How Antisemitism Hides Online: Identifying Coded Jew Hatred
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Anti-Israel activists who falsely claim that Jesus was “Palestinian” are crying foul.
To ensure authenticity in the new Netflix film "Mary,” director D.J. Caruso cast Israeli actors Noa Cohen and Ido Tako as Jesus’ Jewish parents.
Yet in the latest example of moral inversion, anti-Israel activists who falsely claim that Jesus was “Palestinian” are crying foul.
Palestinian propogandists are determined to rewrite history and prove that the Jewish people have no right to their ancestral homeland. They claim that that Jesus – born as a Jew in the territory called Judea – is actually a “Palestinian, the son of Palestinians.”
Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, Sami Abou Shahadeh, promoted the myth, saying: “The entire world knows that Jesus is Palestinian.”
Their goal: craft an anti-Israel narrative in the media and in the minds of unsuspecting social justice activists.
This egregious form of cultural appropriation ignores the basic facts of history: The Holy Land was not called “Palestine” until more than a century after Jesus’ lifetime, and Islam itself only came into existence six centuries later. As such, Jesus could never have been “Palestinian.”
These historical fabrications are part of a global campaign to “de-Zionize the Bible” – i.e. undermine Jewish indigenous rights and sever any Jewish connection to their ancestral homeland.
In a new twist on the millennia-old Christian canard that “Jews killed Jesus,” today’s propagandists insidiously portray Jesus as “the first Palestinian martyr (shahid), crucified by the Jews.” They frame a parallel struggle: Just as Jews persecuted Jesus, so too today Israel is hostile toward Palestinians.
This fraud was originated decades ago by arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat, whose press conferences featured posters of a gaunt, near-naked Palestinian crucified on a Star of David.
Jesus thus became the symbol of a 21st century blood libel: “Jews killing Palestinians.”
For Christians, this negative imagery is as visceral as it gets. Note the irony of Jesus, who preached nonviolence, cast as a jihadi martyr rewarded with 72 virgins.
A key bastion of support for Israel is the evangelical Christian community, which holds pro-Israel political views and donates millions of dollars toward pro-Israel causes – taking seriously the biblical promise that the Holy Land belongs to the Jews as an everlasting possession.
Yet anti-Israel activists, seeking to drive a wedge between the Jewish state and the world’s 2 billion Christians, spread poisonous lies – no matter how remote and ludicrous – via the mainstream media:
The list goes on and on.
This “persecution” narrative perverts actual reality. Far from practicing anti-Christian policies, Israel is a vanguard of religious freedom for Christians. Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian population is growing – rising five-fold since 1948 – and continuing to rise every year. (Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics)
By contrast, the rest of the Middle East is characterized by widespread “de-Christianization.” Today, Christians make up approximately 5% of the Middle Eastern population, down from 13% a century ago.
The rise of jihadi groups has greatly increased violence against Christians. A 2018 report commissioned by the British government said that Christians are “on the verge of extinction in the Middle East... In some regions, the level and nature of persecution is arguably coming close to meeting the international definition of genocide."
For example, the Christian population of Turkey has declined 100-fold – dropping from 20% a century ago to 0.2% today. In Saudi Arabia, the practice of Christianity is simply illegal.
In Gaza, following the Hamas takeover in 2006, the Christian population fell by 75% – from 4,000 to 1,000 today. Lethal violence against Christians is rampant:
Did any of this get reported in your local newspaper?
In Bethlehem, the literal “birthplace” of Christianity, the Christian population has drastically declined since 1995 when the Palestinian Authority assumed administrative control. Once comprising 85% of Bethlehem’s population, Christians have now dwindled to 10%.
Under Palestinian control, the de-Christianization of Bethlehem has been ruthless:
In the words of Reverend Tomey Dahoud, head of a West Bank church that was firebombed: “The Islamic people want to kill us. That’s their principle and belief. They don’t want Christians in this country... That’s the reality.”
Anti-Israel activists, by protesting the Israeli actors in the Netflix film, are fabricating “historical facts” to advance their propaganda campaign against Israel.
