PRIME MINISTER HARPER’S SPEECH FOR ISRAEL’S 60th
Toronto, May 8, 2008
Thank you for your warm welcome. Thank you Ivan for your kind introduction. Consul General Gissin, Minister Jim Flaherty, Leader of the Opposition John Tory, colleagues from the federal and provincial legislatures, members of the United Jewish Appeal Federation, ladies and gentlemen, I am truly honoured to be part of tonight’s celebration marking the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel.
All of my life, Israel has been a symbol – a symbol of the triumph of hope and faith. After 1945, our battered world desperately needed to be lifted out of post-war darkness and despair. After so much pain and suffering, humanity needed comfort and optimism. After so much death and destruction, we needed renewal – the renewal of the dream of a better and more civilized world. In short, we needed to be inspired. It was the people who had suffered who most provided that inspiration. By their example, they led the world back to the light. From shattered Europe and other countries near and far, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob made their way home. Their pilgrimage was the culmination of a two-thousand-year-old dream; it is a tribute to the unquenchable human aspiration for freedom, and a testament to the indomitable spirit of the Jewish people.
In the sixty years that followed, Israel blossomed into one of the most successful countries on earth; a land of ingenuity and enterprise, an oasis of agricultural genius, a wellspring of fine art and high culture, a model of democracy. Israel truly is the “miracle in the desert.”
But the source of Israel’s strength and success, in my view, is its commitment to the universal values of all civilized peoples: freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Soon I hope to have the opportunity to travel to Israel to see the “miracle” with my own eyes; to see how millions of people from all over the earth, with their countless different languages and traditions, came together to build a modern, prosperous, vibrant, democratic country. It is a pilgrimage I have wanted to make for a long time, but my determination to do so was redoubled this spring after I visited Auschwitz. I want to see first-hand what the survivors of the Holocaust and their descendants have accomplished, for theirs is truly an achievement of resilience and renewal unsurpassed in human history. I also want to go to deliver in person the message of Canada’s unshakable support for Israel.
Unfortunately, Israel at 60 remains a country under threat – threatened by those groups and regimes who deny to this day its right to exist. And why? Make no mistake; look beyond the thinly-veiled rationalizations: because they hate Israel, just as they hate the Jewish people. Our government believes that those who threaten Israel also threaten Canada, because, as the last world war showed, hate-fuelled bigotry against some is ultimately a threat to us all, and must be resisted wherever it may lurk.
In this ongoing battle, Canada stands side-by-side with the State of Israel, our friend and ally in the democratic family of nations. We have stood with Israel even when it has not been popular to do so, and we will continue to stand with Israel, just as I have always said we would.
I know that we all hope and pray that someday freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law will be a reality for all the peoples of the Middle East.
Enshrining these values is the best way to assure lasting peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike. The foundations for a peaceful future are there. At the individual level, throughout the holy land, people of all faiths only want what all of us want: a safe place to live, a fair opportunity to get ahead, a good life for their children, a future for their grandchildren. So as we gather tonight to celebrate the first 60 years of the State of Israel, let us resolve as Canadians to do whatever we can to support Israelis and their neighbours in their quest for a better future.
There will be many challenges along the way, but considering how far Israel has come in such a short time, in the face of such seemingly insurmountable odds, I can foresee no dark force, no matter how strong, that could succeed in dimming the light of freedom and democracy that shines from within Israel.
Thank you very much.
Happy 60th anniversary.
Shalom.
God of Israel,
I come to you in the Name of your Chosen Maschiah, who is the Lamb whose blood was spilled over the door frames of our hearts so that death could pass over us and give us life.
We, as BELIEVERS in the God of Israel as exclusive Messiah, worship you and thank you for the Gift of Life that you have given to both Jews and Gentiles. We acknowledge you ALONE as Exclusive Creator, whose glory cannot be shared with any other god or man. We also acknowledge, during this 60th Year of the State of Israel, YOUR TORAH BORDERS as defined through the LAW you gave Moses in Sinai over 3,000 years ago! Israel is not 60 years old as defined by a United Nations map, but is several hundred years old, according to your TORAH blueprint!
We understand why HOLINESS DOES MATTER and that we, by nature, are always lawless, which is why LAW is given, for the greater good of protection, liberation, and salvation in our souls. On the 60th Year Anniversary of the State of Israel, I, Sunstar, bow before the Lord, the God of Israel, with repentance and respect and also a deep longing for justice for the State of Israel and the Israeli peoples. I today confess, renounce, and repent of my sins and ask for your complete forgiveness for transgressing your laws and commands. Today, I STAND WITH THE GOD OF MOSES in defining Israel’s Statehood and Borders. I also am deeply troubled over the apostate leaders such as Olmert who are doing what the ancient kings of Israel who disobeyed your laws did. I ask for your forgiveness, not just towards me, but towards all FAITHFUL JEWISH BELIEVERS who remain dedicated to the cause of your great Land of Israel.
We all hope and long for peace, but not at the cost of your people! I am against a Palestinian State and stand with YOUR HOLY LAW WHICH CANNOT BE REPEALED. Please appoint good leaders to take a stand on your battlefield in Israel and America and grant us the justice you have outlined in the Books of Revelation given to us by your appointed prophets. To the God of Israel belongs all power, dominion, and might and may we, as a small remnant, receive the POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT to stand up and protest the myriads of armies set up against you, against your Kingdom, and against your people Israel. May the Archangel Michael rise up and save Israel! This 60th Year, may we humble ourselves before the Lord of Hosts, acknowledge and praise his name - and may the streets of Israel be heard with loud shouts of praise: GLORY TO THE GOD OF ISRAEL! GOD BLESS TED BELMAN TO RISE UP WITH HIS PEOPLE AND GIVE GLORY TO THE GOD OF ISRAEL!
Comment by sunstartmf33 — May 11, 2008 @ 10:25 pm
hi israeli,
iam indian .I have both sympathy and blame for jews.Because they responsible for the world crisis and voilence now.Jews had and have beeen
greatly involced in the development of science and techonlogy.Democracy ,communism also thier intelligent contribution to the humanity.But…
…
Jews remained silent when cult so called islam had plagarised the concept of god and his unity.Had if jews spreaad their religion of judaism and crushed islam in the nursing stage before 1400 year whenn false prophet and sex maniac mad man sarted it,the world history might have been diferent.The world might have better advanced ,balanced and rationalistic.
You know the criminal but remained silent.Now that crimalism(islam) is destroying world peace.India is blown out of shape by it.
it is still bleeding because of that cult .
I suggest you to all jews visit this websute and take action.You can no longer remain silent sufferers and make others to suffer.You should lead silent ’silent reveolution ‘through wisdom and truth.You hug muslims with love rationalise them and convert them to judasim or christianity if you don’t like them jo join your deminishing judaistic population.Why don’t and can’t you do that.
You can dothat.
you have to do that
you must do that.
vist these websites…
http://www.faithfreedom.org/
http://islam-watch.org/
http://www.jihadwatch.org/
now i can’t tell you time and again .Visit these sites daily nad spread amoung all israeli population.7 million people can quickly spread is info unlike my country with130 millions.
All the best .Discuss this where ever you congregate when ever it is possilble.Let us all melt the ice of that cruel cult and invite muslims to humanic religions to avoid perishing of human race like dinosorce.
bye
Comment by sree — May 12, 2008 @ 7:43 am
Is there an epidemic of lulus that we should know about?
Comment by Shy Guy — May 12, 2008 @ 8:53 am