מה לעשות על שנאת יהודים באוניברסיטת קליפורניה בלוס אנג'לס? / What to do about Jew-Hatred at UCLA?

י״ח לחודש השני תשע״ט

English follows the Hebrew.

מי הטובים ומי הרשעים? המפגינים הקיצוניים למען פליסטין הפסיקו את האירוע המשותף של ישראלי, כורדי, וארמני, באוניברסיטת קליפורניה בלוס אנג׳לס. הם הטרידו לדוברים וצועקו: ״אנחנו לא רוצים שתי מדינות. אנחנו רוצים את 1948.״כלומר כל השטח של ארץ ישראל וגירוש היהודים. 

עשר אגורות (2¢):
כפי שאתם חשבתם, בהחלט יש לי מה להגיד על המקרה הזה.

ראשית, מה זה פלסטיני? (ראו את Pseudostinians כדי ללמוד על המקור של קבוצה זו [של קבוצות] ערבים).

שנית, האירוע הזה דוגמא על מה שקורה כשאנחנו משתתפים עם הגויים אפילו כשאנחנו לא צריכים. רוב הזמן שותפות כזו נכשלת ומאכזבת. ואפילו כשפאנלים כאלה כן מצליחים למסור את המסר הנכון על ארץ ישארל, העניין שעם ישראל הוא עם בנפרד ומובדל מהעמים האחרים, הוא נשכח. ובכל מקרה בסופו של דבר הגויים מאשים את היהודים על הכשלון, ומחליטים להפסיק להשתתף איתנו בעתיד.

הפאנל הזה התבסס על הזכויות והארצות המורשות של עמים. אני כבר כתבתי על ארץ מורשת עם ישראל ושהיא ארץ ירשאל לא מפני שאנחנו התחילו כאן כעם, אלא מפני שהקדוש ברוך הוא נשבע  לנו לתת לנו את ארץ ישראל. שיהודים הם ילידי ארץ ישראל. (לראו את Debunking the Indigenous Argument) אנחנו לא הילידים. גם אם כן היינו הילידים, הדאגה היחידה שלנו צריכה להיות את מה שהקדוש ברוך הוא רוצה, ולא את מה שהגויים חושבים עלינו.

אנחנו ירדנו למצרים והסתלקנו מארצינו עוד פעמיים. כלומר, היו תקופות שהקדוש ברוך הוא לא רצה שאנחנו חיים בארץ ישראל. עכשיו, ברור לי כי הוא כן רוצה, בזכות כל הניסים שהוא עשה לנו ברגע שהחלטנו לקיים את מצוות ישוב ארץ ישראל כלומר להתחיל לכבוש את זה מחדש. לא השלמנו את החצי השנייה של אותה מצווה הזאת. אבל, זה מיועד לכתבה אחרת בפעם אחרת. בקיצור, כל ארץ ישראל הובטח לעם ישראל, ורק לעם ישראל, על ידי הקדוש ברוך הוא, ועלינו להוציא מן הארץ דברים מסוימים. (ראו במדבר לג,נ-נו דברים ז, א-ו, משנה תורה: הל' עבודה זרה וחוקות הגויים י,א-ט, והל' מלכים ומלחמות)

מצד אחד, זה מעצב אותי שזה המצב של אלמה מאטר שלי. מצד שני, למה שאכפת לי מהחיים הקודמים שלי בגלות (גלות). ההודעה בסרטון זה ברור מאוד. למרבה הצער, היחס של היהודים, הזדהותם ונאמנותם לארצות מגוריהם, הם רואים את העלייה לארץ ישראל כוויתור ובריחה. האמת היא שהמדינות האלה מחוץ לארץ ישראל אמורות להיות רק מקומות מגורים זמניים, לא קבועים. מהמסורת שלנו אנחנו לומדים שכ-80% מעם ישראל נשארו במצרים, ורק 20% מהם הצליחו לצאת למדבר סיני.

כשאני למדתי באוניברסיטת קליפורניה בלוס אנג'לס [UCLA] בשנות ה-80, במהלך מחאות אנטי-אפרטהייד ו- BDS נגד דרום אפריקה, הביטוי "ציונות = גזענות" הופיע בדלת איגוד הסטודנטים השחורים (אפריקאים-אמריקאים). היה ויכוח ודיון על הביטוי הזה, בין אם זה נכון ובין אם לאו, והאם יש לאיגוד הסטודנטים השחורים (כך קראו לעצמם) הגן על חופש הדיבור כדי להציג ביטוי כזה בפומבי.

ההתפתחות הטבעית שהובילה לאלימות בפאנל זה החלה לפני זמן רבהרבה זמן.

השאלה היחידה היא כמה זמן ייקח את האחים שלי בלוס אנג'לס ובכל הארצות חוץ לארצינו להתעוררו, להבין את המצב האמיתי  שלנו ולעלות על המטוס לישראל כבר.

אל תהיו של ה- 80% שאולי נשאר מאחור באדום (הגלות הנוכחית) הפעם.

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
As you might have guessed, I definitely have some things to say about this incident.

First, what's a Palestinian? See Pseudostinians for the origin story of this group [of groups] of Arabs.

Second, even when we team up with non-Jews, it often backfires. And when it doesn't, the concept that Jews are a distinct and separate people goes out the window. Often, the non-Jews end up blaming the Jews, and think better of teaming up with us in the future.

This panel was based on the rights and lands of indigenous peoples. I have already debunked the notion that Jews are indigenous to the Land of Israel (See Debunking the Indigenous Argument.) We are not indigenous. Even if we were, the only concern we should have is what The Almighty wants.

There were times when he did not want us living in the Land of Israel. Now, it is quite clear to me that he does, having performed miracles for us, upon our deciding to performance of the mitzvah (commandment) of conquering the Land. We have not completed the second half of that mitzvah. But, that is another post for another time. In short, the entire Land of Israel was promised to the People of Israel, and only to the People of Israel, by The Holy One, Blessed Be He, and to remove from the Land certain elements. (See Num. 33:50-56; Deut. 7:1-6; Mishneh Torah: Laws of Avodah Zarah and Goyim 10, Laws of Kings and the Wars)

On one hand, it saddens me that this is the state of my alma mater. On the other, why should I care about my previous life in galosh (exile). The message in this video is loud and clear. Unfortunately, Jews' attitude of connection, identification, and loyalty to their countries of residence, that they view Aliyah as giving up and running away. The truth is that these countries outside of the Land of Israel are only supposed to be temporary dwelling places, not permanent homelands.

