David's Tomb holds Catholic Mass Services, Vatican Prayer Session with Abbas and Peres, Shimon Peres legacy. We learn from King David that Going In Peace means the opposite.

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Many have been extremely worried about the Pope's most recent visit to Israel  and rightfully so.  Rav Simcha Hakohen Kook has been sending alarm bells.  Read Rav Kook's letter co signed with Rav Shteinman and Rav Kanievsky regarding transfer of Kever Dovid Hamelech, King David's Tomb to the Vatican. A letter had been written 22 years prior signed by Rav Eliashiv zt"l and Rav Auerbach zt"l and signed again now by Rav Kook, Rav Shteinman and Rav Kanievsky. 

It was hard to figure out the Pope's intent during his recent visit to the Middle East.  Upfront his vision is very romantic.  Camelot.   He  shows equivalent empathy for both the Palestinians and the Jews.  He prayed at the separation wall in empathy and prayer with the Palestinians who are "suffering under Jewish domination" unable to have freedom to commit terror attacks against Israeli civilians and prays as well for the Jewish victims of terror". He didn't seem to be too concerned with the Boko Harem kidnapping of Christian girls.  He calls for a joint prayer that is apolitical. He wishes to unite all faiths under One God in their prayer for Peace.  

'Prayer is all-powerful. Let us use it to bring peace to the Middle East and peace to the world,' tweets pope.   

That is a beautiful!    Prayer for peace is a good thing.  Who can argue? 

However, the pope does not acknowledge Israel's Sovereignty over the Promised Land nor is he bothered with the facts or address the details.  The pope did acknowledge a State of Palestine. That was a political statement in spite of his assurances that this prayer session is apolitical.

President Shimon Peres appealed for peace Sunday afternoon, in a garden of the Vatican City and apparently has faith in the Pope's prayers to bring peace.  

Peres said the Bible "commands us to walk the path of peace. It demands of us to toil for its realization." He continued, quoting from the Bible: "Whoever loves life and desires to see good days, let him turn from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it." This, he said, "is a command to pursue peace. 

My comments:

We all want to pursue peace.  Peres is mistaken in how he pursues peace.

Maybe we can get some clarity of the difference of going in peace and going toward's peace.  Surely this discussion is very appropriate within the context discussing King David and the pursuit of Peace. 

BERACHOS 64 ://www.dafyomi.co.il/berachos/reviewa/br-ra-064.htm#a3

c) What is the significance of the fact that Yisro said to Moshe "Lech le'Shalom" (Sh'mos), whereas David said to Avshalom "Lech be'Shalom" (Shmuel 2)?

(d) To whom does one say "Lech be'Shalom"?

Answers:

(c) One should never say to a live person 'Lech be'Shalom' (insinuating 'Go with the peace that you already have, but not to a peaceful future'; whereas 'Lech le'Shalom' insinuates that he should go to a peaceful future). We learn this from David, who said to Avshalom 'Lech be'Shalom', and he went to his death, whilst Moshe, who was told by Yisro 'Lech le'Shalom', went on to succeed on his danger-fraught mission.

(d) One says 'Lech be'Shalom' - to a dead man before one buries him.

It is pretty clear to Israel that going in peace with the Pope's vision of peace, with a Palestinian state, is going towards death.  Because a State of Palestine is not a State in Peace with Israel but rather a State at War with Israel. If we wish to pursue peace we need to stand strong in defending Israel's Sovereignty over the entire Land of based on G-d's Covenant with our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob!!!

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David's Tomb Status Quo Breached by Catholic Mass Services By Shimon Cohen, Ari Yashar 6/9/2014

Video Footage shows David's Tomb Compound has been handed over to fixed Catholic worship, endangering Jewish prayer rights.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/181518

President Peres leaves for Vatican for 'peace prayer' 

By GREER FAY CASHMAN 

 06/08/2014 06:44

http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/President-Peres-leaves-for-Vatican-for-peace-prayer-355640

Column One: Shimon Peres's legacy By CAROLINE B. GLICK 

05/29/2014 

The upcoming Peres-is-a-Superhero festival will just be the latest of the narcissistic, tasteless celebrations of this man, always choreographed expertly by Peres and his retinue of media groupies.

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Column-One-Shimon-Peress-legacy-354843

Outrage at the possible handing over of King David's Tomb to the Vatican. Wednesday, May 07, 2014

 

http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/05/outrage-at-possible-handing-over-of.html

Wakeup call by HaRav Simcha HaCohen Kook regarding Kever Dovid HaMelech due to the Pope's upcoming visit this month.  Tuesday, May 06, 2014

http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/05/wakeup-call-by-harav-simcha-hacohen.html

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