Netanyahu Unmasked. Once Again.

The righteous man will rejoice when he sees revenge; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Men will say, “There is, then, a reward for the righteous; there is indeed, divine justice on earth.” (Psalms 58:11-12)

Then Samson called to the L-rd, “O L-rd G-d! Please remember me, and give me my strength just this once, O G-d, to take revenge of the Philistines, if only for one of my two eyes.” (Judges 16:28) JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh

Benjamin Netanyahu’s die-hard lackeys can spin his latest debacle as they wish (and they will), yet once again Netanyahu displayed his trademark timidity, this time by refusing to support the proposed death penalty bill for Arab terrorists. The Prime Minister had an opportunity to implement a modicum of justice for victims of Arab terror, to actually combat terror, and to raise the degraded Jewish morale a little bit higher, in a country lacking the most basic attributes of self-respect, dignity, and the ever critical belief that you have the right to exist.

Netanyahu’s decision to subvert justice by forming a committee to “examine” the proposed death penalty bill for terrorists is typical. What part of “capital punishment for terrorists” requires explanation? What normal, moral man has a problem punishing Arab terrorists with death? Answer: A normal man wouldn’t. A normal people would insist on the legislation of such a bill. 

Ultimately, the failure of the masses and our leaders to adhere to the halachic injunction to throw all hostile Arabs out of the country is the real problem we face. Yet even among those who lack Torah knowledge and wisdom to see the ultimate problem and understand the solution, anyone with a modicum of sanity should demand the harshest of penalties for punish Jew killers. And yet somehow, this proposal comes off as controversial in liberal circles, of which the reigning moderate Likud party is part of. And Netanyahu is the face of the fraudulent Right.

The consequences are set in stone. Netanyahu killed the bill by initiating a protracted process which will render any bill (if it ever sees the light of day) as toothless. And yet as frustrating as Bibi is, he’s predictable. I am far more annoyed by those who tolerate his endless charade and keep electing him.

Jewish Revenge 101

Despite what liberal Jewish bloggers would have you believe, revenge is a Jewish concept when applied according to Halacha. Judaism prohibits revenge against other Jews, even when the drive for action to right a wrong beats in our hearts. Prohibited. But vengeance against Jew killers? It is not only a moral expression, it is something to celebrate. 

Several weeks back, Sarah Tuttle-Singer, a writer for the Times of Israel expressed her disgust when she read of Jews celebrating the death of an Arab terrorist on Facebook. She was particularly appalled by the “likes” and comments. In “Who “likes” dead bodies?” Sarah opined:

“…….To hand out “likes” on a dead man’s picture the way so many of our enemies hand out candies in the street after they’ve killed one of our soldiers?
When did we make this OK?”

You don’t get it, Sarah. There is no godliness within evil men. Such people forsake any connection to G-d when they abandon their souls. Hitler had no godliness in him. Neither did the Arab terrorist who was crushed by a jeep, Baruch Hashem! 

As far as the oft distorted verse from Proverbs, which Sarah referred to in her article, it refers to other Jews, not to evil men who try to kill us. For such people, we celebrate their deaths with a fancy Kiddush in shul, replete with chulent and good whiskey. We sing shirah, just as we did at the Red Sea, when the Egyptians suffered a watery death. “Az Yashir Moshe…..” 

There is a reason that Saadya Gaon referred to the seventh day of Passover as “Chag ha-Hashmadah,” roughly translated as “The Festival of Extermination.” RASAG knew a thing or two about Judaism. 

The desire to see evil men punished is normal. Those who would argue otherwise invariably fall on the wrong end of the moral spectrum. Such people are usually more concerned with the “rights of women” than with protecting the life of an unborn fetus. And according to this stream of thinking, celebrating the death of an Arab terrorist is deemed aberrant, while the deviant union of man and man is seen as beautiful. Yet such twisted thinking is hardly Jewish.

Like the RHINO republicans in the U.S., the Netanyahu led Likud constantly cow-tails to liberal sentiments. The fraudulent right in America purports to represent conservative traditional values, and yet time and time again, on issues of security, illegal immigration, Obama’s unbridled unconstitutional power grabs, unrestrained liberal judicial activism, the disingenuous right-wing marches to the totalitarian beat. They have no principles to stand on.

The same is true with the Likud of 2015. The days of longing for both sides of the Jordan are long gone, as is the desire for a “Greater Israel.” “Fire and blood” in defense of Jews? These beliefs are as dead as Jabotinsky. At the end of the day, Netanyahu is an articulate symbol and a slogan and nothing more. A veneer, a façade, a man more interested in retaining power than doing the difficult things that Israel needs to do. When you need a good speech on Yom HaShoah, then Netanyahu is your man, if you’re satisfied with rhetoric. Leave it to Netanyahu to gauge the wind, and sacrifice Jewish justice to appease the liberal world. 

The most basic fundamentals of Jewish justice demand that the blood of every murdered Jew be paid for in kind. Blood for blood. Again, I pose the question. What kind of person would oppose such measures? Only leftists and unprincipled politicians.

