Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote:
"Parshat Vayechi
Genesis 47:28–50:26

Ya’acov (Jacob) lived the last 17 years of his life in Egypt. Anticipating life is short, he asks Joseph to promise that he will bury him in his own land.
1) He blesses Yosef’s two sons, Manasseh and Efraim, elevating them to the status of his own sons as fathers of tribes within the nation of Israel.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "For the last few days, masses of people seeking freedom and justice have flooded the streets of the cities of Iran.

Calling for an end to the Iranian Islamic regime.

And calling for the return of Reza Pahlavi, the Shah.
1) The head of the National Bank has resigned. The money has become worthless, there is no water, and the people are chanting, “We do not care about Gaza and Lebanon, we want regime change.”

It is time for the world to speak out.
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@FoxNews PM Bibi Netanyahu and President Trump's personal friendship predates when PM Netanyahu was Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York City (1984-1988) During that time in the 1980s, Bibi Netanyahu lived in New York and
1) @FoxNews became known in U.S. media circles for defending Israel's positions, which is likely why he and Donald Trump who was a prominent New York figure then were acquaintances.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim, "Why are Canadians training Palestinian terrorists in warfare -- near Jericho?

Why is Israel allowing this?

Do the Canadian people know they are paying for this?
1) Alarming: The Palestinian Authority’s General Military Training Commission (GTMC) in Jericho just released photos from a recent training session that included international delegations (source: @DocumentIsrael).
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Big news. Al-Shabbab, the Terrorist Muslim Brotherhood affiliate in Africa that has undermined governments, threatened foreigners, murdered, kidnapped, all in the name of Islam,
1) has now threatened the USA and Israel over Israel's recognition of Somaliland.

Should anyone care?

Does that provide an excuse for normal nations to finally act against Al-Shabbab and destroy them?
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, “What is wrong with American and European plans for Middle East peace — and why did they always fail?????
1) It is really simple. When you have an enemy that swears to completely destroy you, murder all your people, and take all that you have, and when they are motivated by more than a desire for conquest, but by religious belief,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, “Idolatry is banned by both Judaism and Christianity, yet so much of politics today seems like cults of enthusiastic idolaters.
1) But, in the last couple weeks, I have posted articles critical of the left and some of their idols, and critical of one person on the right who seems to be the idol of some on the right.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "ALERT FOR THE GOP— REGARDING J.D. VANCE

It is time to stop looking at J.D. Vance as a candidate for 2028.

Why? A list of reasons.
1) The major one being the importance of keeping the White House away from the Democrats.

The American People clearly want a President that is Conservative, that has a record of accomplishments for those he represented, and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote: "Sun Tzu in “The Art of War, stressed winning quickly, avoiding attrition, and ensuring victory once committed, and defeating the enemy so there is no reason to make war again.
1) In Israel’s history, that wisdom seems to have been ignored or not understood. And most often Israel has been stopped from defeating the enemy to the degree that war really ends.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "BHARAT, YISRAEL, Magyarország, Suomi.

Some time ago, both Bat Zion Susskind Sacks and I wrote articles explaining why people should use the term in Hebrew, “Yisrael”,
1) rather than the term “Israel” which when pronounced comes out like “Izreal”.

But Yisrael is not the only one that worldwide is called something quite different from what one could say is the appropriate name.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Trump has now attacked terrorists in Nigeria who have been terrorizing Christians and others, kidnapping, murdering, raping.

While I do not fault Trump for wanting to protect Christians in Nigeria from Muslim terrorism,
1) I do not want the USA to be acting like the world's police force, and Trump may have exceeded his proper role as US president. The right way to go about things is to force Nigerian leaders to do what they have an obligation to do—to destroy the terrorists and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Among my reasons for being critical of things that have been said about Trump’s Gaza plans is maybe one of the biggest objections. The plan assumes that the Gaza Strip has to be rebuilt but without any Jewish population.
1) The unspoken theory is that peace can come only if Jews are not allowed to be in certain areas. That is a dangerous antisemitic belief, even if it is not the intention for that to be.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Let’s be honest.

As long as Erdoğan rules Turkey, puts opposition leaders in prison, and claims sea and land beyond what its neighbors should allow, and
1) sponsors and protects the Muslim Brotherhood and its branches such as Hamas, and terrorists in North Africa, and has troops protecting the Muslim Brotherhood government in Libya, Turkey is a serious problem for the entire region.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Shabbat Shalom
Vayigash
Genesis 44:18–47:27

Yehuda (Judah) approaches Yosef (Joseph) to plead for the release of Benjamin, offering himself as a slave to the Egyptian ruler in Benjamin’s place.
1) Upon witnessing his brothers’ loyalty to one another, Joseph reveals his identity to them. “I am Joseph,” he declares. “Is my father alive?”

The brothers are overcome by shame and remorse, but Yosef comforts them instead of the expected anger they anticipated.
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For those who point to Scripture, Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to be sovereign in their Jewish homeland, Eretz Yisrael. Roger Froikin wrote, in part, "Zionism started 4000 years ago, not in the late 19th century, with the promise to Avraham, Yitzchaq, and Ya’acov,
1) with Moshe (Moses) 3400 years ago and the trek through Sinai to Eretz Yisrael."

This promise is reiterated multiple times in Genesis, including in Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 15:18, and Genesis 17:8.
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@ConceptualJames Thank G-d for Thomas Jefferson insisting upon "Separation of Church and State" being in the Constitution. We really need to teach American history. As we are nearing the 250th year of this grand experiment that we call the United States of America,
1) @ConceptualJames let me explain about "the Separation of Church and State" clause found within the First Amendment to the Constitution.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "CORRECTING THE STORY OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI

There is a documentary on Showtime that allegedly tells the story of Journalist Khashoggi,
1) picturing him as a hero and that he was a victim of the Saudi Regime.

The problem with that narrative is that there are too many false things about it. Like it or not, writing from time to time for a rather left-wing American newspaper,
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@bethanyshondark Not all questions are legitimate.
See e.g. Loaded Questions
1. Personal behavior:
When did you stop beating your wife?
“Why are you still cheating on your taxes?”
“Have you stopped lying to your boss?”
“How long have you been neglecting your children?”
1) @bethanyshondark “Why do you enjoy hurting people’s feelings

2. Guilt by assumption:
“What motivated you to commit the fraud?”
“Who helped you cover up the scandal?”
“Which bribes did you accept?”
“How much money did you steal?”
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@TheBabylonBee Merry Christmas.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Israel, most likely between 6 and 4 B.C., during the reign of King Herod. While some sources suggest a date as late as 2 B.C., the majority of historical and
1) @TheBabylonBee biblical evidence points to a birth year closer to 6–4 B.C., based on Herod’s death in 4 B.C. and the timing of the Roman census mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.
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Tucker Carlson has been praising Islam as he condemns Jews and Christians alike. He also said that he bought a home in Doha, Qatar to prove he was America First. Qatar does not allow Christians to be citizens nor does it allow Christians to openly practice their faith.
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https://twitter.com/nypost/status/2002843230472212928

They must hide. I don't see how buying a home in a country that supports the Muslim Brotherhood that states it sees America as the "Big Satan" and hates our Judeo-Christian Western values and freedom is America First.
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The latest antisemitic lie that Candace Owens is spreading comes from the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Does she not know there is still a Muslim slave trade today in Africa?
1) Why does Candace Owens not mention this? Does she not really care about the issue of slavery? It seems so. She was not concerned about Muslins behe@ding Christians, either. Why is that?
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