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2023-07-21T02:03:34+03:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
The Art of Deception, How Netanyahu Continues to Rule, Part One: Aryeh Deri
Last updated on: July 21, 2023 at 2:03 am By Judith Lungen
Prologue Judiciary Overhaul protests, strikes and demonstrations over the past 29 weeks didn’t happen in a vacuum. It wasn’t a bubble of singular discontent. The ‘writing on the wall‘ was decades ago, even before the 1995 Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu anti-peace, anti-two state solution, anti-Rabin demonstrations that culminated in the murder of Yitzchak Rabin. This is the first part of a short series bringing to light historic events that all lead to extortion, crimes, breach of trust, fraud, incitement and division.... Read more
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2023-07-11T21:19:46+03:00
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Israel’s Democracy is Dying, as Bibi Gleefully Dances Around the Open Grave
Last updated on: July 11, 2023 at 9:19 pm By Judith Lungen
After 27 weeks of demonstrations and protests against the lopsided most extreme, racist, sexist, homophobic, coalition in the history of modern day Israel – secular and religious, centrist, right and left, young and old, male and female, gay and straight Israelis count the hours before Bibi destroys the heart and soul of Israeli democracy. Never underestimate the Dark Forces of Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu Never underestimate the deceptive power of Bibi, never underestimate his silver tongue of lies. He’s been doing... Read more
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2023-06-24T13:16:25+03:00
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Racism in Israel Part 3: Ethiopian Israeli Abducted By Hamas in 2014, A Netanyahu Scandal Swept Under The Rug
Last updated on: June 24, 2023 at 1:16 pm By Judith Lungen
Abraham “Avera” Mengistu, an Ethiopian-born Israeli civilian held captive by Hamas in Gaza since 2014 Born in Ethiopia in August 1986, Avera was five years old when he arrived in Israel with his parents and nine siblings. The Mengistu family lived in a low-income, desperately underprivileged Ethiopian ghetto in the city of Ashkelon. The city is located about 12 miles north of the Gaza Strip. According to civil rights activist Tal Harris, the Mengistu family belonged to the lowest, most... Read more
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2023-09-30T12:50:31+03:00
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Racism in Israel Part 2: Ethiopian Women Forced Birth Control, IDF Solider Attacked by Police
Last updated on: September 30, 2023 at 12:50 pm By Judith Lungen
Operation Moses, Solomon & Dove’s Wings In 1973, Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Chief Sephardic Rabbi proclaimed Ethiopian Jews to be descendants of the Tribe of Dan. To the amazement of many, the Rabbi said they must be granted rights of immigration to Israel. By 1984, Ethiopian Jews not only faced famine, they had to deal with raging antisemitism, constant persecution and potential kidnapping of their 12 year old sons by the Ethiopian army. The Israeli government, prodded by powerful Diaspora Jewish... Read more
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2023-06-09T23:50:55+03:00
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Racism in Israel: Ethiopian Jews & Netanyahu’s Broken Promises – Part One
Last updated on: June 9, 2023 at 11:50 pm By Judith Lungen
Ancient Scriptures and Ethiopian Women From within ancient Hebraic scriptures, Ethiopia aka The Land of Cush, continues to be an important component of the Land of Israel’s history. It begins with the Book of Genesis 2.13, and runs throughout the Books of Esther, Zephaniah, Numbers, 1 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, the prophets Habakkuk, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and King David’s Psalms. Long before King Solomon, Moses was the first Hebrew to fall in love with an Ethiopian woman. From... Read more
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2023-06-03T09:32:51+03:00
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Jerusalem’s Gay Pride & Netanyahu’s Homophobic Coalition
Last updated on: June 3, 2023 at 9:32 am By Judith Lungen
On June 11, 1999, U.S. President William J. Clinton proclaimed June as the ‘Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.’ Bill Clinton’s Proclamation. Countries around the world soon followed in Clinton’s footsteps. In Israel, there have been Tel Aviv based Gay Pride Parades since 1993. Originally motivated by local political issues, by the year 2000 the annual Parade developed into a global entertainment and social celebration. For 23 years, Tel Aviv Pride has attracted tens of thousands of LGBTQ individuals from around... Read more
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2023-05-22T19:56:26+03:00
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Did Gwyneth Paltrow Convert to Kabbalah? What Is It?
Last updated on: May 22, 2023 at 7:56 pm By Judith Lungen
Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actress, popular author, businesswoman, mother and wife, Gwyneth Paltrow was born into an established and respected Hollywood family. Her mother is the celebrated actress Blythe Danner, her father the late Bruce Paltrow was a noted American film and television producer/director. Gwyneth’s pedigree is filled with distinguished relatives. One could easily consider her Godfather, Steven Spielberg as icing on the cake. Gwyneth was invited to appear on the popular American documentary television series,... Read more
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2023-10-05T23:47:31+03:00
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Israel’s Misogynist, Greedy and Corrupt Politicians – When Will It End
Last updated on: October 5, 2023 at 11:47 pm By Judith Lungen
Since the moment Abram became Abraham, the patriarch of Middle Eastern Monotheistic Religions, God sent messengers in the form of Prophets and Angels to warn the people of their impending fall from grace. From Isaiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Daniel, Habakkuk, Micah, Nehemiah, Lamentations, Jeremiah, the Books of Samuel, Chronicles, Leviticus and Deuteronomy, to the Psalms, God attempted to sound the alarm, wake up and stir up fear in the hearts and souls of the Hebrew people. Dovie Schochet wrote, “For almost... Read more
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2023-09-30T00:38:58+03:00
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Israel and Gaza, Bibi’s Second War of Diversion, May 2023
Last updated on: September 30, 2023 at 12:38 am By Judith Lungen
Friday Afternoon 12th of May 2023, An Hour Before the Sabbath Begins After a gloriously sunny day in Jerusalem with blue Mediterranean skies and soft breeze. After shopping before the Sabbath sets in and after kids on their bikes and roller skates finish playing in parks and along sidewalks, we’re still in a world of conflict between Gaza based Muslim terrorists and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). News outlets around the world cash in on the latest round of violence,... Read more
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2023-05-02T16:50:55+03:00
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On The Ground in Israel – Hypocrisy of Right-Wing Jewry – Miriam Adelson, Marvin Hier, Ron DeSantis, Museum of (In) Tolerance
Last updated on: May 2, 2023 at 4:50 pm By Judith Lungen
It’s been a very busy and intense 10 days in Israel. For the purposes of this blog I side-stepped many events, including the May 1st speech by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in the Israeli Knesset. Dr. Miriam Adelson, The Merry Widow of The Late Sheldon Adelson Israeli physician, Miriam Farbstein was born in Tel Aviv on October 10, 1945. In 1991 she married the International, Las Vegas based casino mogul, Sheldon Adelson. By 2010 with his huge... Read more
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