ISRAEL: The National Jewish Homeland

And the LORD said to Abram… 

“Lift your eyes now

and look from the place where you are;

northward, southward, eastward, and westward;

for all the land which you see I give to you

and your descendants forever.

And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth;

so that if a man could number the dust of the earth,

then your descendants also could be numbered.

Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width,

for I give it to you.”

(Gen 13:14-17 NKJV)

Islamic apologists (and a growing number of far-left pundits) are working overtime to slander Israel by accusing the Jews of “occupying” so-called “Palestinian” land. They make outrageous claims that Israelis are illegitimately building “settlements” on the “Palestinian national homeland.” There isn’t time here to go into the other contemptible accusations brought against the Jewish State by Islamic “authorities” who claim that Jews are killing and starving their children, raping their women, and “humiliating” them and their religion. All of this is bald-faced claptrap, but such radicals never seem deterred by the facts.

A strident chorus of anti-Israel voices has risen up in recent years that seek to delegitimize and slander the modern State of Israel. In academia, media, and now surprisingly, even in the highest levels of our present government, we are being barraged with disinformation and a modern form of a “Blood Libel” against the Jewish people and the re-established State of Israel.

The success among these hateful voices is impressive. We are witnessing the increasing isolation and demonization of the Jewish people unequaled since the haydays of the Nazi propaganda machine in the 1930s. Jews, and increasingly those who stand with them, are being subjected to threats and vicious slander in the public arena. In Europe, Jewish cemeteries and synagogues are being vandalized, and Jewish people are subjected to random acts of violence. This is even occurring sporadically here in the United States. Apparently, the evil genie of anti-Semitism, once thought vanquished in WW-II, has once again reared its ugly head and found willing ears and hearts to poison.

From my personal perspective as a bible-believer, I regard this ancient hatred as supernatural at its root. No other people in all the history of the world has incurred such vicious hatred and suffered unrelenting violence and genocidal assaults as the Jewish people. To be sure, there have been many persecuted people in the world, but none have endured such never-ending vitriolic hatred as the descendants of Abraham.

Why is this? Simply stated, it stems from a fundamental hatred and rejection of the God of Israel by fallen mankind. (There is no other, by the way.) Ultimately, this hatred is based upon a demonic envy and desire to hurt the heart of God Himself by attacking the people He chose in His sovereignty to carry His word and light to the world.

Those who are influenced and blinded by the darkly whispered voices of satanic psychosis often lash out against the Jews without any regard or notice of the facts or realities of history. If they did, they would realize how truly insane their rants are.

To give those of you who desire to know some of those facts and realities, I offer the following information gleaned from various sources. They will assist you in not only arguing in the defense of the Jewish people, but to insulate and inoculate yourself against the flood of disinformation and lies barraging us all. This level of hatred against Israel and the Jewish people will exponentially increase in the coming years. Brace for impact.
 
Some Inconvenient Facts about Israel.

1. Israel became a State in 1312 BCE, (NOT 1948) nearly two millennia before Islam was a twinkle in Mohammed’s eye;

2. Arab refugees from Israel began calling themselves “Palestinians” in 1967, two decades after the declaration in May of 1948 of the re-established Israeli State. No such nation or recognized people-group ever existed in all of history.

3. After conquering the land in 1272 BCE, the Jewish people ruled it exclusively for a thousand years. Even after multiple exiles and conquering, they maintained a continuous presence there for 3,300 years;

4. For over 3,300 years, Jerusalem maintained its status as the Jewish capital. It was never the capital of any Arab or Muslim entity. Even under Jordanian rule, (east) Jerusalem was not made the capital;

5. Jerusalem is mentioned 811 times in 764 verses in the King James Bible, but not once is it mentioned in the Qur’an;

6. King David founded Jerusalem; Muhammad never set foot in it;

7. Jews pray facing Jerusalem; Muslims face Mecca. If they are between the two cities, Muslims pray facing Mecca, with their backs to Jerusalem;

8. In 1948 when 7 Arab armies attacked Israel, Arab leaders urged their people to leave, promising to cleanse the land of the “Zionist presence.” The great majority of them fled without ever setting eyes on an Israeli soldier;

