Israel on fire--not an accident

Haifa, Israel -- Tens of thousands of Israelis are being evacuated from their homes as wildfires rage in various parts of Haifa, with a population of about 300,000. The fires are also threatening homes near Jerusalem and the West Bank.

One minister said that about half of the fires were "apparently arson," but this has not been confirmed by law enforcement.

No deaths or serious injuries have been reported but the national ambulance service say about 35 people have been treated for smoke inhalation as hundreds of military reservists have been activated to help fight the three-day outbreak.

Schools, kindergartens, retirement homes and the University were evacuated.

The Mayor of Haifa, Yonah Yahav told Channel 2 TV that there was some evidence that one of the fires began when "someone tossed a cigarette in an area full of oil and flammable fluids" in an industrial area.

Highway 443 linking Jerusalem and Tel Aviv was closed to morning traffic on Thursday after another fire reached the city of Modi'in.

About 300 students were evacuated from a school in a settlement known as Talmon, and homes and cars were damaged in the blaze.

Cyprus, Italy, Russia, Croatia and Greece have sent help and equipment, including aircraft, to help tackle the blazes.

Four Palestinians have been arrested and are to appear in court on suspicion of starting a bonfire 'negligently'.

"Almost 50% of the fires are apparently arson," Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan told Army Radio. 

Education Minister Naftali Bennett, the leader of the Jewish Home party, Tweeted (in Hebrew): "Only those to whom the country does not belong are capable of burning it."

The Arabic-language hashtag #Israel_on_fire began trending and most of the tweets expressed pleasure and satisfaction over the outbreak of fires.

Here's a question: if being Islamophobic in America is considered to be racist, why isn't being anti-Semitic also being racist?


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ISIL or ISIS, What Difference Does It Make?

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, (ISIS) is on the march and has basically surrounded Baghdad. But calling these terrorists ISIS is a mistake. They should be known now as ISIL or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

What is the Levant?

The Levant refers to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean. It includes: Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, part of Turkey, and yes, Israel. Remember the Palestinian chant: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." This is an Islamic goal--to "free" Palestine by removing Israel. ISIL has the same goal of destroying Israel and exterminating the Jews.

In Iraq, their main airport is under attack and just hours ago, the Syrian air force flew over the border and attacked ISIL positions, but no further information is available at this time.

So who is ISIL?

ISIL is a group of Sunnis led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a 43 year old jihadist who even al Qaeda feels is too violent to pray with.

Baghdadi (his friends call him Abu) fought in western Iraq in 2003 and was captured by U.S. forces in 2006.  Of course we released him at the end of 2009 and of course, he rejoined al-Qaeda affiliates in Iraq. This should have been a lesson to a certain president of a certain country, but talking to him is like talking to a wall.

The main goal of ISIS is to establish a caliphate in the Levant and Iraq. They will do this by killing all infidels, Jews, and even Shi'ite Muslims, because they only consider Sunni Muslims to be true Muslims and everyone else are seen as infidels.  

As far as we know, the size of this group is about 6000 members, all of whom hold staunch religious beliefs in Islam as interpreted by the Medina suras, or chapters of the Koran. These are the suras that came later in Mohammad's bloody history. And according to the law of abrogation in the Koran, it is the latter suras that abrogate the earlier ones, the less violent ones. This is why we have Islamic terrorism--they're simply following their scripture.

So Obama's analogy of ISIL being a "Jay Vee" team is as accurate as his 3 point shot. He is in over his head and ought to be impeached for the good of the nation. But if he really loves the USA like he claims, he would resign.

A New York reporter is captured by Islamic terrorists who demand the president release three Gitmo prisoners in exchange. If the president refuses, they will behead the reporter and videotape it for the Internet. But the United States doesn’t negotiate with terrorists so the reporter has 24 hours before he is to die.

The clock is ticking . . .                      

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