In the weekly Torah sheet Shabbat B'Shabbato, issue 1364, Rabbi Yisrael Rozen discusses the threats posed by radical Islamism and suggests there is a phenomenon of Arabism vs. Westernism:
But I zero in on this section:
Rabbi Rozen proposes that Jews seek out a link to the Christian world based on moderate religious and faith-based persons to counter the threat. He does not discount the long accounting Jews have due to Christianity's actions over the centuries against Jews and Judaism but to his mind, the establishment of the state of Israel has changed the framework of relations between the two religions.
For him, an association of persons based on theology has a better chance than one based on social and democratic thinking or economic or even political interests for persons in these fields would yield to profits and votes.
Given the intense anti-missionary efforts, which at times slides into an simplistic analysis of Chrtistians, that have been scrutinized very critically by some groups, this approach is more appropriate for the needs of Israel and the West and I hope it gathers strength.
After all, if Rabbi Menachem Froman can gain positive publicity for his Hamas connections, Rabbi Rozen is way out ahead.
P.S. If you're interested in assistance to the Jewish communities for Christians, please go to this group, Christian Friends of the Israel Communities.
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Sunday, March 06, 2011
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Rabbi Rozen is right on target. Thank you for bringing his comments to our attention. The Islamic ideologues are doing everything in their power to achieve world domination over Jews, Christians and everyone else in their path, in the violent, oppressive spirit of Ishmael, Muhammad, and Ahmadinejad. It is incumbent on all of us to see the full picture and to form the necessary alliances that can stop this Islamic Tsunami before it engulfs everyone. For more info, check out my new book "THE ISLAMIC TSUNAMI: Israel and America in the Age of Obama", at www.Islamic Tsunami.com (in Israel at Pomeranz and Shorashim)
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