9. By contrast, virtually the entire Jewish population residing in neighboring Muslim countries had to flee for their lives as the result of violence and pogroms. Some 630,000 Arabs voluntarily left Israel in 1948, in spite of the Israeli government’s plea that they remain where they were, while nearly a million Jews were forced to leave the Muslim countries;

10. In spite of the vast territories at their disposal, Arab Refugees were deliberately prevented from assimilating into their host countries. Of 100 million refugees following World War 2, they are the only group to have never integrated with their co-religionists. Most of the Jewish refugees from Europe and Arab lands were settled in Israel, a country no larger than New Jersey;

11. There are 22 Muslim countries, not counting Palestine. There is only one Jewish state. Arabs started all five wars against Israel, and lost every one of them;

12. Hamas and Hezbollah official documents still call for the destruction of Israel. In spite of this, Israel has continually sought peace and ceded most of the west bank, the Sinai, and all of Gaza to Egypt and the Palestinian authority, even providing arms to the Arabs to maintain order. Many of these arms have been used in the murder of Israeli Jews;

13. During the Jordanian occupation from 1948 until 1967, Jewish holy sites in and around Jerusalem were vandalized and off limits to Jews. The U.N. remained deafeningly silent while the Arabs, under Jordanian rule, destroyed 58 synagogues in the old city of Jerusalem and systematically desecrated the ancient Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives. Under Israeli administration after 1967, all Muslim and Christian holy sites are defended and accessible to all faiths;

14. Out of 175 United Nations Security Council resolutions up to 1990, 97 were against Israel; out of 690 general assembly resolutions, 429 were against Israel;

For a comprehensive accounting of Jewish contributions to civilization, please visit the following website. I can confidently say that the extensive list will blow your mind.
http://www.jinfo.org/

Please understand, I am not making a case that the Jewish people are perfect or “better” than anyone else. As a people, they have one prescient redeeming grace. They were favored and chosen by the God of Israel by His sovereign pre-determined choice. This was not done because of any merit in and of themselves anymore than we from among the nations can make any claim to God’s favor on our own merits. It is purely of grace.

However, the vicious hatred of the world toward the Jewish people is not because of human failures on their part, which are as numerous as our own if we are truly honest with ourselves. This hatred comes straight from the pits of evil itself. Lucifer’s unceasing vendetta toward God finds its most vexing expression in his lashing out against the apple of His eye.
The Jewish people will never be uprooted from their land again. The last great battle is coming, and many will die, both of the Jews, and their enemies. However, the God of Israel will defend them in the end, and honor those who stood bravely in the dark hour. We who have the choice now must take a stand for what is right. The right side is to stand with the people of God. Any pretense that the Islamists (or the blinded minions of the Left) have to usurp the Jewish State and possess the land given to Abraham’s descendants by God Himself will end in failure and ruin.

The Jewish Messiah will return and rule the earth from Jerusalem. The scriptures are clear. We who love Him, and have received His grace, will stand before Him with all those from every nation, kindred, tongue, tribe who love His appearing. There will be no more Jew or Gentile, but one new man.

Keeping My Gas Mask

by: Bruce R. Porter, D.Div.

I will bless those who bless you,

And I will curse him who curses you;

And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

(Gen 12:3 NKJV)
   Author and Israeli Friend in Jerusalem, 1991 

As I sit down to write this, I’m looking up on my bookshelf at a 20-year-old Israeli gas mask. It contains an injectable vile of atropine, chemical agent powder, and a special filter canister to filter out mustard gas. It was given to me by an Israeli soldier as I arrived in Lod Airport in early 1991 during the first Gulf War. Saddam Hussein’s scud missiles were sporadically raining into Tel-Aviv, and no one knew whether or not they might be carrying biological or chemical agents in the warheads.

Israel endured these outrageous attacks from Iraq without retaliating because of pressure from the U.S. to stay out of the conflict. I have been continually amazed over the decades at how much restraint Israel has demonstrated as they endure a nearly continuous stream of terrorist attacks on the nation and civilian populations.

As I walked the streets of Tel-Aviv that evening, it was striking to see nearly everyone carrying a gas mask on a shoulder strap. Even young couples pushing baby carriages had their masks, and plastic coverings folded upon the carriages in preparation of an attack that could occur at any moment. I remember thinking at the time; how long would Americans tolerate such a daily threat upon their lives from a nearby population whose highest aspiration was to destroy their country and murder every last one of them down to the smallest child? It is nearly unthinkable, but this is the reality Israelis live with each and every day of their lives.

