Chit Chat

By Ted Belman

From now on comments on every post must relate to the content of the post.

Comments that don’t relate to the post must go here.

Any person who contravenes this demand will be put on moderation. Also their offending comment will be trashed.

The reason for this demand is so that people who want to read comments which pertain to the post, don’t have to wade through the chatter.

Everyone will be happier.

April 16, 2020 | 9,023 Comments »

Leave a Reply

50 Comments / 9023 Comments

  1. “Teamsters Union Makes No Endorsement for President
    A recent internal poll found more than half of Teamsters backing Trump over Harris.”

    “Earlier on Sept. 18, the union released internal polling showing that more than half of its members favor former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. In a poll conducted from Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 58 percent of members backed Trump, while 31 percent favored Harris.”

  2. While it’s intriguing to see Israel’s assertion about joining the Visa Waiver Program, it seems there’s a lot of nuance involved, especially with the US issuing a denial. This situation might feel complicated, much like the decision-making process for something as significant as Liposuction Dubai. Just as people carefully weigh their options for cosmetic procedures, governments too must navigate complex international relationships. It’ll be interesting to see how this develops!

  4. UN Plenum to Vote on Kicking Jews Out of Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria
    By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) – 15 Elul 5784 – September 18, 2024

    Israel should be “ceasing immediately all new settlement activity, evacuating all settlers from the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” reads the draft resolution, whose co-submitters included Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey, Mauritania and Oman alongside Chile, Colombia, Nicaragua, North Korea, South Africa and Uganda and others.

    Israel should withdraw recognition of Morrocan colonization of Western Sahara.

  5. Abedalelah Amaala spoke at my 2017 conference and last year on the Update.

    He just tweeted on Sept 13

    “The sunrise of the birth of the new Jordan is very close. Welcome and peace to the one Jordanian and Palestinian family to build the new Jordan. The new Jordan and the Kingdom of Israel together for the great heights.”

  6. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has determined that the two biggest counties in the state do not have to count mail-in ballots that have either the wrong date or no date where indicated on the outer envelope.

    That’s an odd way to put it. It should have said “Can’t” rather than “do not have to”

    Here’s the link

    The headline is “PA Supreme Court rules that misdated ballots must not be counted”

    2

  10. Channel 13 reports tonight that the US administration “opposes the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Galant”, and that “the American aircraft carriers will not be able to stay in the area forever.” Additionally, the US is considering a possible deal with Hamas to release American hostages to try to put more pressure on Bibi.

  15. What is going on in Ukraine? Zel is conducting his own Saturday night Massacre with multiple dismissals amid on of the most challenging moments in the Ukraine war, and among the ministers in the massacre was none other than the Defense Minister who is said to be being replaced with a former member of the original peace negotiating team from Istanbul some six weeks into the war. It is said that the cause of the mass terminations/resignations is due to “new approaches being necessary”….So tell me how well things are going in Kursk one more time, please…anyone?

  17. Report: Palestinian Security Forces train on Artillery and Armored Vehicles in Pakistan- A “Palestinian” Army is Being Formed under Israel’s nose

    https://www.hakolhayehudi.co.il/item/english/report__palestinian_security_forces_train_on_artillery_and_armored_vehicles_in_pakistan-_a_%E2%80%9Cpalestinian%E2%80%9D_army_is_being_formed_under_israel_s_nose

    ISA, IDF brass are concealing the PA’s involvement in terrorism

    by Gadi Taub

    https://www.jns.org/isa-idf-brass-are-concealing-the-pas-involvement-in-terrorism/

  18. Kyiv: Rocket fragments found in Jewish school
    As the school year began, security personnel discovered fragments that had fallen in the school complex and the Jewish community building following a night of heavy bombardment in the city.
    Israel National News
    Israel National News
    Sep 2, 2024, 4:33 PM (GMT+3)
    Jewish schools
    Ukraine War
    1 minutes
    Jewish Children in Ukraine
    Jewish Children in Ukraine
    JRNU

    On the eve of the school year opening in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, a disturbing scene was discovered at the ‘Simcha Chabad’ Jewish school.

    Security personnel discovered fragments that had fallen in the school complex and the community center nearby, following a night of heavy bombardment in the city.

    Rabbi Mordechai Levenhertz, Chabad emissary in Kyiv, described the situation as a “great miracle.” He emphasized the critical timing of the event, which occurred moments before hundreds of students arrived at the school. “One cannot imagine what could have happened if this had occurred two hours later,” said Rabbi Levenhertz.

    Despite the troubling event, around 200 students started the school year in the school and kindergartens. This is the 33rd cycle of the veteran educational institution, taking place under the shadow of two and a half years of ongoing fighting in Ukraine.

    Related articles:
    Netanyahu and Zelenskyy discuss Uman pilgrimage
    US urges citizens: Don’t travel to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah
    In the shadow of war, Dnipro’s Jews still mostly keep to routine
    Fallen Jewish soldier’s photo banned from publication
    It is surprising to note that most parents chose to bring their children for the first day of school despite the previous night’s events. Officials from the JRNU Jewish educational network explained that “after two and a half years of unbearable explosions, the start of the school year conveys calmness and stability.”

