Mysterious ways of Israel’s God
Mysterious ways of
Israel’s God
(Alternative heading: “Sometimes the Enemy overreaches himself”)
The photograph went viral Tuesday: Taken from an angle, it caused a shadow made by Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pointed finger to effect a short, Hitler-like moustache
beneath the nose of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pointed finger to effect a short, Hitler-like moustache
beneath the nose of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Merkel and almost all her ministers had been in Israel for a two-day annual joint cabinet meeting
with their counterparts in the government of the Jewish state.
with their counterparts in the government of the Jewish state.
From a local (Israeli) news point of view, two items topped the agenda: The ongoing international
effort known as the peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs, and the intensified
focus on the Iranian push towards military nuclearisation.
effort known as the peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs, and the intensified
focus on the Iranian push towards military nuclearisation.
Merkel maintained she was visiting Israel to show Germany’s friendship with the Jewish state
and her country’s efforts to secure Israel’s future.
and her country’s efforts to secure Israel’s future.
And while here, she would indeed have Israel’s highest civilian award bestowed upon her by
President Shimon Peres for her “unwavering commitment to Israel’s security and the fight
against anti-Semitism and racism.”
President Shimon Peres for her “unwavering commitment to Israel’s security and the fight
against anti-Semitism and racism.”
But the stance taken on the two critical issues by Germany, as represented by her government,
contributed anything but security and peace of mind to the Israelis – excepting those on the very
left of the spectrum here. (Their mouthpiece, the Ha’aretz news organ, loudly proclaimed ‘Merkel
arrives in Israel to talk peace.’ That’s what the left does, of course, it equates discussing the
carving up of the Land of Israel and the turning of the cradle of Jewish civilization into a state
called Palestine ‘talking peace.’ By the same token, it has labeled those opposed to this suicidal
process the ‘enemies of peace.’)
contributed anything but security and peace of mind to the Israelis – excepting those on the very
left of the spectrum here. (Their mouthpiece, the Ha’aretz news organ, loudly proclaimed ‘Merkel
arrives in Israel to talk peace.’ That’s what the left does, of course, it equates discussing the
carving up of the Land of Israel and the turning of the cradle of Jewish civilization into a state
called Palestine ‘talking peace.’ By the same token, it has labeled those opposed to this suicidal
process the ‘enemies of peace.’)
Even before her arrival, Merkel made it clear that she intended to use the visit to put Germany
firmly behind the US effort spearheaded by Secretary of State John Kerry to broker an agreement
between Israel and the ‘Palestinians.’ Kerry has made achieving this the aimed for crowning goal
of his political career.
firmly behind the US effort spearheaded by Secretary of State John Kerry to broker an agreement
between Israel and the ‘Palestinians.’ Kerry has made achieving this the aimed for crowning goal
of his political career.
Merkel stayed true to her word, insistently haranguing her Israeli hosts with her conviction that
“part and parcel of the security of Israel is the two state solution…a Jewish state of Israel and
alongside it a Palestinian state.”
“part and parcel of the security of Israel is the two state solution…a Jewish state of Israel and
alongside it a Palestinian state.”
When it comes to Israel, there is always something less than charming going on behind the smiles
on a diplomat’s face. Immediately preceding her arrival to a warm greeting in Israel, Merkel had
unleashed her foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who specifically preparatory to the
Germans visit blasted Israel for its so-called settlement policy (i.e. the construction of towns and
cities for Jews in Judea and Samaria – the birthplace of the nation,) which, he said, was
disruptive to the peace process.
on a diplomat’s face. Immediately preceding her arrival to a warm greeting in Israel, Merkel had
unleashed her foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who specifically preparatory to the
Germans visit blasted Israel for its so-called settlement policy (i.e. the construction of towns and
cities for Jews in Judea and Samaria – the birthplace of the nation,) which, he said, was
disruptive to the peace process.
In a Der Spiegel article last week, it was reported that German-Israel ties are at an all-time low,
with Netanyahu and Merkel apparently resorting to shouting at each other on the phone on a
number of occasions while discussing Israeli policies toward the Palestinian Arabs.
with Netanyahu and Merkel apparently resorting to shouting at each other on the phone on a
number of occasions while discussing Israeli policies toward the Palestinian Arabs.
In simple, straightforward language, Germany is so stuck to its perception of how peace can
come to Israel that the nation which once killed six million Jews is now willing to push ahead
with a process that endangers the existence of another six million.
come to Israel that the nation which once killed six million Jews is now willing to push ahead
with a process that endangers the existence of another six million.
On the second issue, Iran’s determined and wily efforts to get its hand on a bomb for Allah,
Merkel was no more helpful this week.
Merkel was no more helpful this week.
Where Israel has called on the world to do everything possible to ensure that the Iranian pursuit
of nuclear weapons is stopped and rolled back, Germany supports the line the world powers
have taken, that Iran be appeased instead and be left virtually on the verge of nuclear
militarization.
of nuclear weapons is stopped and rolled back, Germany supports the line the world powers
have taken, that Iran be appeased instead and be left virtually on the verge of nuclear
militarization.
Said Merkel: “Clearly, there is a different way of looking at this, whether these negotiations
should be conducted. We have decided to take this path, that enrichment is only taking place
at a low level, but enrichment is taking place.”
should be conducted. We have decided to take this path, that enrichment is only taking place
at a low level, but enrichment is taking place.”
Which brings us to this photograph and another one that went all overthe world, reproduced in virtually every news outlet. The one of
Netanyahu standing in front of the United Nations General Assembly
with a ‘silly’ cartoon picture of a bomb, warning that Israel will not allow
Iran to cross a red line.
Who can say he has known the mind of the Lord? Certainly I cannot
and will not make such a claim.
and will not make such a claim.
What no-one can deny, however, is that with the ‘accidental’ images
of mustachioed Merkel and ‘Bibi the buffoon’ the combination of modern technology and the
virtually all-pervasive anti-Israel tilt of the world’s press has ensured, once again, that the dangers
Israel perceives facing her are not lost to the gentile nations, none of whom can claim ignorance
when what is coming finally arrives.
of mustachioed Merkel and ‘Bibi the buffoon’ the combination of modern technology and the
virtually all-pervasive anti-Israel tilt of the world’s press has ensured, once again, that the dangers
Israel perceives facing her are not lost to the gentile nations, none of whom can claim ignorance
when what is coming finally arrives.
For spiritually aware Jews and Christians, this is something well worth noting.
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