“Christian persecution” is another in the long list of outrageous accusations against Israel, along with "apartheid, genocide and colonial occupation.” We must make our voice heard and send these lies to their rightful place in the dustbin of history.
I am speechless!
I remember an article studying the etymology of the word "houris" used by Muslims to mean "virgins" as in 72 virgins being a reward for martyrs. According to the article, the word "houris" referred to white raisins, which were considered a rare delicacy.
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/163694/raisins-not-virgins-quran-scholars-say
Nobody was Palestinian any more than they were Vichy French.
Mary was definitely a Jew and as so, adhered strictly to scriptural laws. The comical thing is the ideology of the veneration of Mary. She was a pious and humble “slave girl” to G_d. This idolatry of Mary is the last thing that she would’ve wanted given what has been written of her faith and character.
The protests are ridiculous in principle: this is an actress playing a role, not a woman making religious claims. If she passed her audition and was found suitable for the part it doesn’t matter whether she’s Jewish, Christian or a visitor from another galaxy (unless she’s illegal, hahaha).
Apparently the only Jews that ever resided in the holy land were there to oppress “palestinians.” It is unacceptable that a tribal barbarian holds a seat in the Knesset.
Some Nazis claimed Jesus was a German (Aryan)..
Some people claim he was a Hindu..
Now some claim he was a Palestinian..
But alas he was most definitely a Jew!
The only two extant contemporary (generally accepted) accounts of his genealogy are found in the (Gospels)
Matthew and Luke and both are Jewish.
As to why so many want to claim him we might turn to Napoleon, a skeptical non practicing Christian who had two Popes arrested and enacted laws favorable to the Jewish People. Some might term him
a Philosemite!
He reportedly said:
“I marvel that whereas the ambitious dreams of my self, Caesar, and Alexander should have vanished into thin air, a Judean peasant—Jesus—should be able to stretch His hands across the centuries and control the destinies of men and nations.”
I find it disheartening that Germany can have strict laws against revival of Nazism, it's anti-Semitic rhetoric, not to mention incitement to violence, but Israel tolerates within its borders anti-Jewish/anti-Zionist views spewed publicly. Anti-Zionists (Arab or not) do not belong holding political offices in the Jewish State.
Shraga, Your mission to review and correct false and misleading reporting on Israel is critically important. However, you undermine your mission in one glaringly self-defeating way by continuous use of the term "Palestinian" to refer to Arabs in Israel, Gaza, and elsewhere. This implies that there was an Arab Palestine; that these people have a distinct nationality and culture. If so, when was it established and by whom? Who led this “nation” before Arafat? What was its capital and major cities? Why promote the myth that a separate Arab people exists? “Palestinian” is a term that foreigners used to describe Jews in pre-modern state of Israel that Arabs viewed as an insult. These Arabs are indistinguishable from others in the region. Don't grant legitimacy to falsehood.
Exactly
I believe it is being used so that those who don’t know much about the situation will understand that it relates to Arab inhabitants who call themselves “Palestinians”.
I couldn’t agree more. This is what I have thought everytime I read the word Palestinian used to identify the Arabs in Gaza & the West Bank.
Odd Twist
The Arabs occupying Israel, particularly those in Yudah and Shomron, in their latest outrageous lie, that Jesus was a "Palestinian" and killed by Jews, just may have bitten off more than they can chew.
The term "Palestinian" was stamped by Rome in the 130s ce, after the Bar Kochva Revolt, over one hundred years after the death of Jesus.
This fact probably does not bother
the Arabs.
However
Islam accepts Jesus as a Prophet and
Islam has always taught that Jesus was in fact, not killed, but escaped from Yudah, and lived on to marry and have children. This belief was always a source of contention between Muslims and Christians.
It is of interest how the rest of the Muslim world will accept this Totally New Approach of their Prophet Jesus by the Arabs occupying Yudah.
