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Baltimore Jewishtimes
Shul Buys House

Arky Staiman Editorial Intern
Rabbi Menachem Gafni describes his congregation, Beis Moshiach, as "unlike any
other shul in Baltimore." For one thing, worshipers recite the Yechi prayer,
which proclaims the late Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi  Menachem Mendel Schneerson,
the messiah. But like any shul, they need a place to daven and hold activities.
Beis Moshiach recently purchased a house at 7001 Park HeightsAve. in Upper Park
Heights. Founded nearly four years ago, the synagogue formerly rented a house at
3402 Shelburne Road in Pikesville.
Rabbi Gafni said this is not his shul's final destination. "I am really looking
for a place that we can do all the activities we want to do with the community
and the house is just too small," he said. "We'd like to have a place where
people can come in and take the time to learn about our outlook, instead of just
dismissing the idea as fanatical." Rabbi Gafni acknowledged that some Jews, even
in the Chabad community, strongly take issue with his group's brand of
messianism.
"I would like it if the whole community tried to be a little more open to us,"
he said. "Even if you don't agree, if you could just be more respectful and open
to us, you will be able to see all the great things we do for the community."
About 15 worshipers come to Beis Moshiach's daily services. Rabbi Gafni said
outreach is a key component of the congregation's mandate.
"We have the mission to bring [Jews] closer through the spreading of Torah," he
said. "We have at least 10 non-religious people come to shul every single
morning for Shacharit [morning services]. We bring in 100 [Israelis] for [an
annual Passover] seder, so they can reconnect to Israel and Judaism. We also
have a special program every night for troubled teens."  For information about
Beis Moshiach, call 443-869-1171

June 5, 2009
No Ties

Editor:
Since the name of the Lubavitch Rebbe, of righteous memory, was mentioned in
last week’s paper in conjunction with something called the “Moshiach Center,” I
want to emphasize that this is not a part of, or in any way associated with, the
Lubavitch movement (“Shul Buys House”). It should be clear that we bear no
responsibility for the person running it or his “center.”
Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan
Director, Lubavitch of Maryland

Letters to Editor
Rebbe Not Late
June 12, 2009
Thanks for the much needed coverage you provided on the opening of our new shul
on Park Heights avenue, Beis Moshiach. But there was one error that could lend
itself to some confusion.
It is not the Rebbe who is late, but the Moshiach. He is tarrying, hence the
necessity to make the declaration Yechi ha Melech with all the more alacrity and
fervor. The principle fact, as the Lubavitcher Rebbe , Melech haMashiach, shlita
taught us in the now famous 1988 Bais Nissan talk, is that saying Yechi by the
congregation amounts to the proclamation and coronation by the Jewish people of
the halachically assured King Moshiach.
In Judaism there is no king without a people, and therefore it is incumbent upon
us, his would be subjects, to desire and consent to his reign [and thereby to
pave the way to the Redemption]. The precedent for this in Jewish history and
law can be seen in how David became the actual king even though King Saul was
still the sitting monarch. David, upon being anointed by the prophet Samuel at
the direction of Hashem, was now merely the new defacto king. It was not until
about seven-and-a-half years later after his own tribe, Yehuda, and the others,
made their way with the news to Yerushalayim that he became the king de jure.
Once there, the people proclaimed him the new sovereign ala “Yechi ha Melech,
and he became so. Chabad chassidus explains that the  relationship between the
melech and the people is manifested in two opposite ways. On the one hand, the
king is totally exalted above the people, which inspires awe and fear of the
melech. On the other hand, the relationship between the nation and the king is
one of absolute connection.   . As the Rambam says, the king is the heart of the
Jewish people. We are the limbs. The connection that exists between the heart
and the limbs of the body is the ultimate of closeness. Just as the body
receives its life-force from the heart, the Jewish nation receives its life from
the king. That being so no mere appendage can ever speak for the heart—or head
for that matter—to assert that another appendage is not attached..Doing so would
be an act of rebellion against the king.
In addition, the Rebbe taught that the declaration of “Yechi” brings “an
addition of life” to the Moshiach to the point [referring to his own father-in
law whom he deemed the Moshiach for 40 years after his “‘apparent death” and
now, by extension, to the Rebbe himself] of “... Those who dwell in the dust
will wake up and sing..—the resurrection of the Moshiach and others, the
“especially righteous” leaders of the Jewish people.
Mendel Saull
Baltimore











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This week we read another double Torah portion. Acahrei Mot means After
Death and Kedoshim means Holy.

