Bondi: what goes 'round...
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An Eye for an Eye
I have hesitated to comment on Bondi Beach, preferring to see events unfold. The loss of life was regrettable: deaths for any reason should evoke sorrow. But 15 people? In the scheme of things, it is a drop in the bucket. How many people-- women and children— die every day in Gaza . How many civilians in Russia and the Donbass are killed by Ukrainian bombing? How many fishermen get killed in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific”.
What was most regrettable about the Bondi Massacre was not the number of deaths but the media, governmental and public reaction which exaggerated the significance of the event and distorted the moral lesson – which is basically “what goes ‘round comes ‘round. Two men ran amok and killed people but it is all of us who are guilty, who made possible that “eye for an eye” thing so beloved of the Old Testament.
Of course, it is more complicated than just an “eye for an eye” as Jesus, a Jewish reform rabbi. famously said:
You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also. .Matthew 5:38–39.
He got crucified for that.
By the Zionists of his day.
And what to do if you turn your cheek and you assailant keeps on hitting you? Which is what Israel does.
Not that the Gazans had anything to do with the Bondi Massacre.
A personal note
The man I regard as my adoptive father was an orthodox Jew who had studied to be a rabbi but ended up teaching at Harvard. He believed that Zionism and Judaism were incompatible – that Zionism was a German invention and that Israel was an illegitimate state.
No true Jew, he said, could be a Zionist and no Zionist could be a good Jew.
There could be no such thing as “apolitical” Jewish sects that supported Jewish militancy and supremacism and a state just for Jews.
He noted that pro-Zionists tended to give undue significance to Hanukkah, which celebrates the Jewish takeover of the Second Temple against the Greeks - -a military victory.
But Hanukkah is supposed to be a minor holiday compared to Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year celebrated in the Autumn), which is a time for judgement, introspection, and prayers for forgiveness.
The organizers of the Bondi Beach “Chanukah” party (Chanukah” the spelling for European Jews) were an religious organization known as Chabad-Lubavitch.
Who are they?
Chabad-Lubavitch
The movement has about 6,000 “emissaries” across the world who represent it, and 3,500 “Chabad houses”, it is also known as non-judgmental and open to Jews of all backgrounds, with a focus on an individual’s inherent goodness, rather than their level of observance.
“Level of observance” means you can be a non-religious zionist.
They are staunchly pro-Zionist, which defines what they mean by “goodness”. Here is something from their website:
Land for Peace is a well-meaning but naive slogan.
In this class, we have explored the Rebbe’s strategic objections to relinquishing land, which he explains is essential to Jewish defense.
Given land’s strategic value, it is non-negotiable.
We have seen that the Rebbe’s objection to Land for Peace is not merely academic. Instead, studying the topography of Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights demonstrates their critical importance for Israel’s security.
We have further seen that every case where Israel has relinquished land has led to serious loss of life and security.
Finally, we have seen how the Gaza withdrawal and the Sinai withdrawal set the stage for the cataclysmic deluge unleashed by the carnage of October 7.
By contrast, holding Judea, Samaria and the Golan gave, and continue to give Israel security.
This clause offers us a further articulation of the principle of proactive defense which we encountered earlier.
Yet, sometimes, even proactive defense is insufficient to address an entrenched enemy. What is the Torah’s perspective on prosecuting a war against an implacable foe?
Ummm….Genocide?
You get the idea. Zionist supremacism and lebensraum. How very Aryan. How very Adolph-ish.
Bondi victims
One of the 15 people killed at Bondi was Rabbi Eli Schlanger ,remembered on Facebook thusly....
Rabbi Eli Schlanger was laid to rest, a beloved leader and friend, brutally murdered in the antisemitic attack at Bondi. Rabbi Schlanger leaves behind his wife and five children, one of them just two months old. The extraordinary love and inspiration he gave to the community were evident in the overwhelming number of mourners filling the synagogue. Ambassador Maimon was honored to stand with the family as they grieve this immense loss. May his memory be a blessing.
