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Barry Chamish
18
Dec 2005
Just a few weeks ago, the following was the issue of the day in Israel:
http://www.isfsp.org/zion-docs.html
Report: Israel
to hand control of Jerusalem holy site
to Vatican
Haaretz November 6, 2005
By Amiram Barkat
Israel is to give the Vatican control over one of the
most sacred Christian sites in Jerusalem, several
European newspapers have reported recently. According
to the reports, Israel will give the Holy See
possession of the Coenaculum, or the Room of the Last
Supper (also known as the Upper Room or the Cenacle),
on Mount Zion.
In response to the news, I wrote an article which proved the handover
of the Old City of Jerusalem was a done deal. In fact, it was one
of the secret clauses of the first Oslo "peace" accord signed
by the Israeli government.
A week after, I received a phone call from a rabbi of the Diaspora
Yeshiva. He explained that the Tourism Minister was visiting their
school the next day and he was trying to fill the study hall to prove
to the government that their yeshiva was too valuable to be given
away.
I replied that I would not partake in such a spectacle. I might come
if the students forcibly barred the Minister or any government official
from entering the property. Hadn't he learned anything from Gush Katif?
The government of Israel couldn't care less about him and could care
even less how many students he can pack into a room. Mount Zion was
a litmus test of how much opposition the government and its corrupted
army could expect when all of the Old City was turned over to the
Vatican.
He said I must talk to the headmaster of the Yeshiva, Rabbi Goldstein.
An hour later, I was honored by a call from Rabbi Goldstein. Soon,
however, I was in despair. As far as he knew, the Vatican wanted to
turn his school into a money making tourist site and the Ministry
of Tourism was being enticed by the prospects of millions of Catholic
tourists visiting Israel to see the Last Supper room.
I did my best to wake the Rabbi. I told him that tourism was the facade,
not the issue. I tried to explain the global forces using their muscle
to get the Jews out of Jerusalem's holy sites. I noted that the government
of Israel was the worst enemy of Judaism and that he must block the
entrance of their representative with whatever force he could muster.
However, as with the Rabbis of Gush Katif, my words were wasted. Mount
Zion will give up without a real fight. You watch.
Nonetheless, the truth marches on. A brilliant Jerusalem-based German-born
historian, Dr. Asher Edar, also honored me with a conversation. Vive
le difference:
BC
- Why is the Vatican suddenly so interested in getting its hands on
Mount Zion real estate?
AE
- There's nothing sudden about it at all. In fact, the roots of the
desire go back 1200 years to the time of Charlemagne. He was the Vatican's
military tool for converting Europe to Roman Catholicism.
He succeed magnificently and created what is known as the Holy Roman
Empire but what was then called The Holy Roman Empire Of The German
Nation. Charlemagne's capital was at Aachen and there he built his
first cathedral.
BC
- Excuse me but, so?
AE
- Next to the yeshiva on Mount Zion is the Dormition Abbey, built
by the Germans starting in 1906. It is an exact duplicate of Charlemagne's
Aachen Cathedral.
BC -
How did that happen?
AE
- Kaiser Wilhelm II came to Jerusalem in 1898 to build two churches,
a modest Lutheran Church of minor religious significance and a magnificent
Catholic structure on Mount Zion. In 1898, the ruler of a nation didn't
make such a difficult journey to a diplomatic backwater unless it
was extremely important. The Vatican was worried that the British
had an operating church in Jerusalem and its presence could solidify
and spread. The Vatican provided much of the funds for the trip and
the bribe to the Turkish Sultan, Khamid. Since Wilhelm had a Protestant
population to appease, he put up a smaller Lutheran church as well,
but the real prize was Mount Zion.
BC
- Why all the money and trouble if the Vatican gets the real estate?
What was in it for Germany?
AE
- Germany has never given up its dream of reviving the Holy Roman
Empire. At the height of that empire, their greatest king, Frederick
the Great, marched into Jerusalem and became the city's king. Jerusalem
was once part of the Holy Roman Empire and the dream is that it will
be again. In this empire, the delineation of powers was strict. The
pope was the spiritual leader, but the political leader was whoever
ruled Germany. This dream led straight to World War I.
BC
- Where do the Jews fit in all this?
AE
- Nowhere. Herzl tried to get a role for the Jews and met with Wilhelm
in Jerusalem. Wilhelm would have nothing to do with him. His goal
was to save Jerusalem for a Christendom led politically by Germany
and spiritually by Rome. Nothing has changed except now the pope is
a determined German. The Vatican want the Jews out of the Old City
and apparently our government is agreeing with them.
