Organizers began setting up early Monday morning on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. They say the encampment isn’t intended to interfere with campus activities or classes.Nathan Wilk / KLCC
I just saw this sign on the campus of the University of Oregon.
“DIVEST FROM DEATH”
I just found in Revelations a Woman Prophet that was teaching in a early Christian Church. She went by the name JEZEBEL. She is cursed. A male deity threatened to
“STRIKE HER CHILDREN DEAD”
I am calling all ‘Friends of Jezebel’ to demand Revelations be removed from all campus, and public libraries. Divest from the murder of children at its religious source! How many Palestinians claim they descend from the Canaanites, the Phoenicians, and from Ahab and Jezebel? We Americans practice Freedom of Religion. Any threat to murder children, murder your children, must be dealt with.
John Presco ‘A Friend of Jezebel’
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_Palestinians
Prelude to The World Holy Word War
Posted on October 7, 2023 by Royal Rosamond Press
Yesterday, on October 6, 2023, I went to the Knight Library to look for a book I found twenty years ago, that proves Jesus was a Priest overturning rulings by the Sanhedrin. He was not a prophet, or a Zealot, though I believe his judgements were the PRELUDE to the War of the Jews against Rome. When his revolt was defeated, his history was altered to keep the suppression of his followers – going – as long as it takes. The suppression of Jesus ‘The Freedom Fighter’ led to the attack on Israel – on the Sabbat. I did not find that book, but took this pic of me amongst a wall of books about the Jews. I knew my prophecies were about to come true. I am for Reformed Judaism which is being demonized by Israelis.
University of Oregon students begin encampment, call for boycott of Israel
By Nathan Wilk (KLCC)
April 29, 2024 12:36 p.m. Updated: April 29, 2024 4:58 p.m.
Pro-Palestinian student groups created an encampment Monday at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
The students stationed themselves on the lawn in front of the Knight Library. They say they won’t leave until the university agrees to divest from companies that supply the Israeli military.
They also want UO to cut ties with Israeli universities, and grant formal protections for students and faculty who speak out about the conflict in Gaza.
“We were not getting a response from the university. We’ve just been getting a lot of nothing,” said an encampment spokesperson who is using the name Cedar Deodora. “And every day more people die, so it’s ever-pressing that we do this action right now.”
Deodora acknowledged that “Cedar Deodora” is not his real name, but he showed KLCC a copy of his student ID documents on the condition that he not be identified.
Previously, student activists have accused the university’s foundation of supporting BlackRock and Vanguard, two investment firms with large shares in defense companies that supply Israel with military equipment.
Jasper Ridge Partners, which manages the UO Foundation, has placed the majority of its publicly traceable funds into the two firms. However, a foundation spokesperson told KLCC in March that it has no known investments in either company.
Deodora said organizers didn’t tell the university administration about the encampment in advance. However, he said the site was chosen to avoid disrupting classes and other campus activities.
UO’s Students for Justice in Palestine president Salem Khoury said the protesters are expecting pushback, but they’ll resist attempts to escalate the situation. Guidelines posted on the student group’s Instagram account instruct participants not to engage with counter-protesters.
“We must be the bigger person in every situation, which is a hard task,” said Khoury. “We have to step up for ourselves and stand up for what’s right, but not cross the line and not become what we are trying to defend against.”
Organizers said they’re only allowing students to camp at the site at this time. By Monday afternoon, Deodora said organizers had spoken with campus safety officials and the dean of students.
In an alert to community members Monday, the University of Oregon said it supported the right to free speech, but would be watchful for any student conduct code violations or losses of business opportunity.
“As we have seen over the last week, universities across the nation who have taken a hard stance — including calling in law enforcement as an early response — have seen an escalation in violence, including harm to bystanders and students alike,” the letter said. “In keeping with our longstanding protocols, university representatives have been in communication with those participating, outlining relevant institutional policies, and advising them of an existing reservation for that space later this week.”
Pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Oregon campus grows following May Day rally
Since it was first set up on the University of Oregon campus two days earlier, an encampment of students calling for an end to the war in Gaza had nearly tripled in size by Wednesday.
About 80 tents and several hundred people showed up to participate in a May Day walkout, merging the causes of International Workers’ Day and the University of Oregon Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
Faculty, staff and student workers were all asked to leave their classes and jobs at 1 p.m. Hundreds attended the rally.
“Like all of you, I felt an endless spiral of pain and grief, watching a genocide and feeling like I have no power to do anything,” Carolyn Roderique, a representative of the UO Student Workers union, said during the rally. “This encampment means so much more than our pain, anger and outrage. This movement … represents hope and resistance. … We as workers, many of us proud union members, know the strength of all of us is necessary to meet our demands.”
