Vas you dere, Sharlie, when the foundations of the universe were laid? And thats all I have to say about that.
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From: Martin Wasserman
Sent: Monday, September 1, 2025 12:25 PM
To: Yusra Hussain
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Subject: Re: Call To Action
Yusra,
If you believe that God favors Muslims over Jews, you may be in for a disappointment. The Almighty judges people based on what’s in their souls, and not on superficial appearances, which is what you may be doing.
The Land of Israel belongs to God and He gives it to whomever He pleases. At this time in history, He is taking it away from the Muslims and returning it to the Jews in fulfillment of the promise He made many centuries ago. Israels victories against seemingly overwhelming odds in its 1948 War of Independence, the Six Day War of 1967, and the recent Twelve Day War against Iran, could not have been achieved without His help.
The relationship between the Jews and the Almighty is sometimes compared to a marriage. There might be long periods of separation, but there would never be a divorce.
Whats happening in the Middle East today was predicted by the prophets of Israel over 2500 years ago, including the return of the Jews from their exile, the reestablishment of their ancient nation in the land of its birth, the gathering of the nations against it, and Gods ultimate judgment.
It would be fair to say that the Almighty is using Israel to judge the nations, in the sense that the way the nations judge Israel will have a direct impact on the way He judges them.
Martin Wasserman
On Sep 1, 2025, at 9:03 AM, Yusra Hussain wrote:
I wish the war on Hamas started in October 7. Gaza was called an open air prison in 2014, 2016, and 2018 by different well respected international bodies. More than 70% of children of Gaza were malnourished before October 7. Israel has violated more UN resolutions and has been a ruthless occupier for 76 years.
If you think the people of Gaza were just going to sit there and not fight for their lives, you’re a fool. Someone’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter. Gazan are fighting for their lives. What they have on their side is faith and belief in God that you lack significantly.
To Gazans, either wining their freedom and dignity, or wining a long afterlife in bliss, something the Israeli army will never understand.
On Aug 31, 2025, at 11:04 PM, Martin Wasserman wrote:
Aram,
Its true that the war started as a premeditated and deliberate attempt to exterminate an entire people. But it was Hamas that was trying to exterminate the Jews, and after October 7, they promised to have many more October 7s until Israel was totally destroyed.
Also, Hamas was not as weak as you claim them to be. They were very well armed, had trained for this war for years, and were willing any maybe even eager to die as martyrs. They had highly fortified defensive positions with their massive tunnel network paid for with stolen international aid funds that were intended to benefit the Gazan people, and they had the element of surprise. What they underestimated was Israels resilience and speed of recovery in the face of existential danger. They also expected Hezbollah, with its massive missile arsenal, to join the fight from the north, which didnt happen, and they expected Iran to more actively engage, which didnt happen either.
Ultimately, this is a war between two radically different views of life, between Israel and its supporters who self-define as revering life, and between Hamas and its supporters who self-define as revering death. These two cultures cannot coexist peacefully side-by-side, but will continue to fight until one succeeds in driving out the other.
The way may be long and difficult, but I fully expect Israel to prevail in this struggle, and when they do, the world will be a much better place because of it.
Martin Wasserman
On Aug 31, 2025, at 10:02 PM, Aram James wrote:
This is not a war but a slaughter a genocide a holocaust, death by mass starvation. A premeditated and deliberate attempt to exterminate an entire people. War crime after war crime after war crime.
War suggests some parity in military power. Israel is armed by the most powerful military on the planet, the USA. Israel has an army, a navy and air-force, and nuclear weapons, and an endless supply of 2000 pound bombs.
The Palestinians have only their wits and an enduring spirit of resistance to the Israeli occupiers, the settlor colonists who stole the Palestinians land and are now determined to destroy their entire culture.
More and more nations are recognizing Palestine as an independent sovereign nation while calling out Israel as war criminals. Israel has become a pariah state a dying and soon dead nation. All people of moral conscience must seek the elimination of the terroist state of Israel.
Avram “One State Solution” Finkelstein
On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM Martin Wasserman > wrote:
There seem to be two types of people pushing for an Israeli cease-fire in Gaza: those who actively want Israel to lose the war and would like to see it ultimately destroyed, and those who dont necessarily hate Israel, but are troubled by the sight of suffering civilians. I can empathize with the latter view. I dont like seeing pictures of suffering people either. However, Israel didnt seek this war and it didnt want this war. But now that war has been forced upon it, it has no alternative but to win it.
A unilateral Israeli cease-fire would give Hamas time to regroup and rearm, and continue planning future atrocities, which would result in more deaths, more Israeli retaliation and more suffering. Those who claim to care deeply about the people of Gaza should not be demanding that Israel stop fighting, but should be demanding that Israel step up the fighting until Hamas is totally destroyed. The biggest obstacle to providing for the humanitarian needs of the Gazans is Hamas itself. It’s only when they’re gone that those needs can be properly addressed.
