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Caroline B. Glick—True believers: Bibi, Barry, Kerry, and the inevitable destruction of fanaticism wound with fantasy:
Standing next to US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday morning, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni gushed that through his indefatigable efforts to bring Israeli and Palestinian officials to Washington, Kerry proved that “nothing can stop true believers.”
As usual, the cognitively-challenged Livni told us something she hadn’t intended to say. The term “true believer” was coined by Eric Hoffer in his classic work The True Believer from 1951, which Livni has obviously not read. Hoffer’s epic study of the psychological roots of fanaticism, described a true believer as a person so fanatically committed to a cause that no amount of reality can make him abandon it.
And that just about sums up Kerry, and the man he works for, US President Barack Obama.
Kerry visited Israel six times in the four months leading up to the meetings in Washington this week, during which Americans, Palestinians and Israelis discussed the size of the table they will be sitting around in the coming discussions.
During the same four months, the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against its opponents on multiple occasions. Most recently, they gassed Palestinians in Yarmouk refugee camp outside of Damascus, killing 22 people.
During those four months, al Qaeda strengthened its control over the Syrian opposition groups fighting the regime.
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Report: State funds groups that advocate building Third Temple
Sunni-Shi’ite battles spread like wildfire
Saudi’s Syria role driven by fear of Shi’ite ‘full moon’
60 dead in Iraq as wave of attacks targets Shi’ites
White House holds meeting over Arabian Peninsula security threats
Palestinians held in mezuza theft at Cave of Patriarchs
Tunisians come out in show of force for Islamist-led government
PMO: Rouhani’s Israel remarks show ‘extremist agenda’
Islamists at Berlin al-Quds Day call for destruction of Jewish state
Erekat, Livni: Israel to release first of Palestinian prisoners by mid-August
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Video: Indyk was Clueless about Gaza Pullout
Former Lebanese Prime Minister: Hizbullah Must Disarm
A Message from Treblinka to Zahalka
Health Ministry’s Anti-Polio Op Begins
Again: Cave of Machpelah Mezuzah Torn Out
Min. Steinitz: Min. Lapid ‘Arrogant, Supercilious’
Report: Boy Raped by Sudanese Man
‘Moderate’ Rouhani Takes Over as Iran’s President
Al-Qaeda Head Blames U.S. for Egypt Coup
Britain Willing to Restore Ties with Iran
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Top US officials meet to discuss embassy threat
Nasrallah, in vicious public address, calls for the destruction of Israel
Hariri says Hezbollah resistance against Israel outdated
Steinitz: Lapid ‘pompous,’ Netanyahu ‘showed weakness’
In Massachusetts, a ‘tikkun olam’ gubernatorial race
Arab atheists, though few, inch out of the shadows
Palestinian inmate beats penal system
Rouhani endorsed as Iran’s president by Khamenei in formal ceremony
Fearing outbreak, ministry to inoculate all children against polio
‘There is hope for the future amid the turmoil of the Middle East’
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Israel Slated for Refurbished U.S. Army Rocket Launchers
Egyptian Army Destroys Underground Fuel Tanks in Sinai
IDF patrol comes under fire from across Syrian border
Report: Israel Will Continue to Build Settlements – Negotiation Source
Interpol issues global security alert linked to jailbreaks
Syrian conflict: Many dead in Lebanon border air strike
Al-Qaeda leader says Egypt’s Morsi abandoned jihad
Tunisian interim prime minister refuses to dissolve government
Middle East peace talks: is a deal possible this time?
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Washington Jewish Week Editorial: Jerusalem Is Part of Israel— Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Its final status will be determined in negotiations with the Palestinians. These dual realities hover in the background of the case of Zivotofsky v. Secretary of State, and last week’s ruling in that case by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. At issue was whether a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem can have “Israel” stamped as his birthplace on his U.S. passport. The court ruled no.
Dore Gold: The Return of al-Qaida— In the Daily Beast last week, Bruce Riedel, who served for years as a CIA analyst on the Middle East, wrote an important article with the dramatic headline, “Al-Qaida is back.” Riedel, who today works for the Brookings Institution, was taking a position against the conventional wisdom, that was widely heard in Washington prior to the 2012 elections, that the U.S. had al-Qaida “on the run”. Riedel’s claim was based on his examination of the outcome of a coordinated attack by al-Qaida’s Iraqi affiliate against two high security prisons, which led to the escape of at least 500 al-Qaida members.
Ehud Yaari: Signs that Hamas Is Losing Its Grip on Gaza—Hamas is in the throes of one of its most testing crises ever. Over the past year, all of its major pillars of support have eroded to one degree or another, while internally, the movement is split by acute policy differences. The most painful loss for Hamas came next door in Egypt, where President Morsi was ousted and the group’s parent movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, was defeated in the struggle for power. Top Brotherhood figure Khairat al-Shater – a millionaire, now imprisoned – made significant financial donations to the Gaza government, while Morsi allowed Hamas to open offices in Cairo.
