World War III has Begun.

This article was originally posted on August 3, 2014 on shiradrissman.com... I have now updated it with proper numbers. It seemed appropriate to repost it here, today, after the attacks in France and Lebanon and after the Pope decided to declare that World War 3 has begun (I guess he needs to follow my blog). The truth is...

It's been headed in this direction for a while now, but in case you've only just noticed (or haven't yet because you're in denial), World War III began a while ago.

Here are the larger and more well-known events (I have only included the murdered, not the injured)

• February 26, 1993: WTC bombed (6 murdered) 
• December 24, 1994: Air France Flight 8969 hijacked in Algiers (3 murdered) 
• June 25, 1996: Khobar Towers bombed (20 murdered) 
• October 12, 2000: USS Cole attacked in Aden, Yemen (17 murdered) 
• September 11, 2001: WTC bombed (nearly 3,000 murdered) 
• August 5, 2003: Marriott Hotel bombing in South Jakarta (12 murdered) 
• March 11, 2004: Train bombings in Madrid, Spain (191 murdered) 
• September 9, 2004: Bombing at Australian embassy in Jakarta (9 murdered) 
• July 7, 2005: Multiple bombings in London underground (53 murdered) 
• July 23, 2005: Bomb attacks at Sharm el-Sheikh (64 murdered) 
• February 1, 2007: Plot to behead British Muslim soldier (thwarted) 
• September 13, 2008: Bombing series in Delhi, India (33 murdered) 
• November 26, 2008: Coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India (166 murdered) 
• June 18, 2009: Beledweyne bombing in Somalia (35 murdered) 
• May 1, 2010: Times Square car bombing attempted (thwarted) 
• December 10, 2010: Stockholm bombing (2 murdered) 
• July 18, 2011: Attack in Hotan, China (2 murdered) 
• February 23, 2012: Attacks in Baghdad (83 murdered) 
• March 20, 2012: Attacks in Baghdad (52 murdered) 
• April 15, 2013: Boston Marathon bombing (3 murdered) 
• May 22, 2013: Two men with cleavers murder British soldier in Woolwich. 
• September 21, 2013: Westgate Shopping Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya (67 murdered) 
• September 22, 2013: Two Jundallah suicide bombers attack at a church service (105 murdered) 
• January 6, 2014: al-Qaeda linked terrorists execute "prisoners" at a children's hospital in Aleppo, Syria (50 murdered) 
• February 11, 2014: In Nigeria, Islamists come into a local village and slaughter residents (62 murdered) 
• March 15, 2014: Muslim herdsman in Nigeria shoot, burn, and hack their way through three Christian villages (150 murdered) 
• May 7, 2014: Islamists slaughter over villagers in Nigeria in an attack that lasts over twelve hours (336 hours) 
• June 12, 2014: The Islamic State massacres unarmed cadets at Camp Speicher, Iraq (1,566 murdered) 
• August 6, 2014: Boko Haram fire indiscriminately at Christian villages in Nigeria (997 murdered) 
• August 7, 2014: Yazidi death toll continues to rise in Iraq (397 murdered) 
• December 17, 2014: Human rights groups report the execution of women in Iraq for refusing to become brides of caliphate Jihadis (150 murdered) 
• January 7, 2015: Boko Haram goes on a massive killing spree that spans 16 villages in Nigeria (2,000 murdered) 
• April 2, 2015: Devout Muslims storm a Christian college in Kenya, separate out the non-Muslims, and execute the rest in cold blood (148 murdered) 
• October 1, 2015: Fatah gunmen shoot a Jewish couple to death in their car in front of their four young children in Israel 
• October 3, 2015: Two men walking with their families in Jerusalem are stabbed to death by an Islamist, who also shoots a baby in the leg 
• November 13, 2015: In Otniel, Israel, a father and son are murdered the week before the daughter's wedding. 
• November 13, 2015: ISIS orchestrated seven relatively simultaneous terrorist attacks in Paris (128 murdered). 

For a more detailed list of the 27,269 terror attacks since 9/11, please click here.

World War III is an ideological war between Islam and the rest of the world and it started HUNDREDS (really, thousands) of years ago (have you heard of the Marine Hymn? The "shores of Tripoli" are a reference to the Barbary Wars, wars against Muslim pirates). Nobody informed us it was instigated, and the majority of people today still don't know it's going on or don't want to admit it. It started insidiously and quietly. It's widespread and dangerous. The only way to fight it is to educate yourself and others, be aware, and acknowledge its existence.

