Shalom Friends:
Prayers for the hostages went up around the world for 49 days. That night Oct 24th 2023, was the first of six nights of ceasefire, 120 women and children were returned Many recording artists created their own version of BringThem Home, each beautiful. This particular rendition is a prayer by Shmuel Lemmer. His audience of Holocaust Survivors each hold a photograph of a hostage. Look for his performance at the end.
“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I make will remain and endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “So your off spring and your name will remain and endure.” Isaiah 66:22
On the 6th day of the ceasefire, Israel demanded the return of 17 women and 2 little red-headed boys. Hamas said they are dead and blamed Israel. At 5:48 a.m. on Friday, Dec 1st, Hamas lobbed rockets into south Israel. They took responsibility for a terror attack at an East Jerusalem bus stop; 3 Israelis were shot to death, 8 wounded.
This is their way of reminding Israel that Hamas is strong inside of Israel.
Mashallah their leader sits in the lap of luxury in Qatar. This tiny Sheikdom was the major negotiator of this ceasefire along with America. Yahya Sinwar current head of Hamas was convicted by Israel in 1989 for the murder of 44 Palestinians. He spent 12 years in Israeli prisons and was released in a prisoner swap. He lives like a rat in the tunnels of Gaza. He is a cruel, twisted, individual who heads approximately 30,000 fighters in Gaza. He planned the Oct 7th attack, killing 1,200 Israelis. Hamas is a robot-like group that live to destroy Israel. Scripture says in Genesis 12;3. “Blessed are they who bless you O Israel, and cursed is he (every individual) who curses you.” Hate kills. The Bible does not tell us to bless Israel because they are good. They are no different to you or me. BUT The Lord God Almighty gave Israel an Eternal Everlasting Covenant! Hamas respects nothing and no one and that is how they can punch the apple of God’s eye. They have no fear of the Living God.
The other day Daniel spoke with his Dad: “When I was 12, I helped out on a film shoot in the 1990’s, which exposed the brain washing of young boys and girls in Palestinian summer camps. They were raised up to hate Israel and to love and make heroes of those who slaughtered Jews. That was when the suicide bombers were blowing up our buses. (He took 3 buses every day to get to school.) Remember I told you, that this generation will grow up to be the worst killers ever. Sadly it is a fact and we are all dealing with it today.”
President Herzog said, “We are dealing with Satan.” Now that is a strong statement for the President of any nation! But, he has it right. The head of the IDF said exactly the same thing in so many words. The real Enemy of our souls has been around from the beginning and is out to absolutely destroy all that God has purposed for Israel, for your life and the life of all mankind.
All of Israel is waking up to the fact that this is not only physical but psychological and spiritual warfare. We see the move of the Holy Spirit in surprising ways in Israel, especially among the army boys, and religious boys who want to serve in the army.
We see it in the unity of the people. We see it in the coming together of the various religious communities. We see it in the ‘servant attitude’ that is upon the people. We see the powerful fruit of suffering that can be produced no other way it seems. I just received this list of global antisemitic incidents. It is a shocking eye-opener. Amazingly, Jews are returning home in record numbers from all over the world because of these attacks. Many Christians are also involved.
The term brother’s keeper is only found in Genesis 4:9 after Cain killed his brother. God confronted Cain and asked, “Where is your brother?”
Cain lied. “I do not know.” and belligerently retorted: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
“For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brothers were righteous.” I John 3:11, 12.
I received this following shocking expose minutes ago from Howard Flower who heads up the Aliyah Desk for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. The details were compiled by the Israel-Anti Defamation League. I know you will take this to heart, and be a watchman for your family, community, church and greater jurisdiction. Thank you for standing on your watch.
In loving concern from; Jay and Meridel Rawlings.
Global Antisemitic Incidents In the Wake of Hamas’ War on Israel- ADL Blog
Within Israel, ADL addresses issues of racism, discrimination and hate, while educating the Israeli public about the dangers of rising antisemitism.
