Showing posts with label Racism. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

הטפסים על יהודים ויהודים בעלי צבע / Jewish Stereotypes, Jews of Color, and Racism

י׳ לחודש התשיעי תשפ״ה

English follows the Hebrew.
עשר אגורות (2¢):
לפני כחודש הייתי בחנות פיצוחים הרגילה שלי. פתאום אני שמעתי את מנהלת המשמרת, ״אוי וויי זמיר!״, קיצור של ״אוי וויי איז מיר״. (״אוי ואבוי״ באידיש)

אני הסתכלתי לה כדי לדעת מה קרה ואם היא בסדר. מייד היא שאלה אותי, ״מה? אתה מופתע שאני אשכנזיה?״ כנראה היא שאלה את זה כי היא בעלת גון עור די כהה ורמזה את חוויות שלה של גזענות.

״לא. אני פשוט התפלאתי לשמוע אידיש,״ אני עניתי. וממשכתי, ״אני מבין את זה. כולם מניחים שאני אשכנזי למרות שאני לא. בגלל גון העור שלי או בגלל המבטא [אמריקאי] שלי״.

לפני חודשיים התקיים האירוע של זייוניס (המודעה להלן) בחסות הפדרציה היהודית, גשר רחב יותר ו-IPF ATID.

אם האירוע התקיים לפי הפרסום שלו, אז האירוע היה גזעני.

"ספרדים, מזרחים וכל יהודי צבע"

אבל יהודים אשכנזים שנרצחו בטבח של יותר מ-1,200 יהודים על ידי חמאס ואזרחי עזה, מה איתם? היו צריכים לקיים אזכרה בנפרד? האם שכחו, לא נכללו, הוזלו על ידי קיום אירוע הזיכרון הזה? לדעת זייוניס הם היו מיוחסים מדי, מפונקים מדי, זכאים מדי, אפילו במוות?

קיום האירוע הזה לא העצים את אף אחד. זה היה מפלג. זו לא הייתה חגיגה של גיוון אלא הציגה של גזענות.

או שאולי אני טועה. אולי אם יהודי היה כהה מספיק, למרות היותו אשכנזי, אז היהודי הזה היה נכלל.

או אולי ניצלו את ההזדמנות כדי להציג ביטול שיטת נחישות אבהית של השבט, ואלו האשכנזים האפלים מהממוצע השתחררו בקסם מהיותם אשכנזים. מי יכול לומר?

מה כן אפשר להגיד הוא שאני מודיע על היחס הלקוי ליהודי אתיופיה, פרו והודו בישראל.

אבל, הגיע הזמן לשתחרר מההכחשה שלכם לגבי מי האשמים על כך: האליטה החילונית והשמאלנית היא האשמים, לא הדתיים הלאומיים ולא החרדים.

האליטה החילונית והשמאלנית מפעילה לחץ על "הספרדים, המזרחים ויהודי הצבע" לזרוק את הכיפות מהראש ולחזור בשאלה.

האליטה החילונית והשמאלנית שקיבלה את עולי ממרוקו בשמחה - חכו לזה - כדי שהבחורים המרוקאים יכולים להיות חיילים קרביים ולהלחם במלחמותיהם במקום ילדיהם. ילדיהם שירתו בצה"ל כג׳ובניקים והכירו הרבה פרוטקסיה חדשה. כיום, הם אפילו לא משרתים כג׳ובניקים אלא שולחים אותם להשיג פטור פסיכיאטרי.

בעוד שיהודי אתיופיה זוכים ליחס כפי שהם, אתיופים הלא-יהודים מקבלים כסף והזדמנויות שהיו צריכים להיות מיועדים ליהודים. רבנים ראשיים האתיופיים מזהירים את ממשלת ישראל מפניהם במהלך שנים רבים. לא נראה שאכפת לממשלה מדעותם.

כנראה הדוגמה הפחות מעודנת למעשי האליטה החילונית ושמאלניה התרחשה בתקופת כהונתו של אברהם פורז (מפלגת שינוי) כשר הפנים. פורז אסר עלייה מפרו ומהודו. ייתכן שהסיבה הרשמית הייתה שהפרואנים ובני מנשה, ממדינות מיזורם ומניפור בהודו, לא השלימו את תהליך הגיור.

פרו מורכבת מאשכנזים, ספרדים ומומרים, שחלקם מאמינים שהם צאצאים של אנוסים שנחתו בעולם החדש.

לבני המנשה יש מסורת של שהם צאצאים משבט מנשה, והגעה לחלקה המזרחי של הודו משנחאי שבסין. הקוצ'ינים ובני ישראל הם הקהילות ההודיות האחרים שבהודו.

הקהילה הפרואנית קהילת בני מנשה הן בעיקרן דתיות, לרוב מתיישבות ביהודה ושומרון ובעבר בעזה, ורובם מצביעים למפלגות ימין מרכז וימין. לעשות את החשבון. פורז לא שמר את הכלל החשוב ביותר לשמאלנים. הוא לא פעל בסודיות או בעדינות.

הקהילות האלה, האתיופית, הפרונית והודית מופלות לרעה, לא בגלל מוצאן האתני או הגזע או צבע העור, אלא בגלל אמונתן הדתית.

האם זייוניס וארגונים דומים לה מתיחסים לסוגיה זו? האם זייוניס לפחות זיהה את האשמים, כפי שאני מזהה אותם?


״זייונס״ (ציוני + לביאה)
אזכרה ב-7 לאוקטובר
ספרדים, מזרחים, וכל יהודים בעלי צבע
יום ג׳, 10.10, 20:00 מזרח ארה״ב / 17:00 ישראל
בחסות הפדרציה היהודית, גשר יותר רחב, פורום מדימנות ישראל 


Esser Agaroth (2¢):
About a month ago, I was at my usual pitzuhiah (nuts, dried fruit, and spices store), when I heard the shift manager exclaim, "Oy veyz mir!" (actually Oy vey iz mir), Yiddish for Oh my! or Oh my gosh! It's literally "woe is me!"

Anyway, I turned to look at her, to see what had happened,  and to check if she was ok. She immediately asked me, "What? Are you surprised that I'm Ashkenazi?" She probably asked this because she has a dark complexion. I can only guess that she might also have been hinting at her own experiences with racism.

"No," I said. "I was just surprised to hear Yiddish." Then I continued, "I understand. Everyone assumes I am Ashkenazi even though I am not. Either because of my complexion or because of my [American] accent. I dunno."

This brings us to the above announcement the event by Zioness, co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation, A Wider Bridge and IPF ATID, held two months ago.

If the event was true to its publicity, then it was racist.

"Sephardic, Mizrahi, and all Jews of Color"

But Ashkenazy Jews who were killed in the massacre of 1,200 plus Jews by Hamas and Gaza civilians, what? Had to have a separate memorial? Were forgotten, excluded, discounted by this memorial event? Too privileged, too spoiled, too entitled, even in death?

This was not empowering. This was divisive. This was not a celebration of diversity. This was just plain ol' racism.

Or maybe I got it wrong. Maybe if a Jew was dark enough, in spite of being Ashkenazy, then that Jew would have been considered.

Or maybe the opportunity was taken to quash the patriarchal concept of paternal determination of tribe, and those darker than average Ashkenazim were magically liberated from being Ashkenazy. Who can say?

What I can say is that I am the first to call out the poor treatment of Ethiopian, Peruvian, and Indian Jews in Israel.

But, it is time to snap you out of your denial regarding who the culprits are behind their poor treatment: The secular, leftist elite are the culprits, not the Religious Zionists nor the Haredim.

The secular, leftist elite asserts pressure on the "Sephardi, Mizrchi, and Jews of Color" to throw off their kippot (religious head covering), and to leave the path of Torah observance.

The secular, leftist elite which welcomed Jews from Morocco -- wait for it -- so that Moroccan children could go fight in their wars, while their children spent their IDF service at some desk. Nowadays, they do not even bother with the desk. Instead they just send them to procure a psychiatric exemption from military service.