Theresa Breuer: Closed Tunnels Plunge Hamas into Financial Crisis—Hamas, the ruling party in Gaza, is dependent on Egypt. It smuggles food, building materials – and weapons – through underground tunnels into Gaza. Since the outbreak of unrest in neighboring Egypt, smuggling activity has come to almost a complete standstill. After several attacks by Islamists on army and police posts in Sinai, Egypt sealed off the border indefinitely.
Shashank Joshi: Syria Lies in Pieces and It Will Not Be Fixed—The Khaldiya district of Homs resembles Stalingrad, gutted and pocked. Its streets are flattened, grey smears of dust and rubble. There are no people. Homs stands between Damascus and Alawite-dominated loyalist enclaves on the coast. This is why Assad threw his best divisions and half of his special forces at the city. Assad is indeed winning where he is fighting, but reports of his impending victory are misleading. He is fighting, meaningfully, only in a narrow strip of Syria, having diluted forces in the north and east.
Gary Rosenblatt: The Unpleasant Truth about European Anti-Semitism—Anti-Semitism in Europe, often in the guise now of anti-Israel rhetoric and actions, has become too big a problem to ignore or rationalize away. According to recent polls, Israel is considered by Europeans as the most dangerous nation in the world, more of a threat to world peace than Iran or North Korea. Israeli economist and author Manfred Gerstenfeld notes how “Israelis are blamed for whatever measures they take to defend themselves,” while “Palestinian responsibility for suicide bombers, murderous missile attacks, glorification of murderers of civilians, and promoting genocide is reduced, at best.”
Guy Milliere: Why Europe Is an Enemy of Israel—Today, hatred of Israel is one of the most shared and prominent feelings in Europe. Any terrorist attack against Israel is almost unanimously described as a fruit of the “cycle of violence” and of “Israeli intransigence,” never mind that it is actually the Palestinians who historically have been intransigent. An Israeli response to a terrorist attack is immediately criticized by European diplomats as “disproportionate.” A Palestinian attack is never criticized at all.
Daniel Siryoti: More Israeli Arabs Signing Up for National Service—There has been an upsurge in young Israeli Arabs interested in national service. Fire-fighting, working as medical assistants, or helping social workers are among the most sought after roles for young Arabs. Zeidan Baha, 18, a Muslim from Jish, was seriously injured in a car accident. His life was saved by the fire and rescue services who extricated him from his vehicle. A year after his injury Baha joined the Acre fire station as a national service volunteer.
Shlomo Cesana: Some Israeli Arab Schools Refuse to Accept Arab National Service Volunteers—While there has been a significant rise in the number of Israeli Arab volunteers within the national service program, some Arab schools in Israel are refusing to accept Arab national service volunteers, including all schools in Nazareth. There are now more than 3,000 Israeli Arab volunteers, and on Sunday the cabinet approved a goal to have 6,000 volunteers in national service by 2017.
Richard Behar: Webydo’s Success—A unique outfit called Webydo (based in Tel Aviv, and with an office in New Jersey) is enabling professional graphic designers to create websites cheaper and faster. Founders Shmulik Grizim and Tzvika Steinmetz sought to build a powerful code-generator that could convert any graphic design into a functioning website that’s also fairly easy to update and manage by the designers themselves – or their clients. In 2012, they released the first version of their new technology. It was an instant hit. Today, 10,000 designers (mainly the U.S.) have created more than 60,000 websites using this online software.
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Hosea 10: 7-8
Samaria will be cut off with her king like a stick on the surface of the water. Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; thorn and thistle will grow on their altars; then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”
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His Name is Yahweh explains why the Name of God, Yahweh, is so important. It’s available in eBook format and in paperback. It’s also available for free in PDF format.
- God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This [Yahweh] is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3: 15)
- “Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
- “Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘Yahweh our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
- Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (John 8: 58)
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Blessings in the Book of Revelation is a book that you need to read, especially now. There are blessings throughout the Scriptures but Revelation is the only book in the Bible actually containing a specific blessing for reading it. It’s repeated twice, once at the beginning and again at the end. This is the reason that I believe Revelation should be the first step toward studying biblical prophecy. Though not easy to do, Revelation can be broken down and understood by anyone, not just the academic elite. So, Revelation’s blessings are for everyone. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
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Other Books by Neil Snyder
- Stand! is a suspense novel that exposes the lies, corruption, and greed underlying the theory that man-made CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming. Professor Wes Carlyle and Karen Sterling, his research collaborator, carefully scan the audience for their would-be attacker—a member of the enviro-gestapo who has been following them for days. Wes spots his man in the back of the room leaning against the wall. Suddenly, another man in the audience steps forward and moves toward Karen at a menacing pace. With a vicious stroke, he swings a billy club at her head. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- What Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life? deals with a question that every Christian has to consider: what should I do with my life? Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- Falsely Accused is a true story about a young woman who was accused of committing a double homicide. It’s about a travesty of justice, and it reveals Yahweh intervening in the life of a believer to rescue her from danger in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Everyone will enjoy the book, but young people in particular need to read it because the mistakes made that led to the problem could have been avoided. They were the kinds of mistakes that young people are prone to make. As they say, forewarned is forearmed. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