Capital punishment against terrorists will ensure Jewish justice. The quislings among us will maintain that we are feeding the serpents by martyring them. So be it. If they wish to be martyred, then martyr everyone who desires such a fate. Killing these savages ensures that politicians won’t ever release these animals to kill again. It will send a clear message to Arabs, particularly if it is applied swiftly (on the spot) and consistently. They will learn that terrorism of any sort warrants the death penalty. On the day that the average Arab understands that by even raising his hand to throw a stone he earns a bullet to the head, a great many of them will reassess what their life is worth. 

Yet even the possible deterrent factor is irrelevant. We have a moral imperative to avenge the Jewish dead.

The Language of the Arab Scimitar

Capital Punishment. Arab society understands violence, which as much a native tongue as is Arabic. Violence is the language of the Arab home, the street, religion, and the political process. Violence is the way to subjugate the weak, be it a man, child, or woman. Especially woman. Honor killings. Revenge killing. It predates Islam. Pagan Arab butchered his brother with ease, because violence was as natural as breathing. And Islam ultimately flourished, because violence in the name of a blood deity was an attractive notion. 

Applying the capital punishment to Arab terrorists will expose the myth of moderate Arabs. There are untold numbers of Arabs in the penal system who would qualify for this punishment. And this would in turn expose how rampant terrorism is in our country. 

Of course Bibi has no intention of ever allowing such a bill to pass. He knows how Obama and the liberals in America would react to a newly instituted death penalty. He knows how JStreet will react, and the rest of liberal American Jewry. He knows that the EU will excoriate him. He is playing to the crowd, out of a clear understanding that sometimes the masses demand things. So he has given them a spectacle, the false hope of a national policy on the Arab question with some teeth. Netanyahu is the master of orchestrating “the spectacle”, of waxing poetic on matters of pride and nationalism, and even on Jewish heritage, to galvanize the respectable masses who form his power base. 

At the end of the day, under the wrong conditions, Netanyahu would release another thousand Arab murderers if it was politically expedient to do so. The Messiah will arrive long before Benjamin Netanyahu allows a policy of executing terrorists.

Those who hoped for a right-wing government were foolish. Shame on them for their naiveté. They are Exhibit B which explains Exhibit A, i.e. Israel’s unprincipled leadership. A motley crew of new and old misfits, vying for positions of power they have neither the qualifications for nor the moral basis to ever assume.

Our murdered brothers and sisters cry out for vengeance. No one hears. We hear the cries of those left behind. The shrieks of funerals and orphans and of parents who will never know be normal again. The ability to feel pity defines a Jew. Yet there is a time to burn with rage and to demand Jewish justice. Ignoring the cries of the murdered does nothing to silence them. Their blood continues to churn.

Just as the noose was appropriate for Eichmann, it is equally warranted for all who walk the path of Amalek. A politician who postpones or delays the implementation of such a bill speaks volumes with his actions. No more life sentences for Jew killers, whose duration often mirrors the life span of a gerbil. (Some gerbils live longer than the duration of Arab “life sentences”.) The immediate formation of a national firing squad, which will rid us of 1000+ Jew-killers day if necessary, until the next Yovel (jubilee).

And now that the treasonous Barack Hussein Obama and John Kerry, yemach shmam v’zichrum made a deal with the Iranian Amalekites, the need for a swift Jewish sword against our enemies is even more apparent. Netanyahu diagnosed the Iranian threat perfectly, because he thoroughly understands the problem. The only remaining question is what he will do to prevent Iranian from obtaining the kinds of weapons they seek to actualize their desire to exterminate us. 

One needn’t be a military strategist to know that barring an absolute Divine miracle, Israel will need to take drastic military action to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb. And the Arab world will surely take advantage of Israel’s vulnerable position by escalating acts of terror against Jews, both in Israel and abroad.

What better way to punctuate a strong Jewish response that to immediately institute the death penalty for ALL Arab terrorists, including those who are apprehended before they take a life.

Death is the only tongue that the Arab terrorist understands. So be it. Let him know it intimately.

The Jordanian Menace

“We have warned repeatedly that Israel is playing with fire.” – Abdullah II, Jordan (2010)

“Our martyrs, among the people of Gaza, are alive, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord,” God willing. The pain and suffering that we have been witnessing and living through during this aggression, which has indiscriminately taken the lives of innocent people, refutes Israel’s claims that the war is justified. First and foremost, Israel is responsible for the aggression on the strip.” – Abdullah II reflects on Israel’s “Operation Protective Edge” (Al Ghad Interview, 2014)

I was going to take a short break from writing about Israeli politics. A brief reprieve from beating the proverbial carcass. I had another ambition this week. I wanted to share a little bit of my passion for Israel’s wildlife by writing an article on striped hyenas. But as I sat down at my computer, I couldn’t get the image of the Jordanian “king,” Abdullah II, out of my head. True to Hashemite form, while Arabs murder and maim our brothers and sisters with minivans, knives, and screwdrivers, Abdullah regurgitates his blood libel of “Israeli aggression.” While Har Habayit burns with Arab incitement and Wakf inspired Jew-hatred, Netanyahu debases himself by sitting down in Amman with this fiend. Anyone with a modicum of Jewish dignity cringes at this image. So I will defer the topic of scavenging hyenas for another week, and instead I will write about Hashemite vipers.