Published: 29th November 2023
Since the October 7th Hamas massacre of over 1,200 people in Israel, Hamas supporters and other antisemitic actors have threatened and targeted Jewish and Israeli individuals and institutions worldwide.
Below is a select list of antisemitic incidents outside of Israel with an apparent connection to the events in Israel, as well as several country-specific statistics.
Country Statistics:
Argentina: Since Oct. 7, there have been around 200 reported antisemitic incidents.
Australia: According to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry there has been a 591% increase in antisemitic incidents since Oct. 7.
Austria: According to the Jewish Community of Vienna, from October 7 to October 19, there were 76 antisemitic incidents since Oct. 7, a 300% increase.
Brazil: According to the CONIB, which tracks antisemitism in Brazil, there have been 467 antisemitic incidents since Oct. 7, a 961% in comparison to the previous year.
France: According to the Minister of Interior, since October 7 there have been 1518 antisemitic incidents and over 600 arrests.
Germany: According to RIAS, the NGO which records antisemitic incidents in Germany, from October 7 to November 9, there were 994 incidents – an average of 29 per day – a 320% increase, compared to the rate of incidents in 2022.
Netherlands: According to the Dutch NGO antisemitism monitor, CIDI, from October 7-November 6 there has been an increase of 818% compared to the average 1 month period of the prior 3 years.
South Africa: According to the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, there were 41 antisemitic incidents in the month of October, a significant increase compared to prior years.
UK: According to the Jewish community’s security organization, CST, from since October 7, there have been 1563 antisemitic incidents across the UK, the highest ever total reported to CST across a 47-day period.
Incidents:
11/27 Montreal, Canada
A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Jewish Community Center.
11/27 Genoa, Italy
A rabbi was threatened with a screwdriver by a man who shouted, “Go away, you dirty Zionist f..k.”
11/25. Temuco, Chile
The Temuco synagogue, the oldest in the country, was vandalized with Nazi symbols and the phrase “genocidal zionists”.
11/21. Basel, Switzerland
“Free Palestine” and “Zionism = Terrorism” were painted on the Jewish cemetery.
11/20. Helsinki, Finland
Men of Middle-Eastern background shouted “Death to Jews” and “Free Palestine” outside the synagogue at a time when parents were picking up their children from the Jewish school inside.
11/2. Vienna, Austria
“Jew should die” and a swastika were written on flyers of kidnapped Israelis.
11/19. Berlin, Germany
A display case with Jewish items at a municipal office in the Tiergarten was smashed.
11/16. Ljubljana, Slovenia
The entrance of the Jewish Community Center was spray painted with a “Star of David = Swastika”.
11/15. Yerevan, Armenia
The Mordechai Navi synagogue was set on fire causing minor damage.
11/14. Mexico City, Mexico
The restaurant Masala & Maiz posted antisemitic slogans on their Instagram page.
11/13 Brussels, Belgium
An optician chain, owned by a French Jew, was spray painted with “Free Gaza,” “Assassin,” and “complicit in genocide.”
11/13/23. Milan, Italy
A mezuzah was torn off the doorpost of a Jewish person’s apartment and a knife was stuck into the wood in its place.
11/13/ 23. Lima, Peru
Antisemitic cartoons, including those with Nazi comparisons, were published in La Republica, a major newspaper in Peru.
11/12/23 Montreal, Canada
A Jewish school in Montreal was shot at, the second time in under a week the school has been targeted with gunfire.
11/13/23. Erfurt, Germany
Letters of solidarity with Israel that had been put up on the New Synagogue were burned by two men from Libya.
11/13/23. Barcelona, Spain
“Hitler was Right!” was painted on the entrance to a public school where several Israeli families send their children.
11/13/23. London, UK
A demonstrator in an anti-Israel march yelled, “Hitler knew how to deal with these people.”
11/11/23. Furstenwalde, Germany
A Protestant church put up a sign in a display case in front of the church, proclaiming “We Protect Jewish Life”. Vandals smashed the glass and removed the sign.
11/11/23. London, UK
A woman at a small anti-Israel protest inside Victoria Station shouted, “Death to all Jews!”
