It’s been one of those weeks. People who don’t know the Sabbath might look forward to their weekends, but I honestly believe only a few of them can really relate to the relief of coming to the end of a really hectic week. A relief because in just over 24 hours, I will be with God’s people again, worshiping and putting most everyday concerns out of my mind. When you don’t know God, it’s hard to relate to the blessing that is the Sabbath.
Perhaps you would find Origins of Life by Gerald Schroeder a fascinating read this Sabbath. The Torah-observant Jew and MIT scientist helps to reveal how our Great Creator God had "wisdom" inherent in His Creation from the beginning to know which way to go and what to do, etc.
(IsraelNN.com) Interior Minister Eli Yishai of Shas says there is no escaping the reality of an Arab state in Judea and Samaria (Yehudah and Shomron). Speaking this week with Arutz Sheva's Hebrew news service, Yishai said, “Regarding a Palestinian state – it already exists, unfortunately.”
"[At this point] the only debate is about the borders,” he added.
Despite his statement, Yishai insisted that Israel cannot negotiate with the Palestinian Authority at this time. “We cannot conduct a dialogue with Abu Mazen [PA Chairman Abbas – ed.] when Hamas then comes and conquers the territory,” he said. “We saw what happened in Gush Katif.”
The solution, he said, is the “economic peace” plan promoted by several Israeli leaders, among them Yishai and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The plan aims to stabilize the PA economically and politically before making territorial concessions...
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Meir Kahane once said something like the Arabs don't want a toilet seat, or simply some higher standard of living, since they would rather squat and wipe with their hand than submit to any Jews living within any Jewish homeland they consider occupied (http://www.kahanetzadak.com/). What is it that is so difficult for some Jews to grasp about this elementary fact of Arab nature and pride? There will never be peace with sworn enemies who must be expelled and Judea and Samaria annexed as part of Greater Israel. Israel can only enforce peace through strength, as Moses commands under divine order (Malachi 4:4).