In truth, Abdullah needn’t fear anything. Netanyahu has no intention of destroying Al Aqsa Mosque or the Dome of the Rock. There are no Likud blueprints for building the Third Temple. Netanyahu assured the fictitious king that he will continue the status quo on the Temple Mount. The enduring demeaning policy of self-imposed dhimmitude, which prohibits Jews from asserting our religious-national rights on the sacred spot where the first and second Jewish temples stood.

I have always harbored a special loathing for the Hashemite kingdom. Abdullah II is a vicious anti-Semite in the mold of his chameleon father, who learned to switch his military fatigues and keffiyah for a suit whenever he was in the company of a western audience. Just like his father, he learned to wear a mask. At every opportunity this chutzpadik monster bashes Israel. His whole kingdom is built on historical falsehood, and yet he dares to speak of a “Palestinian State!”

Jordan. A mythical country. A crime of national theft crystalized into a fact. A country illegally formed on Jewish land courtesy of the duplicitous British. A country where more than 3/4ths (at the very least) of her citizens are supposed “Palestinians” who all drip with Jew-hatred. Despite the crime of stealing land from Israel, the Jordanians lead the pack when it comes to demanding that Israel create another Palestinian state. An illegal one already exists under the Hashemites.

Jordan. A country whose religious and cultural incitement against Jews equals Egypt’s, Israel’s other “ally” in the Arab world. Another purportedly moderate Arab country where the blood libel is as strong as in rural Poland. During Operation Cast Lead and the more recent Operation Protective Edge, Jordanian citizens came out in hordes to support Hamas. Jordan is nursed on the poison milk of Amalek. Jordanian TV is a sewer of pornographic Jew hatred. Jordanians match Egypt in terms of Jew-hatred (and not to mention copies of “The Protocols” circulating the country). Jordan is a country where Jews are most unwelcome. Israel ignores every Jordanian outrage because if this “peace-treaty” fails, the myth of Arab/Islamic tolerance will shatter.

The truth. The “peace treaty” with Jordan is about as authentic as the one Rabin signed with the PLO, and the one Begin signed with Sadat. And just like the treaty with Egypt where Sadat introduced the clever tactic of “phased destruction” to the Arab world, the goals are the same. And just as repugnant.

Consider the Jordanian Nationality Law, 1954, which was updated in 1987:

The following shall be deemed to be Jordanian Nationals-

Any person who, not being Jewish, possessed Palestinian nationality before 15 May 1948 and was a regular resident in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between 20 December 1949 and 16 February 1954. (Article 3:2)

Israel’s weakling leaders continuously ignore opportunities to expose the Jordanians. Arabs riot in Jerusalem, and the ineffectual police response prompts the Jordanians to recall their ambassador. As Abdullah sees it, we are the aggressors. Abdullah recently prohibited 2 of his ministers and a few dozen Jordanian officials from attending the ceremony commemorating the 20 year anniversary of the “treaty.” If Israel had the self-respect to inform the world that Jordan has no interest in peace, that their repeated actions and words betray as much, we could finally bury this sham treaty and reclaim some Jewish self-respect. Instead, Israel’s various media outlets hide the truth by ignoring the story or disseminating confusing, contradictory, information.

Few contemporary thinkers can diagnose this Jewish malady as lucidly as Dr. Paul Eidelberg:

“It may sound quiotic, but Israeli politicians– Left and Right, secular and religious– degrade Israel by seeking the recognition of Arab regimes whose media (especially Egypt’s) vilify Jews and the Jewish State. To demand the cessation of this anti-semitism as a precondition of negotiation would enhance Israel’s honor, a crucial element given the overweening pride of Arab-Islamic culture.” (Jewish Statesmanship: Lest Israel Fall, page 186).

Further on, Dr. Eidelberg reflects on the “Peace Treaty” with Jordan, noting that the contradictions of democracy and Arabic-Islamic culture with all their various complicated nuances can never be bridged when such countries remain dictatorships. As such, Israel loses dignity and acquires nothing in the form of security. He notes:

“Israel’s peace treaty with Jordan is no exception. For that piece of paper the left wing government of Jitzchak Rabin yielded 330 sq. Km of land on which seven school children were subsequently murdered by a Jordanian.”….Besides, not only does the treaty take no precedence over Jordan’s commitment to the Arab League, but Amman remains the headquarters of Arab terrorists groups, and it remains a capital offense to sell property to Jews (186-87).

Abdullah II wears no mask when he speaks to Arab audiences. The media simply chooses to ignore these events. The following segment of Abdullah’s speech was distributed to Arab leaders at the 22nd Arab Summit in Sirte, Libya, in March 2010:

“Occupied East Jerusalem is being subjected on a daily basis to Israeli measures that seek to change the demographic structure of the city, to Judaise it, to undermine its Arab identity and threaten its Muslim and Christian holy sites. As we condemn and reject these Israeli measures, we are also doing everything we can to continue our historic role in preserving the Arab identity of Jerusalem and protecting its holy sites until it is liberated from occupation.”

Abdullah continues:

“I must emphasize here the importance of intensifying our efforts with the international community to lift the unjust siege on our steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip who are living under tragic conditions that cannot be tolerated….