Our tradition states that 80% of our population remained in Egypt, only 20% making it out into the Sinai Desert.

When I was studying at UCLA in the '80's, during the anti-Apartheid protests and BDS against South Africa, the phrase "Zionist = Racism" showed up on the outside of the door of the Black Students' Union. There was debate and discussion over this phrase, whether it was true or not, and whether the Black Students Union (That's what they called it back then) had protected freedom of speech to display such a phrase publicly.

The natural progression leading up to the violence at this panel began long ago.

The only question now is how long will it take my fellow Bruins, and all of my fellow Jews to wake up, see the writing on the wall, and get on the plane already.

Don't be one of the 80% who gets left behind this time.

Can Israel Winning Eurovision Stop BDS? / הניצחון בארוויזיון מספיק להפסיק את תנועת BDS?

ראש החודש השלישי תשע״ח

English follows the Hebrew.

YNET: אירוויזיון 2018: ישראל זכתה במקום הראשון
שנה הבאה אצלנו! ישראל היא הזוכה באירוויזיון 2018. נטע ברזילי הגיעה למקום הראשון בגמר האירוויזיון בפורטוגל עם השיר Toy. ברזילי העניקה את הביצוע הטוב ביותר לערב זה מתוך 26 מדינות שהתחרו. ראש הממשלה בשיחה טלפונית עם ברזילי: "את השגרירה הכי טובה של ישראל. ישבנו אני ורעייתי שרה והילדים ואמרנו 'נטע נטע נטע'. אוהבים אותך"

רועי אלמן, ליסבון, עמי פרידמן, רן בוקר: 12.05.18

ישראל היא הזוכה באירוויזיון 2018! נטע ברזילי הגיעה למקום הראשון בגמר האירוויזיון עם השיר Toy. אירוויזיון 2018 התקיים אמש (שבת) בליסבון בירת פורטוגל, עם שירים של 26 מדינות שהתחרו על הזכייה במקום הראשון. נטע ברזילי העניקה (אובייקטיבית) את הביצוע הטוב ביותר לערב זה. ישראל סיימה במקום הראשון עם 529 נקודות. "אני כל כך מאושרת. תודה רבה לכם שבחרתם בנו, תודה רבה, אני אוהבת את ישראל, בשנה הבאה בירושלים", אמרה על הבמה לאחר הזכייה. למקום השני הגיעה קפריסין ולמקום השלישי אוסטריה.

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו אמר לברזילי בשיחת טלפון לאחר הזכייה: "יש לי שתי מילים בשבילך: 'כפרה עלייך'. את השגרירה הכי טובה של ישראל. ישבנו אני ורעייתי שרה והילדים ואמרנו 'נטע נטע נטע'. אוהבים אותך". (המשך...)

ואפילו לפני הגמר של ארוויזיון התחיל, הגוים הראו לנו את כמה הם אוהבים אותנו! (בציניות)

YNET: פרגון לישראל לצד מודעות של ה-BDS: רגע לפני האירוויזיון - ככה נראית ליסבון
נציג צ'כיה מחמיא לנטע ברזילי ומכנה אותה "Killer", האוסטרלים שרים את Toy, מעריץ של ישראל מרוסיה וכן - אי אפשר בלי כמה מודעות של ה-BDS שקוראות להחרמת ישראל באירוויזיון. רגע לפני הגמר הגדול של האירוויזיון - ערב יורד על ליסבון, והאדרנלין רק עולה
רועי אלמן: 12.05.18

שעה קלה לפני שאירוויזיון 2018 יוצא לדרך - התורים מתארכים, האדרנלין בעיצומו, חולצות ודגלים בשלל צבעים ממלאים את הסביבה וההתרגשות בעיצומה. גם נטע ברזילי שומרת על הומור והעלתה תמונה לחשבון האינסטגרם שלה קצת לפני תחילת התחרות. אז מהאוסטרלים ששרים TOY ועד נציג צ'כיה שמפרגן לברזילי ומכנה אותה "A Killer", וכן, גם כמה מודעות של ה-BDS שקוראות להחרים את ישראל באירוויזיון, אבל לא מצליחות להשבית את השמחה. ככה נראית ליסבון הערב (שבת) רגע לפני שהשמש שוקעת והווליום עולה. (המשך...)

עשר אגורות (2¢):
אז עכשיו כל אנשי העולם יפסיקו לשנוא אותנו ו יתחילו לאהוב אותנו, אחרי שישראל זכתה במקום הראשון בארוויזיון? למה? מפני שסוף סוף הצלחנו להראות לכל העולם שאנחנו ממש כמוהם ושאין הבדל בינינו לגוים? ומפני שסוף סוף הצלחנו להוכיח לכל אנשי העולם שהתבוללנו לגמרי לתוך הקהילה הגלובליסטי? באמת?

אמר ר' שמעון בר יוחאי הלכה היא בידוע שעשו שונא ליעקב.

אני אשמח אם אחי ואחיותי יתעוררו כבר.

אנחנו צריכים להפסיק לדאוג על מה שאחרים חושבים עלינו, ומתחילים לדאוג על מה שאנחנו חושבים על עצמנו,... ואפילו לדאוג על מה שהקב"ה חושב עלינו??

YNET: Netta Barzilai brings Eurovision win to Israel
Israeli songstress broke barriers, brought Israel its fourth Eurovision Song Contest win; 26 countries competed in this year's finals, with Israel widely considered a frontrunner to win from the outset; 'I've given all my heart and soul to Eurovision, and now it's your turn,' Barzilai tweets after her performance; PM Netanyahu tweets his greeting, Gal Gadot calls on her 19.5 million Instagram followers to vote 22 for Israel's entry. 

