Rv:14:
The magnificent Saviour, Jesus Christ, Himself said: "But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand."
Monday, February 6, 2012
Music of faith: Verdi - Requiem - Dies Irae - The Day of Wrath - of God
Rv:14:
Sunday, February 5, 2012
No to all Terrorists including a false ' Mahommot ', the false Mahdi

Fanatics' target for attack to begin WWIII? Or actually the location for the false peace pact to be built around. See below:
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ warned of false prophets who come in His name. This warning must be applied to any who preach themselves rather than God. If someone claimed to be the Twelfth Imam in an esoteric false-Sufi sense and pointed to a figure like al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah of the Druze as the Mahdi he would be a false prophet and an antichrist (dajjal) by definition. When he pointed to this person (most likely a freemason ecumenist "hawk") as the Mahdi who then, instead of witnessing to Muhammed (PBUH) and especially Jesus Christ (PBUH) and morality, unifies both Sunni and Shia and all of an apostasy from Islam around himself and strikes a peace agreement with the Antichrist (ad-Dajjal) in Jerusalem then this person claiming to be the Mahdi would be one of the ten horns (see Rev. 17:3, 7, 12, 16) that follow after the Beast (the Antichrist) and do his will and then there is the false peace St. Paul warned about. See: 1Thes:5:3 “For when they shall say: Peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape.” (DRV) Many Muslims are named after Muhammed (PBUH). In this sense if we rearrange the name Muhammed (PBUH) to a different spelling that does not in any sense apply to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) but would only apply to a false prophet who is an apostate from Islam - a kafir, we arrive at -
In Hebrew Gematria:
Mohammot = 40 + 70 + 5 + 1 + 40 + 40 + 70 + 400 = 666
M mem = 40, O ayin = 70, H he = 5, A aleph = 1, M mem = 40, M mem = 40, O ayin = 70, T tau = 400
Below: Father Sloet of Holland’s solution to the final name of the Antichrist (who will be a Jew) with medial kaph so the reign of this false “ ‘king’ of Israel” will be temporary, i.e. short.
(Note: in the below that the Hebrew characters normally read in reverse order than the English letters. Numerical equivalents are beneath the English letters.)
Hammelek l Yisrael
H M L K L Y S R A L
ה מ ל כ ל י ש ר א ל
5+ 40+ 30+ 20+ 30+ 10+ 300+ 200+ 1+ 30 = 666
The swastika is one of the so-called birth symbols of the buddha; in actuality it is an ancient sun symbol of paganism and black magic --
The heresy of the Naasseni (literally “Naas” is the word for serpent, Jewish Gnostic serpent worshippers) is adverted to by the other leading writers on heresy in the early age of the Church. See St. Irenaeus, i, 34: Origen, Contr. Cels., vi 28 (p. 291 et seq. ed. Spenc.); Tertullian, Proeser., c. 47 Theodoret, Haeretic. Fabul, i. 14; Epiphanius, Advers. Haereses., xxv. and xxxvii.: St. Augustine, De Haeres., xvii.; Jerome, Comment. Epist. ad Galat., lib. ii. The Abbe Cruice reminds his readers that the Naasseni carried their doctrines into India, and refers to the Asiatic Researches (vol. x. p. 39).
The Abbe Cruice mentions the following works as of authority among the Gnostic Naasseni, and from whence they derived their system: The Gospel of Perfection, Gospel of Eve, The Questions of Mary, Concerning the Offspring of Mary, The Gospel of Philip, The Gospel according to (1)Thomas, (2) the Egyptians.
'The Abbe Cruice reminds his readers that the Naasseni carried their doctrines into India, and refers to the Asiatic Researches (vol. x. p. 39).' It was from this that the main composers of Buddhist teachings, Nagarjuna (literally “wise snake”) and Ashvaghosha, got their ideas (early second century A.D.) which are at the real historical beginning of Buddhism and not the mythic beginning around 500 B.C. concurrent with Mahavira and Goshala.
The Hebrew word is nachash. Hebrew for serpent and black magic and from whence comes the Indian word naga (serpent) and which is the same as nag in Nag Hammadi where the Gnostic writings were found a few decades ago and totally backed up everything that the Church Fathers said about the Gnostics.
paraton autoon logon. Bernaysius suggests for these words, patera too autoo logoo. Schneidewin regards the emendation as an error, and Bunsen partly so. The latter would read, patera ton autoon Logon, i.e., "The Naasseni honour the Father of all existent things, the Logos, as man and the Son of Man."
