Jubilee or jubilant Israeli celebration?

From Dictionary.com:

Jubilee (noun)

1. the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth(silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth(diamond jubilee)

2. the completion of 50 years of existence, activity, or the like, or its celebration: Our college will celebrate its jubilee next year.

And now a word from Bishop Jason Selvaraj of Christ Church who was reported as saying:

[He] viewed the organisers of the Nations of the All Malaysian-Golden Gate Nation Revival Convocation (AMGGNRC) Golden Gate aligning with Jerusalem's Jubilee congregation, planned for June 15-18, as insensitive and unjustified.

“It is very insensitive of the organisers to use Jewish symbols," said Selvaraj.

“I believe Perkasa (Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia) raised a legitimate and valid question. They cannot be so insensitive in a multi-racial country. I doubt the Christian Federation of Malaysia and Council of Churches in Malaysia are open to this.”

Various extracts from the web: The menorah is one of the most recognizable and widespread symbols of Jewish culture and tradition in the world. It predates the Star of David, and is at the center of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that lasts eight days – though the menorah has been around longer than the events that inspired that tradition.

Hanukkah celebrates a miracle following a revolt by the Jews against foreign rule in 168-165 B.C.

There is no cultural and traditional symbol more Jewish than the menorah, which likely was formed on the concept of the ancient mythological idea of the Tree of Life.

There is also another school of thought that the menorah is a symbolic amalgam of the Tree of Life and another Israelite symbol of the divine presence, the burning bush of Moses, Israel's greatest prophet.

The ever lit menorah symbolises the ever presence of the Jewish God (YHWH) and the eternity and victory of the Jewish People. It is not unlike the saying of Hang Tuah about the Malay people a la Takkan Melayu Hilang di Dunia but with a very divine significance.

And just in case any dumbo misses the connection with the Jews, there is also a Hebrew word 'Shalom' on the stem of the depicted menorah to remind him or her of that.

As the above dictionary definition on 'Jubilee' means, it's a 50th anniversary celebration of Jerusalem, which if we count backwards, takes us to 1967 when Israel beat the Arabs in the 6-Day War and captured East Jerusalem from the Jordanians.

Israeli soldiers in East Jerusalem 1967 

So the Golden Jubilee of Jerusalem is the celebration of the Israeli military conquest of East Jerusalem in 1967, allowing the government of Israel to 'unite' East and West Jerusalem into one.

It has nothing to do with Jesus Christ;

It has nothing to do with Christians;

It has nothing to do with known Christian celebrations or festivals;

It has nothing to do with Judaism;

(which considered Jesus as a heretic Jew)

It has nothing to do with Jews;

(there is a difference between a Jew, a race, and an Israeli, a nationality)

But it has EVERYTHING to do with Israelis, Israel and its 1967 military conquest of East Jerusalem from the Jordanians, and the Israelis' avowed intention to make Jerusalem its national capital and to build the Third Temple to YHWH there.

MM Online reported:

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Organisers of the Jerusalem’s Jubilee event denied today allegations that it was promoting Zionism and said it was just a prayer gathering for Christians.

News portal The Malaysian Insight reported the organisers of the All Malaysian-Golden Gate Revival Convocation (AMGGRC) as saying in a statement that the event scheduled this month at a church in Melaka was a gathering for churches in Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific to pray for Malaysia and the region, as well as to understand the spiritual connotation and meaning of Jerusalem in the Christian bible.

“AMGGRC has no intention to provoke and challenge the sensitivities of Malays and Muslims in Malaysia,” the organisers were quoted saying.

“It definitely does not carry any political connotations, implications or whatsoever meaning related to it now or in the future. It is deeply regretted that what was started with a good intention to pray for the peace and prosperity of Malaysia has caused much confusion and misunderstanding among certain groups,” they added.

What utter crap!

Even Bishop Jason Selvaraj of Christ Church described the action as utterly insensitive, promoting a Zionist celebration as a guise under a Malaysian Christian celebration.

DPM and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid has done the correct thing in banning the celebration as that has NOTHING to do with Christianity and EVERYTHING to do with Israeli sinister nationalism which is not our concern.

I have a good mind to include the Calvary Life Assembly Chinese Church (CLAC) in my series of Malaysian Morons, wakakaka.