Roi Alman and Ami Friedman: 05.13.18 

Israel's Netta Barzilai won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest Saturday night in a photo finish against Cyprus, netting the country its fourth ever win and the right to host next year's contest. "Next time in Jerusalem!" Netta shouted in her post-win interview. (cont.)

Even before the Eurovision final began, the nations were showering their love upon us! (eyes rolling)

YNET: Israel’s Eurovision contestant highly popular despite BDS efforts
Anti-Israel BDS flyers unable to stem palpable excitement among Eurovision 2018 crowds in Lisbon moments before grand finale; fans from all over the world shout encouragement to Israel's Netta Barzilai.

Roi Alman: 05.12.18

Shortly before the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 began, the adrenaline was pumping, shirts and flags in a variety of colors filled the surroundings and excitement was in full swing—and not even a local protest of Israeli contestant Netta Barzilai could put a damper on the proceedings.

Israel’s Netta Barzilai, in fact, maintained her sense of humor and uploaded a picture to her Instagram account just before the start of the competition.

This is what Lisbon looked like Saturday night, moments before the sun set and the singing began:

Australian fans sang Netta’s song TOY, while an admirer from the the Czech Republic praised Barzilai by calling her "a killer."

Despite widespread enthusiasm from fans, flyers for a local Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign called for boycotting Israel at the Eurovision.
Barzilai is set to perform in the competition's final Saturday night.

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
So now all the peoples of the world will stop hating us and will love us, after Israel won Eurovision? Why? Because at last we have succeeded in showing the whole world that we are just like them and that there is no difference between us and the rest of the world? And because we finally proved to all that we have been completely assimilated into the globalist community? Really?

Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai said that the known halakhah is [that] Esau hates Ya'aqov.

I would be very happy if my brothers and sisters were to wake up already.

We have to stop worrying about other people think of us, and start being concerned with what we think of ourselves,...and even what God thinks of us, perhaps??

Like Most Jews, Maybe Jonathan Tobin Never Thought that...

י״ט לחודש התשיעי תשע״ו

Commentary: The Face of #BDSfail: Anti-Semitism

JONATHAN S. TOBIN / Nov. 27, 2015

Can there be anything more ludicrous than a movement that is dedicated to isolating the state of Israel than for its website to be built using a platform created by and operated from that same Jewish state? Not really. But that’s the situation the BDS — boycott, divest, sanction — movement finds itself in today as news spreads that once again one of its main organs is using the Israeli company Wix’s services to operate its website. That leaves Students for Justice in Palestine, which got caught doing this two years ago left trying to explain why its okay for them to make use of an Israeli product while trying to compel others to boycott them. But the contretemps over the decision of the SJP chapter at the University of Denver to repeat the actions of its Cornell University group two years ago once again gives us insight not only into the absurdity of Israel boycotts but the psychology of hate at its core. Their embarrassment, along with the growing number of incidents of hate speech associated with BDS and humiliating failures, should inform the decisions of those asked to join this movement as well as members of Congress as they ponder whether to include language prohibiting such boycotts in trade legislation.

The only word in the colloquial dictionary that adequately describes SJP’s excuses for using Wix is lame. BDS’ers work hard to convince the world that Israel should be treated as a pariah state and to refrain from all economic intercourse with it. Their purpose is to wage war on it and, by gradually tightening the economic noose, force its collapse. Yet SJP thinks its perfectly okay for them to avail themselves of the brilliant achievements of the “Start-Up Nation.” Like all those who wish to see Israel eliminated, but are not prepared to give up the benefits that come from employing the products it creates, including medical advances that save lives, BDS groups are forced into the humiliating position of saying that they can decide which kinds of economic interaction with Israelis is acceptable. (cont.)

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
I can appreciate Jonathan Tobin calling out the hypocrisy of BDS, and associated, groups, as well as calling out Jew-hatred when he sees it. Unfortunately, this the level where the majority of the American Jews can be found, concerned with their image in the eyes of the goyim, being liked, being loved, and doing anything they can to obtain validation for their existence, not from God, not from themselves even, but from the goyim. Certainly, most of these Jews are be appalled at my use of the term goyim. Even though it simply means “nations,” in other words not us.

But, many, perhaps most, American Jews are appalled by being singled out and isolated as being “different,” even more so than my use of a Hebrew word, which they are too embarrassed to admit they do not understand. So distanced they are from their own heritage, their own traditions, even their own people, desiring to be “just like everyone else,” and not the distinct and separate people which we are supposed to be, and under the most ideal circumstances, residing in our own land,…ALL of our own land.

So, perhaps BDS is actually doing us a favor, and is not so much in the hands of the goyim as many of us think.

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Related:
Jews Who Boycott Israel? The Definition of Peace?

What will Netanyahu and Obama Really Be Discussing?

ד׳ לחודש השביעי תשע"ו

YNET: Netanyahu to meet Obama in November
PM and US President will meet in Washington on November 9 for the first time since the Iran deal was signed.

Associated Press and Yitzhak Benhorin, 09.16.15

After months of chilly relations, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet at the White House on November 9, to talk about the Iran nuclear deal that Israel's government has harshly criticized and tried, without success, to block.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the leaders also would discuss efforts to counter ISIS's activities in the Mideast. He called the meeting a demonstration "of the deep and enduring bonds between the United States and Israel, as well as our unprecedented cooperation to further enhance Israel's security."

It will be the first formal meeting between Obama and Netanyahu in months.

Obama pointedly refused to see Netanyahu in March, when the Israeli leader appeared before a joint session of Congress and harshly criticized the US-negotiated nuclear deal with Iran, Israel's enemy. US lawmakers had arranged Netanyahu's appearance without White House input.

Congressional Republicans have failed to block the deal from going forward. The international accord backed by the United States, Iran, and five world powers would curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions that have undercut Tehran's economy.

The United States has committed to provide more than $7.18 billion in security aid to Israel over the next year. Officials have floated the possibility of signing a new 10-year agreement about US-Israeli security cooperation. But Netanyahu's government has reacted tepidly to that proposal, out of concern that signing such a deal would suggest Israeli acquiescence to the nuclear accord.

