Quotations and Miscellaneous Information

The Israeli/Gazan Conflict, Dec 2008-
"On the first day of Israel’s ground attack, approximately 30 Palestinians, almost all Hamas combatants, were killed. On the same day an Islamic suicide bomber blew herself up in a mosque in Iraq, killing 40 innocent Muslims. No protests. Little media coverage" [Alan M. Dershowitz, Hamas Deploys its 'CNN Strategy' on World, 7 Jan 2009].

"The moral inversion in the west is so egregious, so monstrous, that the better Israel is shown to behave the worse the vilification that rains down upon it. What other country in the world would show such restraint in the face of more than 6000 rocket attacks upon its citizens – 6000! – that it took seven years before going to war to put a stop to it? What other country would treat individuals – including proven terrorists – from that enemy territory in its own hospitals? What other country would continue to provide essential foodstuffs and other supplies to those enemies who continued to fire rockets at it? What other country, when finally forced to go to war to stop the attacks, would show such concern to avoid the loss of civilian life that it contacts the population in enemy territory -- even households containing identified terrorists – to warn them to flee from the imminent bombardment? And what other country would, for showing such unparalleled moral scrupulousness, be vilified and libelled as Israel is? Israel’s behaviour is moral, legal and proportionate. This conflict is revealing just who is on the side of morality, decency and sanity and who is not" [Melanie Phillips, The Moral Battleground, 4 Jan 2009].

"The near orgasmic rage displayed by the "Progressive" give peace a chance crowd only shows their true colors. It is important to realize these people are the "enemies within" while Iran and Syria (et al) are "enemies abroad" who appear to be acting in a coordinated fashion. The agenda [sic] of the American far-left is identical to that of Al Qaida; death to America and Israel and an end to capitalism. It's high time we on the right confront the enemies within and not let them hide anymore behind happy-face monikers like "progressive" (anti-American/anti-Semitic/anti-capitalist) "liberal" (socialist), and "fairness doctrine" (censorship of conservative ideas). If these so-called progressives were in anywhere other than the US or western Europe, you'd all be dead at the hands of the military police or impriosoned [sic]. You take advantage of your freedom and right to free speech in order to destroy them, a truly despicable and contemptable [sic] act" [lie_detector, 2 Jan 2009 8:55:12 am].

(IsraelNN.com) "The IDF Spokesman's Unit joined the popular YouTube video sharing website this week, opening a channel to let viewers see footage from the 'Cast Lead' operation in Gaza. The footage showed humanitarian aid entering Gaza via Israeli crossings and Israeli strikes on Hamas targets. Supporters of Hamas-led Gaza quickly began reporting the IDF videos in an attempt to get them removed from the website. Some of the most popular videos were taken down, but not before being viewed by thousands. One of the videos that was removed by the YouTube management showed terrorists loading Grad missiles into a truck near a residential area. The terrorists were then taken out in an IAF strike. The video was picked up by the LiveLeak website. IDF spokesmen altered the IDF channel homepage to say, 'We are saddened that YouTube has taken down some of our exclusive footage showing the IDF's operational success in operation Cast Lead against Hamas extremists in the Gaza Strip. As the State of Israel again faces those who would see it destroyed, it is imperative that we in the IDF show the world the inhumanity directed against us and our efforts to stop it. It is also worth noting that one of the videos removed had the highest number of hits (over 10,000) at the time of its removal'" [Maayana Miskin, 30 Dec 2008].

Israeli/Hezbollah War, 2006
"[A] former Speaker of the [American] House [of Representatives] said today's [July 16, 2006] deaths of eight Israelis from Hezbollah missile attacks is the equivalent of losing 500 Americans, based on population:  'Imagine we woke up this morning, and 500 Americans were dead in Miami from missiles fired from Cuba.  Do you think any American would say, 'No, we should have proportionate response.  We shouldn't overreact.'?  No we would say, 'Get rid of the missiles.'  John F. Kennedy, ... was prepared to go to nuclear war to stop missiles from being in Cuba. ... This idea that we have this one-sided war where the other team gets to plan how to kill us and we get to talk, is nuts'."
[NOTE FROM BAYITH: We believe the extract above to be a true comment on the world's hypocrisy concerning the situation faced by Israel during the summer of 2006, but please do not see our inclusion of this quote here as our legitimising or endorsing other aspects of this politician.]
 

Alleged Jewish Terrorism
"For centuries, Muslims had been able to incite the Arabic-speaking masses to anti-Jewish attacks by invoking the racially prejudiced 'holy words' and by spreading inflammatory fabrications about the Jews.  In 1948, ... the Arab masses believed that, with independence, the Jews would turn the tables on the Arabs and would take retribution from them for the persecution that the Jewish dhimmi had suffered at Arab hands in the past.  The few 'acts of reprisals' by outraged Jews, in response to the Arab violence designed to prevent the Jews' statehood, were novel and unexpected.  For so long the dhimmi had exhibited 'incredible restraint'.  Word of the Jews' counterattacks was broadcast far and wide, embellished, and vastly exaggerated" [Joan Peters, From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab-Jewish Conflict Over Palestine, JKAP Publications, 1984, p395].

A Religion of Death

"We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children.  We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children.  We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us" [Golda Meir].

Why 'Hip Hip Hurray' is a No No!
Around 135AD the Romans besieged Jerusalem and after a terrible period the city was subdued.  So costly was the siege that relieved Romans instituted a new toast at their feasts: "Hierosolyma Est Perdita," "Jerusalem is destroyed," the guests immediately greeting it with the shout Hurrah.  This is the origin of our "Hep! Hep! Hurrah," H,E,P, being the abbreviation of the three words, formed by their initial letters (on the principle known as Notarica, or Notricon).  To this day Hep or Hip is said by only one person, the rest joining in the shout which greets it!  In view of Ps. 122:6 and Ps 129:5-6 it is better to say "Praise the Lord" [Peter, Crows Nest, NSW, thedinkum.com/issues/dink57.htm#whh].