Ted Cruz’s a Badge of Honor

tedcruz_02As one of the 800 attendees at the In Defense of Christians (IDC) Gala Solidarity Dinner Program at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, I was among those welcoming US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) as the keynote speaker. The program brought together a wide range of ancient Eastern Christian denominations from throughout the Middle East. The ostensible reason for the IDC Conference was to give notice of concern over the persecution of Christian minorities in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, Syria, and to a lesser extent, Egypt. Among those in attendance were a few pro-Hezbollah Lebanese Christians affiliated with General Michel Aouns’ faction that is part of the March 8 coalition led by Hezbollah. Seated at a table across from us was a group of Syrian nationalists.

The previous evening saw a great deal of solidarity and unity among the sometimes rival eastern Christian denominations. But on Tuesday night, September 9, 2014, the Ecumenical Christian Prayer Service, which included prelates and representatives of all churches and rites, was a moving experience. The religious leaders were united in prayer for the safety of their threatened Christian brethren in Northern Iraq and Syria. The prelates were dressed in colorful robes and headwear. They included His Eminence Leonardo Cardinal Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation of the Oriental Churches; His Most Eminent Beatitude, Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros Cardinal Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and all of the East; Gregorios III Laham, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem, (the most vocal agitator against Senator Cruz); Ignatius Youssef III Younan, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East; Aram I Keshishian, Catholicos of the Great House of Ceilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church; Archbishop Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, DC; Joseph Zahlawi, Archbishop of New York and All of North America for the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America; Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (most eloquent speaker); and Ibrahim Ibrahim, Bishop Emeritus of the Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle. These religious leaders were most careful not to malign Islam or Muslims in their presentations. Their message was strictly religious. The keynote speaker, the Honorable John Ashcroft, former US Attorney General, was less discreet in naming the persecutors of Christians in the Middle East.

During the conference proceedings and in the literature produced by the IDC, there was no mention of Israel. Names used for Israel included Palestine and the Holy Land, but never explicitly Israel…until Senator Ted Cruz took to the podium. Almost from the get-go Cruz declared “Tonight we are united in defense of Jews.” There was wide applause for that. He then proceeded to say,

Tonight we are united in defense of people of good faith who are standing together against those who would persecute and murder those who dare to disagree with their religious teachings (applause). Religious bigotry is a cancer with many manifestations. ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas and state sponsors like Syria and Iran (a few boos from the nearby table occupied by Hezbollah supporters and Syrian nationalists) are all engaged in a vicious genocidal campaign to destroy religious minorities in the Middle East.

Cruz ignored those booing and continued, “Sometimes we are told not to lump these groups together, but we have to understand their so-called nuances and differences. But we shouldn’t try to parse different manifestations of evil that are on numerous rampages through the region. Hate is hate and murder is murder. Our purpose here tonight is to highlight a terrible injustice, a humanitarian crisis. Christians are being systematically exterminated.” Cruz then offered a comparison between the plight of Jews in the recent past and that of Christians today, “In 1948, Jews throughout the Middle East faced murder and extermination and fled to the nation of Israel. And today Christians have no better ally than the Jewish state.” Mayhem erupted in the room with the anti-Semites attempting to silence Cruz with boos, and stop him. Gregorios III Laham, the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch urged people to walk out.

Undeterred, Cruz continued to respond with: “Let me say this: those who hate Israel hate America, and those who hate Jews, hate Christians.” Boos enveloped the room, although many applauded and stood up in ovation for Cruz, including Joseph Hakim, President of the International Christian Union (ICU).

Cruz responded to those booing:

And if this room will not recognize that, then my heart weeps that the men and women here will not stand in solidarity with Jews and Christians alike who are persecuted by radicals who seek to murder them.” Many in the ballroom applauded Cruz’s defiance of his detractors. “If you hate the Jewish people you are not reflecting the teachings of Christ…And the very same people who persecute and murder Christians right now, who crucify Christians, who behead children, are the very same people who target and murder Jews for their faith[.]

