Open your Mouth!

The latest audio post from "Stop Hayovel". A call for decent Jews to open their mouths and expose the outrageous incursion of evangelical missionaries into Israel with the aid and support of fellow Jews.

There are many on social media who purport to give a damn about this critical issue, but they are inconsistent and their efforts are weak. They selectively target some while giving a pass to others, whether it be organizations or individual personalities.

If the problem bothers you do something about it. Explore these issues. Research and find out what is going on. And when you see what will be apparent to any reasonably intelligent person with integrity, make the right decision. Open your mouths and shout the Torah truth.

Evangelical Missionaries: Who Let Them In? Part I

Benjamin Netanyahu’s hiring of YouTube "sensation" Hananya Naftali as his new deputy social media adviser is disgraceful. As a notorious online missionary, Hananya Naftali's brazen admissions of proselytizing while in the IDF are well known. This disgraceful act from Bibi proves once again, that even in an era of anti-Torah values where anything seems possible, there are always lower levels of chillul Hashem that a society can succumb to. It exposes how far Israel's leadership has fallen. This is well beyond the challenges of secularism as it relates to a Jewish society, albeit one that very far from a Torah society. This speaks of basic Jewish identity and self-respect, so necessary for us to survive as a religio-nation. In short, when a spiritual predator of Jews whose proselytizing efforts are documented on video, can nevertheless be hired by a prime minister of Israel, something is indeed very wrong with the Jewish psyche. 

This is what happens after years of sleeping with evangelicals. Sleeping with the enemy is bad enough when it's just a one night stand. The torrid love affair with evangelicals is an enduring one.

Contrary to what too many brain-addled daati-leumi types think, evangelical money doesn't come free. The cost is high: a growing missionary presence in Israel that is more sophisticated, ambitious, and powerful than it was even five years ago. Thanks to Jewish collaboration. The reaction from the enemy is nauseating. Gloating and celebration.

The messianics and missionaries (in Israel and abroad) are celebrating because they know that missionaries are normalized in Israeli society and by the Israeli government. They understand that not only is Hananya Naftali no longer viewed as toxic, he is seen as a friend and an advocate for Israel. If in the past, Israel's anti-missionary laws were weak and ineffectual, they are entirely impotent today. Once upon a time, decent traditional secular Israelis would have wept. Today, more than a few religious Jews couldn't care less. Some are even glad.

In the aftermath of this perversion, certain voices rose up in outrage. Outrage is correct and understandable. But when did they wake up? And have they really? As I noted, the Likud has been in bed with missionaries for years. So it was inevitable that a friendly online missionary would become mainstreamed in an age of mindless, blathering, pandering, hasbara. Why not? Naftali “defends” Israel on YouTube. This is the end-goal, so why should hasbarites be surprised.

Yet the chutzpa of certain voices is beyond the pale.Some of the voices of outrage come with those who collaborate & collude with evangelicals. From the kinds of people who write books with missionaries, engage and dialogue with them, and even have tanach sessions in Knesset. Consider Rivka Adler Lambert and her "Ten For The Nations" book, which has chapters written by missionaries. She had the nerve to recently open her mouth on Facebook about Naftali. Shortly afterwards, she deleted the post when some of us "hijacked" her wall (the precise word used by an anti-missionary activist who disliked our aggressive approach) and demanded accountability from her. As these respectable types see it, Lambert should be praised. I believe that it is a clever diversion by a guilty party who is trying to sanitize her credentials from odious associations.

Similarly, Zehut's Moshe Feiglin has no credibility when he opines on Naftali yet ignores Zehut's Yishai Fleisher's enduring friendship with Hayovel missionaries, and his regular participation in the Knesset's tanach sessions with evangelical soul-snatchers. Such Torah sessions are well beyond the pale of anything acceptable in Torah society, and as such they are a clear violation of Rav Soloveitchik's strong position against any form of interfaith dialogue as expressed in his classic essay, "Confrontation". I am still waiting for JewishIsrael to explore Feiglin's failure to address this troubling issue. After all, JewishIsrael has written extensively on these issues in the past.

