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EDITORIAL
Living in Terror on I’m beginning to wonder how much
s
p
m longer this vicious plot will work, though.
o
By Fred Dalton Thompson, Th International sympathy for Palestinians
www.ABCradionetworks.com has diminished as the same extremists
have brought havoc to Madrid, Bali,
Let me ask you a hypo- Somalia, London, and elsewhere. More
thetical question. What do you think importantly, Israelis themselves are
America would do if Canadian soldiers suffering enough that they may be on
were firing dozens of missiles every day the verge of losing their sympathy for
into Buffalo, N.Y.? What do you think the people who have sworn to kill them.
our response would be if Mexican
troops for two years had launched Imagine what it would be like to live
daily rocket attacks on San Diego— knowing that a rocket could fall on you
and bragged about it? or your children at any minute. Half of
those who live nearest to Gaza have
I can tell you, our response would look fled their homes. Those remaining are
nothing like Israel’s restrained and pin- traumatized by daily warning sirens
point reactions to daily missile attacks and explosions.
from Gaza. We would use whatever
means necessary to win the war. There The irony is that Israel has the military
would likely be numerous casualties might to easily win the war being waged
on our enemy’s side, but we would against it today. It hasn’t used that might
rightfully hold those who attacked us in the past out of compassionfor Pales-
responsible. tinian civilians and because it could
trigger a wider regional conflict.
Thousands of rockets have been fired
into Israel from Gaza since Palestinians That balance of power is about to change,
were given control two years ago. Is- though. If Iran develops nuclear weapons,
raelis, however, have gone to incredible the very existence of tiny Israel will be
lengths to stop the war against them threatened. The Iranian regime has made
without harming Palestinian non-com- clear that it intends to see Israel “wiped
batants. But make no mistake, Israel is off the map.” Hamas is using the same
at war. The elected Hamas government language, not coincidentally, and has
regularly repeats its official promise to announced it will begin launching mis-
destroy Israel entirely and replace it siles into Israel from the West Bank, too.
with an Islamic state. Hamas openly
took credit for killing one woman and If the world doesn’t act to stop Iran’s
wounding dozens more in one week nuclear ambitions, it must be prepared
alone. for the consequences of Israel defend-
ing itself.
The Palestinian strategy is to purposely
target and kill Israeli civilians. Then,
when Israel goes after those launch-
ing the attacks, Palestinians claim to
be the victims. If Palestinian civilians
aren’t hurt in the Israeli attacks, they
stage injuries and deaths. Too often,
they garner sympathy and support
from a gullible or anti-Semitic media
in the international community.
Israelis themselves are often incapable
of facing the damage they inflict in
self-defense. Knowing this, Islamic
extremists use their own populations
as human shields.
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SHALOM FROM SANDRA LEVITT
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For the time will come S h a l o
when they will not endure
sound doctrine; but after Fr o m
their own lusts shall they
heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears; And they n d r a
S a
shall turn away their ears
from the truth, and shall be
turned unto fables. But
watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, And isn’t that what God
do the work of an evangelist, make full wants us to do? Isn’t He in control of
proof of thy ministry.2 TIMOTHY4:3-5 our lives? Doesn’t the Land of Israel
belong to Him?
While the tour is in Israel, I rarely
have time to watch the news or read Do I think there will be a war in the near
a newspaper. However, I did turn on future? I don’t know; I am not a prophet.
the TV one afternoon to see what was I do know that we will continue to take
going on in the States and whether I tours to Israel and we will bless Israel and
had missed anything. Same old news, her people in any way we can. A statis-
some celebrity having problems. As I tic I read recently said that there have
watched, a news flash came on about been only 260 years in the history of the
Hamas and Fatah fighting. Honestly, I world when there was not a war. Remem-
couldn’t care less if these two bands of ber, our Bridegroom could come any
thugs killed each other. I can hear Zola night for us, His bride. We must be ready.
saying to me, “Why are you surprised?
The unbelievers always behave the way If you have not seen Israel, I encourage
they do.” I guess because I am around you to join us on our fall tour, October
Believers who love the Lord and Israel, 16-November 4. See page 32 for details.
I tend to forget that we are in a spiritual
I hope you are enjoying the new She
war that has been going on since Adam
Shall Be Called Womanseries. Jeff and
and Eve and will continue until the
I had a wonderful time filming it. We
Messiah returns. We hear only earthly
are scheduled to be in Greece and Italy
news from the media. The Good News
this summer working on the Paul series,
is that we win and are with our Lord
In the Footsteps of the Rabbi From
forever in our Heavenly Home.