At this point the shouting from the floor drowned Cruz’s words, and the President of IDC Toufic Baaklini took the microphone and said to the audience, “Respect the speaker.”

Cruz, folding his papers, turned to the crowd and said, “I am saddened to see some here, not everyone, consumed with hate…,” and again responding to hecklers, he stated, “If you will not stand with Israel and Jews, then I will not stand with you.” Cruz then left the stage and walked out. As he made his way out, Ambassador Gilbert Chagouri, who organized and funded the IDC Inaugural Summit and the IDC president Toufic Baaklini, ran after Senator Cruz to offer their apologies.

Asked to respond to Senator Cruz’s speech, Joseph Hakim, ICU’s president had this to say:

In order for us (Middle East Christians) to break the taboo with regards to Israel and Jews, which means essentially silence on this subject, we must go forward and recognize the fact that Israel is a reality, and certainly not our enemy.  Middle Eastern Christians who seek support from America must recognize the shared values between Israel and America, and between American Christians and Jews. Moreover, I am 100% in support of Senator Cruz’s remarks regarding ‘the enemies of Israel being the enemies of America.’ I believe that the enemies of Israel are also the enemies of Christians.

Hakim added,

The words uttered by Senator Cruz were never addressed to, nor heard by Middle Eastern Christian audiences before, and I was never prouder as an American and as a Christian to hear his statements at the IDC Conference. I appreciate Senator Cruz’s support for Middle Eastern Christians persecuted in their homelands, and I am hopeful that Senator Cruz will continue to harbor a soft spot in his heart for our persecuted brethren in the Middle East.

Cruz, a devoted Christian, did not do what politicians do best — pander to the crowd they are addressing. Instead, he admirably and courageously stood by his convictions, admonishing those with anti-Semitic sentiments who cannot bring themselves to recognize that Israel is on the front line in the war against the Islamic jihadists terror, whether it is ISIS, al Qaeda, Hezbollah or Hamas, who seek to exterminate those who will not submit to their fanatical ideology.

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  • objectivefactsmatter

    We need people to speak like this and rhetorically purge the infiltrators.

    Don’t you people understand what’s going on?

    • 11bravo

      YES, BUT OUR LEADERS ARE COWARDS!!
      You see, once you tell the truth, you have to act on it. cowards and pacifists will NEVER do the right thing. Our politicians on both sides, and all media are in this group. So far, Ted stands nearly alone.

  • John Adams

    In the 19th Century British Prime Minister William Gladstone called the Qur’an an “accursed book” and once held it up during a session of Parliament, proclaiming: “So long as there is this book there will be no peace in the world.”

    Ted Cruz may be the only man in America today with that sort of courage and
    America’s desperate need in this hour is for fearless and bold leaders in Washington D.C. to bury forever the myth of moderate Islam, to go one step further than William Gladstone and publicly expose the malevolent contents of the book that paralyses the minds of 1.5 billion followers and inspires followers globally to commit acts of terror, murder, rape, beheading, enslavement, crucifixion,treason, treachery and arson in the name of Allah.

  • Brooklyn Farmer

    Ted Cruz is a man of honor and has my full support.

    • Michael Garfinkel

      I’m glad he has your support, “Brooklyn Farmer,” because Senator Cruz will never have the support of American Jewry.

      They have attacked or abandoned Senator D’amato, (turning instead to that useless cipher Schumer, McCain, Romney, George W. Bush, Joe Lieberman, Sarah Palin, and Richard Nixon, (who saved Israel in 1973) – the list of politicians who support the Jews and the state of Israel, and have been rewarded with the middle finger of the Jewish electorate extends far beyond the horizon.