We also support measures taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to defend its security and stability and to combat terrorism, and we stand by the Gulf Arab states in confronting anyone who tries to tamper with their security or stability or to interfere in their internal affairs or challenge their total sovereignty over every inch of their land.

We also stand by Lebanon in the face of Israeli threats and provocations that we condemn. We also stand by its government and people against any attempt to undermine Lebanon’s social fabric or threaten the security of the country and its public safety…..

Finally, I must extend my thanks and appreciation to Brother Leader Muammar Qadhafi, Guide of the Great Revolution for the warm welcome and good preparation for this summit which contributed to its success….”

A speech that could have been written by Nasser.

Occupied? Who went to war, Abdullah? Who occupied East Jerusalem and Judea pre-67? Who went on national radio and implored the blood-crazed Jordanian populace to “kill the Jews wherever you find them; kill them with your hands, with your nails, with your teeth!”? Who had to satiate his bloodlust despite Israel’s quisling leadership repeatedly begging him to stay out of the war?

Even poisonous fruit doesn’t roll very far from the tree.

Abdullah has the gall to speak of Jordan’s “historic role in preserving the Arab identity of Jerusalem”. Translation: Abdullah is referring to the tragic period when the Hashemites occupied East Jerusalem. The enlightened guardians of Jordan converted our holy synagogues into latrines and stables. Perhaps when the time comes to liberate Jordan, we can reciprocate in kind with their houses of prayer.

As evidenced by his speech, Abdullah supports Hamas, the Saudi Wahhabis who lop off heads as if they were stalks of broccoli, and the Hezbollah Hitlerites. His moral framework even appreciates the now deceased psychotic loony-toon, Qaddafi. Abdullah consistently spouts cleverly worded hostility and anti-semitism. Israel responds by providing Abdullah with precious water reserves and hi-tech technology ranging from cutting edge agriculture, to sophisticated weaponry and military aid. How many times did Israel save King Hussein’s life?

Jews Who Visit Jordan

Israeli tour guides, nursed on the propaganda of “The Ministry of Tourism,” delight in shlepping clients to visit Petra, to see the Nabatean “wonder of the world.” It allows them to cultivate the myth of moderate Jordan in their silly heads. First of all, Jews should have no interest in seeing Petra, regardless of how “impressive” the sights are, since the Nabateans were a pagan society. More importantly, Jews shouldn’t visit or support economically, a country where the average Arab would lynch them in a heartbeat. When Jews return from Petra, they have a skewed perspective that Jordan is safe to visit. Petra isn’t really Jordan. Petra is a tourist trap. The real Jordan is Amman where Jewish tourists would be as welcome as the bird flu, and would be treated as such. Wear a kipah in Amman and risk getting torn to pieces. No Jew should ever visit Jordan.

One day soon, G-d willing, the immoral Hashemite Kingdom will collapse on its peg legs. Abdullah’s days are numbered (unless Israel decides to intervene at some point, a distinct possibility), and the opportunity to liberate and settle both sides of the Jordan will be ours. Then and only then, should you visit.

The Jordanian Wakf

The Temple Mount is not in our hands. It is delusional to think otherwise. The Jordanian Wakf are in complete control. For that, we can thank the late pirate Moshe Dayan (an arrogant man who was missing much more than an eyeball) for ensuring that the Temple Mount was only temporarily in our hands. The greatest examples of chillul Hashem can be found atop Har Habayit. The Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque occupy the place where The Almighty tested Abraham, and the site where the first and second Jewish Temples stood.

Har Habayit. Where Islam spits at the Almighty and the Law of Moses. Where the Arabs have caused utter destruction, and willfully destroyed remnants of the first and second Mikdash, along with priceless artifacts of Jewish heritage. All intended to erase the unerasable facts of Jewish history.

Har Habayit. Where Jews are forbidden to pray, while Ishmael’s guttural caterwauls resonate throughout the Old City. Where even attempting to pray or recite psalms ensures that you will get arrested.

Har Habayit. Where the Arabs are emboldened because they see that one day all of Israel will be Judenrein. Where Arabs can throw stones and even pour acid on Jewish heads (as they have done in the past.)

If one wants to understand why Israel is killing itself through appeasement and territorial concession, why the idea of transferring hostile Arabs is anathema, and why rockets can rain death upon the country for an entire month, look at the Temple Mount. The abominations on the Temple Mount explain it all; fear and appeasement of the enemy, apathy and antipathy to all things Jewish, and the maddening malaise that sickens our country.

Har Habayit and Halacha

Avigdor Lieberman’s recent remarks castigating those who ascend the Mount are of no concern. Yet another example showing this blowhard for who he is. A weakling opportunist who has no regard for Jewish dignity. Naturally, since he has no knowledge of Halacha, his words are irrelevant. Yet one cannot be so cavalier with one who occupies the position of Sephardi Chief Rabbi. At the recent funeral for Shalom Aharon Ba’adani, who was murdered by another Arab who thought it would be nice to plow into a 17 year old boy with his vehicle, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef noted the following:

“Jews must not go to the Temple Mount and provoke the Arab terrorists. “This must be stopped…only in this manner shall the blood of the people of Israel stop being spilt.”

