The Best & Worst of People

It’s interesting to watch the Left Liberal Jews treat the Pioneering Nationalistic Jews much the same as the anti-Semitic world has treated Jews for centuries. The pioneering settlers are surely a cut above the average city dweller and their detractors. There is something about idealistic pioneers that makes them clean, even noble which, of course, they would deny with some embarrassment. That same image irritates their enemies including Jewish Leftists who suffer in comparison.

The pioneering Jews are very much like America’s early settlers who tamed the land at great risk to themselves. They crossed difficult terrain, fought off Indians and built a nation. They have always been must admired for their courage and perseverance.

For a time, Israeli pioneers were similarly admired for facing howling Arab Muslim mobs. Tilling the land and sacrificing the comforts enjoyed by those living in cities like Tel Aviv. The Settlers were always front-line soldiers with many of Israel’s best officers coming from these idealistic strong people. They really believed in the land and most believe in a Higher Power than the politicians who scrambled for power, cars and other perks. When the motley Arabs, having attacked and lost in 6 wars - decided on Terror - both the Terrorists and the Left Liberal Jews blamed the once admired Pioneering Settlers.

Yassir Arafat was excellent in his propaganda, telling all he would cease his Terror attacks if ‘only’ those Pioneering Settlers would move out of his way. The Jewish Leftists soon became his greatest press agents, echoing Arafat’s propaganda. Years later, they found out that the Left’s plan of Oslo only produced at least 1500 dead Israelis since it was signed - with hundreds of thousands wounded, many maimed for life.

After the abject failure of Oslo - as judged by its horrific body count", finally, the Left Liberals paused for a moment and, in fear, they drifted politically Right and elected by a landslide what was to be their great hope: Arik Sharon. But, Sharon turned out to be the Sharon of Yamit and caved in to the demands of Arafat, President George Bush, the U.S. State Department and the Europeans.

He became a put together creature, composed of parts from Peres, Beilin like the fictional Golem or Frankenstein. Like these monsters, Sharon also went out of control and betrayed the Pioneering Settlers. This was Mr. Settler himself who pushed for expanding settlements and new areas to be civilized. Then he was our Jewish junk yard dog, fiercely loyal to the Settlers and they were loyal to him. They worked fiercely to accomplish all he set out for them to do.

Too bad. Then Sharon’s real quisling character emerged, first at Yamit and now, as he prepares his conscience-less police squad called Yatom. They act like thugs when they they have to evacuate their Jewish brothers and sisters from their homes.

As Sharon betrays the Settlers, he also betrays himself - demonstrating that he has a price for a traitor and the nation.

The Pioneering Settlers are the best of the of our breed and they are hated for their obvious superiority. They have principles which many Israelis simply no longer understand.

With the exception of a handful in Sharon’s Cabinet and the Knesset, most are greedy and self-serving which is why they hate the Pioneers. They see the comparison and cannot stand it. They must tear it all down under the rubric of chasing a peace that will never come, at least not from the Arabs.

Like the Leftist Jews, the Arab Muslims also hate the Pioneers as they see the fields that the Jews can bring to life while they remain backward with only hate as their life’s product. The Europeans have joined the Arabs because they too hate to see a thriving Jewish State and Pioneering Jews outperforming both Arabs and Europeans. One can understand the age old Jew-hatred taught by Islam and Christianity because they believe the Jews stand in the way of their claims to be G-d’s rightful heirs.

The Jews infuriate both because they do not contest these claims, they simply ignore them. Jews quietly say, we are glad you found G-d and, if you wish to take over the responsibility of the Covenant, go find G-d and present your claim. Speak to him as did Abraham and Moses. Climb the mountain and get a new Commandment or Torah for we will not object or stand in your way. G-d makes these choices - not us.

But, it’s not only the Arabs and European Christians (except for those many Christian friends of Israel) who hate the Jews but, it’s also the non-Jewish Jews who wish to overcome the attachment of real Jews for both their ancient homeland and their G-d. These non-Jewish Jews hate the observant Jews, particularly those Pioneers who make non-Jewish Jews look small and weak.

These healthy people (psychologically and mentally) embarrass the Jews of Tel Aviv who find trivial pleasure in smoky cafes and pursuing a pleasurable life, believing in nothing spiritual but themselves and perhaps not even that.

We Jews have layers of people who hate us not only because we continue to exist - but we are productive. ‘Tanach’ (the Bible) tells us that our worst enemies shall come from within and this is coming true. Israel’s Prime Minister is prepared to savage the Jewish Pioneering Settlers, fulfilling that prophecy. He has even pushed up the ‘deadline’ of Jewish expulsion from Gaza to December 2004 (last week it was said to be September 2005). Sharon is the present enemy from within, whom G-d knew would arise to betray the Jewish people.

I pray that HaShem deals with him as He did with Korach who challenged Moses’ leadership of the Jews just rescued from Egypt. Korach and those who stood with him against Moshe were swallowed up in the earth. Gaza has always been the Egyptian entry point of attack into Israel. The more things change - the more they stay the same.

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