Only in August 2014, after the three boys were kidnapped in Israel and after Hamas started firing rockets (again) at Israeli civilians, did people start to really notice the raging anti-Semitism occurring around the world. It has gotten horribly worse since. Not that it wasn't going on before - it was. But people see what they want, and don't see what they don't.

For years, there has been increasing acts of violence and intimidation against Jews, most notably, France, the UK, and other European countries. A statistical analysis has shown that 150 million people across Europe have serious anti-semitic views or a "demonic view" of Israel. The new anti-Semitism stems from the far right (authoritarianists, anti-communists, nativists, and fascists), the political left, and a growing Muslim population in these countries.

Even in peaceful Canada, there have been riots and violence against Jews and non-Jewish supporters of Israel. In Calgary the other day, hundreds of Muslims and non-Muslim Jew-haters rioted "peacefully" right before they attacked the group of a dozen or so pro-Israel protestors. No police were present and it almost escaped the attention of the media.

Take a close look at these numbers. 

There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world today. It is estimated that 15-25% of those Muslims are radical, potentially active terrorists according to all intelligence sources around the world. That means, mathematically, that 240-400 MILLION Muslims are active, or potentially active, radical terrorists dedicated to the destruction of democracy and Western civilization. That's as many people, or more, as occupy our United States of America.

Let me repeat this. These 240-400 million people devote their lives and deaths to murdering and mutilating YOU, the infidel.

If you want to count how many radical Muslims there are in the world (who may not personally act on their beliefs but agree with them, morally, financially, or religiously, then you're looking at over 800 million Radical Muslims, more than half of all Muslims on the planet, adhere to the beliefs of the terrorists. (see Pew Research 2011).

According to the Qu'ran, they believe that men are worth more than women... in inheritance (4:11, 4:176), in court testimony (2:282), purity (5:6), dominion over the body (2:223), wife to husband ratio (4:3), sex slaves (4:24, 33:50), and more. This is supported by the Hadith, the record of the sayings of their prophet Mohammed, which supplements the Qu'ran.

Women are not alone. Muslims also look down upon homosexuals, Christians, hypocrites (those who claim to be Muslim but are not quite radical enough), and, of course, Jews.

Do not think that you will be spared.

"Oh ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty." -Qu'ran, Sura 9:123.

They are encouraged to lay low, to lie to non-believers, to gain in numbers until such a time when they can take over. This is how they work. We can now see that their hard work and patience is paying off. Look at France where synagogues are burned and people are murdered in metal concerts. Look at Chicago where tens of thousands march in support of Hamas and their murderous methods. Look at Ann Arbor - where pro-"Palestinian" rallies and take place and people are afraid to act. 

It will only increase (and has). Keep your eyes open and do not blind yourself to what is happening. The war has begun. Jewish, not Jewish. White, Black, Yellow, Purple. Heterosexual, homosexual. If you aren't a radical Muslim, YOU are the infidel. YOU are their enemy. 

Be prepared to fight... because they already are.

Israel Doesn't Matter

The Land of Israel Doesn't Matter

Jewish Ideology
Jews believe in the sanctity of life. We are even instructed to break the holy Sabbath in order to save a life; it's called "Pikuach Nefesh." The rules of Kosher and fasting can be broken as well for sick and dying people.

Jews grant the same love of life to others. Even in our military actions against the Muslims, we pamphlet, text message, make phone calls, and even send soldiers in on the ground in order to reduce the amount of civilian Arab casualties.

Israelis wish only to live in peace. They gave back the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt and, in the past decade, they offered 98% of what the Arabs wanted and Arafat, on the Arabs' behalf, rejected it outright. Even today, all Jews want is peace and quiet.

Islamic Ideology
I'll let them speak for themselves.

"We love death like our enemies love life.
We love Martyrdom, the way in which [Hamas] leaders died." - Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Al-Aqsa TV [Hamas], July 30, 2014

"Say (O Mohammed): Oh ye who are Jews! If ye claim that ye are favoured of Allah apart from (all) mankind, then long for death if ye are truthful." - Qu'ran 62:6

Ayman al-Zawahiri told Muslim women, "I advise you to raise your children in the cult of jihad and martyrdom and to instill in them a love for religion and death."

Hamas uses human shields, and fires missiles from private homes, schools, ambulances, and hospitals. They kidnap innocent teenagers and soldiers. They attempt to steal the bodies of murdered Jews. They rejoice when they hear of violence and heartbreaking news on the part of Israelis.

In a recent poll, 60% of those Arabs polled (including 55% in the West Bank and 68% in Gaza) reject permanent acceptance of Israel's existence, instead wanting one Palestinian state "from the river to the sea."