Speakers representing undergraduate workers, graduate employees, college staff and community groups spoke during the rally, calling for action and asking more students and faculty to join the encampment. Speakers pointed to a new camera that was placed on top of the Chapman Hall, which houses the Honors College, pointing down to watch the encampment.
Laura Wadlin, a faculty member at Portland Community College, said that teachers and students are on the same side. Because groups like UOSW, Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation and United Academics of the University of Oregon are already unionized, UO is “uniquely positioned” to make change, according to Wadlin.
Encampment liaison and UO senior Teagen Holmquist said the rally went well and is proud to see the encampment continue to grow at UO.
“It’s really good to see the community coming together in this way to support Palestine and reject U.S. imperialism,” Holmquist said.”
Following a slew of arrests at Columbia University and Tuesday night’s violent clash of protestors at the University of California Los Angeles, Holmquist said it’s intimidating to see peers facing arrests and violence.
“We obviously welcome any students who want to come camp with us. Faculty support is greatly appreciated,” Holmquist said. “One of our demands from the university is to issue a statement affirming the safety of Muslim students, Palestinian students, Arab students, Jewish students, faculty, just all students and everyone involved here. We really hope that we’ll be able to protect each other.”
New University of Oregon free speech page
This week, UO publicized a new website page titled “Free Speech and Safety at UO,” following the creation of the encampment.
The site is “intended to provide students, parents, faculty, staff, and the public with information and resources related to speech, safety, relevant policy and guidelines,” consolidating information relevant to protesting and demonstrating on campus. Along with guidelines and expectations, the site also has a link to report a concern.
https://cm.desmoinesregister.com/article-body/cfl-a-inline-desktop_040224_Modular24
Find more information at https://freespeech.uoregon.edu/.
Miranda Cyr reports on education for The Register-Guard. You can contact her at mcyr@registerguard.com or find her on Twitter @mirandabcyr.
EUGENE, Ore. – Students at the University of Oregon are among those at college campuses across the nation who are holding pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
A protest camp popped up outside of the Knight Library on Monday morning with about 45 people initially and included students, faculty members, and members of the public and later grew to about 100 participants. Demonstrators said they will stay there, rain or shine, with demands that include the divestment of the university from companies that protestors say are profiting off the attacks in Gaza. The protestors also want to see statements and actions from the U of O to affirm the safety of Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and Jewish students.
As of Wednesday, organizers said the number of students camping have nearly doubled or even tripled in size.
“I’m here to support the people of Palestine and be in solidarity of all the lives that have been lost,” student protestor Dani Campos said. “Jewish people as well, Israeli people, just kind of showing support for all of those people.”
A coalition of groups that included Students Justice for Palestine, Jewish Voices for Peace, Grads for Palestine, and Young Democratic Socialists of America organized the camp. They also take charge of organizing other events throughout the camp, including a walkout rally that took place Wednesday afternoon, where students and guest speakers explained why they plan to stay, as well as asking for workers to demand an end to businesses supporting ties with Israel.
Student protestors like Tea Bland said the walkout rally was another way to get the attention of those who may not know why they are there.
“Over the last couple of days we’ve had so many people as students in the community coming in that just don’t really know what’s going on, they don’t really know the University’s involvement in this, they don’t know all the details,” Bland said. “They aren’t opposed but they just want to know more and getting protests and marches like this, getting more attention to this just brings more people into this and turns more heads and more eyes on what we’re trying to do.”
“What are we doing as an educational institution whose student values don’t align in militant propaganda with investing all this money into defense companies,” said Salem Khoury, an organizer and participant in the protest. “It’s not within student values, it’s not within faculty values, it’s not within the values of this university and the values we uphold.”
Thyateira (also Thyatira; Ancient Greek: Θυάτειρα) was the name of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor, now the modern Turkish city of Akhisar (“white castle”), Manisa Province. The name is probably Lydian. It lies in the far west of Turkey, south of Istanbul and almost due east of Athens. It is about 50 miles (80 km) from the Aegean Sea.
