Rabbis Meet Ahmadinejad In New York

PRESS TV reports: A number of Jewish rabbis carrying placards of “I’m a Jew, not a Zionist” have met President Ahmadinejad at his residence in New York.

The senior Jewish rabbi welcomed the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and called the meeting an extraordinary good fortune for the Jewish rabbis.

The senior Jewish rabbi said the memory of this meeting would never fade, adding that the Iranian President understands the Jews, and makes a distinction between the violent actions of the Zionists and Jewish religious belief which is of great importance for us.

President Ahmadinejad also expressed his delight at the meeting, saying, “All prophets share one mission, that is, the guidance of mankind. Today people of the world have come to realize the fact that Judaism is different from Zionism. Jews are followers of Moses and Zionists are seeking political opportunities.”

The rabbis offered a silver cup to Iran’s President in commemoration of Ahmadinejad’s friendship toward the Jewish community.

Neturei Karta: Ahmadinejad wants peace

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants peace and is a friendly leader, Neturei Karta International spokesman Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss said in a statement issued ahead of a meeting between the Jewish organization leaders and the Islamic republic’s president.

“It is always our pleasure to visit with President Ahmadinejad. This will be the third such meeting, in addition to our many visits to Iran in the past. We have each time emphasized to the Iranian leadership that we have found the Iranian people and their leaders to be friendly and respectful,” Weiss wrote. (more…)

For those who haven’t seen it, this is a must see video of President Ahmadinejad addressing the hateful anti-German media propaganda and some sensible ideas on freedom of speech and Holocaust. –David Duke

The Education Of A Zionist

By Luise Light

I grew up in a home with strong Zionist traditions. My uncle was an official of the Zionist Organization of America and made many trips to Israel. When in New York, my aunt and uncle were frequent visitors to our home, especially around holiday time where dinner celebrations always ended with the singing of Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem. On those occasions, they would dazzle us with their stories of experiences in the Holy Land.

My mother was a lifelong member of Hadassah, the organization that raises funds for Israeli hospitals and medical research, and I was expected to carry on that tradition when my mother passed from the scene. My family had returned to New York after my father’s early retirement to California because of a thyroid condition, in order for my brother and me to have a Hebrew education. We both were enrolled in parochial schools where we spent half the day in Jewish studies, and the other half in the required English ones.

During summers, I was packed off to camp where we spoke, ate and even played baseball in Hebrew. We fought color wars that had us setting up watch towers for new settlements in the dead of night without being detected, and we went on night treks up hillsides to plant our flag at the summit. We role-played pioneers establishing the homeland, and we were expected to be brave, tough, and fluent in Hebrew. Our Israeli counselors would ridicule us when we didn’t measure up to their expectations. (more…)