Volume 25 Issue 2
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By JL Robb May 2024
and the Roman centurions put up with little. There were no Mi- randa Rights, and the life of a Jew was not considered of value to many. Persecution of a people who had only one God by a group who had many gods.
news in the world right now. Hatred of Jews, blocking Jews from entering schools and grocery stores, threatening Jews. One has to wonder — what’s with the sudden love of Islam in the US? The Jews faced their Holocaust while the world looked the other way, like now. Since colleges do not teach true history anymore, we are doomed to repeat it. Is God judging the United States? He is particular about the descendants of Jacob. “On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.” (Zechariah 12:3). The first time I read this Scripture, I wondered what Israel could possibly do to turn the US against them. I never thought of Oc- tober 7, 2023. All they had to do is defend themselves, and now we want Israel to stop before they kill the cancer. Let them do their job! Terrorism is a malignant cancer. A lot of well-educated college kids do support the cancer instead of the cure. Pro- grammed by their professors and Tik Tok. Social media is the devil in disguise. Is God judging the United States? Are times good? Is the econ- omy good? Gas prices? How about crime? Mortgage rates? Pan- demics? It’s getting like Dodge City out here. Many people are even afraid to go out at night in large cities. Unfortunately, the same persecution will come to Christianity, as hatred grows. There does not seem to be much repenting going on, and anti-Semitism is worse than ever. “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Geneses 12:3). JL Robb is author of the 7-book series, “The End The Book,”
It was tough being a Hebrew in the days of slavery under the North African rule in Egypt. Their journey from Hebrew to Jew would be a dangerous trek. God forewarned Abraham. Genisis 15:12-14, “Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him. God said to Abram, ‘Know for certain that your de- scendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years. But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions…’” The Hebrews, descendants of Abraham, started off pretty well in Egypt, thanks to Jacob’s son, Joseph. Joseph, a victim of sib- ling rivalry, was sold to desert travelers and taken to Egypt where he was sold to a man named Potiphar, a prince to Pharaoh. Potiphar liked Joseph’s work ethic and attitude; and before long Potiphar put him in charge of his other slaves. Potiphar’s wife took a liking to Joseph too; but she was rejected. Feeling scorned, she told Potiphar that Joseph tried to seduce her; but she declined. A short time later, Joseph was in jail. Be- cause of his uncanny ability to decipher dreams, Pharaoh finally got word of Joseph’s gift and sent for him. Joseph deciphered some of Pharaoh’s troubling dreams; and Pharaoh promoted him to be his right-hand man, second in com- mand. When Joseph is later joined by his father and brothers, a convoluted story in itself, his family is quite surprised at the living conditions. Royalty was something they had never experienced. As things happen, a new Pharaoh came along, Joseph and his descendants were enslaved; and 400 years later, Moses freed them with the help of God’s great miracles. And the future Chil- dren of Israel complained. It was also tough being a Jew in the days of Roman rule. The Judahites (first use of the term Jews) were a feisty group,
Jesus came to save the Jews from themselves, and many of the Jews believed Him. With their own eyes they saw miracles that man had never seen and has never seen since. When Jesus cured the man’s blindness, He did not slam him in the head and knock him to the ground; He simply commanded. There was little drama like we see on TV, which, of course, is false prophecy that deceives even the most elect. The Jews that saw Jesus and believed, were ostracized by the Pharisees and “normal” Jews who knew for sure that the Messiah would ride in on a big, white horse with lots of armor and weapons; and kill all their enemies. Did not happen. It was not predicted to happen at that time. That would be Armageddon, the war that would end war. In 132 AD, the Jews were exiled by the Romans and scattered throughout the known world. They suffered death by Muslims and death by crusaders. It had been a long and arduous trek, and this journey would end in Germany. Much of the news in Nazi Germany looked like much of the
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No, American Students Don’t Suddenly Care Deeply About the Palestinians
By Dr. Michael Brown May 2024
Jesus on hippie garb. He made rebellion chic, even violent rebellion. He stood up to the man! After that, it was the latest iteration of LGBTQ+ Pride, with each wave surpassing the previous wave (accordingly, trans pride now takes precedence over gay pride, which in turn took precedence over Black pride or feminist pride, etc.). In 2020, it was the BLM logo. Now it’s the keffiyeh or the colors of Hamas.
its 7 October onslaught – ed.] is just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth. Will we have to pay a price? Yes, and we are ready to pay it. We are called a nation of martyrs, and we are proud to sacrifice martyrs.” Enough, then with the pious platitudes of the protesters (putting aside those who sincerely care). They are standing with evil. They are playing with fire. Eventually, they will be burned.
