Senior religious Zionist Rabbi: Rift in Judaism, Israel is dangerous
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Rabbi David Stav stated that Religious Zionism became a cause for separation rather than a bridge “as it used to be.”
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-739135
Twenty-five years ago I had a dream I was walking towards the Temple Mount behind a – King! I had prepared his way, as the New John the Baptist which I learned several days ago is a title applied to Saint Francis. Today, the title ‘King of Jerusalem’ lie on the ground, a tattered crown. I bend over, and pick it up. We are now officially in Biblical Days. Otto Von Habsburg was the person to hold the title ‘King of Jerusalem’. Austria rejected the Habsburg Crown and all titles they held. They were the first and last monarchy to rule a kingdom in North America. I carry on, and go forth!
King Carlos of Spain abdicated his throne. He is the last to hold the title ‘King of Jerusalem”. On this day April 13, 2023, I claim that title and crown. I have no choice. There’s nothing left to do. All roads lead to Rome – and Jerusalem!
Bt fate, I came to own the Radio Church of Herbert Armstrong who promoted British Israelism. He preached over the airwaves that European Royalty are the Lost Tribes of Israel. I liked some aspects of this theory, but, not the racist and anti-Semitic parts. There is a saying in AA…
“Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater!”
I watched ten minutes of news this morning before I got on the computer. Trump has a lock on the Republican nomination for President. There were messenger sent out to all all parts on the land…
“Isn’t there anyone who is – more worthy?”
This cry is heard in DIVIDED ISRAL. I am prepared to reveal more information about Jesus as King of the Jews. Why am I producing revelations – in my long study? Why isn’t there a team of Orthodox Zionist Jews and Scholars, studying the New Testament – around the clock! They can form three tag teams. Are they afraid of what they will find…..UNITY?
I’m prepared to come over! I step on God’s Bridge that they called GOLGOTHA. I am the King of Reformed British-Israelism – and Reformed Judaism?
If I fail to untie, then I want to erect Radio Free Jerusalem atop the Mount of Olives. I am a legitimate contender – that can not be denied!
John Preskowitz ‘King of Jerusalem;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Israelism
In an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post, Rabbi David Stav said that “there is a feeling of two camps in Israel,” mainly the “secular-Ashkenazi-democratic” camp versus the “traditional-religious-conservative-ultra-orthodox” camp, which is, “mainly Sephardic.”
Stav said that he sees a “great danger and a rift to Judaism and to Israeli society.”
Stav continued by stating that there is a difference between the separation of religion and state rather than the separation of religion from politics,” which he supports.”An absolute majority of Israelis want a Jewish state based on the Declaration of Independence. We of course offer full rights to minorities.” He added that he calls upon President Isaac Herzog to promote a deep discourse of dialogue on the Jewish character of the country.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-739135
Le Rav David Stav
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
In an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post, Rabbi David Stav said that “there is a feeling of two camps in Israel,” mainly the “secular-Ashkenazi-democratic” camp versus the “traditional-religious-conservative-ultra-orthodox” camp, which is, “mainly Sephardic.”
Stav said that he sees a “great danger and a rift to Judaism and to Israeli society.”
But Stav also criticized the Religious Zionist community, of which he is a member and one of its leading rabbinic figures. “It is symbolic that those leading the judicial reform are religious Zionists,” he said and added that it is even more symbolic that “those who were the last to give a chance to dialogue were from the religious-Zionism camp.”
Stav meant that the members and heads of the Religious Zionist Party (RZP) block, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, were against any halt of the legislation of the judicial reforms, even though the country has become in a very unstable situation as result.“It is chilling to think what has happened to the religious-Zionist community, from what was considered to be the famous hyphen, or bridge between religion and Zionism, Torah and Avodah [Torah and work], Torah and Mada [Torah and Science], Torah with Derech Eretz [Torah with proper behavior], unfortunately, some of our leaders, elected officials and rabbis speak in a tone that frightens many people in Israeli society and rightly so.”
Religious Zionist Party MK Zvi Sukkot joins settlers to reestablish the Evyatar outpost, on February 27, 2023. (credit: Yanon Krakover)Stav emphasized that the problematic rhetoric, as he sees it, coming from religious-Zionist leaders, isn’t just about the judicial reforms. He explained that RZP bloc members introduced “dozens of laws and the seculars are rightly made to think that in 10 to 20 years, the ultra-orthodox will be the majority and will limit their rights.” Stav related to the different suggested amendments in the Law of Return, the draft law that would have caused “unmodestly dressed” men and women to go to jail for six months if they visit the Kotel and other laws.