11/10/23. Melbourne, Australia
Anti-Israel demonstrators protested in a park across from a synagogue and fights ensued with pro-Israel demonstrators.
11/9/23. Montreal, Canada
Bullets were fired at the doors of two Jewish schools.
11/9/23. Copenhagen, Denmark
The Chief Rabbi of Denmark was shoved and spit on as he exited a tram.
11/9/23. Berlin, Germany
Someone threw eggs at a Kristalnacht demonstration and yelled “Free Palestine.”
11/9/23 Mainz, Germany
A man was arrested after throwing fireworks at a synagogue, where Kristallnacht was being commemorated, and shouting “Free Palestine.”
11/8/23 Brazil
A plot was disrupted by Hezbollah operatives to attack Jewish and Israeli targets in Brazil by Brazilian Federal Police.
11/8/23. Villingen, Germany
The Star of David on a memorial to deported Jews was smashed.
11/7/23. Montreal, Canada
There was an attempted firebombing targeting the local office of the Canadian Jewish organization Federation CJA and the Congregation Beth Tikvah synagogue in West Island.
11/7/23 Siegen, Germany
A school was vandalized with graffiti, including “Kill all Zionists!”, a crossed out Star of David with “Child murderer.”
11/5/23. Volos, Greece
“Jews = Nazis” and a Star of David = swastika were painted on the wall at the entrance to a Jewish family’s home.
11/4/23. Villeurbanne, France
“Death” and Stars of David were painted on a kosher restaurant.
11/4/23. Berlin, Germany
Posters advertising a commemoration ceremony for Kristallnacht, the 1938 Nazi pogrom, were torn down by men, who shouted “Free Palestine.”
11/4/23. Malmo, Sweden
Anti-Israel protesters burned an Israeli flag in front of the Malmo synagogue.
11/3. Copenhagen, Denmark
Protesters at an anti-Israel march chanted, “Palestine is occupied, it must be solved with Jihad.”
Paris, France
“Jews Out” and “No Jews Allowed” was painted on a storefront and on the sidewalk.
Haarlem, Netherlands
Stickers with “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the Gas” and “Hamas, Hamas, Zionists to the Gas” were stuck on walls.
11/2. Strasbourg, France
“A good Jew is a dead Jew” and “Death to Jews” and swastikas were painted on a kindergarten wall
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
“Child murderer Israel” and “Free Palestine” were painted on a memorial to a synagogue destroyed in November 1938.
Zurich, Switzerland
“Achtung Jews” and Stars of David were painted on a school.
London, UK
“Gaza” was painted on the entrance to a Holocaust research center.
11/1. Paris, France
A group of teenagers on the subway were filmed singing: “F— the Jews and F— your mother, Long live Palestine, Yeah Yeah, F— the Jews and the grandmothers, We are Nazis and proud”
Poggibonsi, Italy
A sign with “Death to Jews” and a swastika was glued to a lamppost along a bike path.
Lisbon, Portugal
“Blood” was written on the wall of the Jewish Community Center.
10/31 Vienna, Austria
“Hitler” and a swastika were painted on the wall of a Jewish cemetery.
Gothenburg, Sweden
“Kill Jews” was painted on a wall.
Küsnacht, Switzerland
“F— Jews” and a swastika were painted on a sidewalk.
10/30. Paris, France
Almost 80 Stars of David were painted on apartment buildings and banks in Paris and its suburbs.
10/29. Vienna, Austria
Graffiti reading: “From the river to the sea” and “Free Gaza From German and Austrian guilt” was painted on university walls.
Hannover, Germany
Stickers with “Israel murders”, “Free yourself from the cult of guilt”, “Free Palestine. End Israeli occupation” were put on a Holocaust memorial.
Genoa, Italy
A theater was exhibiting a collection of Jewish items in its lobby and the window close to the exhibition was broken.
Makhachkala, Russia
Hundreds of rioters stormed the airport, looking to attack Jews who had arrived on a flight from Tel Aviv.