Hamas wants Israel destroyed and the Jews dead. Their own charter emphasizes, in several places, the desire to eliminate the Jews. Here is one of the juicier points, "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it." -Hamas Charter Preamble

The Land of Israel, if it were ever truly an issue (rather than an excuse), is no longer of any importance. The Muslims want the Jews dead. Every last one of us. Even if we were to give away every last square meter of Israel, they would still run us through with spears, cut off our heads, and dangle us from the rooftops until the last one of us was dead.

Don't believe me? Just check out what they're doing to the Christians in Iraq.

What's wrong with having children?

This article is written at the risk of insulting some of my closest friends, but since they know me well, they know that it is not meant as an insult or as a passed judgment. It is a curiosity on my part, something I do not understand but want to. Despite my lack of understanding, I have and will always accept an individual's personal choices (as I would hope people accept mine). Please understand... Having kids is a heavy choice, and if you don't want them, I respect your choice and perhaps it's better that you not have them if you don't want them... I'm just trying to understand.

I know of three amazing (married) couples who are fantastic people, individually and as a couple. They are strong, intelligent, patient, talented people who would put their lives on the line for me (and some do, in the military) if it were necessary. I consider them some of my closest friends, people who make the world a better and safer place. We are better off because they are in our generation, and yet, these are people who have decided to not have children. It makes me wonder what kind of awesomeness I/we are missing out on. I don't understand this logic.

There are so many individuals in this world who should not be procreating, and yet, not only have kids, but have a plethora of them. Seriously. You probably know some of them. Why then do the smart, industrious citizens choose to deprive the world of their next generation of goodness?

It reminds me of the movie Idiocracy, an admittedly stupid movie, but one that makes a good point. If the dumb people keep having children and the intelligent, well-educated people have one (or fewer), we will quickly be outnumbered by the idiots. Where will the world be? Where is the world now?

Perhaps it is a regional issue. At first thought, I feel that midwesterners tend to have more children than New Yorkers or Californians. My voluntarily childless friends, however, are from Michigan. This US News article found that more women in the Western United States are having children (Utah, California, and Nevada being the highest). There goes that theory.

Perhaps it is the cost of children. The same article mentions that the birth rate declined with the economic downturn. Granted, kids are expensive. Diapers, food, and schooling are just some of the costs associated with having children. But they provide so many positives in life that I feel those outweigh the negatives or difficulties of having them. Additionally, there are so many other things in life on which we throw money away, why shouldn't we use the money as an investment in the next generation and in the planet? Speaking of the planet...

Perhaps it is a matter of being too scared of the world to bring children into it. True enough, the planet, the economics, and the politics strike fear into our hearts. Countries getting the nuclear bomb, clashes between nations, drug and alcohol issues, bullies... from the local to the international, there is plenty to keep us on our toes. But if you do a good job raising your kids, making sure you keep them aware of the good, the bad, and the ugly about society, they can make a difference. They can shine a light and a beacon in this otherwise dark world, a light that we all desperately need.

Religion does play a role in families having children (think Catholics, Orthodox Jews, Muslims, and Mormons), as does ethnicity. Hispanics and African-Americans are having the most children. Perhaps they (as well as the religious) understand the value of children more than the rest of us?

The scariest (inverse) correlation is the one that involves education and fertility. The more education, the fewer children. Period.

The US News article explains.

Likewise, education and fertility are inversely related; more educated populations tend to delay childbearing in favor of school. For example, for many highly educated people, the ages of 18 to 22 are devoted to college, not starting a family. "Highly educated people, they get out of college, they have jobs, and then they have families. So the timing is being pushed. ... They're likely to have children at later ages," says Qian, meaning a smaller window for having children and therefore potentially smaller families. The Northeast tends to have more college- and advanced-degree holders than the rest of the country, which may also account for lower fertility rates in many northeastern cities.

Think about that. What that means is that our horror flick, Idiocracy, isn't that far off the mark.

I admit that I am somewhat guilty of this phenomenon. I am 34 years old, I have my B.A. in English, my J.D., and I have been practicing business and bankruptcy law for almost six years. The difference is that I never intended to delay getting married and having children. I have been looking for the right guy for me; it just took me a little longer to find him. With him, I want at least four kids (we'll see what nature and G-d have in mind for me). I figure that since I'm going to have cute, smart, and well-behaved children, I want to have as many as possible. My family, my neighborhood, my country, and the world will benefit.