The presence of the Israeli ambassador attests to Schlanger’s political importance. Maimon also attended the funerals of Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman and 10-year-old Matilda B., the youngest victim of the Bondi attack. The rest got his attention at the Bondi Memorial Site.
The Israelis were quick to capitalize on the tragedy as a PR event, which prompted conspiracy buffs to suggest that Mossad planned the whole thing.
Me? I would weep for Kleytman and Matilda B, but not for Eli Schlanger who was a big booster of the Zionist military, therefore of the genocide.
Schlanger picked up a gun and he was killed by a gun. Some might say, it was God’s will. What goes ‘round, comes ‘round.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, as soldiers came to arrest Jesus, Peter drew a sword and cut off the ear of the high priest’s servant.
Jesus rebuked Peter, healed the man, and stated, “Put your sword back in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword”.
But Schlanger was not to blame for Bondi, although his prominence in Chabad-Lubavitch.obviously made him a target. Why didn’t the shooters just shoot him?
Ask Obama and Biden and Trump why they attacked wedding parties killing women and children because one suspected “terrorist “sympathizer might be there. Ask the Israelis why they target doctors and nurses and journalists and aid workers? Or level complete residential building to get at just a few people.
There are lots of precedents.
Who to blame?
The Israelis, as usual, blanket-blame the “Anti-Semites”, anyone who does not wail at the same wall.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials say the Australian government has “blood on its hands” for failing to curb rising “antisemitism” —by “pouring fuel on the antisemitic fire”, specifically by recognition of a Palestinian State, an idea aimed, of course, at peace between Jews and gentiles.
In the case of Bondi, the Australians did not find connections to any Palestinian group— but to ISIS, which as you know, Israel at one time nurtured to undermine Iran and Syria. While Israel today officially regards ISIS as a major threat – it still uses ISIS affiliated groups when their goals overlap as in Syria, Iran,and Gaza. It likes ISIS’s antipathy for Hamas and Hezbollah
ISIS has repeatedly condemned Hamas for its nationalist, multiconfessional agenda apostates for failing to rule strictly by Sharia law.
But things are changing. Now that it seems that Israel and the US seem to be succeeding in destroying Hamas, ISIS sees an opportunity to lead a war on the “Zionist-Crusader” Alliance. to become a leader in the Islamic World. .
The Zionists — Netanyahu and his gang. The Crusaders — the Americans and European.
There is so much death and misery these days. And lots of blame and shame to go around. We all share in it . Let us remember: what goes ‘round, comes ‘round
It’s 2:30 AM Xmas day in Tokyo
Sorry for such a depressing post on Xmas day.
On the other hand, Xmas is a time to renew our faith in the natural goodness of all human beings —and of life itself —a time for new beginnings. It is a time for friendship, peace, love, and family. Out of that comes the strength and hope to overcome tragedy.
We hope for such things each year — and then forget it all in January. Maybe this year, we will not forget.
My thanks to all of you, who have given me so much: inspiration and also warmth — a renewed hope for humanity. A sense that I am not alone.
Chappy and Ichi would like to remind you that “mangers” are places for animals, especially cats, who kept the rodents at bay. Of course, cats are always left out of the paintings.
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IS has never intentionally attacked either US or Israel. I question the 'official narrative'...
Indeed, a drop in a bucket and not a positive post.
It’s typical behavior of the Zionist state and it is disgusting. Referring to the 2 month old child is pathetic and only ment to trigger emotion by the majority of the numbed population or those that (unfortunately) lack critical thinking. We never hear in mainstream media that killed Palestinians leave behind babies.
I also understood that the fact that another muslim prevented further killings, was not widely reported, nor that shooting zionists in a country that is in favor of a 2 state solution doesn’t make sense at all. It’s definitely not helping the case.
We also seem to live in a world where when you kill a million, you get away with it (Israel, the US). But mind you when you kill 15 people, rape a child (unless ofc you are one of the friends of Epstein), cut the chest of a woman, extreme anger erupts. Unless you are Israel ofc. You can do anything and when someone speaks up, they are immediately labeled as anti-semite.