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On the Backs of Palestinians By Mike Odetalla
A few months ago, as I was flipping through the many channels late one night, a show entitled �On the Wings of Eagles� caught my attention. This show, which was really nothing more than a �paid advertisement� from a coalition of Born Again Christian and Jewish Zionists, was being shown over and over again on many different channels. They tried to present this as a �sort of documentary� of a mission of mercy.
As I watched this show, it began to sink in what their mission was. They were collecting money ($250 to bring ONE Jew from the former USSR to Israel) to help �airlift Jews� from the former USSR �home� to Israel. They kept showing footage of new Russian immigrants landing at Tel Aviv�s Ben Gurion Airport and being greeted as �New Israeli Citizens� coming home. The narrator of the program made it seem that these �Jews� (I use this term with a great amount of reservation since it is widely known that more than 50% of these so-called Jews are not Jews at all) were being delivered from Pharaohs grip all over again!
As I watched I was bombarded by calls to call the 800 number and make a donation of $250 for every Jew that I want to bring �home� to Israel and fulfill God�s will. The narrator kept on emphasizing that this is one way of pleasing God and that he would bestow MANY blessing on those that helped with this worthy cause�After about 30 minutes, I decided to call the 800 number and have some �fun��
� Operator: God bless you! How would you like your name to appear on the certificate of blessings? � Me: Thank you! But before we get into that, I want to get some information if that is OK with you? � Operator: What can I help you with? � Me: Well as a �Christian� I want to thank you for all you are doing. God bless all those that seek to help others. I think that what you are doing is a worthy cause� � Operator: GREAT! How many Jews will you be helping to bring �home� � Me: Wait a minute not so fast! Let me finish� � Operator: OK sir, but we are very busy assisting others to achieve their blessings from God� � Me: Anyway, as much as I find your cause a worthy one AND being a �Christian� myself, I want to know if my money could be used to bring �HOME� Christians to Palestine, after all, Christianity�s origins are in Palestine AND there are hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Christians who are refugees because they were ethnically cleansed from their homes by the Zionists� Would it not be also a source of blessing AND a way to please God to alleviate their suffering and bring them home? What do you say? � Operator: One moment please (he is apparently speaking to a supervisor)�I am back, sir at this time, this mission of mercy is limited to Jews only� � Me: Jews ONLY! Why is that? � Operator: I don�t know sir, but we are only bringing Jews home at this time� � Me: Will you be bringing Christians home to Palestine in the future? After all, they are the original Christians and they are suffering in exile due to being driven out of their homes and lands by the Zionists� � Operator: One moment please (again consulting with a supervisor) No sir, we have no future plans to bring Christians home JUST Jews�How many Jews will you be bringing home? � Me: Hold on for a moment, I just have a few more questions before I hand over my hard earned money. Is that OK with you? � Operator: Yes, BUT we are pressed for time as people are calling from all over the country� � Me: OK, I will be brief�Are we helping the Jews to ingather so that we can hasten the second coming of the Messiah? � Operator: One moment (brief silence) Yes sir we are helping fulfill the prophecies� � Me: Great�That means that when all of the Jews are gathered in Palestine, I mean Israel, then there will be a hastening of Armageddon, which would then mean that nearly 90% of the Jews will be slaughtered, while the remaining 10% will covert to Christianity and we will all know peace�Isn�t that right? If that is the case then, I am all for this mission of �mercy� and contributing to doing God�s work! God bless you and your work! � Operator: I really don�t know anything about that� � Me: What do you mean? All of us �Christians� know about the fulfillment of this prophecy. Don�t you? � Operator: NO sir� � Me: Well why not? What kind of a Christian are you? � Operator: I am not a Christian. I am a Buddhist�This is just a job for me to earn some extra money� � Me: (Laughing out loud)�Sam you made my day and NO I will not be sending you any money nor be helping to further the expulsion of Palestinians from the Holy Land�Your employers should be ashamed of themselves�Have a good day Sam! God bless Palestine and ALL Palestinians!
After I got off of the phone, I did a little research and found that the so-called �Christian Embassy� in Jerusalem, which is a front for the born again Christian Zionists, is in collaboration with Zionist groups in Israel to raise money and produced the paid advertisement called �On the Wings of Eagles��The name of the program should be called on the �Backs of Palestinians��
Ps�For the record I am a Muslim� Mike Odetalla
Mike Odetalla..."A seed in the fruit of Palestine" "Come, I'll tell you about Palestine" www.Hanini.org
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