check this out

again from littlefootballs.com


Eat At Adolf's
From the “World Gone Nuts” file:

(see the picture: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060821/ids_photos_ts/ra4151921068.jpg)


MUMBAI (Reuters) - A new restaurant in India’s financial hub, named after Adolf Hitler and promoted with posters showing the German leader and Nazi swastikas, has infuriated the country’s small Jewish community.

‘Hitler’s Cross’, which opened last week, serves up a wide range of continental fare and a big helping of controversy, thanks to a name the owners say they chose to stand out among hundreds of Mumbai eateries.

“We wanted to be different. This is one name that will stay in people’s minds,” owner Punit Shablok told Reuters. “We are not promoting Hitler. But we want to tell people we are different in the way he was different.”

But India’s remaining Jews — most migrated to Israel and the West over the years — say they are outraged by the gimmick. “This signifies a severe lack of awareness of the agony of millions of Jews caused by one man,” said Jonathan Solomon, chairman of the Indian Jewish Federation, the community’s umbrella organization. “We are going to stop this deification of Hitler,” he said without elaborating.

The small restaurant, its interior done out in the Nazi colors of red, white and black, also has a lounge for smoking the exotic Indian water pipe or “hookah.” Posters line the road leading up to it, featuring a red swastika carved in the name of the eatery. One slogan reads: “From Small Bites to Mega Joys.”

A huge portrait of a stern-looking Fuehrer greets visitors at the door. The cross in the restaurant’s name refers to the swastika that symbolized the Nazi regime.

“This place is not about wars or crimes, but where people come to relax and enjoy a meal,” said restaurant manager Fatima Kabani, adding that they were planning to turn the eatery’s name into a brand with more branches in Mumbai.

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"The battle for Helm's Deep is over. The battle for Middle Earth is about to begin...."

ahhhhh.....the irony.....

this is from www.littlegreenfootballs.com and they later quote from the NY times:

Title: Europe Backs Out of Lebanon Cease-Fire
Author: Charles
Date: 8/20/2006 at 7:47:20 pm

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They're all backing out.

None of the European countries who were so loudly calling for a
cease-fire in Lebanon are willing to commit troops. They're afraid of
being sitting ducks, human shields for Hizballah. And they should be:
Europeans Delay Decision on Role Inside Lebanon [1]. (Hat tip: Ron.)



------------ START QUOTE ------------
PARIS, Aug. 20 -- The shaky, United Nations-brokered cease-fire in
Lebanon suffered another blow on Sunday when the European countries
that had been called upon to provide the backbone of a peacekeeping
force delayed a decision on committing troops until the mission is more
clearly defined.

Their reservations postponed any action on the force at least until
Wednesday, when the European Union will take up the issue.

Haunted by their experiences in Bosnia in the 1990's, when their forces
were unable to stop widespread ethnic killing, European governments are
insisting upon clarifying the chain of command and rules of engagement
before plunging into the even greater complexities of the Middle East.

"In the past, when peacekeeping missions were not properly defined,
we've seen major failures,'' a spokeswoman for the French Foreign
Ministry, Agnès Romatet-Espagne, said Sunday. "There are the bad
memories of Bosnia. This time we want the answers beforehand, so we
don't come to the problems when they have happened.''

In addition, a senior French official said, "Italy, Spain and Finland
have raised the same questions as France has." Following the usual
diplomatic practice, the official asked not to be identified. A
spokesman for the Spanish Foreign Ministry said Spain was willing to
send troops, "but the rules have to be clarified and agreed on."

Some countries, like Australia, which has placed forces in Iraq and
Afghanistan, have flatly refused to commit troops. "We have no
intention of making any significant contribution," said a senior
Australian government official, who was not authorized to speak
publicly on the matter. "We don't have any confidence in it. It is not
going to have the mandate to disarm Hezbollah."
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go figure.

