3 'Palestinians' arrested for visiting Israeli Sukkah... by 'Palestinian Authority'
Moadim l'simcha - a happy holiday, and pithka tava - a good note - to all of you as it's Hoshana Rabba night.
On Thursday evening, three 'Palestinians' were arrested for visiting an Israeli Sukkah.
Let's go to the videotape.
Sorry, but no, that was not the 'Palestinian' arrested for visiting an Israeli Sukkah. Here's the real story.
The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces arrested three
Palestinian Arabs from the Gush Etzion area who “dared” to visit the sukkah of Oded Revivi, mayor of the town of Efrat.
Channel 2 News reported on Thursday evening that the Arabs
who were arrested were questioned over allegations they met with
"baby-killers", an apparent reference to General Nitzan Alon, the head
of the IDF's Operations Directorate, and the Shai District Police
Commander, who were also guests in the same sukkah.
Revivi said on Thursday evening, “Yesterday we sat in the sukkah -
Jews and Muslims. We ate, drank and talked about common themes and our
hope for a better neighborhood and for peace. Today the PA summoned some
of the Muslim guests for questioning.
“All those who pressure the Israeli government to enter a peace
process with the Palestinian Authority should be reminded that they
behave in a way that does the opposite of encouraging peace with their
Jewish neighbors,” continued Revivi. “An authority which names squares
after suicide bombers and summons for questioning citizens who drink
coffee and talk about peace with their Jewish neighbors is not one that
promotes peace.
“I salute my neighbors who were not afraid to come to our sukkah
yesterday, to talk about peace, who asked to be photographed and to show
the world that they are brave enough to stand up for peace,” he
stressed.
Indeed. But none of that will stop President Hussein Obama from trying to give them their 'state' before he leaves office. Post on that coming soon.
#Sukkot at that place where #UNESCO_lies and says Jews have no connection
Picture taken around 7:00 am this morning at the Western Wall (base of the Temple Mount, and as close as yours truly will get for now), a place #UNESCO_lies has tried to disconnect from the Jewish people.
For those who have been in a cave for the last 18 hours or so (no, I have not been - I spent yesterday with the family and only tweeted about it last night), Eitam and Naama Henkin HY"D (May God Avenge their blood) were murdered last night by 'Palestinian' terrorists affiliated with the 'moderate' Fatah group of 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud AbbasAbu Mazen in front of four of their six children.
Eitam was the son of Rav Yehuda and Rabbanit Hannah Henkin, the author of the Bnei Banim responsa and the founder of Nishmat, respectively. He was the great grandson or Rav Yosef Eliyahu Henkin, one of the most prominent American rabbis of the mid-20th century and author of the Gvurot Eliyahu responsa.
An affiliate of the 'moderate' Fatah terror organization has taken responsibility for the attack.
The funeral took place on Friday morning, but because of the holiday, the shiva (one-week intense mourning period) does not start until Monday night. The family asked the media not to live broadcast the funeral ceremony (the media here often broadcasts funerals of terror victims).
Rabbanit Henkin eulogized her son Friday, noting that he had been a wellspring of support and nachas, joy and fulfillment, for her and the Rabbi.
"We had a special language between us of Torah and Halakha [Jewish
law - ed.]," the Rabbanit stated. "You continued in the Torah ways of
your father and grandfather, with talent, with integrity; you were a man
of Torah in all things."
"You wrote a book on Jewish law in your twenties; people did not believe you were so young," she continued.
[President Reuven] Rivlin also eulogized the couple.
"We don't give eulogies on Chol HaMoed [intermediate days of Passover
and Sukkot - ed.], but you cannot stand silent in the face of a father
and mother, who were well-loved, who were murdered at the hands of
a murderous savage and robbed their children of their parents," Rivlin
began.
"Like many of the people of Israel, I learned about your personality
too late," he continued. "This morning I was shown some of the Torah
works the Rabbi wrote during the short years of his life. What we can we
say? That we lost a brave and original scholar? That we lost a huge
rabbi, who hails from a family of giants, a man of letters who was also a
man of action - or that we simply lost a loving father?"
Rivlin noted that Naama wrote him personally after the murder of 25 year-old Danny Gonen in June.
"I told you that the responsibility for the security of all the
[Judea-Samaria] residents is in our hands, and that I would visit every
home whose light had been extinguished [i.e. from terror - ed.]," Rivlin
stated. "I never thought I would then be coming to visit your home."
Rivlin vowed not only to embrace the bereaved Henkin children, but
also to keep a principle of togetherness from the Mishna the Henkins
proudly posted on their Sukkah - "They will be connected unto one union, and will atone for one another." (Hebrew: יקושרו כולם, אגודה אחת, והן מכפרין, אלו על אלו).