To level such charges against committed Jews who halachically ascend Har Habayit in order to assert jewish sovereignty is disgraceful, and a mockery of the Rabbinate. To accuse them of fomenting violence is as despicable a libel that the Arabs throw at us. An Arab didn’t shoot Rabbi Glick (may he have a full refuah) because he ascended Har Habayit. He shot him because he saw him as a figurehead for promoting Har Habayit, and the usurping Arabs want to deny the history of the first and second temples.

As if that wasn’t enough, Rabbi Yosef proceeded to besmirch gedolim and chachamim of the past and present with his ad hominum attack:

“Fourth-rate rabbis cannot dispute (the rulings of) the sages of Israel.”

A Chief Rabbi who denigrates the Torah scholarship of prestigious poskim who disagree with his position will have to beg mechilah for his words. The complicated issue of visiting Har Habayit is hardly monolithic in the eyes of Rabbonim. (For a more rigorous treatment of this mutli-faceted Halachic issue which is beyond the scope of this author, read “Entering The Temple Mount-in Halacha and Jewish History” by Gedalya Meyer & Henoch Messner.) Even according to those who permit going up, it goes without saying that no G-d fearing Jew would ever ascend, except within the precise framework of the Halacha. So a Rav who castigates other poskim, on the grounds that it is prohibited by consensus, is telling half a story. Furthermore, many of these halachic personalities who oppose going up do so for reasons that have less to do with Halacha and more with a shtetl complex that clouds their reason. Fear of the Arabs. Fear of the U.S. State Department. Oftentimes, their own words say as much.

The Rambam likely prayed atop Har Habayit. Was he a fourth rate Rabbi? What of the Radbaz, whose framework provides the route for many who ascend according to Halacha? The contemporary posek, Rabbi Moshe Tendler, shlitah (son-in-law of Reb Moshe Feinstein, zt”l) regularly ascends Har Habayit when he visits Eretz Yisroel. Also a fourth rate Rabbi?

Those in the “frum” camp who are happy that Har Habayit is controlled by Arabs (because in their ignorance they believe it is forbidden to visit even permissible areas) need to learn the sugyah objectively. Regardless of whether one follows the position of permitting or prohibiting ascending the mount, the Ishmalites certainly cannot be up there. Nor can their edifices, which mock the covenant with Avraham Avinu. At the core, the issue of Har Habayit is one of Kiddush Hashem versus chillul Hashem. Torah truth versus Islamic falsehood, duplicity, violence, and moral corruption. Ishmael versus Isaac. If Jews are murdered every day and our blood spills as copiously as water, it is because our collective Jewish heart has been savaged. It is because we have been bled white by our leaders and lack the resolve to fight.

The answer to Jewish degradation is a cognizance of the problem, and the strength and the resolve to repair it. The solution is a resurrection of the Jewish fighting spirit, a renewed commitment to defend the Jewish body and soul, and the physical willingness to fight the Arab barbarians at any cost. In the streets of Israel and atop Har Habayit.

There are no Jews or shuls in Saudi Arabia, nor have there been, since Mohammed slaughtered and expelled the last remaining Jewish tribes of the Arabian Peninsula. Jews don’t live in Jordan, whose very existence is a crime against the Jewish people. Dogs would be treated more humanely than a Jew who stumbled into Jordan. Let the abominations on top of Har Habayit be relocated to Mecca (or Amman for that matter) where there are no Jews or shuls, and where the common man believes that Jews drink the blood of Muslim children. Drop the Al Aqsa Mosque on their heads for all I care. Right on top of the Kaaba. Preferably, during the height of the Haj.

In the meantime, the Temple Mount is burning.

The Murder of Chaya Zisel Braun (May G-d avenge her blood.)

“There will be a war of extermination and a momentous massacre which will be spoken of like the Mongolian massacres and the crusades!” – Arab League Secretary General, Azzam Pasha, 1948

“I announce from here, on behalf of the United Arab Republic People, that this time we will exterminate Israel.” – President Gamal Nasser (Egypt), 1959

There are some images one never forgets. They remain indelibly imprinted in our minds, and haunt us throughout our lives. One nightmarish image from my youth stands out. I was attending the funeral of a local teenager. I remember the surreal images of the coffin being lowered into the ground. The shoveling of dirt into the grave, the final tapping of the earth to ensure that the grave was filled. Above all, I remember the heart-shattering wailing of the boy’s mother. I am a visual person, and yet more than the images, the mother’s cries remain with me. Such recollections often have an effect on the mind and soul which are more efficacious than any mussar sefer. They remind us of the fragility of man, and of our temporary abode in this physical world. I never forgot that funeral. It remains with me.

The picture of precious Chaya Zissel Braun (may G-d avenge her blood) all bundled up for the grave is another image that will never leave me. A lone shot of a tiny Jewish baby wrapped in the vestments of the dead, because an Arab Amalekite from Silwan murdered her. Today I just read that 22 year old Karen Mosquera, a rightoeus gentile on the road to conversion, succumbed to her deadly injuries from the attack. I am so sickened by Israel’s silence in the face of this persistent Arab terror. We are literally living with vipers in our home.