      • Brooklyn Farmer

        Changing ones political association is a slow process, especially when it is accompanied with the demonization of the other. Humans confuse history with current events resulting in fighting yesterday’s war today, a common occurrence and a fatal one. I try to identify who shares my values TODAY and who seeks my destruction TODAY and act accordingly, if this labels me as fickled and self-centered so be it I think of treating others as they treat you. Jews have been accused of only acting out of self-interest and I think in response have shifted in the extreme opposite direction, to the point where 95% of the charitable donations made by Jews goes to non-Jewish organizations and I believe the same has carried over to voting.

        • Michael Garfinkel

          I think you’re “whistling past the graveyard,” but I hope your optimism is well founded all the same.

      • 11bravo

        ” Senator Cruz will never have the support of American Jewry”.
        There is no such animal as American Jewry. Those Jews are as Jewish as John Kerry and Nancy Pelosi (don’t forget the Kennedy clan), are Catholic.
        Harvey Weinstein – some Jew huh? I think NOT!!!

        • Michael Garfinkel

          11bravo – who gave you the job of deciding who is Jewish and who isn’t?

          • Clare

            By their fruits.

      • Kathleen3

        I do not believe Senator Cruz’s statements were meant to pander to the Jewish voters (small %!); rather, his character is such that he will not tolerate hate towards any group/religion.

        For this reason alone, he separates himself from the majority of politicians who would pander to Satan if they thought it would keep or propel them into office.

        • Nadzieja Batki

          Keep dreaming.

        • Michael Garfinkel

          I don’t think he was pandering either.

          That’s why it’s a shame he did not, and will not earn support from the Jewish electorate.

        • gnubi

          Ted Cruz is a rarity, a man of princple.

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      • gman213

        Senator Cruz is not looking for the respect of man, including the Jews. Senator Cruz is living his faith based on the word of God which teaches the support of Israel. He is looking to obey God!

        • Michael Garfinkel

          Hallelujah brother!

        • Nadzieja Batki

          You are projecting your dreams and wishes on Ted Cruz but the reality of him will not be true

    • victoryman

      Can I hear an amen?

    • slhancock

      Amen! I feel God has raised him up for such a time as this. In comparison to the many so-called conservatives, he stands almost alone…with a handful of others like Louis Gohmert, Steve King and Jeff Sessions. They are doing a huge job among themselves. I pray that God increases their “kind” and that He protects them and gives them favor with the majority of Americans, who see their integrity and hard work.

      • Nadzieja Batki

        Who says God is raising him up. Careful with that phrase because we have idiot Americans who believe God raised up Obama. The question is which god is raising Cruz up.

  • Bamaguje

    I cannot understand the anti-semitic bigotry of Middle east Christians who face the same enemy as Jews – Islam.
    Why can’t religious minorities in the Middle east stand together against their common enemy – Islam?
    I’m neither Christian nor Jew, but strongly identify with Israel in her struggle against murderous Islamist savages intent on destroying the Jewish nation.

  • mollysdad

    Thank you for naming Gregorios III Laham, the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch as the craven collaborationist dhimmi he is.

  • CowboyUp

    It’s nice to see some politicians have moral clarity and a spine. How refreshing after the waffling of politicians like Rubio and Paul. The GOP could definitely use Cruz and more people like him in party leadership positions.

  • Debbie G

    I am proud to say I am not a member of any of the above listed churches. Some of these “patriarchs” still embrace their ethnic grudges instead of embracing the Word of God. Senator Cruz did a noble thing.

  • mollysdad

    They are Christians – however many of them are are Marcionist heretics who prefer dhimmitude to Christian liberty.

    • Nadzieja Batki

      Then they are not Christians. If you have to qualify an identity then it means that they are not it.

      • mollysdad

        You’re confusing heresy with apostasy – total repudiation of the Christian faith. The dhimmi Christians of the Middle East deny only a part of the Christian faith, and they do it for the sake of a quiet life with the Muslims. In the case of some of them it represents the final stage of dhimmitude preceding conversion to Islam.

  • William

    It’s always funny when right wingers pretend to be pro-semitic.
    I think we all know what he means when he says he ‘supports’ Israel.

    • Debbie G

      You’re funny too.