From St. Hippolytus THE REFUTATION OF ALL HERESIES.
BOOK V.
CHAP. I.- RECAPITULATION; CHARACTERISTICS OF HERESY; ORIGIN OF THE NAME NAASSENI; THE SYSTEM OF THE NAASSENI.
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These (Naasseni), then, according to the system(1) advanced by them, magnify, (as the originating cause) of all things else, a man and a son of man. And this man is a hermaphrodite, and is denominated among them Adam; and hymns many and various are made to him. The hymns? however--to be brief--are couched among them in some such form as this: "From thee (comes) father, and through thee (comes) mother, two names immortal, progenitors of Aeons, O denizen of heaven, thou illustrious man." … All these qualities, however--rational, and psychical, and earthly--have, (the Naassene) says, retired and descended into one man simultaneously--Jesus,(5) who was born of Mary.
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That is they honor: Adam as Father and Mother, and Jesus Christ as only man and only one example of the Logos and born of Mary and Joseph and not by the virgin birth, which is absolute apostasy.
IN SHORT IT WAS THE GNOSTICS THAT CREATED BUDDHISM BY THEIR EXPORT OF THE BLACK MAGIC OF THE APOSTATE GNOSTIC JEWS WHO DATED FROM TWO CENTURIES BEFORE CHRIST (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH CHRISTIAN JEWS NOR ORTHODOX JEWS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT) TO INDIA. IT IS TRUE THAT THE ALREADY PAGAN BASE OF HINDUISM WAS THE PAN HELLENIC – INDIAN PAGANISM THAT IT WAS GRAFTED ONTO. Actual notable Jewish presence (merchants) in India dated from about 500 B.C.
IT WAS IN THE EARLY THIRD CENTURY A.D. THAT ANOTHER CONNECTION TO THE PAGANISM OF INDIA WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE NEO-GNOSTIC DIDASCALIA (SOPHIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL OF ALEXANDRIA).
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It was Zionism and Communism, both radical Jewish far left abominations that were and are supported by the entire body of Judaism, that created the climate for for the Holocaust against the Slavic gentiles by the Black Mariah (Jewish secret police in Russia) at the beginning of the Russian Communist state in the first place and lead to the greater abominations of Stalin and Mao et al.
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With the Gestapo and the name Guttmacher include Irgun, IDF, Stern Gang, Haganah, Palmach, Lehi, Yishuv, Rekhesh, Mossad, Shin Bet, Communist Insurgents, CIA -- they are all terrorists.
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Марк, имя, номер зверя и башня Babel = Ecumenism: The Abomination of Assisi
Friday, February 3, 2012
God and His Messiah Jesus Christ our Lord - our right and duty to witness to Him: Parousia of Jesus Christ Our Lord: The New Age - Satanic Occult Trap
Revelation 17:
1 And there came one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials, and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will show thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters, 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they who inhabit the earth, have been made drunk with the wine of her whoredom. 3 And he took me away in spirit into the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication. 5 And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery;
The Harlot is the Apostate Jews and the Beast is the Apostate Gentiles.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Communist Russia-China-Israel
Russia and Israel to deepen military ties
dpa German Press Agency
Published: Thursday October 19, 2006
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Russia_and_Israel_to_deepen_militar_10192006.html
DATE=5/28/98
TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT
NUMBER=5-40517
TITLE=CHINA / ISRAEL / MILITARY
BYLINE=ROGER WILKISON
DATELINE=BEIJING
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
http://www.fas.org/news/china/1998/980528-prc2.htm
The above two articles make it clear that there is a Communist Russian-Chinese-Israeli alliance waiting to waylay the United States of America. See below for how far back it goes. The whole purpose in Israel involving the United States in the Middle East is to destroy the Arabs and then have Communist Russia and Red China destroy the United States. It is a trap the United States must not be caught in.
Edited Under Fr. Leonard Feeney M.I.C.M. — Saint Benedict Center
December, 1955
A. Much, three samples of which follow:
1) The official report on immigration to Israel, published by the U. S. Department of Commerce, reveals that most Israelis come from (and necessarily with the blessings of) Soviet Russia and her satellites.