While Ethiopian Jews are treated the way they are, Ethiopian non-Jews, whom the Ethiopian Chief Rabbis have warned the Israeli government about, receive money and opportunities which should have been designated for Ethiopian Jews.

Probably the least subtle example of secular, leftist elitism occurred during the tenure of Avraham Poraz (Shinui) as Minister of the Interior, 2003-2004. Poraz banned aliyah from Peru and from India. The official reason may have been that these Peruvians and B'nei Menashe, of the Mizoram and Manipur states in India, had not completed their conversion processes.

Perú is made up of Ashkenazy, Sephardi, and converts, some of whom believe they are descendants of conversos who landed in the New World.

The B'nei Menashe maintain a tradition of descendancy from the Tribe of Menashe, and arriving in the eastern part of India from Shanghai, China. The Cochin and the B'nei Yisrael make up the other Indian Jewish communities.

Both communities are primarily Orthodox, often settle in Judea and Samaria, and previously in Gaza, and tend to vote for right of center and right-wing parties. You do the math. Poraz broke the leftist, cardinal rule about subtly.

These communities, Ethiopian, Peruvian, and Indian are discriminated against, not because of their ethnicity, but because of their religious beliefs.

Will Zioness, and similar organizations ever address this issue? Did they at least identify the culprits, as I have done here?

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

האם תושבי היישוב יצהר גזענים? / Are the Residents of Yitzhar in Samaria Racist?

כ״ו לחודש השביעי תשפ״א
English follows the Hebrew.
ימינים: בכניסה לישוב יצהר נתלה שלט גדול ובו נכתב: "הכניסה לערבים מסוכנת"
• זאת לאחר החלטת מח"ט שומרון לאפשר כניסה לערבים • א', מיוזמי המהלך:" די עם הצביעות"
 דביר גופשטיין 12/10/2020 (המשך...)
עשר אגורות (2¢):
יהודים שמאלנים וכמעט ימניים טוענים כי השלט הוא עדות לתרבות גזענית של תושבי יצהר. כיצד מה שכתוב בשלט גזעני? נראה לי השלט רק מעיד על חשש לביטחונם של הערבים.

עכשיו תסתכל לשלט (למטה) ממשלת ישראל שמה בכל רחבי יהודה ושומרון, והחוק כתוב בצורה ברורה מאוד בשלט המדובר.

״מסכנת את חייכם?״ החיים של מי? החיים של יהודים. ואז איך השלט בכניסה ליישוב יצהר גזעני והשלט הממשלתי לא גזעני?

שני השלטים פשוט מצהירים עובדות: תושבי יצהר לא מפחדים מלהגן על עצמם והממשלה מזהירה את אזרחיה בכדי להגן עליהם.

למעשה, משרד הביטחון הוציא סרטון הדרכה (למטה) כיצד למנוע מחטיפות מכוניות או עוד אירועים יותר גרועים מכך. החלק הראשון מציג לנו את מה לא לעשות במקרה מה שנראה כתאונת דרכים. והחלק השני מציג לנו את מה כן כדאי לעשות.

באופן אירוני...
איש השמאל, יו"ר ארגון 'תג מאיר' גדי גבריהו, נשדד על ידי פלסטינים בשומרון בעת שעשה את דרכו לנחם את משפחתה של עאישה א-ראבי.גיא עזרא, חדשות סרוגים 12.10.20/כ"ד בתשרי

תשפא איש השמאל, ויו"ר ארגון השמאל 'תג מאיר', גדי גבריהו, נשדד היום (שני) בשומרון על ידי פלסטינים. השודדים שנסעו אחרי רכבו של גבריהו, שעשה את דרכו לכפר לניחום אבלים אצל משפחתה של עאישה א-ראבי, ביימו תאונה ופגעו ברכבו.

בשלב הזה גבריהו ירד מהרכב כדי לאמוד את הנזק, אך הפלסטינים ניצלו את ההזדמנות כשהוא ירד מרכבו ושדדו אותו. (המשך...)
מה קרה? האם הוא לא קרא את השלט הממשלתי בכניסה לשטח? האם הוא לא צפה את הסרטון של משרד הביטחון.

אֵבֶל גדול ליהודים שלא היה סרטון דומה לזה לפני שש שנים, ולא חילקו אותו לישיבות ואולפנות. אם גלעד שער, נפתלי פרנקל, אייל יפרח הי״ד לא עזרו לנהג ערבי המתכוון לחטוף ולמסור אותם לרוצחים, אז הם עדיין יכולים להיות איתנו בחיים. גלעד שער, נפתלי פרנקל, אייל יפרח הי״ד לא עזרו לנהג ערבי המתכוון לחטוף ולמסור אותם לרוצחים, אז הם היו עדיין בחיים.

 גלעד שער, נפתלי פרנקל, אייל יפרח הי״ד
Eyal Yifrah (19), Naftali Frenkel (16), Gil'ad Sha'ar (16), hy"d



JPost: Yitzhar protest sign banning Arabs draws racism charges
The sign appeared after a dispute with the army over the entry of Palestinians to the settlement.
Tovah Lazaroff, October 13, 2020 (cont.)
Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Most of you know that I can't stand to cite the Jerusalem Palestinian and Christian Post. The title of the cited report is one of the reasons why. How does this sign (above) indicate any "ban" on Arabs? The sign does not suggest any ban on Arabs in the area whatsoever. Perhaps Tovah Lazaroff needs to take a grammar review course.

Leftist and quasi-right-wing Jews claim that the sign is evidence of racism. How does this sign suggest racism? To me the sign only seems to suggest a concern for Arabs' safety. If the residents of Yitzhar wanted the opportunities to act-out any racist ideals, then they wouldn't have put up any sign, or better yet, they wouldn't have put up an "Arabs Welcome" sign.

Now look at the sign (right) erected by the Israeli Government all over Yehudah and Shomron (Judea and Samaria), and the law of said government stated very clearly in said sign.

"Dangerous to Your Lives" Whose lives? Jews' lives. Now, how is this sign any more racist than the sign to the entrance of Yitzhar?

It's not. Neither sign is racist. They are simply stating facts, based on experience.

In fact, Israel's Defense Ministry released an instructional video (above) for Jews on how to prevent carjackings, or worse. You do not have to understand Hebrew, in order to understand what is happening in the video. The first demonstration is what not to do when in an apparent accident; the second is what to do.

Ironically,...
"Gadi Gvaryahu, head of the left-wing Tag Meir organization, was carjacked by a group of Palestinian Authority Arabs on Monday while driving in Samaria." (Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency via The Jewish Press).

The report continues...
"If Gvaryahu had been familiar with the following instruction video with Noam Jacobson (above), perhaps he could have avoided the incident."

It is also very tragic that a similar video was not released six years ago, and shown to teenagers. Had Eyal, Naftali, and Gil'ad hy"d (above photo) not come to the aid of the Arab sent to trick them into getting into his car, then they might still be with us.

Monday, June 10, 2019

יהודי נעצר בגלל הגנת בנות ישראל / Jew Arrested for Protecting Jewish Women

ז׳ לחודש השלישי תשע"ט
English follows the Hebrew.

רז (בן אילנית) עמיצור
Raz (ben Ilanit) Amitzur


"All of us are with
the Prisoners of Zion"
מכולנו עצורי ציון:

בוקר טוב יהודים,
היום יתקיים ערעור בבית המשפט העליון על העונש החמור לרז עמיצור שהורשע בתקיפות של ערבים בעיר באר שבע, בגלל שניהלו קשרים והתעסקו עם יהודיות, ונידון ל5. 5 שנים כלא,

העתירו תפילות להצלחתו, רז בן אילנית
שישוחרר במהרה עם שאר אסירי ציון. (והנה קישור לגרסת סיפורו: Mako: המחתרת היהודית, גרסת 2017 .)

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עשר אגורות (2¢):
אפילו אם ההתקפה הזאת כן קרה כפי שאומרים בתקשורת, מתיחסים לרז עמיצור דרך מוסר כפול ולא הוגן.