Earnest said that two leaders' talks would also include a discussion of "Israel's relations with the Palestinians, the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and the need for the genuine advancement of a two-state solution."

Israeli police continue to clash with Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site during the Jewish new year holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in November to discuss the Iran nuclear deal as well as other regional security issues, the White House said on Wednesday.

The Nov. 9 White House meeting will be the first for the two leaders since US-led diplomacy resulted in an Iran nuclear deal that Israel fiercely opposed.

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
What else is there to be discussed about Iran threat to Israel's existence? I believe that Iran's leader has already made his views crystal clear.

"of the deep and enduring bonds between the United States and Israel, as well as our unprecedented cooperation to further enhance Israel's security." 

Seriously? Do I really have to spell this one out? Yes, I guess I do.

If the U. S. has such "deep and enduring bonds" with Israel, then why did it attempt to sign its death warrant with its worthless Iran Deal?

I say attempt, because The Almighty is on our side.

I guess the U. S. Government would like to humiliate Israel even further, and to make it suffer, up until being wiped out by Iran. The funny thing is that I am not so sure that Iran is as adept as Israel at making surgical strikes on its enemies. This begs the question, just how many pseudostinians will be wiped out in the process?

The Iranians and religious pseudostinians do not care, because they think that they will simply end up in Heaven, welcomed as martyrs (חו״ח).

At least the Israeli Government is smart enough, just barely, to react "tepidly" to a 10 year buy into American thralldom. A one year bribe seems to be all it is willing to accept,...for now. And, what exactly does it think it is going to get out of it anyway? More money to be forcibly spent on American products and overpriced military equipment?

Israel should hold out for something much more valuable: a commitment by the U. S. to buy Israeli products, to combat BDS, which Israel claims that it has already begun to feel.

But, I digress...

So, what do I believe will Netanyahu and Obama really be discussing?

Besides Obama trying to pump Netanyahu for information about his meeting with Vladamir Putin, they will be discussing the impending release of Jonathan Pollard, 12 days later on November 21, and its implications for both national leaders.

What secrets does he possess?

What could happen if he reveals them?

How do they work together to keep him quiet?

November 9 = 11/9, or in the rest of the world 9/11.

Esser Agaroth Year in Review תשע"ה/5775

ג׳ לחודש השביעי תשע״ו

After a long hiatus, I have brought back my annual Top Ten Words and Phrases post, renaming it to the more precise "Year In Review."

Here is a look back at the significant trends of תשע"ה/5775. Let's just that I hope for a much improved תשע"ו/5776.

10. Refugees
Where from Africa or Syria, whether to allow them in to Israel or not, the Israeli Government seems to care more about "refugees," and what they can do to boost its public image and overall standing in the eyes or the "international community," than its own citizens.

9. Infiltrators

Same thing, different word. 'Nuff said.

8. Women of the Wall
Yep! They're still around! The most, simultaneously hysterical and pathetic thing about the Hags of the Wall is that they have no clue that they're just being used as pawns. Unfortunately, they may be successful in convincing some naive, and perhaps disenfranchised Jews, that they represent anything even remotely related to Judaism.

7. BDS

Boycotting, Divesting, and Sanctioning Israel may just be the kick in the pants we need to wake up! Unfortunately, we Jews are too busy whining about it to notice.

6. ISIS
Israel is pretty surrounded by ISIS in the Sinai Desert, Azza (Gaza), Syria, and who knows what's going on in Jordan. We also have a suggestion here and there, that ISIS is already in Israel, having either sneaked in from abroad, or just inspired Israeli Arabs to join up via Internet.

ISIS Banner on the Temple Mount
Summer תשע״ד/2014

No doubt, the Israeli government will take advantage of the ISIS threat as a means to show the Israeli public that it needs it to protect them.

Shimon Peres

5. Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres wants to give away parts of our Divinely Promise Land, join together Esau (The West) with Yishma'el (Arabs/Muslims), and encourage our assimilation into Western, "progressive" culture, the antithesis of Torah. Doesn't anyone else see this?

4. Jewish Terrorism

Fatah Emblem

(eyes rolling) Fear mongering by the Israeli government and it loyal minyons trying to scare the public into believing that Torah observant activists are equated with Taliban, Iran, and ISIS, and will take everyone's Western "progressive," assimilation "rights" away if they had the chance. Pseudostinians who kill Jewish babies are "freedom fighters" in the eyes of the world, and in the eyes of many Jews as well. PA President Mahmud Abbas's Fatah Party emblem clearly  shows its ultimate goal for the Land of Israel,...erasing it from the map. But, Jews daring to ask questions about authentic Torah observance are "terrorists."

3. Torah vs. State

This year we have more reports than I can remember regarding the conflicts between Torah Low and Israeli Law. But, instead of talking about the conflict, religious lackeys of the Israeli Government insist on arguing that any conflict between the two does not exist.

2. Iran

Iran still insists on wiping us out, and apparently, so do the U. S. President and Secretary of State.


Maybe it is time to turn for help to the only one who can actually do something to protect us from Iran, and I don't mean any human power either.

1. Meir Ettinger

Meir Ettinger

People see this name, and are scared. Why? Because he is sitting in jail without indictment, conviction or trial, and absolutely no evidence whatsoever of any wrongdoing? Because he wrote some articles? In other countries, one would expect him to be called a "political dissident." However, Meir Ettinger has the wrong religion, the wrong beliefs, and the wrong loyalties for that.

In case you interested in what Meir Ettinger has actually said, and actually believes, you can read it here for yourself, instead of relying on rumors and lies.

Jewish BDS

י״א לחודש השישי תשע״ה

In answer to BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) against Israel, which Jews around the world seem to be freaking out about, and begging the goyim to love us, through Hasbarah nonsense, I suggest that we just give them as taste of their own medicine.

We could be more self-sufficient than we think, if we would only stop exporting what we need, such as food from the southern end of Israel, exempt from shemitah (sabbatical year), and other agricultural laws.