“I declare a holy war my Muslim brothers. Murder the Jews! Murder them all!” – Haj Hussein al Husseini (the mufti), 1948

Parents aren’t meant to bury their children, be they 3 years old or 30. Or three weeks. I imagine this precious Jewish baby falls under the grotesque category that Rabin named when he sold Eretz Yisroel to the PLO. “Karbonos” for peace. Today, these “sacrifices” are on Bibi’s head, since it is in his power to end this nightmare tomorrow if he chose to do so. The latest sacrifice for Bibi’s insane delusion was a three month old baby girl. I hope Netanyahu never knows a decent night’s sleep. Our leaders are worshipping Molech with our children.

A Dream Becomes A Nightmare

The Braun’s (may The Almighty comfort them) waited ten years to have a baby. Ten years is a veritable lifetime for any couple eager to start a family. In time, Hakadosh Baruch Hu answered their tefilot and they were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. Until last week, this had the making of a heartwarming story that should have been the precursor to a lifetime of smachot and Jewish joy. For three months the Braun’s enjoyed their baby. A simple trip to the kotel in Ir Hakodesh should have been uneventful.

Should have been.

Perhaps in a normal world where a sovereign Jewish State acted with dignity and expelled its hostile Arab populace. In this case, an Arab who had previously been incarcerated, drove his car into a group of Jews and killed their baby girl, Chaya Zisel. When one understands the psychopathic hatred Arabs have for Jews, one understands that Chaya Zisel (may G-d avenge her blood) was killed by Amalek.

As Rav Soloveitchik pointed out:

“I once heard the following answer from my father and master )R. Moses Soloveitchik of blessed memory, namely that any nation that conspires to destroy Kneset Israel, becomes according to the halakha, Amalek.” Fate and Destiny, notes. Pg 94., Ktav Press. )

We see the normal Jewish reactions, because Jews cry and bleed when other Jews suffer. Tears. Agony. Horror. Frustration. Sympathy for the destroyed parents. But where is the rage? Rage must be one of the responses. The Arabs are spilling our blood and the government does nothing. Politicians call for restraint and civil order, while Arabs wage an intifada in Jerusalem. Jewish blood runs in the streets. Murder and mayhem. Arson. Stonings. Arab lynch mobs. Every day we read of such horrors. Terror on Har Habayit. The Arab mocks us, spits on us, and stones us. And the government is silent.

Jerusalem is on fire, and the idiot mayor of Jerusalem twiddles his thumbs. Much like the rest of the police in Israel, Jerusalem’s finest are consistently impotent, incompetent, or corrupt, unwilling to prevent, react to or even investigate terrorism. Jews are murdered, and all the Prime minister can do is bow before the make- believe king of Jordan, in order to assure him that the Temple Mount is in Muslim hands.

“Kill the Jews wherever you find them. Kill them with your hands, with your nails, and with your teeth.” – King Hussein, (Jordan) 1967

The Jews of Jerusalem are facing a genuine intifada as many astute individuals have already pointed out. The Arabs of Israel are committing terror and melting into their nests of security, beyond the reach of prosecution. Were Jews involved in such riots, Yassamnikim thugs would be set upon them before you could bat an eyelash. They would smash open Jewish heads with unbridled aggression. One imagines that the Shabak is already working on ways to deter possible responses (real or imagined) rather than to Arab terror itself.

Where are the police when you need them? The area of the Mount of Olives is notorious for its persistent and consistent arab attacks on Jews. Why the police don’t permanently set up shop in the area is beyond me. It suggests all sorts of things that make the sin of incompetence and negligence tame by comparison. Why can’t Jews safely take a walk to do tashlich in the Silwan region without being attacked by an Arab lynch mob? And why won’t armed Jews cut down such terrorists with their licensed guns, even after having their heads smashed in with wooden boards, with nails driven through them?

Why aren’t stone throwers shot dead like any terrorist, regardless of age? If one is old enough to light and throw a molotov cocktail bomb, then one deserves nothing but the grave. Yet the police avoid such confrontations, and actually back down during such confrontations. The result is a lawlessness of Arab terror against Jews, and draconian measures for those few normal Jews who respond with deadly force. The wisdom of Chelm with the morality of Sodom and Gomorra. A parody of sanity and justice.

I am sick of reading about helpless Jews being assaulted by Arab lynch mobs. Or Arabs dropping tractor loads of debris upon Jewish heads, burying them under thousands of pounds of rubble. I am sick of Arabs murdering our people.

Solutions: The ultimate answer is obviously to throw the hostile Arabs out of the country. Tragically, at this moment in history, we lack the leadership to deal with the fifth column within. In the meantime:

• Step # 1: Jews need to stop employing Arabs. Don’t give them a living. Arabs don’t employ Jews; don’t employ Arabs. Incidentally, hiring them is also a violation of the biblical prohibition of lo techaneim, not to give them favor in the land. By not employing them, that also means that there will

be fewer arabs driving bulldozers, tractors, and cranes into crowds of Jews. Fewer Arabs will be scoping out Jewish neighborhoods (from within the neighborhood) and handing the blueprints over to Fatah and Hamas. An Arab working in the kitchen is an Arab who may one day decide to lace the coffee with something other than expired creamer. It has happened many times before. There are prominent cafes that remain open today, that have such incidents on record. And tragically it will happen again.

