9-11: Have we not learned anything?

Did the world change for you after 9-11? It absolutely changed for me. I was always a defender of Israel and of my people. I knew from a young age that the Jewish people were under attack, always were and probably always will be.

But after 9-11 I thought I finally had the scary proof that my fears were warranted and proceeded to delve further as a Jewish activist. Turns out that I was taken aback about how many fellow people including my own Jewish  family and cousins who didn’t have the faintest idea of what I was talking about and probably thought I was nuts (and some probably still do).

I had just finished working on a government contract (it was the first and only time that I worked for 2 months and got totally ripped off - never got paid) with a colleague who got me the ‘contract’ and worked for free as well. It was a sunny day here in Toronto as well as in New York city. He called me on the phone (maybe the only time he did so) to tell me to turn on the TV. When I did, I had no idea what I was watching. It took a few minutes to blink away the shock until it finally hit home. We were under attack and the world just changed direction forever (backwards). 

You gotta love congresswoman, Omar’s description of 9-11: ‘ some people did something’. Or how about the NY Times ‘planes crashed into the twin towers’ - no mention of Islamic terrorists who actually killed all those innocent people. Planes don't kill people on their own. Have we not learned a thing? 

When Donald Trump proposed on TV to temporarily halt Muslim immigration to the US until 'we figure this out' I knew then and there that he is exactly what the American citizens and the world needed. As it turned out, the list of Muslim countries that the Trump administration proposed to limit immigrants from was quite similar to his predecessor's Obama. But of course the MSM and the Democratic party ignored that glaring fact and jumped all over Trump for being (amongst other things) an islamophobe.

If G-d forbid my people in Israel were responsible for most of the world wide terror, I too would expect my government to limit immigration from there. It's called common sense. Nothing at all to do with racism.

Well before this terrible terrorist attack I was quite worried (to say the least) that the very real threat of Islamic terror was expanding at an exponential rate. Most Muslim countries were vying for the leadership of their people to dominate the world using all means possible (terror just being one of them).

When I saw videos of tens of thousands of fanatical Muslim armies armed to the teeth in so many countries especially in the Middle East I knew that I had to get the word out. You can see some of my old blogs where I focussed on this imminent danger. What shocked me then was the ongoing theme that most good people in the West were either totally oblivious to this threat or worse, they refused to even look into it. They stuck their heads in the sand and sadly many continue to do so.

One can easily find all sorts of accurate information about our enemies. Check out this recent video about Iran's military: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqoiTzZYDEQ

I am writing this blog today after watching a 'documentary' on 9-11 the other day. I thought that it's well worth remembering. Some of the footage of the collapse of the twin towers was mind blowing and I don't recall ever seeing it before. But after a while I had to switch channels. Why? Because some of the people interviewed were recanting stories of how they or others were called out for being Muslim while they were running for safety after the attack. Is that the message that  we should be sending to millions of people (many of whom were too young to even know what happened) who were watching this 'documentary' on the anniversary of 9-11?

If in fact some racist comments were made in the heat of the worst terrorist attack ever committed on US soil, I'm sorry. But that should not have been the focus on that TV special at all. What was not mentioned  was that nightmare was perpetrated by Muslim terrorists in their fight to dominate the world. Can you see how the narrative sprung from day one of this attack, was to defend Islam and Muslims? President Bush at the time said that Islam represents peace and his prime concern seemed to protect his partners in oil, the Saudis as he covertly snuck them out of the country even while there was an air traffic ban at the time.

So I'm here to tell you that we still need to focus our attention to the millions of radical Muslims both in and outside of our own borders. Nope, climate change is not the world's biggest threat. Please keep your eyes on the ball. We need to be vigilant for the sake of our grand children. 

What a learning opportunity lost (again)!

Was Trump Wrong to Suggest That AOC & her Buddies Should Leave?

If your were black and some racist member of Congress publicly stated that blacks are corrupt, powerful elitists who attempt to control the world and especially the US government and only care about themselves and money, surely there would be a united front condemning such behaviour. 

I don’t think anyone would object if anyone would demand that that congressperson be dismissed, charged and deported (if they came from another country). 

