Mashiach Must Be Close if Russian Generals Daven at the Graves of Tzaddikim for Peace and Irish Parliament Refusing to Host Israeli-Arab Who Denies Israel is Apartheid State and Town in Spain from the Past and Barlev & Gantz Make Good on their Threats with Mass Arrests of Hilltop Youths By David Israel
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Russian officers and military personnel, some of them decorated with
prestigious medals, arrived this week in the town of Lubavitch to pray
"for peace among the nations of the region."
About 15 Russian
officers and military personnel, some of them decorated with prestigious
medals, arrived this week in the town of Lubavitch to pray for peace.
The Tzemach Tzedek and
Rebbe Maharash lived in Lubavitch and are buried there. Many Jews and
non-Jews travel to daven at their holy resting place.
The group of officers included several which are well-known throughout Russian, including 'Hero of Russia' Hasan Najafov Rajab (the highest honorary title of Russia, which has been awarded to only 1,094 people), General Alexander Illitz Sabaleir who is decorated with Red Star medals, Colonel Alexander Ibnovich who was also awarded the 'Order of the Red Star', Alexander Lukin,
chairman of the paratroopers' union of the Smolensk region and others.
Hasan Najafov Rajab, a native of Baku, Azerbaijan, received the 'Hero of
Russia' award due to his courage and bravery in the battle in Chechen
in 1999.
The officers visited
the cemetery on the 33rd anniversary of the Russian withdrawal from
Afghanistan – a war in which they took part – and said they had come to
pray "for peace among the nations of the region", and "to prevent war".
The officers told the
surprised Jews who they met that they had come because they heard that
the prayers at the resting places of the Jewish righteous are readily
accepted. They therefore traveled all the way to the remote village of
Lubavitch to pray that no war would take place.
The guests also
visited the monument in memory of the Jews of Lubavitch who were
murdered in the Holocaust, as well as the restored historical buildings
of the Chabad Chassidim scattered throughout the town.
Lubavitch is a 5-hour drive from the capital Moscow and a 12-hour drive from St. Petersburg.
Today, the small town is home to about 200 people, none of whom are Jewish. 22 years ago, Rabbi Gavriel Gordon was
appointed as shliach to Lubavitch. He built guest houses, renovated the
cemetery and is constantly discovering artifacts from the town's rich
Jewish past. Rabbi Gordon also takes responsibility for the restoration
and upkeep of the holy and historic sites, with the assistance of the
local government, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar and with the help of the Agudas Chassidei Chabad of Russia, headed by Rabbi Yitzchak Kogan.
"In recent years the
town of Lubavitch has become a center of prayer for thousands of people
each month," said Rabbi Gordon. "Most of them are Jews, but I also meet
non-Jews almost daily. They flock here from all over Russia and everyone
is welcomed happily. I believe that the prayers of the senior officers
will also be accepted – and maybe they will even prevent a war."
Irish Parliament Refusing to Host Israeli-Arab Who Denies Israel is Apartheid State
photo Credit: Esty Dziubov/TPS
"Enough to Anti Semitism" – Yoseph Haddad, director of "BeYachad -- Aravim Zeh la-Zeh", speaks at the rally near The National Institutions Building in Jerusalem. The rally took place simultaneously with 60 other sites in the world, organized by The World Zionist Organization and expressed the concern at the surge in Anti Semitic acts in the world. Jerusalem, Mar 10, 2019.
Yoseph Haddad, an Arab-Israeli social activist, was invited to speak next week at the Parliament of Ireland, where he planned to refute allegations that present Israel as an apartheid state. However, his arrival has provoked opposition from the Sinn Féin party.
Haddad, an Arab Israeli who served in the IDF and was wounded in combat and the director of the "Together Vouch for Each Other" organization, will go on a tour in Britain and Ireland following the publication of an Amnesty International report claiming that Israel pursues discriminatory policies against the Arabs in Israel.
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Among the events during his visit to Ireland, Haddad was also invited to speak in the Irish Parliament in Dublin to MPs. According to the Sunday Times report on Wednesday, his visit has provoked internal opposition among the left-wing Sinn Féin party, which represents 37 seats in the 160 member parliament and is known as pro-Palestinian.
Chris Andrews, a Member of Parliament from the Sinn Féin party known for his hostile positions on Israel, issued a letter objecting to Haddad's arrival in which he claimed that he was shocked that the Irish parliament would give Haddad a platform to attack the Amnesty report.
"For years, Palestinian and anti-Israel speakers have been hosted in the Irish Parliament," said Haddad, "and I expect to come and speak to the Irish people and MPs to hear a different point of view. It is important that they now hear an authentic voice from the Arab-Israeli society that will present the truth," he stated.
"I am not moved by the opponents, and they will not be able to stop me or silence me on the way to representing the Israeli truth in Ireland as well," he added.
Israeli Arabs and organizations working toward coexistence rejected and condemned the report released by Amnesty in which it accused Israel of conducting an apartheid regime, saying its findings were "false and defamatory."