I am an avid Aish reader and have never commented. But I am so deeply saddened that I had to speak up. When I read the title "Outcry... as Mary" I was sure that the outcry was sounded by fellow Jews. To have a Jewish girl - a princess of Hashem, daughter of nobility, play the role of Mary who symbolizes everything Christian (never mind the oceans of Jewish blood spilled thanks to this "Holy" woman) is simply wrenching. Yes, I know that Mary was Jewish as was her son. But to think that a Jew should partake in such a film is nothing short of horrific. Is the palestinian outcry idiotic? Of course. But as we know, G-d speak to us through the mouths of our enemies. If they are decrying a Jew playing this role, perhaps we should rethink whether she belongs doing so in the 1st place.
Agree with you completely.
And all the Jews who wrote Christmas music? Save horrific for really horrific things.
I don't think writing songs about snowy winter jolly nights can be compared to actively playing Mary, and certainly not to promoting her as a righteous or holy figure - although writing a song praising Jesus halilah would be just as bad.
Really horrific things are those which do damage to the soul.
Unless you perceive the body as more important.
Business is business.They needed to put food on the table for their families! You don't have to necessarily believe in everything you need to say or do to earn a living!
She doesn't need to sell her soul and promote a false religion which has centuries of Jewish blood on its hands. (I'm sure that's not her intention and she likely has no idea that her role is perceived that way.)
Likewise, all the misguided Jews who wrote carols.
There are other ways to put food on the table.
She is an actress playing a role. It’s the job. Jewish refugees in the mid-20th century often were cast as Nazis. Israeli actors have often played Arabs. If I play Lady Macbeth, that doesn’t mean I am going to tell my husband to murder someone for our benefit.
I agree Rachel
Very well-stated, Kaila.
Everything I've ever read in millennia of Torah scholarship supports your opinion.
My immediate thought also was that this is a tragedy for her personally, and I very much hope she does true teshuvah from love.
You have to "fight" for your heritage, explain your history on TV/newspaper to the Palestinians, even if they hesitate to hear it. But I'm sure a few will listen/read... We do the same in Switzerland, writing to the media etc. etc. Maybe only then, Palestinians will be ashamed of having protested against a jewish actress playing the real jewish Mirjam and hopefully stop their distortions.
The real question is where is our "Outcry Against Casting a...Jew to Play Mary in Netflix Film..."?
Mary was Jewish, and therefore I think it is very proper to have a Jewish women play Jesus' mother, as well as a Jewish man play Jesus' father.
Huh?
Jesus' father was a roman noble.
Either that or he was a son of God. (if you believe that.)
But certainly no Jewish father to speak of...
Well (and wittily) said, Myna!
How can you be so sure he wasn’t a Jew?
Exactly.
I'm a Swiss christian believer and I am really upset about the lies of those stupid Palestinians. They distort the rich ancient jewish biblical history. They should be ashamed. Christian believers here in Switzerland, and I think in most European countries and the USA, know that Jeschua was the son of jewish parents, Josef and Mirjam, living in Nazaret, but they had roots in Bet Lechem, where David - before he became King in Hevron and later in Jeruschalajm - was born.
Thank you for your heartfelt & intelligent reply.
Great piece!
The Koran says it is OK to lie as long it advances Islam ! Jesus , His mother Mary,
& His step dad Joseph were all Jewish : descendants of King David & the patriarch Judah ! That is the truth & always will be !!
I think most people do not know that the 10 commandments do not exist in Islam and appear nowhere in the Quran. Thus, it becomes logical that they would promote lying—they are unaware of the commandment “thou shalt not bear false witness”.
There's a great article in Aish called: "Why Jews Don't Believe In Jesus" by rabbi Shraga Simmons. One of the reasons is Jesus Did Not Embody the Personal Qualifications of Messiah: Descendent of David
Many prophetic passages speak of a descendant of King David who will rule Israel during the age of perfection. (Isaiah 11:1-9; Jeremiah 23:5-6, 30:7-10, 33:14-16; Ezekiel 34:11-31, 37:21-28; Hosea 3:4-5)
The Messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (see Genesis 49:10, Isaiah 11:1, Jeremiah 23:5, 33:17; Ezekiel 34:23-24). According to the Christian claim that Jesus was the product of a virgin birth, he had no father – and thus could not have possibly fulfilled the messianic requirement of being descended on his father's side from King David.