      • 1Indioviejo1

        Ha Ha funny? I doubt it.

  • William

    You don’t have to be a Christian to see that Israel is doing bad things. Lots of Israeli Jews and Arabs also feel the same way. Israel killed thousands of Christians in Lebanon not too long ago

    • Nadzieja Batki

      Why don’t you hire yourself out for the cheering section of the Muslim terrorists. First check if what Israel destroyed were Christians. Muslims, as soon as they cause trouble and retribution comes, cry that they are Christians.

    • Justactsplease

      Sir, ambiguous innuendo and vague accusations are not helpful.

    • wileyvet

      Not you again. The PLO fled Jordan after their attempt to destroy it in 1970, and moved into Lebanon. It was there presence between 1972 and 1982 and the killing of 100,000 Lebanese by the PLO, the destruction of that country by them, and the launching of attacks from there against Israel, which led to Israel’s operations. According to accounts from reliable journalists and historians at the time, the IDF was so careful and deliberate in their execution of operations, that the PLO often avoided destruction. Finally by 1982, as the operation wound down, the snake Yasser Arafat agreed to leave, telling the gullible world audience that he was doing so to spare Lebanon and Beirut from further Israeli destruction. In August a new President was elected, the Philangist Bachir Gemayel. The Syrians assassinated him the following September. Christian militias were sent into the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatilla to rout out the last of the PLO in these areas. It was they however, not IDF troops, that did the killing. It was not thousands, but hundreds and overwhelmingly terrorists, many foreign too. Israel took the heat for it and Ariel Sharon was vilified and forced to step down. Regrettably Israel did not finish the job. They withdrew, and Syria filled the vacuum. Alas the PLO was not totally expunged and shortly thereafter continued to massacre Lebanese in the thousands, and the world was silent. Ironically, because of the IDF cessation of operations, America found herself on the receiving end of Iran’s proxy’s wrath, with the bombing of her embassy and the Marine Barrack’s bombing in 1983. Since then Lebanon has been ostensibly in the hands of Syria, Iran and her proxy Hezbollah. All Muslim and Islamic entities. Did you know William that Lebanon used to be majority Christian. Did you know that the world has said absolutely nothing in regards to its transformation by the usurpation of its sovereignty by Syria and destruction by PLO and Hezbollah. Lebanon is now another failed Muslim country to add to the long list of them. So why no denunciation of Syria, Iran, PLO, Hezbollah for what they did to Lebanon? You only single out Israel. I already know why, but explain to the rest of the posters here, William.

      • Bamaguje

        Quite an informative contribution… but you must learn to use paragraphs for easier reading.

        • wileyvet

          Duly noted, and cleaned up a bit. Thanks.

    • Michael Garfinkel

      Almost 1200 Lebanese casualties, including 600-700 Muslim terrorists killed, in the 2006 conflict.

      Take the trouble to get your facts straight.

      Not incidentally, the Israelis suffered 118 casualties – young soldiers who lost their lives, and 43 dead civilians from Islamist rocket fire.

      If there were justice, the Israeli air force would have flattened those targets, before sending soldiers in to die in prepared killling zones.

      But hey, the truth is not your concern, is it?

      • William

        I did not agree with that war either. and BTW many of the victims were Lebanese Christians.

        • Michael Garfinkel

          BTW, you’re really quite special, aren’t you?

        • 1Indioviejo1

          So what? Where they on our side?

  • Nadzieja Batki

    Ted Cruz believes he will get the Jewish vote if he schmoozes enough but Ted Cruz is not to be trusted.

    • Bamaguje

      What’s your beef with Ted Cruz… an exemplary American patriot.

    • Brooklyn Farmer

      Yeah he did it for the Jewish vote all 0.6% of the Texas electoral which is lower than even the Muslim which is 0.7%.

    • 1Indioviejo1

      The Jewish vote is small. Sen. Cruz is an American Patriot not seen since Barry Goldwater. Will we make the same mistake again? I don’t doubt it, but this would be America’s last chance before we start killing each other in a catastrophic civil war.

