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THE ISRAEL - PALESTINIAN CRISIS
W E L C O M E
DETAILED STUDY IN DEPTH FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO
KNOW MORE OF ISLAM
ARE WE 'BEING-HAD' OVER THIS WHOLE PALESTINIAN AFFAIR?
CURRENT MIDDLE-EAST NEWS REPORT - COURTESY OF ABC AUSTRALIA
DYNAMIC SABEEL WOMEN'S PEACE MOVEMENT
Visit the above site and give these peaceloving women encouragement.
STRIVING FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
BY PEACEFUL MEANS
WHAT IS "PALESTINE" ? - NATION ? PEOPLE ? OR GEOGRAPHIC PLACE?
NOW SEE "PALESTINE" FROM A JEWISH POINT OF VIEW - THERE'S NO POLITICAL SOLUTION - WHAT NEXT ?
THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL ARE IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION AND NEED YOUR LOVING, PRAYERFUL SUPPORT
In the above site, see the Israeli Jews setting up animal sacrifies prior to rebuilding the Temple where Muslims now worship. Explosive situation ! It should be understood that we, of the Christian Faith, do not worship in temples made by hands, for our bodies are the "temple of the Holy Spirit" and, all sisters and brothers in Christ, corporately in fellowship, make up God's TEMPLE.
At the above site, learn of the plight of the People of Palestine and their struggle to regain the Land they claim is "occupied" by Israel. Who really owns that land ? What does history have to say ? There are TWO SIDES to the Israel / Palestinian question. What is the ethnic origin of "Palestinian" people ? Keep an open mind. The very future of Civilization hangs on these questions.
EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL IN DETAIL
ISLAMIC TERRORISM HAS ITS MOST VITAL CONNECTION WITH PALESTINE - VIEW TERROR VIDEO
LEARN ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TEMPLE MOUNT / DOME OF ROCK / AL-AQSA MOSQUE
The fate of the whole world could revolve around this strategic place if an immediate settlement is not found to solve the dispute.
"J I H A D" - BE SURE YOU KNOW ABOUT IT
THERE IS NO POLITICAL SOLUTION TO THE
PALESTINIAN PROBLEM - THEN WHAT ?
By ZIAD ASALI
Last week some Post columnists advocated that Israel should "escalate the violence" (Michael Kelly); recommended "a lightning and massive attack on every element of Arafat's police state infrastructure" (Charles Krauthammer); and suggested "a short war . . . to destroy other physical infrastructure useful to the Palestinian Authority, including all newspaper and broadcasting facilities" (George F. Will).
It was shocking to read those pieces, given that it has been almost a year since the worst fighting of this generation began in earnest in the Middle East. In that time, both sides have become more entrenched in their unwillingness to negotiate and more willing to accept the unthinkable -- that this generation will not know peace in its time. After 11 months of violence, the innocents on both sides now hate each other more fiercely. Palestinian children are shot by Israeli soldiers and Israeli children are killed by suicide bombers. No winners, just blood-soaked streets.
In a way, though, there are victors: They are the extremists on both sides. It used to be that moderate Israelis agreed the Palestinians had a right to a state to call home, while moderate Palestinians agreed that Israelis had this same right. Now all seem to have forgotten. The failure of peace talks -- and the continuing occupation of ancestral land the Palestinians view as their own -- has led to extremism on both sides. These extremists are Israeli soldiers killing innocents and Palestinian suicide bombers doing the same. How much blood will be shed before reasonable people reclaim the debate and deny extremists the stage?
To achieve peace, both sides must accept the other's fundamental right to exist. Even when Jerusalem was under Muslim control for hundreds of years, there was always a Jewish quarter. Muslims did not invent anti-Semitism; that disgrace belongs to Christian Europe. And since the state of Israel was created in 1948, there have been hundreds of thousands of Muslim and Christian Palestinians living inside its original borders and not at war with their Jewish neighbors. Peace among these neighbors is a candidate to be another casualty of the present war.
Two million Palestinians in the West Bank and 1 million in Gaza continue to live under occupation. The same is true of those inhabiting East Jerusalem. How can anyone wonder why young Palestinian men are driven to violence when they watch Israeli soldiers harass and spit on their relatives at checkpoints? The 10-mile trip from Ramallah to Jerusalem has become an all-day exercise in futility for Palestinians.
This does not excuse suicide bombers who take the lives of Israeli citizens. The suicide bombing must stop, just as violence and torture by Israeli soldiers and settlers must stop against Palestinians. Instead of each demanding something of the other before peace negotiations can begin, both Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon should worry less about who threw the last stone and get back to the table before more innocent lives are lost.
Over the long term, one thing is certain. Making peace is vital to the survival of Israel. It cannot exist forever as an enclave on the edge of the Middle East surrounded by hostile neighbors. It must make peace and integrate itself. There is no military solution to this problem, and Israel's current military superiority will not guarantee its survival. History teaches us that military superiority is ephemeral. It also teaches us that change is an absolute inevitability.
Israel will never make peace with its hostile neighbors until it makes peace with the Palestinians. Without peace with the Palestinians, Israelis will never truly be safe.
Some contemplate absurd solutions such as the building of a large wall. But what would they do with the Palestinians who live inside the wall? They cannot throw them all out. They must also allow the land called Palestine to be "whole," and viable, not a handful of unconnected parcels. Both sides must come to an agreement enabling Jerusalem to be shared.