הערבים מקבלים עונשים קלים יותר ממנו ומיהודים בכלל אפילו שמורשעים על פשעים יותר גרועים מהמדובר. ובכל מקרה כשהערבים כן כלואים יש להם טלוויזיות בכל התאים ומקבלים ארוחות מיוחדום לחגים שלהם בחסות המסים מהיהודים שהם התקיפו.

ומה "הפשע" של רז עמיצור?

הוא מגן על יהודיות מהערבים, הוא מונע נישואי תערובת ולכן צרות רבות של היהודיות כאלה. בעבר יהודיות התחתנו עם יהודים וזהו נגמר. היום מי שמתנגד לנשואי תערובת נחשב כ"גזעני" ול"פוגע בזכויות אנוש".
וְלֹא תִתְחַתֵּן, בָּם: בִּתְּךָ לֹא-תִתֵּן לִבְנוֹ, וּבִתּוֹ לֹא-תִקַּח לִבְנֶךָ. כִּי-יָסִיר אֶת-בִּנְךָ מֵאַחֲרַי, וְעָבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים; וְחָרָה אַף-יְהוָה בָּכֶם, וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ מַהֵר. (דברים ז,ג-ד) 
כמובן, כוחות השלטון תומכים אתנישואי תערובת, מפני שזוהי אחת הדרכים הבטוחות ביותר להטמיע את העם היהודי ולעודד את התבוללותו בחברה גלובליסטית. למעשה השורש ״ערב״ הוא בלשון "לערבב" ו״להתערב״.

From We are All Prisoners of Zion: 
Good morning, Jews,
Today, an appeal will be filed in the Supreme Court against the severe punishment of Raz Amitzur, who was convicted of assaulting Arabs in the city of Be'er Sheva, because they were making connections with Jewish girls and getting in their business. He was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison. 
Please pray for Raz Ben Ilanit, that his appeal will be successful, and that he will soon be released, with all other Prisoners of Zion. Here is a link to one version of his story: Times of Israel: 20-year-old sentenced for attacks against Arab Israelis 
#FreePrisonersofZion 
Anyone who wants to help by donating to finance Raz's lawyer, and this will be very helpful to him, can do so in one of the ways listed below. 
According to the teachings of both Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu ztz"l, a past Sepharadi Chief Rabbi of Israel, and Rabbi Lior yavl"a, Chief Rabbi of Qiriyath Arba-Hevron, it is possible to donate money from your ma'aser money. 
🔯How to donate🔯 
Donations can be made in the following ways:
1) Withdrawals and donations by credit card: Tel. 02-9605558
2) Bank Wire: Contact Prisoner of Zion to receive details.
3) Checks can be sent by mail to: Honenu, P. O. Box 2, Kiryat Arba 9015001
4) Deposits / transfers to bank account: 
Honenu (ארגון חוננו)
Bank Leumi
Branch # 797 Givat Oranim, Jerusalem
Account # 62350094 
5) Direct credit card donations can be made at the following link:
Assistance and Donations
Important: Donations must be marked that they are for Raz Amitzur's fund. Those not marked will not reach Raz !!! 
Donate / Copy / Share on Facebook in WhatsApp and everywhere!
Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Assuming this attack actually took place the way they say it did, there is still a double standard.

Arabs get off easy for attacks much worse than this. And even when they don't, they still have televisions in each of their cells and holiday meals paid for by the taxes of the very Jews they were convicted of attacking.

And what was Raz Amitzur's so-called "crime?"

Protecting Jewish girls from Arab men, and preventing their eventual doom through intermarriage. What used to be a given, Jews marrying Jews, is now considered "racist" and an "infringement on individual rights."
וְלֹא תִתְחַתֵּן, בָּם: בִּתְּךָ לֹא-תִתֵּן לִבְנוֹ, וּבִתּוֹ לֹא-תִקַּח לִבְנֶךָ. כִּי-יָסִיר אֶת-בִּנְךָ מֵאַחֲרַי, וְעָבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים; וְחָרָה אַף-יְהוָה בָּכֶם, וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ מַהֵר. (דברים ז,ג-ד) 
Neither will you make marriages with them: your daughter you will not give to his son, nor his daughter will you take for your son. For it will turn away your son from following Me, that they would serve other gods; so will the anger of the Lord will be enflamed against you, and He will destroy quickly destroy you. (Deut. 7:3-4)

Of course, the Erev Rav powers that be do not like anything getting in the way of intermarriage, as it is one of the surest ways to assimilate the Jewish People into a greater globalist society. Erev (ערב) is in fact the root word for "mix," as in intermingling or mixing together.

Monday, October 22, 2018

רמלה: מותר לבית היהודי להגן על התורה או אסור? / Ramle: Is it Permitted for the Jewish Home Party to Defend the Torah?

י״ג לחודש השמיני תשע״ט
English follows the Hebrew.

"Hundreds of cases of assimilation and nobody cares—tomorrow it can be your daughter
Only The Jewish Home will keep Ramle Jewish"
הארץ: "מחר זו הבת שלך": קמפיין של הבית היהודי ברמלה נגד התבוללות מעורר סערה
בשלטי חוצות בעיר נראית אשה לבושה חיג'אב לצד הכיתוב: "רק בית יהודי חזק ישמור על רמלה יהודית". במפלגה הארצית מסרו: יש לשמור על הצביון הלאומי אך לשמור על סגנון מכבד. מרצ הגישה עתירה

בר פלד 16.10.18

סיעת הבית היהודי ברמלה הפיצה היום (שלישי) מודעות במסגרת הבחירות המקומיות המתריעות מפני נישואים בין ערבים ליהודים. בשלטי חוצות שנתלו הבוקר ברחבי העיר המעורבת מופיעה תמונת אשה לבושה חיג'אב, כשמאחוריה נרות שבת ויין קידוש. את התמונה מלווה הכיתוב: "מאות מקרי התבוללות ברמלה ולאף אחד לא אכפת. מחר זו יכולה להיות הבת שלך". מתחתיה מופיעה סיסמת הבחירות: "רק בית יהודי חזק ישמור על רמלה יהודית". מפלגת מרצ עתרה נגד הקמפיין לוועדת הבחירות המרכזית. (המשך) 
עשר אגורות (2¢):
Tomorrow this could be your son
Only a strong fight will get rid of
the racists from the Government
אולי יש למפלגת בית יהודי האומץ להצהיר את האמת ולחזק את השפעת יהדות במדינת ישראל.

ערוץ 10 דיווח על תלוית המודעה בתגובת המודעה של בית היהודי. המודעה קוראת לבית היהודי את כינוי הגנאי "הבית הגזעני."

מאוד מפריע לי שבאתר כיפה שואלים, ״קמפיין הבית היהודי ברמלה: הסתה או רק חסר טעם?״ איך פעולה להתנגד להתבוללות ומניעת נשואי תערובת במיוחד יכולה להיות הסתה או חסר טעם? איזה שאלה!

העתון השמאלני מעריב מזכיר לציבור שהעברים גם מתנגדים לנשואי תערובת (...כאילו אכפת לנו על מה שהערבים רוצים). לא נראה לי שזה נכון. אין לערבים שום בעיה לחטוף ילדות יהודיות בתימן לחתן אותן לבנים שלהם. וגם הם לא מתנגדים לבנים שלהם להתחתן ליהודיות בארץ ולהטריד להן ולהכות אותן. לכן אולי העתון מעריב מזכיר לנו על פחד הערבים על השפעת היהודים על בניהם.

