One of the task of the Muslim Temple Mount guards WAKF seems to be getting rid of any religious Jew on the Har HaBayit. Whereas most Haredim refrain from visiting the Temple Mount due to halachic reasons, many national religious Jews do visit the Temple Mount. Most religious guides demand that those Jews intending such a visit need to go the Mikveh before. Furthermore, due to halachic guidance, the Jewish visitors do not step onto the ground of the former Azarah including the Kodesh Ha'Kedoshim.
Jews are not allowed to pray on the Temple Mount nor is it permitted to move ones lips. The reason for that may be that Arabs are very much aware of the power of a Jewish prayer which could cause the coming of Meshiach.
Just a few days ago, the WAKF again started attacking religious Jews.
The video shows two Palestinian boys yelling and attacking Jewish passengers on a public bus in the Negev town Beersheva. Those are pictures you probably won't find on CNN or the BBC.
The incident occured just a few days ago on October 3. The incident itself is nothing special, as many Palestinian kids are trained to cause provocations. As soon as Israelis start defending themselves, the terror kids start crying and run to the foreign press in order to complain about the "violent" Israelis.
It seems as if the world is going nuts. Radical Muslims have been threatening western society's freedom of speech and even US as well as European politicians are willing to give in to the Muslim riot mob. Western civilization has to decide what it prefers: A life with freedom of speech or the Muslim Sharia law. If the world is giving in now due to a stupid video called "Muhammad Movie", the free world is going to loose its freedom and radical Muslims will reign. At the moment it looks as if Youtube has already given in, as it started deleting Muhammad Movie videos. I just wish that they would also delete all the anti - Semitic neonazi and Arab videos but no one cares about those videos .
Maybe we Jews should also start rioting as soon as another anti - Semitic TV series or cartoon is coming out. Anti - Semitism in the Arab world is very common and widely accepted. Hardly anyone is raising his voice anymore when Egypt, Turkey or Iran are broadcasting their anti - Semitic TV series. Imagine, all Jews would go as wild as the Muslim world now. But I guess it wouldn't matter to the world because we are "only" Jews.
Israeli driver schools Arab Muslim Carjacker. Meet the Israeli George Zimmerman. When an Arab Muslim grabs a crowbar to smash into his car, he gets out his gun.
Last week, an Israeli paper finally referred to the new kind of Palestinian terror against Israelis: Arson.
During the Israeli summer months of May, June, July, August and September, you won't find any rain. Instead the weather is unbelievable hot and dry. Anyone throwing away a cigarette bud can cause a catastrophe. In fact there are radio and TV spots asking the public to watch out and avoid causing any fire in open spaces such as forests or fields.
It has been going on for a while now that the Israeli fire department hardly finds any time to breathe. The guys are hurrying from one fire to the next and most of those fires were caused on purpose. By Palestinians. Almost all of those fires take place close to Jewish buildings. Last week there was another huge fire between Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and Moshav Even Sapir. The day before yesterday, there was another fire right in front of my windows. Nearby living Palestinians and kindled another fire in the woods and the fire department arrived with two vehicles.
About a month ago, me and a friend were witnessing some Palestinian youths kindling a fire in the woods across the building where I live. The lit the fire and ran away. It is well known that most fires in Israel were caused by Palestinians. Just for fun in order to upset the Jews or even in order to kill. I am sure that people abroad have not clue about what is going on here, as your local media stations definitely won't report about Palestinian arson.
Its been exactly eleven years today and despite all that time gone by, I find it extremely important to remember. To remember all victims of terror attacks. First you read about them in the Israeli news but, later on, people become forgotten, as there are more and more Arab terror attacks taking place in Israel. Who then is actually asking the question: "Wait a minute. What happened to victim so - and - so and how are they recovering ? How does their lives look today and what has changed after turning into a victim ?
Almost every Israeli knows a terror victim and ten years ago, in Jerusalem we defined places downtown according to the bus exploding there and not by the name of the street.
Here is a personal story I keep on publishing every August, as no one else remembers Channah Nachenberg anymore.
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Every Shabbat anew, people come to join the Machlis - Family for very different reasons.
Rabbi Mordechai Machlis, his wife Henny and his 14 kids are the greatest Shabbat experience you could ever have. They accept everybody and have been doing so for more than 20 years. Mordechai and Henny are originally from Brooklyn and both are children of rabbis. Almost 30 years ago, they made Aliyah and have been living in the Maalot Dafna neighbourhood in Jerusalem since. You could call Rabbi Machlis national religious or Chardalnik (Haredi Leumi). His children, however, are mostly married to Haredim and the two oldest sons are students at the MIR Yeshiva.