Blaming secular Israelis for violence nationwide
Stav shared that the “forceful and violent” rhetoric from secular Israelis is also a concern of his. He said that many of his constituents, religious Israelis, consult with him regarding wearing their kippah at their workplace because the dialogue has become toxic. “I get more questions from religious people who are ashamed to come to work with a kippah and women with a head covering. Not in the sense of not being religious, but in the sense of not being identified as religious. They are ashamed of what the religious community represents nowadays.”Stav said that Tzohar, the rabbinic organization that he has been the head of for many years, is promoting many “two-way conversations.” He explained that this dialogue is “a journey from the world of our religious communities to bring back the voices of reasoning and of dialogue, not of force.” Stav emphasized that “Judaism is a brand that belongs to all of us. It’s not anyone’s personal monopoly.”
Stav said that he is against the “Hametz Law,” which enables Israel’s hospital directors to block glutenous leavened food products (hametz) from entering hospitals during the Passover holiday, is “a stupid law,” and “will not help any Jew abide by the halachic rules of Passover. It was possible to reach settlements and compromises. After all, no one will enforce this law anyway. It’s an unnecessary law that causes hatred.”
“I feel that the religious Israelis will have to understand that there are secularists with needs and vice versa.”Rabbi David Stav
Another initiative the Tzohar has promoted, according to Stav, is the dialogue with the heads of the demonstration groups, mainly top figures in the tech community, against the judicial reforms. “We made a statement that having criticism of a law does not mean that they are against Judaism or want to hurt the feelings of others. In my opinion, to be Jewish and democratic is to respect a holiday even if it is not your faith.”
In addition, Stav said that they will engage in deeper conversations with various rabbis, not necessarily Tzohar rabbis, “to promote a new discourse between us and to understand that the reforms call upon us to create a new Israeli understanding. We must tell a new story of what Israel is.
“I feel that the religious Israelis will have to understand that there are secularists with needs and vice versa.” As a prominent religious Zionist rabbi, Stav explained that he and his colleagues are students of the late Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook, one of the first chief rabbis of Israel, who was “against religious coercion,” except for issues regarding marriage and divorce [according to the Jewish law], because he wanted to keep the nation of Israel whole,” – meaning that he insisted that marriage and divorce in Israel should be only allowed through the Chief Rabbinate.According to Stav, the legislation does not cause rapprochement to religion, since coercion causes harm.”
THIS DELEGATION of US rabbis raised $2m. in Toronto on Monday to provide religious education for French Jews immigrating to Israel. (credit: AVRUMI BLUM)
Stav continued by stating that there is a difference between the separation of religion and state rather than the separation of religion from politics,” which he supports.”An absolute majority of Israelis want a Jewish state based on the Declaration of Independence. We of course offer full rights to minorities.” He added that he calls upon President Isaac Herzog to promote a deep discourse of dialogue on the Jewish character of the country.
Secular-Socialist Foundation of Zion
Posted on December 21, 2011 by Royal Rosamond Press
It was radical socialist Jews, who belonged to sports clubs, that founded the state of Israel, and not Rabbis or a Messiah. The only person giving the title ‘Messiah’ was Harry Truman, a Democrat. The group that gets most of the credit is the Israelitische Turnverein, a group of Jewish gymnasts who were expelled from the Berlin Turnverien. My Stuttmeiser, Janke kinfolk were members of the Tunrverein, and were radical Forty-Eighters who are also give credit for the founding of Israel. These Forty-Eighters made up John Fremont’s and Jessie Benton’s bodyguard. The Freemasons are here. Other clubs that followed were named after “Bar Kochba” who was seen as a Messiah until he failed to drive the Romans out of Judea. His name was changed to “Simon bar Kozeba” (Hebrew: בר כוזיבא, “Son of lies” or “Son of deception”).
The King of Jerusalem
Posted on December 17, 2017 by Royal Rosamond Press
Twenty-five years ago I had a dream I was walking towards the Temple Mount behind a – King! I had prepared his way, as the New John the Baptist which I learned several days ago is a title applied to Saint Francis. Today, the title ‘King of Jerusalem’ lie on the ground, a tattered crown. I bend over, and pick it up. We are now officially in Biblical Days. Otto Von Habsburg was the person to hold the title ‘King of Jerusalem’. Austria rejected the Habsburg Crown and all titles they held. They were the first and last monarchy to rule a kingdom in North America. I carry on, and go forth!
