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Video #4: The foundation of the special US-Israel ties

Video #4 http://bit.ly/1TRiJes; Entire mini-seminar: http://bit.ly/1ze66dS

1. The special attitude by the American people and their representatives in both chambers of Congress toward the Jewish State transcends transient politics, geo-strategic considerations and formal agreements. It is based on lasting Judeo-Christian values, which inspired the early Pilgrims, forged the Founding Fathers’ revolution against the British crown and church and shaped the US moral, judicial and political systems.

2.  Hence, the bust of Moses facing the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill, the several statues of Moses in the US Supreme Court, the Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, etc. 
 The Federalist system derived its name from the Latin term, Foedus, which means “the [Biblical] covenant.”  .

3. 80% of Americans define their core values as Judeo-Christian; 90% believe in God; 85% wish to preserve “In God We Trust” and “One Nation Under God.”

4. The roots of American support for the Jewish state preceded the 1948 founding of Israel, the 1939-1944 Holocaust and even the 1776 Declaration of Independence by the USA.

5. In 1492, Columbus was inspired by Noah’s Ark, the Book of Jonah, and the Patriarch Abraham’s voyage to the Promised Land, landing in America on the seventh day of the Feast of Tabernacles.

6.  In 1620 and 1630, the Pilgrims on the “Mayflower” and “Arabella” considered England the “modern day Egypt,” the Atlantic Ocean the “modern day Red Sea, landing in the “modern day Promised Land.”  Therefore, the map of the USA is replete with thousands of sites bearing Biblical names. For example, 18 Jerusalems, 32 Salems, 18 Hebrons, 24 Bethels, 61 Shilohs, 7 Bethlehems, 14 Canaans, 9 Carmels, 38 Goshens, 4 Rehoboths, and 6 Mount Zions, etc.

7.  The 1752-erected Liberty Bell bears this inscription from Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim liberty throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof.”
                       
8. The Founding Fathers considered themselves to be “the people of the modern-day-Covenant.” George Washington and John Adams were referred to as Moses and Joshua.  Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, proposed a Passover theme for the official US seal: the Pillar of Fire leading Moses and the Israelites through the Red Sea, while Pharaoh’s chariots drowned in the Sea.

9. Thomas Paine’s January 10, 1776 
“Common Sense” cemented the rebellion against Britain, stating: “For the will of the Almighty as declared by Gideon, and the prophet Samuel, expressly disapproves of government by kings….”  

10. Harriet Tubman, who freed Black slaves on the Underground Railroad, was named “Mama Moses.” The most famous spiritual, “Go Down, Moses” was considered the National Anthem of Black slaves.
“Let my people

11. The official US Seal (which appears on the one dollar bill) features thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, in the shape of a Star of David above the eagle. The official seals of Yale University, Columbia University and Dartmouth College bear key Hebrew Biblical terms.
12. President Reagan stated: “Since the exodus from Egypt, historians have written of those who sacrificed and struggled for freedom.” In January 2001, Senator Mitch McConnell introduced President Bush at a Senate luncheon: “We trust that you shall lead us in the best tradition of Joshua and Caleb.”
13. President Obama justified his decision to act unilaterally in deferring deportation of up to five million illegal immigrants: “Scripture [Exodus 22:21, Leviticus 19:34 and Deuteronomy 10:19] tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger, for we were strangers once, too.”  
14. The liberal Democrat Senator Tom Harkin, celebrated the passage of Obama Care, December 24, 2009: “In Biblical terms, Majority Leader Harry Reid has the patience of Job, endurance of Samson and wisdom of Solomon.”

15. The bust of Judah the Maccabee is displayed in West Point Military Academy’s Headquarters Building along with the busts of Joshua, David, Alexander the Great, Hector, Julius Caesar, King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon – 
The Nine Worthies.”

16. US-Israel relations have produced a multitude of short-term tensions and crises, rectified and rebounding rapidly, due to the unique tissue of bilateral ties, nurtured by the foundation of long-term, unique, shared Judeo-Christian values.


17. The next video will refute the assumption that the Palestinian issue is a crown-jewel of Arab policy-makers.




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The post-1967 turning point of US-Israel cooperation

Israeli benefits to the US taxpayer exceed US foreign aid to Israel

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Exposing the myth of the Arab demographic time bomb

Israel’s 2023 key national security challenge (may apply to additional Western democracies)

*Israel’s primary national security challenge is the reinforcement of education on the 4,000-year-old Jewish/Zionist roots in the Land of Israel, through the bolstering of the Jewish/Zionist identity (self-determination), vision (the reestablishment of the Jewish State in its Homeland) and destiny (the Jewish Ingathering/Aliyah to the Land of Israel).