For the most-part, the rest of the world vulgarly chooses to ignore this reality, and even find increasingly ludicrous ways to blame the Jews themselves for each and every attack against them. As one who has visited Israel over 20 times in the past 33 years, even during several wars, I’m absolutely stunned at the continuing chorus of Israel-bashing voices in the world. Even among certain “Christianist” groups in the West, there are those who seem to harbor a certain level of anti-Semitism.

I use the term “Christianist” purposely because it is inconceivable to me that anyone who follows and believes in the Jew of Jews, Jesus, or follows the writings of the Apostle Paul who clearly declared God’s abiding love for, and fidelity to, the Jewish people and Israel in spite of their national rejection of Yeshua as their Messiah. He made it clear that this state of unbelief was temporary, and that God Himself would remove this veil when the time suited Him. “Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” (Rom 11:28-29 NKJV)

Is America Turning Against Israel?

As inconceivable as it may seem, the present regime occupying the White House has demonstrated an increasing animosity toward Israel. Barrack Hussein Obama, (aka Barry Soetoro) has consistently demonstrated favor toward Islam in his actions and speeches. From his famous “apology tours,” to his ubiquitous bows to Islamic leaders, and celebrations of Ramadan in the White House (to name but a few) he has shown a clear pattern of anti-Israel bias. Consider his clear snubbing of Israel’s Prime Minister, and the inclusion of cabinet-level advisors on his staff who have repeatedly taken stands against Israel’s interests, even to the point of raising the specter of attacking Israeli aircraft if Israel tries to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons program. (See my article: Obama Advisor Brzezinski: U.S. Should Shoot Down IAF Jets  Link: http://www.brucespeaks.com/?p=652)

Recent developments in the Middle East do not bode well for Israel. The former Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak dictatorship in Egypt, as undemocratic and brutal as it was, was largely accepting of peace with Israel. Islamic extremists now rising to the forefront in the political vacuum left behind by Mubarak’s exit will surely renew long-held Islamic animosity toward what they call the “Zionist Entity.” Even Egypt Airlines recently issued route maps that entirely excluded Israel’s very existence even though they fly into Israel regularly! The Muslim Brotherhood, the hydra-headed monster behind most of the present political unrest in the Middle East is working at warp-speed to grasp the reins of power in each Islamic state where they are fomenting street demonstrations with the full-cooperation of far-left “Community Organizers” based here in the West.

Now, recent reports indicate that Israel has been subjected to renewed volumes of rocket attacks (added on top of the tens of thousands of previous such attacks) on their territories out of Gaza. P.M. Netanyahu has made it crystal clear that Israel cannot and will not continue to tolerate these attacks upon their citizens and is threatening to retaliate. You can rely with 100% reliability that the world’s media, the U.N., and the nations of the West will once again condemn Israel for “aggression” as they fight for their lives and seek to defend themselves. An Israeli friend once told me that it seems in the eyes of the world, the only thing Jews in Israel can do satisfactorily is die quietly. He also said that when there is a “cease-fire” declared, the Israeli view is that what is meant is: “We are in charge of the ‘ceasing,’ and they (the Arabs) are in charge of the ‘firing.’”)

The present Regime occupying the White House is leading us down a path of economic and national destruction. We are a nation at risk. However, I am convinced that the most heinous and supremely dangerous trend within the present Regime is the very real risk that we are eventually going to cut Israel adrift and perhaps even (I’m struggling to even say it) passively or actively attack Israel! Should it come to this, I believe we will incur the well-deserved wrath of God. Look at history and name a single nation that attacked the Jews or Israel and failed to suffer horrendous consequences. God’s judgment of the nations of the world will, in great part, be predicated upon one consideration.

 
“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ (Mat 25:40 NKJV) 

Yes, yes, I know some will challenge my interpretation of these words because they harbor the false assumption that Jesus was only speaking of Christians who would follow Him. However, let us never forget that Jesus (or Yeshua) is, and always WILL be, a JEW. “My brethren” referred not only to the “wild olive branches” who have the privilege of being grafted in to the “good vine” but also to the “natural branches” (the Jewish people). We share a common bible, a common Creator, and a common destiny in redemption.