But as we have seen on multiple occasions, AOC and her gang of anti-American, antisemitic, anti-white, anti-male, anti-Christian friends (Ilhan Omar, Tlaib and others) have all been guilty of all of the adjectives I just listed including silencing dissent, voting for socialism, open borders, throw Israel to the wolves and many other dangerous and insane economic and security policies. And for the most part they have so far successfully gotten away with it. 

In particular the despicable things that have come out of Omar’s mouth would certainly cause me to chant ‘Send her back’. If someone wants me and people like me (Jews, people who support Israel and Trump) dead, then why wouldn’t I want her out of my country?

I agree with the president 100% on his political incorrect comment: Send her back. Does it sound like some of the comments made by many extreme leftists (like AOC et all) or right wing bigots? 

Maybe superficially. As we all know, president Trump has been called a racist and worse, every day of his presidency. Perhaps some of his comments and/or tweets were not presidential and one might even condemn some of his comments as possibly racist. But on this issue he is 100% correct.

When these congresswomen spewed nasty antisemitic comments in public, the mainstream media (MSM), the Democratic party and others for the most part were silent. When pushed by the American people to condemn their remarks, the party leaders refused. Again the MSM were quiet. But when the president called these women out for their antisemitism he is the racist.

I thank G-d that my neighbour to the south has a president who has the courage to call out antisemitism when he sees it. I can’t wait for the day when my Leftist, dangerous, nutcase PM in Canada is finally ousted and is replaced by someone with some smarts, wisdom and courage to take back our country. Dare I say someone  ‘Trumplike’ ?

Is Trump's ME 'peace plan' a Waste of Time?

I love Trump but that said, he and his administration are not that different from all previous US administrations in their limited understanding of Muslims. Especially those in the Middle East. Abbas like all previous PLO leaders before him (that was meant as a joke as there was only one - Arafat) do not want peace. Like all dictatorships they thrive when their people suffer.

            Jared Kushner excited about his ME economic plan

Although I can't blame the Trump team (Kushner et al) for trying but I do find it frustrating to think that after decades of dealing with the worlds greatest enemy (Islam - no offence for those wonderful Muslims who sadly comprise a small minority) we still haven't figured that out. I of course recognize that I am not privy to the details of the now infamous 'plan' nor do I know the rational for it. I do appreciate one thing though. Their attempt to buy the arabs. Perhaps the one thing they like more than killing Jews is money. That said, we have been throwing tons of money at them for decades. Billions of dollars a year that is from the US, Europe, Iran, the Gulf States and practically every Western country in the world including of course my very left leaning country (currently that is), Canada. Has it worked? Has this money helped resolve any issues or has it been used by the terrorist dictatorships like the PA, PLO and Hamas to line their pockets and to finance terror? So even this ploy won't work. 

 Sure it's nice to read about the Saudis, Bahrain and a few others coming to the table and supporting the plan including possibly footing the bill. But despite me agreeing with most Muslim states that this exercise is a big waste of time (probably the only time I've agreed with them on anything) I feel it's dangerous and the wrong approach. Why are we always rewarding bad behaviour? We shouldn't negotiate with terrorists. It never works out in the end. Abbas and his administration along with Hamas should be treated as the criminals they are and should be put in prison. Instead of giving criminal terrorists tons of money in the hopes to appease them, we should defund them immediately. 

I'm sure you've been in this situation before; A poor guy on the street who amongst other things is an alcoholic, begs for money with a sign that says I'm hungry. If you give him some money, do you really thing he'll buy food with it or do you think he'll buy booze? This situation is no different except for the dangerous consequence it purports. 

President Trump has proven that he is a tough negotiator at all levels. I would have hoped that he'd remain so with Abbas who is no less a criminal than his predecessor Arafat was. I think that Trump has been influenced by his somewhat naive son in law on this and hopefully after it becomes obvious that it in fact was a complete waste of time and effort, Trump will use another approach. A big stick comes to mind.

What should we make of the election and the parallels of both US and Israel

Bibi won the election in Israel. Mazel Tov!

