Nadene Goldfoot
Fighting the terrorists in the Middle East, Hamas, Hezbollah, ISIS and such, is a never-ending war. Why are they fighting the return of people, the Jews, that have the Middle East in their veins, and if not their hearts by now. They also have a religious reason for their return to Judea and Samaria, the former homes of their ancestors that were mis-handled by the British after World War I, though it's different from the Islamic law, but from the law of Abraham and Moses, the Jewish law.
The Islamists' goal it is to spread their religion all over the world, and Israel is interfering by being in the way. It is known they are a stolid people and will never convert. The rest of the world looks like their oyster; ready to be opened and swallowed up.
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Christians in the process of learning about Muslim beliefs and practices may be aware that Sunni Muslims and Shiite Muslims (also known as Shia Muslims) make up the two major sects of Islam. If so, it’s helpful to understand how Islam came to be divided into these groups and how their history informs their distinct approaches to the faith today. First, it’s important to note that Sunnis and Shiites uphold the same essential beliefs and five pillars of Islam. In both sects, you will find individuals whose commitment to Islam ranges vary from quite secular to more fundamentalist. Shiites are the ones who are more orthodox in their goal of spreading their culture and belief. Actually, Jews were not regarded as infidels against whom a Holy War was to be waged, but like the Christians and others as the people of the Book. They should enjoy religious freedom in Moslem territory in return for payment of a POLL TAX. Of course, Shiites were more stern in their attitudes. The persecution of Jews by Moslems, for religious reasons, was rare, even discriminatory legislation often remaining unreinforced. This was then, in the 1920s. Today it has been replaced by a more Nationalistic reasoning in their religion. As in Judaism, religion and law are interwoven in Islam.
Hezbollah's primary, foundational goal is the total destruction of the State of Israel, which it views as an illegitimate state and an imperial outpost. The militant group treats all Israeli citizens and Jewish people worldwide as legitimate targets, combining its military operations with deep-rooted antisemitic incitement.
Hezbollah has adopted the anti-Zionist rhetoric of modern-day antisemitism. (they push the Jews of Israel as the cause of their attacks).
The Facts: Hezbollah was established on the ideology of antisemitism. Its founding principles are rooted in the hatred of Jews, the elimination of a Jewish state, and the determination to deny Jews their right of self-determination or nationhood. Hezbollah knows that more Jewish blood has been spilled in Europe than anywhere else, which makes the continent a fertile breeding ground to fulfill its mission.
However, Hezbollah has learned to manipulate the guilt complex that permeates certain European countries whose Jewish communities were decimated during the Holocaust. Thus, its rhetoric is framed as anti-Zionist rather than antisemitic. They overstate the oppression of the Palestinians that they say is perpetuated by Israeli policies, then use that fiction to justify delegitimizing a Jewish state.
As long as Europe allows any manifestation of antisemitism, regardless of the rhetoric (i.e. “old school” or under the anti-Zionist cover), Europe is complicit in the violation of human rights within its borders. To stop this rising antisemitic tide, Europe has the moral and legal obligation to halt all of Hezbollah’s activities within its jurisdiction.
The worst thing that could happen is if any Jewish person should turn on their own people and join the opposing side and act in any way to destroy the people. We already have senator Bernie Sanders that is not a friend, indeed. He has already done enough to cause anti-Semitism thoughts in peoples minds. "Senator Bernie Sanders has emerged as a leading Democratic critic of the Israeli government's military actions in Gaza, actively attempting to block U.S. arms sales to Israel. He has steadfastly maintained that holding the Israeli government accountable for its policies is not anti-Semitism."(NPR+2) The people for Palestine in his group love him.
Hezbollah is an arm of the Shi'ite country of Iran. Their goal is to wipe out Israel. Their behavior, attitude and war is based on this religious obligation. Unless a miracle happens, this will not change unless Sunni Islam makes an inroad in their thinking One way to do that is to support Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and the young rebels of Iran left after thousands have been killed, machine gunned down by the Ayatollah regime.