The Machlises are famous for their Shabbat food. In other words, for the amount of food. Anyone can come without calling and take as much as he likes. And this is one of the main reasons why people come. Food.
Me and my friends see the Machlis home more as a social meeting. Throughout the week, each of us is busy, so on Shabbat we meet at the Machlises.
In May 2001, I showed up at the Machlis home and met an old acquaintance of mine, David Nachenberg. Some time ago, he had got married and he introduced me to his wife Channah. They also had a two - year - old daughter, Sarah. A happy family with a home in Modi'in. They made jokes about their income but most Israelis have an overdraft. Channah told me that she wants to find a job in order to make things going smoother.
On 9th August 2001, I was on a bus when I heard the news. A suicide bomber had blown himself up at the Sbarro Pizzeria. Corner King George - Jaffa Road. It was at about 2pm when a guy with a guitar entered the Sbarro and exploded himself. Inside the bomb were also nails and screws to injure or kill more people. The streets and the Sbarro were crowded and the suicide bomber had waited for the traffic light turning green. Thus, people were crossing the junction and he could kill even more.
Many people were killed inside the Sbarro. A whole family was wiped out. The Shijveshurder family who had emigrated from Holland. Five family members almost died on the spot.
A few months later, I read the "Jerusalem Post" and suddenly saw a picture of Channah and David Nachenberg. I only got to know then that Channah had been badly injured in the blast. She had gone with her daughter Sarah and a relative to eat pizza. The relative was only slightly injured. Daughter Sarah showed no sign of injury at all.
After the blast, her relative got up and saw that Channah had been falling over the table. She was taken to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and the doctors found out that she had a nail in her heart. However, they succeeded in operating her but Channah never woke up again. Until today, she is still unconscious and the doctors don't know why. Laying in the Re'ut rehabilitation center with open eyes but not responding to anything. Her husband David visits her as much as he can. Sarah keeps on drawing pictures for her mother although she grew up. They play music to her.
The Nachenberg Family in happier days
However, they also had further horrible experiences when Christian visitors popped in. They started praying to J. and claimed that if the family converted to Christianity, Channah would wake up.
How horrible and ignorant can people be ? Since the incident occurred, David allows only Jewish visitors in.
After the blast, no more traffic ran through downtown Jerusalem. Only ambulances.
The bus driver opened the doors and we got off the bus. It was in the Ge'ulah haredi neighbourhood and we walked avoiding the nearby scene. I had just walked a few meters when a teenager girl walking not too far away received a phone call. She spoke a few words and then started screaming and crying. She was national religious and just sat down in the middle of the sidewalk and cried. A haredi Mea Shearim woman came up to her and everybody else around just knew why the teenager was crying. Something terrible had happened to a friend or relative. The haredi woman embraced her and said a few encouraging words to the girl.
It was one of the most incredible scenes I have ever witnessed.
All the time we hear about people from Mea Shearim. They hate everybody else and keep themselves separate. And here was, a woman from Mea Shearim, embracing a teenager from the outside world. Unfortunately, the secular press wasn't around to take a picture.
I don't know what exactly happened to the teenager and don't know where she is today. Unfortunately, Channah Nachenberg, the last victim of the Sbarro bombing, seems to be almost forgotten.
This kind of news you probably won't find around international news agencies. Even the regular Israeli press is not too much into the subject, as Palestinians keep on throwing stones at buses and cars all the time.
Last night, Mozzaei Shabbat, Palestinians were throwing stones at several EGGED buses traveling to the Kotel (Western Wall). The incidents happened near the Damascus Gate, at the borderline between East and West Jerusalem.
Stones were thrown at the bus lines 1 and 3 and the drivers did the only right thing: Just continue driving and somehow reaching the Kotel. Never stop at the Damascus Gate, as Palestinians may storm the bus.
When the buses got to the Kotel, medical aid was waiting for the passengers.
I was in such an incident some years ago but then, the windows didn't break, as they were made out of plastic. The area around Damascus Gate is full of Hamas and it is not surprising that, many times, Jews going to the Kotel are being attacked or that stones are flying at Israeli cars.
Fourty years went by since Palestinian terrorists killed eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team in September 1972. When we look at the Olympics today, we may notice that the Munich Massacre seems to be forgotten, as now, even more than ever, money counts and nothing else.
What do the relatives of the victims think today and what kind of mistakes were made while trying to negotiate with the terrorists ?
FRUMLIFE has put together a very informative article.
Exactly four years ago, the Palestinian terrorist Alaa Abu Dhein walked into the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem's neighbourhood of Kiryat Moshe and gunned down eight young students sitting at the library studying holy books. Jerusalem was in shock and the local police didn't look that courageous after failing to shoot the terrorist much earlier.
