Hello, Father. I appreciate you and your channel and I have subscribed. I have to disagree with Dr. Tsakanikas on a few points though. Most importantly that the modern state of Israel was founded as a liberal democracy. The founders of Israel were religious fanatics that were founding a theocracy based on Jewish supremacy. They collaborated with the Nazis to stop Jewish migration to anywhere else but Israel. The colonists killed many Palestinians in the Nakba and committed many acts of terrorism before that. It is well documented. There is also a lot of anti-communism in the conversation. I know there is a complicated history with Communism and I am not advocating for it or authoritarianism, but I would like to understand how the opposing economic system, capitalism, is somehow more in-line with Catholic teaching. I am Catholic and I just can't understand it. Thank you for your work, Father. God bless you.
If one holds the Israeli government to a certain standard, then one must hold the Palestinian government (Hamas), Hezbollah, and Iran to the same standard. One must measure them all by the same yardstick, and put the same burden on all. In other words, one cannot remain blind to Hamas launching missiles from populated areas, hiding themselves in tunnels, while not hiding any of the civilians. If Hamas are putting their own civilians in harm's way, they must be called out for war crimes. The standard of war cannot be that if an enemy attacks from a populated area and then hides itself among civilians, with the help of civilians, that it can then claim immunity from the attack. On some level, people must be responsible for the governments that they elect, that they support, and for the actions that those governments take with the support of the people. And that measure must be applied to ALL parties within a conflict. For if the measure is applied only to one party, then we are practising injustice, which is neither an attribute of God, nor a virtue. Regarding "dehumanization" of the Arabs and Muslims, we need to apply the above principle to that as well. Where are Christians persecuted the most? What is the history of the caliphates? How do Muslims behave and assimilate in the West? I live in Canada, and I woke up today to yet another Palestinian protest where masked - and they're always masked - protesters chanted "Death to Canada." I presume they mean death to me, and I presume that if given the chance, they will kill Christians as indiscriminately here as they did in Lebanon in the 1980s. I think everyone should listen to Christians who have fled Muslim majority countries and how Muslims dehumanize minorities once they are in charge. I'm not saying that we should behave the same way; I'm saying to not allow them to be hypocrites when they themselves are the biggest violators of human rights.
Also feel the Christian demoninations should have moved all Christians out of Gaza after the heinous attack by Hamas last year. To have them stay is like supporting terrorist leadership. An X-ray the Palestinian doctors used to show the bullet in the head of the child for their propaganda film could not have come from a snipers rifle it was said because there would be no head left.😟 Supposedly 70 to 75 percent of the population of Gaza supports Hamas. Wars kill innocent's as well. But we must hold Muslims accountable for their horrid disregard for those who do not bow to their ideology. It is time for those Muslims who do not condone the violence to speak out.
In Lebanon in the 1980s Christians killed Christians; and Christians, in concert with Israelis, also massacred Moslems. Look up the Sabra and Shatila massacres of 1982. It didn't all go one way.
thank you. a clear voice in the wilderness.
At last some Christian truth on this subject. Jesus is king
I hope many Christians will hear this. Praying for our leaders & for all souls 🙏🏻
Thank you Dr. Matthew Tsakanikas for bringing this to our attention.
God bless you for speaking out on this!!
❤thank you
I don't back political zionism
The 40k figure has been around for quite a few months. It is believed to be much, much higher now.
Different Europeans sources estimate that at this point it’s well above 200k.
Blessings and appreciation from Sydney Australia .
Judeo-christian is an oxymoron
Thank you!
Hello, Father. I appreciate you and your channel and I have subscribed. I have to disagree with Dr. Tsakanikas on a few points though. Most importantly that the modern state of Israel was founded as a liberal democracy. The founders of Israel were religious fanatics that were founding a theocracy based on Jewish supremacy. They collaborated with the Nazis to stop Jewish migration to anywhere else but Israel. The colonists killed many Palestinians in the Nakba and committed many acts of terrorism before that. It is well documented. There is also a lot of anti-communism in the conversation. I know there is a complicated history with Communism and I am not advocating for it or authoritarianism, but I would like to understand how the opposing economic system, capitalism, is somehow more in-line with Catholic teaching. I am Catholic and I just can't understand it. Thank you for your work, Father. God bless you.
If one holds the Israeli government to a certain standard, then one must hold the Palestinian government (Hamas), Hezbollah, and Iran to the same standard. One must measure them all by the same yardstick, and put the same burden on all. In other words, one cannot remain blind to Hamas launching missiles from populated areas, hiding themselves in tunnels, while not hiding any of the civilians. If Hamas are putting their own civilians in harm's way, they must be called out for war crimes. The standard of war cannot be that if an enemy attacks from a populated area and then hides itself among civilians, with the help of civilians, that it can then claim immunity from the attack. On some level, people must be responsible for the governments that they elect, that they support, and for the actions that those governments take with the support of the people. And that measure must be applied to ALL parties within a conflict. For if the measure is applied only to one party, then we are practising injustice, which is neither an attribute of God, nor a virtue.
Regarding "dehumanization" of the Arabs and Muslims, we need to apply the above principle to that as well. Where are Christians persecuted the most? What is the history of the caliphates? How do Muslims behave and assimilate in the West? I live in Canada, and I woke up today to yet another Palestinian protest where masked - and they're always masked - protesters chanted "Death to Canada." I presume they mean death to me, and I presume that if given the chance, they will kill Christians as indiscriminately here as they did in Lebanon in the 1980s. I think everyone should listen to Christians who have fled Muslim majority countries and how Muslims dehumanize minorities once they are in charge. I'm not saying that we should behave the same way; I'm saying to not allow them to be hypocrites when they themselves are the biggest violators of human rights.
Also feel the Christian demoninations should have moved all Christians out of Gaza after the heinous attack by Hamas last year. To have them stay is like supporting terrorist leadership. An X-ray the Palestinian doctors used to show the bullet in the head of the child for their propaganda film could not have come from a snipers rifle it was said because there would be no head left.😟 Supposedly 70 to 75 percent of the population of Gaza supports Hamas. Wars kill innocent's as well. But we must hold Muslims accountable for their horrid disregard for those who do not bow to their ideology. It is time for those Muslims who do not condone the violence to speak out.
In Lebanon in the 1980s Christians killed Christians; and Christians, in concert with Israelis, also massacred Moslems. Look up the Sabra and Shatila massacres of 1982. It didn't all go
one way.
@@suzannea8287 I know it didn't go one way. But that's what happens when Muslims try to take over a nation that wasn't theirs to begin with.