Let me state that the moment a single American bullet, or a single U.S. bomb is directed toward the nation of Israel or her people in a hostile act by this government, (unless a clearly accidental event followed by appropriate apologies and reparations) I will seriously consider renouncing my citizenship and seek to immigrate. I cannot say I would be accepted in Israel (at least at present), because of my views concerning Yeshua, but I would seek to find somewhere where madness is not enshrined as national policy.

Glancing up again at that old gas mask, I can’t help wondering if there might be a future use for such things, or a newer model, for myself or my family. I keep it in plain sight to remind me every day that peace will not come to this broken world until the Prince of Peace is enthroned in Jerusalem. Until then, the mask remains as a reminder, and my prayers for the peace of Jerusalem will rise up to the only ONE who can bring it. (Hint: It’s not BHO!)

From Bruce:

Most of my friends know that I served as a volunteer at Ground Zero beginning six days after the World Trade Towers were destroyed by Islamic fanatics who flew hijacked passenger jets into them. I would have been there sooner, but the airlines were totally grounded for nearly a week before I could catch a ride to New York City.

Lately, I’ve been aghast at the unfolding reports of a huge mosque being planned to open adjacent to the site of the worst Islamic Jihadist attack in history. To tell the truth, the entire fiasco has made me nearly speechless with outrage. Groping for words adequate to describe or encompass this unspeakably vulgar display of arrogance by Islamists, I’ve not written of it until now.

Finally, I found someone who actually comes close to describing my feelings and thoughts regarding this. Pat Condell is a British pundit and vlogger who got it right on this issue. I cannot improve on his words. He and I would agree on very little else, seeing that he is a rather vocal atheist who regards people like me as a lower form of imbecile. Nevertheless, in dealing with the issue of the mosque being established near Ground Zero, and to add insult to injury, having it dedicated on September 11th on the day of the tenth anniversary of this Jihadist attack, Pat nailed it!

View the video below. If you agree with him, forward it to as many as possible. We must stop this atrocity from occurring!

By: Dr. Bruce R. Porter

Nearly every day our senses are assaulted by a rising chorus of anti-Semitic voices calling for the destruction of Israel. Shockingly, some of those voices even emanate from “Christian” circles now and then. I cannot imagine a greater oxymoron (or vulgarity) than to profess one is a Christian, declaring faith in a Jew named Yeshua, reading a Jewish bible full of Jewish prophets who predicted the reestablishment of the state of Israel and the regathering of the Jewish people to their national homeland, who would then speak or act against the Jewish people and Israel.

Some would say I’m obsessing over this issue. Perhaps, but I’m in good company. There were a few others who spoke up in defense of the Jewish people before the holocaust. I’m honored to make a small contribution to that cause.

The music video below sums up the case. Enjoy.

By: Bruce R. Porter D.Div.

Finally, a voice of reason and clarity regarding the true agenda of Barack Hussein Obama. Dr. Richard L. Rubinstein is a Yale fellow, “Distinguished Professor of the Year,” with an earned PhD from Harvard.  Dr. Rubinstein lays bare what he believes to be  president Obama’s intention to “correct the historical mistake of the creation of the state of Israel.”

One can only marvel that Obama won nearly 78% of the Jewish vote in America in spite of the clear indications of his deep affinity for Islam. There are polls now indicating that this voter-bloc has eroded considerably as Obama’s true agenda toward Israel emerges.

Turn up your speakers and listen carefully to this scholar’s cogent evaluation of Obama’s radical agenda. Then, make sure you’re registered to vote this November. We cannot allow this agenda to succeed, and the time is now to chose which side you’re on. May God’s mercy be upon us, our children, and our nation!

By: Bruce Porter

The video below is one of the most cogent and insightful analysis’ I’ve heard yet regarding the imminent conflict between Iran and Israel. Most people find it easier to ignore this situation, and the national media in the West is largely turning a blind eye to it unless they see some opportunity to throw rocks at the Jewish State.