Instead of selling telephone and computer parts, desert irrigation and solar power technologies and products for cash or credit, we could get guarantees of sales of food and other things which really need. They reneg on their agreements with us, then they do not get their technologically wondrous, adult toys and toy parts.

Of course, this is all just a pipe dream, as the Israeli Government seems to have other, totally co-dependent and otherwise ridiculous, strategies in mind.

So, if the government is not going to help us do something productive, then why don't we just implement our own Jewish BDS (ie. Torah BDS) against those who are the real problem, those who pander to the non-Torah standards of the "international community?" This includes many Jews in Israel who do not realize that BDS is actually doing the Jewish People a favor, as well as the "Jewish" supporters of BDS against Israel, who are doing so for completely the wrong reasons.

So, who should Jews Boycott, Divest, and Sanction?

Lo Techonem - Do not have mercy (Deut. 7:2)
I have two, local choices for health food: Olam HaTeva (Nature World), owned by a religious family, or the store which employs an Arab, both on Agrippas Street near the Shuq. Which do you suppose I patronize?

You see, if Jews believe that Israel is now in a position of power (יד ישראל תקיפה), within its own Land, then we are not to make it easy for any non-Jews to reside here, save for gerei toshav (resident aliens). This is the position of the Ramba"m (Mishneh Torah, Hil. A"Z, ch. 10).

How anyone identifying himself as a "Religious Zionist" could possible think the Israel is not in such a position of power, I have no idea.

Israel's Chief Rabbinate recently demonstrated its understanding of this halakhah (Torah Law) by granting one non-Jew the status of ger toshav (דעת הראב״ד), desiring someone non Jewish to whom it would be permissible halakhically (according to Torah Law) to sell parts of Eretz Yisra'el (Land of Israel), in order to exempt these Lands from keeping the Laws of Shemitah, the Sabbatical Year (ie. Heter Mekhirah).

Even from a Western perspective, it seems that Jews have bought in to the same old double standards the goyim continue to preach.

LGBTQ's support LGBTQ businesses.

African Americans support African American businesses as a form of self-empowerment.

So do women, and in particular feminists.

But, when a Jew wants to support a Jewish-owned business, then all of a sudden, it's racist.

And, when Muslims and Arabs support Muslim and Arab businesses, it is somehow justified, and we are not allowed to call it discriminatory?

Tura Winery and the P'sagot Winery benefit from Christian "volunteers." Of course, they say that they are committed not to missionize Jews. When they praise God while picking grapes and olives, just exactly who do you think they have in mind? Why, their false deity (and/or messiah and/or intercessor and/or rebbe) of course! Take your pick. It doesn't matter. That's because they have changed their strategies,...for now.

They want a foothold on our Land, believing that they are the true inheritors of The Almighty's favor, and thus Eretz Yisr'ael (Land of Israel). Some believe this inheritance comes with the Jews; some believe it comes without. ( They just a foothold in our Land, and to get some pieces for themselves. Boy do they have a rude awakening coming! LOL!

More and more, Christian missionaries are being protected by the spirit of the State of Israel's spirit of democratic, "freedom of religious expression."

Of course, this deMOCKratic protection applies to everyone, except for those Jews the government feels threatened by, and thus calls "extremists," as they dare to hold Torah Law above that of the man-made mishmash of laws from the Ottoman Empire and British Mandate.

No one, however, is protected from the choices we make as to where we spending our hard earned sheqqels.

Do your own Internet search for "Jewish Labor Israel" and you will see just how scathing the opposition is against this one time source of Jewish national pride.

Although demonized as racist, Avodah Ivrith (Jewish Labor) is a highly effective form of BDS.

For referrals of Jewish owned businesses providing the products and services you need in your area of Israel, visit the Moqed Avodah Ivrith website in Hebrew or contact them in English or Hebrew by phone 1-599-588-588 or by e-mail mokedai@gmail.com.

Treif Sellers
In Jerusalem, there are more stores on Agrippas Street in the area of the Shuq, selling treif (non-kosher food) than ever, not to mention those butcher shops in the center of town!

Need something kosher, an imported product perhaps, which they happen to sell there? Don't think that you can get anywhere else? Well, then take the extra time, and the extra money to buy it at a store which does not sell treif, and which is not open on Shabbath!

Can't find one? Then live without it.

I mean, why on earth would any Religious Jew patronize a store which sells treif ??!!

Why don't you ask the Religious Jew who posted his excitement about "Tel-Aviv's newest hot spot" via Twitter. You can also ask him why he would give them the free publicity.

Prosciutto and shellfish,...but also a selection of kosher products!

Shabbath Violators
I obtained the following list of restaurants opened on Shabbath in Jerusalem from TimeOut טיים אאוט which we should also boycott, except for using it to keep an eye on these issues, I suppose.

...not everything is closed for the Sabbath.

Café Bezalel, Bezalel St. 12
Bezalel is a new entry to the list of Jerusalem businesses which are open Saturdays, and we're already asking ourselves how we ever managed without it. The café, located opposite the building that used to house the founder of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, is a young and vibrant coffee house. Its menu changes throughout the day and fits any and all meals. On Fridays the external seating area becomes part of the Bezalel arts and crafts fair, filling the street with people and colors.

Talbiya, Chopin St. 3
Israeli top chefs Assaf Granit, Yossi Elad and Uri Navon long ago established the famous Machne Yuda group, which operates restaurants all over the city. Though the eponymous flagship restaurant is not open on weekends, the group's Mona and Hasadna certainly are. Now the two are joined by a third sister, Talbiya. Talbiya is defined as a wine bar and functions during the day as a café. Next to your coffee you can enjoy freshly made baked goods, while next to your wine you can choose from various elegant dishes by chef Nir Levi. The meticulously designed space and selection of seating options make Talbiya the perfect host for your weekend.

Zoni, Yoel Moshe Salomon St. 15
Zoni is your regular around-the-clock brasserie, except for the view out the windows: instead of Paris you get to look out at the picturesque back streets of Nahalat Shiv'a. The atmosphere inside, however, still maintains a certain European air, with black leather seats, dark hardwood floors, a wide bar and waiters in fine uniform. The menu, which changes between breakfast, lunch and dinner, is similarly full of treats from far away lands. Recommendations are endless but you will be wise to keep one thing in mind: the french toast – available in all three menus – is by itself reason enough for pilgrimage.