The only lasting solution is for there to be two states, Israel and Palestine, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of each. If Ariel Sharon or Yasser Arafat knows of another, he should let us know. If not, the two should come to the table and hammer out a solution along these lines. If they fail, let them step aside. There are Israeli and Palestinian children who will not live to be adults if an agreement is not reached. The whole world has a stake in peace in the Middle East, and it should guide those leaders, or whoever replaces them, to this historic compromise." <<>> The writer is president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL FROM
ANCIENT TIMES
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JESUS, the moral revolutionary, said, "In ancient times (in the Old testament Scriptures) it was said - "Love your neighbour and hate your enemies.... BUT, I say to you.....
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
.....and do good to those who hate you and pray for those who wilfully despise and reject you" etc.( Matthew 5:43) ... This is the ONLY hope for Judaism and Islam, to embrace the unmerited, impartial Love we see manifest in Jesus on the Cross.
WE INVITE ALL MUSLIM AND JEWISH FRIENDS TO CONSIDER ACCEPTING AS MEDIATOR, THE IMPARTIAL
J E S U S
AND TO LOVE RATHER THAN HATE, THUS ENJOYING A PEACE THAT IS BEYOND ALL COMPREHENSION, IN THE FELLOWSHIP OF :-
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Of course, the history of the Christian church, particularly the Fundamentalist, Catholic and Orthodox sects, have not always reflected the true nature of Jesus e.g. "The Crusades, the Inquisition of Catholicism in the Middle Ages, the behaviour of the Serbs during the war in Serbia / Kosovo, the anti-Black, ultra-right-wing Protestant fundamentalist movements in the U.S., such as the Ku Klux Klan etc.. We appeal to you not to judge the Church with all its imperfections, including paedophilia where celibacy is practiced, but rather to -
LOOK TO JESUS
In the above site ("The Christian Church"), read all about the Loving One who has inspired millions who regard him as the Greatest of All Prophets. Because Islam has left out the Compassionate Jesus and the needful dynamic Moral Component, "Shariah" Law, like a cancer, is spreading evil, hate, violence and utter terror, threatening to destroy the world.
I S L A M
MAJOR WORLD POLITICAL POWER OF THE NEXT CENTURY?
POSSIBLE ? FRIGHTENING ! BEWARE !
It is quite possible that, in the years ahead, Islam, with its man-made "god" called Allah, along with all its "Shariah" evil, cruelty and oppression, particularly of women, may be the dominant force in world politics, when democratic civilization, as we know it today, could take on a medieval characteristic, similar to life under the Catholic "Inquisition".
TO UNDERSTAND THE MIDDLE EAST PROBLEM,
WE MUST FIRST KNOW THE
HISTORY OF ISRAEL
It has been thought that the Terrorist attacks experienced by the Western Free Nations since 11 Sept. 2001 are mainly to do with Afghanistan. In reality, the trouble is centred around Palestine, and it is important that we understand BOTH sides because BOTH sides are at fault. The solution is found neither in military might nor political persuasion; basically, it is a deep-seated religious problem.
UNDERSTANDING ISRAEL AND THE WORLD ZIONIST MOVEMENT - In order to fully understand the many problems relating to the Palestinian crisis, we need to see Israel and its supporters in a global perspective. Just as Islam is a "Global" nation, so too is Israel and the Zionist Movement.
ISRAEL'S BELIEF IN THE "CHOSEN PEOPLE" OCCUPYING THE "PROMISED LAND" Herein is the root cause of the problem - a religious issue that has everything to do with ancient "Scripture". Islam's hatred of "The People of the Book" (Jews and Christians) is also rooted in "Scripture" - the Qur'an (Koran) . How to solve that problem ? Is there an answer ?
MIDDLE EASTERN PEACE PROCESS RESEARCH CENTRE - This site is FULL OF LINKS to many sites, both those of Israel and its supporters and also those supporting Arabs / Muslims. The resources here, if fully studied, could help you gain an impartial view of the whole PALESTINIAN PROBLEM
ISLAMIC JIHAD <> THE IMPERATIVE OF HOLY WAR
The Islamic "Jihad" - The Muslim's Imperative for "Holy" War . All you need to know about "JIHAD".
THE ISRAELI-ARAB CONFLICT" This site has many links <<>> Terrorist Organisations, List of Terror Attacks, Palestinian - Israeli Peace Process. Click on the icons / buttons on the left-side browser to open articles.
TERRORISM IS AT THE VERY HEART OF ISLAM -
The mythical Islamic god Allah is being used by Arab power-brokers like Mohammed to conquer the whole world - all those of the "Dar-al-Harb" ("Infidels" or all non-Muslims) - and make it one big non-democratic theocracy - the Islamic "UMMAH".
B E W A R E
"HONOR-KILLING" OF INNOCENT WOMEN IN ISLAM
The origin of this crime is the anti-female teachings of the "Holy" Koran. Help us have this crime banned. Please protest to the U.N..
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND HONOR KILLING <> MUSLIMS CLAIM THEY ARE NOT JUSTIFIED BY THE KORAN BUT MULLAHS / IMAMS ARE DOING NOTHING TO
BAN THESE BARBARIC CUSTOMS
ISLAM's BARBARIC SHARIAH LAW MUST BE BANNED
The god of the Old Testament also sentenced Apostates to death (Leviticus 24:16)
THE PALESTINIAN CRISIS FROM AN ISRAELI POINT OF VIEW
YOU BE THE JUDGE
WHAT MUSLIMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST FEAR MOST OF ALL
PEOPLE OF PALESTINE - THERE'S STILL HOPE - SOLUTION HERE
SIGN PETITION AGAINST TERRORIST GROUPS IN WEST BANK / GAZA STRIP
ISRAEL IS IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION AND NEEDS YOUR LOVING SUPPORT
LASTING PEACE - THE REAL SOLUTION
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