What we all have to realize is that Israel is the central issue facing the world today. Why would I say such a thing, in the face of the oil-spill disaster in the Gulf, or the Progressive/Marxist takeover of the United States? It’s simple really. The fortunes and future of all nations have a direct correlation to how they act toward the nation of Israel and the Jewish people. On what authority do I say this? The bible! This is God’s promise to Abraham, the father of the Jewish people and the spiritual father of all who walk with God by faith…

“I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
(Genesis 12:3 NKJV)

For my Christian friends who require a proof-text from the New Testament, I would direct you to the words of the Jew Yeshua:

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory,
and all the holy angels with Him,
then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
“All the nations will be gathered before Him,
and He will separate them one from another,
as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
And He will set the sheep on His right hand,
but the goats on the left.
Then the King will say to those on His right hand,
‘Come, you blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world:
‘for I was hungry and you gave Me food;
I was thirsty and you gave Me drink;
I was a stranger and you took Me in; 
‘I was naked and you clothed Me;
I was sick and you visited Me;
I was in prison and you came to Me.’
Then the righteous will answer Him, saying,
‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You,
or thirsty and give You drink?
‘When did we see You a stranger and take You in,
or naked and clothe You? 
‘Or when did we see You sick, or in prison,
and come to You?’
“And the King will answer and say to them,
‘Assuredly, I say to you,
inasmuch as you did it
to one of the least of these My brethren,
you did it to Me.’
 (Matthew 25:31-40 NKJV) 

Would it be a shock to you to realize that Yeshua was speaking of His Jewish brethren? It’s clear enough, for when He spoke this, there was no church, and no Christians. He was merely echoing God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis quoted above regarding the covenant people.

Now, certainly, this would also now apply to all those, both Jew and Gentile, who have entered into covenant relationship with God. Remember that even Abram was once a goy, a man of the nations, who become the father of all those who would come after and walk in the covenants of God.

Anyway, click on the video below and hear words of wisdom. Ponder deeply their meaning, for I believe prophesy is being fulfilled. God will judge the nations according to how they treated His covenant people. The national homeland of the Jewish people, Israel, is the tangible, physical manifestation of God’s grace. Israel’s existence is a miracle, and how we support and aid their survival and blessing will be the crucible by which the hearts of men will be weighed.

Feiglin Saw it Coming: Analysis Recorded Days Before the Flotilla (May 27th) from Manhigut Yehudit on Vimeo.

By: Bruce R. Porter

It has come to light that the video I previously posted from www.flix.co.il showing the discovery of weaponry hidden amid food supplies onboard the M/S Mavi Marnara “peace” flotilla boat is a hoax. Several Jew-haters and Israel-despisers were only too gleeful to write and vent their hatred of Israel (and me) for sharing the article and web address of the video. I guess their “ah-ha” moment somehow justifies in their mind their venomous hatred for Israel.

Not so fast…

As it turned out, this footage was actually depicting an event that occurred seven months ago on November 04, 2009 when the Israel Navy intercepted the “Francop” cargo ship. This particular vessel contained roughly 500 tons of weapons hidden amongst civilian cargo. The 36 weapons containers were a little ‘love-gift’ from peace-loving Iran, and meant for the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon.

It is to be expected that disinformation campaigns will occur during war that seek to distort facts and cast doubt on the reality of what is truly going on. It would be totally insane that anyone on the Israeli side would put forth a demonstratively false video showing a date stamp from last year, so my strong suspicion is that this is an effort by Israel’s enemies to plant a false report to discredit anyone seeking to defend Israel’s actions. However, like most things Jew-haters do, this too will blow up in their face.

No matter what else may be said, or what might be discovered onboard these “peace flotilla” boats, the facts are clear.

•       Israel has been the target of a longstanding hate campaign for destruction by radical Islamists and anti-Semites since their founding.
•       Anti-Semitism is an ancient evil, which is now enjoying resurgence in recent times because of virulent and well-coordinated anti-Israel/anti-Jewish propaganda.
•       Israel’s enemies have a clearly-established pattern of sneaking weapons into the region. In recent months thousands of tons of weapons have been intercepted by Israel on their way into the hands of Hamas and Hezbollah murderers who are completely committed to slaughtering Jews and destroying Israel.
•       Should Israel open Gaza harbor under mounting international pressure, can anyone say with a straight face that Israel’s enemies would not fully exploit this vulnerability and send dozens of ships carrying armaments and missiles for Hamas operatives?

All of this is well-documented, and the fair-minded person will have to admit it. However, not everyone is fair-minded, and Israel’s enemies in the UN (read: United NOTHING) will trample these facts underfoot as they always do. The requirements of Jew-hatred and anti-Israel propaganda cannot be bothered by inconvenient facts.