'After Death' refers to the tragic and bizarre deaths of two of the Holiest
people ever to walk the face of the earth: Nadav and Avihu the sons of the
Aaron the High Priest. Two beams of fire entered their nostrils when, in
their longing for G-d, they rashly entered the Holy of Holies without
preparation.

And the name of the second Torah portion, 'Being Holy,' refers to doing the
48 commandments listed afterwards; honoring your parents, not worshiping
idols, loving every Jew etc. which are designed to make us holy.

But at first glance it should be the opposite.

The first Torah portion which talks about Holy people entering the Holy of
Holies should be called 'Holy'. And the second section that gives 48
commandments whose reward cannot be felt in this world but only after we die
in heaven, should be called 'After Death'!

To understand this, here is a story. (Sichat HaShavua #1164)

Some one hundred years ago in Czarist Russia two wealthy Jewish businessmen
decided to make a partnership and finalize it by a great Rabbi, an expert in
monetary laws Rav Yitzchak Yoel Rafalovitz.

The papers were signed and, because there was somuch money involved, they
agreed that each of them would deposit the huge sum of one thousand rubles
with the Rabbi on condition that if either of them purposely broke his side
of the agreement the other would receive all the money.

Now it just so happened to be that it was forbidden for an unauthorized
Rabbi to do such a thing. Large monetary cases were to be judged only in
civil courts. But Rabbi Rafalovitz had no choice. Jewish businessmen did not
trust the civil courts to give them justice and if he didn't act as a judge
there would be no law and order.

But the case turned sour. Several years later one of the partners came to
the Rabbi with the sad news that the other had broken the agreement, and
after investigation it was found to be true.

As per the agreement the Rabbi gave all the deposit money to the jilted
partner (which only covered a portion of his losses) but when the crooked
partner heard about it he immediately reported the entire thing, with papers
and documents as proof, to the police.

Rabbi Raflovitz was in big trouble!! He knew that no lawyer would take his
case. He was too guilty and there was too much evidence against him.

The next day there was a knock on his door and two policemen presented him
with a subpoena to appear in court. In just over a week he was to stand
trial and didn't have a chance! He would be sentenced to life in prison!

And if that wasn't enough, a few days earlier his pregnant wife complained
that she didn't feel the child in her womb and she just returned with the
news that her doctor said that the fetus was dead and they had to operate
and remove it or... But she didn't believe him. Or rather she didn't want to
believe him. But on the other hand, what if he was right?! She was confused
and very scared.

It all happened at once! Worse than the worst nightmare!

Suddenly it occurred to him. He would travel to his Rebbe Maharash, Rebbe
Shmuel of Lubavitch (The forth Lubavitcher Rebbe). It was his only chance.

He got to Lubavitch on Wednesday. He as desperate. In just a week would be
the trial and what about his wife and baby! Every second was precious!

He was lucky! He immediately got an audience with the Rebbe (some people
waited weeks) and before he knew it he was standing in the Rebbe's office
pouring out his heart and breaking into tears when he spoke of his wife. It
was urgent!

"Rav Yitzchak Yoel!" the Rebbe smiled and said in a friendly tone. "What's
the hurry? Why are you rushing so? In any case you will be here for Shabbat.
After Shabbat we will discuss your problem."

Rav Rafalovitz was surprised. But the Rebbe's answer strangely calmed him
down. He was right, the trial would only be next week and maybe his wife's
situation was not so bad. But then again...

The next two days he tried to sit and learn but it was futile. He simply
couldn't get the worries out of his mind and when Shabbat rolled around
although the calm and holiness of the day of rest had a good influence on
him he still was troubled. In fact when the Rebbe said a long complicated
'Mimor'; a Chassidic discourse filled with deep kabalistic terms and
explanations his mind was so turbulent that he almost did not hear a word.

"But after Shabbat it will be different!" he thought to himself. "After
Shabbat I'll see the Rebbe and he will solve everything."

And sure enough, shortly after it was dark and the Shabbat was over he was
admitted to the Rebbe's office and stood there waiting for salvation.

"Did you understand the Mimor I said on Shabbat?" The Rebbe asked him.

