. Released on bail during appeal in December, he moved to
France.Similarly, a Palestinian atheist, Waleed
al-Husseini, was arrested in 2010 in the West Bank town of Qalqilya for
allegedly mocking Islam on the Internet. He was held without charge for
several months, and after his release also fled to France.Still, the online space is flourishing. There
are some 60 Arabic-language atheist Facebook groups — all but five of
them formed since the Arab Spring. They range from “Atheists of Yemen”
with only 25 followers, to “Sudanese Atheists” with 10,344 followers.There are pages that appear dormant, but most
maintain some activity. An “Arab Atheist Broadcasting” outfit produces
pro-atheism YouTube clips. There are closed groups, like an atheist
dating club in Egypt.Some draw strong negative comment. One
responder, calling himself Sam, maintained that “attacking Islam has
become the cheapest flight ticket to Europe,” a reference to those who
have fled their Muslim homelands. Writing on the website Elaph, Sam
referred to Westerners who convert to Islam, saying “We Muslims take the
best of them and they take the garbage from us.”It is impossible to know the number of
atheists in the Arab world, given their secrecy. It is not clear whether
the increasing online activity reflects that numbers have risen or
simply that more are emerging from isolation. Over a dozen interviews
with atheists suggest both. In any case, atheists remain a tiny
minority. The Arab Spring uprisings fueled the debate in the region over
the role of religion in society and politics, but even secular
activists are quick to distinguish themselves from atheists.
Disillusion with the post-revolution rise of
Islamists, who demand strict implementation of religious rules, has also
prompted some to reassess their beliefs.Watching the changes pushed Fadwa, an 18-year-old Tunisian woman, from detached agnostic to atheist.“Before the revolution, people didn’t see
Islam as the problem, but after the revolution, they saw what political
Islam was — and what Islam is,” she said.She says she is now involved in online groups
and talks to her friends at university about being an atheist. Because
of her beliefs, rumors have been spread around campus that she’s
promiscuous, she said. But she worries worse could happen, such as being
targeted as an apostate — one who has renounced Islam.Some Muslim theologians say that’s a capital
offense, but no one is known to have died in recent times for being an
atheist. Other sages say atheists should only be punished if they
proselytize. Others yet say ex-Muslim atheists should be tolerated,
citing the Quranic verse, “There is no compulsion in religion.”Most scholars “differentiate between somebody
who has an opinion, and others who disturb the peace of society” by
spreading their views, said Jerusalem-based Muslim theologian Mustafa
Abu Sway.Even harder is the social cost. Declaring
oneself an atheist can mean breaking from family and friends and
networks that determine a Muslim’s entire social life.The online venues give those questioning their
faith a space to go through what can be a traumatic process. Many
describe years of depression and isolation. The atheists interviewed by
AP said online access to like-minded people gave them courage. All said
they were surprised to discover other ex-Muslims out there. They also
said reading articles online by prominent Western atheists like
Britain’s Richard Dawkins pushed them along the path.Theologian Abu Sway said he sees no
possibility atheism will spread among Muslim communities. What’s
happening today is “a phase rather than a serious position,” he said.
“It could be an expression of dissatisfaction with traditional
institutions. We don’t have the Richard Dawkins type. We don’t have our
own serious contender. It’s not something systematic.”Mohammed, a 26-year-old Egyptian, says his
family still has no idea he considers himself an atheist, even though he
has participated in some of the earliest Arab atheist forums online.“There are people who say we should be brave
and speak out. That’s just talk,” said Mohammed. “I could fight to say
what I think, but I won’t be able to stay with my family.”
He said he was devout as a teenager but grew
confused over questions about whether God allows free will — a debated
topic in Islamic theology. That, along with science studies, unraveled
his faith, he said.
“I couldn’t control my thoughts anymore. I began to be divided into two: between my brain and my faith,” he said.The Mideast was once a more tolerant place for
questioning religion. In the 1960s and 1970s, secular leftists were
politically dominant. It wasn’t shocking to express agnosticism. There
were even a few vocal atheists, including Abdullah al-Qusseimi, a Saudi
writer who died in the 1990s and is revered by Arabs who quit Islam.But the region grew more conservative starting
in the 1980s, Islamists became more influential, and militants lashed
out against any sign of apostasy.Perhaps the pendulum is swinging back, said al-Husseini, the Palestinian atheist now in France.“I think many people were afraid, but now they
see there’s people like them. They find courage,” he said. “They exist
on the internet — they might have fake names, but they are there.”
And here are the
bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or
peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels
land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the
future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel,
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half
of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18,
Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY
OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.
12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE
Archaeologists Uncover Temple-Era Jewish Village
Archaeologists find remains of Jewish town in the Galilee. Town dates back to times of Second Temple.
By Maayana Miskin-First Publish: 8/4/2013, 11:43 AM-israelinationalnews
Shard found in Sichin-Courtesy of Sichin archaeological team
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of the ancient Jewish
village of Sichin in the Galilee. The village was found near the
northern edge of the Tzipori national park.
The discovery was made by a team led by Dr. Mordechai Aviam of the
Galilee Archaeological Institute at the Kinneret academic college.The
village of Sichin was mentioned by the ancient scholar Josephus
(Yosef Ben-Matityahu) as one of the first Jewish towns established in
the Galilee in the times of the Second Temple.
The village was later mentioned in the Talmud (Gemara) as one of the Jewish villages near Tzipori.
Archaeologists found evidence of a synagogue at the site, as well as
many pottery fragments and other items confirming historians’ reports of
pottery production in the village.“Those of us at the dig were very surprised to find seven stone molds
for the creation of pottery holders for wax candles,” said Dr. Aviam.
“One of the fragments was decorated with a menorah and palm [lulav]
fronds.”The dig will continue, he said, with an emphasis on uncovering more of the synagogue, pottery workshops and homes.