I was pretty nervous about the elections in Israel just like I was about the previous US election. Both elections seem to behave oddly very similarly. The mainstream, leftist media in both countries were often predicting that the left leader would win. In the US, Hilary was to be the next president. Gantz was to be Israel's next president. Hilary was Secretary of State under president Obama and of course was the wife of former president Bill Clinton. She was certainly a politician of high importance in the US cabinet. She was a shoe in to win. She had Obama and his administration behind her. And of course lots of money behind her from billionaires like George Soros, Bezos and too many others to note here now. Thankfully she lost. And cried about it. In fact she and many of her Democrat followers still think that she won.

Benny Gantz was Israeli's Chief of Staff in the IDF for many years. A position no less important than Hilary's in the US. I don't know why retired Israeli generals think they'd make good politicians and in Israel's case make great leaders. There are many cases to prove my point. Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak & Yitzhak Rabin come to mind. They were great soldiers and generals but as PM's - not so much. 
Benny Gantz partnered with Yair Lapid who I despise. His only policy was/is to enlist the religious into the IDF. He inherited this self hating trait from his father. I can understand those Israelis who want everyone to serve but Lapid is not doing this for altruistic reasons. Gantz himself had no real policies to speak of other than handing land to Israel's enemies. In any case I'm sure many Israelis, especially the leftists in Tel Aviv still think Gantz and Lapid won. 

The ongoing attacks and what I would call an attempted coup with the Russian collusion hoax against president Trump and the ongoing cigar-gate indictments on PM Netanyahu are again scarily similar.
Both leaders are arguably the most important leaders in the free world. Both countries cannot afford to make serious mistakes or else we'll all suffer. On foreign affairs they've done incredible things. Trump has stopped the Iran deal and is slowly squeezing Iran to death. Bibi has kept Israel alive despite intense efforts by existential enemies on all front trying to wipe her off the map. The economies of both countries are doing extremely well. 

Unlike the States, many of Israeli's younger generation lean to the Right. The method that elections are held in Israel are quite different than in the US especially with their dozens of parties that form alliances in order to get the majority of votes required to win. So in Bibi's case he allied himself with a few right wing parties and religious parties in order to win despite the close vote between his Likud party and Gantz's new Blue and White party. Trump's win over Hilary's was equally close.

I couldn't imagine the damage that would be caused had Gantz won and again thank G-d he didn't!
Likewise the damage to the US and the world would be terrible had a Democrat won. 
The great news is this: The Left in Israel is on the ropes. Israel's official leftist party, Labour is all but deceased. There are many excellent potential leaders on Israel's right. Naftali Bennett, Shaked, Yehuda Glick, Caroline Glick, Baraket, Feiglin,, Smotrich are just a few (notice no generals). None exist on the left. Remember Herzog and Livni? I don't either.

Similarly in the US the Left is in big trouble. Although they have dozens of potential candidates, none are serious contenders. Sanders, although he could have and perhaps should have beaten Hilary is slowly disappearing into dust. Biden, Cuomo, O'rourke, Harris, Warren and other no names are all a joke and have no chance to beat Trump in 2020.

Although in previous articles I've criticized both Trump and Bibi, it was done only because I wanted them to succeed. And they certainly have! 

Here are 3 comments about Bibi from Righteous Gentiles who I know only via the internet:

John D, a military doctor and lawyer who was present when the Muslim terrorist went crazy in Fort Hood (and I doubt anyone could have said this any better):

"Israel cannot afford too many leftists.People don't understand the serious nature of Bibi--who, compared to any other national leader, has personal experience with war, has intellectual heft, and I would suspect has a depth of understanding of intell/foreign affairs that would be hard to match in national leaders around the world.  Israel is lucky to have him. "

Richard F, a DC lawyer:

"Most of all, the guy exhibits a moral clarity unmatched on the world stage. Just replay a few of his speeches given right here in the USA.  They’re like diamonds."

Boyd C, from Canada:

"Bibi is one of the greatest leaders in the world and our wimp PM (Trudeau) should support (Israel) like Harper did."

