ABSOLUTELY ZERO MILITARY OBJECTIVES

 

Yesterday's death of Yahya Sinwar the leader of the Hamas again exposes the total futility of this entire episode in the Middle East.

Perhaps more futile than Hamas is the 'strategy' of Hezbollah which saw 30 years of their "war preparation" getting wiped out in just three weeks. Including the killing of not only their leader Hassan Nasrallah but also the killing of his successor and the successor after him - all three killed within a few days.

Hassan Nasrallah had absolutely no training or experience in modern warfare or military strategy. He was a fat guy, an overweight mullah who obviously enjoyed eating too much. And pretending to be a military leader.

The ridiculousness of Hezbollah's 30 years' military preparations can be seen in their decision to place rockets inside civilian homes. The biggest flaw was the bricks and wood 'home renovations' required to house the rockets. Doorways had to be widened, openings made in the walls, concrete platforms raised etc all of which became useless once the houses were bombed from the air. Once they were damaged, there was no way of repairing these "civilian homes" rocket launch sites. Almost all missiles are fired from mobile launchers - shoot and scoot - to avoid detection and destruction. Placing rockets inside 'unmovable' civilian homes was just not military thinking. The enemy already had each and everyone of these houses carefully mapped out. 

Again there was zero military objective.  It was just 'playing military' by Hezbollah - with deadly consequences for themselves. And after firing their small calibre rockets (usually carrying less than 10kg of explosives) there was no ground army ready to attack Israel and capture territory. That was not in their planning.

This was exactly like Hamas who attacked Israel on October 7th 2023. The 7,000 or so attackers all turned around and fled back into Gaza within a few hours, leaving behind over 1,000 Hamas dead inside Israel. No military objective was achieved. They just set off fireworks and danced in the streets to celebrate their "victory". Until the Israelis came and destroyed the Hamas permanently. 

And now Iran waits their turn. No military objectives have been achieved from their firing over 550 missiles, except some propaganda to placate the IRGC that the mullahs are great military strategists.  Even that is fading away rapidly.

BREAKING NEWS : YAHYA SINWAR KILLED IN GAZA

 

Latest news out of Gaza says that Yahya Sinwar the Hamas chief in Gaza has been killed today 17th October 2024. Reports say that Sinwar was killed along with two other Hamas fighters during a firefight on the ground. He was not taken out in an airstrike - as per other reports.

So where are the remaining hostages?  Both Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar have been taken out of the equation. Who will now step into the leadership of Hamas? If there are negotiations who will negotiate? As before those decisions are not made inside Gaza. Those decisions are still being made in Qatar - by the Muslim Brotherhood.

Donald Trump Cheered Wildly By 100,000 People.

 

18 days left for the US presidential elections on Nov 5th 2024. Last Saturday, President Donald Trump attended the Georgia-Alabama football game at the Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This giant stadium has a 100,000 seating capacity. You can see the massive cheering for President Trump.  The momentum is picking up. 

 

 

ISRAEL STARTS TO RE-ENGINEER GAZA

 

 

 

SEKULAR BUKAN MAKSUD ANTI AGAMA, AWASI PUTAR BELIT GENG LEBAI

 

'sekular' bukan maksudnya 'anti agama' tetapi hanya pisahkan fahaman agama yang khusus daripada urusan pentadbiran kerajaan'. 

 

Pada keseluruhannya orang Islam sangat kurang membaca. Lazimnya tidak ada pun industri menulis dan mencetak buku yang self sustaining atau yang boleh hidup dengan sendiri di hampir kesemua negara Islam. 

Di Malaysia sahaja pelbagai kerajaan membazirkan duit rakyat (hasil cukai) untuk membeli sokongan politik kumpulan lebai. Mereka diberi peruntukan duit yang besar (berbillion Ringgit setahun) dan duit itu digunakan juga untuk mencetak buku-buku dan majalah yang tidak berguna sedikit pun untuk majukan ekonomi dan sosial orang islam. 

Cetak buku agama pun survive dengan membazir duit rakyat. Sebab orang Islam tidak suka membaca pun. Bilangan kecil yang baca buku pun minat buku pelik-pelik termasuk buku agama yang tidak mempunyai historical evidence (bukti sejarah). Buku-buku itu lebih bergantung kepada hysterical evidence. Hysterical evidence maksudnya kalau sesiapa tidak setuju penulisan mereka, maka mereka akan menjerit-jerit histeria seolah mereka dirasuk setan. Itulah hysterical evidence mereka.