הדיווח של העתון הארץ ממשיך:
תושבים בעיר זעמו על המודעה והביעו את מחאתם על הקמפיין ברשת. נאייף אבו סוויס, המתמודד למועצת העיר, אמר כי הגיש תלונה למשטרה נגד הקמפיין, שאותו כינה "תעמולת בחירות זולה וגזענית, שמגלה את פרצופה האמתי של סיעת הבית היהודי". אבו סוויס הוסיף כי מדובר ב"פגיעה גזענית שזורעת שנאה והורסת כל מרקם חברתי ושכנות טובה ברמלה. הבית היהודי פוגע במגזר גדול, זה יחמם את האווירה ואני מזהיר מתגובה חריפה".
מתמודד נוסף, גסאן מנייר, הביע בפני "הארץ" חשש ממעשי אלימות בעקבות הקמפיין. "אני שומע שאנשים מתכוונים פיזית להוריד את זה", אמר. "סוג כזה של מודעות מביא להתלקחות היצרים, זה מביא לכעס והסתה". מנייר הוסיף כי "אלימות היא משאת נפשם של החבורה ההזויה הזו שמעודדת את אלאור אזריה. העיר ידועה ביחסים טובים בין ערבים יהודים לאורך שנים. זה מעמיק את השסע והפער, זה מאוד מסוכן".
בעצם, כן אכפת לאנשי בית היהודי לפחות ברמלה יחסים טובים בין ערבים יהודים לאורך שנים. אכפת להם להגביל אותם. בנוסף אפשר ללמוד מהמתמודד הערבי הזה שמקובל להם לאיים על מעשי אלימות. אבל אסור ליהודים להביע את הדעות שלהם ולהגן על התורה ודת שלהם.
ראשת מרצ, ח"כ תמר זנדברג, שמפלגתה עתרה נגד הקמפיין בדרישה להסירו, מסרה כי "הקמפיין המביש של הבית היהודי ברמלה הוא עליית מדרגה של הפצת גזענות ושנאה. מסתבר שבימין הקרב על מי יהיה יותר קיצוני וגזען לא יפסק בקרוב". 
ראשת מרצ, ח"כ תמר זנדברג תומכת בהתבוללות עם ישראל עם הגוים? אני בכלל לא מופתע.
בעתירה נכתב כי התוכן המופיע בשלטים "עובר על חוק העונשין ועל איסור פרסום הסתה לגזענות ואף גולש להסתה לאלימות". במפלגה הזהירו עוד כי השלטים אף עלולים להביא "לנקיטת פעולה נגד 'התבוללות'" והתריעו כי הקמפיין עלול "לדרדר ולהבעיר את מערכת היחסים השברירית בין התושבים היהודים והערבים בעיר". עתירת מרצ לוועדת הבחירות המרכזית נגד קמפיין הבית היהודי ברמלה - דלג לקריאת עתירת מרצ לוועדת הבחירות המרכזית נגד הקמפיין.
עם זאת, לאחר הפרסום שינתה המפלגה את תגובתה ומסרה כי "עמדת המפלגה בנושא התבוללות ברורה: העם היהודי צריך לשמור על צביונו הלאומי ולשמר את המסורת, הדת, התרבות והמורשת שלו. במקביל, ראוי לשמור על סגנון קמפיין מכבד". הראל שהם מסיעת הבית היהודי ברמלה אמר לחדשות עשר כי "זה חלק מנושא כאוב שאנחנו מטפלים בו ברמלה במשך שנים". לדבריו, "המלחמה הזאת בהתבוללות היא חלק מהאג'נדה שלנו. אין פה גזענות, גם האוכלוסייה המוסלמית לא רוצה ברובה את ההתבוללות הזאת... 
ולכן, אולי אני טועה במשך כל הזמן שמפלת בית היהודי קיימת ויש לה האומץ להגן התורה ולחזק את מדינת ישראל כדי שהיא תהפוך להיות מדינה יהודית אמיתית.
...חשוב לצמצם את התופעה הזאת שפוגעת בשני המגזרים". בתום דבריו הבהיר שהם כי מפלגת הבית היהודי לא עומדת מאחורי הצבת השלט, וכי מדובר ביוזמה מקומית.... 
...במפלגת הבית היהודי הארצית גינו בתחילה את המודעות ואמרו כי לא יסכימו "לקבל קמפיינים שליליים נגד ציבורים ומגזרים אחרים". עוד מסרו כי "הקמפיין המדובר לא נעשה על דעת המפלגה ולא מייצג את עמדתה. אנו מאמינים בחיבור בין כלל החלקים בחברה הישראלית, ולא בהגדלת השסע והקיטוב".
לא. אני לא טועה, אלא אני צודק כל הזמן הזה. בית היהודי גם לא בית ליהודים המקפידים בשמירת התורה וגם לא כל-כך יהודי.
YNET: Bayit Yehudi banners calling against 'assimilation' appear in Ramla
On the backdrop of municipal elections in Ramla, signs with the caption 'Hundreds cases of assimilation and nobody cares—tomorrow it can be your daughter,' spark outcry among Arab residents.


Roi Rubinstein: 10.18.18

Banners of the Bayit Yehudi [Jewish Home] party calling against assimilation appeared Tuesday in the central city of Ramla where Arabs and Jews coexists, sparking provocation In the midst of the upcoming municipal elections in the city.

The banner shows a young woman wearing a hijab with the caption: "Hundreds cases of assimilation and nobody cares—tomorrow it can be your daughter. Only a strong Bayit Yehudi will keep Ramla Jewish." (cont.)
Esser Agaroth (2¢):
So, maybe the Jewish Home Party actually has the guts to stand up, call a spade a spade, and take some action against the continuing chipping away at the Jewish nature of the State of Israel.

Channel 10 has nicknamed the party, the "Racist Home."

What is disturbing is the Kippa website asking if this banner is incitement, or just poor taste? How is it poor taste to act against assimilation, and specifically intermarriage?? What a question!

Interestingly enough, the leftist news site Ma'ariv reminds us that many Arabs are also against intermarriage, ...as if we should care what Arabs want. Is Ma'ariv the voice of truth? Not sure. Arabs haven't had any problems with kidnapping Jewish girls in Yemen for wives, nor have they shown any objection to taking and often abusing Jewish wives in Israel. So, maybe Ma'ariv is simply referring to Ramle residents' fear of Jewish influences on their children.

The YNET report continues:
Joint List's candidate for Ramla's city council, Jessan Munir, threatened to file a complaint with the police if the racist banners are nor removed.

Banners of the Bayit Yehudi party calling against assimilation Banners of the Bayit Yehudi party calling against assimilation "This is racism and exploitation of racist propaganda in an attempt to gain a few votes. They (the Bayit Yehudi) don't care destroying the unique coexistence (between Arab and Jews) in Ramla as long as it brings them several more votes," he lashed out.
"We demand to immediately remove these banners. Those orchestrating this should know it will trigger violence and spark outcry," the Joint List candidate stated.
"We expect the municipal elections committee to order the removal of the banners and ask the police to get involved to prevent danger to the public," he concluded.
Actually, the Jewish Home Party, in Ramle that is, apparently does care about coexistence between Arabs and Jews; it cares about putting limits on it. Besides that, what we learn from this report it that it's ok that an Arab threatens violence against Jews. I mean, isn't that what he's essentially doing?
[Leftist] Meretz Chairman MK Tamar Zandberg addressed the central elections committee saying, "The content of the banners violates the penal code and the prohibition of advertising incitement. The banners contain animosity towards Ramla's Muslim residents. The caption 'nobody cares' is a dangerous call, even if not unequivocal, to take an active action against 'assimilation.'"
So, apparently, MK Zandberg is pro-assimilation?

No surprises here.
Zandberg dubbed the Bayit Yehudi banners as a hateful racist campaign, which ignores the fact that after the municipal elections, Ramla's Arab and Jewish residents will have to continue coexisting side by side. The Bayit Yehudi issued a statement saying, "The party's stance regarding assimilation is clear—the Jewish people should preserve its national character, tradition, religion, culture and heritage...."
Hey, maybe I have been wrong about Bayit Yehudi, and it really does have what it takes to be a truly Jewish Home.
"...At the same time, an election campaign should be run with dignity and respect for others," the statement added.
Nope. I was right all along. The Bayit HaYehudi Party is neither Jewish, nor even a home.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Saturday, October 14, 2017

New 20 and 100 Skekel (NIS) Notes: Read Between the Lines

מוצש״ק פר׳ בראשית תשע״ח
YNET: Shekel bills depicting poetesses to enter circulation
New bills bearing likeness of Leah Goldberg on NIS 100 bill and Rachel the Poetess on NIS 20 bill to enter circulation after adjustment and calibration period for banks, businesses concludes; experts say bills would likely be last issued by government before total switch to digital currencies, credit cards.

