Posted on 07/17/2006 11:25:00 AM PDT by areafiftyone
MORE than 2000 people have joined pro-Israel rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
The rallies were billed to support the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit, who was taken captive by Palestinians in Gaza three weeks ago.
Since then, two more Israeli soldiers have been kidnapped on the Lebanese border by Hezbollah.
More than 1000 people signed a petition in Melbourne, said Zionist Federation of Australia president Philip Chester.
“If a thousands rockets were launch into cities and suburbs in Australia, how would the Australian Government react,” he told media after the event.
In Sydney, a giant 10-metre blue ribbon was signed by more than 800 people.
Dr Ron Weiser, immediate past president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, told the crowd at Waverley Park in Bondi that Israel has a right to exist in peace and security.
“Enough of the silence of many in the press and international arena when Jews are killed,” he said.
“Enough of the hypocrisy that says Jews should not defend themselves, that Jews should just accept that they can be killed without taking measures to stop such action. Enough!”
State Zionist Council of NSW president Brian Levitan recited a special prayer for the release of the soldiers sent by the Israeli Government.
He said the blue ribbons were part of an Australian campaign to raise awareness of the plight of the soldiers.
At Caulfield Park in Melbourne, Federal MP Michael Danby told the crowd that Israel was exercising its right to self-defence.
“Imagine that the NSW Government allowed a group armed with long-range rockets to bomb the suburbs of Melbourne from NSW and then protested that Victoria should not respond because they had no control of this armed militia in their territory. That is the equivalent of what the Lebanese government is saying,” he said.
”So let us understand that Israel’s cause is our cause. Israel’s victory over terrorism is Australia’s victory. The defeat of Hezbollah and Hamas is indivisible from the defeat of Jemaah Islamiyah or al-Qaeda.”
State Zionist Council of Victoria president Dr Danny Lamm also spoke to the rally, and Temple Beth Israel’s Rabbi Fred Morgan and Mizrachi’s Rabbi Yaakov Sprung said prayers.
In Canberra last Friday, about 40 members of Hineni Zionist youth movement demonstrated outside the Syrian Embassy in protest at Palestinian and Hezbollah terrorists.
Among the slogans on posters they displayed were “Israel wants peace” and “HypocriSyria”.
“We call on the Palestinian and Hezbollah terrorists to release their hostages immediately, and cease all terror and violence,” said ACT Jewish Community resident Bill Arnold.
The Melbourne and Sydney rallies were organised by the State Zionist Council of NSW and Victoria with the Zionist Federation of Australia, the Australian Union of Jewish Students and the Zionist Youth Council.
A special prayer service is being held at Caulfield Hebrew Congregation, Melbourne, in solidarity with Israel on Thursday, July 20, at 7pm.
A pro-Israel event is being planned in Sydney for Sunday night, July 23, at the Great Synagogue, at 7pm.
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From Jerusalem Post:
Thousands rally for Israel near UN HQ
Numerous participants were showing support for Israel during a rally Monday evening at the United Nations HQ.
Among many, speakers included Senator Hillary Clinton, the General Consul Arieh Makal and Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Gilerman.
Is that picture of Hillary! kissing Arafat's wife still floating around??? I think NY'ers need a reminder.
I think she said Atlasshrugs or something similar.
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Kissy kissy.
Yet CNN will cover a story involving a couple dozen pro-Palestenian people marching in some small town in the middle of nowhere.
I woder if that's her in the Superwoman outfit.
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Nothing on her blogsite yet. I go there often - its pretty good.
Good news!
Prayers for Israel.
When Hillary spoke she got booed. When Ellie Wiesel spoke he said "Thank God President Bush is in the White House" and there was a huge cheer. Must have been a great moment.
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A great moment indeed.
Interesting, though, that a little while ago I was watching Fox News, and all that they said was that Hitlery spoke and that she condemned the actions of Hezbollah.
I'm happy to see the pro-Israeli rallies, it must irritate the Iranian mullahs to no end.
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It also irritates their allies in the MSM.
You mean this one?
BTW, I had lunch {after golf} with a few old Italian, broken noses, that I've known from youth and without any prompting, they both said that they hoped, {in the words of our President, George W. Bush} that they hoped that the Jews kicked the shit out of hezzuboooooolah.
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I have no doubt that she condemned Hezbollah. But people may be booing her for other reasons, and I am sure some remember how friendly she and Bill were with Yasser Arafat. She has no credibility with so many groups any more that it doesn't matter what position she takes.
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