http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2006/12/19/parsha-mikeitzshabbos-chanukah-5767-a-message-of-yosef-never-assume-that-the-nations-accept-an-obligation-to-the-jews/ The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:45:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2006/12/19/parsha-mikeitzshabbos-chanukah-5767-a-message-of-yosef-never-assume-that-the-nations-accept-an-obligation-to-the-jews/#comment-43341 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:03:36 +0000 http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2006/12/19/parsha-mikeitzshabbos-chanukah-5767-a-message-of-yosef-never-assume-that-the-nations-accept-an-obligation-to-the-jews/#comment-43341 [...] How can this be? Referring back to the storyline of Duaf of Memphis, one of a series of stories — “Almost Midrash,” by Jay Shapiro; “Yosef saved Mitzrayim and will go down in the annals of history.” [...] […] How can this be? Referring back to the storyline of Duaf of Memphis, one of a series of stories — “Almost Midrash,” by Jay Shapiro; “Yosef saved Mitzrayim and will go down in the annals of history.” […]

]]> http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2006/12/19/parsha-mikeitzshabbos-chanukah-5767-a-message-of-yosef-never-assume-that-the-nations-accept-an-obligation-to-the-jews/#comment-5645 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:51:59 +0000 http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2006/12/19/parsha-mikeitzshabbos-chanukah-5767-a-message-of-yosef-never-assume-that-the-nations-accept-an-obligation-to-the-jews/#comment-5645 [...] For context regarding reliance on other parties, click here and here. At this juncture it is worth recalling precisely what was wrong about the Olmert government’s handling of the war last summer. While the Winograd Commission writes its report, the citizens of Israel should realize that regardless of what the members of the commission who Olmert appointed say, the war was not merely or mainly a military failure. The central cause of Israel’s defeat was the incompetence of our political leaders. Specifically, Olmert and Peretz failed to act to ensure that the IDF achieved the goals they set for it. [...] […] For context regarding reliance on other parties, click here and here. At this juncture it is worth recalling precisely what was wrong about the Olmert government’s handling of the war last summer. While the Winograd Commission writes its report, the citizens of Israel should realize that regardless of what the members of the commission who Olmert appointed say, the war was not merely or mainly a military failure. The central cause of Israel’s defeat was the incompetence of our political leaders. Specifically, Olmert and Peretz failed to act to ensure that the IDF achieved the goals they set for it. […]

]]> http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2006/12/19/parsha-mikeitzshabbos-chanukah-5767-a-message-of-yosef-never-assume-that-the-nations-accept-an-obligation-to-the-jews/#comment-4128 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:56:30 +0000 http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2006/12/19/parsha-mikeitzshabbos-chanukah-5767-a-message-of-yosef-never-assume-that-the-nations-accept-an-obligation-to-the-jews/#comment-4128 [...] For context; click Parsha Mikeitz/Shabbos Chanukah 5767: A Message of Yosef: Never Assume That The Nations Accept an Obligation to the Jews: How quickly treaties, agreements or committments pertaining to Israel and the Jewish people which either are signed by Arabs, or for that matter, by the nations, including the Superpower, are forgotten or fall by the wayside in the name of expediency, political alignments or realignments, regional, international and economic pressures. We see that agreements, third-party guarantees, either by the US, the EU, the UN and it’s UNFIL are worthless and worse — totally detrimental to Jewish security and wellbeing. We see that agreements, third-party guarantees, either by the US, the EU, the UN and it’s UNFIL are worthless and worse — totally detrimental to Jewish security and wellbeing. [...] […] For context; click Parsha Mikeitz/Shabbos Chanukah 5767: A Message of Yosef: Never Assume That The Nations Accept an Obligation to the Jews: How quickly treaties, agreements or committments pertaining to Israel and the Jewish people which either are signed by Arabs, or for that matter, by the nations, including the Superpower, are forgotten or fall by the wayside in the name of expediency, political alignments or realignments, regional, international and economic pressures. We see that agreements, third-party guarantees, either by the US, the EU, the UN and it’s UNFIL are worthless and worse — totally detrimental to Jewish security and wellbeing. We see that agreements, third-party guarantees, either by the US, the EU, the UN and it’s UNFIL are worthless and worse — totally detrimental to Jewish security and wellbeing. […]

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