Now a history lesson
with little comment:
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0858236.html
Encyclopedia-Frederick II, Holy Roman
emperor and German king
King of Jerusalem
Having married (1225) Yolande, daughter of John of Brienne, he
claimed the crown of Jerusalem, but again postponed his departure
on crusade. He further offended the pope by reasserting at the Diet
of Cremona (1226) the imperial claim to Lombardy. The Lombard League
was immediately revived, but open conflict did not break out until
1236. On the insistent demand of the new pope, Gregory IX, Frederick
embarked on a crusade (Sept., 1227), but fell ill, turned back, and
was excommunicated.
In 1228 he finally embarked. His -crusade,- actually a state visit,
was a diplomatic victory. At Jaffa he made a treaty by which Jerusalem,
Nazareth, and Bethlehem were surrendered to the Christians, with the
Mosque of Omar being left to the Muslims. In 1229 he crowned himself
king at Jerusalem.
http://www.notfah.com/wiki/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
In 1226, by means of the Golden Bull of Rimini he confirmed the
legitimacy of rule by the Teutonic Knights under their headmaster
Hermann von Salza over the Prussian lands east of the Vistula, the
Chelmno Land.
At the time he was crowned Emperor, Frederick had promised to go on
crusade. In preparation for his crusade, Frederick had, in 1225, married
Yolande of Jerusalem, heiress to the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and immediately
taken steps to take control of the Kingdom from his new father-in-law,
John of Brienne. However, he continued to take his time in setting
off, and in 1227, Frederick was excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX
for failing to honor his crusading pledge - perhaps unfairly, at this
point, as his plans had been delayed by an epidemic. He eventually
embarked on the crusade the following year (1228), which was seen
on by the pope as a rude provocation, since the church could not take
any part in the honor for the crusade, resulting in a second excommunication.
Frederick did not attempt to take Jerusalem by force of arms. Instead,
he negotiated restitution of Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem to
the Kingdom with sultan Al-Kamil, the Ayyubid ruler of the region.
http://www.chivalricorders.org/vatican/teutonic.htm
THE TEUTONIC ORDER OF HOLY MARY IN JERUSALEM
Some
forty knights were received into the new Order at its foundation by
the King of Jerusalem and Frederick of Swabia, who selected their
first Master in the name of the Pope and Emperor. The knights of the
new confraternity had to be of German birth (although this rule was
occasionally relaxed), a unique requirement among the Crusader Orders
founded in the Holy Land. They were drawn predominately from the noble
or knightly class, although this latter obligation was not formally
incorporated into the rule until much later. Their blue mantle, charged
with a black cross, was worn over a white tunic, a uniform recognized
by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and confirmed by the Pope in 1211. The
waves of German knights and pilgrims who followed the Third Crusade
brought considerable wealth to the new German Hospital as well as
recruits. This enabled the knights to acquire the Lordship of Joscelin
and, soon thereafter they built the castle of Montfort (lost in 1271),
the rival of the great hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers.
Never as numerous in the Holy Land as either the Hospitaller or Templar
Orders, the Teutonic knights were nonetheless a formidable power.
http://www.chivalricorders.org/vatican/holysep.htm
THE EQUESTRIAN
ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHER OF JERUSALEM
© Guy Stair Sainty
The origins of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher have been disputed
for centuries. In this examination of the history of what is today
a major Catholic Order of Knighthood, under the direct protection
of the Holy See, it has been my intention to separate fact from fantasy
and outline the historical development of this great institution.
It now has a world-wide mission to support the Holy Places, particularly
in Jerusalem, and has approximately eighteen thousand members across
the globe.
Two Christian sources
who are certain the goal of the "peace" process is to establish
a German/Vatican capital in Jerusalem are David Ben-Ariel, and the Philadelphia
Trumpet:
http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?page=article&id=1424
Looking to Jerusalem
We
have also said that the next pope would have his sights set on Jerusalem.
Ratzinger was known for statements he made concerning a reconciliation
of sorts with the Jews. That reconciliation being, the moment in which
Israel too will say yes to Christ.After all, the star points to Jerusalem,
Ratzinger said once. Watch for this new pope to have a more fervent
interest in Israeli politics and affairs surrounding Jerusalem.