In response, it is claimed that Joseph adopted Jesus, and passed on his genealogy via adoption. There are two problems with this claim:
To answer this difficult problem, apologists claim that Jesus traces himself back to King David through his mother Mary, who allegedly descends from David, as shown in the third chapter of Luke. There are four basic
problems with this claim:
d) Luke 3:27 lists Shealtiel and Zerubbabel in his genealogy. These two also appear in Matthew 1:12 as descendants of the cursed Jeconiah. If Mary descends from them, it would also disqualify her from being a messianic progenitor.
Impressive!
Just to make it clear, I was copy-pasting from the Aish article I mentioned above: "Why Jews Don't Believe In Jesus" by rabbi Shraga Simmons. The article is impressive indeed.
I know close to nothing about Christianity...
Excellent points.
Your analysis is very astute .
Much as the Palestinians are trying to change history, the truth is the truth. Jesus was born and died as a Jew. There is and was no such thing as a Palestinian. The word “Palestine” isn’t even mentioned in the Koran. As you know, Israel is referred to frequently in the Bible.
Truth! Well said Suzanne.
Thank you for this expose! Truth is truth!
If Christians buy into this lie that Jesus was a Palestinian-Arab and not Jewish, then it's yet another reason why he can't be the messiah, as he clearly was not a descendent of David (one of the qualifications for the messiah) if he was not a Jew. Oh wait, but then they'll say that king David was a Palestinian! and you know what's next: that the star of David is a Palestinian symbol.
Where does the insanity stops?
they should all convert to Judaism.
they must all be Jewish
how stupid can any one people get
Nothing new under the sun, no? 'They hate us 'cuz they ain't us.' With all we've experienced as a people, it's strange how many people are jealous of Jews.
What else can be said?
Hit that mail on its head! Thank you!
I find it amusing that Orthodox Jews are trying to reclaim Jesus and Mary.
Maybe at the end it was not Jesus who saves Jews but the Jews who save Jesus.
Julia, in a way you are right, but you probably understand that we are "reclaiming" him because we have serious concerns that this "Jesus was a Palestinian" lie will cause more hate towards Jews. Moreover, we are "reclaiming" him because we can't stand this distortion of the truth. It's just very dishonest to say he wasn't Jewish for propaganda sake and anyone saying this is displaying serious intellectual dishonesty.
Agree with you, except for your use of the term "intellectual dishonesty" because there's nothing intellectual about vicious—not to mention clearly fatuous—Arab lies!
The sad fact that they can get so many to believe them does not reflect on their cleverness but rather on the believers' simplemindedness, and their laziness /inability to think for themselves and ferret out the truth, or else it's just a function of the disease called antisemitism.
Do not forget: ignorance is bliss.
If Jesus was a Palestinian then how come they aren't all Christians?
That's a good question...
I think you mean, how come they aren't Jewish?, as Jesus was. Also, after the Romans renamed Israel "Palestine", to add further insult to injury, only Jews living there were called "Palestinian", until Arafat co-opted the name for his terror organization. Since then, the term has been used to delegitimatize the existence of the Jewish state of Israel.
If Jesus was a Palestinian then it was the Palestinians who killed him and framed Jews for the crime.
The Romans practiced crucifixion. It was not a punishment in the Middle East until introduced by the Romans.
TAKING THEIR CUE - FROM THE TV/MOVIE INDUSTRY. ONLY RECENTLY IN HISTORY - have the ARAB/MUSLIM NATIONS - learned & begun to produce "ARTISTICALLY MANUFACTURED REVISIONS" OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF PRIOR WORLD HISTORY. Instead of as in the past - hiding & hoping nobody would notice us. We - THE JEWISH NATION - need to make the effort - & with financial resources - to produce - & DOCUMENT - our own media presentation(s). In the presentation(s) - MAKE IT KNOWN that - FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS - the Written Torah version of CREATION & JUDAISMS BEGINNINGS - was accepted AS HISTORICALLY VALID.