Gad Lior: 13.10.17

Two new shekel bills in the Bank of Israel's poets' series will be entering circulation in the coming weeks, depicting poetesses Rachel (Bluwstein) and Leah Goldberg.

The new bills will be in denominations of NIS 20 (Rachel) and NIS 100 (Goldberg), joining the two bills from the series already on the market: a NIS 50 bill issued in September 2014 featuring Shaul Tchernichovsky and an NIS 200 bill issued in December 2015 featuring Nathan Alterman.

(blah, blah, blah...)

Economic officials have estimated this would be the last series of paper bills issued in Israel, as paper money is only changed once every few decades, as has been the case in this instance, and in 10-20 years payments are more likely to be made using smart phones, computers and credit cards, all but nullifying the need for cash.

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
So, was I the only one who noticed that a mainstream news source actually reported what only a few of us have been thinking?

Does anyone even care about the impending doom of cash? Or that these notes aren't even worth the plastic they are made out of?

Nope. Probably not.

You all just think about the wonderful "convenience" of the technological advances that the powers that be are providing you, right?

Right.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

The Same IDF Treatment Toward Jews as Palestinians? Not Quite.

ז׳ לחודש החמישי תשע״ה
YNET: IDF: Same treatment for Palestinian, Jewish rioters 
Soldiers ordered to respond to Jewish stone-throwers just as they do to Palestinians - with riot control measures, Krav Maga. 

Yoav Zitun, 07.13.15

Israel's security forces often find themselves in delicate situations that have led to harsh claims of racism and misconduct. But orders passed through the chain of command over the last year paint a different picture - one in which both Palestinian and Jewish rioters earn the same response.

"The command tells soldiers not to treat Palestinian or Jewish stone throwers differently," said a military source who expanded on the details of the order.

"In every case of Jewish attacks against Palestinians, the reaction has to be immediate," said the source, "And there are four red lines: One, damage to property or the body of a Palestinian; two, throwing stones at security forces; three, verbal violence against a soldier, police officer, or border police officer; four, damage to IDF property."

 The order has been revised several times in the past, first appearing as a result of several incidents between right-wing activists and IDF soldiers. In many of these cases, soldiers stood by in instances of violence against Palestinians.

"We explain to combat soldiers that there is no difference between a Jewish and a Palestinian who breaks the law," said a senior officer. "There are no special regulations for firing on a Palestinian." (cont.)
And thus there are no special regulations for firing on a Jew.

Anyone out there, worried about a "War Between Brothers" (civil war), this is your cue to start whining about it. (Hint: It already began ages ago.)

Just like the Jew hatred is pushing Jews in the direction of, the erev rav gov't is pushing settlers/religious Jews (including Haredim)

Towns like Yitzhar get it. But, what about towns like Ofra and Neve Daniel? Will they?

Jews and Arabs are to be treated the same, huh? Not quite.
Arutz 7: Jewish Minor Brutally Assaulted by Cops in Demolition Protest
Youth protesting Beit El destruction gets violently assaulted by cops, necessitating hospital treatment; now his case is in court.

Nir Har-Zahav, 7/20/2015

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court is to discuss on Monday the case of a Jewish youth who was arrested near Kiryat Arba in Judea on Sunday night, during one of a series of protests against the intended demolition of homes in Beit El located north of Jerusalem in Samaria.

The Honenu legal aid organization has revealed that the Jewish minor was brutally assaulted during his arrest by police officers, and was treated at Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem on Monday night for wounds sustained during the beating.

Honenu has turned to the division for the investigation of officers, in a request for an investigation against those policemen who beat the youth. (cont.)
Yeah, good luck with that one!
PM Netanyahu
The Supreme Court ruled roughly a month ago that several buildings in the eastern part of Beit El are to be demolished by July 30.

In a stormy meeting last Monday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu admitted he intends to renege his campaign pledge to build 300 housing units in Beit El, saying he will allow the demolition to go ahead.

Netanyahu reneging on a campaign pledge? Please do not tell me that this comes as a surprise to you. 
He also clarified his intentions to continue a covert total freeze on Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria that his coalition governments have been enacting for roughly two years now.

Regarding Beit El, there has been criticism against the paradigm by which all non-state land in Judea and Samaria is automatically considered to be Arab-owned private land, even without any proof of ownership, and therefore construction on it is deemed illegal.
Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Go figure. Since the Torah says that the Land is ours, and the government says that it is not, that means that the government is contradicting the Torah.

And, PLEASE, do not tell me that this comes as a surprise to you, and PLEASE to not throw one of those mamlakhti (diehard State loyalist) responses at me, like "it's more complicated than that" or "we have to be patient" or that "the K'nesseth is a stand-in for a Jewish king."

Haven't you learned your lesson yet?

Still think the Government Of Israel [GOI] is a Jewish government?

I think not.

Who could possibly forget this powerful photo taken at the expulsion of Jews from Amona in תשס״ו/2006?
Nili: “You see me in the photograph, one against many, but that is only an illusion – behind the many stands one man – [Prime Minister Ehud] Olmert, but behind me stand the Lord and the people of Israel.”


Nili is pretty optimistic when she says that there is only one person standing on the other side of the Yassa"m (Israeli riot police) shields. For she is actually up against the Erev Rav. But, she is right about one thing. She has got The Almighty and the People of Israel behind her. We just need to remember that those people calling themselves "Jews" or "Israelis," who are not with her, are against her.

Should we now expect the same IDF treatment towards Jews as Pseudostinians?

Of course not! It has never been the same, and it never will be. This report is simply code for...

It is going to worse for the Jews!

Sunday, June 07, 2015

Soccer, Cell Phones, and the Jewish People

כ׳ לחודש השלישי תשע"ה

Although I am not at all anti-sports, nor anti-competitive sports, I must tell you about what is wrong with Israel's recent, and not yet finished, battle withing the Fédération Internationale de Football Association [FIFA].
Arutz 7: Rajoub: Israel Suspension from FIFA Still on the Table
Palestine Football Association head clarifies he plans to move forward with having Israel suspended from FIFA.

Ido Ben Porat and Elad Benari, 5/31/2015

A day after withdrawing his request to have Israel suspended from FIFA, the head of the Palestine Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, on Saturday clarified he intends to try to have Israel suspended again in the future(cont.)
Some appear to claim that we have brought this on ourselves...
(YNET Op-Ed) It also means that the troubling issue of racism against Israeli Arab footballers is expected to echo in our ears. And it mainly means that the Rajoub-Eini-Netanyahu affair (with Abbas' encouragement) is holding a mirror up to our eyes: When there is no peace process, when we insist on building in the settlements and there are no voices of peace, the political game reaches the soccer fields – and it's not in our favor. 
- Smadar Perry, 31.05.15
This is just silly, especially since there was no mention of the "Israeli Arabs" at Israeli soccer games, yelling in Arabic, "With spirit, with blood, we will redeem the Aqsa Mosque!" and receiving absolutely no consequences, while Jewish soccer fans are demonized, and jailed.



This is not the first time, politics has been played out on the soccer field. Which was worse, a French soccer player's reverse Nazi salute, or Israeli fans fawning over the Qatari supported, Barcelona soccer team? I would say the latter.

And now, many are crying about the next threat to Israel's acceptance as a sovereign state, with a right to exist.
YNET: Israel's next battle will be over Olympics, diplomats say
After Palestinians withdraw proposal to ban Israel from FIFA, Foreign Ministry and sports officials warn Israel's deterrence is eroding, saying attempts to de-legitimize Israel will continue in other fields. 
Itamar Eicnher, Eldad Beck, 05.30.15 
While the fight over the Palestinian attempt to suspend Israel from FIFA has ended on Friday in Zurich, Israeli diplomats warn that the next battle is near – the Olympics.
"Rajoub has three roles - he's the head of the football association, the minister of sports and the chairman of the Palestinian Olympic Committee," a Foreign Ministry official said.

