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An inspired thought on Yom Ha'atzmaut - Why I love being a Jew
THE JEWISH CHRONICLE ONLINE ^ | 29th April 2009 | Dan Sporn

Posted on 04/19/2010 3:18:22 PM PDT by Candor7

I am a Jew

Written by an Israeli named Dan Sporn אני יהודי נכתב ע”י ישראלי בשם דן ספורן

Our condition, in Israel, has never been better than it is now! Only The television and the media make people think that the end of the World is near.. Only 65 years ago, Jews were brought to death like Sheep to slaughter. NO country, NO army. Only 60 years ago, Seven Arab countries declared war on little Israel , the Jewish State, Just a few hours after it was established.

המצב שלנו, בישראל, מעולם לא היה טוב יותר מאשר עכשיו! רק הטלוויזיה והתקשורת גורמים לאנשים לחשוב שסוף העולם קרב. רק לפני 65 שנים, יהודים הובאו למוות כצאן לטבח. ללא מדינה, ללא צבא. רק לפני 60 שנים, 7 מדינות ערב הכריזו מלחמה על ישראל הקטנה, מדינת היהודים, רק כמה שעות לאחר היווסדה.

We were 650,000 Jews against the rest of the Arab world. No IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) or Air Force. We were only a Small group of stubborn people with nowhere to go.

היינו 650,000 יהודים כנגד שאר העולם הערבי.

ללא צה”ל (צבא הגנה לישראל) או חיל אוויר. היינו רק קבוצה קטנה של אנשים עקשנים עם שום מקום לאן ללכת.

Remember: Lebanon , Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, and Saudi Arabia, they all attacked at once. The state that the United Nations “gave” us was 65% desert. We started it from Zero.

זכרו: לבנון, סוריה, עירק, ירדן, מצרים, לוב וערב הסעודית, כולם תקפו בעת ובעונה אחת.

המדינה שהאומות המאוחדות “נתנו” לנו הייתה 65% מדבר.

התחלנו את זה מאפס.

Only 41 years ago, we fought three of the strongest countries in the Middle East, and we crushed them in the Six Day War.

רק לפני 41 שנים, נלחמנו נגד שלוש המדינות החזקות ביותר במזרח התיכון, וריסקנו אותם במלחמת ששת הימים.

Over the years we fought different coalitions of Arab countries With modern armies and with huge amounts of Russian-Soviet Ammunition, and we still won.

במהלך השנים נלחמנו בקואליציות שונות של 20 מדינות ערב עם צבאות חדשניים וכמות עצומה של תחמושת רוסית – סובייטית, ועדיין ניצחנו.

Today we have a beautiful country, a powerful Army, a strong Air Force, an adequate Navy and a thriving high tech industry. Intel, Microsoft, and IBM have all developed their businesses Here.

היום יש לנו מדינה יפיפייה, צבא רב עוצמה, חיל אוויר חזק, חיל ים הולם ותעשיית הי-טק משגשגת.

אינטל, מיקרוסופט, ו- I.B.M פיתחו כולם את עסקיהם כאן.

Our doctors have won important prizes in the medical Development field.

הרופאים שלנו זכו בפרסים חשובים בתחום הפיתוח הרפואי.

We turned the desert into a prosperous land.

הפכנו את המדבר לאדמה פורחת ומשגשגת.

We sell oranges, flowers, and vegetables around the world.

אנחנו מוכרים תפוזים, פרחים וירקות בכל רחבי העולם.

We launched our own satellite! Three satellites at once! We are in good company; together with the USA (280 million Residents), Russia (220 million residents), China (1.3 Billion residents) and Europe ( France , England and Germany 35 million residents), we are one of the only countries in the World that have launched something into space!

שיגרנו את הלווין שלנו! שלושה לווינים בעת ובעונה אחת! אנחנו בחברה טובה: יחד עם ארה”ב (280 מיליון תושבים), רוסיה (220 מיליון תושבים), סין (1.2 ביליון תושבים) ואירופה (צרפת, אנגליה וגרמניה 35 מיליון תושבים), אנחנו אחת מהמדינות הבודדות בעולם ששיגרו משהו לחלל!

