The Ingathering:: Whys and Hows Israel Has Been Reborn

 Nadene Gokldfoot                                         

If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven,
from there the Lord your God will gather you,
and from there He will bring you.
Then the Lord your God will bring you to the land which your
fathers possessed, and you shall possess it.
He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.

Deuteronomy 30:4-5

The Tribal Census total entering the land was 603,550 of the 12 Tribes starting the 40 year trek.  There were 601,730 after all was said and done with a loss of 1,820. The tribe of Judah had 76,500 at  arrival, having gained 1,9000.  

1948 started off with 101,819 that immigrated and joined others there.  Moses  601,730  Exodus had entered Canaan.  May 14, 1948  Israel   750,000 Jews living in Israel.                 

The return of Jews to Palestine started before 1948, the re-birth of Israel  even though they were warned in 70 CE by the Romans never to return upon promise of death, for they had taken over Jerusalem. Drabs and dribbles of  certain rabbis, Jews would be brave enough to find the means to return.  

1. 1882-1923 saw the 1st Aliyah  return back to Israel of 20,000-30,000 Jews.   Zionism, instigated from the shadow of Russian pogroms and led by the Bilu.  They were made up by 300 families and other smaller groups, 450 pioneers from Romania and about 36 from Yemen. The Hoveve Zion led to the Kattowitz Conference of 1984.  A number of farming settlements were founded from their help with the Turks. It is estimated that the total immigration then was 25,000.  Out of this number, there were emigrations as well.  

                    Jewish  women working the fields

2. 1904-1914 Saw the 2nd Aliyah arrive.  The impedus of this were the Russian pogroms of Kishinev and Homel and then the failure of the 1905 Revolution. The Kishinev pogrom was a brutal anti-Jewish riot that took place in Kishinev (now Chișinău, Moldova), then part of the Russian Empire, from April 19 to 21, 1903.  April 19–21, 1903 (beginning on Easter Sunday, which coincided with the end of Passover).Location: Kishinev, capital of the Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire.

Trigger: Anti-Semitic propaganda and false blood libel rumors spread by local journalist Pavel Krushan, alleging that Jews had murdered a Christian boy for ritual purposes.

Casualties: 49 Jews were killed, hundreds more were wounded or raped, and roughly treated.  

The Homel (Gomel) pogrom was a violent anti-Jewish riot that took place in September 1903 in the town of Homel, within the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Belarus).

Casualties: Estimates vary by contemporary reports, with figures recording roughly 8 to 25 Jews killed, around 100 seriously injured, and hundreds more slightly hurt or affected. 

Destruction: Hundreds of Jewish-owned homes, stores, and properties in poor quarters like "Novaya Amerika" were plundered and demolished.Market Dispute: “The trouble began on Sept. 11... in a wrangle in the fruit and fish markets between Moujiks (peasants) and Jews.” -- [Museum of Family History]. This initial physical altercation escalated when a Christian peasant succumbed to his injuries.   The local atmosphere was already tense following rumors of impending unrest and the broader wave of anti-Jewish violence in the region, most notably the Kishinev pogrom earlier that spring.

 Many of these people were socialist idealists.  35,000-40,000 entered in this grouping. Many were from Eastern Europe and Oriental countries.  There were those who also  left, but by 1914 at the end of WWI, there were 90,000 Jews living in Palestine, falling to 50,000  by the end of WWI on November 11, 1918.   

3. 1919-1923 was when the Balfour Declaration was written on November 2, 1917 an executed which brought about the 3rd Aliyah. The youths of He Halutz were prominent now.  In 1920, free immigration was permitted to people of substance;  in other words with good substantial jobs like craftsmen, people joining families already there, Talmud students with an income, there was a quota for immigrants whose maintenance was guaranteed by  Zionist Organization.  Next year of 1921, the rules were modified.  Immigration from: 1920-1923 averaged 8,000 and at the end of the year the Jewish population reached 90,000.  

4. 1924-1931 was the time of the 4th Aliyah.  This was when 80,000 more Jews entered with a great majority entering in 1924 itself, mostly from Poland where Jews had been suffering from fiscal restrictions of being 2nd class people there.  Many seemed to be middle class people with 500 to 1,000 L.  During the 1926 depression, many left.  They had been the capitalists, owning such money.  However, by 1931, there were  190,000 Jews living in Palestine.  