"The Olympics are in a year. Today it started with soccer, tomorrow it could be volleyball, handball or basketball," the official continued. "We have to stay on our toes and realize there is now a political dimension to Israeli sports." (cont.)
The fact that the Olympics originated from the same Hellenist empire, we fought against, culminating in the celebration of the first Hanukkah, was not mentioned. What can I say? The revisionist historians have gotten the best of us, when it comes to Hanukkah.

The more recent fact that the 1972 Munich Olympics will always be known to us as the "apolitical," international sports competition in which 11 Jews were kidnapped and murdered, was also not mentioned. (I'm not holding my breath.). Yet, the International Olympic Committee [IOC] refuses to allow even a moment of silence to memorialize their brutal deaths, insisting that the Olympics remain "apolitical."

The Arab terrorists who murdered these 11 Jews obviously did not care about the supposedly apolitical nature of the Olympics. Neither did U. S. President Jimmy Carter in his boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, and creating the Taliban in the process.

But, I digress...

Of course, the non-Jewish endeavor to separate us from them has been going on since our "liberation" from the ghettos. But, we Jews continue to battle against this, and by extension, battle against our status as a separate and distinct people.

Leaving the ghettos was supposed to be a victory, a blessing if you will. But, has it been? I suppose it has, in that we have had to learn how to maintain our Jewish identity in the face of galuth (exile), and threats of foreign cultures, while attempting to glean the permissible wisdom from the goyim (non-Jews), making us stronger, and gaining zekhuth (merit) for ourselves, as a result.

On the other hand, so many of us have failed at this miserably, that one could just as easily see leaving the ghettos in an opposite light, or at the very least, as one of the greatest challenges in our history.

The goyim continue to demonize us, and push us away, and we continue to fight against this.
YNET: The global boycott of Israel is growing silently
European banks are cutting ties with Israeli counterparts, while supermarkets across the world are appeasing violent protesters who attack their Israeli produce.

Navit Zomer, Itamar Eichner and Udi Etzion, 06.04.15

In April 2012, the Co-operative, Britain’s fifth-largest food retailer, declared it would no longer be importing agricultural produce from the territories or any Israeli supplier linked to produce from there. Five years earlier, retail giant Marks and Spencer announced that it was boycotting products from the West Bank, while the Tesco supermarket chain stopped marketing dates from the Jordan Valley.

And they are not alone: Over the past few years, numerous other companies from various countries around the world have announced some kind of a boycott of Israeli goods or companies. (cont.)
The latest supporter of the boycotts against Israel has been a partner company of one of Israel's own cellular phone companies.
(Arutz 7) If he could, Stephane Richard, the CEO of French mobile company Orange said Wednesday, he would “tomorrow” end his company's association with its Israeli partner.
Why hasn't anyone suggested a boycott of the Orange Company in Israel? There has been plenty of whining across the political spectrum, from Tzipi Hotovely, Aryeh Deri (Shas), and Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), but as far as I know, no calls for a counter-boycott.
(Arutz 7) Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) on Wednesday night sent a letter to the CEO of the France-based Orange mobile company, Stephane Richard, urging him to take back his remarks regarding a boycott of Israel.
A protest on Facebook has been launched, but by any Israeli officials? Nope.

Orange in France apologized.

Orange in Israel says the apology is bologna.

I am surprised that Orange in Israel has not fallen already, with new, and much cheaper, competition on the scene, such as Golan and Rami Levy. But, that is another matter.

But, anyway, so what?

It is all the same, and it will all continue, until we let go of our desperate attempts to seek love from th goyim, and validation for our existence, instead of seeking both from The Holy One, Blessed Be He, the only love and validation and guidance we ever need.

The goyim are doing for us, what we are apparently unable to do for ourselves.

Let's stop caring, and let them.

Monday, October 07, 2013

Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef: Racist or Realist?

ד' לחודש השמיני תשע"ד

Rabbi Ovadiah
Yosef ztz"l
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Rabbi Ovadya Yosef died today. Even though I disagreed with a lot of his halakhic decrees and his more controversial (racist) opinions, he was nonetheless deserving of respect and it's sad to see him go.

Barukh Dayyan Emeth.


Esser Agaroth (2¢):
And you call yourself a Rambamist?? What do you mean you disagreed with his "racist" opinions?

For goodness sakes! I suppose that "these Yishma'elim (Arab) are different than those Yishma'elim?" This is a Western, and non-Jewish, concept, that of innocent civilians in a milhemeth misswah.

Please review the Ramba"m's own Laws of Kings and Wars.

On a practical level, who better would know Yishma'elim and their nature, than an Arabic speaker who was born in Iraq, grew up in the "East" Jerusalem, and resided for a time Egypt?

Rav Ovadiah's grandson Yehonathan continues to work at getting Jewish homes lost during Israel's War of Independence returned to their rightful owners, after Yishma'eli squatters have been living in them rent-free for the past 65 years.

Have you lost it?!
וְהוּא יִהְיֶה, פֶּרֶא אָדָם--יָדוֹ בַכֹּל, וְיַד כֹּל בּוֹ; וְעַל-פְּנֵי כָל-אֶחָיו, יִשְׁכֹּן.
בראשית טז,יב

And he shall be a wild ass of a man: his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren. 
Genesis 16:12
...not to mention the countless references to the descendants of Yishma'el (who did NOT do teshuvah) in the Tana"kh, writings of HaZa"L, and the Rishonim, including the Ramba"m.

Why do think your parents believe it to be dangerous for you to be here in Israel? Are Jews the ones shooting rockets at themselves in the South AND in the North? Are Jews the ones going around shooting nine-year old girls?

Gee, I guess that makes me a racist, too, huh?!

Friday, May 03, 2013

Is Sari Raz A Racist? Or Is She Just Stupid?

כ"ג לחודש השני תשע"ג

YNET: Banknote Committee Member: Can't Think Of Any Mizrahi Poets

Sari Raz says she's 'unfamiliar with prominent 20th century Mizrahi poets'; adds: 'We thought about Yehuda Halevi, but were told there was no picture of him'

April 29, 2013

Sari Raz, a former Channel 1 anchorwoman said on Sunday, "I am really not familiar with prominent Mizrahi poets in the 20th century."

Raz is a member of the committee headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Yaakov Tirkel tasked with choosing Israeli figures to be commemorated on the new Bank of Israel bills.

The committee chose four poets - Rachel, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Leah Goldberg and Natan Alterman to appear on the new banknotes incurring the wrath of Shas party chairman Aryeh Deri, who lashed out at the absence of iconic figures of Mizrahi extraction.

Asked why a Sephardic figure was not chosen to appear on the new bills, Raz replied, "If there was someone predominant figure they would have definitely been added to the list. I am simply not familiar (with anyone), you could say that this committee is ignorant, but I don't really know any outstanding Mizrahi poets from the 20th century who are studied in schools, who youngsters write and learn about or whose words are composed into melodies and sung.

"I am not familiar (with anyone like that) if you are – give me a suggestion. If anybody else knows (of someone) – they should give me suggestions." (cont.)

(Tip Credit: "Bond")

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Oh, please! Gimme a break!


I have a few questions for Sari, and her fellow "committee" members.

1. So, is it that you could not think of any non-Ashkenazi poets, you were taught about any in your Israeli public school education, or you're just too stupid to think of any? Well, I guess you already answered that one for us above. But, the bottom line is that she does not seem to know of any Mizrahi (Eastern Jewish), religious poets either, from any century!

2. And, it certainly does not seem like the works of any such poets are taught in Israeli public schools. What does THAT tell you about the Westernized Israel we live in?? You know, where non-Ashkenazi children are trained early on

3. Why poets? Were poets decided upon, as a way of keeping out non-Ashkenazi role models, without raising any eyebrows, because people will buy the "there aren't any" line?

