[Mearat a-Mahpela (The Cave of the Patriarchs) is the burial place of Abraham, Yitzhak, and Jacob. The place was purchased by Abraham and conquered by Jacob. The cave is the second-holiest Jewish site. The insane rulers of Israel gave Arabs most of Mearat a-Mahpela even though Arabs massacred Jewish community in the very same city of Hebron.]
Yigal Amir, although he did not actually kill Rabin, is a hero because he raised his gun against a high-ranking traitor, the murderer of Altalena. I would love to know that Dr. Baruch Goldstein walked into the holy Jewish site desecrated by Arabs and exacted revenge on them and preempted the planned pogrom. Unfortunately, I am not sure about that. Dr. Goldstein was a good Jew and a wonderful person, but he was not perhaps a national hero. He was a victim.
The official story is simple: On Purim 1994, the mad Kahanist took his rifle, went into the mosque, and shot the worshipers. Never mind that the place should not be a mosque in the first place. Never mind the Arabs were shot from the different rifle than Dr. Goldstein’s. And certainly never mind that he allegedly shot 154 Arabs with 140 bullets.
The absurdity of the government’s scenario was immediately apparent: a tender person, caring doctor shot Muslims in cold blood. The government ventured a libel that Dr. Goldstein, an army doctor, was so mad that he even refused to obey orders of his commanders and declared his only authorities to be RAMBAM and Kahane, and also refused to treat Gentiles. Those lies were perpetuated though Dr. Goldstein’s commanders disproved them immediately, and he in fact was distinguished for excellence in medical service and have treated many non-Jews.
The Arab crowd lynched Dr. Goldstein after disarming him. Israeli attorney general refused to prosecute the murderers most of whom were well known and boasting of the murder. In another case, when a Jew shot an Arab terrorist after disarming him, the Jew was sentenced to long prison term even though he acted in temporary insanity. As everyone says, Arabs are not treated on par with Jews in the state of Israel. They are treated preferentially.
Immediately after murdering Dr. Goldstein, the Arab mob attempted a large-scale pogrom in Hebron, with nine Jews and a number of Arabs killed in the subsequent clashes. The Hamas-led pogrom was premeditated, prepared long before the incident, as the official warnings indicate. A day before, Palestinian mob ("worshipers") rioted in the Cave, and shortly before the incident they chanted "Slaughter the Jews," as Shamgar report concedes. Acting on Major Stellman's order, the IDF surprisingly released the arrested Palestinian inciter. Despite the exceedingly high tensions and clear pogrom mood, the IDF and Border Police didn't bring reinforcements but left only a handful of guards at the Cave. Massacre of Jews was in the air, and the Israeli government welcomed it, as the massacre would have ended the troublesome Jewish presence in Hebron, as the 1929 massacre did.
The official story accuses Dr. Baruch Goldstein of opening fire at Arabs. Any sensible person - and that doesn't include leftists of Shamgar Commission - would ask how could the doctor achieve at least 154 Arab casualties, including 29 dead, with 140 bullets? He is claimed to walk in the Cave with 4 cartridges, 35 rounds each for Galil rifle. Shooting in the dense crowd of Palestinians, it was just impossible to reach 154 of them. It was impossible to spend one round only for each casualty. It is very hard to kill with a single shot in such hurried circumstances. Even allowing for all those incongruence, there is physically no way to score 154 Arab casualties with 140 bullets.
Arabs murdered Dr. Baruch Goldstein when he tried to reload his rifle, so at least one of the four cartridges was still unused, bringing the number of bullets down to 105. It is completely implausible that almost each bullet wounded several Arabs, passing through their bodies.
Shooting 4 cartridges in rapid-fire mode would not have produced that many casualties, and might jam the rifle. Shooting 105 or 140 bullets in semi-automatic mode would have taken a considerable time, giving the guard just meters away enough time to react and the Arabs – to flee.
Even the best shooter cannot realistically score 154 casualties acting alone, with a single rifle, hurrying, in dense crowd. And Dr. Goldstein was not a great shooter. Neither before, nor after him, in thousands of terrorist acts throughout the world, was such a score achieved. No shooter came even close. Only in the totalitarian Israeli state which controls the media, brainwashed people can believe such nonsense. To compare, the Arab who inflicted 19 casualties in Merkaz HaRav yeshiva in March 2008 spent about 600 bullets.