Above is the painting ‘The Last Audience of the Habsburgs’ that remains unfinished because Hitler put a price on the head of Empress Zita, and I assume her son Otto ‘The King of Jerusalem who fled to the United States. This painting was shipped to an American friend of Zita in Portland Oregon, and came to rest in a bank vault in Eugene. I contacted the Austrian embassy and asked them for help in getting this ‘Last Audience’ – home! They were not interested. I am ‘The Witness in the Audience’. Only a few are asking the whereabouts of this Royal Title.
A year ago I blogged a warning of the Ult-Right taking over Austria. This event happened today. They want to keep Muslims out of Austria which puts them on a collision course with the President of Turkey. They too will look towards Jerusalem. They soon will be wondering about a crown.
I am a Nazarite after Samuel ‘The King Maker’. Am I the only one who titles himself a “Nazarite”? I am not a Nazarene.
Giovanni ‘The Nazarite’
Jon Presco
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The late Herbert W. Armstrong used to believe that Otto von Habsburg was one to watch as a leader in Europe. Otto von Habsburg was quite influential in helping put together what is now the 500,000,000 person empire called the European Union.
As I have mentioned before, all the emperors of the old “Holy Roman Empire” were part of what has been known as the Habsburg line. Charlemagne was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor, reputedly with the crown shown above, by Pope Leo III in Rome on Christmas Night, 800 AD. And now, over 1200 years later, the descendants of that family are still influential in and near Europe.
Samuel: The King-Maker
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_David
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Habsburg
https://www.ft.com/content/4608e324-e26a-11e7-97e2-916d4fbac0da
Alex
Simone.BLISS@bmeia.gv.at
Nov 3 at 3:30 PM
your information was forwarded to the Austrian Consulate General. Please give us more details why you to your mind the mentioned canvas was smuggled out of Austria and who did that.
Josef Schwob
The King of Jerusalem[1] was the supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Crusader state founded by Christian princes in 1099 when the First Crusade took the city.
Godfrey of Bouillon, the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, himself refused the title of king, and instead chose the title “Defender of the Holy Sepulchre“. Thus, the title of king was only introduced for his successor, King Baldwin I in 1100. The city of Jerusalem was lost in 1187, but the Kingdom of Jerusalem survived (also known as the “Second Kingdom of Jerusalem”), moving its capital to Acre in 1191. The city of Jerusalem was re-captured in the Sixth Crusade, during 1229–39 and 1241–44. The Kingdom of Jerusalem was finally dissolved with the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades in the Holy Land in 1291.
After the Crusader States ceased to exist, the title of King of Jerusalem was claimed by a number of European noble houses descended from the kings of Cyprus or the kings of Naples. The (purely ceremonial) title of King of Jerusalem is currently used by Felipe VI of Spain. It was claimed by Otto von Habsburg as Habsburg pretender, and by the kings of Italy until 1946.
Otto’s family spent the subsequent years in Switzerland, and on the Portuguese island of Madeira, where Charles died prematurely in 1922, leaving the 9-year-old Otto pretender to the throne. On his father’s deathbed, his mother, Empress Dowager Zita, told the 9-year-old, “your father is now sleeping the eternal sleep—you are now Emperor and King”.[18] The family eventually relocated to the Basque town of Lekeitio, where 40 Spanish grandees bought them a villa.
Meanwhile, the Austrian parliament had officially expelled the Habsburg dynasty and confiscated all the official property via the Habsburg Law of 3 April 1919. Charles was banned from ever returning to Austria again, while Otto and other male members could only return if they renounced all claims to the throne and accepted the status of private citizens.