Jesus was a Jew, and ate matzoh on Passover and had a Seder, and the Romans put him on the cross to kill him, and Jews took him off the cross, and he ran away to a different land, leaving a Jew to die is not the Jewish way
Judy - you're right - it's not the Jewish way. There is nothing to indicate that - he ran away to a different land. The Chr-stians teach that - 3 days later - he resurrected - in Israel.
Does this movie really matter? I doubt very much that Jews are going to watch it.
Mary was Jewish. Jesus is Jewish. Follow the genealogy. End of.
Right, that is the truth, and the story happened in Judah, neither Christianity nor Islam was invented yet, there was only Judaism and pagans
Just s little confusing.
J was a Palestinian Arab. Palestine was at that time the homeland of the Palestinian Arabs. But the Jews whose homeland isn't supposed to be still managed to crucify him?
What aren't I getting here?
There were no Palestinian Arabs in the Holy Land when J was living there. Mohamed wasn't on the scene and Islam didn't exist until the 600s.
But then again logic has nothing to do with this
That the real story, but try and make the anti Israeli movement or the Palestinians understand a bit of logic or facts for that matter. they blinded by hate!
zlate1, well said!!
The Arabs are successful in creating myths.
If the Christians don't stand up against it, it's possible the Arabs will succeed with new generations, of Christian youth, especially those who are not particularly religious.
Imagine
The Arabs successfully created the "Palestinian people" though a
"Palestinian people" never existed.
There is no such people and never was but the Arabs, to destroy Israel, gave power and credence to this notion.
Arabs from Syria and Egypt entered "Palestine" under the British Mandate because the Jews brought economic stability to the region.
The Turks never recognized an Arab Palestinian people.
However
The Jews were Palestinian, even published the Palestinian Post Newspaper.
The Arabs think to Conquer. It is their Quest. Now Jesus is the Target.
Stand up or l
The Romans renamed "Judah" "Palestine" which was the land of the Jews/ Hebrews, neither Christianity nor Islam was invented yet why are the Arab Muslims trying to revise and whitewash the facts, Jesus was Jewish Mary was Jewish there was no one but Jews and pagans then and nothing else
Maybe I wasn't clear.
My point was not about the history of Israel or the advent of Christianity in Israel or Byzantium in the 300s or the Islamic invasion to Israel in the 630s from Arabia.
The point was that
The Arabs create their own history. The Arab nations created and promoted the myth of a "Palestinian" people, only to destroy Israel. "Palestinians" are the Only people in the world to have citizenship in countries in which they live but still hold "refugee" status granted in perpetuity by the UN.
Now, to further substantiate and solidify an identity, and to try to claim the land of Yudah, and all of Israel, their target is Jesus, to diminish Christians and Jews.
The layers of darkness in contemporary discourse is mindboggling. It appears the flight is about to depart from gate 50.
Right, the real history is getting distorted, and it feels we are living a sci- fi show " The Twlight Zone" when you depart from gate 50 you just entered " The Twlight Zone" so how do you get out of the sci- fi show and in to reality again
Why wouldn't they use Jewish actors and actresses to play key roles? The whole of the story is written by Jews about Jews!
No kidding
When one proceeds from a political dogma that is also considered as a religion, one doesn't see anything around them that hasn't been, or will yet be twisted into an untenable position. If you don't like reality because you fit into that reality, you pervert what is into what seems to give you validity. Such a lack of genuineness is what cloaks Islam---especially when such subjects as who should play Mary and Joseph.
This was well written and researched. Our Christian Scriptures make it clear that Jesus was Jewish and practiced Jewish customs, including wearing tassels, and his mother also was Jewish. I'm an historian and I'm appalled that - globally - nefarious groups are trying to rewrite history to suit their agendas, such as trying to use John's gospel in order to label Jewish people as "Christ killers" and wrongly persecute Jews, although John was trying to establish that Jesus' sacrifice was legitimate because only the Jews were worthy of offering sacrifice to God. John even quoted Jesus as saying, "Salvation is from the Jews " Thanks for the article.
Yeah, soon they'll have to change that verse in John to "salvation is from the Palestinians" or "from the Arabs" and publish a "non-Zionist Translation" to make it consistent.