First let's understand
Aachen Cathedral's history:
http://www.holycross.edu/departments/visarts/projects/kempe/text/gloss1.html
Aachen Aachen in north-western Germany (in French,
called Aix-la-Chapelle), was the capital of Charlemagne's empire in
the 9th century. It became the site of one of the great medieval pilgrimages
because of the textile relics obtained by Charlemagne and Ortho III.
The four Great Relics include the cloak of the Blessed Virgin, the
swaddling clothes of the infant Jesus, the cloth on which St. John
the Baptist's head lay after his beheading, and the loin cloth which
Jesus wore on the Cross. These four relics were shown only once every
seven years.
http://www.zenit.org/english/archive/0001/ZE000131.html
CATHOLIC
COMMUNITIES HAVE UNIQUE LINK WITH ROME AND JERUSALEM
John Paul II's Letter for 1,200 Years of Aachen Cathedral
VATICAN CITY, JAN 31 (ZENIT).- John Paul II referred to the ties that
unite the Catholic community spread over the world with the Church
of Rome and the Holy City of Jerusalem, in a letter to commemorate
1,200 years since the construction of Aachen Cathedral, an event which
was celebrated last Saturday and Sunday in this historic German locality.
The Pope's special envoy to the celebration was Cardinal Dar?o Castrill?n
Hoyos, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy. The Holy Father
addressed the letter to Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff of Aachen. John
Paul II pointed out that the Cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin, was
built at the request of Charlemagne. That same year, 800, the emporer
was crowned in Rome by Pope Leo III in the Vatican Basilica. This
historical event reflects the closeness that existed between that
local Church and the diocese of Rome.
But Aachen Cathedral has yet "another link" that carries
it "with heart and mind" to the Holy City. These are 4 precious
relics that Jerusalem gave to Charlemagne and that recall "with
profound reverence events in the history of salvation." The 4
relics are fragments of the newborn Jesus' diapers, the cloth Jesus
wore around his waist on the cross, the dress Mary wore on Christmas
Eve, and the cloth of John the Baptist's beheading.
Now, we have a look
at Aachen Cathedral:
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=3
Next, we look at
the Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion:
http://www.atlastours.net/holyland/mount_zion_and_dormition_abbey.html
Surprise!
It's an exact copy of the first church built by Charlemagne, founder
of the Holy Roman Empire.
Conflicting Agendas!
Mount
Zion and Dormition Abbey, JerusalemMount Zion lies to the south of
today's city walls. Coming out of Zion Gate you are faced with the
Benedictine Basilica of the Dormition. The Dormition Abbey is a massive
structure that rises on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate, and
resembles a mighty fortress; it is topped by a high, domed belltower,
a conical dome and corner towers. This Benedictine Basilica, built
over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for
the last time (Dormitio - from here one of the apocryphal writings
describing this event). It was completed by Kaiser Wilhelm II at the
beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard who used
as a model the Carolingian cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/jvc/TVCcenac.html
The Room of the Last Supper lies just outside the Dormition Abbey
behind the Franciscan house on Sion. The whole area has been transformed
by religious Jews into various Yeshivas (Schools of the Torah) especially
due to the devotion for the Tomb of King David which is believed to
be located beneath the Upper Room. Germany Rejects The Jews Not For
The Last Time
http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/act/14zion.html
When Herzl met the Duke of Baden, the Kaiser's uncle, he tried
to persuade him of the importance of a meeting with Kaiser Wilhelm
for the Zionist cause. After more than one and a half years of fruitless
contacts with influential German figures, Herzl was called to the
German consul during a stay in Amsterdam and informed that the German
Kaiser was prepared to meet him on his journey to Jerusalem.
Kaiser Wilhelm II's first stop on his journey to the land of Israel
was at Kushta. In October 1898, Herzl traveled to Kushta, where he
met with the Kaiser for the first time and received a promise of a
subsequent meeting in Jerusalem.
Herzl and his companions went up to Jerusalem in an optimistic frame
of mind to wait the second meeting, which took place on November 2.
His frosty reception by the Kaiser and the lack of protocol led Herzl
to realize that the German monarch had withdrawn his initial offer
of support for Jewish settlement in the land of Israel.
For the rejection of Herzl and the race against Britain for Jerusalem
real estate, Turkey and Germany paid a heavy price. In 1910, the Dormition
Abbey was completed. Within a decade, Germany and Turkey were defeated
in all out war, and Britain was in Jerusalem alongside Herzl's Jews.
Then came the Holocaust.
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