Another scenario is more likely, and supported by the large body of evidence: Dr. Goldstein appeared on the scene when Palestinians had already started the riot they had prepared for months. The doctor was the first Jewish victim of the Arab mob. Israeli soldiers on duty shot at the Arab crowd, achieving the impressive 154 casualties. But at that time of rampaging peace process, the Peres-Beilin-Rabin clique could ill afford a picture of Arabs massacring Jews in Hebron, so they invented the story of Dr. Goldstein's "massacre." So the subsequent Arab riot became "justified" instead of being a normal Arab pogrom. As an added benefit, Peres-Beilin-Rabin framed the Kach Party, the only force which could stop the suicidal peace process. Israeli establishment used the fact that Dr. Goldstein was a member of Kach to ban the party (it's good that they did not ban the medical profession, since he was also a doctor).
At the Shamgar Commission hearings, two Israeli soldiers on duty that morning (Kobi and Niv) testified that Dr. Goldstein entered the Cave wearing his standard M-16 rifle, not the Galil used in the shootings. Independently of each other, they also said they saw another man entering the Cave with the Galil rifle. Shamgar rejected their testimonies.
A search for the mystery man with Galil rifle walking in the Cave beyond the army posts in the dawn could lead to one place only: Shabak, Israeli security service. Just like they framed Yigal Amir and murdered Rabin, they also sent their man to shoot in the Arab crowd. The objective was tremendous: to end both the Jewish presence in Hebron (a major issue for Jewish zealots) and the only real political opposition, Kach (Netanyahu, that farce of an opposition, transferred Hebron to Arab jurisdiction).
It remains obscure how Dr. Goldstein entered the Isaac Hall, full of Muslims, without anyone noticing him in such a highly unusual movement. No less likely, he was murdered elsewhere in the Cave and his body later dragged into the Isaac Hall. Several Palestinians testified they saw Dr. Goldstein shooting, but even Shamgar report notes numerous severe contradictions in Arab testimonies. Shamgar conjectured that Dr. Goldstein entered through Yosefia route, but his fingerprints are absent on the door.
Conveniently for Shamgar, the CCTV on the site was declared not operating at the time.
Israeli rulers had a tremendous interest in murdering Dr. Goldstein. After the assassination of R. Meir Kahane, Dr. Goldstein became the link between several feuding Kahanist factions. After Dr. Goldstein's murder, R. Binyamin Kahane became the leader of Kach, and was also assassinated. R. Binyamin Kahane was also ostensibly killed by Arabs, but the fact that the assassins "accidentally" pumped 62 bullets in the front seats of his car while not touching the kids on the rear seat reveals Israeli snipers. Years later, the IDF arrested the alleged assassin, but since he had several murders on his hands, it was no problem convincing him to also accept responsibility for R. Binyamin's.
Years later, the leader and an activist of Jewish Defense League in America, Irv Rubin and Earl Kruger were murdered ("committed suicide") in two separate incidents in high-security US prisons. JDL was the last remnant of Kahane's movement. Israeli establishment did away with Kach.
On a separate note, killing of Arabs in the Cave of the Patriarchs is no different from the ancient events we celebrate on the Purim.
The cost of Jewish blood.
As far as I understand all murderers of the Israeli team to the Munich Olympics have been killed. Why are we not killing other notorious killers?
The guys who murdered the hikers are simingly walking around free, and jail only protects them from the Jews.
And how about the Muslim murderers who tortured a young Jewish man in Paris. The whole house, if no the neighborhood knew that they were torturing a Jew, and did not inform the police! I think it would be perfectly just to kill all of these people. By not informing police, they were complicit in the murder and torture. I suspect that they supported it, just like 84% of PalArabs who supported killing Jewish kids in Jerusalem.
Waw. No comments. I'm too shocked.
Do you have any articles or evidence to back your claims up?
Me too, Chaim. This is enraging…
To Ray: No, not all were killed. And that was a one-time affair. Most of the other terrorists are alive.
To Avid Editor: You can read the Shamgar report to confirm the numbers and details.
Ray - that is the state of the humanity. Injustice is common.
As for the incident in Paris: I wonder if the result would be different, had a French man been tortured by Muslims.
If so, you can count this one up to the general indifference that you find in large cities, rather than to good old antisemitism.
And of course the Arab mongrels of Israel support the killing of Jews. They, at least, did not forget who their enemy is, and have no hesitations about how to deal with it.
Eric,
I read about the case in Paris, and from what I read this was not neither the case of "general large city indifference " nor was this the "good old antisemitism". The house where the a 23-year-old Ilan Halimi was tortured was in all Muslim neighborhood, and the neighbors were aware of the torture going on. It is a case of the NEW Nazi-Muslim brand of antisemitism, rather than the good old antisemitism.