There was no such thing as " Palestinans" and/ or " zionist" in Jesus time the land was called " Judah", the Romans renamed " Judah" " Palestine" also the word zion is in Jewish texts and there is a saying in Hebrew translated" from zion will come out Torah, and the word of G _ d in Jerusalem", actually there is a mount zion, another word for Jews are zionists, zion is actual a place in Israel, so all versions of land of Jews, has to do with zion, Jews and zion is combined, so anti semitism = anti zionism
So Jesus ate Matzoh and had a Passover Seder, the Romans put him on the cross to kill him, because he ate Matzoh and had a Passover Seder, even though Christians deny it " The Last Supper" was actual a Seder for Passover
Hi Judy, not all Christians deny the last supper was a Seder for Passover, and I'm not aware of the denominations that do (of course, I'm no expert in that field). I do know Catholics are taught that the Last Supper was a Passover Seder and the Church includes the Jewish meal prayer as part of the Eucharistic Prayer at Mass. In fact, it seems to me since Pope John Paul II the Church has encouraged Catholics to explore their Jewish roots, including participating in the Passover Seder, and refers to the Jewish people as "our elder brothers and sisters."
Imagine a picture of sinwar in a white gown with long hair and a halo preaching preaching to christians ....
I think sinwar would look better in black with a pitchfork, there is a rolling stone song called " Sampathy for the Devil" I have no Sampathy for the Muslim rubbish, and a picture of a terrorist wearing white and a halo, the nerve of a fake people teling people what to do, the so called "Palestinans" are actual Arab Muslims the real " Palestinans " are Jews not the fake people with a fake land, all through history the land is for the Jews, the Torah says that the Torah us our deed to the land
They obviously do not know their new testament very well, they were going to either be counted in a census or to pay some sort of tax to their state (was it called Judea at that time or Israel)..at the moment my New Testament memory is not so good (oops).
They regard the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible as perverted by Jews and Christians, and so don't care what is written in them. They also believe (I know-----It's really hard to believe that they believe this) that all the people in those Bibles, including Adam, Noah, Avraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Moses, Solomon, etc. were all Muslims.
And they are too stupid to know that there were no such thing as a Muslim in those days.
In the world where a Kenyan terrorist can have a Hawaiian birth certificate and can live in the White House for 8 years, even Jesus can be a transgender Palestinian . . .
Right
At what point does a discussion get so ridiculous as not to be discussed? At that time Christianity and Islam did not exist.. Palestinians did not "exist" in practical terms until June of 1967.. and with IYH the imminent annexation of the territories Palestine will never exist.
By all accounts, the historical J of Nazareth was a Jew. After his death, the movement to spread his teachings was similar to other schools of Jewish thought (Sadducees, Essenes). Saul of Tarsus took the Roman name Paul and changed the movement so that it would be easier to attract Roman followers. As Jewish teachings were dropped, the movement became the separate religion known as Xtianity.
Really?
Curious,
What accounts are there that Jesus was a Jew.
Outside of the NT, what accounts are there of Jesus?
The Talmud.
The Jesus mentioned in the Talmud was some two hundred or so years prior to the Jesus in the NT and was a warning to Jews not to believe in Heresy
The ancient historian Josephus mentions him. There are also discussions of him in the Talmud. They are extremely unflattering, but they seem to acknowledge J’s Jewish parentage.
It has been established and admitted by Christian scholars that the insertion of Jesus into the work of Josephus was done by a Christian monk centuries later.
Yes, there is some limited evidence of Jesus outside the New Testament. Taught RCIA for 10 years. Pontius Pilate personally spoke with Jesus and wrote a detailed report to Rome. The Roman historian Tacitus used that report as a basis for his famous historical account: The Annuls, Book 15, Chapter 44 written in AD
Tacitus wrote that account in 116 ce or so, over 80 yrs after death of Jesus.
His association was with Pliny the Younger, who both wrote about Christians during their time period.
Tacitus wrote what he heard from Christians about Jesus.
Where's the letter from Pontius Pilates?
Historically
There is no mention of such a letter.
However
We do know Pilate was reprimanded several times for his terrible treatment of the Jews.
Pilate was actually recalled to Rome.