    The event in Kyiv is part of a broader picture. Across Ukraine, the school year opened in dozens of schools of the ‘Or Avner – Chabad’ network, where thousands of students study. During the war period, shelters and protected spaces were installed in all institutions, and students were trained to respond quickly to alarms.

    During the past summer, many students participated in camps and summer camps that provided them with a brief respite from the complex reality in the country.

    “This event highlights the challenging reality in which the Jewish education system in Ukraine operates, while trying to maintain a routine of studies under ongoing security threats,” said the local Chabad.

    Found a mistake? Contact us

    Get

  19. Netanyahu, hostages, ceasefires, and Leftists
    Yes, the demonstrators are killing their loved ones. If those demonstrators were guided by wisdom, they instead would be marching with signs reading “Flatten Gaza,” “Nuke Hamas,” “Victory,” “No Ceasefire,” and “Make Sinwar into a Real Woman.” Opinion.
    Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer
    2 minutes
    Sep 2, 2024 at 2:59 PM

    In today’s Arutz Sheva. Doesn’t give you a link to the article if it’s the same day. Well balanced and spot on article. One section is hilarious, as well. First rate satire.

    “They project their own craziness onto him. They assume illogical motives and convince each other. Their most popular projection: Bibi is wantonly extending the timeline of the Gaza war, causing hostage deaths, solely to avoid being put on trial, and he is adding Hezbollah in Lebanon and Fatah and Hamas in Jenin and Tul Karm, all to delay going on trial.

    ‘In a way, their concern has a strong basis in American history. They can point to how George Washington could have won the American Revolution against England in one month but dragged it out for years to avoid being tried for receiving cigars and champagne. Abraham Lincoln could have won the Civil War in a month but instead dragged it out for nearly five years from 1861-1865 because he wanted to avoid being indicted for receiving cigars and champagne, and he would not let it wind down until he was safely within a month of getting assassinated, thereby avoiding prosecution. Franklin Roosevelt could have won World War II in three weeks but dragged it on almost four years from December 7, 1941 until, upon dying in April 1945, he finally was safe from being indicted for accepting cigars and champagne. With FDR safe from cigar-champagne prosecution, Truman dropped the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs four months later — all finished. So there is ample history behind the Left’s conspiracy theory.”

    😀

  21. For every hostage who dies, 100 terrorists should be executed in their cells promptly. But, the left wing court an Attorney General won’t allow this, which is why they should be stripped of their powers.

  27. This marks a shift from the IDF Ground Forces’ recent preference for Chinese drones. The IDF ordered thousands of drones from SZ DJI Technology and Autel Robotics, two Chinese companies blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Defense, due to urgent needs in the current Gaza conflict. However, this dependence on Chinese drones poses security risks and could be problematic if China, an ally of Iran, Russia, Qatar and Hamas, decides to restrict component sales.

    Chinese drones also face operational challenges on Israel’s northern front, where Hezbollah uses the DJI AeroScope detection platform to identify and locate them. Recognizing these issues, the IDF aims to support the Israeli drone industry for long-term strategic advantage.

    https://www.jewishpress.com/news/business-economy/israel-shifts-gears-20000-homegrown-drones-on-the-horizon/2024/08/31/

    This just floored me. So, China is buying Iran’s oil and selling drones to Israel while Iran is selling drones to Russia which sells weapons to Syria. Politically, of course, China supports all of Israel’s enemies, as do the other two.

    “All’s fair in war and trade?” 😀

  29. Though Marx, on the other hand, even in that pamphlet, did call for Jewish emancipation and civil equality Marx was a contradictory figure. His letters are full of antisemitic and racist vituperation. But, though he said slavery had been progressive during the period of primitive accumulation, he supported abolition and it was his letter to the American labor movement that swayed them towards the cause of Union and abolition in 1860. Whole union locals in the North joined up as companies. That’s why most Marxists are Marxist hyphen something else. Real Marxists. Cultural Marxists just call themselves Marxists because it hasn’t been discredited universally especially in academia and because they haven’t read any Marx.

  30. @Felix

    Marx was totally atheist. He was total opponent of religion

    I think that comment better applies to Lenin but let me ask you this: Do you believe wanting to eliminate the religion of the Jewish people and, in fact, doing it by force, as Lenin did, even if it includes others, is not an attack on the Jewish people?

  31. Hi, Tanna

    If I’m wrong, I apologize ahead of time….. this is a poor way to communicate… not as good as face to face. However, there are some excellent Rabbis that would greatly enhance your understanding on the subject of freewill and God’s will.

    Thank you for the apology. I’m not pressed for time, simply not interested.

  33. What does it omit well huge dollops of time…

    You should remember Marx was totally atheist. He was total opponent of religion.

    But that’s a side issue. You also do not understand history…like Wikipedia writers

  34. @Felix What is Wikipedia leaving out and i’m missing your comment on this one?

    @Felix

    In its perfected practice, Christian egoism of heavenly bliss is necessarily transformed into the corporal egoism of the Jew, heavenly need is turned into world need, subjectivism into self-interest. We explain the tenacity of the Jew not by his religion, but, on the contrary, by the human basis of his religion – practical need, egoism.