Martin Wasserman
From: Roberta Ahlquist >
Date: August 31, 2025 at 12:22:24 PM PDT
To: Aram James >
Cc: Henry Etzkowitz >, Julie Lythcott-Haims >, George for Palo Alto >, Office of the Provost >, Brian Good >, Roseline Rasolovoahangy >, City Council >, WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto >, Keith Reckdahl >, Vicki Veenker >, rabeh morrar >, Aline Figlioli >, Roberta Ahlquist >, jessica@speiser.net, editor@paweekly.com, Gennady Sheyner >, city.council@gilroy.org, CityCouncil >, city.council@menlopark.gov, City Clerk >, Andrew Binder >, Rowena Chiu >, Nicole Chiu-Wang >, Pat M >, vramirez@redwoodcity.org, Vara Ramakrishnan >, Raymond Goins >, Liz Kniss >, Liz Gardner >, Sheree Roth >, Lori Meyers >, Palo Alto Free Press >, Lotus Fong >, assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov, Josh Becker >, Jeff Conrad >, Jeff Rosen >, Jay Boyarsky >, board@pausd.org, board@valleywater.org, BoardOperations >, Betsy Nash >, dcombs@menlopark.gov, GRP-City Council >, PD Kristina Bell >, Rob Baker >, Rose Lynn >, Yusra Hussain >, Carla Torres >, Brandon Pho >, Jennifer Morrow San José Spotlight >, Bill Newell >, Zahra Billoo >, Mila Zelkha >
Subject: Re: Call To Action
Why are you Council so paralyzed from ethical actions??!!. Let no more people die. Act NOW!
Roberta Ahlquist
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On Aug 31, 2025, at 12:00 PM, Aram James > wrote:
8/31/2025
Rabbi Etzkowitz,
Do Say! Do Say! Will your thoughtful prayers be answered? A call out for courage from our leaders. Will your pleas for a cease-fire resolution and no more genocide be heeded ? Will the leader you have called upon for action be ready in this moment of dire consequences?
“ First Amendment forever ”
Avram
Finkelstein
On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM Henry Etzkowitz > wrote:
Be a profile in courage, not an exercise in pusillanimity From vaunted dais intro cease fre now resolution. In your inimitable style explain why you are acting at this juncture. Honour your mother. I knew VSO’s like her in Nigeria. Show inter generational continuity. Make her proud, not ashamed, of your tenure on Council. Follow in the footsteps of fellow Stanfordian, Herbert Hoover. Channel the great Humanitarian. Take care
“Action, not blah,blah “ cf Aline, São Paulo
Henry Etzkowitz
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On Aug 30, 2025, at 6:31 PM, Aram James > wrote:
8/30/2025
HI Henry,
Julies base is all ready in front of her. Per recent polls only 8% of Democrats now support the genocide in Gaza. Its Time for Julie to break from the remainder of the cowards on the Palo Alto City Council and proclaim:
“End The Genocide Now”
Avram Finkelstein
Julie is an eminently practical politician who will not get an inch in front of her base suggest broaden strategy;
On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM Henry Etzkowitz > wrote:
When her base moves; Julie will speak out like Marjorie, whose evangelical base overcame their ideological predelictions and were able to see human made hunger and respond, giving implicit support to speak out.
Julie is an eminently practical politician who will not get an inch in front of her base suggest broaden strategy; call for public teach in Council Chambers, invite Stanford and other experts to present comparative historical view of starvation strategies with a view to where Gaza does or doesn’t fit.
In the Vietnam crisis, opening of 1969 academic year,
Washington university faculty senate meeting called by Prof Barry commoner, put this strstegy, formulated in a resolution by a junior faculty member, forming university-labor business coalition to implement. Event at St. Louis teamsters hq had Daniel Ellsberg as one of its speakers.
Who will be our “Barry Commoner” Convener? nominate Prof Condaleeza Rice, director Hoover Institute as most appropriate person by dint of academic and public service.
Sincerely
Henry Etzkowitz
Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice
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On Aug 30, 2025, at 3:17 PM, Aram James > wrote:
X,
We have to keep encouraging Julie to speak-out. She did a great job with the ICE issue. I keep pushing Julie and the hapless vice mayor Vicki—to call out the Genocide. Maybe Julie never Vicki who has allowed AIPAC to pull her strings since Oct 7. As I have told Vicki multiple times: your obituary will read clever politician and great lawyer who remained silent as the Israelis continue to commit genocide. A woman with no soul. Its all about Vicki’s climb up the political ladder. Disgusting!
Avram Finkelstein