- When Sender, Berl & Sons Inc. assesses the presidential
decisions of Bush 43, particularly regarding oil rich nations; we never
fail to factor into our analysis the reality that global oil is Bush family
business. Consequently, when we address the controversial Mel Gibson movie,
we cannot fail to factor in that his father holds anti-Semitic views and
one would be foolish to fail to understand that such environment influenced
Mel Gibson, particularly in that he carries high respect for his father.
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- Having said this, Christian leaders are no doubt gleeful
and rightfully so that the movie has proven to be a lightning rod to bring
back their flocks to the Church. This is a real benefit of the movie: returning
people back to G-d. However, understandably, the ADL and Jewish representatives
are upset about the movie since it does provide a platform for those that
use bible to build hate and violence. In this regard, the movie provides
fodder for the new world order forces who seek to dilute religion on the
given argument that religion has been the platform for hate and violence,
massive death and devastation.
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- We have seen this dynamic recently regarding the detestable
crimes committed by those holding themselves to represent good and G-d
and victimizing young children. Evil attaches itself to good and G-d, to
use good and G-d to serve their personal agendas. Thus, no doubt, the Mel
Gibson movie will in fact serve the separate agendas of both good and evil.
Those who want to lend an ear to good and G-d will do so and similarly
those who want to lend an ear to hate and violence will also do so as well.
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- Ironically, our opinion is that those who protested against
the movie ignited public interest in it against their own announced intent
to cast a shadow over it. When the government in Israel moved to banish
Barry Chamish's book on the Rabin Assassination, it only drew public interest
in it. Similarly, the attempt to diminish Mel Gibson's movie has driven
it to national and global attention.
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- Sender, Berl & Sons Inc. provides deeper analysis
into many issues. After laying the foundation above, we want to provide
one as well into this controversial movie. While Mel Gibson proclaims that
it is true to Gospel, the truth of it is that Jesus was a devout Jew critical
of those who defamed and dishonored G-d's name. He thus was highly critical
of the activities taking place on the Temple mount. He and those around
him honored the bible and lived lives in accord with Jewish custom and
tradition (James thereafter maintained a Christian must keep all 613 Torah
commandments). However, the Jesus in the Mel Gibson movie shows no such
affiliation and thus does not accurately reflect the Jesus in the time
period portrayed.
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- The further truth is that after his death, there were
two splinter groups. The one more aligned with Jesus' personal life and
behavior became subservient to the one that grew into the dominant religions
based on Jesus. This allowed Christianity to spread, encompass and embrace
the global community. However, again, we are dealing with a movie that
offers to portray the time of the death of Jesus and thus it is plain that
the movie does in fact reflect the biases surrounding Mel Gibson during
his life.
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- Further, in this regard, Jerusalem was in the control
of Rome. We all know the hallmarks of Rome during that period of time.
Crucifixion was the flag post of Roman evil. Countless people, including
many Jews, faced death by a medium that, of course, at that time, had no
religious significance.
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- Those representing the Jewish people in Israel at that
time were of the same character and genre of the Shimon Pereses in control
of Israel today: collaborators with Rome. Notably, the Jewish leadership
was quite adeptly -- as the Jewish leadership today in Israel --taking
the people of Israel on a course leading to their expulsion from the land.
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- When this course rears itself, the issues do not have
their nexus to whether the Mel Gibson movie reflects truth or justice.
Those critical of the movie feel that the movie is an injustice. However,
this dynamic also comports and is reflective of the "injustice"
seen by us that after having Torah, history, the benefits of time, every
conceivable opportunity to prosper and learn, that the Jewish people reflect
a nation moving away from G-d not to Him. The injustice is that being the
child of such a loving parent that we can dishonor Him yet again and fail
to have built an Israel as He desired: one bringing honor to His name.
Thus, again, for the very same reasons as two thousand years ago, as we
have argued since 1984, Israel is yet again on the same path and it appeared
to us that we would lose it by G-d having us voluntarily give it up: which
we are doing.
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- Thus concepts of fairness and justice revolving about
today's events, as we have analyzed them throughout our web site, is much
more complex and far deeper than apparent. Thus, basic perceptions of fairness
and justice fail to account for the deeper levels of unfairness and injustice
in play, including seeing cultures aligned with G-d (Allah) being attacked
to diminish their religious heritage. If there are claims for justice and
fairness, one could first ask Jonathan Pollard his perceptions of these
dynamics, and moreover one could ask the people of Islam of their perceptions
of these dynamics as well. Our position is that to receive G-d's favor
and intervention, one cannot live a life blind to one's own failings to
his G-d and to his fellow man.
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- In conclusion: Mel Gibson's movie can be a platform for
emerging global anti-Semitism and those in the Jewish community who attack
it have only given it the long legs it may carry. The solution to the aspect
of unfairness and injustice represented by the movie would be far better
offset by bringing comment to the reality that Israel today, with an emerging
population with no belief or conviction in G-d, operates to defame G-d's
name and gift, moving Him to ultimately consider, yet again, dislodging
us from the land. By directing energies toward the real issue and problem
in play, many problems for the global community could in fact be resolved
by an Israel moving toward the aim intended for her: to utilize her G-d
given potential to serve as a nation of ministers for good. It is anything
but that and as a consequence, as foretold by Torah, anti-Semitism in such
an environment would reemerge to serve Israel's birthright in tandem with
Israel's putative expulsion, when accepting new world order mandated culture
change diminishes G-d's name in re-gifting the holy land to the Jewish
people. We see the injustices that may arise due Mel Gibson's movie within
a framework interpreted by Jacob and set forth by Torah long ago (Genesis
34:30). It behooves all peoples of the planet; especially those within
the trilogy of religions under monotheism, to better understand it.
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