Di Arab Saudi pencetakan buku agama terhad kepada propaganda political survival keluarga al Saud dan keluarga al Wahab. Mereka membazirkan berbillion Ringgit untuk promosikan ideologi Wahabi mereka. Sekarang pula mereka sudah tukar agama dan mereka sedang belanjakan banyak duit untuk promosikan rock concert dan pesta liar style Barat. Terlalu confused sekali. Semuanya untuk survival politik keluarga al Saud.

Di negara kita geng lebai juga lama mainkan dangdut 'sekular, sekular' untuk memancing undi orang kampong yang tidak faham apa benda itu sekular ke, circular ke.

"Sekular adalah konsep bahawa pemerintah atau entiti berkaitan dalam sesebuah negara harus berdiri secara terasing dari agama dan/atau kepercayaan agama  -  Sekularisme, Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu"

"Oxford Dictionary, secularism - not connected with religious or spiritual matters"

Maksudnya pentadbiran kerajaan tidak campur-aduk dengan hal ehwal agama. Sebabnya adalah paling mudah sekali - tidak ada sebarang agama di atas mukabumi Allah swt ini yang seragam dan serupa. Langsung tidak ada. 

Kristian mempunyai berpuluhan mazhab yang semuanya tidak setuju antara mereka. Contohnya peperangan di Ukraine sekarang adalah perang mazhab kristian antara Russian Orthodox Church dan Catholic Church di Vatican.  Vatican sudah lama benci Russian Orthodox Church. "Russia’s war on Ukraine is “unjust” and must end, says Vatican's top diplomat".

Kumpulan Tabligh pun pernah berpecah, tak tahu sekarang sudah pateri balik atau masih berpecah. Di United Kingdom mereka masih berpecah. Jadi tidak ada sebarang agama yang standardised atau serupa dan seragam.

Maka sebarang usaha untuk masukkan agama (sebenarnya mazhab yang khusus) dalam pentadbiran kerajaan bakal menimbulkan benci-membenci, iri hati, sakit hati dan akhir sekali pergaduhan dan sengketa. Negara akan hancur.

Maka negara maju yang fikiran lebih waras telah lama mengambil keputusan untuk asingkan agama daripada urusan pentadbiran kerajaan.  Itulah maksudnya sistem pentadbiran sekular.

Ini tidak bermaksud bahawa kerajaan sekular mereka adalah anti agama. Di Amerika Syarikat kerajaan "sekular" mereka memberi bantuan kewangan yang sangat lumayan kepada semua agama yang wujud dalam negara itu termasuk agama Islam.  Pada tahun 2024 kerajaan Amerika Syarikat telah sediakan peruntukan lebih RM2.8 BILLION untuk membantu pelbagai pertubuhan agama di negara itu. "The US federal government offers grants to religion-based organizations through a variety of programs. In total for fiscal year 2024, the Administration has secured US$664 million for the NSGP.."

Jadi 'sekular' bukan maksudnya 'anti agama' tetapi hanya pisahkan fahaman agama yang khusus daripada urusan pentadbiran kerajaan.  

Kerajaan Amerika tidak rujuk fikah kristian Katolik, fikah kristian Russian Orthodox Church atau fikah kristian Protestant Church dalam urusan pentadbiran kerajaan. Maka Amerika sangat berjaya.

Tetapi kesemua presiden Amerika Syarikat, kesemua gabenor 50 negeri di Amerika Syarikat, ahli Kongres dan Senator mereka pasti angkat sumpah atas Kitab Bible.

Sila perhatikan gambar upacara Barack Hussain Obama angkat sumpah menjadi presiden Amerika. Obama angkat sumpah atas Bible Kristian.

Begitu juga Joe Biden angkat sumpah (sebagai Vice President bawah Obama) juga atas Bible Kristian yang lama dan bersejarah.  

 

Di United Kingdom pula, sebuah negara sekular yang telah lama pisahkan agama daripada pentadbiran kerajaan, raja "baru" mereka King Charles III (gambar bawah) mencium Bible Kristian sewaktu pertabalannya sebagai King Charles III.

 King Charles III juga adalah ketua Church of England (atau Ketua Agama Kristian di   England).