2) As a result of the August elections, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) is composed of the following elements. Of the Knesset’s 120 seats, forty belong to the Socialist Labor Party (Mapai), an affiliate of the Second International; fifteen belong to the Freedom Party (Herut), political arm of those reportedly-outlawed terrorist gangs whose atrocities shocked the civilized world; ten belong to the Unity of Labor (Ahdut Avoda), an avowedly Marxist group; nine belong to the United Workers Party (Mapam), whichadvocates “the revolutionary class struggle” and “a firm bond between the workers ofthe world and the Soviet Union”; and six belong to the Communist Party of Israel — making a total of eighty seats for these extremist factions, or two-thirds of the parliament’s membership.
3) In June of 1950, an American journalist was told by an official at the Vatican’s Department for Extraordinary Affairs, that the state of Israel is “obviously an outpost of the Soviet Union in the Middle East.” When the journalist objected that the major Israeli party is Socialist and not Communist, he was told, “It is all camouflage. These people are of one mind when it comes to the Christian religion. They are out to de-Christianize the Levant as part of a world-wide plot to destroy what is left of Christian morality.”
Q. If Zionism and Communism are, then, so closely akin why is Israel presently scorning Russia and turning to the U. S. for help?
A. This is a move not of necessity, but of prudence. The large quantities of planes, tanks, and guns Israel has already amassed have come to her mainly from behind the Iron Curtain, and Russia is still willing to keep Israel fortified, as she made clear immediately upon announcement of her arms-deal with Egypt. The Jews, however, are genuinely alarmed about the Arab nations, whose lands they have usurped, whose villages they have ravaged and destroyed, whose people they have slaughtered.
Fearful lest the pent-up rage of the Arab world should finally burst upon them, the Jews want to see the Arabs knocked out once and for all, leaving Israel undisputed mistress of the Middle East. If Russia were to take on the assignment, there would be a danger of the U. S. stepping in on the side of the Arabs. Consequently, the Jews are creating the illusion that Israel is herself a victim of Communist aggression — hopeful that the U. S. can thereby be induced to come to her “defense.”
[end of quote from: Fr. Feeney, The Point]
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Faithful
7 ¶ And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no man shutteth, shutteth and no man openeth:
8 I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee a door opened, which no man can shut: because thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name.
9 Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee.
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11 Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
12 He that shall overcome, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God: and he shall go out no more. And I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.
13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
(DRV)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Ο μοίρα
The CIA in the Mossad,
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
ha-Mossad le-Modiin u-le-Tafkidim Myukhadim (Mossad) (Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bloomfield
Monday, January 30, 2012
The Son of God Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour in Your true Gospel alone Holy God, the Only Author of Covenant of Salvation, of:
Adam’s covenant shown forth by the face seen by Ezechiel of a lion prefiguring the Gospel of John showing forth the royal power and authority of Christ the Immortal Son Word Wisdom and Power of God through whom God the Father by the Holy Spirit created all of creation Who became Incarnate for our redemption in the flesh as Adam had sinned in the flesh
Noah’s covenant shown forth by the face seen by Ezechiel of a calf prefiguring the Gospel of Luke showing forth the sacrifice of Christ who is our Holy Only Priest Victim Sacrifice Altar Temple Tabernacle Redeemer Salvation Immortal Immaculate Golden Ark of the covenant showing himself forth as the only begotten Redeemer in his Epiphany of fiery glory at his baptism in the Jordan
Abraham’s covenant shown forth by an Epiphany of the Lord and two angels prefiguring the Transfiguration of Christ with: Moses, a type of the faithful departed at the future resurrection, and Elijah, a type of the faithful living at the future resurrection, Christ condemning for all time the darkness of idolatry which has no communion with light - the grace of the Gospel of Christ
Moses’ covenant shown forth by the face seen by Ezechiel of a man prefiguring the Gospel of Matthew showing forth the God - man prophet, the Christ, who Moses and David and Isaiah and Habakkuk and Ezra foretold Israel would either heed or be destroyed by rejecting, he who is our only Lord and Saviour by his most Holy Cross by which he tread down Satan and cast him out of creation
David’s covenant shown forth by the gift of prophecy, especially of the resurrection of Christ
Daniel’s covenant shown forth by his vision of the ancient of days prefiguring the Gospel of Christ especially his Ascension