Hear the words of Israel’s Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, a voice of logic and reason in a world that seems to be going mad.

After America , There is No Place to Go

 (Comment by Bruce Porter)
For several months, I’ve not written much into this blog site. With each passing day, I grow more appalled at the socialist/Marxist direction our country is taking. The Obama regime is, I’m convinced, on a course to transform our beloved Republic into a socialist nightmare.

It is now abundantly clear that Obama’s guiding star is Marxism, but sadly, few people today really appreciate what that means, having been educated by the public brainwashing system we call “Public Schools.” Some will dismiss, as they always do, such statements, preferring to live in denial. However, unless our people wake up and vote these power-hungry mavens of Marxism out of power this November, I fear we will slip into an era of darkness unparallel in human history. 

The article below was written by a woman who witnessed the takeover of her country in the 30s by Hitler. There are terrifying parallels to her story and what we are experiencing in the United States today. Can it happen here? Your life and the lives of your family may depend on how you answer that question. Read the article through and decide for yourself.

Truly is the Greatest Country in the World.
Don’t Let Freedom Slip Away

By: Kitty Werthmann

 What I am about to tell you is something you’ve probably never heard or will ever read in history books.

I believe that I am an eyewitness to history.  I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history.  We elected him by a landslide – 98% of the vote..  I’ve never read that in any American publications.  Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force.

In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression.  Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed.  We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates.

Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily.  Young people were going from house to house begging for food.  Not that they didn’t want to work; there simply weren’t any jobs.  My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need.  Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people – about 30 daily.

The Communist Party and the National Socialist Party were fighting each other.  Blocks and blocks of cities like Vienna, Linz, and Graz were destroyed.  The people became desperate and petitioned the government to let them decide what kind of government they wanted.

We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany, where Hitler had been in power since 1933.  We had been told that they didn’t have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living.  Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group — Jewish or otherwise.  We were led to believe that everyone was happy.  We wanted the same way of life in Austria. We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family.  Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back. 

Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler.

We were overjoyed, and for three days we danced in the streets and had candlelight parades.  The new government opened up big field kitchens and everyone was fed.

After the election, German officials were appointed, and like a miracle, we suddenly had law and order.  Three or four weeks later, everyone was employed.  The government made sure that a lot of work was created through the Public Work Service.

Hitler decided we should have equal rights for women.  Before this, it was a custom that married Austrian women did not work outside the home.  An able-bodied husband would be looked down on if he couldn’t support his family.  Many women in the teaching profession were elated that they could retain the jobs they previously had been required to give up for marriage.

Hitler Targets Education -
Eliminates Religious Instruction for Children:

Our education was nationalized.  I attended a very good public school.  The population was predominantly Catholic, so we had religion in our schools. The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler’s picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn’t pray or have religion anymore.  Instead, we sang “Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles,” and had physical education.

Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance.  Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum.  They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time.  The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail.  The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination.  The rest of the day we had sports.  As time went along, we loved it.  Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free.  We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had. 

My mother was very unhappy. 

When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent.  I told her she couldn’t do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful.  There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun – no sports, and no political indoctrination.  I hated it at first but felt I could tolerate it.  Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home.  I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing.  Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me.  They lived without religion.  By that time unwed mothers were glorified for having a baby for Hitler.  It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly.  As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn’t exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.

Equal Rights Hits Home:

In 1939, the war started and a food bank was established.  All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps.  At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn’t work, you didn’t get a ration card, and if you didn’t have a card, you starved to death. Women who stayed home to raise their families didn’t have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.

Soon after this, the draft was implemented.  It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps.  During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys.  They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps.  After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines.  When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat.  Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack.  I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service.   

Hitler Restructured the Family Through Daycare: 

When the mothers had to go out into the work force, the government immediately established child care centers.  You could take your children ages 4 weeks to school age and leave them there around-the-clock, 7 days a week, under the total care of the government.  The state raised a whole generation of children..  There were no motherly women to take care of the children, just people highly trained in child psychology.  By this time, no one talked about equal rights.  We knew we had been had.  

