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January 03, 2009
IDF Enters Gaza
Shavua Tov. We made Havdalah a few minutes ago. I turned on my computer and discovered that the IDF has, at last, moved into Gazastan.
Jack has posted Gaza update 7.5.
Seraphic Secret live-blogs, just keep scrolling downward.
Here is the prayer we recite for the IDF in shul, synagogue, every Shabbos.
He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Forces, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our God, from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.
May the Almighty cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighters from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under our soldiers' sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is the Lord your God, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.
Now let us respond, Amen.
IDF troops prepare for battle in a staging area on the Israeli-Gaza border
Photo By Ariel Jerozolimski
Anti-Islamist Brigitte Bardot
says: “Go, IDF!”
My pals in Israel Jameel and Aussie Dave continue live-blogging the war. Invaluable.
Omri, at Mere Rhetoric, is also doing a fine job of covering the war.
Seraphic Secret would like to point out that:
1. Hamas, in Gaza, to the west of Israel, is a proxie for Iran.
2. Hizbullah—in control of Lebanon, to the north of Israel—is a proxie for Iran.
4. Iran, to the east of Israel, genocidal and spreading its hegemony over the region, is building a nuclear program.
In short, Israel is surrounded by a ring of genocidal, Jew-hating regimes. Seraphic Secret strongly urges Israel to cut off the head of the snake, Iran, and destroy the Iranian nuclear facilities. As long as Iran has military teeth, Israel is in mortal peril.
7:16 PST: Hamas has announced that they will fight to the last man. To which we say: fab-u-lous.
7: 18 PST Good Lord, is the CNN Barack Obama look-alike anchor really that dumb. He just asked Israel spokesman Mark Regev why Israel feels the need for an aerial attack and a ground invasion at the same time. Duh, to win the war. BTW, the dopey CNN anchor forgot to mention the most excellent Israeli navy is dong a nice job of off-shore shelling.
7:24 PST Barack Obama II on CNN just informed us that innocent civilians in Gaza are dying. This anchor is a shill for Hamas. Not a word about Israeli civilians under fire for years. More German civilians died in WWII than allied civilians. The Nazis were responsible for all that death and destruction. And Hamas uses civilians as human shields, which makes them responsible for any civilian deaths in Gaza.
7:30 PST The UN Security Council are meeting to formulate a response to the war. I have a great idea: the UN should cease to exist. The U.N. is a Jew-hating forum that does nothing but condemn Israel for existing and allows genocide—Sudan, Congo, Rwanada—to flourish. And Barack Obama promised to kick in another 50 million to support the U.N. Comforting thought.
7:38 PST President-elect Obama has no comment on the war in Gaza. He's “closely monitoring international events, and deferring to President Bush.” Smart move by a wily politician. Let Bush take all the heat and hope that things quite down by the time he parachutes into office. Keep dreaming.
7:42 PST Okay, that's it, can't take CNN a moment longer. They're shamelessly shilling for Hamas.
7:45 PST Have you ever noticed that the moment the terrorists start getting their butts kicked by Jews the world gnashes its teeth and demands/begs/weeps for a cease-fire? Pathetic bunch of losers.
7:48 PST Yours truly needs a morale booster.
Okay, feel better.
7:52 PST Just deleted two terrorist comments. Furthermore, we tracked down their identities and have alerted the world-wide Jewish conspiracy to monitor these knuckle heads.
8:00 PST Watching Fox news now. Never thought the day would come when I'd be grateful for Geraldo Rivera.
8:04 PST How come I'm getting older and Geraldo looks younger? Must be those five marriages.
8:08 PST Geraldo is interviewing Hanan Ashwari. She lies. And lies some more. Claims that Hamas doesn't use Mosques or Universities or private homes as ammo depots. Hey, Geraldo, say something. Fatah put Ashwari out to pasture years ago. Leave it to the American media to resurrect this terrorist. What's funny about this is that Fatah are supplying the IDF with a ton of Gaza intel. Fatah are as anxious to liquidate Hamas as are the Israelis.
8:18 PST Former UN ambassador John Bolton now commenting on Fox. Makes a moral argument for the necessity of eliminating the evil of Hamas. Thank G-d for Bolton.
8:21 PST Endless commercials. Hey, ever hear of a silent film star named Jetta Goudal? She was gorgeous, but had a short career because she was nutty as a fruit cake. Anyway, her real name was Julie Henriette Goudeket and she was a gold-played Jew-hater, always making cracks about hook-nosed Jews. Goudal claimed that she was born in France to aristocrats, but in truth she was born in Amsterdam and her parents were Orthodox Jews, her father a successful diamond merchant.
Jetta Goudal
8:41 PST A spokesman for the Arab League, formed in1945 exclusively to oppose the birth of the state of Israel, is yapping away about “Is-ra-eli aggression.” He really, really wants a cease fire. No kidding, Hamas is getting hammered. You think this Jew-hater would be calling for a cease fire if Jews were getting wiped out? I don't think so.
8:44 PST My brain is melting. Gonna take a break and get something to eat. Back soon.
9:18 PST I'm back. Footage of pro-terrorist demonstrators in NY. They're upset by deaths of innocent Palestinians. Oh, yeah sure they are. Where were they when Hamas and Fatah were slaughtering each other in Gaza? Where were they when the Jordanian army slaughtered 30,000 Palestinians on Black September. What about the 50,000 innocents who die in the Congo every month? And gee, Sudan is committing genocide in Darfur, over a million have been murdered, and hundreds of thousands of women raped. You know why these people never say a word about true evil? Because they are a bunch of Jew-haters hiding behind the fig-leaf of “mere anti-Zionism.”
