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Post-Zionism is So 1990s

David1326 Wrote: Apr 28, 2012 10:24 PM

An Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Orson Hyde, on instruction for the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr., of this the dispensation of the fullness of times, dedicated the land for the return of Israel and Judah in fulfillment of prophecy in the late 1830's or early 1840's CE. Whether spiritual or secular, the prophecy is being fulfilled.

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Post-Zionism is So 1990s

You can learn a lot about a nation's health by watching how it celebrates its national holidays. In Israel's case, compare how we celebrated our 50th Independence Day in 1998 to what celebrations involve today.

During the 1990s, Israel's elite took a vacation from reality and history and they brought much of the public with them.

Then-foreign minister Shimon Peres said that history was overrated. The so-called "New Historians," who rummaged through David Ben-Gurion's closet looking for skeletons, were the toast of the academic world. Radicals like Yossi Beilin, Shulamit Aloni and Avrum Burg were dictating government policy.

The media, the...

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