Health Care and Small Business Suffer Under Government Controls:

Before Hitler, we had very good medical care.  Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna.  After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone.  Doctors were salaried by the government.  The problem was, since it was free, the people were going to the doctors for everything. When the good doctor arrived at his office at 8 a.m., 40 people were already waiting and, at the same time, the hospitals were full.  If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn.  There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine.  Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and immigrated to other countries.

As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80% of our income.  Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household.  We had big programs for families.  All day care and education were free.  High schools were taken over by the government and college tuition was subsidized.  Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing. 

We had another agency designed to monitor business.  My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables.  Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners.  Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar.  He couldn’t meet all the demands.  Soon, he went out of business.  If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.

We had consumer protection.  We were told how to shop and what to buy.  Free enterprise was essentially abolished.  We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers.  The agents would go to the farms, count the live-stock, then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.  

“Mercy Killing” Redefined:

In 1944, I was a student teacher in a small village in the Alps.  The villagers were surrounded by mountain passes which, in the winter, were closed off with snow, causing people to be isolated.  So people intermarried and offspring were sometimes retarded.  When I arrived, I was told there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work.  I knew one, named Vincent, very well.  He was a janitor of the school.  One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van.  I asked my superior where they were going.  She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write.  The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months.  They were told visits would interfere with the program and might cause homesickness.  

As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death.  The villagers were not fooled.  We suspected what was happening.  Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months.  We called this euthanasia.  

The Final Steps – Gun Laws: 

Next came gun registration.  People were getting injured by guns.  Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns.  Most citizens were law abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms.  Not long after-wards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns.  The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.

No more freedom of speech. 

Anyone who said something against the government was taken away.  We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.

Totalitarianism didn’t come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria.  Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath.  Instead, we had creeping gradualism.  Now, our only weapons were broom handles.  The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.

After World War II, Russian troops occupied Austria.  Women were raped, preteen to elderly.  The press never wrote about this either.  When the Soviets left in 1955, they took everything that they could, dismantling whole factories in the process.  They sawed down whole orchards of fruit, and what they couldn’t destroy, they burned.  We called it The Burned Earth. Most of the population barricaded themselves in their houses.  Women hid in their cellars for 6 weeks as the troops mobilized.  Those who couldn’t paid the price.  There is a monument in Vienna today, dedicated to those women who were massacred by the Russians.  This is an eye witness account.

“It’s true… those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity.

America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don’t Let Freedom Slip Away

“After America, There is No Place to Go”

The world owes Israel an apology.

(Acknowledgments to: dion@magnum.com

The Gaza War Flotilla

Heavy weapons, mortars, artillery shells, bazookas and 1Million stashed Euro notes were found in the cargo of the M/S. MAVI MARMARA Flotilla Ship.

Let the world watch this video to evidence why the IDF Naval commandos were dispatched to intercept the six vessels including the M/S Mavi Marmara.

Israel Navy Commander Inspects the ‘Surprise’ Behind the ‘Innocent’ Flour Bags!

TELL THE TRUTH the world ignores when it comes to Israel and help stop the double standard and hypocrisy of the world toward Israel.

http://www.flix.co.il/tapuz/showVideo.asp?m=3423928

Shame on the entire world community including the USA and the UN for condemning Israel.

The time had come to say, ‘Frankly World We Do not Give a Damn…We Are Here To Prevail, Thus, We Will Protect And Defend Ourselves. Let It be Known, Jewish Blood Is Very Precious.’

Thank you Fred Leder for this Israeli Flix video. This video shows that during the unloading of the M/S. Mavi Marmara Turkish vessel in the Israeli Port of Ashdod, behind the flour bags were boxes of heavy weapons and ammunition: mortars, artillery shells, bazookas, without counting a trunk where more than one million Euros was found intended for Hamas.

Let us see what is aboard the Irish vessel, the M/S. Rachel Corrie, that Israel will intercept sometime today when it approaches the Naval blockade line off the coast of Gaza. Clearly the Turkish AKP Islamist government is complicit in permitting this military cargo to be loaded on the ‘peaceful’ Free Gaza Flotilla. Please distribute this video widely.

If you had any doubt about what was on the flotilla, here is the video.

The French explains that the arms on display were hidden behind sacks of grain.

Why these criminals were released is beyond me!

http://www.flix.co.il/tapuz/showVideo.asp?m=3423928