"Naama, I promise you that the embrace we see today from the
whole nation will not stop," he said. "This was your will, and so it
will be actualized - this is the togetherness in which you invested."
US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro unequivocally condemned the attack. But his bosses at the State Department did not. From my Twitter feed:
What point of bringing terrorists 2 justice if ultimately US will force Israel 2 release them anyway? .@AmbShapirohttps://t.co/Q3e6szwu5x
Still waiting to hear more unequivocal condemnations of these heinous murders financed indirectly by the United States and the European Union. By the way, Abu Mazen has had nothing to say thus far.
Netanyahu last night: "our entire leadership denounced the attack in Duma. I visited the family; why is Abbas silent now on this attack?"
Horrible video of Jewish man and kids being harassed in Jerusalem's Old City
Please note that although this video was taken in Jerusalem's Old City, it was NOT taken on the Temple Mount. It was taken in the Arab shuk (marketplace) that runs through the Old City. Based upon the time it was posted, it was likely taken on Monday, the first day of the holiday, on which 'work' strictures apply here in Israel (they apply for two days outside of Israel).
Astonishingly beautiful picture of blood moon over Western Wall
Moadim l'Simcha, a happy holiday to all of you and a reminder that because I live in and am located in Israel, I am only barred from 'working' on one day of the holiday at the beginning and another at the end.
Below is a stunning picture of the 'blood moon' lunar eclipse over the Western Wall on Sunday night.
I can only hope it was taken by a non-Jew because Jews are not supposed to benefit from pictures taken by Jews on the night of the holiday to which the 'work' strictures apply.
The 'Palestinian' version of Sunday's terror attack
Here's the 'Palestinian' version of Sunday's murder of an IDF soldier by a 'Palestinian' sniper (Google translation via IMRA).
An Israeli soldier was
killed on Sunday evening, in a shooting in the area of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
Thousands of Jews stormed the Ibrahimi Mosque to perform religious rites and
rituals of the Feast of Tabernacles, and after the shooting were evacuated
from the area.
Local sources said that Israeli forces arrested a number of citizens in the
area ...
'Stormed' the 'mosque' carrying dangerous weapons like palm fronds and citron fruits. My, how dangerous....
The fact that the 'Palestinians' brazenly make these claims with straight faces is nothing beyond amazing.
As if sensing an imminent Iranian missile attack, Israelis moved en
masse into makeshift shelters on Wednesday night, prompting diplomats
and international news organizations to predict that a strike against
Tehran’s fast-developing nuclear industry was imminent.
There was no official announcement, but millions of Israeli citizens
made the move on Wednesday, perhaps as the result of a coded message
issued by the government and unintelligible to foreigners.
...
The shelters, visible at homes across Israel, seemed to provide scant
protection. Most were hurriedly constructed from wooden boards and
roofed with tree branches. Some were lavishly decorated inside, while
others remained bare.
The bizarre architecture seems to be based not on modern defense
technology but on traditional religious plans for protective booths
dating back to the early rabbis.
If you are in Israel and your cell phone set the clock back by an hour this morning, you'd better re-set it to be in Athens or Cairo or Pakistan....
Cell phone developers had prepared for the annual time change without
taking into account the possibility that the Knesset might change the date.
Concerns were raised Sunday that many may be late for work, after
mistakenly believing their phone is giving them the correct time.
Israelis usually set their clocks back by one hour in the week before
the Yom Kippur holiday. However, this year the clocks will only change
at the end of October, as is customary in Europe.
Daylight savings time is controversial in Israel, where it has become
part of the debate over religion and the state. The relatively early
time change in the fall that was customary in previous years was meant
to make life easier for observant Jews who wake up early for the Slichot
prayers, and for Jews who fast on Yom Kippur.
All this confusion will undoubtedly last until the next time that Shas gets hold of the Interior Ministry. And from the first link again....
Some experts argue that Israel should not switch the time at all. Summer
Time savings are minimal in Israel due to its being located closer to
the equator than Europe, they say.
This evening is the Jewish holiday of Sukkoth, and to prepare you for the rest of the week, here are some highlights of the Simchath Beith HaShoeva at the Karliner Hassidim last year.
Let's go to the videotape. More after the video
Chag Sameyach - A happy holiday to everyone.
Because I am considered an Israeli in Israel under Jewish law, my holiday is only one day rather than the two days in the rest of the world. So I will be back, God willing, on Monday night after the holiday ends.
LATMA tribal update with Succot greetings from Tawil Fadiha and a message from an Oxford professor
Here's LATMA's weekly tribal update (made before the holiday) featuring Succot greetings from 'Palestinian' Minister of Uncontrollable Rage Tawil Fadiha and a message from an Oxford University professor.
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