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The CARMEL ALERT April 25th 2008
A compilation of news reports
from the past week for the information of those committed to praying
for Israel and the salvation of the
Jewish people.
Guest Comment:
Duplicity in Occupied Lands
- Steven Shamrak ( IsraelNN )
There are many lands around the world that were
occupied not so long ago by other countries. Many of them are still subjugated
to the rule of an occupying power. They were conquered during offensive or
defensive wars, throughout the process of establishment of statehood, or as a
part of colonial and imperial policy. The following is a far from complete list
of the currently occupied lands.
* Great Britain still occupies 17 provinces of Ireland, Gibraltar and is
holding on to the many residual symbols of her former colonial glory around the
world.
* France is still holding on to many overseas territories like New Caledonia
and French Guinea.
* France and Spain divided, and have no intention to give independence to, the
Basque people, the oldest indigenous living group known in Europe.
* Belgium is an artificially forged country, which was created in order to
protect the Netherlands from continuous attacks by France. There is still "no
love
lost" between the French- and Flemish-speaking populations of the
country.
* China: The international community has done nothing to stop the occupation of
Tibet by China. Eastern, predominantly Muslim, provinces of China are
still under 'imperial' communist rule.
* Chile: From the 1840s, heavy Anglo-Chilean investments were made in nitrate
mining on the Bolivian coast. Bolivia lost its coastal region after the war of
1879-1884. Since then, Bolivia has been economically stifled by Chile,
with limited access to the sea ports.
* Indonesia: It was 'painful' for Indonesia to allow freedom to East Timor.
International pressure was applied only because of the huge oil reserves off the
coast of East Timor were found. But there is no pressure in relation to
the continuous occupation of Bali, West Papua and numerous islands that
would love to obtain independence from the Muslim tyranny of Jakarta.
* Panama proclaimed its independence after the US expressed interest in
obtaining the rights to the canal, which Colombia refused. US marines landed in
Panama the same day independence was declared.
* Russia has no plans to return the eastern part of Poland it has occupied
since before World War II, nor to end occupation of eastern Prussia, the Kuril
Islands and Southern Sakhalin. Russia still retains its status as an
imperial power by holding on to Chechnya, Dagistan, North Ossetia, Tatarstan and
many other national enclaves which were occupied by the Czar.
* USA: The biggest and leading democracy of the world is one of the biggest
occupiers as well. There is no intention of even talking about compensation
for, never mind returning, the occupied land which used to be a part of
Mexico. What about Puerto Rico, Hawaii and other 'strategic interests'?
The United Nations maintains a list of territories that do not govern
themselves. The list was initially prepared in 1946 and adopted in 1986. It has
officially endorsed control of these lands by their former colonial powers. It
should be remembered that most countries around the world (including the USA,
the UK, France, Germany, China and Russia) were forged and established their
current borders during the last 300 years. Their creation was accompanied by
dramatic conquests and destruction of unique and independent cultures.
In a Russian play, one character asked the audience: "Look, who are the judges?"
Yes, who are they to tell Jews what is their land and to force Israel to give
away Jewish land to Arab scoundrels? Israel is one of the only countries that
can rightly claim its statehood and ownership of the land. Jewish people have
over 3,000 years of spiritual and historical connection with the land of Israel.
Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula after it was conquered during a
defensive war. In exchange, Israel received a worthless piece of paper, which is
called the Peace Agreement with Egypt. And still, Israel is the only country
under international pressure to surrender her own land to her enemy, a recently
forged people - called Palestinians - whose only goal (they are not even hiding
it) is to destroy the Jewish state. There are three reasons why Israel is under
such an international onslaught: traditional international anti-Semitism; a
desire to sell out Israel in exchange for a steady supply of oil; and an
appeasement of Islamic terrorists in order to defer attacks on the West.
Does it make sense? What definitely takes place and makes sense is that the
world's economic and political powers (the "puppet masters") apply pressure on
Israel and use any means at their disposal, including manipulation of
international law. An example of this is how it was done after Israel won the
War of Independence. Immediately, the Fourth Geneva convention ruled out
population transfer as a legitimate way of resolving conflicts - but only when
it suits the puppet masters' economic and political interests, with complete
disregard for the historical, spiritual and even legal rights of any people, not
just Jews (remember the ongoing dismantling of Yugoslavia and the non-existence
of Kurdistan, homeland of 35 million Kurds, divided and occupied by five
countries). A multitude of international organizations - including the United
Nations, the International Red Cross, Amnesty International, etc. - are at the
full disposal of the international puppet masters, and only too eager to assist
by generating and manipulating public opinion, creating the illusion of
propriety.
The bottom line is that it is all about power, control and money. ( and Satan's
desparation to prevent the 2nd coming of Messiah - David )
Just to press the point, I received this recently - I am not sure if its
true, or just some truth based humor ...........
An ingenious
example of speech and politics occurred recently at the U.N. and made the world
community smile: A representative from Israel began-'Before beginning my talk
I want to tell you something about Moses. When he struck the rock and it brought
forth water, he thought, 'What a good opportunity to have a bath!' He removed
his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water. When he got out
and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Palestinian had stolen them.'
The Palestinian
representative jumped up furiously and shouted, 'What are you talking about? The
Palestinians weren't there back then.'
The Israeli representative
smiled and said 'And now that I have made that clear, I will begin my speech.'
The Lord bless you as you bless
Israel by standing in defense of her right to exist on the land given to the
Jewish people by the God of Israel . Lets pray that Israel will turn back to
their God. Do not be silent, but share this with your fellow Christians, share
it with your pastors, and with anyone you have a chance to speak to. Lets also
pray for that breakthrough to the Muslims, and please remember to pray for our
son Jordan, and all of his fellow soldiers in the IDF.
Shabbat Shalom
... David & Josie
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