• Step #2: Jewish self-defense. If Jews are not being protected, then we must protect ourselves. Trained Jews need to patrol sensitive regions in order to protect people. I know there are alleged reports of civilian patrols in sensitive regions. Kol Hakavod to them. But until we hear of such a group actually responding and deterring Arab violence, we have learned nothing. The Arabs need to go. In the absence of that, they need to have the fear of G-d upon them, lest they molest a Jew in any manner. I am advocating the morality of Jewish survival, and the Divine right of self-defense. If one comes to slay you, slay him first. There is nothing more moral than the right to protect our lives.

During such moments when an Arab mob descends upon a Jew, one blow to the skull by a stone can end everything in an instant. Critical seconds cannot be wasted on paralysis and inaction, and mental exercises to consider the following very real possibilities:

• Will I sit in jail or endure an actual prison sentence for defending myself? (Quite possibly.) • Will the police harass me for using lethal force? (same as above.) • Will my gun license be revoked? (Without a doubt.)

The old cliche rings true, since it professes a universal truth that cannot be disputed. Better to be judged by 12 than buried by six. Even in the absence of a moral legal system, our current dilemma in Israel, it is always preferable to be alive. The right to protect our lives is guaranteed by the Torah. Neither Bibi, nor Peres, nor the late Rabin have the right to seize this from us, which is an act of grotesque violence by itself. In the meanwhile, Israel continues to provide electricity and supplies to Gaza, while Hamas rearms and rebuilds their terror tunnels. Fatah remains in our heartland, and Bibi and friends label them moderates and continue to arm them with weapons. True to form, Fatah is celebrating this Arab monster as a hero.

The government calls for restraint, nay, demands it. They will not tolerate self-defense. They prefer to turn an eye and encourage Jews to avoid “troubled” regions since they are unwilling to face hundred and thousands of rioting Arabs in Jerusalem. And then we have more of these notorious bolshevik “gag orders,” so that the masses are denied the evidence which destroys the myth of the “Israeli-Arab who loves Israel and is a silent majority.” Our eyes, ears, and Jewish seichal tell us otherwise.

“The most splendid thing the prophet Mohammed did was drive them out of the whole Arabian peninsula….They are a nation of liars and traitors, contrivers of plots, a people born for the deeds of treachery…. -Anwar Sadat, (Egypt) 1970

Be aware of your surroundings in Israel. Don’t trust Arabs, even those who smile at you on the street. Remember the lesson of the bloody pogroms of the 20′s and 30′s. The Jews of Chevron in 1929 would have sworn to you that their Arab neighbors were their friends, and they had empirical data to back up their claims.They frequently chatted with their Arab neighbors and shared Turkish coffee. One prominent Jew even helped local Arabs with real estate issues. He was butchered along with the rest of the Jewish community. Hyenas at the kill are more merciful than Arabs who descend upon Jews.

Never question your right to defend yourself. And never underestimate the pure hatred that Arabs have for us.

One final point: one who throws a stone at a Jew deserves a bullet through his brain. Protect your life. Protect Am Yisroel. Deal with the consequences.

A Time To Scream

In 1995, a fine text on the principles of combatting terrorist groups was published, entitled Fighting Terrorism. Not a perfect work, mind you. The author was reticent to get at the politically incorrect root of Islam, and frequently used such parve phrases like “militant Islam”; but despite certain faults, the book was excellent. It was such a sound read that, after 9/11, they came out with a revised edition with a new introduction.

The author was a bonafide expert on the subject, having served in the Israeli special forces as a soldier, authored a previous work on combatting terror, and had the distinction of being one of the founders of an anti-terror institute. The following statement from Fighting Terrorism addresses Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in 1994, and subsequent arming of the PLO:

“If one needs a textbook case on how not to fight terrorism, Gaza is it. For if hitherto Israel had shown the world how terrorism could be fought, now it showed how terrorism could be facilitated. From 1993 on, the Israeli government committed many of the same mistakes that a state could committ in the war against terror. It's most fundamental mistake, of course, was to capitulate to the terrorists' political demands.” (Page 110)

Clearly written by a man who understands the mindset of terrorists. Who wrote this wonderful text? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Therein lies the problem.

I don't like to bash Netanyahu. I attack his policies, not the man. Bibi is not like Obama who deserves all the defamation (and more) that we send his way. Obama is a reprehensible anti-semite. I don't doubt for a moment Bibi's committment to the Jewish people and Israel. Certainly, there is much to respect from his early career. But that is where it ends. Love and commitment are insufficient when the dagger is at our throat. (And with ISIS on the horizon, it will be the Arabian scimitar!) Certainly not while occupying the office of the Prime Minister of Israel, whose primary responsibility is to protect Israel.

Netanyahu fought the PLO as an elite soldier, and lost his legendary older brother Yonatan (May G-d avenge his blood!) to the PLO, while acting as commander during Operation Entebbe in 1976. Netanyahu understands terrorism. He knows all about Hamas and their intentions. So giving them a breath of life is insane. Agreeing to any ceasefire, real or otherwise, is riduculous. You destroy nazis today so that you won't have to fight them tommorow. It's not like Israel doesn't have a mess on her hands anyway. We have to start taking these terror networks out today, one by one, because things will get worse.