If only Jews the world over would understand that despite their faults, both Bibi and Trump are fantastic world leaders and like Churchill should be appreciated to the fullest. 

The Silence is Deafening

Many of us Jews have experienced some form of antisemitism at some point. In Israel, the modern day Jew there rarely experiences the same kind of antisemitism that we in the diaspora do. Theirs is both better and worse. 

Worse because of the very real existential threats Israelis face every day simply because they are Jewish. When their children go to a discotheque they may never return home. When their children serve in the IDF they may return home missing arms or legs or again never even make it home. 

Better because they don't face the often over looked and sometimes even subliminal antisemitic behaviour that we in the West often face. I've certainly been subjected to it, right here in the freedom loving, liberal, democratic state of Canada. Both as a child getting beaten up because I was Jewish and as an adult who was denied jobs because I wrote in my resume that I lived on a kibbutz in Israel.

My good Israeli friend who migrated to Canada years ago from Israel along with his wife said that he wanted to bring his parents along. His father who suffered in the Holocaust and faced plenty of vile antisemitism in Poland prior to the war (what Jew didn't?)  told him that he's had enough with the goyim. So my friend moved here and had the pleasure of confronting our style of antisemitism head on. I befriended him because he was being attacked on all sides at work. By some of his co-workers and by his bosses. I helped represent him at hearings. In the end he was pushed out of his job. 

I mention this case because it's more common that one would think. These cases of antisemitism are not mentioned in the mainstream media. In fact they are not mentioned in any media (except for here). Why? Because they are so commonplace and because Jews don't like playing the victim despite that victimhood theology being the fad these days. After the Holocaust most Jews moved to Israel and built a thriving, beautiful country. With hard work and courage they made the desert bloom while simultaneously defended themselves from yet another possible genocide from their Arab neighbours. Of all the people in the world that could have played the victim card, surely those Holocaust survivors could have played it. They suffered what thankfully very few people in history have. They could have sought revenge. They could have sat on their asses and waited for people to help them with food, lodging, shelter, welfare. I doubt too many people would condemn them if they did. But they did not. The Jews like my folks who miraculously survived the worst event in modern history left Europe with their heads high and started new lives all over the world. With empty pockets and a will to live, most led successful lives, built families, households and business and thrived. Rarely did they ask for help and next to none ever portrayed themselves as victims once they arrived at their new homes. 

One of the things they learned first hand (whether they wanted to or not) was about antisemitism. Some of us learn about antisemitism from an academic point of view. I'm happy of that but learning about it from a book is not nearly the same thing as facing it in real life. A generation or two later and the yearning to really understand antisemitism and the fight to take it on, has waned. 

Today it has once again become so commonplace that it has gained a form of mainstream acceptance. One look no further than the most Jewish friendly country in the world outside of Israel, the United States. Mass shootings of Jews while praying in a US synagogue is certainly an obvious and painful example. More insulting however was blaming the most pro-Jewish president for that heinous crime.

Congress women Ilhan Omar who's photo was posted at my daughter's government office in Toronto for Women's Day 

And now we have many people in the US government who are blatant antisemites. To put it in perspective, there have always been antisemites in the US government and dare I say that there always will be. But I believe we've reached a new level. Three congresswomen, two of which are radical Muslims who have publicly stated in one form or another their wish to destroy Israel, too many senators to name, an attorney general and others who are running for president are all antisemites. One by one they are coming out of the closet to attack Israel, Israel's democratically elected PM and anyone who supports the Jewish State. 

Some prominent Jewish Democrats like Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz have spoken out against the antisemitic congresswomen Omar and Tlaib. That's great Alan. When they were first elected to congress in your party (the party of hate) you thought so naively that diversity is great. Jews like me thought that when you elect radical Muslims to government there is a strong chance that Jews will be attacked. You give your 3 minute speeches condemning them when you can get interviewed on mainstream media. But why are you still a Democrat party member, let alone vote for some of the worst Democrat leaders like Obama? Heck you were doing his advocacy for him for both his terms as an obvious anti-Israel president. I guess it helped your career because whenever there is any antisemitic event you seem to be the go to person to get interviewed on the news. 