*These core values are currently threatened by a cosmopolitan and post-Zionist worldview – in addition to the anti-Zionist worldview, that is dedicated to Israel’s physical destruction – which aims to play-down, misrepresent and replace Jewish/Zionist roots and values with multicultural and universal values and institutions.

*Post-Zionism considers Jewish/Zionist identity, vision and destiny as a major obstacle on the way of advancing its top goal: being embraced by the international community.

*This post-Zionist worldview, also, reflects battle fatigue. It refuses to accept the reality of Zionism as a multi-generational uphill marathon-like mission; deluding itself that Zionism is a sprint-like undertaking.

*Post-Zionism is eager to abdicate the colossal responsibility entailed in being the only Jewish State (e.g., securing physical and spiritual Jewish survival and combating anti-Semitism).

*Moreover, post-Zionism wishes to escape the, supposedly, frustrating reality of an ongoing Jewish/Zionist struggle against clear and present lethal threats in the inherently unpredictable, violent, despotic, intolerant and anti-“infidel” Middle East. It wishes to replace the inconvenient Middle East reality with the convenient make-believe “New Middle East,” which professes cancel-culture, cancel-history and dramatic Israeli land concessions, which are the cradle of Jewish history, culture and religion, and critical to the national security of Israel.

*Jewish/Zionist identity, vision and destiny – which represent Judaism as a historic, cultural, linguistic, religious and territorial entity – are not merely intellectual issues. Rather, they are at the foundation of Israel’s national security and spiritual and physical steadfastness. The stronger the Jewish/Zionist identity, the stronger the resolve to defy the military, diplomatic and intellectual challenges facing the Jewish State and the Jewish People.

*History-driven identity, vision and destiny are fixed and durable components of national security.  On the other hand, political, diplomatic, defense, economic and peace accords are variable and tenuous components of national security, whose durability is tenuous due to the systematically changing regional and global leadership, policies and relations.

*The stronger the resolve and steadfastness of Israel, the more compelling is its contribution – as a force and dollar multiplier – to the US economy and defense, and the more productive is the mutually-beneficial US-Israel two-way-street. Bolstered US interests are advanced by bolstered Jewish/Zionist identity, vision and destiny, which inspired the US Founding Fathers.

*In the pursuit of bolstered Jewish/Zionist identity, vision and destiny, contemporary leaders of the Jewish State should adhere to the legacy of David Ben Gurion, Israel’s Founding Father, who was the iconic leader of Israel’s Labor Party: “…. Our commitment to our history is a prerequisite to Israel’s political and military steadfastness in the face of our continued military struggle…. It is impossible to comprehend Jewish history and struggles, if one is not aware of the unique Jewish vision…. Jewish/Hebrew education is the precondition for Jewish unity and attachment to the Land of Israel…. The Jewish nation is not merely a national and political entity. Since its inception, it has possessed an historic vision [the Ingathering of Jews to their Homeland]…. The very small Jewish nation was able to defy major powers due to its determined spiritual and moral uniqueness…. While the ethnic, cultural and political environment of the Middle East has changed dramatically during the last 4,000 years – since the dawn of the Jewish people – the Jewish people has retained its language and culture, notwithstanding 2,000 years of exile…. The retention of the unique Jewish national character has served as a magic-vitamin, sustaining Jewish survival and independence and the power to withstand threats, challenges and temptations…. The establishment of the State of Israel has not ended the struggle for Jewish uniqueness and destiny…. The Ingathering is our central undertaking; it is a prerequisite to our independence…. Jewish history did not start upon the 1948 establishment of Israel or the 1897 First Zionist Congress.  Jewish history is a 4,000-year-old wealth of values, culture and heroic events, which are based on the Bible and the Land of Israel. It must be shared with the Jewish youth” (Ben Gurion, Uniqueness and Destiny, 1951).

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Videos

The post-1967 turning point of US-Israel cooperation

Israeli benefits to the US taxpayer exceed US foreign aid to Israel

Iran - A Clear And Present Danger To The USA

Exposing the myth of the Arab demographic time bomb