  • Justactsplease

    Like him or dislike him, Ted Cruz seems to operate on a much higher level of principle than most politicians.

    • Nadzieja Batki

      No he is not.

      • Justactsplease

        Why, then?

      • Debbie G

        Prove it.

        • Nadzieja Batki

          No, it is your responsibility to prove me wrong. All I see is Cruz on the make to become President. Why is that?

          • Debbie G

            No, it’s your responsiblity. You are the one making the accusation.

  • Michael Garfinkel

    The the term “Liberal” is a misnomer.

  • Michael Garfinkel

    These are simply justifications to support cowardice.

  • Brooklyn Farmer

    You sound like you really don’t care for Jews, no big deal, but you make believe knowledge pathetic. In addition do us all a favor and keep your comments about the concentration camps to your ignorant self A-Hole.

  • Brooklyn Farmer

    Thank you Mr Pat Buchanan wanabe, miss the old John Birch Society. If you want to know why some Jews might be apprehensive about conservative look no further than the mirror. FYI I’m a Jew and a conservative and find you repulsive, your no effing friend.

    • Surak1

      I’m a conservative Jew and I have often written the exact same things that Mr. Stafford said. He’s 100% right and it’s extremely frustrating to me, as a Jew and an American.

  • Brooklyn Farmer

    Actually moron the Jewish state was suppose to be the total area of TransJordan (the combined area of prsent day Jordan and Israel) as set out in the Belfour declaration and was getting smaller and smaller by those “Powers that Be”. Your knowledge of Israel is 2nd only to your self proclaimed understanding of the Jew (which ain’t saying much).

  • Brooklyn Farmer

    No Tommy this is a “plucking” finger o0o.

  • SteveJ

    The most virulent form of anti-Semitism is practiced inside Saudi Arabia. And it is Saudi Arabia, not Iran or Syria, that has enabled terrorist groups committing genocide against Christians. Why then did Cruz mention Iran and Syria in this context, which was inaccurate, and fail to include Saudi Arabia, which would have been accurate?
    I would like to hear Senator Cruz comment on our alliance with Saudi Arabia, an alliance which is far more intricate than any “contacts” Lebanese Christians have with Hezbollah. And I would like to know why he left it off of his list.