10/28. Nurenberg, Germany
“Child murderer” and a Star of David were spray-painted on an Israeli restaurant.
Nalchik, Russia
A Jewish cultural center was burned and “Death to Jews” was painted on the building.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Posters showing images of hostages from Israel were torn down and shredded by protestors, including some with Hamas flags, who gathered outside the Beyachad Jewish community center on Shabbat.
10/26. Zurich, Switzerland
“Death to Jews” was painted on a school.
Caracas, Venezuela
A sign at an anti-Israel march contained antisemitic slogans, including Zionism = Nazism and Gaza = Warsaw Ghetto.
10/25. Argentina
The Argentine Federal Police arrested an individual who posted on social media a threat to “go to a Jewish school and shoot as many kids as I can.”
Bilon, Germany
A Holocaust memorial plaque was spray-painted with green paint.
The Hague, Netherlands
Palestinian flag stickers were pasted on to a Holocaust memorial.
10/24. Tann, Germany
A memorial stone, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed during the 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom, was splashed with red paint.
Wolfenbuettel, Germany
“Jewish pigs” was painted on a Green Party office in Germany, two days after its chairman Omid Nouripour gave an impassioned speech against antisemitism at a rally in Berlin.
10/23. Chemnitz, Germany
Two Arabic-speaking men punched a man who had an Israeli flag phone cover.
Hamburg, Germany
At an anti-Israel demonstration, a teenager of reported Arab origin was filmed shouting, “I want Adolf Hitler back, that’s my opinion. I’m for Hitler, for gassing the Jews.”
Thessaloniki, Greece
A mural at a Holocaust memorial was defaced with “Jews = Nazis” and “Free Palestine.”
Pretoria, South Africa
EFF party leader Julius Malema said the following during a protest outside the Israeli Embassy: “Cyril Ramaphosa was made president by the money donated to him by the Jewish people behind this embassy. Jewish who are not progressive. That’s why he can’t say anything.”
10/22. Bologna, Italy
A “Hitler will see you again in hell” sign was held at an anti-Israel demonstration.
10/21. Toronto, Canada
Pro-Hamas rally organizers “Toronto4Palestine” harassed diners at Jewish-owned Cafe Landwer and demanded a boycott of the “Zionist Cafe.”
Milan, Italy
Anti-Israel protesters shouted “Open the borders so we can kill the Jews.”
Managua, Nicaragua
Graves and a menorah in the Jewish cemetery were vandalized with Nazi and pro-Palestinian symbols.
Warsaw, Poland
A woman at an anti-Israel demonstration held a sign, “Keep the world clean,” with an image of a Star of David in a trash can.
Barcelona, Spain
Anti-Israel protesters converged on an Israeli-owned hotel, tore down the European flags above its entrance and replaced them with Palestinian flags.
London, UK
At an anti-Israel demonstration, a man waved a black flag, similar to an ISIS flag, and shouted repeatedly, “Islamic State” and “cursed of Allah are the infidels and Jews.” Also at the demonstration were multiple signs that equated Israel with the Nazis.
10/20. Vienna, Austria
Two men tore down an Israeli flag at the entrance to a synagogue, while a woman with them imitated shooting a machine gun.
Lyon, France
The Duchère synagogue was vandalized with “Victory to our brothers in Gaza,” spray-painted by two hooded individuals in the middle of the night.
Alice Bel Colle, Italy
“Killing Jews is not a crime” was painted on a wall along the main entrance to the town.
10/19. Sao Paulo, Brazil
A car belonging to a member of the Jewish community was vandalized with slogans.
Paris, France
Two men doused an apartment door with gasoline and set it on fire. The targeted apartment was the only one in the building with a mezuza on the doorframe.
Strasbourg, France
A teenager was arrested after scraping a knife against the metal gate of the main synagogue.
10/18. Concepcion, Chile
“Free Palestine. Overthrow Zionism” was spray-painted on the city’s synagogue.
Berlin, Germany
Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Kahal Adass Jisroel synagogue.