"Mimor?" He sheepishly answered. "Ehhh I'm sorry Rebbe but I had trouble
concentrating. You see.."

"Then go learn it," the Rebbe concluded, "and when you know it by heart
we'll talk."

Rav Rafalovitz left the room, found a young man who had written down the
Rebbe's discourse from memory, copied it over and spent the entire night
learning it until the next morning when he entered the Rebbe's office for
the third time it was etched in his memory.

The Rebbe listened to his repetition of the 'Mamor' and blessed him with
success in the trial, success in business and Mazal Tov on the child his
wife would give birth to in another few months.

He thanked the Rebbe profusely. He rushed to the telegraph office where he
sent his wife an urgent message not to make the operation and not to worry.
Then, early the next morning day made his way to Petersburg where the trial
was to take place with no idea what to do to make the Rebbe's blessing work.


In Petersburg he stayed at the home of a good friend who after he heard what
had happened, suddenly shouted, "Ah! I have an idea!! Listen. Every morning
there is an old peasant woman that delivers milk to all the houses in this
area and one of those houses is that of the Judge who will be presiding over
your case.

This milk lady is liked by everyone and she told me that Judge's wife often
consults with her. So this is my plan. Tomorrow morning when she delivers
the milk we'll start crying and when she hears your story I'm sure she'll
help. Or rather G-d will help.


Sure enough it worked. When she heard them weeping and heard the explanation
she told them not to worry. that she would take care of it.

When she brought milk to the Judge's house and was greeted by his wife she
too began to cry. Tears were streaming down her wrinkled cheeks as she
explained to the Judge's wife that a 'relative' of hers, an honest,
upstanding, caring, righteous man was falsely accused because of a mistake
he made and, with no money or powerful friends she is afraid that he will be
found guilty for a crime he did not commit in the trial here tomorrow.

The Judge's wife called her husband, the milk lady repeated her story and
the Judge listened, was impressed and promised he would do what he could.

But the next day the Judge saw it wouldn't be simple. He looked through the
accusations and the evidence and realized that the poor Rabbi didn't have a
chance. None whatsoever! But suddenly he had an idea.

He called the court to order and called one case after another putting off
the Rabbi's case until last. Then, just before he called for the case to
begin he announced a recess. Everyone stood and as he was walking down the
aisle to leave the courtroom he 'happened' to pass the prosecuting lawyer
and witnesses and mumbled to them under his breath, "You clowns don't know
what you got yourselves into!"

The prosecution was stunned! What could he have meant? Perhaps they had made
some mistake!

Knowing that this Judge always took long breaks they left the courtroom to
reconsider.. where had they gone wrong?

But this particular time the Judge returned on time, took his place behind
the desk and called out. "The State versus Rafalovitz! Will the prosecution
step forward! .. WILL THE PROSECUTION STEP FORWARD!!!

When no one answered he looked around, raised his gavel high, brought it
crashing down on a small shiny block on his table and yelled, "The
prosecution has forfeited! Case dismissed!! Court dismissed!!"

He stood, handed the Rabbi the portfolio containing the incriminating
evidence, informed him that he was cleared of all charges and assured him
that he would be sent a letter of permission to judge all monetary cases in
the near future.

Rabbi Rafalovitz was stunned! He was free! He only had to wait a few months
and the third blessing of the Rebbe also came to pass. To the amazement of
the doctors his wife gave birth to a healthy, baby boy!

This answers our question. The reason the first Torah portion is called
'After Death' is that it opens with the story of Nadav and Avihu; two holy,
devoted, spiritual, but after all, very selfish people. They wanted the
highest levels of spirituality for themselves regardless of the outcome. And
this separation from the world is the source of death.

Life can only exist when there is harmony and unity between the soul and
body; spiritual and physical, Creator and the creation. But egotism and
selfishness cause the opposite of life; something like the bad partner in
our story.

But our second Torah portion is called 'Holy' because it contains the main
commandment in Judaism: Loving your fellow man (19:18 see Rashi).

'Holy' in Judaism means 'the source of life'. For instance the Holy Temple
was the source of life for the world and G-d is called the 'Holy one blessed
be He' for the same reason; He is the source of life. above all division.

And what draws this holiness into the world is unity; loving your fellow man
as yourself. As we saw the Rebbe, the Rabbi's friend, the milk lady, the
Judge and his wife did in our story. And it brought life.