Israel today is among the few powerful countries that have Nuclear technology & capabilities. (We will never admit it, But everyone knows.)

ישראל היום היא בין המדינות הבודדות החזקות, שהיא בעלת טכנולוגיה ויכולות גרעיניות. (אנחנו לעולם לא נודה בזה, אבל כולם יודעים).

To think that only 65 years ago we were disgraced and Hopeless.

לחשוב שרק לפני 65 שנים היינו מבוישים וחסרי תקווה.

We crawled out from the burning crematoriums of Europe . We won in all our wars. With a little bit of nothing we built an empire. Who are Khaled Mashal (leader of Hamas) or Hassan Nasrallah (leader of Hezbollah) trying to frighten us? They are amusing us.

זחלנו החוצה מהמשרפות הבוערות של אירופה.

ניצחנו בכל המלחמות שלנו. עם מעט מכלום בנינו אימפריה.

מי אלו חלאד משעל (מנהיג החמאס) או חסאן נסראללה (מנהיג החיזבאללה) המנסים להפחיד אותנו? הם משעשעים אותנו.

As we celebrate Independence Day, let’s not forget what this Holy day is all about; we overcame everything.

בזמן שאנחנו חוגגים את יום העצמאות, בואו לא נשכח מהי המהות של היום הקדוש הזה: התגברנו על הכל.

We overcame the Greeks,

התגברנו על היוונים,

We overcame the Romans,

התגברנו על הרומאים,

We overcame the Spanish Inquisition,

התגברנו על האינקוויזיציה הספרדית,

We overcame the Russians pogrom,

התגברנו על הפוגרום הרוסי,

We overcame Hitler , we overcame Germany and overcame the Holocaust,

התגברנו על היטלר, התגברנו על גרמניה והתגברנו על השואה,

We overcame the armies of seven countries.

התגברנו על הצבאות של 7 מדינות

Relax chevray (friends), we will overcome our current enemies.

הירגעו חבר’ה, אנחנו נתגבר גם על האויבים הנוכחים

Never mind where you look in human history. Think about it, The Jewish nation, our condition has never been better than now. So let’s lift our heads up and remember:

לא משנה לאן שנביט בהיסטוריה האנושית. תחשבו על זה, העם היהודי, מצבנו מעולם לא היה טוב יותר מאשר עכשיו.

אז בואו נישא ראשנו מעלה וזכרו:

Never mind which country or culture tries to harm us or erase us From the world. We will still exist and persevere. Egypt ? Anyone know where the Egyptian empire disappeared to? The Greeks?

Alexander Macedon? The Romans? Is anyone speaking Latin

Today? The Third Reich? Did anyone hear news from them lately?

לא משנה איזו מדינה או תרבות מנסה לפגוע בנו או למחוק אותנו מהעולם. אנחנו עדיין קיימים ושמורים.

מצריים? מישהו יודע לאן האימפריה המצרית נעלמה? היוונים? אלכסנדר מוקדון? הרומאים? האם מישהו מדבר לטינית היום? הרייך השלישי? האם מישהו שמע חדשות מהם לאחרונה?

And look at us, the Bible nation – from slavery in Egypt, we are still here, still speaking the same language. Exactly here, exactly now.

והסתכלו עלינו, העם התנ”כי – מעבדות במצרים, אנחנו עדיין כאן, עדיין מדברים את אותה השפה.

בדיוק כאן, בדיוק עכשיו.

Maybe The Arabs don’t know it yet, but we are an eternal nation. All the time that we will keep our identity, we will stay eternal.

אולי הערבים עדיין לא יודעים את זה, אבל אנחנו עם נצחי.

כל זמן שנשמור על זהותנו, נשאר נצחיים.

So, sorry that we are not worrying, complaining, crying, or fearing… אז סליחה שאנחנו לא דואגים, מתלוננים, בוכים או פוחדים.....

Business here is beseder (fine). It can definitely be much better, But it is still fine. Don’t pay attention to the nonsense in the media. They will not tell you about our festivals here in Israel or about the People that continue living, going out, meeting friends.