No historian at the time of Jesus wrote anything about him or his "works" etc
And Jesus himself wrote nothing.
Yet Jews have many writings from the period before Jesus and earlier.
They say that "ignorance is bliss." In your case Charlotte your ignorance is outstanding.
You would have to work hard to come up to ignorant.
What’s interesting is that I’ve been researching and discovering the Jewish teaching like keeping Shabbat wasn’t dropped until Roman Emperor Constantine in 321 wrote a law mandating Sun worship on Sunday! It was a political move to merge the Christians with the pagans. It was resisted but in certain places Sabbath observances remained until the Roman Catholic Church changed the day for all Christians in part due to antisemitism and wanting to distance themselves from Judaism. But even today there is no basis even in the Christian New Testament for Sunday worship. The Catholic Church claims responsibility for the change per Cardinal Gibbons from the Catholic Mirror.
Many Muslims believe that Islam predated the Koran and Muhammad. It wasn't until later, in that view, that Islam became codified. It is a similar view to believing that Judaism started with Abraham but was not codified until Moses codified it with the core of the Torah. One can, alternatively, decide that modern Judaism started with the Rabbinic period following the destruction of the 2nd Temple. The fact is that Jews established their own state in present day Israel/West Bank pre-Jesus while ancestors of modern Arab populations were likely also residents. Jews have no other ancestral land while Arabs have almost the entire Middle East. Israel was established in the Zionist movement as a refuge and homeland for Jews in the place of our origins. Zionism = return to our homeland.
In the short space we have to wtite, I appreciate your comments.
After the Exodus, Jews entered Yudah and Shomron, the land of Israel, (the West Bank though widely used is disparaging) and Jews have maintained a presence in Israel since that time, and even during the Diaspora.
It is our land under G-d's Covenant. (Not because we have no other place)
Now, Arabs not only occupy our lands but are viciously, through wars, lies and deceit trying to steal our land and now, a new scheme, to lay claims to our historical ties and assume our identity.
Yes, Zionism = Homeland of Israel. Am Israel Chai 🇮🇱
The so-called Palestinians are Nazis. They are genocidal antisemites, and even admit as such. They are descendants of the Nazi Amin al Husseini, whom even Hitler praised for his bloodthirsty ruthlessness. Unfortunately, the left-wing of today has joined forces with the Islamo-Nazis and become Nazis themselves. The entire worldwide left is doing all it can to destroy the one Jewish state on earth and now, at least by their rhetoric, the destruction of all Jews, G-d forbid. They tell lies, because the truth kills everything they have to say.
Exactly
You are right 100%, the book they have in Gaza is Mein Kenif( my fight) by Adolf Hitler( may his name be erased) in Arabic, also a Holocaust Survivor that survived 10/ 07/ 23 called Muslims, Nazis(may their name be erased) that talk Arabic, there you have the answer in a nutshell
Troublesome at the very least but not wholly surprising as we live in a world where deception, misinformation, distortion, character defamation and the like are common. Then couple this with individuals all too willing to believe whatever they hear from whomever they hear it and react without verifying the veracity of the information and this is what you get. And last up, people will speak and believe whatever suits their narrative. Truth no longer seems to matter. Hence this tactic to rewrite history.
Unfortunately, what you say is true, but some gulliable people will eat up the falsehoods, and won't be able to handle the truth
Thank you for reporting truth and exposing falsehood.
Sharing this article. It does need to be heard.
The hatred of "Palestinians" towards Christians is horrifying, and it is also much under-reported in the mainstream media. Further, to cast Mary as an Israeli Jew is to remain faithful to the New Testament, where Mary and her husband, Joseph, are quite clearly Jewish. They attended Jewish festivals and prayed in the Temple. The "Palestinians" are lying - as usual.
It is also faithful to Isa 53, Micah 5, Isa 7:14, and many more OT scriptures.
Christian missionary propaganda.
It is not new
And Jesus' teachings came from the Torah, albeit some translated to his own interpretation in his teachings. Jesus was born a Jew and died a Jew. Zeh Who! The Romans were afraid of him because he was called "King of the Jews," and therefore crucified him, etc.