July 14, 2013—SnyderTalk Lead Headline: The Question of Islamic Reform

1--Intro

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2--SnyderTalk Lead Headline Danielle

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David Solway—The Question of Islamic Reform:

Perhaps the major theological problem confronting the revisionist Muslim community today—i.e., those whom we call “moderates”  or “secular-oriented intellectuals”—is the canonical scriptures which define their faith and without which Islam would cease to exist. The dilemma for these “enlightened Muslims” is the Koran itself, with its ubiquitous summons to warfare, conquest, enslavement and social and economic persecution of vanquished peoples, which is why they are preoccupied, to the brink of obsession, with the twin concepts of re-interpretation and contextualization.

These meliorists are convinced that Islam is diametrically opposed to something called “Islamism,” that Islam is essentially a “religion of peace” rather than a bellicose imperial movement and that its founding texts therefore invite reinterpretation. This belief can be readily demolished by anyone with a cursory acquaintance with the Islamic literature and a modicum of common sense. For once the incendiary and violent passages are expurgated from the Koran and the Hadith, and the philosophical and political curriculum appropriately bowdlerized, there is far too little left over on which to base a credible and authoritative, world-historical faith. Indeed, as I have argued before, the result would resemble a version of Baha’i’ and could no longer legitimately be called Islam. Re-interpretation is effectively a dead end, a theological placebo swallowed by the naïve or the willfully ignorant who find the strong medicine of reality unpalatable or even abhorrent.

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9--Jerusalem Post

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Hamas Denies Its Fighters Were Killed in Sinai

Kerry to Make Sixth Mideast Visit Next Week Amid Doubts

Chinese Tourism to Israel Reaches Record High

Ariel, Katz oppose Palestinian state in West Bank

Egypt announces criminal investigation of Morsi

Egypt braces for large, pro-Muslim Brotherhood rallies Monday

White House plan to arm Syrian rebels stalled, as Congress doubts Obama’s strategy

Report: Hamas held secret talks with European governments

Diskin: Israel nears point of no return on two-state solution

Behind the lines: A gaping Lebanese crater

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10--Arutz Sheva

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U.S. Officials: Israel Behind Recent Syria Airstrike

U.S. to Russia: Don’t Give Snowden a ‘Propaganda Platform’

Dep. Hizbullah Chief: Israel Responsible for Blast

Thousands Celebrate ‘Hilula’ of the Ari in Tzefat 

Sneak Peak: Temple Institute’s Visitors’ Center 

Bennett, in China, Connects Marx and Zuckerberg 

Slovakia Postpones Trial of Most Wanted Nazi

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11--THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

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Portugal becomes 2nd country, after Israel, with a Jewish law of return

PM to push US for ‘more credible military option’ on Iran

Thai university slammed for Hitler superhero mural

Hezbollah’s suicide bombing tactics come back to haunt it

Egyptian military bombards militant towns in Sinai

In rare cross-border flight, Egyptian chopper buzzes Gaza Strip

US sharpens criticism of Egyptian arrests

Abstinence makes the sperm grow stronger

Israel test-fires new rocket propulsion system

Twitter outs users who posted anti-Semitic content

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12--Other News

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IDF Says Hezbollah Cache Exceeds 60,000 Rockets, Can Strike Any Part of Israel

ADL Blasts ‘Vehemently Anti-Semitic’ TV Show ‘Khaybar’ Currently Airing in Middle East

Amona Residents Maintain Rights to Land

Evolution vs. God Movie So Popular It Crashes Evangelical Leader’s Website, It’s Going to Take Down Evolution

Kuwaiti Officials: We Need Trade Relations with Israel

Muslim Doctor: Israel is an “Inspiration to the Islamic World!”

Egypt’s Brotherhood Vows to Keep Defying “Coup”

Egypt: Copts find new government’s constitutional declaration “shocking”

Egypt Prosecutor to Investigate if Morsi Aided by Hamas

IDF to Builds Border Obstacle Opposite Egypt in Red Sea

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13--Perspectives

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Dr.  Manfred Gerstenfeld: Mainline American Christians against Israel—The leadership of most American ‘mainline’ Protestant churches is top-heavy with anti-Israel agitation, especially among those on mission committees. By now, a substantial number of their members have been influenced by anti-Israel rhetoric. Furthermore, younger members, due to anti-Israel attitudes on campus, are increasingly hostile to Israel. If the Palestinians make further progress here, it will be a great blow to the self-understanding of America as ‘firmly in Israel’s camp.’

Walter Russell Mead: Egypt’s Deep State Dilemma—The situation in Egypt still looks more like a gathering storm than any kind of transition to democracy. The long term outlook is not pretty. The divisions between the Brotherhood and the rest of society will probably deepen, and Egyptian Islamism will curdle and sour while the army and its allies continue to make things work well enough to keep the peace.for a while.

Rachel Avraham: Egypt Must Maintain Peace with Israel—Middle East scholar Dr. Mordechai Kedar says for Israel the most important issue concerning Egypt is the new Egyptian regime’s commitment to maintaining the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement.

Irwin Cotler: The Iran-Hizbullah Terror Connection: What Must Be Done—Given the clear and compelling evidence of the escalating Iranian state sponsorship of international terrorism – and of the complicity of Hizbullah – the question arises: What can the international community do to combat this dangerous wave of international terror?

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah: Egypt after Morsi: The Defeat of Political Islam?— The Muslim Brotherhood’s 80-year dream to take over Egypt ended in a fiasco, barely one year after one of their own was democratically elected to the office of President of Egypt.

Soeren Kern: Jihadists in Italy—Italian counter-terrorism authorities are monitoring some 40-50 Italian Muslims who have obtained combat experience in Syria and are now promoting jihad in Italy.

Dovid Efune: What the Ron Dermer Appointment Signals— Prime Minister Netanyahu’s announcement this week that his trusted aide Ron Dermer will replace Michael Oren as the Jewish State’s ambassador to Washington is the latest statement of Israeli independence from American designs in the region.

David M. Weinberg: Water in the West Bank—Israel has fulfilled all of its obligations about water supply to the West Bank under the Oslo agreements it signed in 1995 with the Palestinian Authority (and in fact has exceeded them), while the Palestinians are wasting tremendous amounts of water while refusing to utilize modern water conservation or sewage treatment methods. Indeed, the PA has violated its water agreements with Israel by drilling over 250 unauthorized wells. Moreover, every Israeli citizen pays more for water in order to subsidize Israel’s sale of water to the Palestinians at discount prices. Residents of Tel Aviv and Haifa pay twice as much for their water as residents of Nablus and Ramallah.

P. David Hornik: Obama’s Israeli-Turkish Detente Goes Bust—Why the critics were right to pan Netanyahu’s apology to Islamist-controlled Turkey.

Thomas Sowell: Who Is Racist? The moral claims advanced by generations of black leaders — claims that eventually touched the conscience of the nation and turned the tide toward civil rights for all — have now been cheapened by today’s generation of black “leaders,” who act as if it is all just a matter of whose ox is gored.

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4--Scripture of the Day

Hosea 7: 9-10

Strangers devour his strength, yet he does not know it; gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, yet he does not know it. Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, yet they have not returned to Yahweh their God, nor have they sought Him, for all this.

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5--HNIY Print form

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  • God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This [Yahweh] is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3: 15)
  • “Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
  • “Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land.  In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘Yahweh our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
  • Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (John 8: 58)

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14--Blessings from Revelation

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15--Concentric Circles

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