Perhaps, above all else, that's the issue, at least for women. Education is so highly valued and demanded nowadays (and it is readily available to us) that we believe we have a smaller selection of qualified males from which to choose (I believe the "pussification of America" is also an issue, though I'll save that for another article). We don't want to settle and our careers are important to us. We want to make a mark in this world. Sadly, many women (and men) don't realize how children make us immortal, that we only have a certain amount of years with which to make our true mark.

Men and women alike want to make sure their progeny, should they have any, have a proper education, a proper upbringing, and think that they can only do this with one or two children. But again, this brings up the same question.... Why let your name die? Why deprive the world of your genes entirely?

Why have none?

New Math: 1027 = 1

There has been quite an uproar around the world surrounding the trade of over one thousand Muslim terrorists for the return of Gilad Shalit. In case you aren't familiar, Gilad Shalit was a 19 year old Corporal (now Staff Sgt.) in the Israeli Army (I.D.F.) when he was kidnapped by Hamas over five years ago -- conveniently, only five months after Hamas, a terrorist organization, was democratically voted into government by the "Palestinian" people. 


In case you're wondering why I put quotation marks around "Palestinian," it is because they are Muslim Arabs, NOT Palestinians. True Palestinians were Jews that lived in the area during the British Mandate. But the Arabs have manipulated history and the world has been brainwashed by them. It's not just me making this claim. It's the Arab leaders themselves:

"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian people' to oppose Zionism." -- PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein, 1977

"Hamas will never recognize the existence of a Jewish State in the region" -Mahmoud al Zahar, Senior Hamas member

These monsters stuck Shalit in a dungeon and refused to allow any international agency, not even the International Red Cross, to visit or make sure he was healthy. Just recently (last Tuesday), Binyamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government agreed to release 1,027 murderers from prison to get Shalit returned to his family (half now, half in December 2011). 


In response, Hamas declared Tuesday a national holiday and called for three days of rejoicing. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal hailed the deal as a victory for the Palestinian people.


These terrorists to be released have been convicted, and have admitted happily, that they have murdered and spilled the blood of Israelis for no other reason than that they are Jews living in the State of Israel. 


Before I begin, let me say that I am eternally grateful that Gilad Shalit is home. The Israeli people has a particular affinity for life, its soldiers and citizens. We will do anything to make sure we can ensure their safety and health, but sometimes we act beyond the realm of logic and wisdom. Personally, I am torn about this subject. It pains me that Shalit was ripped from his family and country, that he had to spend 25% of his life in the hands of terrorists, clearly underfed and not taken care of, but there has been so much Israeli blood spilled by these 1,027 terrorists, and I guarantee... there will be more Israelis who are murdered because of the release of these prisoners. This is not right, and can only lead to more kidnappings, trades, and terror in an endless cycle of violence perpetuated by the Muslims.


Further, there are military, moral, and religious dilemmas associated with this trade (or any similar trade that has taken place in the past). Dealing with the religious and moral aspects is an entirely different article, so let's focus on the military/strategic issues.

"The mass release [of prisoners] has given a boost to Hamas, whose leaders have given their troops order to capture more Israeli soldiers. The goal is to win the release of even more Palestinian prisoners in Israel who then could rejoin the fight to battle Israel until a Palestinian state is created or until Israel is destroyed." -TheSpectrum.com

I've spoken to several Americans about this trade, and they are flabbergasted. They asked me, "who is this soldier?"... implying he was someone special. He was, but wasn't. The key is that he was no one special, but he was everyone; anyone's son, brother, cousin. We are all family in Israel. Every Jew is special. Israel loves its people, but that's the point. Hamas knows this, and does not hesitate to act in as evil a manner as possible. They do not value their own people's lives, and certainly not a Jewish one. If they can manage to get a thousand of their murderers released for one boy, then why wouldn't they do it again and again? They wouldn't.


Israel has officially set a precedent. The government has now officially told Hamas that it is acceptable to kidnap soldiers (or anyone, really) in order to get convicted murderers free. Hamas is destructive enough - why did we need to provide them with further incentives?


Please also be aware that prior to this trade, Israel had already released twenty Arab prisoners for a videotape of Shalit. Yes, you heard me... a videotape. Again, I will reiterate that I am grateful that Shalit is home, but what of the innocents whose lives have all now been marked for death at the hands of the released terrorists? This doesn't count all the trades in the past that have already taken place that led up to this point. I speak of the future, that is already being written by Hamas, its terrorist soldiers, and the Israeli government who participated in the negotiation for this very bloody result.