But the only way to actually do this; to love everyone, overlook their
faults and see only their loveable traits is to be 'Holy' ourselves; trying
to reveal the Creator's love in the entire creation. like the Rebbe in our
story.

Even one loving thought, word or deed can do it. Before we know it the
entire world will be alive and we will all be dancing with .

Moshiach NOW!!

Rabbi Tuvia Bolton
Yeshiva Ohr Tmimim
Kfar Chabad, Israel


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Subject: Singapore - Chabad Rabbis Host Tolerance Meeting



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CHABAD RABBIS IN SINGAPORE HOST INTER-RACIAL

AND RELIGIOUS CONFIDENCE CIRCLE



Friday, May 01, 2009 (lubavitch.com) - At least 100 community
representatives from districts and faiths across Singapore participated in a
government sponsored seminar on the fundamentals of Judaism and Jewish
practice presented by the local Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries and rabbinical
students.



While years of large waves of immigration have made it a diverse,
multi-religious country, Singapore enjoys a reputation for unity. It is a
feat many credit to the government's strong promotion of tolerance via
programs like the Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circle (IRCC) which
provides platforms for races, religions and regions to interact in order to
build confidence, friendship, and trust.  The IRCC was first formed in 2002
in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in America, and the
December 2001 arrest of 15 local terrorists planning to bomb diplomatic
missions and attack foreign nationals based in Singapore. According to the
agency's charter, then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong launched the program,
"to grow the common space and deepen inter-racial understanding."



Typically found touring and dialoging in temples and mosques, this group of
IRCC participants found themselves in Singapore's only Jewish synagogue,
face-to-face with 20-year-old rabbinical student, Yosi Gurevich, and full of
questions.



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"As the only Jewish center in the country, we get a lot of non-Jewish
visitors, but not like this group," Gurevich told Lubavitch.com. "We toured
the facilities and I took them through a power point presentation on the
basics of Judaism. The question and answer session was intense. They were a
very educated group and deeply interested in understanding Judaism."



Gurevich, in Singapore for the year with three other American rabbinical
students to help the country's full time Chabad representative, Rabbi
Mordechai Abergel, said the exchange was "very warm and respectful",
touching on a wide range of subjects, from the nature of the soul and the
purpose of creation, to the Jewish perspective on other religions.

One participant, Albert Lee is a practicing Buddhist, which is also the
country's most widely followed tradition. A sales manager from the Central
Singapore District, he told Lubavitch.com that the visit was both "unique"
and an "eye opener".



"I knew very little about Jews, except what's in the media. It was a very
informative glimpse into the culture and beliefs, and gave me a better
understanding. I was surprised to even discover some similarities and I hope
to learn more."



Chabad emissary and spiritual leader of the Jewish community, Rabbi Abergel
has been reaching out to Singapore's 1000 Jews and meeting similar groups
since he arrived in 1994. Tolerance and inter-communal dialogue is part of
the culture, he said. "Singapore is so open when comes to religions. There
is no racism or anti-Semitism, and people are very interested in all other
religions. As a rabbi, I'm especially happy because it creates a very
supportive environment for Judaism to thrive."



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This week we finish reading about the building of the Tabernacle in the
desert.
 
The Torah tells us that the Jews were so enthusiastic in donating the
required materials that there was actually a surplus (36:7).
 
At first glance this is not so surprising. After all, the Jews left Egypt
with great riches and in the desert there wasn't much use for it; G-d
supplied their food, shelter and protection and there wasn't much to buy
anyway.
 
But it is explained that the reason for their enthusiasm was because the
Tabernacle brought forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf.
 
At first glance this is completely not understood.  First of all, idolatry,
the second of the Ten Commandments is the worst sin in Judaism! Secondly,
before they bowed down, all the Jews HEARD G-D personally tell them at Mount
Sinai NOT to do it! And third, they did it while G-d was providing for and
protecting them in the desert! What a slap in the face!!   
 
So how could such a thing as a Temple or a Tabernacle erase such a heinous
sin??
 
Not only that, the Torah (Ex. 32:1) tells us that the Jews did it because
they thought Moses left them. Why would such an apparently minor thing as
Moses' absence drive them to such a total mistake as idolatry!? 
 
To understand all this, here is a story (Raboseinu N'siainu, Admor HaRashab
pg, 69) about the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rebbe Shalom Dovber (1860-1920)
whose birthday, 2nd of Nissan, will be this coming week.
 