In 1935, he graduated with a PhD degree in Political and Social Sciences from the University of Louvain in Belgium. His thesis was on “the right, born of usage and of the peasant law of inheritance, of the indivisibility of rural land ownership in Austria”.[19][20] From his father’s death throughout the remainder of his time in exile, Otto considered himself the rightful emperor of Austria and stated this on many occasions. In 1937 he wrote,[21]
I know very well that the overwhelming majority of the Austrian population would like me to assume the heritage of the peace emperor, my beloved father, rather earlier than later. … The [Austrian] people have never cast a vote in favor of the republic. They have remained silent as long as they were exhausted from the long fight, and taken by surprise by the audacity of the revolutionaries of 1918 and 1919. They shook off their resignation when they realized that the revolution had raped their right to life and freedom. … Such trust places a heavy burden on me. I accept it readily. God willing, the hour of reunion between the Duke and the people will arrive soon
http://www.cogwriter.com/news/religious-news/otto-von-habsburg-was-king-of-jerusalem/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Jerusalem_family_tree
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/hapsburg-monarchy
Austria’s far-right nationalist Freedom party will control several powerful ministries when the country’s new government is sworn in on Monday, after it struck a coalition deal that will significantly toughen Vienna’s stance on immigration and asylum seekers.In a breakthrough for the Eurosceptic Freedom party, it will govern together with the centre-right People’s party of 31-year-old chancellor-elect Sebastian Kurz. The Freedom party will take control of the defence, interior and foreign ministries while its leader Heinz-Christian Strache, who has warned of Austria’s “Islamification”, will become vice-chancellor.The progress and policies of Mr Kurz’s government will be closely watched around the EU, where mainstream politicians have grown increasingly concerned about the rise of nationalist and populist political forces.Pierre Moscovici, the EU’s centre-left commissioner for economics, warned that the Freedom party’s presence should “arouse the vigilance” of democrats who supported European values. “The presence of the extreme right in power is never trivial,” he said.Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Front who failed in her presidential bid in May, said Freedom’s government role in Austria was “excellent news for Europe”.
King Felipe VI of Spain and King Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. Photo by Carlos Alvarez
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Besieged by allegations, investigations and scandal around his financial arrangements, and weeks after he was linked to an inquiry into alleged corruption that has further harmed the already embattled Spanish monarchy, former king Juan Carlos has gone into exile abroad, the Casa Real (Royal House) has confirmed.
The 82-year-old ex-monarch officially announced his decision on Monday, August 3, in a letter to his son, King Felipe, in whose name he had abdicated the throne six years ago, adding that he would be available to prosecutors.
In Spain, the first reactions to the royal announcement have been divided between those who think the aged king, who was a prominent figure in the transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco, should have stayed to face justice and those who think his presence in the country has become toxic and an embarrassment to his son’s reign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zita_of_Bourbon-Parma
End of Empire[edit]
By this time, the war was closing in on the embattled Emperor. A Union of Czech Deputies had already sworn an oath to a new Czechoslovak state independent of the Habsburg Empire on 13 April 1918, the prestige of the German Army had taken a severe blow at the Battle of Amiens, and, on 25 September 1918, her brother-in-law King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria broke away from his allies in the Central Powers and sued for peace independently. Zita was with Charles when he received the telegram announcing Bulgaria’s collapse. She remembered it “made it even more urgent to start peace talks with the Western Powers while there was still something to talk about.”[3]: 111 On 16 October, the Emperor issued a “People’s Manifesto” proposing the empire be restructured on federal lines with each nationality gaining its own state. Instead, each nation broke away and the empire effectively dissolved.[3]: 113–115
Leaving behind their children at Gödöllő, Charles and Zita travelled to the Schönbrunn Palace. By this time ministers had been appointed by the new state of “German-Austria”, and by 11 November, together with the Emperor’s spokesmen, they prepared a manifesto for Charles to sign.[3]: 121–130 Zita, at first glance, mistook it for an abdication and made her famous statement:
A sovereign can never abdicate. He can be deposed… All right. That is force. But abdicate – never, never, never! I would rather fall here at your side. Then there would be Otto. And even if all of us here were killed, there would still be other Habsburgs!
[3]: 130
Flight to North America[edit]
With the Nazi invasion of Belgium on 10 May 1940, Zita and her family became war refugees. They narrowly missed being killed by a direct hit on the castle by German bombers and fled to Prince Xavier’s castle at Bostz in France.[3]: 271–272 The Habsburgs then fled to the Spanish border, reaching it on 18 May. On June 12 the Portuguese ruler António Salazar issued instructions to the Portuguese consulates in France to provide Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal Duchess of Parma with Portuguese passports. With these Portuguese passports the family could get visas without creating problems for the neutrality of the Portuguese Government. This way the daughter of Maria Antónia, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, and her son Otto von Habsburg got their visas because they were descendants of a Portuguese citizen.[6] They moved on to Portugal and resided in Cascais. Not long after, the archduke was informed by Salazar that Hitler had demanded his extradition. The demand would be refused, the Portuguese ruler told him but hinted that his safety was precarious. On 9 July the U.S. Government granted the family visas. After a perilous journey they arrived in New York City on 27 July, having family in Long Island and Newark, New Jersey;[3]: 277 at one point, Zita and several of her children lived, as long-term house-guests, in Tuxedo Park, New York.
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