| These are some important facts about the present day war between Israel and the Palestinians. This will take just a few moments to read! Jew or non-Jew, if you use logic, you can reach but one conclusion. Please read on…… |
| Nationhood and Jerusalem. |
| Israel became a state in 1312 B.C. - 2000 years before the rise of Islam. |
| Arab refugees in Israel began to identify themselves as Palestinians in 1967, two decades after the foundation of modern-day Israel. |
| Following the conquest of the land in 1272 B.C. the Jews ruled the Land for one thousand years and enjoyed a continuous and uninterrupted presence there for 3,300 years. |
| The sole Arab control after the conquest of 635 B.C. lasted only 22 years. |
| For over 3,300 years Jerusalem was the Jewish capital. Jerusalem has never been the capital of any Arab or Islamic entity. Even the Jordanians, when they conquered Jerusalem, did not make it their capital, and Arab dignitaries never visited her. |
| Jerusalem is mentioned more than 700 times in the Bible, and never once in the Koran. |
| King David founded the city of Jerusalem. Muhammad’s foot has never stepped on Jerusalem’s soil. |
| Jews pray with their faces turned towards Jerusalem. Muslims pray with their backs to Jerusalem. |
| Jewish and Arab Refugees. |
| In 1948, Arab leaders encouraged Arab refugees to leave Israel, promising that they would rid the land of Jews. 68% of those refugees left Israel without seeing a single Israeli soldier. |
| Jewish refugees were obliged to escape from Arab states because of violence, persecution and Pogroms conducted by the Arabs. |
| The number of Arabs who departed from Israel in 1948 is estimated to be approximately 630,000. The number of Jewish refugees from Arab countries is estimated to be a similar number. |
| Arab refugees were deliberately not absorbed into the Arab countries, although they are huge. Of the 100,000,000 refugees worldwide since WW2, Arabs are the only group not to have been absorbed by or assimilated into nations of their own background or religion. The Jewish refugees were mostly absorbed by Israel, a country no larger than New Jersey. |
| The Arab-Israeli Conflict. |
| There are eight Arab countries, not including Palestine. There is but one Jewish state. The Arabs initiated all five wars against Israel –– and lost. Israel defended herself each time, and was victorious. |
| The PLO charter demands the eradication of Israel. Israel granted the Palestinians most of the West Bank, autonomy under the Palestinian Authority, and supplied them with arms. |
| During Jordanian occupation, holy Jewish sites were violated, and Jews were denied access to them. Under Jewish rule all Muslim and Christian sites have been preserved, and are accessible to believers of all faiths. |
| Israel and the Arabs in the United Nations. |
| Until 1990, of 175 resolutions carried by the Security Council of the UN, 97 were against Israel. |
| Of 690 resolutions carried by the General Assembly during the same time, 429 were against Israel. |
| The UN was silent when the Jordanians destroyed 58 Synagogues. |
| The UN was silent when the Jordanians systematically desecrated the ancient Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives. |
| The UN was silent when the Jordanians conducted a policy of Apartheid, preventing Jews from reaching Temple Mount and the Wailing Wall. |
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| These are terrible times. |
| Ask yourself these questions: |
| What is my role in this conflict? |
| What shall I tell my grandchildren that I did when faced with a turning point in the destiny of the Jews? |
| Did I make a difference? |
| Now is your chance to make a difference. |
...with your morning coffee