העסקים כאן בסדר. זה בהחלט יכול להיות טוב יותר, אבל זה עדיין בסדר. אל תשימו לב לשטויות בתקשורת, הם לא יספרו לכם על החגיגות שלנו כאן בישראל או על האנשים שממשיכים לחיות, לצאת ולפגוש חברים.

Yes, sometimes morale is down, so what? This is only because we are mourning the dead while they are celebrating spilled blood. And this is the reason we will win after all.

נכון, לפעמים המורל נמוך, אז מה? זה רק בגלל שאנו מבכים את המתים בזמן שהם חוגגים על דם שנשפך. וזו הסיבה לכך שאנו ננצח למרות הכל.

Please forward this e-mail to all of your Jewish friends Everywhere in the world. You are all part of our force to Keep our existence.

בבקשה העבירו מייל זה לכל חבריכם היהודים, בכל מקום בעולם. כולכם חלק במאמץ שלנו לשמור את קיומנו.

This e-mail may help some of us lift our heads up and be

Proud to say:

מייל זה עשוי לעזור לחלק מאיתנו לשאת את ראשינו מעלה ולהיות גאים לומר:

I AM A JEW

אני יהודי



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To: MestaMachine
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Many do not know.

21 posted on 04/19/2010 6:23:31 PM PDT by Candor7 (Now's the time to ante up against the Obama Fascist Junta ( member NRA))
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To: Candor7

Yet still, most people do not realize that we have FIVE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY YEARS of Hebrew History.
And we have recorded it ALL. And still they try to deny our existence and our right to continue to exist.


22 posted on 04/19/2010 6:45:50 PM PDT by MestaMachine (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2426869/posts SUPPORT RINO FREE AMERICA)
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To: MestaMachine
You have a very slanted view of history, my friend. Without Britain and the United States, Israel would not exist. That is a fact. The reason that there were any Jews left in Europe is primarily because of American its allies. Why can you not just say, thanks? What Britain’s attitude to Israel today is does not change the fact that it was Britain and the United States that made it possible for Israel to exist. Every POTUS has supported Israel, some more than others, and America has and is Israel’s best friend. How long do you think that that Israel would last without support from the United States? If the Israelis are as ungrateful as you are toward all the United States has done for them, then maybe the US should stop giving them so much foreign aid and to give it to countries that appreciate the help.
23 posted on 04/19/2010 9:09:52 PM PDT by Nosterrex
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To: MestaMachine

Agreed. I will never abandon my Israeli brothers and sisters. I just love them too much. And the American people feel exactly the same.

We have a radical president who must leave or be destroyed.And G_d will aid in that cause.


24 posted on 04/19/2010 9:20:51 PM PDT by Candor7 (Now's the time to ante up against the Obama Fascist Junta ( member NRA))
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To: Nosterrex; Candor7; Nachum; ExTexasRedhead
Scusa, but without Britain, Israel would not have had to fight to return to the strip of desert they accepted per the Balfour Declaration. The British did everything in their power to stop the Jews from resettling Israel...including propagandizing the arabs in the region against them. Had that NOT happened, there would never have been the arab war declared on Israel before the ink was dry on her Independence....AFTER the Jews had to fight the British to enter the land in the first place.

Don't tell me about history, nor what I should or should not be grateful for.

Had it not been for Truman, TRUMAN alone, there would have been NO worldwide recognition of Israel when she gained her independence ...from Britain, which was never willing to give it up without a fight. I mean who do you think Israel's War for Independence was fought against?

After Truman recognized Israel as an independent state, the US could hardly do other than it did, but what they did afterward, was to keep Israel dependent on the US, even when it did not want to be. They weren't given much choice in the matter. Israel remained an American surrogate in the ME.

One of the reasons bill clinton hated Netanyahu so much was because Netanyahu had vowed to do everything in his power to pay off the debt to the US so the US could not do what it has done ever since Israel fought and won all of its wars. With every step Israel took forward, the US forced it backward. they were forced to give up land they had conquered fair and square....for the sake of peace with the arabs which attacked her in the first place.

The US has been forcing Israel into concession after concession for which they have received nothing but more demands for decades. Look what THIS administration is doing.