One of the terrorists scheduled to be released is Ahlam Tamimi, a 31 year old woman who assisted in the logistical planning of the infamous Sbarro terrorist attack that killed 16 Israelis, and who drove the bomber to the restaurant in August 2001. She was sentenced to 16 life terms in prison, and was quoted as saying, "I’m not sorry for what I did. I will get out of prison and I refuse to recognize Israel’s existence. Discussions will only take place after Israel recognizes that this is Islamic land."

The remainder of the terrorists who will be released in exchange for Shalit can be found here (may their names be blotted out from the history books).

They include Salehi, Abd al-Aziz Yussuf Mustafa of Ramallah, a participant in the 2000 Ramallah lynching who was iconically photographed displaying his blood-stained hands to the Palestinian mob after having beaten to death an IDF reservist who had accidentally entered the Palestinian Authority-controlled city of Ramallah.

And Ghanim, Abd al-Hadi Rafa of Gaza, the surviving perpetrator of the Tel Aviv Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack in which Ghneim seized the steering wheel of a crowded Egged commuter bus line No. 405 and managed to pull the bus into a ravine in the area of Qiryat Ye'arim causing the bus to be caught on fire while passengers whom could not get off the bus were burned alive. (16 killed, 27 injured).

And Amrin, Fuad Muhammad Abdulhadi of Gaza, who fatally stabbed 15-year-old schoolgirl Helena Rapp on her way to school in the Israeli city of Bat Yam.

My personal "favorite," Badran, Husam Atif All of Nablus, the former head of Hamas' military wing in the West Bank, who orchestrated the the 2001 Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing, 2001 Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing (15 killed, more than 100 injured) and in the 2002 Passover massacre.

Let's not forget Bahit, Ismail Musa Hussein of Gaza, a Popular Resistance Committee member who killed six Palestinians he believed to be collaborating with Israel. Attempted to kill four others. Killed one Israeli civilian in a terrorist attack. He killed his own people, who were trying to truly end terrorism and bring peace to the region.

We'll end on a "high" note, with Walid Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Hadi Anajas of Ramallah, who took part in the execution of the Café Moment bombing in 2002 (11 killed, 54 wounded - 11 of them seriously), the Hebrew University bombing in 2002 (9 killed, more than 100 injured) and the Rishon LeZion bombing in 2002 (16 killed, more than 60 injured - 20 of them seriously). Originally sentenced to 26 consecutive life sentences, changed to 36 life sentences.

I could keep listing all the terrorists and murderers who have already been released (and who will be released in December), but it would take pages. Take the time and review their bloody records yourself.... You'll feel like I do. The more I research and investigate this trade, the sicker I feel.


The sad part is that the Muslims are right.

“We have discovered how to hit the Jews where they are the most vulnerable. The Jews love life, so that is what we shall take away from them. We are going to win, because they love life and we love death.” -Hizbullah's Nasrullah, 2004 (after a prisoner exchange)

Journalist Richard Landes understands. Not only does Israel have a love and respect for the life of their citizens, but they have it in general. Israel outlawed the death penalty in 1954, only 6 years after the country was born. Landes points out that,

"Palestine, on the other hand, represents almost the polar opposite. This is a place in which killing daughters and wives and homosexuals for shaming the family with (even suspected and loosely interpreted) inappropriate sexual behavior is a regular feature of society, where “collaborators” are summarily executed, where official statistics for executions put the PA [Palestinian Authority] at a rate of formal, legal execution that cedes only to China, Iran, N Korea, Yemen and Libya."

Another journalist, Jonathan S. Tobin, makes a succinct point: "Rather than ask why Israel is willing to trade so many terrorists for one soldier, the world should be asking why the Palestinians are cheering the release of sociopaths." An interesting question.


In the past, Israel never used to negotiate with terrorists. That was their policy, and I remember that policy from when I was growing up. It's a difficult road to follow, but it is the correct one. Once you negotiate with the terrorists and attempt to appease them, you have already lost. You have put your citizens in further danger, and condoned the behavior of the enemy. 


The author of Lindasog.com had a brilliant solution: "I would take the list of prisoners the palestinians want released, and I would execute one a day, until Gilad Shalit is released, or I run out of prisoners. That way, the end result is a good one, either way." 


I agree. 


If the Muslims only understand power and death, then we must speak to them in their own language in order for them to understand we mean business. We will not give in to murderers and terrorists. We will not accept their terms for "peace." We are the Jewish people and we will live in our own country without fear! 


But first... we have to believe that.


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Additional sources for information & debate:
The Shalit Dilemma
Right Truth
Respect for Life, by Richard Landes

Op-Ed: Shalit, Israel and Rabbinic Debate
Palestinians Celebrate Murder


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