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I apologize for the tardiness of this issue. I’ve had to make a slight change which was prompted by some minor hand surgery, leaving me …… slightly incapacitated. I’ve found that I do not do well moving pictures around, typing, or anything else that requires thumb and index finger.
BUT FIRST …………
Who Are These People ………
……… And Why Do They Want to Kill Us?
In this case, “these people” is a reference to the Muslims who have been radicalized — many have tried to establish what ethnic group the radicalized Muslims belong to. They have been classified as Arabs, Serbians, Yugoslavians (Slavics), Croatians …… in fact, “these” Muslims are all of the above, and much more. They are Americans, Brits, Kenyans, and Indonesians ……. They really are not any one specific group. They were at one time, under Muhammad; they were Arabs. Today, putting an ethnic label on a Muslims just like putting an ethnic label on Christians …… they are of all ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds.
But, why do they want to kill us (yes, me too 😵💫)? Well, there’s a short answer and a long answer. OK, OK — short answer it is — Allah. In the Qur’an, which Muhammad allegedly … dreamed about … and, which Muslims say is meant to malign Islam, is verse 9:5. Many will say Allah said to kill the infidels, however, the verse does not say infidels, it says idolaters. “And when the forbidden months have passed, kill the idolaters wherever you find them and take them prisoners, and beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent and observe Prayer and pay the Zakat, then leave their way free. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.”
This verse, chapter 9 verse 5, is often used as evidence that Islam allows killing of non-Muslims, but what is not recognized is the context and history behind these verses. The history of this verse is that when Muhammad began preaching the unity of Allah, he was persecuted for 13 years, much as (according to Muhammad) Abraham and Jesus were. Since Muslims who are being persecuted are encouraged to leave for safer areas, rather than create disorder, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina. After they left, the Meccans attacked them in Medina on and off for a period of nine years until Chapter 9 was revealed.
Even in this situation the Qur’an states that if the enemies repent of their behavior and promise to fulfill their treaties, it becomes incumbent on Muslims to cease military action and forgive them. Unfortunately those who take this specific verse out of context fail to see that as the title Al-Taubah (At-Tawbah — the Repentance) suggests, the main subject matter of the chapter is forgiveness and repentance.
Travel Podcast Special Edition – The cost of travel, Abraham Accords and much more … Here’s The Story …
BIDEN BELIEVES HE CAN BRING THE ULTIMATE PEACE ACCORDS … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: It’s actually quite difficult not to be political, here. I am trying, though.
Netanyahu, Meloni discuss cooperation between Israel, Italy … Here’s The Story …
Israel-Middle East trade soars, spurred by Abraham Accords and energy … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: The Accords have been such a win/win for practically everyone involved.
For Israel, normalization with Saudi Arabia not impossible … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: Not always impossible, but, sometimes improbable.
At last, Israel’s Netanyahu invited to UAE for COP28 … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: The Accords are providing needed jobs throughout the Middle East and elsewhere. This last generation in the Mid-East has found that because of the great wealth in the oil-fields, the governments’ of some countries have provided funds to their countries’ citizens. This means that one generation or more have not had to work in order to live. For example, over 70 percent of Saudi Arabia’s population is under the age of 35; the median age is 29.2 years. Now that jobs are being provided, it has become necessary to build a workforce. The Accords could not have happened at a better time.
Can the Abraham Accords transform the Middle East? … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: In a word, YES.
Israel-Saudi normalization requires concessions for Palestinians … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: This, too, will be a good thing. It could be even better for the Palestinians if they can rid themselves of the corruption that has found its way to their current leadership.
Israeli Soldiers to Join Moroccan War Games for First Time … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: Who would have ever dreamed that Jews and Muslims could be involved in war games together?
Morocco’s king, Israel’s Netanyahu discuss bilateral relations … Here’s The Story …
Three Years On, Secretary of State Complicates Abraham Accords Expansion … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: Mike Pompeo was very instrumental in the Accords. We need someone with his knowledge, understanding, and will in order to take the Accords to the next level.
Green-tech demand to unlock more deals for Israel in Middle East … Here’s The Story …
Arab states make up 24% of Israel’s 2022 arms exports including drones … Here’s The Story …
Dubai free zone reports 24% increase in Chinese companies … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: Sometimes you have to have others you might not have chosen on your own to benefit as well. The Accords are definitely a win for all.
ISRAELI FM MEETS OFFICIAL FROM MUSLIM COUNTRY WITH NO DIPLOMATIC TIES … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met on Sunday with a senior official of an African Muslim country with no diplomatic ties to the Jewish state.
The meeting took place under the condition that the name of the country not be published.
I could tell you who, but that would kill the surprise.
In a first, Saudi Arabia seals deal with Brazil’s largest miner VBM … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: The Middle East is “open for business!!!”
Top White House officials meet MBS to talk Saudi-Israel normalization … Here’s The Story …
THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS: UNLOCKING SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST … Here’s The Story …
“The Abraham Accords are a catalyst for wider change in the Middle East.”
THEN THERE’S THIS ………
Germany: Migrants Skirt Local Polygamy Laws, Import Second Wives … Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: To be clear, German laws do not allow polygamy. But ……
Here’s The Story …
ISI/DI: I think it is clear here, that the laws of Germany do not allow or support polygamy.
I also think it is clear that someone in the German government decided to turn their head and allow Afghan migrants to bring in a second wife and children, thereby permitting the act(s) of polygamy to take place within the borders of Germany.
In doing so, it has placed the German government on the edge of a very slippery slope …… that slope is about Shari’a, Islamic law. That’s all that is needed, one occurrence and Shari’a takes hold. It’s similar to getting too close to the wrong people — they tend to get in your pocket. This time it’s polygamy; next time it may be an honor killing of a family member … wife, daughter, mother, cousin, son.
REMEMBER …
MUSLIMS are not the problem.
ISLAM is the problem.
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