Tarsus.
Matthew 24:6 speaks of “wars and
As you go, please pray for the peace
rumors of wars.” At the end of the
of Jerusalem.
tour, Tony Derrick, our tour manager,
Blessings,
reminded me that Zola would always
say (tongue in cheek), “Sorry for all
the violence you have seen while on
Celebrate the
tour.” The truth is that we do not go
Feast of
to the places mentioned in the news
Tabernacles
and we never see any violence. But
with us, see
we keep hearing about it until every-
page 18.
one expects to see a war in every corner
of Israel. Even the mention of a possible
war is enough to keep people from
visiting their home, Israel.
Here is what I see in Israel: people
shopping, laughing, having
coffee, dating, and going about
their dailylives without any re-
gard for a war or a rumor of war.
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MARK’S FOCUS ON FINANCES-ARTICLE 4
Wise As A Serpent: gettingrid of debt is risk free. Once all
of our debt is gone, however, and our
Sidestepping Your
savings grow beyond a practical reserve
“Friendly”
cushion, it is wise to consider invest-
Stockbroker ments with higher yields than money
market accounts and CDs. Otherwise,
By Mark Levitt inflation is likely to outpace the inter-
est income, especially after taxes.
State lotteries are a tax on the poor.
The bottom line is that those who are at
(www.chattanoogan.com/articles/arti
least reasonably sharp may want to do
cle_78676.asp)They exploit those who
enough reading on their own to minimize
are incapable of calculating the near
investment expenses by competently
worthlessness of lottery tickets. Wall
bypassing the bulk of the investment
Street exploits those who are unaware
industry and then by staying in broadly
that the brokerage industry is designed
diversified mutual funds with an extreme-
for the benefit of stockbrokers. “When
lyreputable brokerage firm. (Disregard,
it comes to selecting individualstocks,
of course, the traditional “full service”
[the stock market] is about as rigged
brokerage firms’ heart-tugging adver-
against the individual investor as Las tising about putting their customers
Vegas is against the gambler.” That first or looking out for investors’ long-
comment comes from my article,“Wise term goals. It’s marketing fiction—pure
As a Serpent: Saving, Spending and propaganda.) Fortunately, for anyone
Investing,” which appears on page13 who wants personalized financial advice
of the June ‘07 Levitt Letter,posted at rather than self-service investing, Van-
www.levitt.com. guard also offers a flat-fee consultation
service for $500.
It’s important to pay ourselves first
(to save), eradicate debt, and not get These days, it is more complicated than
sharked by financial “consultants” (read: ever to abide by Matt. 25:14-30 and
self-serving salesmen). Financial col- Luke 19:12-27, but it remains possible
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CHRISTIAN PLIGHT
Egypt Persecutes Following negotiations between the
[Muslim] clergy and security forces, the
Christians
first floor of the building was completed
By Elizabeth Kendal, www.crossnet.org.au in 2005. Construction was halted by
security officials after complaints were
In May, Muslims in the village of Bamha, raised by local residents. During the
about 45 miles south of Cairo, left their May rampage, some 2,000 people con-
mosques after Friday prayers armed verged on the partially constructed
and zealous for jihad against the indig- building and attempted to demolish it.
enous Coptic Christian community
and attacked its partially-built church. The
primary
As with previous Muslim pogroms in perpe-
Bamha
the past decade, the event in Bamha was trators
premeditated, organized, very violent, of vio-
and perpetrated not by members of lence
militant organizations (“extremists” and against
“outsiders”), butby local “ordinary” Copts
Muslims incited in local mosques used to
during Friday “prayers”to wage jihad be militants from Islamic organisations
and terror against their Christian seeking the establishments of an Is-
neighbours in order to ensure their lamic state. Their strategy was to use
subjugation. terrorism to extract political concessions
from the government. During the last
Following the pattern, Egyptian secu- decade however, the trend has been for
rity forces were at best tardy, at worst attacks to be incited in the mosques
complicit and actively involved in the and perpetrated by “ordinary Muslims”
violence; and the imposed settlement who have becomemore and more intol-
was designed to appease Muslims, not erant and hostile as radicalization and
to secure justice or true and lasting Islamic zeal have increased.
peace. The “reconciliation” agreement
of Bamha disregards the Christians’ “Researchers believe the violence takes
legal and human rights, advancing place under the influence of hate propa-
only their status as dhimmis—non- ganda emitted through the media, the
Muslims subject to Islamic law. education system, and mosque preach-
ing. They report that Egyptian authorities
The tragedy in Bamha takes Egypt
have yet to adequately punish a single
another step backwards into religious
Muslim perpetrator,” says the Catholic
apartheid, further reinforcing Egypt’s
News Agency.
