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Sunday, May 13, 2018

Liberating Our Jerusalem





Not very much has changed.




























  1. Around 2,800 years ago, the Jewish prophet Zachariah (chapter 14, verse 2) predicted that [soon before the arrival of the messiah], all the nations of the world will attack Israel, and capture Jerusalem.

    Though not explicitly stated in the text, it seems possible, or perhaps even likely, that their goal will be to take HALF of Jerusalem from the Jews, based on the end of that verse, which states that HALF the city will flee into exile, while the rest of the inhabitants of the city will remain where they are, at that time.

    Before year 1948 CE, Jerusalem was NEVER a divided city; only since 1948 has Jerusalem been thought of a being divided into two halves.

    In our times, the overwhelming majority of members of the United Nations Organization (UN) agree that HALF of Jerusalem should be taken away from Jews and made into to capital of a Palestinian State.

    So how far away are we from Zachariah, chapter 14, verse 2?

    Verse 14 of that chapter states that even [some] Jews will be on the side of the international force that will take HALF of Jerusalem from Israel.
    Does that sound like any Jews who are alive today?


    Addtionally, the Jewish prophet Jeremiah (end of chapter 17) warned that Jewish control of Jerusalem is conditional, based on whether-or-not Jews observe Shabbat.

    Only when Jews observe Shabbat, are they worthy to control of Jerusalem.

    Since most Jew alive today do not observe Shabbat, we are at-risk for losing control of Jerusalem [may G_d have mercy on the Jewish people].

    Last but not least, in the Biblical Book of Joshua
    (chapter 23, verses 12 to 13), G_d Himself warns that:



    Since millions of Jews alive today are intermarried with non-Jews, we are at-risk for losing control of the Land of Israel [may G_d have mercy on the Jewish people].

    How Shabbat-desecration harms Jewish sovereignty over Jerusalem:


    Shabbat Praised by Famous Gentile Actress:


    How Alan Dershowitz's Great-Grandfather
    Decided to Observe Shabbat:


    Derech Eretz for the Shabbat-Table:


    New York Times Editor Takes Sabbath Rest From Social Media:


  2. Anonymous13/5/18

    Liberation of the “Little Jerusalem” within each of us is a rewarding yet constant task. Experience has demonstrated to me a paradox of sorts that in helping others on their journey, the mile-markers I pass are of less consequence. Your closing paragraph brought to mind a well known quote by Goethe; “Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.”

  3. Anonymous13/5/18

    Wow! What a tribute to the state and people of Israel. I save more of SK's article to my reading file to keep than all others combined Thank you for your poetic look at history and what can be. Thank you for your prose.

  4. If I understand you correctly, "Israel" is the current political Israel plus Gaza and the West Bank. And "liberation" means expulsion of all Arabs (including Christian Arabs) from the unified Israel. If I read you wrong, please correct me.

    To be perfectly clear, I think annexation of Gaza and the West Bank and the expulsion of the Arabs is desirable and necessary for the long term survival of Israel. It ought to be done now while there is a strongly pro-Israeli President in Washington.

  5. Very informative and greatly put. Thank you and Happy Yom Yerushalayim - and Yom Hevron.

  6. Infidel13/5/18

    EU Diplomacy seems to be extremely Machiavellian.

  7. Anonymous13/5/18

    A second read revealed the question “How will we know when the Muslims have gotten all the land that they want?” Your answer, “When the violence stops”, brought to mind two quotes by Golda Meir; “Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us”. And, “When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons”.
    Now we have Iranians on both sides of the forgiveness ledger.

  8. Anonymous15/5/18

    In retrospect I wonder if taking the Temple Mount back for the Jewish people would've been a better decision following the Six Day War.
    AFAICT, there's little point to remaining friendly w/the deliberately unfriendly Moslem world.

  9. Anonymous15/5/18

    Diplomacy is only practical when all sides are interest in a peaceful solution. When even one is not, to attempt it, it is a sure sign of weakness and seized upon by the dissenter. Ask Chamberlain.

  10. In 1581, Torquato Tasso wrote en epic poem called Jerusalem Delivered. 437 years later, President Trump might have written the first stanza of what could be called Jerusalem Delivered ... Again.

    Let's hope so, anyway.

  11. Another magnificent article, I honestly need very little else in furthering my understanding of what`s going on.
    All I know is that Jerusalem is mentioned 654 times in the Tanakh, 118 times in the New Testament. And not even ONCE in the Koran. Al Quds could mean Bakka or even Antioch, all they could tack on is some nonsense about their war leader heading off to heaven on a winged horse in one of his dreams.
    Good points re the "divided city" newness as well as this weird new religion called "diplomacy". As long as the likes of Arafat or Corbyn get money or mileage out of the nasty attrition of Islam at any and all of its borders worldwide-then they`ll carry on. There are 1,3 billion Catholics in the world-where the hell are they, as well as the other so called "Christians"...don`t they know Ruth 1.16-7? Had Winston not known that, we`d all be speaking German now.