Christ Jesus Immortal Son most Holy Angel of Almighty Counsel, Captain of the hosts of the Lord, the giver of all covenants with God shown forth by his promise of the keys of Himself the Messiah to Peter and to all who believe in Him - Christ Jesus our only Lord and Saviour, the final covenant shown forth by the face seen by Ezechiel of an eagle and through him to the Father does all glory redound in the unity and power of the Holy Spirit, he given at Pentecost, especially proclaimed by the Gospel of Mark of the preaching of the salvation of Christ Jesus throughout the world, Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour who descended from the third heaven from the Father's right hand and became flesh by the Holy Spirit, the immaculate conception and was truly born of the blessed virgin Mary on earth, 70 generations from Adam and your creation of all of creation, thus subsuming flesh of Adam and of all men to yourself to restore your Image and Likeness to all the saints from the first Adam to the last saint, by you Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour, the only Immaculate Lamb of God who alone takes away the sin of the whole world of those who are saved, by your most Holy Cross and Holy Blood, Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour and Holy Spirit of the Father and the Son Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour, covering the whole earth and cleansing the whole universe, Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour, the only first born from the dead in the flesh, the only one resurrected, ascended, assumed bodily in the flesh, seated at the right hand of God, Baruch Adonai Yahweh El Olam eth Abba Our Father in the third heaven in the unity and power of the Holy Spirit our Paraclete
Holy Holy Holy Lord God Pantocrator
and Who, Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour, shall return from the Father’s right hand in the same flesh with all the elect angels and raise, first, the saints in the flesh, our same spirits souls and bodies reunited and then all other men in the flesh, their same souls and bodies reunited, from throughout the whole world and all of time from the beginning of your creation until that time - known to you alone Holy Immortal undivided trinity, in the future at your Parousia Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour, your saints to inherit paradise recreated then with all the elect angels worshipping you face to face in the glory of the Father and the union of the Holy Spirit unto the endless ages of ages - and the rest to be cast into the lake of fire forevermore unto the same endless ages of ages to come.
Baruch Adonai Yahweh Elohim eth He Creator and Artificer of all our only Teacher He Spirit Absolute Intelligence Holy Unique
Manifold Subtle Agile
Clear Unstained Certain
Not baneful Loving the Good Keen
Unhampered Beneficent Kindly
Firm Secure Tranquil
All-Powerful All-Seeing and Pervading all spirits though they be intelligent pure and very subtle seven holy elect blessed orders
of mighty Doxas holy Serafim Cherubim Kuriotetes Arches especially Saint Michael and Saint Gabriel holy Archangelos
Exousias Dunameis Angelos
Uncreated Wisdom mobile beyond all motion He penetrates and pervades all things by reason of His purity for He is an Aura of the Might of GOD and a pure Effusion of the glory of the Almighty therefore nought that is sullied enters into Him for
He is the Refulgence of Eternal Light the
Spotless Mirror of the Energy of GOD the Image of His Goodness He Who is One can do all things and renews everything while Himself perduing by His Breath passing into holy souls from
age to age He produces friends of GOD and prophets for there is not GOD loves be it not one who dwells with Wisdom for He is Fairer than the sun and surpasses every constellation of the stars compared to light He takes precedence for that indeed night might supplant but wickedness prevails not over Wisdom
Indeed He reaches from end to end mightily and governs all things well.
We arise today through Your Almighty Sovereignty in supplication of You Blessed Trinity Holy Unity Baruch Adonai Yahweh Eloheinu Yahweh echadthrough belief in Threeness through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation Baruch Adonai Yahweh Elohim eth Who Baruch Adonai Yahweh El Olam eth Abba Our Father of Lights is the Lord God of heaven's might Light of Your Son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour lift up our hearts Who bestows on us in Your Threefold light of One undivided glory radiant fire of Your love Your Holy Spirit Your ministering spirits of fire sent to ministerto those to receive salvation in speed of lightning with might of rushing wind heavens above BaruchAddonai Yahweh Elohim eth Who bestows upon us depth of sea stability of earth growth of buds and flowers radiance of sun and moon and star great sea creatures in the waters birds above flying in the swiftness of wind of the firmament of the heavens creeping things upon and beasts of the earth burning bush Baruch Ahiyah asher Ahiyah Most Holy Angelic Son Almighty Counselor uncreated Light of Your Shekinah glory Pillar of Cloud Pillar of Fire firmness of the Rock the Lion of Juda the Root and the Offspring of David the Bright and the Morning Star Only Begotten Lamb of God First Born from the dead in the flesh Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour the only head over Your body Whom each of us holds directly seated at the Father's right hand in the Unity and Power and Bond of Love of the Holy Spirit our Paraclete
I ARISE TODAY IN A HYMN OF PRAISE TO THE LORD OF CREATION
IN ALL HOLY
Blessing and brightness,
Wisdom, thanksgiving,
Great power and might
To the King who rules over all.