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To Danny, was there an official change in Israeli politics? Killing the murderers of Jews will not just save Jewish lives but instill respect for Jews who have been despised for their weakness.
This happened in the same neighborhood of Paris: Six Muslim "youths" from Bagneux, south of Paris, locked up a 19-year-old Jewish boy in a storage room on February 22, beating and sexually tormenting him, and scrawling 'dirty Jew' and 'dirty faggot' on his face.
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I think that if Israel sent a missile to that neighborhood many French people would feel grateful!
This is based on Barry Chamish's theories.
There is little real evidence available, except to cast doubt on the official story.
Once again, Obadiah offers very convincing answers to questions that have long bothered me.
I don't think enough were killed for us to celebrate, need to add a few more 0s to the deathtoll.
Cheers
To Eddie: Though I'm not aware of Barry's views on Dr. Goldstein, his points on Rabin's execution are entirely convincing. The very witch-hunt against Barry in Israel suggests a good kernel of truth in his hypotheses.
To Ray: The foremost point of retaliation against the enemies of Jews, as R.Kahane reiterated, is sanctification of God's name, or instilling fear of God in our enemies so that they know that God exists and is all-powerful.
Anyway, there was never a policy of retaliation. The terrorists were killed now and then.
Ray: Thanks for shedding more light on the incident.
Since they were all Muslims in that neighborhood, I guess there is nothing to be surprised about.
The French have obviously lost control over the people leaving in their country, which is laughable.
Israelis, of course, have the same (or worst) amount of control, which is just as laughable.
They say public executions of criminals were cruel - but this is exactly why they are necessary. Humans must be kept in order, and disloyal foreigners much more so.
As opposed to that - loyal foreigners - Jews - were harassed and murdered for centuries in Europe. Isn't it just ironic that when truly dangerous foreigners breed in their lands, the Europeans act like a bunch of cowards.
Great article. And in a previous article it was mentioned that Jews take it into their own hands living outside Israel. I think it's more dangerous in Israel by far. Since we are the Light of the Torah, I would surely hate to see it if we where not.
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Why are you all suprised. The more you study events the worse it gets. Look at who are dying in road accidents.
There aren't quite enough road accidents here to get rid of all the dangerous drivers.
Eric,
I realize that I have not been clear:
My second post refers to another incident of abusing a young Jewish man. It happened in the same neighborhood where Ilan Halimi was murdered 2 years ago. This latest abuse happened only a month ago. Fortunately this time the Jewish kid did survive the torture. And indeed this happened in the same neighborhood in South Paris.
Ilan was tortured for 3 weeks, 20 people were participating frequently their family members and friends would drop in to participate in the torture.
Before getting Ilan, the murderers tried to capture 6 other Jewish men using young women as bait.
In 2003 also in "Muslim Paris" a Jewish disc jockey was murdered and mutilated by another Muslim fascist who afterwards claimed that he will go to paradise because he killed a Jew!!
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It is quite clear to me that French people will not protect their Jews. Jews need to protect themselves and each other. This will only make them more respected. Being law-abiding sacrificial lambs does not earn respect.
I would celebrate if some Jewish or Israeli organization would undertake killing the French Muslims supporters of the murderers. They must know that killing Jews is will cost them.
Erick, look at how many settler families have been affected by "road accidents". Look at how many trucks have mistakenly veered onto the path of oncoming traffic. Shabbat Shalom
Where do you find such statistics, Shiloh? If you can provide some, I'll be interested, but as you know well, there are plenty of non-settler fatalities on the roads here.
Many Arabs get killed on the road. They are not safe drivers. Also, drunken and/or unruly Israeli drivers tend to get themselves killed on the weekends.
For all of these, I shed no tears.
One can only pray that they do not take innocent victims with them, but innocence is almost extinct these days.
Erick, there are no government statistics. I had been following the names after the accidents. I also have friends in Judea and Samaria who know many of these people. They are rather concerned as they should be. You are correct about the lack of safe drivers. I would sooner go to the dentist almost then drive in Israel. I had to laugh that I needed a road test to get my Israeli licence coming from America, while many of the Israeli drivers need their licence revoked. Erick, one thing to look for is why so many vehicles just suddenly veer into oncoming traffic. I have driven hundreds of thousands of miles and rarely have seen these types of accidents. There, they are all too common. I know things there are not normal to begin with, but come on. Something stinks. Shavua Tov.