indigenous Christian Copts not as equal
citizens, but as a subjugated people—
“We ask all freedom-loving governments,
dhimmis.It also presents Egyptians
human rights organizations, and indi-
with yet another precedent that demon-
viduals of the world to intervene on
strates that Copts (Egypt’s remnant
behalf of the Coptic Christians of Egypt,”
indigenous peoples, the descendants
said the Coptic Christians press state-
of the Pharaohs, Christians for nearly
ment. “The reprehensible failure of Egypt
2,000 years) can be terrorized, robbed,
to guarantee religious freedom, justice,
and killed with impunity.
and accountability towards the Copts
simply amounts to an invitation to con-
The Muslim violence against the Chris-
tinue the same (violence) against them
tians of Bamha was supposedly in
in the future.” And according to Free
defense of Islam, which was allegedly
Copts, Muslims have warned Bamha’s
under immense and imminent threat on
Christians that “what is to come will be
account of a church—the Church of St.
much worse”.
Theodore—Bamha’s half-built solitary
church in this village of 13 mosques.
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DESEIFERING OUR WORLD
“Will war come to DeSeifering
Israel soon?”What
says Zola Levitt Our World
Ministries?
By Dr. Jeffrey Seif
Israel is safe! Muslims
are busy slaughtering each other in
their territories—and not Jews in
Israel proper, as it is constituted today.
I have grown used to incessant faction-
al,Muslim-vs.-Muslim slaughter in So what says Zola Levitt Ministries to
Iraq—and elsewhere. Muslims in Iran all of this?
fought “brothers” in Iraq and claimed
The fact that the centuries-old problems
a death toll of 1,000,000. But now, with
are located in Arab-controlled lands,
contending ravenous, Islamic wolf-
which are sealed off from the modern
packs slaughtering each other with
nation-state of Israel and the sites fre-
impunity in Arab-controlled territories
quented by our pilgrims, prompts me
more directly linked to Israel (e.g., Gaza),
to continue my travel plans. Unimpres-
we understandably ask: Will war come
sed by the Muslim rhetoric, as with the
to Israel?
emotion-driven, disorderly, religious-
inspired mobs in Muslim territories, and
As a friend recently reminded me,
being particularly impressed by the
Islamic war has already come to Israel
relatively calm and well managed means
—and to the world.It has been around
by which the ethical and powerful Israeli
for many,many centuries.Mohammed
nation-state is keeping order within
mandated that his followers live in a
its borders, I have no problem returning
state of war until Islam rules the world.
tothe region in a few weeks and then
againin October with our tour.
Living in denial as many Western
diplomats and reporters here and in
If I think there is reason to temporarily
Europe seem to be, they disregard the
stop doing so, I’ll let you know. But I
obvious and make fools of themselves.
have no such plans as of this writing.
They prefer to embrace and advocate
The most recent group that traveled
for an incredible non-reality, one where
with us had nothing but smiles on their
Islam is cast as a “religion of peace,”
faces after experiencing the modern
where Jews are the principal instigators
miracle that is Israel. Join us!You’ll smile
of Islamic angst and world struggle,
too. (See tours info on page 32.)
where America deserves Islamic dis-
dain because America has supported
Your messenger,
Jews, and where Israel is not a good
place to visit. All untrue! Jeff Seif
Rogue militias, given to imposing their
radical undertakings, move about the
Arab world with relative ease—but
not in Israel!—with Arab states in the
region seemingly unable or unwilling
to discipline their ranks and maintain
order. The big actor in the drama, non-
Arab Iran,sits calmly in the background;
for, beingon the edge of bringing their
nuclear program to fruition, they seem
contentto vociferously call for Israel’s
eradication, but to sit on the sidelines, for
now, till they are ready to play their hand.
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EDITORIAL
Silence of the Lame
Global Warming Every 1500 Years.You
may feel your conscience pricked by
CAIR, the Muslim lobby in this coun-
By John Andrews, www.townhall.com
try, charging that Islamophobia is the
ultimate terrorism, while I shudder at
Global war or global warming: which
the jihadists’ deadly capabilities as
concerns you more? The question
documented by Lawrence Wright in
sharply divides Americans, a split that
The Looming Tower:Al-Qaeda and the
makes me fear for my country. The
Road to 9/11.Fair enough; no oracle is
freest, strongest, most innovative and
final in such matters.
prosperous nation in history ought to
know better. The twofold story line
Yet can’t we agree that an armed psycho-
from the media and many politicians
path in our house is more of a threat
right now is that (1) we have been in
than a finger raising the thermostat one
Iraq too long for no reason, and (2)
degree?
every day brings us closer to catastrophe
from alleged human-induced climate Contrast the passive stance toward real
change. The agenda is therefore to people seeking to have their way with us
speed up the Kyoto-style self-flagella- (the jihadists by mayhem, the migrants
tion while slowing the fight against by demography) to the hyperactive poli-
jihadist Islam.
