I have been reading a book by a woman named Nonie Darwish.  It is called, “Now They Call Me Infidel.”  She was born in Egypt.  Her father was a high ranking intelligence officer in the Egyptian army who was assasinated by the Israelis in 1956.  She is now a huge supporter of Israel and of the U.S.  Her book is excellent and I would recommend it to anyone who really wants to know the mindset of many in the Arab world.  Here is an excerpt from her book:

“When I was growing up, I did not know the history of Jerusalem.  We were taught that it was a city taken away from the Arabs by Jewish invaders.  I was never taught that Jerusalem was the ancient capital of the Jews, that King Solomon built the first temple in 957 B.C.E., that it was destroyed in 586 B.C.E., and the Jews taken into exile in Babylon. that the temple was then rebuilt seventy years later, that the city was conquered and reconquered over the many thousands of years, until finally, in C.E. 70, the Romans utterly destroyed the second temple and dispersed the Jews, scattering them to the far-flung edges of the Roman Empire-Spain, Arab lands, and Eurpoe.  Jews everywhere, over the ages when they celebreate Passover, have said the words, “Next Year in Jerusalem,” longing for their homeland.  Furthermore, historically, when things did not go well between Jews and Arabs in Arab countries, Jews were often told by Arabs, “Why don’t you go to Jerusalem, your holy land”-a fact now conveniently forgotten………….”

And she goes on to say………..

“For more than 58 years, Arabs have been blinded by hatred, arrogance, envy, narcissism, and groundless fear.  In the process of destroying Israel, their perceived enemy, they are also destroying themselves.  I sincerely want to bend on my knees and apologize to the Jewish people on behalf of my people.  I am only one person, but I am encouraged by the many emails from Arabs who are also sickened by Arab wickedness toward Israel.

To the people of Israel I want to say:  You are an inspiration to people who choose to see the truth.  You are my heroes.  You are a people of faith who will not submit to the darkness and evil surrounding you.  You live by honorable principles and moral standards and struggle even in your darkest hours to maintain them.  Your courage, persistence, and faith have been an example to me and many other Arabs.  Continue doing what you are doing; never give up; continue riding your buses, continue treating Arabs in your hospitals.  Do not be in a rush for a quick peace agreement.  The people in the area are not ready yet for peace.  Protect yourself from terrorism and, if necessary, keep the fence up high and one day the arrogance, intolerance, and cruelty around you will end when G-d takes away the oil weapon from the hands of Arabs who have used it against you, the world, and ultimately themselves.  The good people of the world must suppose you and the will. I believe that goodness always wins at the end.

I now fully understand why the United States supports Israel and rightfully so.  My love of America now extends to Israel.  i support Israel becaue it is not a threat to Arab nations.  No one in his right mind would think that Israel would want to occupy Damascus, Cairo, or Baghdad.  Israel is fighting for its very existence.  What are Arabs fighting for?  The are not fighting for their existence; they are fighting a religious war that has become a ritual and a goal in and of itself.”

I have heard it said “A fool learns from his own mistakes.  A wise person learns from mistakes of others.”

In this case, this woman made no mistakes.  She was born in Egypt because that is where G-d chose for her to be born.  But we would be fools not to learn from her and to listen to what she has to say about the designs of Islam on Israel and the United States. 

To order her a copy of her book, click on the name of the title:  Now They Call Me Infidel.