Melilla, Spain
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched to the synagogue in Melilla, Spain, and shouted “assassins.” Police rushed to the scene to secure the synagogue.
10/17 Calgary, Canada
A man threw eggs at the Holocaust Memorial Monument and at passing vehicles while shouting antisemitic slogans.
Ancenis-Saint Géréon, France
The car of a Jewish family was vandalized with a swastika and the graffiti, “Jew.”
Grenoble, France
A Jewish family’s apartment was broken into and “Free Palestine” and antisemitic graffiti were painted on walls, including death threats to Jews and swastikas.
Moirans, France
A 17 year-old made antisemitic death threats against a fellow high school student during class and was arrested by police.
Giessen, Germany
Two men went to an apartment where an Israeli flag was flying from the balcony and demanded that it be removed. When the Israeli resident refused, he was physically attacked, had antisemitic slogans shouted at him, and his flag and phone were stolen.
Tunisia
Anti-Israel rioters vandalized and burned down the historic el-Hamma synagogue.
Turkey
The influential Yeni Akit daily newspaper published an op-ed calling on the Turkish government to strip Turkey’s Jews of their citizenship.
Vienna, Austria.
A man broke the window of a kosher butcher shop and shouted, “Allahu Akhbar!”
10/16. London, UK
A Jewish primary school was vandalized overnight by someone who splashed red paint on its doors and windows.
10/15. Netherlands, Amsterdam
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – a call for Israel’s destruction – was chanted by thousands at a demonstration in Amsterdam.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A post reading “Jews are the cancer of the world” was hung in the neighborhood of Ipanema.
10/14. London, UK
During a large pro-Palestinian demonstration, chants of “Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud” were heard in various locations.
Glasgow, Scotland
A Pro-Palestinian protester told Jews on the street, “Don’t forget where you went in 1940. Ha! Don’t forget where the Jews went in 1940.”
10/13. British Columbia, Canada
A home of a local Rabbi was pelted with eggs and had a Nazi symbol drawn on a window.
Berlin, Germany
Apartment buildings where Jews live were marked with Stars of David.
Florence, Italy
At the University of Florence, “Star of David = swastika” graffiti was spray-painted on a wall.
10/12. Geneva, Switzerland
The antisemitic slogan, “Khaybar Khaybar, oh Jew, the army of Mohammed will return,” was chanted at an anti-Israel demonstration.
10/11. Bogotá, Colombia
The Israeli Embassy was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, including slogans that equated Zionism with Nazism, “Against Zionism” with the “s” converted to a swastika, and a Star of David equated with a swastika.
Berlin, Germany
Antisemitic slogans, including “Kill Jews,” and swastikas were painted on the remains of the Berlin Wall.
10/10. Mirandola, Italy
“Viva Hamas” and swastikas were spray-painted on a music school.
Porto, Portugal
The synagogue in Porto was vandalized with “Free Palestine” and “End Israel Aparteid” (sic).
Sydney, Australia
“Gas the Jews” was shouted during a pro-Palestinian protest outside the Sydney Opera House.
10/9/2023 London, UK
A kosher restaurant in London had its windows broken and anti-Israel graffiti was spray-painted nearby.
10/8/2023 Bogota, Colombia
Vandals spray-painted graffiti with swastikas on the columns of the building housing the Israeli embassy.
Marburg, Germany
In a café, two men were talking about the terrorist attacks on Israel. One said that it was great that guys on scooters had taken the IDF by surprise. The other replied, “Yes, even their money can‘t help the Jews anymore.”
Madrid, Spain
“Free Palestine” and a crossed-out Star of David were spray-painted on a synagogue in Madrid.
“In the face of unspeakable tragedy, we remember. Lives cut short, worlds forever broken, solely because of their unwavering Jewish faith. Their loss is an ache that knows no measure. We may never truly grasp the why, but we pray, with tears and pain in our heart, for a world where such sorry is extinguished, and these holy souls are reunited with us.” Shulem Lemmer
Photo at the top by Austin Crick: https://unsplash.com/@austin_nft