This is utterly upside down.
An unproved, slow-moving
environmental worry is ele-
vated to crisis proportions by
our elites, while an avowed
human enemy at the gates,
committed to killing us by
the millions and destroying
the United States, is wished
away. What folly.
Both jihad and climate should
concernpolicymakers and the
public, no question. But the
inverted priority we give them
will astound historians (assumingthe cies urged by many leaders on global
history is written honestly and in our warming, a theoretical threat suppos-
language, not in Arabic under sharia edly justifying bigger government, vast
theocrats). How could these 21st century expense, and widespread sacrifice. What
Americans be such fools and fainthearts, you see is an American elite that has lost
posterity will ask, that hypothetically its nerve, its head, its soul, or all three.
higher sea levels frightened them more
than nuts with nukes? Ivan Denisovich, Solzhenitsyn’s every-
man trapped in the Soviet gulag, observes
We need to look hard at the American that the resilient and defiant inmates
mind and the American spirit, summer survive, but the groveling self-doubters
2007. A certain sleepy softness and un- perish. Societies are no different. A nation
seriousness, a certain childish emotion- stupefied like some battered spouse with
alism,is evident in the national mood the half-notion that we had it coming,
these days that does not bode well for both as to jihad and Kyoto, is hard to
survival in a dangerous world. be hopeful for. Whereas an awakened
America, recovering its “Don’t tread on
You may be more convinced by Al Gore’s me” spirit, can defeat the Islamofascists
An Inconvenient Truth,and I by Dennis as well as save the polar bears. Wake up
Avery and Fred Singer’s Unstoppable or sleep on; the choice is ours.
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OUR MAN IN JERUSALEM
To War or Not to
tuted much of its rocket and small arms
arsenal and recruited replacement
War–That is fighters. The presence of UN observers
g
n installed in the area to rein in Hezbollah
Ki
the Question Will could slow their operations and free-
dom of movement, but it’s unclearhow
the UN would respond to anotherarmed
By Will King, conflict on Israel’s northern border.
www.imagesofisrael.com
Along the line separating the Golan
The question I am most often asked Heights from Syria, observers note
is, “Will there be a war this summer?” heightened activity by the Syrian army.
Actually, Israel has been at war for the Israel is concerned about these actions
past 59 years. The names historians and has responded with increased train-
bestow—the “Six Day War,” the “Yom ing for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units,
Kippur War,” etc.—are just brief periods including full brigade-level exercises.
of time when the war heated up. But,
to address the question, I listened to An attack from Syria or Hezbollah
military and political experts, and con- couldn’t proceed without approval
sidered in-depth analyses. There is no from Tehran. The closer Iran comes to
consensus. Still, being a Bible reader, I achieving a nuclear weapon and the
can say emphatically that no matter greater the pressure from the interna-
what, He who keeps watch over Israel tional community, the more likely they
will neither slumber nor sleep.Psalm are to sanction an attack against Israel
121:4 that would divert the world’s attention
from them. By engaging Israel in a lim-
It’s no secret that the Second Lebanon ited conflict, Syria may hope to draw
War last summer exposed several weak- in the UN to arrange a ceasefire and
nesses in Israel’s fighting capability, thereby raise the issue of the legal sta-
both in the level and focus of military tus of the Golan Heights. Scenarios are
training and in the management and endless.
direction of the fighting by the polit-
ical echelon. Many in Israel are con- None of this is certain. For every expert
cerned about the potential for a flare- predicting war, there’s another saying no.
up, the stability and quality of the
government, and any lack of pre- You should know that not a single pil-
paredness in the home front’s infra- grim on any of our tours has ever been
structure for protecting civilians. These injured due to Arab-Israeli hostilities.
perceived weaknesses could embolden We steer clear of potential hot spots and
Israel’s enemies to launch an attack have never needed to cancel a tour.
this summer. Nevertheless, keep in mind that which-
ever scenario plays out this summer,
Several reports claim that the Hezbollah Israel will continue to need your prayers
terror group in Lebanon has reconsti- and support.
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