5. 1932-1940  was the 5th Aliyah.  It happened in 2 periods;       1932-1935 was the beginning of Nazi persecutions  with 144,000 immigrants of 62,000 in 1935 alone, and was followed by economic prosperity.  YOUTH ALIYAH was founded now from 1936-1940.At the same period, from 1936-1940 there were Arab riots going on, led by Husseini, Sherif of Jerusalem.  with economic depression;  and Aliyah was held back, restricted by the Mandatory government of Britain.  From 1936-1938 there were 53,000 Jewish immigrants.  By 1939, the White Paper of MaDonald recommended that only 75,000 more Jews were to be allowed admission during the next 5 years and then Aliyah would be dependent on Arab agreement.  However, 36,000 Jews entered in the 1st phase of this 5th Aliyah  that included from 1939-1940 15,000 (illegal immigrants-those without government permits). 

6. 1941-1947  was the 6th Aliyah.  I was a period of struggle against restrictions on immigration.  Many tragic incidents were recorded on ships carrying immigrants:  EXODUS, PATRIA, STRUMA, and during the latter years many intending immigrants wee interned at Cyprus.  85,000 Jews arrived in this time, of whom 28,000 were (illegal) immigrants.  

7. May 14, 1948 had 750,000 Jews in Palestine when Israel was established.  Free Jewish immigration was established .  Mass immigration was proclaimed  and inaugurated.  The survivors of Nazi rule in Central Europe, the internees in Cyprus, the Jewries of countries behind the Iron curtain,  and the communities under Arab rule like Yemen, Iraq, were transferred to Israel under the auspices of the Jewish Agency's immigration Department.  Jews have continued a steady immigration since that time again reaching large numbers in the early 1970's and since 1989 with mass Aliyah from the USSR (Russian)  Total immigration figures for the period from 1948 to 1990 are recorded.  

7. By 1948, 101,819 Jews populated Israel on the census, so immigration pushed the number up.  

1949-239,076 immigrated to Israel.

1950-170,215 immigrated to Israel.

1951-175,129 immigrated to Israel.

and then it has slacked off where each year has brought in only 2 place thousands like in 1984 with 19,984.  

                 Then, ANTI-SEMITISM ALL OVER

1990-199,526 immigrated to Israel.

1991-175,000 immigrated to Israel.  

In the case of the Bnei Menashe of India, a major part of this assistance is helping them make the dream of aliyah possible.  The Bnei Menashe claim descent from one of the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel, who were sent into exile more than 27 centuries ago. They are only part of the ongoing ingathering of Jews. 

 2002  Tribe of Menashe immigrating to Israel.  Hidden tribes of Jews were returning in the wake of anti-Semitism.   

Jewish Yemenites including Ofra Haza.  “Born on November 19, 1957, in the working-class Hatikvah quarter of Tel Aviv, Ofra Haza was the youngest of nine children in a family of Jewish immigrants from Yemen.”, who emigrate to Israel in 1949 as noted by the History of Ofra Haza.                                     

She joined a local theater workshop run by Bezalel Aloni at age 12, who later became her manager and guided her early career. She gained national prominence in Israel during the late 1970s with hits like "Shir ha-Frichah"

Anti-Jewish hate crimes and harassment have increased significantly in France over the years, escalating sharply following events like the 2014 Gaza war, the 2015 Hypercacher siege, and the aftermath of the October 7, 2023.  I bet they are glad to have left France with this never-ending anti-Semitism going on.  

 2015 Jews of France making Aliyah      

2025   7,080,000 Jews in Israel.                                         

2026- 7,200,000- 7,600,000  Jews in Israel.  (7.2-7.7 million Jews in Israel.  2,226 alone made Aliyah from France by July.  

Israel's Jewish population is nearly split, with Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews making up about 40% to 45% (or over 50% by some broader definitions) and Ashkenazi Jews making up about 32% to 45% of the total population.

Tanakh (Old Testament) , Deuteronomy 30: (4-5)

The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia 1992 Edition 

 

NATO Summit Meeting Averted Attack By Questionable Person I May Know

 Nadene Goldfoot                                          

Remember the grand NATO Summit meeting that all the Presidents in  the world attended in Turkey in Ankara ?  It was held on July 7-8, 2026 at Bestepd Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkiye.  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the host leader though the chair was NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte . "Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who has served as the 14th secretary general of NATO since October 2024. He previously served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024 and leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy from 2006 to 2023".                                         

 The President of Turkey did a lot of work on that airport to make it accessible to all those flying in, including Donald Trump of the USA.  In fact, Recep got into a lot of trouble with his own people for how he expanded it and the cost of it.