In Czarist Russia everything seemed to be against the Jews: The Russians
were anti-Semites, the all-powerful, omnipresent Russian Orthodox Church was
even more so and poverty was everywhere. But somehow the Jews not only
survived they flourished (See Exodus 1:12).  
 
But not without miracles.
 
One example was with a simple Jew in the Ukrainian city of Dormilovka, who
we will call Zelig, who opened a small grocery store and was eking out a
respectable living ….. until his neighbors decided to kill him.
 
Just like that!
 
It began with some sort of argument over a debt and the next morning as he
was leaving his house Zelig noticed an envelope stuck under his door. He
picked it up and opened it and it read, in Russian scribbled on a piece of
paper: "Ivan and friends talking to kill you. Hide."
 
Poor Zelig began to tremble like a blade of grass in the wind. Where would
he run? Where could he go? There were six of them, maybe more. And they were
vicious! He was afraid to leave his house. He stayed home.
 
The next morning he peeked out his window and saw them hiding outside. And
so it was the next day. A few times a day they passed by and tried to peer
through his window. For almost a week he stayed at home hoping they would
forget him but it wasn't so.
 
So he got afraid to sleep at home. Every night he snuck out to sleep
somewhere else and it was a miracle they didn't catch him. And the next week
it was the same.
 
He considered running away but he couldn't; it wouldn't help. First of all
they would find him. Second, even if they didn't, he would have to leave
everything behind and become a pauper with no home, job or family. Third, he
wasn't a young, healthy man, if he didn't solve the problem he wouldn't last
long.  
 
So when someone suggested that he travel to the city of Lubavitch and ask
the Rebbe, Rebbe Shalom Dovber, for a blessing and advice he jumped at it.
He waited for the right time, put on different clothes, covered his face,
had someone smuggle him off to the train station, buy a ticket for him and
he was on his way.
 
But it wasn't so simple.
 
Once he got to Lubavitch he discovered that he wasn't the only Jew with
problems; there was a line of some thirty people before him. Some of them
looked like rich businessmen, others like Talmudic Scholars, and others
simple Jews like himself… but he was last. And at the rate the Rebbe dealt
with people he would be there for a week, an eternity! Maybe more!   
 
What could he do? His mind was churning with worry! Nothing was stopping his
enemies back home from burning down his store or even worse…. his house!
With his wife in it! He had to get to the Rebbe, just for two minutes!!  He
even asked the Chassid guarding the Rebbe's door, with no luck… he got a
flat no.
 
And the next day the line seemed to be even longer. There were people that
had appointments for months that got slipped in before him! Poor Zelig! He
had only one thing left to do… pray!  G-d had to answer his prayers!
 
As he was standing in some isolated corner of the house, face to the wall,
weeping like a baby and shaking like a leaf he heard someone clear his
throat directly behind him. He turned to see a very respectable Rabbi with
friendly eyes asking, "Is everything all right?"
 
Zelig wiped his eyes and … he recognized him! It was Rabbi Menachem Mendel
Chein, the Rabbi of the city of Ni'ejin and it was truly a miracle that he
just happened to enter.
 
"Ohh, Rabbi Chein! Thank G-d you're here! No, it's not." He answered. "That
is, I'm sure G-d is in control but I need the Rebbe's help to see it. I need
a big miracle! I'm in big trouble!" And he poured his heart out telling him
the entire story.
 
"Listen," Rabbi Chein said, "you only need five minutes with the Rebbe? Are
you sure? If so, G-d willing I'll talk to the Rebbe's wife and see what
happens."
 
Two hours later the doorman called out Zelig's name and he was standing
before the Rebbe telling his bitter story.
 
The Rebbe calmly and quietly answered. "You can return home, everything will
be all right."
 
But poor Zelig was still afraid. The very thought of stepping off the train
at the station back home filled him with fear. They would be waiting for
him! He was sure of it! They would catch him, beat him, they had knives
oyyy!! He imagined his dead body and felt all empty and cold.
 
"Rebbe!" he pleaded. "I'm so afraid! I'm even afraid to get on the train! I
appreciate the blessing… but I please…. Only if the Rebbe PROMISES that
nothing will happen. A clear promise."
 