9:29 PST Mini documentary on Fox about Moussif Hassan, the son of a Hamas leader, who now denounces Hamas, and labels Islam a “drug.” This young man is a convert to Christianity. Reveals that Hamas tortures and murders, well, everyone they don't like, and conveniently labels them Israeli collaborators. Details Hamas torture methods. Makes you yearn for good ol' water-boarding. Hope young Moussif packs heat 24/7 and checks the undercarriage of his car every morning.
9:35 PST Barak has ordered a 40km naval blockade around Gaza. Oh goody, hope Cynthia McKinney and her buddies—how come Jew-haters are called peace activists by the dinosaur media?—try to run the blockade and get blown out of the water. I really want to run this headline: McKinney Sleeps With the Fishes.
9:37 PST Commercial for a weed whacker. I'm tempted to buy. Which means that I'm half out of my mind because I don't know a weed from a rose—and care even less.
9:38 PST Maybe I'll send away for the Elvis CD they're pushing.
9:39 PST Hmm, the Titan Peeler looks nifty, though I have o idea what it's for. I'll just grab my trusty credit card and...
9:40 PST Or not.
9:41 PST Signing off for tonight. Gonna watch B'tipul with Karen, the Israeli TV series that has been remade as In Treatment on HBO. We need some cheering up. Back tomorrow morning.
Say goodnight, BB:
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at January 3, 2009 06:07 PM
Comments
Seraphic Secret is private property, that's right, it's an extension of our home, and as such, Karen and I have instituted two Seraphic Rules and we ask commentors to act respectfully.
1. No profanity.2. No Israel bashing. We debate, we discuss, we are respectful. You know what Israel bashing is. The world is full of it. Seraphic Secret is one of the few places in the world that will not tolerate this form of anti-Semitism. That's it. Break either of these rules and you will be banned.
Amen. G-d keep them and protect them, every one.
Posted by: DrCarol at January 3, 2009 06:52 PM
May the politicians in Israel be worthy of the IDF and not pull the rug out from under them. My father served in the 3rd Army under Patton and while he rarely spoke about the war, he could not stand DDE because he wouldn't let Patton get to Berlin before the Russians.
If the troops go in, let them win. The diplomats had their chances for a long time to stop the rockets from Gaza and failed.
At times like this, all free people should say 'we are Israelis'.
May G_d watch over the IDF and let them find and rescue Gilad Shalit.
Posted by: MU789 at January 3, 2009 07:32 PM
Hi Robert...as someone who is a Hindu and deeply affected by last week's terrorist attacks on Mumbai, I am with you in denouncing the Islamic terrorists.
I am also a cancer researcher and am very sorry to hear about your son. One thing I can tell you is that cancer researchers all around the world are doing their best to come up with safe and effective therapies that will gradually beat this beast, so that others like your son can have a better shot.
Posted by: Hindu Agnostic at January 3, 2009 08:08 PM
Robert -- For your sanity -- and the sake of your readers-- you must stay off CNN. Their coverage today was far worse than you have seen, including Gazan psychiatrist bemoaning the Palestinian stress, blogs from Palys, etc. They really are shameless.
FOX news has actually been quite good. Jennifer Griffin and Greg Jarrett were on the air all day until Geraldo (only CNN could make him look good). Both these have extensive on the ground experience in Israel, good knowledge of the conflicts and history. Griffin told of the "wrenching" sight of settlers being dragged away. Jarrett talked about having just re-read the Hamas charter and described it. Jarrett, by the way, is the anchor who one of your readers mentioned as having cut-off in disgust a Paly advocate a few days ago.
Do yourself a favor: watch TCM with brief exposure to non-CNN channels.
Posted by: Katherine at January 3, 2009 10:31 PM
While I don't necessarily share all of your perspectives about this, what surprises me is that while much attention is being given to Israel's excursions into the strip, not many sources are talking about the fact that Israel is ready to provide humanitarian aid to the Gazans, and is warning civilians through cell phone messages to get away from the Hamas staging areas. This is quite a reasonable action on Israel's part which should be stressed. In the absence of such notes, this seems like biased reporting to me, a view you too have indicated.
Posted by: Bob at January 3, 2009 10:37 PM
To my surprise the IDF seems to have been given the chance to do the job it needs to do...destroy Hamas...I hope the troops return safely from their destruction of the islamonazi murderers.
Posted by: thud at January 4, 2009 04:42 AM
Jew-hater's comment removed.
Posted by: Michael Santomauro at January 4, 2009 07:26 AM
Michael Santomauro is an antisemitic specimen of porcine drek. His Website consists of a collection of Holocaust denial rags.
Posted by: Hugh at January 4, 2009 08:17 AM
Caroline Glick looks at Israel's war aims and comes to some unpleasant conclusions, and, as usual, what she says makes lots of sense:
Posted by: kishke at January 4, 2009 08:59 AM
Very good work, Robert. Will keep checking your blog as always.
Your friend, Baila, out of rocket range, but only by a smidgen
Posted by: Baila at January 4, 2009 09:56 AM
That's a beautiful and powerful prayer. I'll say amen to that. Many Christians are watching to see if the current events in Gaza are related to the prophesies in Ezekial 38 & 39. We know that the Lord favors Israel and will protect her from her enemies.
Bless you!
Posted by: Joannah at January 4, 2009 10:20 AM
I've quoted you and linked to you here: http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2009/01/re-idf-enters-gaza.html
Posted by: Consul-At-Arms at January 6, 2009 08:22 AM