    Since in civil society the real nature of the Jew has been universally realized and secularized, civil society could not convince the Jew of the unreality of his religious nature, which is indeed only the ideal aspect of practical need. Consequently, not only in the Pentateuch and the Talmud, but in present-day society we find the nature of the modern Jew, and not as an abstract nature but as one that is in the highest degree empirical, not merely as a narrowness of the Jew, but as the Jewish narrowness of society.

    Once society has succeeded in abolishing the empirical essence of Judaism – huckstering and its preconditions – the Jew will have become impossible, because his consciousness no longer has an object, because the subjective basis of Judaism, practical need, has been humanized, and because the conflict between man’s individual-sensuous existence and his species-existence has been abolished.

    The social emancipation of the Jew is the emancipation of society from Judaism

    .
    https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/jewish-question/

  35. Sen thanks for links. Wikipedia writers have bias and leave enormous gaps

    Enjoyed Engels take.

    Engels 1890

    “In addition, the anti-Semite presents the facts in an entirely false light. He doesn’t even know the Jews he decries”.

    CARRIED on by all these marching for Palestine. As in Ireland most have never even met a Jew.

    The marchers are Muslim immigrants and a section of the privileged middle class employed as minor civil servants

    We need Soviets in Ireland to clear up the
    Illegal immigration

    As time races ahead the only way

  39. Though he wasn’t a very good human being either, apparently.

    Although they remained happily married until Hess’ death, Sibylle may have had an affair with Friedrich Engels while he was smuggling her from Belgium to France to be reunited with her husband. Sibylle, however, claimed the relationship was non-consensual and accused Engels of rape.

    https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki
    Moses Hess – Wikipedia

  41. @Felix

    In its perfected practice, Christian egoism of heavenly bliss is necessarily transformed into the corporal egoism of the Jew, heavenly need is turned into world need, subjectivism into self-interest. We explain the tenacity of the Jew not by his religion, but, on the contrary, by the human basis of his religion – practical need, egoism.

    Since in civil society the real nature of the Jew has been universally realized and secularized, civil society could not convince the Jew of the unreality of his religious nature, which is indeed only the ideal aspect of practical need. Consequently, not only in the Pentateuch and the Talmud, but in present-day society we find the nature of the modern Jew, and not as an abstract nature but as one that is in the highest degree empirical, not merely as a narrowness of the Jew, but as the Jewish narrowness of society.

    Once society has succeeded in abolishing the empirical essence of Judaism – huckstering and its preconditions – the Jew will have become impossible, because his consciousness no longer has an object, because the subjective basis of Judaism, practical need, has been humanized, and because the conflict between man’s individual-sensuous existence and his species-existence has been abolished.

    The social emancipation of the Jew is the emancipation of society from Judaism.

    https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/jewish-question/

  42. @Felix

    Money degrades all the gods of man – and turns them into commodities[…] The bill of exchange is the real god of the Jew. His god is only an illusory bill of exchange[…] The chimerical nationality of the Jew is the nationality of the merchant, of the man of money in general.
    https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › O…
    On the Jewish Question – Wikipedia

  43. Michael, no time for deep discussion on God’s will and our freewill, just way to busy. It seemed to me you’re operating from a Christian understanding of the subject which colors your perspective. If I’m wrong, I apologize ahead of time….. this is a poor way to communicate… not as good as face to face. However, there are some excellent Rabbis that would greatly enhance your understanding on the subject of freewill and God’s will. I would steer you away from any conservative or reform, waste of time. Stay safe and keep the faith Brother.

  44. Sebastien

    And Marxism has also used hatred of the Jews-

    This is seriously disinformation

    You are slandering the most principled movement just based on bias

    You can give no specifics

  45. complicity of all whom you seemed to find praise in that event, but never argued ignoring the tragedy of that event. You have completely mischaracterize my perspective here.

    This is of the greatest importance

    You must re-evaluate what you did

    In 2018 Lieberman and Netanyahu split over HAMAS with Lieberman totally correct

    Tragic that you cover for Netanyahu

  46. @Felix

    “Capitalism has always used hatred of the Jews”

    No, not always. And Marxism has also used hatred of the Jews- Marx himself, in fact, but also not consistently. The same can be said about Christianity and Islam. Back and forth between genocide and even sympathy and support at times. None of these is the answer for our people. Only Zionism is the answer, and the political and economic details should be approached pragmatically.

    0

  49. @Felix

    Swept under the carpet by Peloni

    This is not accurate. I noted the greater context and complicity of all whom you seemed to find praise in that event, but never argued ignoring the tragedy of that event. You have completely mischaracterize my perspective here.

  50. Edgar

    PELONI-

    This is a strong indication of the weakness of the General Staff, and Gallant.
    They waited to “absorb 200 strikes”..BEFORE they responded.

    Definitely nor the IDF of 1967. We may never see its like again. G-d Forbid.

    Did you miss the issue of Netanyahu betrayal of principle in 2018

    Swept under the carpet by Peloni

    You may have missed it