**some interesting facts**

1. Israel became a state in 1312 BC, two millenia before Islam;
2. Arab refugees from Israel began calling themselves "Palestinians" in 1967, 2 decades after (modern) Israeli statehood;
3. After conquering the land in 1272 BC, Jews ruled it for a thousand years and maintained a continuous presence there for 3300 years;
4. The only Arab rule following conquest in 633 AD lasted just 22 years;
5. For over 3300 years, Jerusalem was the Jewish capital. It was never the capital of any Arab or Muslim entity. Even under Jordanian rule, (East) Jerusalem was not made the captial, and no Arab leader came to visit it;
6. Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in the Bible, but not once is it mentioned in the Qur'an;
7. King David founded Jerusalem; Mohammed never set foot in it;
8. Jews pray facing Jerusalem; Muslims face Mecca. If they are between the two cities, Muslims pray facing Mecca, with their backs to Jerusalem;
9. In 1948, Arab leaders urged their people to leave, promising to cleanse the land of Jewish presence. 68% of them fled without ever setting eyes on an Israeli solder;
10. Virtually the entire Jewish population of Muslim countries had to flee as the result of violence and pogroms;
11. Some 630,000 Arabs left Israel in 1948, while close to a million Jews were forced to leave the Muslim countries;
12. In spite of the vast territories at their disposal, Arab refugees were deliberately prevented from assimilating into their host countires. Of 100 million refugees following World War 2, they are the only group to have never integrated with their coreligionists. Most of the Jewish refugees from Europe and Arab lands were settled in Israel, a country no larger than New Jersey;
13. There are 22 Muslim countries, not counting Palestine. There is only one Jewish state. Arabs started all five wars against Israel, and lost every one of them;
14. Fatah and Hamas constitutions still call for the destruction of Israel. Israel ceded most of the West Bank and all of Gaza to the Palestinian authority, and even provided it with arms;
15. During the Jordanian occupation, Jewish holy sites were vandalized and were off limits to Jews. Under Israeli rule, all Muslim and Christian holy sites are accessible to all faiths;
16. Out of 175 U.N. Security Council resolutions up to 1990, 97 were against Israel; out of 690 General Assembly resolutions, 429 were against Israel;
17. The U.N. was silent when the Jordanians destroyed 58 synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem. It remained silent while Jordan systematically desecrated the ancient Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, and it remained silent when Jordan enforced Apartheid laws preventing Jews from accessing the Temple Mount and Western Wall.
from www.tammybruce.com aug. 5, 2006 post

a review of events in Israel

so lots of crazy stuff has been happenin over in the promised land...

what started it all was that 2 Israeli soldiers were captured in Lebannon by a terrorist organization called Hezbollah (hez-BOL-lah)
well, actually, i guess you could say what started it all was the fact that Israel finally got their homeland back in 1948 and the Arabs and other people who hate Israel (and Israel's God) hated it.
and then recently there was Gaza...where Israel was pressured into giving up the Gaza strip to the Palestinians in order to make peace. So they did...and then the people in Gaza elected Hamas to be their government. Hamas is another terrorist organization that wants Israel wiped off the map...and there was some other stuff that I'm not really sure of...
but what started this whole recent situation was that Hezbollah and Hamas have been digging tunnels and fortifying territories against Israel. So Hezbollah kidnapped 2 Israeli soldiers and launched several katusha rockets over in Israel's general direction.
You could say that this was the straw that broke the camel's back. That's why Israel responded by attacking Hezbollah targets. The war has been raging for about a month now with civilian casualties on both sides. but that's to be expected when dealing with terrorists who hide among civilian Lebaneese.
All throughout this ordeal, the UN and "peacekeepers" have been trying to get a ceace-fire between Israel and Lebanon/Hezbollah. well they reached one...and i guess we'll see how long it lasts....
wow...I'm so glad that God has everything figured out. that is probably one of the most comforting things as a Christian. Baruch HaShem Adoniah :D

Ezekiel 33:3-6
"and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people, then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand. "

ok...so this might sound a little strange at first glance. but if you think about it it makes perfect sense. i made this site so that i could keep track of everything that's happening over there in Israel and the Middle East. I plan on putting up different things that stick out to me about what's going on in the world -- not just for me, but for whoever reads this to consider as well. I want ppl who come here to get a glimpse of what's happening with God's chosen people from a possibly different perspective than what they're used to. There is a real spiritual battle happening in the Middle East. There always has been and honestly, I think it is more significant than many people, even myself, realize. I believe that Jesus is coming soon and I want to be ready if it's going to be in my life-time. No one can know the day or hour when Jesus will return but we can be ready for it. So I encourage myself and whoever is reading this to be vigilant, to be aware of the times, and to be ready and watching for Christ's return.
MARANATHA!

Isaiah 54:14
In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
:בִּצְדָקָ֖ה תִּכֹּונָ֑נִי רַחֲקִ֤י מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ כִּֽי־לֹ֣א תִירָ֔אִי וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה כִּ֥י לֹֽא־תִקְרַ֖ב אֵלָֽיִ