Lorena Khateeb, an Israeli member of the Druze community and a social activist, said that "as an Israeli Arab citizen, I condemn Amnesty's report. I grew up studying and working with Muslim Christians, Druze and Jews, we all put together the Israeli puzzle, despite the challenges, we enjoy equal rights and even work to fix what is not. This is what apartheid looks like?"
Haddad called to "stop the lies, and stop promoting your agenda on my back and the back of Israeli Arab society!" he demanded. "Amnesty International has already broken the record for hypocrisy, but to compare Israel to an apartheid regime is not only a distorted lie but an insult to all those South Africans who actually lived through apartheid. It is contempt for and cynical exploitation of the concept."
The village Castellfollit de La Roca, in Spain, is built on a basaltic cliff more than 50 m high and spreads about 1 kilometres long. The town has been inhabited for over 1000 years and the town's narrow streets still carry the characteristics of its medieval origin. The city centre features ramparts that fortified the town during the Spanish civil war. Many houses and streets in the city centre are also built of the dark, volcanic rock that serves as a pedestal for the town.
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Barlev & Gantz Make Good on their Threats with Mass Arrests of Hilltop Youths
Local PA Arabs set tires on fire near the Huwara checkpoint in Samaria, March 2, 2018.
Seventeen suspected hilltop youths, including one minor, were arrested overnight Wednesday at the end of an undercover investigation of an assault incident that took place in the village of Huwara, where they allegedly caused damage to property in January.
The incident began when a convoy of about 30 vehicles drove towards the hills of Yitzhar in what they called a "prisoner liberation convoy," accompanying a young Jew, a minor named A., who was released from prison after serving a year for throwing a stun grenade at a PA Arab's home. The minor was released from prison on January 24 and his friends organized the "prisoner liberation convoy" for him, imitating the custom among Arabs when their prisoners are set free. The liberated youth is the brother of a major hilltop youths activist.
This is what happened next: a "battle of stones" ensued. Some Israeli vehicles were damaged by stones thrown by Arabs, at which point the Israelis began throwing stones at the Arabs in return. About 20 Palestinian vehicles and two shops in the village were damaged. Three Arabs, including a child, were lightly to moderately injured by stones thrown by Jews.
Over the past month, the Central Unit of the Judea and Samaria Precinct has been conducting an undercover investigation into the incident that included alleged assault, participation in a prohibited gathering, and damage to property for racist motives.
Otzma Yehudit Chairman MK Itamar Ben Gvir in response to the arrests carried out by the J&S Precinct Central Unit: "I have a hard time remembering the last time the police carried out an operation to arrest Arabs who damage property. Not a day goes by that on the roads between Jerusalem and Hebron and between Yitzhar and Tel Aviv, Molotov cocktails and stones are not thrown at us, and the police do nothing."
MK Ben Gvir added: "The selective enforcement by the J&S Precinct that enforces the law only against Jews and not against the entire population, is racist and outrageous. It's time to dump this unit."
On November 19, 2021, Defense Minister Benny Gantz gathered Deputy Defense Minister Alon Schuster, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Commissioner of Police Yaakov Shabtai, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, Central Command Commander Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, Military Advocate General Maj. Yifat Tomer, and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Major General Rassan Aliyan for a discussion of "nationalist crime by settlers in Judea and Samaria."
Referring to Arab complaints against Jewish settlers, Gantz stressed "what begins with a tree can end in bodily injury and, God forbid, death. Hate crimes are the root of terrorism and we must eradicate it." And, make no mistake about it, he was referring to Jewish hate crime.
The Defense Minister concluded that the pooling of security forces against Jews in Judea and Samaria will include enhanced legal teams to prosecute Jewish terrorism.
So, what's the source of violence in Judea and Samaria? If you follow this publication's coverage, you know that every day sees multiple attacks by Arabs on Jews, especially Jewish motorists, on the roads of Area C, with stones and Molotov Cocktails that now and then end in injury and even fatality. It's something you'd expect Israel's Minister of Internal Security to know and share with world leaders when he meets them. But you'd be wrong. Take for example Labor's Internal Security Minister Omer Barlev's tweet on December 13:
"Today I met with the Under Secretary of State of the United States, Ms. Victoria Nuland. The Under Secretary of State was interested, among other things, in settler violence and how to reduce tensions in the region and strengthen the Palestinian Authority."
The 17 Jewish suspects have been taken for questioning in the central unit of the J&S Precinct and depending on the development of the investigation it will be decided whether to bring some of them to court.
The brother of one of the detainees told Srugim on Wednesday: "These are show arrests that have a dual purpose: to show the extreme left-wing organizations that the government is working hard against the settlers, and to teach the few Jews who are still left with their heads held high and their Jewish pride that if a Jew is beaten, he should run away or turn the other cheek. God help you if you return in kind. This morning, the State of Israel denied its citizens the basic right to self-defense."