The Rebbe smiled and replied almost jokingly. "What do want, that all the
gentiles in your village should die? I told you not to worry!" Then smiling
even more warmly said, "If you believe in what I say then what is the
difference if I bless or I promise?"
 
But Zelig didn't get the joke. He just sort of whimpered. "Rebbe, I'm afraid
to go home. Please promise!"
 
"And if I promise, you won't be afraid anymore?" The Rebbe asked.
 
"No. That is, yes! I promise I won't be afraid."
 
"If so," The Rebbe continued "I promise that you won't have any more trouble
from the gentiles."
 
As soon as he heard those words he became calm, thanked the Rebbe with all
his heart, backed out of the room, ran to the train and took the first one
out.
 
When he arrived in Dormilovka he found the Rebbe's promise was really a
blessing!  None, not one of the six hoodlums that hated him were there… they
all disappeared!
 
One fell from his horse while drunk and drowned in the river. Another got
killed in a fight or something. And the remaining four 'somehow' got the
'brilliant' idea that it would be more fun to burn down the mansion of the
local baron than Zelig's little hut.
And they probably would have been right if they hadn't gotten caught in the
act and sent to Siberia for eight years! 
 
And if that isn't enough of a happy ending, when the eight years ended and
they returned to the village Zelig almost began to fear that they would take
revenge.. but it was the opposite. They not only had forgotten the entire
fight with him, they became his friends and best customers.
 
The promise of the Rebbe was fulfilled.
 
This explains our questions. The reason the Jews worshiped the Golden Calf
was because they became afraid. Something like Zelig in our story. 
 
When Moses was leading them they only thought of G-d; of the greatness,
goodness and closeness of the Creator and were filled with motivation and
joy. But without Moses they only felt themselves; their thoughts became
filled with uncertainty and egotism and they grabbed at any sort of
spirituality (Idolatry) available.
 
That is why the Tabernacle, and later the Temple, was the antidote.  Because
these holy edifices filled the Jews again with joy in the awareness that G-d
is INFINITELY close to us and KING of all creation.
 
But the Temple is not enough. Only with Moses (and the Zohar tells us that
every generation must have a 'Moses') can the Jews find this joy and
motivation. As we saw with Zelig and the Rebbe (the Moses of his
generation).
 
And this will be the function of the King Moshiach that we Jews have been
awaiting for thousands of years.
 
Moshiach will be a great leader like King David, a Torah genius like King
Solomon and a prophet like Moses. Indeed, even greater than these three.
 
And as the Rebbe in our story did to Zelig, Moshiach will infuse the Jews
with joy and bring them all back home.
 
It's all up to us! We can make this all happen even one second sooner by
doing just one more good deed, or even having one good thought.
Soon we will be rejoicing in the Third Holy Temple with…

Moshiach NOW!

Rabbi Tuvia Bolton
Yeshiva Ohr Tmimim
Kfar Chabad, Israel


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Subject: Baroness Deech on Gaza War

  My personal interest in the topic aside, this is an extremely well written
speech, beautiful reading, presented in a logical and convincing manner.
  Peter

Top of Form
Bottom of Form Baroness Deech on Gaza War
  House of Lords debates
   
  Friday, 6 February 2009
   
  My Lord, I recently heard a speech by President Peres of Israel. He said
that if we look back 50 years, who would have imagined then that the Soviet
Empire would have ended, that the South African system of apartheid would
have been dismantled and Mandela would have become president, that the
Berlin Wall would have come down and that there would be a black president
of America? He said that we should look forward 50 years from now in the
same spirit. I want to start on that optimistic note because I believe that
if we wait that long-no doubt beyond our lifetimes-there will be change for
the better. I want to emphasise that because inevitably much of my speech
will be rather gloomy.
   
  No one can accuse this House of not focusing on the distressing situation
in Gaza. In the past 12 months, there have been 161 Questions and Statements
about Israel, Gaza and the Palestinians compared with, for example, 33 on
Sri Lanka and 24 on Tibet. I mention Sri Lanka in particular because noble
Lords will be aware that recently there was a well attended protest in
Parliament Square about the terrible attacks on the Tamils, the hospitals
under siege, the killing of 70,000 people and the many more thousands who
are trapped and displaced from their homes. This has attracted little
opprobrium and no calls for the obliteration of Sri Lanka or talk of its
brutalisation.
   