Take the hasbara blog Israellycool as another example. They celebrated Hananya Naftali until they could not. But even then, they gave him a slap on the wrist and refused to really tear into him. They attacked me relentlessly for calling out their soft handed approach. They never mentioned that "The Israel Project" still uses him, or gave it to "StandWithUs" for merely scrubbing him from their system. That would be hasbara suicide. The "Elder of Zion" blog had him listed for their coveted "hasby awards" in 2017. In the interest of complete candor, they recently published Varda Epstein's article against Hananya Naftali. Although it was a flawed effort which neglected many of the more difficult questions, it is nevertheless interesting that it wasn't featured on Israellycool, where her past articles were given a forum. 

My understanding is that Israellycool is now reticent to address Hananya Naftali, further proving my point that they have no spine or integrity. They get angry at me for my past assertions regarding their craven platform, and they then confirm my arguments. I am no mind-reader, but they are as predictable as the sunrise. Their mindset is clear. If it is good enough for the Prime Minister of Israel, what is any self-respecting hasbarite to do? Fight the PM and call him out? This would be a shanda for the goyim!

And even were Israellycool to go after Naftali they have a dilemma. What kind of credibility can they have, when they still ignore their own contributor Kay Wilson’s documented messianic past which she has never admitted. They will scream slander in the face of unread, ignored, evidence, yet once upon a time they made an interesting claim themselves. At the time of the incident, when she was unknown and they had no relationship with her, they were eager to get the scoop, and the following comment was posted on their blog. I bet they wished they hadn't been so ambitious. 

And what of the so-called experts who defend a Kay Wilson while touting their so-called credentials and ignore the naked facts of an unrepentant former(?) messianic?Self-proclaimed expert, Penina Taylor comes to mind. Personally, I have no patience for such disingenuous behavior. Ms. Taylor might benefit from further investigation into Kay Wilson, starting with JewishIsrael's article "Will The Real Kishkush Stand Up?" To date, Penina Taylor has never presented a public refutation of the article's contents. As I see it, her sanctimonious assurances of having "vetted" Kay (as articulated in her Times of Israel article, "The Witch Hunt") are devoid of any credibility, if she cannot answer questions. 

Tragically, certain individuals and organizations today who previously fought these issues, were bullied into submission over the years. Some of them are reticent to address these troublesome issues. Some pop up from time to time to offer their expertise. More than a few nakedly pander to the same forums and personalities who bashed them yesterday. (We have screenshots.) My advice to these weathered veterans. Call them all out, or shut your mouths and go away. Or do what the mainstream hasbara forums do and blog about celebrities and the BDS movement. But don’t lecture the few who are consistent and unafraid to demand equal accountability from everyone. It is normal to be broken by bullies, and to lose resolve. It is a tragic, but normal human reaction in the face of unrelenting bullying. If this is the case, retire gracefully and go away. Because one responds to bullies by punching their lights out, not by appeasement. 

I want to reiterate that’s Hananya's hiring is indeed an outrage and the kind of thing that should destroy a coalition (were there principled traditional/religious Jews in Bibi's coalition). Every day, the chillul HaShem grows stronger, and because he can, Bibi will continue to do what he wants. A simple and attainable goal would be to demand Naftali's firing. It will require extraordinary muscle, and I fear that at this point the collective Jewish voice is atrophied. 

In truth, the only voices that can argue such a position in good conscience are those whose conscience is clear. Not from those shtetl syndrome types who grovel before goyim and seek arrogant token gentiles to "defend" them with un-Jewish arguments. And not from those timid "hasbarites" who pine for popular attention and yearn for those coveted "hasby" awards.

To be continued......

Those Frightened "Hasbara Queens" (Audio Post)

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Nathaniel Feingold recently wrote an excellent article which proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that Israel "activist" Kay Wilson has a messianic past. Since Ms. Wilson continues to lie about her past, she cannot be trusted in the present, and her inclusion in any Jewish advocacy is obscene. The fact that she was the victim of Arab terror doesn't give her a free pass, despite the desire of many Jews to give her one. It doesn't work that way in Judaism. Many of her supporters don't give a damn about her past, but many Jews are less honest. They refuse to research the readily available evidence which PROVES that she was messianic. And contrary to the false claims of some, she has not engaged in any form of teshuva. She denies what is documented. Insiders in Yaad La'Achim both past and present admitted that Wilson was definitely a messianic at one point. Some even noted that "pragmatism" and fear of her current popularity (rather than principle), is the reason they don't speak about her anymore.

