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    In spite of feeling numb with pain, we must at least try to take some action. -NOW is the time to have the Wakf removed from the Temple Mount!

    It is virtually impossible that the suicide bombers (from eastern Jeruslaem) in the Ben-Yehuda mall were not part of the 160,000 Muslims who were incited to kill Jews and Americans in last Friday's Ramadan prayers.

    Removing the Wakf is something that would actually have an effect. Bombing empty buildings, even capturing or killing a few terrorists, has proven totally useless. But when the Orient house was taken over, there was a serious lull in attacks, and the terrorist leadership was frightened.

    The Arabs of the land of Israel have to pay a price, and their lives and buildings do not mean anything to them. Their presence on Har HaBayit, on the other hand, is very important to them.

    It goes without saying that NO Moslems should be allowed on the Temple Mount for next Friday's Ramadan prayers.

    Finally, the MOST effective weapon we have is the most just one: establishment of additional "settlements", and enlarging existing ones. Unlike most Jews, most of the local Arabs hold the land of Israel more important to them than their lives, and their families. Our eternal connection to the land, in contrast to their recent attempt to usurp it, gives us both moral and legal justification for claiming our ancestral home. If the result of killing (or attempting to kill) Jews was the building of Jewish homes on land previously designated "A", there would be intense internal pressure to stop the attacks. Dr. Ron Goldstein

EISH-L, "Eretz Israel SHelanu" ( = "Our Eretz Israel") EmaiList Prof. Arieh Zaritsky, 74/27, Mivtza Nach'shon Str., Be'er-Sheva, Israel 84450 tel: 972-8-6499.238, -6461.712, fax: -6278.951, mobile (NEW!): 055-955.670

    EISH-L Archive http://techunix.technion.ac.il/archives/eish-l.html

Russian version
An introduction to MAOF
Haim Goldman

Dear Friends,

Would you believe that the undersigned has anything in common with

-- Professor Victor Davis Hanson (Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University),
-- Dr Charles Krauthammer, (Washington Post, Time, The Weekly Standard),
-- Caroline Glick (Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post),
-- Jonathan Tobin (Executive Editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent).

Amazingly, the editors of the MAOF website decided that the missives of the undersigned are worthy of translation and posting along the articles written by these distinguished authors.

The first letter was published without the consent of the undersigned.
However, after thorough examination of the laudable attitude of MAOF and of the excellent contents of the website, the undersigned had most graciously granted his permission for publication of his missives in both English and Russian.

“Analytical Group MAOF” [1] is an organisation founded about ten years ago by Russian-speaking Jewish intellectuals. The attitude of MAOF is definitely pro-Zionist -- unambiguously and unapologetically.

One of MAOF’s primary purposes is providing information and analysis about Middle-Eastern and world affairs as well as about Israel’s history, values and dilemmas. In addition to extensive publication activity in various media, MAOF also organises excursions and seminars. While the vast majority of the contents of the MAOF website is in Russian, texts originally written in English are provided in the original [2] as well as in Russian.

There are arguably about 250 millions of Russian-speakers worldwide and many of them do not read English. The indisputable motivation for the author’s permission was to grant those millions of disadvantaged people the grand benefit of reading the author’s ruminations. If the author is ever maliciously accused that his tacit motivation for authorising the publication was his craving to be listed along with the above-mentioned distinguished writers, his plea will definitely be “nolo contendere”.

The editors of MAOF expressed their gratitude by granting the undersigned a privilege that no other author got – the opportunity to review and correct the Russian translation before publication. The original letters of the undersigned are at [3] and their Russian version is at [4]. At of today, only two letters are posted but several other letters are pending translation.

You are kindly ENCOURAGED TO RECOMMEND the MAOF website to your friends and colleagues worldwide, particularly those who speak Russian. Those who do not enjoy the benefit of proficiency in the exquisite Russian language can find many thought-provoking and inspiring articles about Middle-Eastern and world affairs in the English section [2].

Sincerely,

Haim Goldman
28.10.2006

REFERENCES:

[1] http://maof.rjews.net
[2] section.php3? sid=37&num=25
[3] authorg.php3? id=2107&type=a
[4] authorg.php3? id=2166&type=a