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One Jew's response to the United Nations that has recorded the Jewish State of Israel as the most criticized and condemned nation on Earth. With the destruction of the second Jewish Temple,in Jerusalem, 70 C.E., Jews were deprived of both Military and Political might, and sought safe haven in countries throughout the world. During their 2000 years of exile Jews suffered untold indignities, deprivation, mayhem, murder, pogroms and holocausts at the hands of the two faiths that benefited most from the Israelites' encounter with God. The Jews, God knows, have good reason and ample justification to be proud. Yet, they have never flaunted their heritage, their culture or their religion nor engaged in proselytizing. Though the Jews have never thrust their beliefs on others, they have been abused and persecuted, throughout history, because of their insistence on following the precepts of their faith - to practice freedom of religion. While the ignorance and intolerance of the uncivilized peoples of past generations, may be understood, the ignoble postures of some present day "civilized" groups and individuals are beneath contempt. In the fields of psychology and psychiatry, on an individual level, we strive to have the patient recognize the need to cease blaming others for his condition as a prerequisite for his eventual recuperation. In the field of human relations, we try to clarify that the denigration of others is not an automatic instance of self- elevation. In the business world we explain that progress is not made by demolishing your competitor's high-rise but, rather, by building                         yours higher and better. While we all rush in to commend these healthy attitudes, on a personal level, we go on condoning races, religions and associations that                 base their very existence on the denigration and even the decimation of others. Those who ignore and forget the lessons of history are condemned to relive their transgressions again and again - to their shame and God's mortification. Some Nazi lovers, who applaud the proponents of civilized retrogression, persist in teaching their children that the victims of the holocaust, Jews and Gentiles alike, were to blame for the Nazi acts of degeneracy. Present day Germans who are incapable of pinpointing Nazism as a negative apparition in German history are beneath contempt and they and their children are, undoubtedly, beyond redemption. For that matter, any social group incapable of strongly condemning the vociferous destructive elements, in their midst, automatically undermine their own integrity and are courting disaster. Israel was the first nation in the world that was established by the will of the majority of the nations of the world. The same nations also proposed the establishment of an adjacent Arab state to cater to the needs of the Arab population of that British Mandate called Palestine. Although the Jews were allocated but a fraction of "National Home" promised them in the Balfour declaration they were overjoyed. They also accepted the apportionment of the larger section of the pitiful country to the Arabs. The neighboring Arab leaders, however, who were more intent on the annihilation of Jews and the destruction of a Jewish State than in catering to the true needs of their Palestinian brethren, invaded the Jewish state on its first day of inception. The declaration of "Jihad", a holy war, against the Jews by these inflamed Muslims was well in keeping with past religious campaigns waged against the Jews by those faiths who contended that they were promoting God's best interests to the point of annihilating the "disbelievers". Generations of hatred taught, and implanted in the minds of babes, as a principle of faith, cannot be erased without some manner of impregnation with the antidote of love. However, this may be far too much to hope. And yet, the Jews have never asked for love. They never asked anyone to accept their beliefs, follow their practices, embrace their God. All they ever wanted was to be left alone. All they ever persisted in doing, through the centuries of exile, was to practice their faith in their own way.Today, in democratic societies, this is recognized as a basic freedom. Would it be so basic today if the Jews of yesteryear had not persisted in following their God notwithstanding blood libels, pogroms, persecutions, inquisitions and holocausts. It is imperative that the religious leaders, of all faiths, raise the banner of brotherly love; that they cease using the negativism of supremacy as a promotional tool; that they eliminate bigotry from their teachings and hatred from their liturgy. Most faiths are strong enough to survive and prevail on positive philosophies: brotherhood, love, compassion, charity and the supremacy of God. The Jews, exiled from the Israelite Kingdom of old, two thousand years ago, were deprived of political and military might. They were compelled, therefore, undoubtedly against their will, to wage a heroic battle for human and civil rights. They were forever in the forefront of the struggle for human dignity because their lot was that of a minority religion and race amongst the peoples of the world. Because of their unasked for Mission the world today is a far more civilized place and it is time the world recognize and show proper appreciation for the unparalleled contribution made. Traditionally, the Jews have sought acceptance and tolerance by adjusting to any and all restrictions and limitations imposed whether social, economic or political. Traditionally, religious bigots indoctrinated, through the generations, with hatred for "the people responsible for deicide" - the slaying of God - went about their religiously sanctioned job of ferreting out, persecuting, torturing and killing in the name of their Messiah - to their shame and God's mortification. We have entered a new era with many Muslim National Leaders, incapable of ensuring quality of life for their multitudes or enlightened government for their subjects, are decreeing that the Americans, the Jews and the Israelis are responsible for their own inadequacies and are intent on eliminating the infidels and instituting Sharia Law throughout the world. Rest assured, neither the Americans nor the Israelis are about to tolerate a return to the dark ages. All Religions promulgate the principles of Love, Compassion and Justice. Is it really so difficult to embrace and live up to the fine precepts of your faith rather than be lured to the instances of those primitive negative apparitions calling for uncivilized destructive measures? Let's accept the fact that it is unreasonable to hope to achieve redemption through blasphemy rather than through prayer!