Well, The Israeli government had shared the intelligence of the potential Iranian assassination plot with the CIA, one of the officials said.

 However, the agency, as well as some other Trump officials, viewed the Israeli intelligence skeptically.

 Some within the CIA had raised questions about the credibility of the intelligence, as well as whether Iran even had such capabilities to carry through such an attack, the official told CNN.  I thought that it might be Mossad, which is Israeli Intelligence who had the information.  

They don't seem to realize that informants are all over working for free for Israel.  We do have Israelis who want to survive and help their government when they can.  They may be IDF members on leave or old ladies like me.  

This hits me like a pot of hot potatoes!  My good friend, a Syrian Jew on the lam from Syria who has already been in the prison of the former Syrian President, and now Jolani who has taken over by force, sent me a help message that he had received either accidently  in conversation or whatnot of a flight in an airplane that sounded like a plane going to Ankara on a devious mission.  My friend asked me to get it to the CIA as soon as possible, which I did.  I did not know who gave it to my friend .  

I forwarded it it to the CIA along with another agency, the FBI in Portland.  I had my CT be with me when   the FBI,  called and said they'd like to speak with me.  Now I really had the shakes, being almost 92 and never involved with spying before.   Could they have been speaking to Mossad?                        

That piece of the puzzle was scanty but very soon my friend sent me more that I forwarded.  I was getting excited and started doing my own research.  I found a plane fitting the description I thought and sent that a message thinking...do they really do a good job?  I found one that went from France to Ankara on a regular route and thought aha!  The President of France is in harm's way.  Luckily, as it turned out, he was on his way when a bomb was dropped there, to visit the President of Syria !!!!!                                

I never thought that Trump was in harm's way at all.  Was I ever surprised at how the CIA got him out of Turkey!!!

Trump used an elaborate cover-up scheme to get out of Turkey by using another plane.  How clever of the CIA.  Iran most likely was quite disappointed.  Was the target the French President, Emmanuel Macron or Trump?  We will never know.  

Resource:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/politics/iran-threat-turkey-plane

Strongest Largest Empire in the World: Ottoman Empire

 Nadene Goldfoot                                            

Ottoman Empire: Survived for more than 600 years (1299–1922), making it one of the most enduring centralized gunpowder empires.

The Ottoman Empire began in 1299 and  ended in 1922 after losing World War I, and it allied with Imperial Germany in that conflict.  It had been in power for 623 years.  It shrunk into Turkey.  

(Note: World War I opposing sides were the Central Powers and the Allied Powers, whereas World War II used the terms Axis and Allies.)

Joining the War: The empire entered WWI in late 1914 on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary.   Fighting across multiple fronts drained the government of money, food, and soldiers. 
The Ottoman Empire (referred to in the prompt as Turkey) joined World War I in 1914 on the side of the Central Powers (not the "Axis," which was a term used in World War II) to protect its survival, reclaim lost territories, and escape diplomatic isolation.
(Note: World War I opposing sides were the Central Powers and the Allied Powers, whereas World War II used the terms Axis and Allies.)
Key Reasons for Joining the War
Fear of Isolation and Collapse: The empire was weak, heavily in debt, and had recently lost land in North Africa and the Balkan Wars. Leaders believed neutrality left them vulnerable to being carved up by European superpowers. 
Alliance with Germany: The ruling Committee of Union and Progress signed a secret treaty with Germany in August 1914. Germany promised to help modernize the Ottoman military and economy. 
The British Seizure of Warships: Britain angered the Ottoman public and navy by seizing two dreadnought battleships that the Ottoman people had crowdfunded and purchased. Germany immediately filled this vacuum by "gifting" two replacement warships (Goeben and Breslau) to the Ottomans.
Desire to Reclaim Lost Lands: Ottoman leaders wanted to recover lost territories from Russia, their historic rival in the Caucasus and Black Sea region. 
  By October 1918, the army was exhausted and signed a ceasefire called the Armistice of Mudros.  The winning Allied nations divided the remaining Middle Eastern lands, while Turkish nationalists fought a war of independence to create modern Turkey in 1923.

Ottoman miniature of Osman I by Yahya Bustanzâde (18th century)
1299: Osman I founded the empire in northwestern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey).