Uganda Bar, Aristobulus St. 4
...Uganda is simultaneously a bar, a café, a hummus joint, a music venue and a CD, vinyl and comic book store. Its different parts all fit in harmoniously under a single roof while still making you feel right at home. Tourists, students, youth and adults all fill the space from noon to the following morning, with the atmosphere constantly changing.

Beit HaKava, Yanay St. 3
“Every drink has its place,” wrote S. Y. Agnon, nearly prophesying this unique café, which in turn is named in an appropriately Agnonesque fashion. Decorating the walls are items as carefully chosen as the dishes on the menu. Some of the dishes are regular while others change daily, and all are written casually on the chalkboard. The small café is located in the renovated Yanai street, hiding from the ever noisy Shlomzion street like a well kept secret. Beit HaKava is slowly turning into a true weekend gem and was recently joined by another weekend-strong café, Etz Cafe.

Adom, David Remez St. 4
The opening of the First Station Plaza is great news for Jerusalem weekenders, as it does not entirely shut down for Shabbath. Adom, which became a serious establishment since its opening in 2001, relocated to First Station from its previous location at Feingold Yard. Here it continues to host guests even – or maybe especially – on weekends. You will feel truly privileged to sit in Adom's sleek space and glance at their menu, which specializes in fresh seafood and fish. Completing the culinary experience is a selection of meats, pastas, salads and a wide array of wines.

Cafe Smadar, Lloyd George St. 4
On weekends the German Colony gets to show its quiet side, as the businesses on Emek Refaim street close shop and all that's left is a green and peaceful residence area. One who seeks carefully will be reworded with finding Cade Smadar...

Link, HaMa'alot St. 3
...Surrounded by a green yard and with plenty of seating arrangements, this bar-restaurant offers a lovely pastime option for the whole family...

Aroma Espresso Bar

Notice some of the words I highlighted, some probable code for treif, as well as suggestions of being in a hidden away location. Good! These restaurants should be embarrassed, as should be their customers!

Personally, I would add Aroma to this list. The Aroma in town on Hillel Street and the one on Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus are also open on Shabbath, not to mention countless other branches.

I was pretty surprised that Aroma, with its crappy coffee, and even worse service, but which everyone slobbers over anyway, did not make the top ten favorite Shabbath hangouts.

Besides boycotting such places, operating on Shabbath, some have suggested more active protesting as well.

Many have heard of Haredi protests against businesses open on Shabbath. But, Haredim are not the only ones organizing protesting. There have been public tefilloth Shabbath (Shabbath prayers) outside of a restaurants on Azza Street and Betzalel Street.

By the way, do you want to see a movie? Well, don't see it at Yes Planet. No doubt you have heard of the complex's recent, grand opening, and commitment to operating on Shabbath.

What's the problem if you see a movie during the week? The problem is that you are supporting a business which is open on Shabbath., and thus encouraging countless Jews to violate Shabbath.

Yes Planet - Jerusalem

Nir Barakat
Mayor of Jerusalem

Last, but definitely not least on the Jewish BDS list is the Mayor of Jerusalem himself, Nir Barakat.

How was this Kadima Party, and now independent, mayor was able to get elected in a city with a majority of voters registered with United Torah Judaism, Likud, and Jewish Home parties?

...An internal, Haredi squabble and left-wing, anti-Haredi fear mongering targeting the Religious Zionist voters in the city.

And, now, we see even see Haredi politicians willing to settle for a compromise on the Yes Planet Shabbath debacle!

Mayor Barakat does not just support the Yes Planet Mall, and its operation on Shabbath, he supports more than a few initiatives which contradict the Torah.

You see, it is crucial to keep in mind that the Torah is not just about "Shabbos and Kashrus shailos;" it concerns every facet of a Jew's life.

Do you want Torah or democracy? You do not honestly believe that you can have both, do you?

Jews Who Boycott Israel? The Definition of Peace?

כ"ד לחודש החמישי תשע"ה

I have yet to see any satisfactory comments on this topic. So, I will chime in as well. This report is from a few weeks ago, but I believe still relevant, very much so, in fact.

Arutz 7: Jews Lead Israel Boycott on US Campuses
Shocked anchorman for Channel 2 TV interviews 'Jewish Voice for Peace' activists who favor boycott on all Israeli products. 

Gil Ronen, 7/19/2015 

(English w/Hebrew subtitles/באנגלית עם כתוביות בעברית)

Channel 2, Israel's most widely viewed television channel, devoted an in-depth report on its main weekend newscast to the American Jews who play a prominent role in the movement that calls to boycott Israel and end security assistance to it. 

Anchorman and reporter Danny Kushmaro interviewed Candace Graff, a Harvard graduate and activist in Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), who told him: "After spending a year in Israel before I started college, I've never felt less Jewish. I've never felt less connected to my religion than when I was in Israel. Because my Jewish identity is about justice, freedom and equality.” 

A shaky video showed mostly female members of JVP entering the offices of Friends of the IDF and reading out names of Palestinians killed in Gaza, reportedly in a protest against US assistance to Israel.

Graff said that she boycotts all Israeli products, including those made in Tel Aviv. “There is no separation between the Occupation and the economy of Israel,” she explained. A second activist, Brandon Davis, confirmed to a shocked Kushmaro that he has no problem with several million Palestinians entering Israel as part of the “Right of Return.”.

“You want me to gamble on my life,” Kushmaro said to Davis, and explained that the scenario he is supporting would spell the end of a Jewish Israel.

Davis was emphatic, however, and decreed: “We're talking about the end of a Jewish supremacist Israel.”

“I don't have anything against you,” Alice Rothschild told Kushmaro. “I feel that Israel has lost its way.” When asked why this is her business, she refers to US military aid to Israel: “I am responsible because I am funding the occupation.”