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It was an ancient Greek city called Pelopia (Ancient Greek: Πελόπεια) and Semiramis (Ancient Greek: Σεμίραμις),[1] before it was renamed to Thyateira (Θυάτειρα), during the Hellenistic era in 290 BC, by the King Seleucus I Nicator. He was at war with Lysimachus when he learned that his wife had given birth to a daughter. According to Stephanus of Byzantium, he called this city “Thuateira” from Greek θυγάτηρ, θυγατέρα (thugatēr, thugatera), meaning “daughter”, although it is likely that it is an older, Lydian name.[2][3] In classical times, Thyatira stood on the border between Lydia and Mysia. During the Roman era, (1st century AD), it was famous for its dyeing facilities and was a center of the purple cloth trade.[citation needed] Among the ancient ruins of the city, inscriptions have been found relating to the guild of dyers in the city. Indeed, more guilds συντεχνία suntechuia (syndicate) are known in Thyatira than any other contemporary city in the Roman province of Asia (inscriptions mention the following: wool-workers, linen-workers, makers of outer garments, dyers, leather-workers, tanners, potters, bakers, slave-dealers, and bronze-smiths).[4]
In early Christian times, Thyateira was home to a significant Christian church, mentioned as one of the seven Churches of the Book of Revelation in the Book of Revelation.[5] According to Revelation, a woman named Jezebel (who called herself a prophetess) taught and seduced the Christians of Thyateira to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.[6] However, some commentators such as Benson and Doddridge have concluded that what is being here practised in Thyatira is the same apostasy promoted in Israel by Jezebel as mentioned in the Books of Kings and that use of her name here is a direct reference to such. Indeed, as Doddridge notes, “the resemblance appears so great” that, in his view, it is the “same heresy which is represented”.[7]
The Apostle Paul and Silas might have visited Thyateira during Paul’s second or third journey, Acts 16:13-16. They visited several small unnamed towns in the general vicinity during the second journey. While in Philippi, Paul and Silas stayed with a woman named Lydia from Thyateira, who continued to help them even after they were jailed and released.
“But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
To the Church in Thyatira
18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, 25 except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
26 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[b]—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star. 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Thyatira was the smallest of the seven cities, but the one that received the longest letter. It lay about 45 miles to the southeast of Pergamum and was famous for its textiles, especially the production of purple dye and its trade guilds.1
This church was doing many things well, but they were being led astray by someone teaching false doctrine. Evidently a woman claiming to be a prophetess had been influencing some in this church to join the local trade guilds without which a tradesman could not work in Thyatira. This meant participation in the guild feasts that included immoral acts and the worship of idols.2
Sometimes the pressure of “fitting in” with the world is overwhelming, but we are to stand firm in our faith, trusting God to provide and to take care of us. We are also to stand firm on the truth of God’s Word and not tolerate those who disregard and distort it. As you study this letter to the church at Thyatira, be open to what God wants to teach you through the message to this church.
Canaanism
During the 20th century, claims that Palestinians have direct genealogical connections to the ancient Canaanites, without an intermediary Israelite relationship, began to emerge from certain sections within Palestinian society and their followers. The Canaanites are often portrayed as Arabs, allowing the Palestinians to assert that they had lived in the region for a very long period, predating Israelite settlement. Aref al-Aref, in an effort to undermine Jerusalem‘s Jewish history and emphasize its Arab identity, linked the founding of the city to the “Arab” Jebusites, despite Hebrew Bible being the only extant ancient document that uses the name “Jebusite” to describe the pre-Israelite residents of Jerusalem[138][139] The claim of kinship with the Israelites, according to Bernard Lewis, allows to “assert a historical claim antedating the biblical promise and possession put forward by the Jews.”[105]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_Palestinians
Genetic studies indicate a genetic affinity between Palestinians and other Levantine populations, as well as other Arab and Semitic groups in the Middle East and North Africa.[15][16] Genetic studies have also shown a close genetic relationship between Palestinians and Jews,[17][18][19] suggesting a shared ancestral heritage.[17] Recent research suggests a genetic continuity between several modern Levantine groups, including Palestinians, and ancient Levantine populations, evidenced by their clustering with the Bronze-Age population of Canaan.[20] Variations have been noted between Muslim and Christian Palestinians.[21] Additionally, there are indications within Palestinian populations of maternal gene flow from Sub-Saharan Africa, possibly linked to historical migrations or the Arab slave trade.[22]
Samaritan and Jewish ancestry
Some Palestinian families follow oral traditions that trace their roots to Jewish and Samaritan origins. Traditions of Jewish ancestry are especially prevalent in the southern Hebron Hills, a region with documented Jewish presence until the Islamic conquest. One notable example is of the Makhamra family of Yatta, who according to several reports, traces its own ancestry to a Jewish tribe in Khaybar.[12][118] Traditions of Jewish ancestry were also recorded in Dura, Halhul and Beit Ummar.[5]
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