"FRIENDS OF ISRAEL WARN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ISIS" FROM THE "ISRAEL NEWS DIGEST WEEKLY"!

September 22-26, 2014 Friends of Israel Warn about ISIS Some people know that Brigitte Gabriel is a Lebanese Christian who immigrated to the United States a few years ago, following the invasion of Lebanon by the Muslim Jihad. In 1975 when she was ten years old, militant Muslims throughout the Middle East poured into Lebanon and declared war against Lebanese Christians. Brigitte Gabriel on the right Brigitte and her mother were injured in the shelling from Muslim artillery. They were allowed to cross into Israel and receive medical treatment at a hospital in Safed (she tells about it in her book,Because They Hate). The love and kindness that she and her mother received from the Israeli doctors and nurses turned her into a lifelong friend of Israel. She now runs what is known as Act for America, an organization aimed at helping Americans understand the threat they face from Islam and learning how to combat it. In addition to her books, Ms. Gabrielle has recently written an article entitled “ISIS is a threat beyond Iraq, with Shariah as its worldwide aim.” In the article she says, “ISIS isn’t acting out of anger over borders or ‘politics’ as the West understands the term. ISIS has a specific goal in mind and that is the formation of an Islamic state ruled by Shariah.” She points out this is the common goal of all the major jihadist organizations across the world. It is shared by al Qaeda, Hamas, Lashkar e Taiba, Abu Sayyef, Boko Haram, Al Shabaab, and others. This shared goal transcends any disagreements over borders and pure politics. For instance, she says, Israel [which she loves] could disappear tomorrow and the overriding goal of the formation of Islamic states ruled by Sharia would not change a bit. It is based on their thousand-year-old doctrine which is far more fundamental and overarching than mere political ideology. That in turn is based on the Islamic trilogy—the Quran, the Hadith, and the Sira. In this particular article she does not talk much about ISIL [meaning Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant], which is a kind of nefarious twist to ISIS.  ISIL aims to take over not just Iraq and Syria but the whole Levant, including Lebanon and Israel. In a parallel article, another woman who works to warn us of the dangers of Islam, Pamela Geller, tells us what ISIL is all about. Lebanon is already suffering, as ISIL puts up their flags and banners in various places. Lebanon looks ready to go down under the advance of ISIL, and if it does then nothing stands between them and Israel. “While the world is convulsing in jihad wars and religious minorities flee from invading Muslim savages, Obama is busying himself with teaching us what Islam is really, really all about,” Geller’s article says. Ironically, the President is teaching us what it’s about, because he is calling it ISIL, inadvertently calling attention to the fact that the entire Levant could collapse under the advance of these savages. Geller’s article continues: “The Islamic State has beheaded Lebanese soldiers. The Christians know what’s about to come. They are arming themselves. Already the black flag of jihad is hung from street posts and across storefronts in Tripoli, Lebanon. “The ISIS-affiliated insignia is increasingly appearing outside some shops around Tripoli and is being donned by protesters at Islamist rallies in the city, a potential signal of the radical group’s growing reach and level of support in Lebanon’s second-biggest city. Others, however, insist it is merely a symbol of Sunni unity and pride.” As for Israel, the real threat could come not from the north, but from the east, as ISIS begins to push into the eastern edge of Jordan. Israel has a defense treaty with Jordan, and both Israeli leaders and American officials worry that Israel could be dragged into a war with ISIS in an attempt to protect Jordan. A Ynet News article says, “ISIS’s attack on Jordan can only further complicate the already complex conflict… Officials believe that if the Jordanians feel threatened by ISIS, they will attempt to recruit Israel and the United States for an all-inclusive war that is coming into being in the Middle East.” So far Israelis, who have just come through a tough war, are not wringing their hands over ISIS. The coming days will tell whether the tiny Jewish state will be swept up in yet another conflict—this time one with global consequences. Territorial control of the ISIS as of 13 September 2014 (CC-BY-SA 3.0, via Wikipedia)    “And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall; and they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you to save you and deliver you,” says the LORD. I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible” Jeremiah 15:20-21    Reporting for CFI Jerusalem, Lonnie C. Mings