No, I don’t believe for a split second that suddenly, college students all over America really care about the plight of the Palestinians. I don’t believe this anymore than, a few years ago, people around the globe were suddenly concerned about the plight of Black Americans when they marched for BLM. Not a chance. Instead, this is just the latest manifestation of raging against the machine, of standing up to “the man.” As expressed by Khymani James, one of the Columbia University anti-Israel protest leaders who is Black and identifies as trans, non- binary, and queer, just as, in the past, Haitian revolutionaries had to “kill their masters in order to gain their independence,” it’s the same with Hamas and the Palestinian people today. They, too, must kill their white supremacist masters. And, he adds, “What is a Zionist? A white supremacist.” That about sums it up. To be sure, there are Muslims worldwide who, on some level, stand with the Palestinians, although not when it comes to their home coun- tries absorbing Palestinians into their own societies as equal citizens. And there are students in America who, no doubt, are moved by the images of suffering Palestinian families. But these same students were not equally moved by the incredibly graphic images of Israelis massacred by Hamas or by the docu- mented reports of the women raped and abused. Nor have they been moved by the suffering of the more than 130 hostages, including ba- bies, who have been in captivity for more than 200 days, in complete violation of every international or universal standard of ethics. The protesters’ compassion is not just selective. It is hypocritical and skin deep. And without a doubt, these are not simply, pro-Palestinian, anti-Is- rael protests. They are pro-Hamas, anti-Jewish protests. That’s why Muslims demonstrating in Sydney, Australia on October 10, just three days after the slaughter and before Israel had begun its retaliation, were already chanting, “Gas the Jews.” That’s why, at Princeton University, a Hezbollah flag was found at the anti-Israel encampment. That’s why, at a recent protest in Vancouver, CA, the organizer Charlotte Kates glorified the “Beautiful, brave and heroic resistance of the Palestinian people, which did not begin on October 7, which has continued for over 75 years, which has continued over 120 years.” That’s why protesters at Columbia chanted, “We are Hamas.” So, on the one hand, as I and others have argued, these protests are just the latest manifestation of antisemitism and have little or noth- ing to do with compassion for suffering Palestinians. But there is something else going on, and these protests represent something larger, as did the BLM protests of 2020. Back in the ‘60s and ‘70s, it was wearing the Che Guevara t-shirts. He became an iconic, god-like figure, often pictured side by side with
Terrorism is cool, as long as it’s against the ma- chine, represented by the White European Jew in par- ticular and the university establishment in general. As Matt Walsh wrote, “instead of race riots, right on cue, we have this insurgent movement to ‘Free Pales- tine.’ Which is really just a race riot, repackaged, and draped in a green, black, and white flag.” He continued, “These students [meaning, at Colum- bia University], for the most part, don’t necessarily see this as a BLM reboot, but that’s what it is, and that’s what political forces much more powerful than the stu- dents are determined to turn it into. Those forces see an opportunity that really has very little to do with Is- rael or Gaza. And if they succeed, there will be a lot of violence and disruption this year that extends far beyond Columbia and Morningside Heights.” Similarly, Bill O’Reilly noted that, “The lead group generating the chaos is ‘Students for Justice for Palestine.’ Founded in 1993, it is based in Berkeley, California. A prominent leader is Dr. Hatem Bazian, a lecturer at the University of California. That means taxpayers are funding him. SJP apparently keeps no books, but it is estimated it has a presence on more than 200 campuses.” O’Reilly points out that, “Bazian is quoted as saying: ‘How come we (Americans) don’t have an intifada in this country?’ He added, ‘They’re going to say that it’s a Palestinian being too radical. Well, they haven’t seen radicalism yet.’” Put another way, “On with the uprising! Bring the Intifada home!” Or, instead of chanting, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free,” substitute with, “From sea to shining sea, America will be free.” This is what underlies the spirit of these protests, a spirit that claims to stand for the oppressed but in- stead stands for uprising, for the overthrowing of au- thority, and ultimately, for murderous, barbaric evil. It is a spirit encapsulated by the words of Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad, spoken last November: “We must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do it again and again. The Al-Aqsa Deluge [the name Hamas gave
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