Signs of the Times

Give Up the Golan—A “Reasonable” Compromise?

An expert advising the Baker–Hamilton special bipartisan committee on Iraq believes that it is better for Iraq’s security and stability to engage Iran and Syria rather than to further isolate them. Former CIA employee Raymond Close believes that the best way to engage the Arab Muslim states surrounding Iraq is by pressuring Israel.

It’s 1938, and Iran is Germany

The Iranian bomb can be stopped, and in 1,000 days or so, claimed opposition leader and Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu in a meeting with some 60 foreign envoys in Tel Aviv in December. Netanyahu urged the diplomats to take action against the Iranian threat and not sit on the sidelines on the issue, saying that the longer the stick used to bar Iran from developing the bomb, the better the world’s chances are of not seeing such a bomb used.

Choose Islam or Death

Muslim religious leaders in Gaza warned Pope Benedict XVI that he must “accept” Islam if he wants to live in peace. A previously unknown group, calling itself the Huda (“guidance”) Army Organization, threatened to kill all Christians in the Gaza Strip. “We will target all crusaders in the Gaza Strip,” the group announced by leaflet. The group also threatened to attack churches and Christian-owned institutions and homes and to strike with an iron fist all those who defend the crusaders.

Changes Ahead for Temple Mount?

In October, Jordan’s King Abdullah announced that a fifth minaret would be constructed on the eastern wall of the Temple Mount near the Golden Gate. Shortly thereafter, MK Uri Ariel, a member of the Knesset (Parliament), unveiled his plan to build a synagogue on the Temple Mount. Both plans were published in Israel’s newspapers the same week.

Tom and Jerry Were Zionists!

Iranian TV has discovered a catastrophe greater than nuclear weapons. It’s Disney! The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has given those of us outside Iran the shattering news that Tom and Jerry were Zionists.

Hizbullah welcomes World War lll

Iran’s Hizbullah, which claims links to the Lebanese group of the same name, said it stood ready to attack Israeli and United States interests worldwide.

Iranian TV encourages boycott of zionist products

The Iranians have called for a boycott on “Zionist” products. Household brand names like Coca Cola, Pepsi, Calvin Klein, and Nestles have been listed as pro-Israel companies with Zionists among their biggest shareholders. Viewers were told PEPSI stands for “Pay Each Penny to Save Israel.” Also on the Iranian TV hit-list are McDonalds, Timberland, Revlon, Garnier, Hugo Boss, and L’Oreal.

Arab Journalist To Palestinians- Recognize Israel

While Israel continues its incursions into the Gaza Strip, which it had unilaterally evacuated 10 months ago, some Arabs recognize a new reality on the Israeli-Palistinian conflict.

One letter was written by senior Egyptian journalist Youssef Ibrahim and published in the New York Sun. Ibrahim served for 24 years as a senior reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and had interviewed almost every Arab leader during those years. Since 2001, Ibrahim serves as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank in New York.

Al-Aqsa Official- Jewish Temples Existed

Contradicting most of his colleagues, a former senior leader of the Waqf (Islamic custodians of the Temple Mount) told WorldNetDaily he has come to believe the first and second Jewish Temples existed and stood at the current location of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israel Synagogue Desecrated

The Great Synagogue in Petah Tikvah (seven miles east of Tel Aviv) was broken into and desecrated on May 4 in the morning. The perpetrators drew swastikas on the walls, on the ark (Torah closet), and on Torah scrolls. They also wrote ”Hitler” on the doors of the synagogue and flung the contents of the ark onto the floor.