A young woman called Tali Reskin (or Roskin) spoke to Kushmaro in Boston an hour after the United Church of Christ voted to boycott products made in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, and expressed her excitement over the development. She claimed that JVP is growing fast, and that more and more Jews are supporting BDS.

The [video] report, which is mostly in English, is embedded above.

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
I would like to go over some of the statements made in the above report, one at a time.

1. "After spending a year in Israel before I started college, I've never felt less Jewish. I've never felt less connected to my religion than when I was in Israel. Because my Jewish identity is about justice, freedom and equality.” 

“There is no separation between the Occupation and the economy of Israel,”

Her Jewish identity may be about justice, freedom, and equality. However, these are patterned off of the Western galuth (exile), and assimilationist, "movements of Judaism's" distortion of these Torah (ie) concepts.

2. He has no problem with several million Palestinians entering Israel as part of the “Right of Return.”. 

The Israeli journalist replies, “You want me to gamble on my life,” then rightly concludes that the scenario he is supporting would spell the end of a Jewish Israel.

“We're talking about the end of a Jewish supremacist Israel.”

Supremacist Israel? What is Israel supreme over?

Certainly not the Arabs, who murder, steal, rape, and maim at will, yet either get light sentences, or get release under a prison release program, 1,000 Arab prisoners for one Jew.

Certainly not over the U. S., which yells jump, and for the most part, the Israeli government asks, "How high?" Once in a while an Israeli prime minister will throw up an objection over a plan (Iran Deal/Kerry link), which quite possibly lead to the annihilation to the Jewish People. Then he will gradually cave into U. S. demands, in one way or another, disguising it as an Israeli political victory.

These Jews, those of them who really are Jews, have been trained, or rather indoctrinated into the assimilationist idea, that Jews are just like everyone else in the world, intermarriage is perfectly acceptable, and that Western progressive culture reigns supreme.

They have been trained to believe in the complete and utter fallacy that Arabs want peace, a peace which does not entail the annihilation of the Jewish People.

3. “I don't have anything against you,”
“I feel that Israel has lost its way.”
“I am responsible because I am funding the occupation.”

What occupation? Arabs attacked us, and wanted to annihilate us in תש"ח/1948, and spitting in the face of the decision of the same United Nations, which they currently exploit for power. Israel defended itself, and in the process gained more land.

The same thing happened in  תשכ"ז/1967 (Six Day War) and in  תשל"ד/1973 (Yom Kippur War). Land was won from Jordan, and then from Egyptian, NOT Palestine, because there was never a Palestine!

What are we supposed to do? Roll over and die, after we watch our own JEWISH children die, so that Hamas, human shield children may live,...until they grow up and go blow themselves up, killing even more JEWISH children??!!

I suppose that you truly believe that if Israel would withdraw from Yehudah and Shomron (Judea and Samaria) that everything will be alright.

The "progressive" West demands that we "accept and understand" cultures different from theirs. Yet, I understand Arab culture better that they do! I accept and understand that Arabs want to annihilate us, with the sword, or by making us dhimmis, or by taking our sisters as wives to beat up, and to teach their Jewish children to hate themselves, or by seducing our brothers into taking their women as wives, thus eliminating them from producing Jewish children.

Just read the Tana"kh (Bible). It's all there.

But, why am I wasting my breath? Historical facts have never worked with these people. They believe what they want to believe, what they have been brainwashed to believe by and motivated by low-esteem, and a desire to fit in with the goyim (non-Jews) around them.

Many have suggested that I leave out Torah from my arguments. These Jews are so far away from connecting to it, that I would only push them farther away. However, since the only justification for Jews' claim to Eretz Yisra'el (Land of Israel) IS the Torah, and cannot help but publicize the truth.

What these Jews were taught was Torah, in your "Reform" (link) Hebrew schools, or in those of the other so-called "Jewish denominations," were actually lies and distortions.

In the same light, many of them have been told that they are Jews, when in fact, they are not, due to pseudo-conversions, and the ridiculous idea of "patrilineal descent" having been ingrained in their programming.

The Torah is not "conserved," by searching for sources to justify what we want to do, instead of searching for the truth about what The Almighty wants us to do.

The Torah does not need any "reconstruction" or "renewal" or "humanism." It is fine just the way it is.

And I am the one who has supposedly been brainwashed, because I keep Torah and mitzvoth, and believe that HaZa"L (Our Sages) knew better than I do.

4. expressed her excitement over the development [a liberal Christian organization voted to boycott products made in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem]. She claimed that JVP is growing fast, and that more and more Jews are supporting BDS.

I, too, believe in peace, true peace, and this true peace includes:

Jews who are no longer self-hating, suicidal, and hellbent on being the best members of Western civilization they possibly can. 

Jews who know the difference between true, Jewish values and sensibilities and non-Jewish ones. 

Jews who follow their heritage, which is the Torah, and not the heritage of others. 

Jews who see that the Torah covers every aspect of a Jew's life, not just what we put into our mouths or which tasks we refrain from doing on Shabbath. 

Jews who love and fear The Almighty, more than they love and fear the goyim.

You want to call be a religious fanatic? Go right ahead.

I am sure that is the way it looks like to you, because you are completely cut off from your heritage, which is Torah and Eretz Yisra'el.

There has been no greater, spiritual war of the Jewish People than the latest, and longest exile. It has been so devastating to us, that many, if not most of us, do not even realize that we are in the midst of it. Or if they do, they do not realize that they are on the losing side, the side falling farther and farther away from Torah, and a connection to The Almighty.

Your vision of peace is just an illusion, one produced by the West, as a way to destroy us from within.

I have no doubt that they will find this to be condescending to them, and arrogant on my part. Nevertheless, I cannot remain silent, and pray that these Jews (those of them who really are Jews) wake up before it is too late.

May The Almighty help and guide you.

Is BDS Doing Israel a Favor?

י״ט לחודש הרביעי תשע״ה

So, apparently there is a lot of hubbub going on about something called BDS. BDS stands for Boycott, Divest, Sanctions, and seems to be upsetting a great many people in Israel.

Free Palestine?
What's Palestine?
Ah! They mean Pseudostine!