These are my reflections on those timid career "hasbarites", keyboard warriors if you will, who lack intellectual courage. People like Damon Rosen and Ryan Bellerose who both consider themselves Kay's friends, and who continue to avoid the documentation. I am including a link to Feingold's article, as well as links to a well-written article from anti-missionary organization JewishIsrael, and a slideshow documenting some damning screenshots of Kay Wilson.

• Nathaniel Feingold article: http://thejudeanhammer.blogspot.co.il/2017/08/kay-wilsons-unaddressed-messianic-past.html

• JewishIsrael: http://jewishisrael.ning.com/profiles/blogs/will-the-real-kishkush-please-stand-up

• Watch the Kay Wilson slideshow: https://stophayovel.blogspot.co.il/2017/11/kay-wilson-for-those-who-refuse-to-read.html

Those Frightened "Hasbara Queens" (Audio Post)

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Nathaniel Feingold recently wrote an excellent article which proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that Israel "activist" Kay Wilson has a messianic past. Since Ms. Wilson continues to lie about her past, she cannot be trusted in the present, and her inclusion in any Jewish advocacy is obscene. The fact that she was the victim of Arab terror doesn't give her a free pass, despite the desire of many Jews to give her one. It doesn't work that way in Judaism. Many of her supporters don't give a damn about her past, but many Jews are less honest. They refuse to research the readily available evidence which PROVES that she was messianic. And contrary to the false claims of some, she has not engaged in any form of teshuva. She denies what is documented. Insiders in Yaad La'Achim both past and present admitted that Wilson was definitely a messianic at one point. Some even noted that "pragmatism" and fear of her current popularity (rather than principle), is the reason they don't speak about her anymore.

These are my reflections on those timid career "hasbarites", keyboard warriors if you will, who lack intellectual courage. People like Damon Rosen and Ryan Bellerose who both consider themselves Kay's friends, and who continue to avoid the documentation. I am including a link to Feingold's article, as well as links to a well-written article from anti-missionary organization JewishIsrael, and a slideshow documenting some damning screenshots of Kay Wilson.

• Nathaniel Feingold article: http://thejudeanhammer.blogspot.co.il/2017/08/kay-wilsons-unaddressed-messianic-past.html

• JewishIsrael: http://jewishisrael.ning.com/profiles/blogs/will-the-real-kishkush-please-stand-up

• Watch the Kay Wilson slideshow: https://stophayovel.blogspot.co.il/2017/11/kay-wilson-for-those-who-refuse-to-read.html

Snakes In The Grass

Who is that bearded man, you ask? Why that's David "the Hebrew" Axelrod, back when he still kept his beard and peyot. Evidently an allergy or something compelled him in his mid-middle age years to suddenly get rid of it. I suspect it was a different kind of allergy. 

In any event, this 2013 video features a shameless Axelrod calling for more evangelical missionaries to come for the "harvest". Since then, David has never let up and today he continues to facilitate our spiritual enemies by teaching missionaries "Torah" at Root Source. He is one of many Jews who feed from the hand of Brother Esau, and teach them the kinds of tools, mores, and perspectives that allow them to entrench themselves in Jewish life under the pretext of discovering "Jewish roots" of their faith.

There are many words to describe people like David Haivri. Ironically, many of those who defend him today, would have excoriated him some 15 years ago when he still identified with Rabbi Meir Kahane's teachings. Having betrayed those beliefs, they now view him as a friend. 

Organizations such as Root Source mastered the art of using unprincipled, ignorant, naive, shameless, and corrupt individuals to further their goals. As dangerous as "Jews for Jesus" is, they aren't a fraction of the threat that groups such as Hayovel and Root Source present to the Jewish community. Jews for Jesus doesn't have a headquarters in Har Bracha and the blessing of the town's rabbi. Such a thing would never be. Nor do they have a staff of Jews acting as teachers to missionaries, as Root Source can boast, so that they can teach these predators more tricks to be more comfortable with Jews.