  • Bridgeport Guy

    First off, before someone takes my post the wrong way, I’m no fan of Islam. I’ve had it and am at the point where I’d be glad to see a new Crusade called for to protect Christians in lands such as Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, etc. I’m also no Democrat sympathizer. It’s a party that opposes life, the family, the natural law, etc. I could never vote for Barack or Hillary or the vast majority of Democrats. That being stated….
    Perhaps there are good reasons why the Christian clerics from the Middle East didn’t give Ted Cruz a standing ovation:
    - Perhaps they realize that Israel and many pro-Israel American war hawks pushed and pushed for the US to invade Iraq, remove Saddam Hussein from power, and exploit the differences between the various ethnic groups in that country, all for the benefit of Israel’s security. You can follow the trail of letters and study papers starting with the 1996 paper put together by American-born but Israel-first Richard Perle, which he prepared for Israel’s PM. You can then go to 1998 when Perle and others of his type pressured Bill Clinton to take out Saddam. Forward to 2000 and the boys at the Project for the New American Century pushed for the same, and also suggested the US needed a Pearl Harbor style attack on US soil to light a fire under our military to keep us on the balls of our feet – which happened with 9/11 (so in a strange way, these neo-cons actually were served what they wanted on a silver platter with the attacks). Then you can go to 2002 into early 2003 and see how these same people pressured G.W. Bush to invade Iraq and jumped on board the WMD train even though it was nonsense. The Christian clerics who booed Ted Cruz may have put 2 and 2 together and realized that these neo-con war hawks would have to have known that at some point, the shaking up of Iraq would eventually lead to chaos and put Christians in jeopardy. And the war hawks didn’t care…as long as it fit into the agenda to bolster Israel’s security.
    - Perhaps when you attend a conference attended by a number of clerics whose people have been murdered, sold into slavery, removed from communities that have been in existence in some instances for nearly 2,000 years, maybe you should tread a bit more lightly. While some of the attendees may have been politically-motivated and/or supporters of Hamas/Hezbollah, a good number of them have been through devastation already or are from lands that lie in harm’s way and are concerned about protecting their people, property, etc. For Cruz to get up there and lecture them about Israel was a slap in the face. Perhaps the attendees realized that Cruz was putting on a pre-planned performance to earn points with the likes of AIPAC, Sheldon Adelson, and the other pro-Israel power guys who could help his chances of getting elected as president in the near future. Perhaps the clerics in attendance recalled that earlier this year, when they visited Washington to ask the US to stop aiding the Syrian rebels because they were butchering Christians, that another pro-Israel politician John McCain, literally threw a fit and stormed out of the room. When representatives of people who are being murdered come to plead their case, politicians should toss politics aside and act a little more human.
    - Finally, it isn’t all about Israel all the time. Cruz gave the attendees the ultimatum that they needed to stand with Israel or else he would not stand with them. When people are in hiding for their lives or are trekking across dangerous terrain to escape death, they’re not necessarily worried about promoting Israel as the greatest nation on earth. Despite all of the many faults of Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Assad in Syria, these Christians know from experience that they were able to lead normal lives for many generations in these lands. Now, when Israel pressures the US to take out these leaders and the lives of the Christians are turned upside down, are they supposed to be cheerleaders for Israel? That’s absurd.
    Finally, Ted Cruz lost any chance of getting my vote at any time in the future. I’ll never vote for Hillary or people of her ilk, but I’ll go independent rather than vote for a brown-nose like Cruz even if it means my vote won’t really count for anything.

  • William

    Cruz/Palin 2016.. you betcha! ROFL

  • Michael Garfinkel

    The Bolsheviks had much Jewish support, but there were plenty of Jews who were politically active in those byzantine, Czarist times – who were anti-Bolshevik and supported a classically Liberal reformation.

    I know; my grandfather was an intellectual and was politically active; he escaped the Bolsheviks and Russia in a drum container.

    You’re correct of course, that the usual Leftist cliches are mealy-mouthed.

    But they’re hardly exclusive to Jews, as I’m sure you’re aware.

    I am not hesitant to point out, as I did before, that Leftism has been, and continues to be a tragedy, and sometimes a disgrace for those Jews who embrace it.

    But many do not.

  • WilliamRD

    What Cruz showed is that he’s willing to troll victims of genocide. The man is reprehensible.

  • 1Indioviejo1

    Remember the bravery shown by Sen. Cruz when the time comes to chose a leader for our forsaken country. This man and Col. Allen West are unique men of “COJONES”. I see no one else out there as capable as these two men.

  • Janet Ann

    Thank you Mr. Puder

    Your words clarified my misconceptions regarding Middle Eastern Christians. I had always naively assumed that ALL persecuted Middle East Christians denominations held a Zionist position. In other words … Israel has a right to exist in Her God-given land.

    Genesis 12:2-3
    I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

  • Janet Ann

    Joseph Puder: “The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch urged people to walk out.”

    +++++

    Pope gives Palestinians boost of support
    May 25, 2014
    http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/pope-gives-palestinians-boost-support

  • Simon Néhmé

    Congratulations Mister Ted Cruz for your courage, sincerity and honesty towards the band of antisemites and judeohaters, a horde present among people youfaced. Here in France – or in what is left from this nation –
    and throughout Europe we can see the same cancer disseminating, hear
    and live worse : from the far-left to the far-right, some
    religious clerics and « philosophical » associations
    included, but with a much deeper acamedic intensity wrapped in a soft
    sophisticated savoir faire.