Glory and honor and goodwill,
Praise and the sublime song of minstrels,
Exceeding love from every heart
To the King of heaven and earth.
To the chosen Trinity has been joined
Before all, after all, universal
Blessing and everlasting blessing,
Blessing everlasting and blessing.
Let us adore the Lord,
Maker of marvelous works,
Bright heaven with its angels,
And on earth the white-waved sea.
I arise today
In Your almighty power’s strength, the invocation of You Blessed Trinity,
Believing in Threeness,
Confessing the Adorable Oneness in Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour
Of You the Only Creator of creation
I arise today
In the power of Christ Jesus’ birth and baptism in the flesh,
In the power of His crucifixion and burial in the same flesh,
In the power of His resurrection and ascension, assumption into the third heaven seated at the Father’s Right Hand in the same flesh in the Unity and Power of the Holy Spirit our Paraclete
In the power of His descending in the same flesh for the saving of the saved and the judging of the judged of doom.
I arise today
In the power and the love of the holy seraphim, cherubim, kuriotetes, arches especially St. Michael and St. Gabriel, holy archangelos, exousias, dunameis, angelos
In obedience and service In the hope of the resurrection to receive the reward,
In the prayers of patriarchs,
In the predictions of prophets,
In the preachings of apostles,
In the faith of confessors,
In the innocence of holy virgins,
In the deeds of the righteous.
I arise today
In heaven’s might;
In sun’s brightness,
In moon’s radiance,
In fire’s glory,
In lightning’s quickness,
In wind’s swiftness,
In sea’s depth,
In earth’s stability,
In rock’s fixity.
I arise today
with the power of God to pilot us,
God's strength to uphold us,
God’s energy to shield us,
God's wisdom to guide us,
God's eye to look ahead for us,
God's ear to hear us,
God's word to speak for us,
God's hand to guard us,
God's way to lie before us,
God's shield to defend us, +
God's holy hosts and whole cloud of witnesses to deliver us,
From all snares of the devil, all devils and demons,
From all evil temptations, From all who would try to make nature fail,
From every one who desires us ill,
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a multitude. Around us today Holy Lord God Almighty gather all Your powers: between us and all evil,
Against every cruel and merciless force that would attack my spirit, soul and body,
Against charms of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against crafty deceptions of idolatry,
Against spells of women and smiths and wizards and all infidels,
Against all unlawful knowledge that would otherwise harm spirit, soul and body.
Christ Jesus protect us today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
And all harm
So that I may have abundant reward.
Christ with us, Christ before us, Christ behind us,
Christ within us, Christ beneath us, Christ above us,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of us,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks to and of us,
Christ in the eye that sees us,
Christ in the ear that hears us.
I arise today
In Your almighty power’s strength, the invocation of You Blessed Trinity,
Believing in Threeness,
Confessing the Adorable Oneness in Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour
Of You the Only Creator of creation
With and by the prayer and company of all Your
Elect angels and saints for and with us unceasingly, have mercy on us, Our Only
Holy Lord God Who Created and Redeemed us
Our only Righteousness
Only Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world
Our Only Sacrifice
Our Only Priest King
Our Only Peace from above
Our Only Good Shepherd and Overseer of our souls
Our Only Healer and Miracle Worker
Our Sanctifier
By Your Most Holy Cross Jesus Christ +
HOLY HOLY HOLY LORD GOD PANTOCRATOR
Father Son Holy Spirit
Sunday, January 29, 2012
When Constitutionality is a thing of the past
NARA
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html
Say goodbye to Constitutionality and all rule of law the day the courts rule it illegal by European Dialectical Juridical NONSENSE. Law is to be replaced by legalism according to this plan. The Ecumenical movement is the false theological counterpart of this. The basis for the Ecumenical Movement is Tubingen based dialectical pantheism. The base for the European overthrow of traditional law is the counterpart of Ecumenism, which is existential nihilistic pseudo philosophy. This is nothing other than rejection of God's law in both cases. False government is nothing other than the arm of oppression employed by the false religionists. See the Antichrist by the Rev. Paschal Huchede at:
http://theantichristhuchede.blogspot.com/
Saturday, January 28, 2012
PALESTINE - Nineteen families: poverty, inequality and who rules the roost in Israel | Peoples Geography — Reclaiming space
Nineteen families: poverty, inequality and who rules the roost in Israel
Roni Ben Efrat illuminates inequality in today’s Israel in the current edition of Challenge Magazine (Issue 109). The following is an excerpt in which boldface emphasis is editorial:
Zionists claim that Israel arose in order to provide the Jewish people with a national home. But decade by decade, it has become ever clearer that Israel is not a state of, by and for the Jewish people. It is rather a state of, by and for a sprinkling of families, 19 in all, whose income amounts to $70 billion—88% of the national budget.