4. Why from the 20th Century? Could it be that you wanted to stick with contemporary, secular poets, lest even one child in the Israeli public school system gets some crazy idea to look up a religious poet, and then possibly become influenced by him?? Oy gevalt! A poet from 300 years ago (or 3,000 years ago) influenced my child to learn Torah!

I will tell you why there will not be anyone other than a token, Sepharadi or Teimani Jew on an Israeli banknote anytime soon. Just look at how the secular, Ashkenazi, Labor (non-) Zionists have treated the  and Sepharadi and Teimani Jews  over the years, and that should answer your question. (Click on the link.)


5. Why are the new banknotes so butt-ugly? (Although, I must admit that the combination of blue hues looks kind of cool. But, I digress...)

6. Why isn't even a smiggen of Jewish or Israeli symbolism completely absent from the new bank notes? (Ah! Didn't notice that, did you?) No Star of David, no Menorah, no map (Of course not. Too controversial.), no nothing.

Here's my vote for a new, Israeli banknote:

Back: "Kahane was right;" Front: Rabbi Me'ir David Kahane HY"D
(If you designed this banknote, please let me know, so that I can credit you.)
What do you think, Sari? Does my pick have any chance whatsoever making the final five choices?

Now, let's leave Sari Raz and her "committee" to the side, for a moment. Sari, don't go away. Esser Agaroth has some more words for you!

Why hasn't anyone asked about who designed these butt-ugly monetary notes?! For goodness sakes!

More importantly, why isn't anyone talking about how worthless the New Sheqqel will be soon? The propped up illusion of a strong Bank Of Israel, cleverly propped up by former bank president Stanley Fischer, is only delaying the inevitable. Sure, Israel has all those high tech. parts everyone talks and raves about. And even most Leftists are not willing to boycott (or are in very deep denial that many of their computer and cellular phone parts originated in Israel, in some way, shape or form.)

And, by the way, why isn't anyone talking about how worthless paper or plastic money around the rest of the world as well? Greece, Spain, Portugal, and now Cyprus,...  It's only a matter of time.

10 Ag' Coin
Apparently the 10 Agaroth coin (about 2.8¢), after which this site was named, actually costs 12 Ag' to produce. So, it will be of no surprise to you that there has been talk of phasing it out. But, don't thrown them out just yet. Save them! Just think about the copper content. Who knows it may soon be worth more than 10 Ag'. (Israeli Fun Fact courtesy of Rafi at Settlers Of Samaria)

I also suggest to stock up on what is really valuable: food, mainly dried and canned goods, and make sure to have a way to cook them. I know that the one community garden in my neighborhood, along with the "hidden in plain sight" edible plants are not going to be enough to support my neighborhood. What about yours?

Think I'm a nut? A conspiracy theorist? No problem. Just don't come crying to me, when you're hungry, and food is not as accessible as you thought it would be. You'll have to agree with me on at least one thing: You cannot EAT money.

Sorry to write so harshly. Just consider it "tough love."

And now, back to our show "Sari Raz And Friends!"

Sari Raz's score, according to the new and improved, individualized, Esser Agaroth (2¢) scoring system is...

2 1/2 Bozos, because she IS a Bozo, plus one nose-picking Shimon Peres for secular, Ashkenazi elitism.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Am I Still A Racist?

חג פורים דפרזים תשע"ג

With Purim having arrived in most of the world, fast approaching here in Jerusalem, and in light of my recent piece Gee, I Guess I'm A Racist, I thought that I would check and see if I am, indeed, still a racist.

"What does this have to do with Purim?" you ask.

Over the years, the holiday of Purim has been and sometimes even referred to as an outright "racist" holiday by the Far Left.

Who could forget former MK Yossi Sarid's (Meretz) suggestion that we cancel the reading of Megillath Esther (Scroll of Esther) because of how racist it is, which led to his being cursed by Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, prominent Sepharadi spiritual leader?

First a story.  Then I will examine Megillath Esther, to see if it is indeed racist.

Years ago, I taught in a Jewish, secular school, which was made up of 2/3 Jews and 1/3 Arabs, both Muslim and Christian.

Why was I teaching at this school?  One of those "American Jewish Organizations," which feigns pluralism, helped me to come to Israel.  Who says that these organizations can't do anything right, at least once in a while.  Apparently, they can.  But, in my case, it was now payback time. 

I was told that the middle class Arabs of this town typically went to the type of school where I was teaching.  The wealthy Arabs sent their kids to private schools. (Yes, there ARE wealthy Arabs.)

Two of the teachers at this school were Arabs, and I have to say that they were nicer to me than most of the assimilated, Israeli galuth-ified Jews, teaching their students how Adam and Eve must have "felt," when they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden.  "Was that fair?" the first graders were asked.  God help us with teachers like these in our State schools!

But, I digress....

My relatively high level sixth-grade English class at this school included "Rinah," whose mother was Jewish and father Muslim, her best friend "Elizabeth," an Arab Christian, "Ahmed," a self-described product of an Arab mother and "Palestinian" father, and his best friend "Shlomo."

I could not have taught at a more potentially politically correct school.  Those American Jewish Organizers must have been kvelling over us.

In retrospect, I have to say it was a great learning experience.  Not the least of which was picking up little tidbits, that would never be mentioned in the news or in textbooks, such as how "Rinah's" brother was exempt from IDF service, even though he was Jewish (according to Jewish Law).  Apparently, even the Israeli government was suspicious of the loyalties of the children of mixed marriages.

During this year, the Hebrew month of Kislev and the Muslim month of Ramadan coincided, while December conveniently overlapped the other two.

This was the perfect opportunity for a final writing assignment: Write about a holiday.  I made mention of the calendrical coincidence to my students, and told them that I thought it interesting.

We reviewed the elements of a paragraph, that I would even expect of an average American sixth-grader:
6 Sentences:
1 Introductory sentence
1 Explanatory sentence
3 Detail sentences
1 Concluding sentence
I assumed that my students would write about Hanukkah, Christmas, or Ramadan/Idr Fitr.

I was right.  But, when it came time to grade "Ahmed's" paper, I saw that he had written about Hanukkah, not Ramadan/Idr Fitr, as I had expected.  When I called "Ahmed" up to receive his grade of 10 (A+), I pointed out what was particularly good about his paragraph.  But, then I asked him how he decided to write about Hanukkah, and not Ramadan/Idr Fitr.  He did a "Homer Simpson" by smacking his forehead, and shouting "Doh!"

I reassured him that there was nothing wrong with what he had done.  On the contrary, I emphasized his perfect grade.  I was just curious.  But, he didn't have an answer.  So, I let it go. 

No doubt there are those who would identify this incident as a result of "Ahmed's oppression," probably the same people who would also call Hamas and Islamic Jihad suicide bombers, "freedom fighters."

I liked "Ahmed'."  I liked all of my students, Jew, Christian, and Muslim.  Each and every one of them received my care and attention equally.  I did my job, and I even enjoyed it.

...but when "Ahmed's" picks up a rock, and in my experience, "Ahmed's" will, more likely than not, eventually pick up a rock, or something else, "Ahmed" will no longer be my student; he will be a soldier, or an enemy combatant.  Take your pick.

What am I supposed to do?  Reason with him?  Tell him that I was that nice, religious Jew he had ages ago as his English teacher, who praised him and encouraged him?

No.  I don't think so. I'm going to defend myself.  And when then Israeli police comes to arrest me for doing so, as they have done SO many times to Jews already, not only in Yehudah and Shomron (Judea and Samaria), but also in the Negev and in the Galilee, then,...well, I guess I'll just have to burn that bridge when I get to it.

Sure, there are Arabs like "Mahmud," the mechanic who lives in the Shomron, who just wants to support his family.  He often asks his customers who are dual Israeli/U. S. citizens if they can sponsor him and his family so that they can get out.  He, too, sees the dangers of his own "Palestinian Authority," and knows that they have no historical connection to the land of Israel.

I will go a step farther and tell you about "Yassuf."  He and I are members of a support group.  Although he and I live in different cities, when I see him, we are happy to see each other, and even help each other toward the common goal we have being members of this group.