  I raise that because I am interested in the particular focus on the Middle
East that is expressed in this country. Part of the reason is that the war
in Gaza has not been seen in perspective, but only as a minute fragment of
what is, in truth, a larger picture. There is a wider war, of which Israel
and Gaza are figureheads, and there is also a civil war. The talk about what
is proportionate-I prefer the word "necessary"-has to be seen in the context
of a response to an attack from Hamas designed not just to launch rockets at
Israel-5,000 rockets deliberately aimed at Israeli civilians and
schoolchildren at 7.45 in the morning-but to end the state of Israel.
   
  Hamas has vowed to have an Islamic state over Gaza, the West Bank and
Israel as part of a wider Islamic empire. Israel has a 20 per cent Arab
population, but not one Jew is to be allowed to live in this Islamic state.
We can well imagine the fate planned for the millions of Israelis were this
to come about. The response from Israel was, if anything, as restrained as
it possibly could be. We should recall the detailed precautions taken by the
Israeli army to avoid wherever possible harm to civilians, bearing in mind
the use of mosques, schools and hospitals, as has been referred to earlier
today.
   
  The charges of "disproportionate" were not made in relation to other wars
that we have recently experienced; Kosovo, Georgia, Iraq or even
Afghanistan, where people have died in their thousands. In fact, there has
been some praise for the restraint that Israel has shown in trying to avoid
civilian casualties. There is also a civil war in Gaza, which makes the
prospects of peace unrealistic. The military dictatorship there did nothing
to protect its own subjects, but took the opportunity of war to eliminate
many of its Fatah political opponents. Other noble Lords have referred to
the very cruel details of this. Even the Palestinian Authority's President
Abbas said:
   
  "Hamas has taken risks with the blood of Palestinians, with their fate and
dreams and aspirations for an independent Palestinian state".
   
  The wider war is one of destruction of Israel, and those who criticise
Israel's attack on Gaza must realise that they are unwittingly giving
succour to that plan.
   
  Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas all share that same aim of
destroying Israel entirely and, indeed, Hamas has thanked Iran for its
support in the Gaza war. As others have mentioned, the result has been that
Jews all over the world have suffered for this. The attacks on Jews that
have taken place here in the UK and elsewhere illustrate my theme of a wider
war. It is Jews and synagogues in London and Venezuela, in universities, to
their shame, and streets, that are attacked, with Gaza as the excuse, not
Israelis. It is not Jews who see all criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism;
it is some of the critics of Israel who vent their displeasure on Jews in
general. The hatred of Israel, and sometimes Jews, is almost unique in
international politics.
   
  Then there is the propaganda war. I urge noble Lords not to believe all
that they read in the newspapers about damage and killings in Gaza. We do
not have the evidence. I cite just one case. The tragic killing of the three
daughters of the respected Gazan doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish now seems to have
been by Gazan rockets, not Israeli fire, according to the post-mortem
examination of the fragments of their bodies.
   
  On the humanitarian front, of course, it is exacerbated, because Hamas
wanted civilian deaths to increase its worldwide exposure and sympathy.
Humanitarian aid is another area where the wrong and pessimistic view has
been taken. I noted with interest and approval that the BBC refused to
screen the advertisement for aid and that it was backed by its own NUJ
branch of journalists. It is not so good to hear talk of a Zionist lobby and
Jews mugging protests and stemming disquiet in the United States, when you
consider the very small numbers that there are. The United Nations Relief
and Works Agency has a huge budget. We do not yet know what happened to the
millions that Arafat salted away and took to his death. We note the failure
of other Arab countries to come to the aid of their brothers. The oil
revenue of the Gulf states in 2008 was $562 billion; in Saudi Arabia it was
$260 billion-one day's oil revenue would work a miracle for the West Bank
and Gaza, but this is not forthcoming.
   
  On the humanitarian front, Israel's Supreme Court in the past few days, a
court known for its robustness, has examined the application of the Geneva
conventions on humanitarian law and found them not to have been breached.
Other Arab countries have not only not helped but have literally turned
their backs on the Palestinians, as one can read regarding Syria in the
report in the Times today.
   
  What of the future? Gaza could have had a future. Every Israeli soldier and
civilian was removed from there. Everything was ready for the Gazans a few
years ago to start a new period of economic development. There was no
blockade, and it remains true that Egypt could open its crossing if it
wanted to. It does not, of course, because it no more wants an Iranian state
on its borders than Israel does. Instead the rockets and the tunnels came,
and the sad destruction of the very greenhouses where flowers and fruit were
grown and could have continued to be grown.
   