Shiloh - Wholeheartedly agree about Israeli drivers. If I'll get into the subject, you won't hear the end of it
I'm not saying I'm against what you say about the Settlers. I'm just curious.
I always thought the trucks that destroy cars at 5AM every weekend are a bit mysterious (Where do they come from? Where do they go to after the 'accident'?), but then… all the drivers who got killed seem like unimportant peasants.
So, about the settlers - do you know of anyone important that someone has interest in killing this way?
Ray:
I have nothing to add to the subject. You've put it out so eloquently and clearly already
Moshe Sharon, a professor at Hebrew Univ. recently wrote a wonderful article on negotiating. He pointed out that the history of Israeli-Palestinian negotiating has been unbalanced. It seems the Palestinian souk traders know Israel wants peace so badly that they are always asking for more…and more…. and never making the deal. What Israel must do is stop negotiating and make things so uncomfortable in Gaza that it will be the Palestinians who will come to the table and ask for peace. Then, and only then will Israel be able to strike a deal.
I can think of no adversarial contest where during hostilities, one side supplied the other with electricity, water, fuel and essentials. A state of war (when someone is shooting a rocket at your civilian population… that’s war!) requires the destruction of your enemy’s infrastructure and ability to wage war. A thousand more Goldsteins and the Palestinians will be negotiating for peace.
You tell 'em, brother!
What goes on here seems like insanity, unless you learn to accept the simple truth - the Israeli government is not working for the Israeli people. They have other masters.
To Danny the editor, you said we can judge from the shamgar commission report. Where can we get this document and find an English translation? Has anyone written up the findings in summary as an official research document/report? Wouldn't this being published and publicized to the Israeli and American public be quite useful? Heck if neither of you "venters" will do it, I'll do it myself for free, just tell me where I can get the materials.
Portions of Shamgar reports are translated into English. All such reports are routinely published on mfa.gov.il website. You can google for
Baruch Goldstein Shamgar transcript
The original Hebrew text is huge, portions are classified. I've emailed you the piece which I have.
thanks.
danny can you please email what you have too?
Excerpts from Shamgar report on Dr. Baruch Goldstein
Samson Blinded on the 14th year death anniversary of Dr. Baruch Goldstein.
http://kashmiri-nomad.blogspot.com/2008/03/islam-and-west-accelerated-links-for_24.html
This reads like Holocaust-Denial literature. I don't care where they were worshipping or what ideology their leaders subscribe to; there is NO justification for the senseless murder of woman and children. If we don't condemn Jewish terrorism (which is extremely rare) then we forfeit our moral authority when condemning Palestinian terrorism. Where is your moral clarity? This is shameful.
Your argument hinges on several presumptions:
1. That there was a murder of Arabs. There is a good evidence, partially outlines in article, showing that Israeli soldiers shot at the rioting Arabs; killing is not murder.
2. That their killing or murder was senseless. Vengeance is not senseless, and even more the riot control.
3. There were no women and children in the Mearat a Mahpela.
About the moral clarity… What was the moral clarity of the Allies' incendiary raid on Dresden which was obviously intended to kill only German women, children, and the old? For my part, I'm immensely happy that those Nazi supporters were fried.
Also, we don't condemn Palestinian terrorism. We fight it.
Well put Danny, and rioting women and children are fair game as well.
These children do not grow up to be nice friendly people. They just add to the ranks of the enemy.
But of course, to self-proclaimed liberals who are in no danger from these people, claiming the false moral ground is so easy.
Many years ago, I remember reading about a group called, "DIN," which was an acronym for (and here you must excuse my limited Hebrew) "dom Yisrael nochem." The Blood of Israel will be avenged. This was active after the Holocaust in central Europe to kill Nazis who were too small for the Allied Commission to bother with.
How good it would feel if such a group were active in the Muslim areas of France. People would quickly learn they could not act with impunity when it comes to hurting Jews.
We Jews are too divided!
The old saying that when there are two Jews there will be three opinions is true! We cannot as a people believe a narrative invented in the 1970’s about an ancient indigenous people living in Palestine. The murdering hordes of arabs all over the homeland of the Jews are recent transplants. Groups like shalom achshave, yimach shimo don’t love Jews, they love filthy arabs who kill Jews. Israel needs a true democracy not the English style oligarchy it retains from English rule. Kahane was right and not only in his views. We see his words and warnings coming true before our eyes.