A map of the territorial expansion of the Ottoman Empire from 1307 to 1683.
1453: Mehmed the Conqueror captured Constantinople and made it the new capital.
1520–1566: The empire reached its greatest peak and power under Suleiman the Magnificent.
                        Jews Under Ottoman Empire
Golden Age (15th and 16th Centuries)
Life for Jews under Ottoman rule was a long and changing story that moved from a golden age of safety and prosperity to a later period of decline and danger.
The Ottoman Empire took over Palestine in 1516 after defeating the Mamluks. Start year: 1516 following the Battle of Marj Dabiq. End year: 1917 when British forces took control during World War I. Over 400 years of rule over the region. 
A Safe Haven: The Ottoman Empire welcomed tens of thousands of Jews fleeing the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions and other persecutions in Christian Europe. Sultan Bayezid II even sent the Ottoman navy to rescue Spanish Jews in 1492.
The Millet System: Jews were organized into a self-governing religious community called a millet. They managed their own schools, courts, and charities, and communicated with the Sultan through a chief rabbi (Hakamashi).
Economic Success: Jews used their skills in trade, medicine, diplomacy, and finance to thrive. Cities like Salonica became major centers with large Jewish majorities and vibrant economic life. 
The Status of Dhimmi
Second-Class Citizenship: Like Christians, Jews were classified as dhimmis (protected non-Muslim subjects). 
Restrictions and Taxes: They paid a special poll tax called the jizya. They also faced legal restrictions, such as rules on clothing, limits on building or repairing synagogues, and bans on riding horses or carrying weapons. 
Day-to-Day Reality: Despite these official limitations, enforcement varied. During strong economic periods, the rules were often relaxed and relations with Muslim neighbors were generally peaceful. 
Decline and Danger (17th to Early 20th Centuries)
Economic Hardship: As the Ottoman Empire military and economic power began to weaken around 1700, changing global trade routes hurt local economies. Many Jewish communities fell into poverty. 
Rising Violence: Weakening central control led to corrupt local rulers, spikes in prejudice, and violent events like the false blood libel accusations of the 1840 Damascus Affair. 
Legal Reform and the End: The Ottoman government abolished dhimmi status and declared non-Muslims equal in 1856, but local violence and instability continued. By the late 19th century, rising nationalism and security concerns led the Ottomans to restrict Jewish immigration to Palestine, ending the empire's long run as a safe refuge.

1922: The last sultan was removed from power, ending the empire (and leading to the Republic of Turkey in 1923).  This  was Mehmed VI.He eventually retired to Italy. 


Full Name: Mehmed VI Vahideddin
Reign: July 1918 to November 1922
Departure Date: November 17, 1922
Transport: Left Istanbul on the British warship HMS Malaya
What Happened Next
Turkey's Grand National Assembly ended the sultanate on November 1, 1922.  Mehmed VI went into exile in Malta and later moved to Italy.
                    Bio On Recp Erdogan
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1954, now 72, Recep Tayyip Erdogan became involved in politics while attending university. The first Islamist to be elected mayor of Istanbul, he reduced pollution and improved the city's infrastructure, but was imprisoned on charges of inciting religious hatred.  He was voted the country's president in 2014, and after surviving an attempted military coup in July 2016, he earned reelection two years later.  As president,  along with imprisoning thousands of military personnel,  had tens of thousands police officers, judges, civil servants and teachers suspended, detained or placed under investigation. He then declared a national state of emergency, lending credence to the idea that he would use the experience to oust his known enemies and claim even more power.  
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan uses neo-Ottoman rhetoric and assertive foreign policies to project Turkey as a dominant regional power, though critics debate whether this represents a literal push to revive an empire or a tool for domestic and international leverage. He's right in there, plugging away.

  He held the big meeting of NATO. All presidents everywhere flew in there into his new airport..  This is where Trump had to leave on a different plane that when he came in.  The French president just missed being killed instead with warning by a Syrian who hated his own president Assad.   One headline read as (Erdogen dreams of annexing Arab countries ((founddation for defense democracies).  Another read as (Erdogen's love for Ottoman Empire should worry the world).Turkey's expansionist ambitions should not be ignored.  (Middle East Forum)  

Resource:
https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2026/07/turkey-and-syria-nothing-but-trouble.html

https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2026/07/natos-turkey-against-kurds-yazids.html

https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2026/08/turkeys-instigations-and-return-of.html

https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2026/08/ottoman-empire-awakes-and-acts-with.html

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