Besides the Fogel massacre a year ago, we should never forget the vicious terror attack where eight young Jews lost their lives and countless ended up injured !
Daily life in Israel: Israeli cars passing Palestinian areas are being stoned all the time. Especially Jewish settlers have been suffering from this, as they need to cross certain streets in order to get home to their settlements.
The video shows the latest incident from last week. Location: Hebron - Gush Etzion / south of Jerusalem.
Tonight begins the first Yahrzeit of one of the worst terror attacks in the history of our country. Exactly one year ago, the Fogel family was murdered in their house in Itamar. A special event is going to take place in Jerusalem next Tuesday in order to commemorate the Fogels.
The two Palestinian killers were sent to jail for the rest of their lives. Many Israelis demanded the death penalty but, instead, we had to look at the murderers smiling face in the courtroom. They admitted having killed the entire family only because they were Jews.
Once again, Palestinians started rioting and it all reminds me of the riots about the Mugrabi Bridge a few years ago. This time the reason for the riots is a dead Palestinian at one of the checkpoints.
Over the course of the weekend, more than 1200 violent Palestinian protesters took part in riots across Judea & Samaria. This video shows the violent riots in Al-Ram, a village northeast of Jerusalem, where protesters set fires, blocked streets and hurled rocks at IDF forces.
Further background information: For many many years, Palestinians have been denying Jewish history. The two Jewish Tempels would be just an imagination and Israeli propaganda. In order to support the Arab history lie, Palestinians need to get rid of Jewish historical facts. The Waqf keeps on digging on the Temple Mount and destroying parts of the former Jewish Temple. The Palestinians don't even hide their illegal diggings but the Israeli government doesn't take any action.
What will be next ? Are the Palestinians going to tare down the Kotel (Western Wall) in order to support their lie ? Let alone the permanent denial of the Holocaust !
If you ever ask me for my most read blog post ever, here is the sad answer: The most hits I am getting on the video of Daniel Pearl's execution. Throughtout the year and not only on his Yahrzeit (day of death).
Tomorrow, ten years ago, on 1 February 2002, Daniel Pearl was murdered by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan.
Once again, Arab Hackers have been trying to take over Israeli websites. This time they hacked into the homepage of ELAL (Israeli Airline) as well as the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange:
Israel's right - wing has published a warning poster where you can see the photos of those Palestinian terrorists who were released in the Gilad Sgalit prisoner exchange. The terrorist on the poster are now back in East Jerusalem.
Details on ARUTZ 7 (English) as well as on WALLA (Hebrew).
These days, people from abroad love to claim that all those female prisoners who are among the 1027 terrorists being released in the "Shalit Deal" must be innocent. Reason: Because they are women.
Let me tell you one thing: If you met one of those women, they wouldn't hesitate for one second of either cutting your throat or blowing you up and stick your intestines onto the next car antenna.
Example: The female killer of 16 - year - old OFIR RACHUM.
In January 2001, the 16 - year - old teenager Ofir Rachum was found dead near Ramallah. A few months before, he had met a young woman in an Internet chatroom and, apparently, fallen in love with her. At least twice, Ofir had made his way from his hometown Ashkelon to Jerusalem where he met the 20 - year - old woman. When he asked her why she spoke Hebrew with an Arab accent, she had a few answers for him. One was that she had just made Aliyah from Morocco.
In January 2001, again Ofir took the bus to Jerusalem where the woman suggested a little trip. Not knowing the area, Ofir didn't realize that the woman took him to Ramallah. On the way, a second car stopped and a Palestinian terrorist killed Ofir. The terrorist was a friend of the young woman whose real name is Amana Muna. It was Amana Muna who had arranged the killing of Ofir Rachum.
The day before yesterday, Amana Muna was released from jail and sent to Gaza. Gaza was her choice and not a destination called Ramallah. Not only was she responsible for the murder of Ofir Rachum but while being in jail, Amana Muna had harassed and even tortured her Palestinian inmates. Now she was afraid of their revenge and chose being sent to Gaza where not too many people know her. If she had returned to Ramallah she may have ended up with a cut throat and dumped into a trash can.
Interview with the father of Ofir Rachum regarding the "Shalit - Deal"
After years of living in Jerusalem, I decided to betray the city by moving to Tel Aviv.:-) In the meantime I returned to the Holy City. It is actually very good to be back in Jerusalem !!!
Nevertheless, I am still writing about Jerusalem but also include many other places in Israel.
Until some years ago, I was a Yeshiva (Michlalah) student. First with the national religious and later with the Litvishe. Also got in contact with Chassidut and this subject and lifestyle has never left me.