Jewish Senator Chuck Schumer, who often has much to say about everything is silent with regards to his fellow antisemitic congresspeople. In fact he was no where to be found when Pelosi, the leading Democrat, was trying to decide what to do about the vile antisemitic tropes that kept coming out of the mouths of her recently appointed congress women. 

Jewish senator and G-d forbid, possible US president, Bernie Sanders defends these women. I wrote him off as a self hating Jew years ago and I was 100% right. There are many other prominent Jewish senators, and members of Congress and others in government who are also silent or almost silent. 

Why? The short answer: they are scared. One would think that after what the Jews suffered not too many years ago in Europe, that people of all faiths would come together to defend Jews from antisemites and fight hard to stop them in their tracks. But why should non-Jews attack antisemites when Jewish leaders do not? These Jewish 'leaders' are shameful in their collusion with these antisemites. They are a kind of modern day kapo. You know antisemitism has arrived not when Muslim congresspeople slur Jews in public, but when the Jews in their same party (as if I have to say it -Democrats) are silent and cowering in fear. The silence is deafening. 

It's Not a Good Time to be Jewish

To be clear, it's never easy to be Jewish. History has proved this in spades. But there were times when it was easier and times when it was harder.

I don't want to cry wolf just yet. After all, I am Jewish, married a Jewish wife and have Jewish children and children in law. I live in Toronto which is definitely a Jew friendly place to live compared to the many hell holes throughout the world where I could not live and my family could not live as Jews.

I have many non-Jewish friends here and they are all what I consider to be Righteous Gentiles.
Of course I have many more Jewish friends and family too. Some are left wing politically and some are right wing and some are apolitical all together.

Have I personally experienced antisemitism right here in Jew friendly Toronto? You bet I have. Even from a young age. But what we are seeing today around the globe is pretty damned scary. The ongoing existential war on our Jewish state is still in progress and the enemies seem to be ramping up. Just to be clear, they are not attacking Israelis. They are attacking Jews who live in Israel and anyone else who supports them. It's not about land. It's simply antisemitism of the worst kind.

The situation in Israel is scary especially given that their elected leader PM Netanyahu has been under investigation for years and has finally been indicted by his enemies on the Left. So rather than him being focused on Iran, Hamas, Syria, Russia, Hezbolah, the PA, the EU, the UN and too many other enemies to mention here, he has to fight off the enemies within and defend himself on frivolous charges like taking too many cigars as gifts. It's beyond disgusting. Like President Trump he is being attacked 24/7. I'm not even Bibi's best fan as I prefer Naftalie Bennett with Ms. Shaked and Ms. Glick. But even I see the attacks against this legitimate war hero, super intelligent and well spoken Jewish leader as beyond the pale. May G-d help him!

Looking at my neighbour to the south, (US) I find it no less disturbing for the Jews who live there. I thought it couldn't get worse than when Obama was in charge. But I was wrong. With powerful antisemites in top government spots like Keith Ellison, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandrea Ocasio-Cortez, it's hard not to be concerned.  On top of this we have others in government who not only do not condemn these haters but instead support them. Some are even Jewish! Like Chuck Shumer and Bernie Sanders. The old  hag who is the official leader of the Democratic party, Nancy Pelosi wouldn't dare to condemn her appointees for their blatant antisemitic remarks. She probably planned to admonish them but was read the riot act by these young Muslim politician women and of course Pelosi went back to counting her money.

These powerful government leaders have been elevated to the status of rock stars. Look at the poster women on the Rolling Stone cover:

IF they are shaping the future (and they are) then the future is not bright for the Jews and certainly not bright for America and for the world. If you are Jewish and continue to support the Democrats in the States then you are committing suicide or at the very least making life for your children extremely difficult if not impossible.

The mainstream media like CNN refuse to call out their government representatives for their gross antisemitism. They are too busy on the witch hunt to impeach Trump. So who will? Some nobody Canadian guy like me? Hell yes but since I'm a nobody it won't count for much.