    Those little vizirs ( Oh la la how injured and wounded they felt, by the
    truth you told at their face ) only miss some big wizards (there
    were some yet ) for being all united : between Kairos, Cair,
    Hamas, Hizballah, Islamic brotherhood, etc… and lots of their kind
    , there is no difference : neither in terms of ideology nor in
    terms of terminology or target. You should know that those who think
    the contrary have been killed or kicked out by the former from the
    Middle East, except in Israêl.

    Miracle ?
    No.

    Democracy and Liberties ? Yes.

    This gang and their leaders are the objective allies of their islamist
    enemies. The only thing they do is banqueting here or there for
    accusing Israel. Isn’t it the only reason why President Obama and
    his staff gave them visas and welcomed them for the first time at
    the White House in such a hurry and with splendour ? Yes,
    indeed.

    So, useless to ask, for example, Mr. Feltman, or his boss Kerry- Chirac,
    why.

    These are feudal wheeler-dealers and potentates – cassockists they be or
    not – of the regimes ( here Assad’s, ex-Lebanon’s, Saddam’s,
    Khamenï, Erdoghan, and so on, or what is left from them) that must
    not be at the head of their dioceses or communities but in Clipperton
    - with Haneen Zoabi for belly dancing festivities ; on the
    beach.

    They have not come at all to your country in order to defend the
    Christians and Yézidis slaughtered by their yesterday Muslim
    « friends », and allies in love with eternity.

    They have come for attacking Israel and the Jews and make diversions –
    as they are perfectly capable to do all the time – crimes they are
    committing and are committed by their Arabic imperialistic invaders
    enemies against their own peoples and Native people since Islam has
    appeared . Can you see, Mister Senator, any circle of any
    diameter with any new value ?!

    Besides, this is the only thing they can do and they like to do. They are
    racists and antisemites, what I call « CUFAs and MUFAs » :
    Christians United For Antisemitism and Muslims United For
    Antisemitism.

    No need for anybody to be a new von Neumann, an another Morgenstern, a
    neo- Einstein, a Martin Luther King, or a post-Rabbi Nehemiah for
    being able, nowadays, to find out another value to Pi for the
    squaring of their bloody circle. Yet their common denominator is
    known : the old historic hatred of the Yehoudi transferred on
    their new hysterical hatred on Israel. Best way, they think, to help
    them to hide their own – and first only their own and nobody else’s
    – crimes and responsabilities.

    Apart from hatred and fanaticism, what did you expect Mister Senator, from,
    for example, the horde of Rai, Laham, the troops of : SSNP,
    Baas, Islamists, Hizballah, and else attending this meeting ?
    Respect, tolerance, serenity, calm , pluralism, democracy ,
    liberties !?

    No.

    Everybody knows that those « clerics » have only come to – and
    disseminate into America among other countries – kill again the
    spirit and reputation of some like Patriachs Anton ( Anthony )
    Peter Arida or bury alive Fathers like Gabriel Naddaf who sincerely,
    like you, love Israel for Israel. So, you, Brigitte Gabrielle, and
    many others belong to the same opposite school of thinking the wizirs
    and wizards abhore. You understand now why they attacked you so
    harshly .

    This is the reason why the Christian and Yézidis peoples must be
    liberated from these CUFAs alligators and these MUFAs crocodiles.

    In reality, they keep them as hostages in order to use them as slaves
    and lures – of different kinds, by the way – for the sake of
    their own maleficence, hatred and antisemitism which they nicely hide
    behind their « antizionism ». Same old story again,
    n’est-ce pas .

    But, feeling this time it will not work anymore the way they think and
    hope, this stimulates them to act and to be more hysterical and
    totally irrespectful.

    You have talked civilization, they respond hate.

    You have talked truth, they respond hate.

    You have talked love , they respond hate.

    You have talked Education, they respond Hate,

    You have talked Jesus Christ, they respond hate.

    You have pronounced the words Jews, Israel, they respond … Oh la la !

    Deductivism and Conclusion ? !