Great.  But, so what?

But, I am not willing to take the chance that the one or possibly the one million Arabs who want to destroy me and my people get let off the hook for the sake of "Mahmud" in the Shomron or "Yassuf" in Tel-Aviv.

You are all familiar with the silly, yuppy expression, "Some of my best friends are Arabs." (...or African-Americans, or nuclear free whales, or radical lesbian separatists, or what have you...)

This post is not about that, not in the least.  However, no one can say that I have never met Arabs, spoken with Arabs, worked with Arabs, taught Arabs, or even liked Arabs.

So, what's the Purim connection?

אסתר פרק ח
 יא  אֲשֶׁר נָתַן הַמֶּלֶךְ לַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל-עִיר-וָעִיר, לְהִקָּהֵל וְלַעֲמֹד עַל-נַפְשָׁם--לְהַשְׁמִיד וְלַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד אֶת-כָּל-חֵיל עַם וּמְדִינָה הַצָּרִים אֹתָם, טַף וְנָשִׁים; וּשְׁלָלָם, לָבוֹז  יב  בְּיוֹם אֶחָד, בְּכָל-מְדִינוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ--בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר לְחֹדֶשׁ שְׁנֵים-עָשָׂר, הוּא-חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר. יג  פַּתְשֶׁגֶן הַכְּתָב, לְהִנָּתֵן דָּת בְּכָל-מְדִינָה וּמְדִינָה, גָּלוּי, לְכָל-הָעַמִּים; וְלִהְיוֹת היהודיים (הַיְּהוּדִים) עתודים (עֲתִידִים) לַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, לְהִנָּקֵם מֵאֹיְבֵיהֶם.

Esther Chap. 8
11 that the king had granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, and to slay, and to cause to perish, all the forces of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey, . 12 upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. 13 The copy of the writing, to be given out for a decree in every province, was to be published unto all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Avenge?  How could they avenge something that had not happened yet?  But, something had happened, the preparation to annihilate us was apparently enough for revenge, as opposed to defending ourselves.  

Then, before any killing or victory had taken place,...

טז  לַיְּהוּדִים, הָיְתָה אוֹרָה וְשִׂמְחָה, וְשָׂשֹׂן, וִיקָר.  

16 The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor. 

Most of you will recognize this last verse from your Havdalah nusah, said at the conclusion of Shabbath.

We were happy because we were going to kill peopole, who had yet to lift a hand to us?  Happy, yes, but not out of blood thirst, but out of the opportunity to counter the impending Hillul HaShem (desecration of His Name).

On this Purim, we must commit to continue our work in battling the Hillul Hashem, by defending ourselves, and once  again preventing the destruction of the Jewish People.  If that means racial profiling, limiting the service of Arabs in the IDF, and sending spies into Arab communities to keep tabs on their activities, then so be it.

And, so I ask you, "Am I still a racist?"

Monday, February 18, 2013

Gee, I Guess I'm A Racist.

ח' לחודש השנים עשר תשע"ג

Last summer, I was in the shuq (open market), looking for fresh spinach, which I had not been able to find in years.  I asked one of fruit and vegetable sellers I recognized if he had any.  He said no, and pointed to another part of the shuq where I should look.  I asked if he knew of any Jewish vendors who sold spinach.  He said no, that would have to ask the "Amaleqim."

Although I do not know that I agree with his assessment that Arabs have the din (status) of Amaleq, it is interesting to note that on this Shabbath, Shabbath Zakhor, the Shabbath preceding Purim, we will be including the following in our reading of the Torah:

דברים כה
יז  זָכוֹר, אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה לְךָ עֲמָלֵק, בַּדֶּרֶךְ, בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרָיִם. יח  אֲשֶׁר קָרְךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, וַיְזַנֵּב בְּךָ כָּל-הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִים אַחֲרֶיךָ--וְאַתָּה, עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ; וְלֹא יָרֵא, אֱלֹהִים.יט  וְהָיָה בְּהָנִיחַ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ מִכָּל-אֹיְבֶיךָ מִסָּבִיב, בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה-אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ--תִּמְחֶה אֶת-זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק, מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם; לֹא, תִּשְׁכָּח.

Deuteronomy 25
17 Remember what Amaleq did to you by the way as you came out of Egypt;  18 how he met you by the way, and struck those of you trailing, all who were weak in your rear, when you were faint and weary; and he did not God. 19 Therefore it will be, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all of your surrounding enemies, in the land which the LORD your God gives to you for an inheritance to possess it, that you will blot out the memory of Amaleq from under heaven; you shall not forget.

One evening, I was in the center of town with some friends.  All of a sudden, we saw a Jewish kid chasing after an Arab kid.  Their path took them past a policewoman.  Someone asked what was happening.  The officer casually suggested that the Arab had probably stolen something, and the Jew was chasing after him to get it back.  I sarcastically suggested that was a racist comment.  The policewoman stared me down, and made "pppfff" sound.

One day, I was in the post office for work.  Two of the regular clerks with whom usually I work were talking.  "Michal," a Moroccan Jew, was telling "Yoni," a Kurdish Jew, about the trouble the Arabs were causing in her neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev"Yoni's" response was, "What do you expect?"

I recently found out that "Michal" was an Arabic speaker, seeing that she was assisting a customer in Arabic.  And, by the way, she was friendly, and did not make any faces or comments after this customer left.  I commented to her that I didn't know she spoke Arabic.  She smiled and said, "Well, now you know."

I said I thought that was cool, and that we were all going to have to speak Arabic eventually.  She just nodded and shrugged her shoulders.

It is also interesting to note that none of the Jews mentioned above were Ashkenazim (of European decent).  They were from North Africa or Iraq.

In other words, they know better.

A Beitar Jerusalem soccer team fan was recently quoted as saying, "I'm not a racist.  I just don't like Arabs."

I don't dislike Arabs, though.  I just hate enemies of the Jewish People.

I'm not a racist.  Neither are any of the Jews mentioned above.

We're realists.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Which Soccer Fans Are Racist?

מוצש"ק פר' משפטים תשע"ג

I saw this video, posted by the news site 0404.co.il.  It shows Yishma'eli soccer fans from Um al-Fahm shouting epitaphs.  The description below suggests that this video is a good response to accusations that soccer fans from Jerusalem are racist.

Personally, I do not believe that the soccer fans from Jerusalem need any defending.  I have posted this video to show the blatant double standards applied among different groups of "Israeli citizens."
January 30, 2013

"With spirit, with blood, we will redeem Aqsa!"*

(*referring to the Al-aqsa Mosque on Har HaBayith - the Temple Mount)

...what the riff-raff from Um al-Fahm roared at Teddy [Stadium].  In the association (Beitar Yerushalayim) they do not understand Arabic, and so do not bring them to justice over their calling for the murder of Jews just because they control Har HaBayith the place of the Temple.

Not having enough Arabic speakers sounds like a pretty lame excuse to me.  I doubt that the Israeli police would even try to use that one.  I don't know.  Maybe they would.  I have yet to hear of any investigation into this event opening up.

I have never been to Teddy Stadium.  It is hard for me to fathom that they would not have any Arabic speaking employees around.  But, if they don't, then does that mean that they are afraid to?  If they do, then none of them have come forward to report this crime.

I always thought that there was a law in Israel against "incitement to murder."

But, what do I know?

I'm just a Jew.
Arutz 7: Commissioner To Jerusalem Police: Zero Tolerance For Racism
February 9, 2013
Police Commissioner Rabbi Nitsav Yohanan Danino ordered the Jerusalem District Police Commander, Major General Yossi Pariente, to enact a zero tolerance policy towards racism.

Following an incident involving the Beitar Jerusalem football team, where three fans were arrested for screaming racist chants and holding racist signs, the commissioner said he plans to invite the heads of the Football Association and the State Prosecutor's Office to examine and formulate methods for handling racist fans in the league.

Gee.  I guess Arabs really are second class citizens, as not all laws apply to them.