YNET: Evil spirit of BDS growing stronger in US
Op-ed: Surveys showing a record support for Israel among the American public opinion are an illusion; the anti-Israel atmosphere is infiltrating the most important centers of power and knowledge.

Ben-Dror Yemini, June 16, 2015

Many good people, and not so good people, think that BDS is an organization or a movement. They're wrong. It's an atmosphere. It's an evil spirit. It isn't criticism about the occupation, nor about the settlements.

Anti-Semitism was once defined as hostility towards Jews beyond what is necessary. BDS is unfathomable hatred towards Israel beyond what is necessary. Hostility which turns into racism. This evil spirit has infiltrated the most important centers of knowledge. (cont.)

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Although Ben-Dror Yemini makes some good points, as he often does, and readers will hopefully pay attention to what he has to say about the "atmosphere." The BDS campaign may be a contributor to the evil in the air against the Jews. But, it is only a symptom, and not the cause. That is what Jews, and perhaps even Ben-Dror Yemini, fail to comprehend.

Then, I saw this report...

Arutz 7: US Will 'Push Back Against Efforts to Delegitimize Israel'
Ambassador Samantha Power downplays concerns over Obama's comments on 're-evaluating' policy towards Israel at the UN.

Elad Benari, June 17, 2015

Samantha Power, the United States’ ambassador to the UN, on Tuesday said that the Obama administration continues to fight efforts to delegitimize Israel at the UN, reports The Associated Press (AP).

Power made the comments in a speech before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to comments from committee chairman Rep. Ed Royce.

Royce expressed concern over what he called the "UN's continuing anti-Israel bias," especially in the organization's human rights council, but he also expressed concern over recent comments by Obama regarding a re-evaluation of Washington’s policy towards Israel at the UN.

"More disturbing is that the Obama administration seems on the brink of discarding decades of bipartisan support of Israel against the UN onslaught," said Royce, a Republican, according to AP. (cont.)

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Um,...Samantha Power? Remember her? I do.

The only legitimacy Israel possessed in the eyes of Samantha Power appears to be the legitimacy as a target for invasion by American troops.

Just watch this video, and you will see for yourselves.


Well, that's enough about Samantha Power and the United States of Am-Reqa (Heb.: empty people).

Next!

YNET: Rift in Foreign Ministry prevents effective fight against BDS

Division developed in the ministry after professionals urged cooperating with Jewish left-wing organizations to fight boycott, with politicians choosing to brand all criticism as anti-Semitism -- thus excluding potentially powerful voices.

Shahar Ginosar, June 28, 2015

Chairman of the Israel Farmers Federation, Meir Tzur, has encountered the boycotting of Israeli products too many times recently. "Just this month, three chains in England announced they won't work with Israel," he says with evident frustration.

"Every time I get a message like that, I feel the most hurt in the world, an outcast, and concerned. Thousands of farmers have already suffered in fields that until recently we were dominating; like flowers, cherry tomatoes, spices or peppers. But most of all my anger is directed at the government of Israel. We have been turning to any possible ministry for years now, warning them, telling them, asking for help, and it turns out we have been talking to a wall. The government is always indifferent; everyone is in denial about this, and not doing anything meaningful." (cont.)

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
When the humble, Israeli farmer says, "I feel the most hurt in the world, an outcast...," all I can do roll my eyes.

When he says, "...concerned," all I can say is that he should be concerned.

BDS Australia 2005

When he says, "The government is always indifferent; everyone is in denial about this, and not doing anything meaningful," I become hopeful, hopeful that this time, the people will finally have had enough with the same old promises from this politician or that politician, and stop looking to the

The rest of this piece is long and boring, and totally unoriginal. (yawn) So, don't bother.

Concluding Esser Agaroth (2¢):
We are supposed to separate from the goyim. Alliances are one thing. Slobbering over them, and being economically dependent on them is a completely different thing.

If produce from the Southern Arava region, which is exempt from Shemitah (Land of Israel's Sabbatical Year) would stay in Israel, and not be exported...

BDS Spain 2013
Cool! I don't like that stupid wall running
through the middle of my country either.

If Palestinians Pseudostinians would be denied work permits, to work in factories, cleaning, road working, building, and other forms of manual labor, not allowed into Jewish towns in Yehudah and Shomron (Judea and Samaria), and forced to fend for themselves (Laws of A"Z and Goyim 10:1-9)...

If even half of those learning all day, would stop learning full-time after four or five years, fill these jobs, or be allowed to learn skills for any number of other vocations...

If Christian "volunteers" were no longer recruited to work OUR Land, praised and slobbered over, and allowed to sing praises to their false deity/messiah, while harvesting our produce (Laws of A"Z and Goyim 10:1-9)...

Well, of course, there are a lot more "IF's" involve, and I do not pretend to be an economic expert.

However, I do believe that focusing our energies on our issues at home, instead of wasting time on co-dependent, love and validation seeking from the "international community" goyim, otherwise known as "hasbarah," then we will be in much better shape, and not just economically, but spiritually as well.

(Besides, it the goyim can't get something so obvious that they wouldn't have a lot of their technological toys, if it weren't for Israel, you should just forget about it already.) 

The so-called "right-wing" has been frustrated, and now so is the "left-wing." Maybe on the surface, the BDS Campaign is just another thorn in our side. But, underneath it all, maybe it is giving us the economic kick in the pants we need in order to wake up.

We may have to learn the true meaning of frustration, and as long as we continue on the same, fruitless path, I believe it is going to be more than a little difficult for us. If you believe that Jew-hatred has been getting bad in the world, just you wait!

We are supposed to be a separate and distinct people, yet we have forgotten this. Defending the Arabs, even though they are murdering us, allying ourselves with Christians, even though they want our Land, with or without us, and the general obsession we have with international people-pleasing, wanting to be a nation "just like every other nation," has led us astray from where our focus should actually be, on The Holy One, Blessed Be He and the truth in His Torah.

So, maybe BDS is doing us a favor, doing for us, what we have unfortunately been unable to do for ourselves. After all, it is The Almighty who is in control of everything, including BDS.