Then you’re not really following things closely or you have incorrect information. When Jews began settling in Palestine, the area was called Mandatory Palestine and was under British administration. The first modern world terrorist organizations were Jewish Irgun and Lehi; they carried out mass attacks on Muslims, but also on the British who were governing Palestine at the time. The most famous attack was in 1946 at the King David Hotel, when the Irgun terrorist organization killed 91 people, mostly members of the British administration after World War II. The main organizer of that attack and leader of Irgun was the future Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Begin. Moving on: in 1948, during the process leading up to the creation of the State of Israel, a senior United Nations mediator was appointed, the Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte, who had saved 30,000 Jews from Nazi camps just three years earlier during World War II. Because of his advocacy for peace and his efforts to prevent war and ensure a fair population-based partition, he was assassinated by the Lehi terrorist organization. The main organizer was Yitzhak Shamir, who later became the first Prime Minister of Israel. Do you know how many countries have severed diplomatic relations with Israel because of extrajudicial assassinations of enemies on foreign territory, outside the laws and diplomacy of those countries? From Argentina to Italy, etc. Regarding 9/11, all indications suggest that Israel was behind it. There is even a video of five Israelis dancing in New York when the first tower collapsed. They were arrested and detained 74 days, and later deported to Israel. If anyone celebrated, it was them, with the intention of pushing the U.S. into a war in the Middle East. Finally, there is Netanyahu’s testimony before the U.S. Congress, where he claimed that Saddam Hussein had nuclear weapons and that the U.S. must intervene in 2002. Larry Silverstein bought the Twin Towers complex about a month and a half before the attack in 2001 and had close ties to Israeli Prime Minister Barak, and then insured it against a terrorist attack. On that basis, he received 4.5 billion dollars, while victims’ families were left shortchanged — just a coincidence. As for Muslims, let’s learn the basics. Muslims are divided into Shia and Sunni. The differences between them are far greater than between Catholics and Protestants. Just as Catholics and Protestants had centuries of wars, Shia and Sunni are in a major conflict. Muslims in Europe, and in fact 85% of Muslims worldwide are Sunni, who openly hate Shia, ( Iranians, Muslims in Lebanon, and Yemen). Terrorism is carried out by Sunnis, and the main sponsors of Sunni terrorism are countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain — all of which are major allies of the U.S. in the Middle East, as well as Israel, where the U.S. also has bases, as this war has shown. Qatar is planning to build a military base in Idaho, United States. These countries have attacked Iran in this war. It is enough to note that in Syria, which was a secular state led by the Alawite Assad, who protected Christians, he had Iranian military support, while the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia supported the opposition, i.e. Al Nusra, which is part of Al Qaeda. Eventually, they brought to power an Al Qaeda leader, Jolani, who was welcomed with enthusiasm in Israel, but also in the U.S., where Trump gave him a red carpet reception. So the main sponsors of terrorism are not Iranians, but, as the evidence allegedly shows, the U.S., Israel, and Saudi countries. I will not argue further — out of personal moral conviction I could never support or testify to evil and falsehood. I do not divide people by religion or region, but by their actions and whether they do good or evil. God has not given all of us the fullness of faith in the same way, but we all have the ability to recognize good and evil. This latest war has opened many people’s eyes, and I am glad for that. Here is a picture of Jolani in Al Qaeda/ISIS clothing, and here he is with Trump, and after coming to power in Syria he allegedly killed Christians and Alawites, as was widely reported on Twitter in 2025. I will not continue discussing politics, nor do I consider it appropriate to discuss politics on a Catholic forum. Let each person follow their conscience and be responsible for what they support. My conscience is clear.
2 powerful back to back earthquakes in Venezuela. Sounds like a lot of damage and unfortunately lots of hurt people. Praying for them...... from bbc.... hoping this is just early unconfirmed reports: The USGS says high casualties and extensive damage are probable with a 44% chance of more than 10,000 fatalities and a 30% chance of more than 100,000 following the second mainshock quake https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c621z18wznet
I have seen some intense videos from Venezuela posted on X. Looks like catastrophic damage with many casualties. Prayers for these poor people.