Netanyahu's Blunder

Since taking office (the first time around) Netanyahu rejected the philosophical principles of his beloved Likud, and abrogated virtually every one of the “don'ts” one must avoid when combatting terror. These sensible, obvious, “don'ts” resonate throughout his written work, and most of his public discourses (when not in office):

Several Examples From Bibi's “Don't List”

• Don't defer the mission of combatting terrorism to some other group. Certainly not to some other terrorist group!

• Don't release jailed terrorists who inevitably return to murder and terrorise Jews.

• Don't prevent the security forces from destroying terrorists, by restricting their ability to deal harsh blows.

• Don't arm terrorists!

Throughout his tenure as Prime Minister, Bibi has repeatedly abrogated every one of his rules.

In 1996, Netanyahu became Prime Minister for his first term. Instead of ending the illegal, treasonous Oslo Accords, he shook Yaser Arafat's hand and handed the holy city of Hebron to the PLO. Netanyahu knew it to be national suicide. He has consistently noted in his written works that Arafat was the epitomy of evil, and that the Oslo Accords were part of the PLO's stated phased plan to destroy Israel.

Since 2009, his leadership has been just as egregious. Here are some prominent examples:

• His infamous Bar Ilan speech gave full credence to the mythos of a palestinian people, and lent support to the creation of an unarmed palestinian state. (They were already armed!)

• Halting construction (“freezing”, if you will) in the liberated Judea and Samaria for a year.

• Freeing untold numbers of Arab murderers, many of whom returned to murder more Jews.

• Arming Abbas and his PLO henchmen.

• The Mavi Marmara Flotilla Fiasco: A hair-brained PG-13 scheme to take over a terror boat with paintball guns, which exposed Israel's elite soldiers to a near lynching. The boat should have been blown out of the water. It was only a miracle that the soldiers weren't slaughtered.

• Netanyahu's subsequent apology to Turkey's rabid Recep Erdogan made Israel look weak in the eyes of the Arab/Islamic world.

• Operation Protective Edge

I have already presented my assessment of Operation Protective Edge and I will not belabor the point. It was a disaster. Netanyahu prematurely pulled the IDF out of Gaza, giving Hamas a victory and the ability to resume firing rockets at us, which they have done for several days now. Hamas is mocking the State of Israel, the IDF, and by association, the G-d of Israel Himself.

I condemn Bibi for his mishandling of the war because Am Yiroel and Eretz Yisroel are in danger. To shirk my duty is to sit silently while Jews bleed to death. I don't like to do it. I would love to see the intelligent, articulate Netanyahu standing up and silencing the Jew haters of the world, with a message that will send shivers up our spines. I want to see the fearless combat soldier who risked his life to fight the Arabs. Hell, I want to see the Benjamin Netanyahu who dissects the enemies of Israel with such eloquent clarity and precision on “The Sean Hannity Show”, when he's not in office.

In the meantime, Hamas is firing rockets again. The ones who suffer most are the ones who've lived with this nightmare of a PLO-Hamas armed Gaza on their doorstep for 14 years. Fourteen years? The normal mind would crack in four weeks. How long would the merkaz put up with this, before there were riots in the streets?

“Who is wise, he who can see the future” (Pirkei Avot-Ethics of the Forefathers).

• ISIS is heading our way. Barbarians from the darkest period of history. Crucifying people. Mass burnings. They are actually beheading children!

• We are sorrounded by Arab/Islamic enemies. There are no friends or moderates in our neighborhood and the sham peace treaties belong in the trashcan; there is only self-interest. Jordan and Egypt would war with us tommorow if they weren't drowning in their own problems. Listen to the “King” of occupied Jordan. He can barely contain his jew-hatred as he spits his bile at Israel. He is cut from the same cloth as his father who, before being rehabiliarted as a “moderate,” once called upon the Arab world to "kill Jews wherever you find them; kill them with your hands, with your nails and teeth."

• The Israeli-Arab fifth column is a demographic nightmare and an impending internal intifada that threatens to blow up at any moment. Reportedly, ISIS flags have already been seen in “Israeli Arab” villages up north.

• Hezbollah is waiting in the north, Fatah terrorises the center, and Hamas occupies our southern coastline with the ability to fire rockets at 70% of the country.

Islam sorrounds us. Those with strong stomaches (other than pregnant woman and children) should force themselves to look at the recent horrific pictures of beheaded children, courtesy of the ISIS butchers that are inching towards us. Any Jew who thinks that the modern day ranks of Amalek are not found within ISIS, Fatah, Hamas, and Hezbollah isn't paying attention. They epitomize evil. And they are waiting for the day when they can swarm into Israel with their swords and behead Jewish children (G-d help us!).

If Netanyahu won't destroy Hamas, in defiance of an evil world that equates our self defense (weak as it is) as an act of genocide, then he must step aside. Because we are fighting those who wage war under the banner of Amalek. It has nothing to do with zionism. They want to exterminate Jews. And Heaven Forbid they will do so, when they are strong enough.

There is a time for peace (halachic peace) and a time for war. And a time to scream.

A season for everything. Now is the time to scream.

Published first in the Jewish Press: http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/a-time-to-scream/2014/08/13/