    Let’s say, in fact, they copy here – and in your country – what they
    allowed and encouraged, for some, and obliged for others, to do
    there.

    This is not at all a tangible sign of their force but a clear mark of our
    weakness : Tolerance can’t – and should not be understood
    like stupidity anymore. It’s better for them to learn this first, in
    America and wherever they will be.

    Between the alligators and the crocodiles, democracies must not choose :
    both must be swatted and one should try to free the innocent prey.
    As Sir Churchill in his time did i.e . fight for – and
    confirm – our values and civilization by military force if need be
    and compulsory civil and moral Education should prevail ; they
    like or not.

    Concerning this kind of « leaders » : let them tomise
    themselves, it will spare us from atomising them.

    MERCI again Mister Senator for having reminded us and them so clearly,
    straightforwardly and precisely – very diplomatically though, to my
    mind regarding the atmosphere – what they really are . At
    their point, diplomacy or even fairplay, are not ways or techniques
    this kind of guys deserve.

    Those Little vizirs and Grand wizards – another « Eminentes
    Personnalités » – are not at all what one of your founding
    Patriots used to call « indispensable men » ;
    they will end up consumed by their own hatred. As you rightly and
    bravely stated : « those who hate Israel hate America.
    Those who hate the Jews hate the Christians. If you hate the Jewish
    people you do not respect the teachings of Jesus Christ ».
    And who hates democracy can’t love Zionism neither true Humanism.

    Oh, some of these nice self declared « peaceful lambs »
    didn’t like it ! C’est normal.

    In reality : for a lot of these fellows and leaders, « coming » to Jesus is to kill the
    Jews.

    For them Christianity is another way to eradicate Judaism. So, where
    one, Academic or not, can see any single difference with Islam ?

    Here is the major reason which has enabled the quick expansion of the
    Islamic totalitarian ideology from its beginning till nowadays.

    No need to any psycho-anthropologist, psycho-analyst in any science or
    discipline, or what else to grasp ( or even to feel ) that they would
    follow anybody who would promise them to kill the Jews, hunt Israel
    and the Zionists , on one side and cry victimology with yuyu as
    usual on the other side. The whole sprinkled with petrodollars,
    petro-euros, dinars and … roubles. In the meantime Iran is working
    slowly on the « we know what » .

    So : what are these AlMonitors leaders waiting for to get into their «
    happy coranic large and sweet family » !? Why are they
    still in standby ? Let them jump alone to this Firdaws but let
    their subjugated people be free.

    This time things would – and should – be clearer once for all.

    Meanwhile, Israel is building herself and the USA will reborn, both still more firm and stronger.

    To paraphrase again the spirit of Sir Winston Churchill, : Let us
    arm ourselves heavily, smartly and let us sift.

    Sword, knowledge, power , trowel and modesty , and vice versa, would enable
    us, I hope, to make the difference between the real friend and the
    true enemy and to build a better present for the future of our
    children in more free societies. It will be hard but it’s not too
    late yet to start seriously.

    Like a mountain, keep standing up the same honorable way you did.

    God bless you and bless your country.

    Et tant pis pour les jaloux.

    Simon Néhmé Saint Martin Le Beau – France

  • WilliamRD

    The one thing we know about Ted Cruz, he will troll victims of genocide. The idea that Christians in the Middle East have no greater friend than Israel is laughable.

  • Simon Néhmé
  • Simon Néhmé

    In complementary , Note :

    Henry Morgenthau, Sr. : Jewish American Ambassador to the turkish empire,
    is the first – and the most active – who denounced high, privately
    and publicly the massacre of the Christians by the arabs,turkishs and
    Kurds, ( muslims wizirs and “christians” effendis ) and
    alerted his administration and the world : this empire was allied to
    the Arabs and Germany ( Teutons + Malteses “ Knights ”) .
    Nowadays, it continues the same way and again the same « chiefs »
    ‘s hordes accuse … Israêl !

    Simon Néhmé