ed note–as always, lots of ‘must knows’ that every war-weary Gentile with a vested interest in his/her own future survival needs to understand about all of this.
Firsto, fellow Gentiles, a NECESSARY repetition/reiteration of something that appears often here on this humble little informational endeavor, which is that one cannot understand the frightening state of the world these days without first understanding the role that they, the ‘Children of Israel’ play in all of it…
And…
…One cannot understand ‘them’ without first understanding the Apocalyptically-dangerous mental energies that drive ‘them’, guide their thought processes, and govern their behavior, which is, of course, their Torah Judah-ism.
And if ever there were a demonstration of what kind of apocalyptically-dangerous mental energies are driving this thing known as the ‘Jewish brain’ (along with its mirrored-image Jewish behavior) it is evidenced in the frightening essay below…
Now, in getting this little discussion started, it must first be understood that the author of this piece, the ‘rebbe’ Shmuel Eliyahu, is not some schlep of little to no consequence. He is considered a MAJOR religious leader in Israel whose opinions on all matters related to Judah-ism and to its political applications (not the least of which are war and the creation of ‘Greater Israel’) affect the belief systems and behaviors of the most violent and deranged demonoids holding political and military power within the Jewish State and going all the way to the top of that food chain, Beelzu-Bibi himself.
Now as far as what he has written below, nota bene the following–
‘Amalek’, the term that caused a minor stir when used by Netanyahu at the beginning of the Genocide in Gaza, is a ‘one size fits all’ proper noun. Even though the Jews speak of ‘Amalek’ in the past tense, as the reader will see plainly for him/herself after reading the article, as the Jews see it, EVERYONE who opposes them in any manner is ‘Amalek’ and therefore, the same rules quoted by Netanyahu at the beginning of the Gaza Genocide apply, which are as follows–
‘Now go and attack Amalek and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death all the men and women, the children and suckling infants, as well as their cattle, sheep, camels and donkeys.’ 1 Samuel 15:3
Not that any of this should be as much as the tiniest surprise to those who claim to be followers of Jesus Christ, (who at least seemed to be clear in His warnings concerning the Jews) when He described them as–
‘CHILDREN OF THEIR FATHER, THE DEVIL, WHO WAS A MURDERER FROM THE BEGINNING AND THE FATHER OF LIES…’
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu
At first glance, the commandment to wipe out Amalek appears opposed to the peaceful spirit of the Torah.
There is indeed a positive commandment from the Torah to destroy the seed of Amalek, as well as another commandment not to forget the evil of Amalek, to hate him, and not allow this hatred to be forgotten.
This is a commandment that is difficult for the descendants of our forefather Abraham, whose role is to bring blessing to the world. Abraham himself was commanded to be the father of a multitude of nations. It is a commandment that appears to be against the Torah, whose ‘ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are peace.’
Therefore King Saul asked how it is possible to ‘erase’ Amalek. The Torah is so strict about bloodshed. If a slain person is found and his murderer is not found, the public demands an accounting from the leaders and educators who did not do enough to prevent the murder. Saul weakened in the war against Amalek and did not kill Agag the Amalekite, nor the sheep and cattle.
We Paid for Saul’s Mistake with Our Lives
The price of Saul’s mistake was almost paid with the lives of the Jews in the world who lived in the time of Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite. Saul erred because he did not see far enough into the future. He did not see the wicked Haman who would emerge from Agag, king of Amalek. In contrast, Samuel saw that from Agag, king of Amalek, a cruel, vengeful, evil kingdom could grow which could destroy the entire world. He saw that God, who creates souls, knows that mercy toward Amalek is cruelty toward Israel.
The Enormous Price We Paid in the Holocaust
Through Mordechai and Esther, the People of Israel were saved in that generation from the decree of Haman. In the generation of Hitler, we did not have Mordechai and Esther to remind us of Amalek and his path. Save for a few unheeded voices, there was no one to warn us about Hitler who destroyed one-third of the Jewish people with unimaginable cruelty.