This budget is a stumbling block to the poor. All levels of education have been devastated. On the books there is universal health care, but many can’t afford to buy medicines. Israel’s socio-economic inequality, as measured by the UN Development Program’s Gini Index (0.0 = perfect equality), has worsened steadily from 0.222 in 1982 to 0.392 in 2005, making it the most unequal of Western democracies with one exception: the United States (Gini = 0.408).
Poverty is no longer confined to the jobless. The government has lowered the unemployment rate, indeed, to 7.6%, but there is a trade-off: working people make up 37% of the nation’s poor. The country’s much vaunted economic growth is way off kilter. It is high in high-tech, which supports very few, but scarce in traditional industries and services, where most people work.
This steady impoverishment of the population has not just “happened.” It has happened because of laws and decisions that sold the country’s assets to the 19 families at bargain-basement prices, all in the name of the free market. As Weinroth said to Weitz: “Power is no longer a separate entity. Money is power. Money rules all, it flows through every hidden vein of the society.”
But that’s not all. For Marx also taught us that capital has no sense of obligation. When the state gets a bit too small for it, it seeks foreign outlets. The 19 families used the state to get rich, buying up its privatized firms, and now they go cosmopolitan. Between 2001 and 2006, foreign investment in Israel grew by a factor of six, but Israeli investments abroad increased by a factor of eight. The Adva Center—whose reports are the source for all figures here unless stated otherwise—cites Nohi Dankner, whose family is among the favored 19: “I believe very much in Israel, and I believe greatly in the Israeli economy. Notwithstanding, it is clear that our development must be overseas.” Who is the “our” in “our development”? Not the unemployed, the poor, the people on the dole. What does the “our” care about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Or the rockets of Hamas? The “our” are invested elsewhere.
For 60 years, the 19 families stayed beneath the camouflage of Zionism, but now it’s launch time. True, in 1993 they tried to bind the Oslo Accords to a narrative about peace called the “New Middle East.” Ten years ago, in an article called “The Hidden Economic Logic of Oslo” (Challenges 51-52)we explained the Oslo initiative this way: Israel understood that unless it normalized relations with the Arab world, it would not fit into the global economy. But the 19 families no longer need a thriving Israel. Reality faced the Oslo process with difficulties. It isn’t their task to solve them. Their task is to make profits, fast and big.
… The leadership that sold itself to the 19 families—always the same leadership, whether it goes by the name of Likud or Labor or Kadima—is as deceitful as it is cruel. With one hand it impoverishes its citizens, with the other it squeezes the Palestinians.
Last June Israel celebrated 40 years of conquest. For two-thirds of its lifetime, it has occupied 3.5 million Palestinians. (Gaza must still be included: Israel hems it in by land, sea and air.) Its leaders hesitate to travel abroad, fearing arrest for war crimes. There have been innumerable opportunities to reach a fair peace with the Palestinian people, but there is neither the wisdom nor the largeness of spirit to make the needed concessions. Israel prides itself ad nauseam on the “Zionist vision,” but the moment it glimpses a chance for peace, that vision gives way to spins and gimmicks aimed at maintaining the general fraud.
The day is not far off, therefore, when the Palestinians will say, “Why, after all, should we part from you? In any case there’s not enough left to build a viable state. Forget about that, just give us our civil rights.” Then the conflict will enter a new phase. The citizens of Israel will be forced to decide: apartheid or democracy. If the Jewish population opts for apartheid, the leadership will continue to defraud, exploit and impoverish at the service of the millionaires—until catastrophe comes. The only other option would be democracy—a single democracy west of the Jordan, including reconciliation with the Palestinians. That would exorcize Mammon, along with his Zionist camouflage.