Look around the world for a moment and you'll find more of the disgusting same. Have you seen the floats in a parade in Belgium depicting religious Jews with big noses amongst rats and bags of money? Here's a pic:

The really scary part is that despite an absolutely pro-Israel and philo-semite in President Trump, the United States is in a dangerous place right now. The Democratic party who most Jews consistently vote for and who for the most part were rooting for Israel have now turned on Israel and turned on Jews. And no one seems to give a crap.

Kill Him

I hope you noticed that I didn't end the title of my post 'Kill Him' with an exclamation mark. I want to leave any emotions out of this discussion.

If you haven't as yet guessed who I want to kill, why it's the Arab terrorist, Arafat Irfaiya, who was recently arrested for having raped, mutilated and murdered a sweet, young, Israeli girl of 19 years of age. If you don't live in Israel (I don't), you might not have heard about this as it has yet to be reported by the mainstream media. So disgusting. But here in Canada when a young Muslim girl made up a story about her hijab being cut off by a man, the story went viral within hours, even our own PM cried about Islamophobia within an hour of the hoax.

Ori Ansbacher was Jewish as you might expect (however you could just as easily been wrong because many sweet young, Arabic girls are also raped, mutilated and murdered as a result of their legal practise of Honour Killing) in fact she was a religious Jew. Her father was a rabbi and I doubt that she ever intentionally killed an ant in her entire short life.

It's funny that just as I'm writing this, I am getting emotional. I can see that this will be a battle for me. I must keep my emotions out of this.

I best get on with my point or I'll lose it, lose you and lose the battle.

THE point is that once he's found guilty (which he probably is - 99.999% since he not only confessed to the crime, he reenacted it out to the police, there is DNA evidence and video camera evidence) then his punishment should be death. I don't care how they do it. But they absolutely must kill him. Israel has the death penalty. They've rarely used it. I do recall watching the Eichmann trial on TV when I was just a kid. Even then I knew what was going on. A very evil man was going to die as fair punishment for what he did. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who watched it. Have we all been affected by it to the point that we either all want to kill people who we think deserve it or perhaps we will refuse to ever kill another human being because of it? Obviously neither. Eichmann was put on trial, found guilty by an abundance of evidence and killed because of the horrific things he did. We don't kill everyone who killed someone, just the extremely horrific cases. I understood this straightforward concept as a child and I certainly understand it now. Please note that I'm not making a case for capital punishment here. That is an entirely different discussion. I happen to believe in it but that is besides the point. As I mentioned, Israel believes in capital punishment. It's on their books.

I think this case meets the horrific standard. I urge you to watch this super short video clip of the 'suspect':

Beyond his smirk he is daring at you to look at him in the eyes. Looking at evil is not easy. One can see the scratch marks on his face where poor Ori was trying to defend herself from this killer.

Back to the point. Israel has a moral obligation to do this. When you are staring at evil in the face and you and everyone else bloody knows it, you must do your best to extinguish it forever. That last part after the 'and' is very important.  I'm not asking you to take the law in your own hands, quite the opposite.  I'm demanding that you follow the law. Your law.

He can't possibly be found insane because every Arab who has been brainwashed as a child to hate and murder Jews can be considered insane. After the crime they are never remorseful. They are proud of their actions. Their family who protects them almost always decry their innocence. 

In Israel's case she has many more valid reasons to do it. The Arabs that go by the name of Palestinians and their other tribesmen and terrorist organizations like the PLO, PA, PFLP, Hamas, Hezbollah, and too many countries to mention are in some cult like hatred (in general and in the extreme regarding Jews). A day doesn't go by when an Israeli is attacked or worse.

It's way past time to send them a profound message that we will no longer accept the status quo. Murdering, raping and mutilating young, defenceless Jewish girls will no longer be tolerated. Nor will stabbing Jewish babies to death or chopping off heads. Neither must we simply ignore the millions of dollars of rewards that are given by the Arab leaders (aka our 'peace partners') to these murderers and their families.

I may not be a religious Jew in practise but I believe in G-d. And so I fear that if we do not put this remnant of Amalek down forever we will pay a terrible price.