In light of the tragic assassination of our friend, Mr. Rehavam Zeevi (may his blood be avenged), I attach here letters sent in recent weeks to the Prime Minister of Israel and the President of the United States.

 

Michoel L. Dorby
Kiryat Chabad

 

Israel Is Not Czechoslovakia

 

Mr. Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister of the State of Israel

 

Dear Mr. Prime Minister:

 

Shalom u’vracha! Moadim l’simcha!

 

For personal reasons, I have chosen to send this message in English, even though I am an Israeli citizen who speaks fluent Hebrew.

 

I am a proud native born American who is an equally proud resident of Eretz Yisroel. But my pride in the former has its limits. Please permit me to take this opportunity to congratulate you for the statement you made last Thursday night. Such words by the Prime Minister of Israel to the Government of the United States of America were long overdue.

 

Mr. Prime Minister, I voted for you last February 6 to put an end, once and for all, to this insane "peace process" and bring real security to the Jewish People living in the Land of Israel. You have a golden opportunity to do just that — right now. Jewish unity is a very important thing, especially in these difficult times. But please don’t believe for one moment or let anyone convince you that you can’t govern without Shimon Peres. You can and you must!

 

I urge you, here and now, to speak to Arafat in the only language that he understands — the same language that Mr. Bush will soon speak to bin Laden. Those of us who remember well the Ariel Sharon of five, ten, and twenty years ago see him possibly coming back after all too long an absence. Please come back! We miss you and the strength you can and must display.

 

I have attached here two letters I recently sent to President Bush for your immediate consideration. A written response would be most appreciated. Thank you for your kind attention.

 

B’hatzlacha rabba l’maan Ahm Yisroel b’Eretz Yisroel. Chag Sameiach! MOSHIACH NOW!

 

Sincerely,
Michoel L. Dorby

 

The Destruction of Terrorism

 

The Hon. George W. Bush
President of the United States

 

Dear Mr. President,

 

Since my last letter to the President about a month ago with regard to the Administration’s misplaced criticism of Israel’s anti-terrorist elimination policy, America and the world has changed in a way no one ever imagined possible. The nightmare of September 11 was a tragedy for all Americans, including those of us living in the Land of Israel. I always wanted my fellow citizens back home to understand and appreciate what it is like to live with the threat of Arab terrorist attacks and suicide bombers day after day. Never in my wildest imagination did I ever believe that it would be this way.

 

In this light, it is my earnest hope that the United States will now, at long last, stand at the forefront of an uncompromising and merciless global war against those who commit such acts of bloodthirsty terrorism wherever they may be and against those who grant aid, comfort, and refuge to such maniacal murderers. Nevertheless, at such a crucial time in American and world history, conflicting views and opinions confuse the policies of your Administration on the question of who is an ally and who is an enemy, who is a opponent of terrorism and who is a supporter of terrorism.

 

I am shocked to hear that the United States does not list the leading Arab terrorist organizations that have inflicted untold bloodshed and murder upon the people of Israel among those who support bin Laden. I consider it inconceivable that terrorist states such as Syria and Iran, the latter of which still regards America as the Great Satan, are being courted as possible "partners" in a war against tactics they endorse. I find it incomprehensible that the United States would sanction the murderer Yassir Arafat as a "freedom-fighting" ally in the fight against terrorism, when he has on his hands the blood of thousands of innocent Jewish men, women, and children. Is the Administration trying to suggest that there is such a thing as good terrorists or good terrorism?

 

These proposals and observations have largely been coming out of the State Department, which has long been known for its tendencies to turn a blind eye to the facts of who are the true perpetrators of conflict and violence in the Middle East. The men in the Defense Department, however, have a much different viewpoint — and not just because the Pentagon was attacked. They seem to know who the true supporters of terror are — including those in Gaza and Ramallah. They seem to understand how such enemies of humanity must be punished.

 

Mr. President, an opportunity as never before (at least not since World War II) has come, albeit tragically, to the Oval Office. You can strike a blow forever for world security and against terrorism in all its forms, not just by destroying bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Kaddafi, and their cohorts, but by supporting (or at least refraining from publicly criticizing) the already well established anti-terrorist policies of those who know what terrorism is and how to combat it, if given the freedom to do so. I urge and plead with you not to include terrorist states such as Syria and Iran or terrorist organizations such as the PLO, a.k.a. PA, in a proposed wide coalition against those responsible for the horror of a fortnight ago. In the end, these states and organization will be more than happy to fill in the gap after bin Laden and his friends are gone — and at Israel’s expense. After all, they will have American sanction as fighters of terror, not supporters of terror.

 

As Jews here in Israel and throughout the world prepare tomorrow night for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, as we pray for Alm-ghty G-d to seal us all in the Book of Life for a good and sweet year, we pray also that the leader of the free world will carry out his sacred mission for the sake of all mankind to eradicate forever the scourge of Islamic Arab terror and not to submit to the preachers of appeasement, compromise, and baseless exercises in diplomacy. The dream of Mr. Shimon Peres, the Neville Chamberlain of our time, for a New Middle East has long since vanished in a hail of bullets and a cloud of suicide bombs. There can be neither peace nor co-existence with terrorists and their guardians. Americans, living both at home and abroad, understand that now to the fullest. Their leaders must come to the same realization immediately.

 

A written response would be most appreciated. Thank you for your kind attention and consideration. G-d Bless America!

 

Sincerely,
Michoel L. Dorby

 

Regional Terrorism = Global Terrorism

 

The Hon. George W. Bush
President of the United States

 

Dear Mr. President,

 

I wish to take this opportunity in this brief message to register my disapproval with your declaration this week that the United States has and always will dream of an independent "Palestinian" state.

 

Making such a statement may, in fact, not be a departure from general U.S. Middle East policy of the past quarter-century. Nevertheless, to do so now was not just inappropriate, but wrong and dangerous. Last night’s unprecedented infiltration of Arab terrorists into a relatively well-guarded Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip and the cold-blooded murder there of two young Jewish teenagers should be proof of that.

 

To pursue this point further, the Administration can not and must not differentiate between global terrorists such as Osama bin Laden and regional terrorists such as Yassir Arafat. The latter’s lip-service condemnations of the use of violence and support for peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict is a Hitleresque lie continually bought and sold by the Shimon Pereses of this world and swallowed by successive American presidents — hook, line, and sinker. Up until now, it was my hope that this Administration would not make the grievous misjudgments of its predecessors. Regrettably, it appears that my hopes may have been unfounded.

 

The fact that the Administration continues to refrain from classifying Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hizbollah, and yes, the "Palestinian Authority," as terrorist organizations in preparation to its anticipated commencement of reprisals against Afghanistan (whereas so-called "Jewish terrorist organizations" are so classified) not only continues to encourage Arab terrorism on innocent Israeli civilians, but makes a cruel joke of America’s declared war on terrorism.

 

Mr. President, I urge you to judge Arafat and his cohorts by the same standards as you judge bin Laden and his. To do otherwise would be a tragic mistake which risks the lives not just of the Jewish population of Israel, but of Americans.

 

A written response would be most appreciated. Thank you for your kind attention and consideration. G-d Bless America!

 

Sincerely,
Michoel L. Dorby


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