When Israel began to build its own fighter aircraft, it began as a joint venture with the US. When the plane appeared to be better than anything the US had in the air, the US pulled the plug on it and forced Israel to borrow money to buy American planes and American parts, and they could never, never get out from under the heavy debt load if they wanted to survive where they were.

The LAVI

Had Golda Meir not had a personal relationship with Richard Nixon, who was the next closest friend Israel had after Truman, the US was refusing to resupply Israel in the middle of a war, Israel would have lost. She came here and made a personal plea to Nixon, and Nixon personally ordered the resupply to save Israel at the last possible moment.

There is a heck of a lot you don't seem to know.

But I am not ungrateful for the support of AMERICANS for Israel, especially since I happen to be an American myself. Americans and the US government do not always agree on everything...as you can see only too well now.

25 posted on 04/20/2010 1:09:52 AM PDT by MestaMachine (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2426869/posts SUPPORT RINO FREE AMERICA)
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To: MestaMachine

Yeah, I was just reading about Trumans decision, which did not come easy. And as well Britain’s part. Interesting stories I didn’t know. Good reads.


26 posted on 04/20/2010 1:20:55 AM PDT by caww
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To: MestaMachine

Have been thinking of Israel since yesturday. How G-D called her, raised her up, called her out, sent her on a mission, the lessons learned and not all thru the old testement, Massada and all the other wars since....the Six day war when Israel cleaned clocks....Maps I looked at how the Jewish people really did bring flowers out of sand...just like He said. And look at you now! I agree with the writer....nice to see it wrapped up like that.

The greatest of all was 1948....though I wasn’t alive yet. But just like He said....and who would have imagined....in ONE DAY Israel became a Nation on her own land . Beautiful!

And I do thank God for Truman.....too.


27 posted on 04/20/2010 1:37:08 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

Thank you, caww. It truly isn’t that I am ungrateful as the other poster seemed to imply, but my gratitude now and forever is to the L-rd my G-d who brought us out of bondage and gave us the choice to learn freedom and live free. It is the greatest gift man can ever hope to receive. May we choose to use it wisely and well.


28 posted on 04/20/2010 2:46:04 AM PDT by MestaMachine (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2426869/posts SUPPORT RINO FREE AMERICA)
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There is some dispute over the reasons why Truman supported Israel. More than likely it was for purely political reasons, just as Lord Balfour supported a Jewish homeland for political reasons, mainly Jewish financial support. If the question is whether or not America has given enough support to Israel or been a friend to Israel, it depends upon your expectations. Compared to all the other nations, America has stood by Israel when no one else would. Even when it has been to America's detriment. The US has given over a hundred billion dollars to Israel, and that is just the amount made public. America has supported Israel more than the public will ever know. America does not exist for the purpose of supporting Israel. I believe that it is in America's self-interest to support Israel, but that view is not shared by all people. There is a significant number of people that would like to see all support for Israel stopped, and just recently some in the military have blamed Israel for the problems in the Muslim world. I disagree with them. Even if Israel did not exist, we would still be fighting the Jihadists.
Not that any Israeli leader has asked for my advice, but if they did, I would suggest that Israel NOT depend upon America for her survival. Obama is no lover of Israel, and he has already made it plain that he is not going to do anything to stop Iran from developing an atomic weapon. If I lived in Israel, I would be very anxious about a nuclear Iran with Ahmadinejad as president. He believes that it is Allah's will for the total destruction of Israel, and he is crazy enough to use nuclear weapons. The clock is ticking.
29 posted on 04/20/2010 8:41:15 AM PDT by Nosterrex
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To: MestaMachine
Thanks for the short historical summary. The upside is that Obummer has lost all control of Israel.

Obummer has turned Bibi loose in the ME.Not only that , Obummer has turned Bibi loose on the US COngress. That is even funnier.

Obummer is so inexperienced at diplomacy, all he can do is draw lines in the sand and have snits,just like his camel holing Arab friends.

30 posted on 04/20/2010 8:49:47 AM PDT by Candor7 (Now's the time to ante up against the Obama Fascist Junta ( member NRA))
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