We did not remember the Torah’s warning about Amalek. We did not believe that Hitler would carry out what he said, even though we suffered pogroms, expulsions, blood libels, and endless persecutions at the hands of enlightened Europeans. We did not believe that the seemingly advanced and cultured Christians of Europe would participate in the destruction of us as a people. We did not believe that the respectable citizens of France and Poland, Switzerland and Holland, Austria and Czechoslovakia, Romania and Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia would cooperate with the arch killer of all time.
We did not believe that the British and Americans would stand by. We did not believe that all the progressive nations of the world, which championed religions of love and kindness, would remain silent in the face of this terrible crime. With endless innocence, we boarded the trains that led us to the crematoria of Auschwitz.
Khamenei Wants to Complete the Plan of Haman and Hitler
Our innate innocence in this generation has served Khamenei – a persecutor who declares that he wants to complete what Hitler and Haman did not succeed in completing. The United Nations explained to us that the Iranians were planning nuclear power only for peaceful purposes. When our Prime Minister understood that there was an existential danger to the People of Israel, he was neutralized by heads of the Israeli security establishment who had not read Parashat Zachor.
Those irresponsible leaders believed the agents of Khamenei in Gaza and Lebanon and gave them money, which they used to build a well-oiled machine of destruction whose purpose is to complete the plan of Haman and Hitler. All of this happened because we did not fulfill the commandment: ‘Remember what Amalek did to you…Do not forget.’
Who Is Amalek?
There is an halakhic difficulty with the commandment to erase Amalek. On the one hand, the three commandments concerning Amalek apply for all generations. On the other hand, we know that the nations were mixed in the days of Sennacherib: ‘When Sennacherib, king of Assyria, arose, he confused all the nations and mixed them with one another and exiled them from their places. And these Egyptians who are now in Egypt are different people. And so too the Edomites who are now in the land of Edom’ (Laws of Forbidden Relations, Chapter 12, Law 25).
Regarding the seven nations, the Rambam wrote: ‘Their memory has already been lost’ (Law 4). Despite this mixing, he did not write that the memory of Amalek was lost. This implies that Amalek still exists, even though the nations were mixed.
This Will Be Israel’s Final War
The Ramban (Nachmonides) wrote that the war with Amalek was the first war of Israel and that it will be the last war. ‘For the war with the people of Amalek is the first and the last for Israel.’ Regarding it, it is written ‘Saviors shall ascend Mount Zion to judge the mountain of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.’ And behold, all that Moses and Joshua did to them at first will be done by Elijah and the Mashiach son of Joseph to their descendants. Therefore Moses strengthened himself in this matter.’
All those who oppose Israel are ‘Amalek’ and must be exterminated
Therefore Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik, of blessed memory, wrote that despite the mixing of the nations, the memory of Amalek was not lost, and that we can and must identify them solely by their great hatred of Israel. In his opinion, all the haters of Israel are Amalek, upon whom the obligation of extermination and eradication applies. Rabbi Soloveitchik follows the path of the Targum, which says that the nations killed in Shushan were Amalekites: ‘And the king said to Queen Esther: In Shushan the capital the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men of the seed of Amalek and the ten sons of Haman…’ (Esther 9), even though Haman lived after Sennacherib.
My cherished father, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, of blessed memory, thought likewise. In his opinion, Iran and all its agents in Gaza, Lebanon, or anywhere else have the status of Amalek. They are essentially haters of Israel. Anyone who strikes the Revolutionary Guards, or Sinwar, Nasrallah, and their associates, fulfills the commandment of erasing Amalek. Every soldier should have this intention whenever he unloads his machine gun at these enemies. Every commander should have this intention when strengthening the fighting spirit of his soldiers.
This is how one must act in areas where Iranians or their agents operate with the spirit of Amalek.
It must only be remembered that, like the regular war against Amalek in which all must be erased, those who oppose us today are our enemies must be erased according to the law of Amalek.
We must stop having mercy on the cruel who continue to incite toward the destruction of Israel – may Hashem have mercy and overturn their evil designs, just as He did in the past.