The Islamic Jesus? By: DavidBSmith. | - Do not think that I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to destroy them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands ... Tags:addiction, addiction treatment, addictive personalities, addiction recovery, stop addiction, definition of addiction, types of addictions, addiction research
A Cheap Holiday In Other People's Misery (catching Up With Mordechai Vanunu In Israel) By: Dave Smith | - One of my favourite pieces of music is the Sex Pistols' classic 'Holidays in the Sun' - a song that begins with the line, 'a cheap holiday in other people's misery'. This would have made a fitting epitaph for my holiday in Israel, except that the $3000 air ticket meant that it wasn't exactly cheap.
I went to Israel full of apprehension. Just knowing what we all know of the backdrop of paranoia and pain that hangs over that land is enough to make anybody apprehensive, but I also we ... Tags:Mordechai, Vanunu, prison, israel, nuclear, weapons, father dave
Whistelblower's Freedom Of Speech Trial In Mid East 'democracy' By: eileen fleming | - Jerusalem- During this reporter's March 2006 interview with Mordechai Vanunu, he stated, "This administration tells me I am not allowed to speak to foreigners, the Media, and the world. But I do because that is how I prove my true humanity to the world. My freedom of speech trial began January 25, 2006 for speaking to the media, the same day as the Palestinian elections."
A Request To Be Kidnapped From Jerusalem By: eileen fleming | - On the November 26, 2006 WAWA Blog, this reporter raised the question if Mordechai Vanunu's Christian conversion could be the reason the Israeli government continues to hold him captive in Jerusalem, 2 1/2 years after he was released from 18 years in jail for telling the world the truth, that Israel had gone nuclear.
Reporter and full time CPT/Christian Peacemaker Teams volunteer, Jerry Levin, reported Vanunu's answer in a December 3, 2006 email:
Vanunu's "unpardonable Sin"? By: eileen fleming | - Before I left the USA for my first trip to Israel Palestine I phoned Mother Agapia Stephanopolous, a Russian Orthodox nun and the administrator of the Orthodox School of Bethany in Jerusalem, to schedule an appointment for Spiritual Direction and to discuss our mutual feelings about The Wall.
Crossing Paths With A Whistleblower By: eileen fleming | - Mordechai Vanunu grew up in an Orthodox Jewish home but abandoned the faith by his mid teens. He became interested in the existentialist writers and was an atheist for nearly two decades before he converted to Christianity. He was baptized just weeks before he was kidnapped by the Mossad, endured a closed door trial and then spent the next 18 years in jail-most of it in solitary for telling the world the truth: that Israel had gone nuclear.
Lennon, Vanunu And "give Me Some Truth" By: eileen fleming | - On September 6, 2006, Mordechai Vanunu, a Christian convert from Judaism, was once more inside of the Israeli Supreme Court. He returned this time, regarding an appeal against the renewing of the restrictions against him which have forbidden him to leave Israel and to speak to media or foreigners, ever since he was released from 18 years in jail on April 21, 2004.
Irish Truthteller In Jerusalem By: eileen fleming | - In 1976, at the height of "The Troubles", [which extended from 1969 to 1998] the "Peace People" movement organized the largest nonviolent demonstrations in the history of Northern Ireland. The following year Betty and Mairead Corrigan Maguire were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their leadership and vision.
Whistleblower's And Democracies By: eileen fleming | - Many journalists come here to the American Colony, from CNN and NY Times. They all want to cover my story, but their EDITORS say no."
-Mordechai Vanunu @ the American Colony March 26, 2006 to WAWA Reporter + Editor
Israel's nuclear weapons whistleblower, Mordechai Vanunu's current trial for speaking to the Media began January 25, 2006 the same day as the Palestinian elections and resumes Septemeber 21, 2006.