It's time for people to learn that people like David Haivri are not noble Jews fostering relationships with x-tians. These "x-tian friends" as they would have it, are missionaries, whose agenda is naked. 

How many videos do we have to post of Hayovel showing their true agenda, until Jews open their eyes? 

How many screenshots of Hayovel's connections with messianic organizations do we have to document, even after Tommy Waller's supposed 2011 teshuva process?

With all the evidence out there, anyone who defends these unscrupulous sorts will have to answer to G-d one day. Remember, even activist David Wilder from Hebron (whose views on evangelical relations are certainly different from the ones we espouse) was honest enough to admit his mistake, and declare that Tommy Waller, Hayovel's smiling, bearded, patriarch; was indeed a missionary: http://jewishisrael.ning.com/page/david-wilder-retracts-on-cufi-article

Those of us who contribute to this forum don't hate goyim, G-d forbid. We don't hate all x-tians as our Jewish detractors falsely claim, even if we believe that according to Torah, all gentiles need to embark on the true path of the Noachide Laws which necessitates a rejection of their current beliefs. These xtians are missionaries and such individuals we do indeed hate. Soul snatchers with smiles. Snakes in the grass. And so, we are unrelenting in exposing them. Along with their Jewish enablers. 

Collaboration with the enemy is an egregious sin. 

Snakes In The Grass

Who is that bearded man, you ask? Why that's David "the Hebrew" Axelrod, back when he still kept his beard and peyot. Evidently an allergy or something compelled him in his mid-middle age years to suddenly get rid of it. I suspect it was a different kind of allergy. 

In any event, this 2013 video features a shameless Axelrod calling for more evangelical missionaries to come for the "harvest". Since then, David has never let up and today he continues to facilitate our spiritual enemies by teaching missionaries "Torah" at Root Source. He is one of many Jews who feed from the hand of Brother Esau, and teach them the kinds of tools, mores, and perspectives that allow them to entrench themselves in Jewish life under the pretext of discovering "Jewish roots" of their faith.

There are many words to describe people like David Haivri. Ironically, many of those who defend him today, would have excoriated him some 15 years ago when he still identified with Rabbi Meir Kahane's teachings. Having betrayed those beliefs, they now view him as a friend. 

Organizations such as Root Source mastered the art of using unprincipled, ignorant, naive, shameless, and corrupt individuals to further their goals. As dangerous as "Jews for Jesus" is, they aren't a fraction of the threat that groups such as Hayovel and Root Source present to the Jewish community. Jews for Jesus doesn't have a headquarters in Har Bracha and the blessing of the town's rabbi. Such a thing would never be. Nor do they have a staff of Jews acting as teachers to missionaries, as Root Source can boast, so that they can teach these predators more tricks to be more comfortable with Jews.

It's time for people to learn that people like David Haivri are not noble Jews fostering relationships with x-tians. These "x-tian friends" as they would have it, are missionaries, whose agenda is naked. 

How many videos do we have to post of Hayovel showing their true agenda, until Jews open their eyes? 

How many screenshots of Hayovel's connections with messianic organizations do we have to document, even after Tommy Waller's supposed 2011 teshuva process?

With all the evidence out there, anyone who defends these unscrupulous sorts will have to answer to G-d one day. Remember, even activist David Wilder from Hebron (whose views on evangelical relations are certainly different from the ones we espouse) was honest enough to admit his mistake, and declare that Tommy Waller, Hayovel's smiling, bearded, patriarch; was indeed a missionary: http://jewishisrael.ning.com/page/david-wilder-retracts-on-cufi-article

Those of us who contribute to this forum don't hate goyim, G-d forbid. We don't hate all x-tians as our Jewish detractors falsely claim, even if we believe that according to Torah, all gentiles need to embark on the true path of the Noachide Laws which necessitates a rejection of their current beliefs. These xtians are missionaries and such individuals we do indeed hate. Soul snatchers with smiles. Snakes in the grass. And so, we are unrelenting in exposing them. Along with their Jewish enablers. 

Collaboration with the enemy is an egregious sin.