  What can the UK do? It can support Egypt, which is acting very well in this
crisis, albeit for its own reasons of survival. It can help block Hamas from
smuggling more arms by sea. It can press for the release of Gilad Shalit,
who has been a hostage in Gaza for two and a half years with no access to
the Red Cross or any other international agency. It can persuade Hamas to
change the charter and remove mention of destruction. Above all, your
Lordships should lend your voices to the end of the demonisation of Israel
and to calm down the surging anti-Semitism. Your Lordships should recognise
the need of Israel to exist and its legitimacy. It is no more arriviste in
the Middle East than the other 22 Arab states to be found there. There can
be no further removal of six million Jews from the Middle East. We must do
nothing to feed the hatred that surrounds this issue and we must do
everything to look to the future.


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In a new book, former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk has dropped a potential political bombshell, revealing that Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beitenu party, once held secret talks on territorial concessions to the Palestinian Authority (PA) with one of Yasser Arafat's key advisers.
In addition, Indyk asserts that Lieberman told his PA interlocutor, Muhammad Rachid, that he was prepared to accept the wide-ranging concessions which then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak had offered to Arafat at the 2000 Camp David Summit.
These included the division of Jerusalem, an Israeli withdrawal from over 95 percent of Judea and Samaria, and a dilution of Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site.
The disclosures are contained in a memoir penned by Indyk, who served two stints as America's envoy to Jerusalem during the Clinton administration.



Page 375 of Indyk's book: "Lieberman had indicated that the broad outlines of Barak's territorial offer [at Camp would be acceptable..."
The 500-page book, entitled, "Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy," provides an insider's view of the workings of the peace process, including a look at the failed Camp David talks which were convened in the waning days of Bill Clinton's presidency.
On page 375 of the book, Indyk writes that, "After Camp David, with Arafat's approval, Rachid had initiated a dialogue with Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of Yisrael Beitenu, the right-wing Russian immigrant party." He notes that, "According to Rachid's account, Lieberman had indicated that the broad outlines of Barak's territorial offer would be acceptable to the national (right-wing) bloc."
Indyk's revelations could prove damaging to Lieberman, whose party is soaring in the polls in advance of Israel's February 10 elections, thanks in large part to his nationalist image among the public.
Irene Etinger, Avigdor Lieberman's spokeswoman, commented on Indyk's claim, "The facts quoted in the book are not true."
Political observers suggest that Lieberman and his party are now likely to come under increased scrutiny in the wake of Indyk's book, particularly in light of Lieberman's past statements on the issue of Jerusalem.
As Israel National News reported previously, in October 2007 Lieberman came under fire for suggesting at a cabinet meeting that Israel should divide Jerusalem and transfer various neighborhoods within the city to PA control.

   

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> Subject: Red Sox Home Opener Postponed For Passover
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> RED SOX HOME OPENER POSTPONED FOR PASSOVER.
>
> RED SOX GENERAL MANAGER-THEO EPSTEIN ANNOUNCED THAT THE BOSTON RED
SOX HOME
> OPENER WILL BE POSTPONED TO APRIL 14TH..TO AVOID THE 10 DAYS OF
PASSOVER.
>
> HE NOTED, BECAUSE 3 OF HIS STARTERS WERE JEWISH, AS WERE HIS BOX
SEAT
> HOLDERS, HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE THIS CHANGE IN SCHEDULING.
>
>
>
> MANY IN BOSTON ARE ENRAGED AT EPSTEIN'S DECISION..
>
> PROTESTS ARE BEING TENDERED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL'S
OFFICE IN
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ABLE TO
> ADDRESS THESE PROTESTS --MAINLY DUE TO A SCHEDULING
PROBLEM...CAUSED BY THE
> FAMILY SEDERS HE AND MRS SELIG WILL BE OCCUPPIED WITH.
>
> YES..THIS IS AN AMAZING COUNTRY.
>
>
>
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>
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>
> EX MAYOR OF NYC-GUILIANI..WHOSE WIFE WILL BE BUSY PREPARING THEIR
SEDER.
>
>
>
> "Happiness is not doing what you enjoy,
> but enjoying what you do"
>