The Tribes are remembered in different ways . . . and yet the question arises: does Islam advocate rape, baby slaughter, and terror? or is it just another chapter of Murder Inc?
This ^, while the Torah requires the names of tribes that long ago slipped away into a world of captivity and terror.
So, why are all the names of the tribes included on the High Priests’ Vestments?
The “truth” is that ten of the 12 Tribes were taken hostage and carried off, and while they have been missing ever since, we have not, against all odds, forgotten them, stopped praying for their return, searching for them, and advocating for their return — awaiting a time in which we will all be together again.
No one is forgotten — not then, not now.
Exodus 28: 7-10
Then take two lazuli stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
שִׁשָּׁה֙ מִשְּׁמֹתָ֔ם עַ֖ל הָאֶ֣בֶן הָאֶחָ֑ת וְאֶת־שְׁמ֞וֹת הַשִּׁשָּׁ֧ה הַנּוֹתָרִ֛ים עַל־הָאֶ֥בֶן הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית כְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ –– six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth.
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה חָרַשׁ֮ אֶ֒בֶן֒ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חֹתָ֗ם תְּפַתַּח֙ אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י הָאֲבָנִ֔ים עַל־שְׁמֹ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מֻסַבֹּ֛ת מִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹת זָהָ֖ב תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָֽם׃ — On the two stones you shall make seal engravings—the work of a lapidary—of the names of the sons of Israel.
Should we consult with the Jewish Tradition to see if the Lost Tribes are simply just dead and gone, and never to return? What to do when a religious force of rape and terror comes along and seizes the members of one’s family — should we seek to forget?
Does the phrase ‘Never Again’ have any continued meaning when rape, murder, bodily mutilation, and kidnapping and seizing hostages occur?
Here below is the Israeli response — articulated clearly during a time of Adar which soon enough will lead to Purim (“Purim” or “lots, lottery” regarding the appointed time for the planned slaughter of the Jews).
Israeli official Benny Gantz announced (https://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-israel-will-invade-rafah-if-hostages-not-returned-by-ramadan/) that Hamas has until Ramadan to return the remaining hostages and surrender or face certain destruction.
“To those saying the price [of an offensive] is too high, I say this very clearly: Hamas has a choice—they can surrender, release the hostages, and the citizens of Gaza will be able to celebrate the holy holiday of Ramadan,” Gantz said.
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is a time of Islamic fasting and prayers intended for spiritual growth and acts of selflessness and peace. What better time could there be for the Muslims of Gaza to find motivation in their faith to seek peace? This year, Ramadan begins on March 10, giving the Palestinian Hamas about three weeks to decide their fate before the IDF pushes into Rafah, the last Hamas-held territory in the Gaza Strip. The city is also the last refuge for more than a million Palestinians who have fled fighting elsewhere in the Strip. The densely populated enclave borders Egypt, and a military operation there risks high numbers of civilian casualties and a potential spillover into Egypt. The Egyptian military is preparing to prevent Palestinians from spilling over the fortified border, but the White House has urged Israel not to advance into Rafah without a plan to evacuate civilians.
Question: Is rape a Moslem Brotherhood Islamic strategy? / Does the religion of Islam encourage rape? Have any Islamic religious leaders or scholars opined against this as a legitimate expression of Islamic struggle (“Jihad” in the name of Allah and his Prophet Mohamed)?
Israel’s Association of Rape Crisis Centers has released a report on Hamas’ sexual violence on Oct. 7, based on testimonies, interviews and other sources, that found there as a “clear operational strategy involving systematic, targeted sexual abuse”…
Here is a link to the Haaretz Article with the appropriate links to reports and testimonies: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-02-21/ty-article/.premium/hamas-sexual-violence-systematic-and-deliberate-new-israeli-report-says/0000018d-cad6-d09f-a3df-eaf609c30000?lts=1708531017326<s=1708531031001 — while there is a firewall — however you can freely access it if you request it.
It is a difficult read, but important. The violent rape campaign undertaken by moslem-brotherhood-hamas- terrorists has been mostly disregarded by the West, the EU, the UN, the Red Cross, et al and largely supported by (among others) American college professors and students who continue to advocate on behalf of rape as an expression of a downtrodden people’s right to wage war against the Israeli Occupation and its humiliations.
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American College Campuses
A college degree as a Jewish milestone / Whither we/ or thou goest?
Link: https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/in-the-knesset-u-s-jewish-leaders-decry-rising-antisemitism-hail-israel-ties/
There have been 44 physical antisemitic attacks against Jewish college students since Oct. 7, more than occurred in the previous 10 years combined, Hillel International CEO Adam Lehman told an Israeli Knesset committee on Tuesday, during a meeting between Israeli parliamentarians and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations:
Campus chaos: “It is truly a catastrophe at this point,” Lehman said, noting that the total number of antisemitic incidents on campuses since Oct. 7 has surpassed the 1,000 mark. Lehman said Hillel, working with the Anti-Defamation League and the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, has been using “every legal channel available” to combat antisemitism on campus, including “lobbying aggressively with the United States government to make sure that they are enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.”
Diaspora role: The meeting of the Knesset’s Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee and the Conference of Presidents focused both on the struggles of the American Jewish community — specifically rising antisemitism in general and on college campuses in particular — and on the strong ties between U.S. Jewry and Israel. “We thank you, our dear guests, for your mobilization and many generous contributions to the State of Israel. It was very important for us. I think one of the most touching moments of this war was to see the whole Jewish people together, and I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you,” committee chair MK Oded Forer, of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, said at the start of the session.
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And while we are on the subject of Academia — let’s have a look at what is going on in Harvard Yard:
Harvard said on Monday that it was investigating “deeply offensive antisemitic tropes” posted on social media by pro-Palestinian student and faculty groups.
Harvard Tarred: In The New York Times, Anemona Hartocollis spotlights a recent summit of university presidents, where “the talk was about Harvard and its plummeting reputation.” “Many of the presidents attending the summit saw the erosion of Harvard’s brand as a problem not only for the school, but also by extension for the entire enterprise of higher education. If Harvard could not protect itself, then what about every other institution? Could Harvard’s leadership find an effective response? There was a hint of a more assertive approach by Harvard on Monday, when the university announced that it was investigating ‘deeply offensive antisemitic tropes’ posted on social media by pro-Palestinian student and faculty groups. The groups had posted or reposted material containing an old cartoon of a puppeteer, his hand marked by a dollar sign inside a Star of David, lynching Muhammad Ali and Gamal Abdel Nasser. Harvard took the action at a time when the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has begun to scrutinize its record on antisemitism. On Friday, the committee issued subpoenas to Harvard’s interim president, the head of the school’s governing board and its investment manager, in a wide-ranging hunt for documents relating to the university’s handling of campus antisemitism claims.”
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Never again is now — Am Yisrael Chai,