Maksudnya Barack Hussain Obama dan King Charles III sangat hormati dan taati agama Kristian mereka masing-masing tetapi mereka tidak campur-adukkan agama mereka dalam pentadbiran urusan kerajaan. Itulah maksudnya sekular. 

Dalam negara kita pula lebai politik yang tidak berpelajaran, yang fikiran sempit dan separuh jahil pernah samakan sekular dengan ateis, komunis, sosialis dsbnya. Untuk menipu pengundi bahawa merekalah paling layak menang pilihanraya sebab mereka akan membawa masuk fikah kesukaan mereka dalam semua hal ehwal pentadbiran kerajaan. Negara kita akan hancur sebab sesama mereka sendiri pun tidak ada fikiran yang waras dan lojik untuk mempersetujui sebarang fikah pun.

Sebab mereka tidak mempunyai historical evidence untuk sokong hujah mereka. Mereka hanya mempunyai hysterical evidence atau jerit-menjerit secara histeria gila jika orang lain tidak setuju pendapat mereka.

• Hang tak faham, aku lagi faham. Hang tak pandai, aku lagi pandai. 
• Hang tak tahu, aku lagi tahu. Hang bodoh.
  

 

Tuan-Tuan awasi putar belit geng lebai. Jangan biarkan geng lebai ini menipu anda. 

ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ ٱلْأُولَ al jahiliyati al oola, the earlier ignorance

 

 

BIG MISTAKE : IRAN APPOINTS IRGC GENERAL AS MILITARY GOVERNOR OF LEBANON

 

That is what has happened. After Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed the ayatollahs appointed Hashem Saifeddine as his successor. Then within days of being appointed Hashem was also killed. There was a successor to Hashem who was also killed in another few days. Another fellow Naim Qassem who has always been the long time "deputy" leader of Hezbollah refused to become the new leader - he is afraid of also getting killed.

So the ayatollahs in Teheran were in a quandary - who can they find from inside Lebanon - to become the leader of Hezbollah (meaning become the leader of Lebanon). Understandably no one was applying for the job.  

Now the ayatollahs have sent an Iranian military general, Mohammadreza Fallahzadeh a commander from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to take charge of the Hezbollah. For the first time ever an Iranian general is being sent to run the Hezbollah which is the de facto ruling authority in Lebanon as well as being Lebanon's most powerful military outfit, being vastly more powerful than the Lebanese Army. 

An Iranian military general has been appointed the leader of an Arab nation.  Mohammadreza Fallahzadeh will not be appearing in public in Lebanon anytime soon. He may have to work from an undergound bunker - in Teheran.

MUFTI BILL - LETTER FROM SARAWAK AND SABAH

The controversy around that really useless Mufti Bill still rages on. That Mufti Bill is a historical record of the Third World, cebuk dalam sungai type stupidity that still exists in this country. This is the 21st century and they still wish to control religious beliefs. 

Yesterday I received  the following from a reader (Teo, thank you). It is a JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY SABAH AND SARAWAK NGOs & OTHERS OPPOSING THE MUFTI BILL.  

Here is the statement. My comments are in blue. I have some concluding remarks as well.

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY SABAH AND SARAWAK NGOs & OTHERS OPPOSING THE MUFTI BILL
11 October 2024

The undersigned NGOs and other signatories jointly express their utmost alarm and concern over the continuing federal breaches of MA63 (if valid) and the destruction of MA63 secularism concept.

“We in Sabah and Sarawak strongly oppose the proposed Mufti Bill that seeks to expand the powers of the Mufti in the Federal Territories.

(OSTB : I sympathise with this statement and can appreciate what they are saying here. However the 'We' has to be defined. There is only one signatory who is a Muslim. The rest are almost all Christians).

We firmly reject any move to be ruled by Muftis, as this would effectively sideline the constitutional monarchy, the Madani government, and the secular parliamentary democracy that Malaysia is built upon. Such a change would transform Malaysia into an Islamic state overnight.”

The ongoing violations of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) have reached a critical point, with recent developments such as the recent halal certification issue, the divisive #RUU355 Bill, appointment of halal inspectors and the impending passage of the Mufti Bill 2024.

These measures represent yet more serious breaches of MA63 and have sparked widespread concern among citizens, especially in Sabah and Sarawak.

It is also opposed by Muslim people who are concern that “the Mufti Bill marks a more explicit sectarian turn in the bureaucratisation of Islam since the 2000s, aiming to institutionalise Sunni Ash’arism as the state-sanctioned version of Islam”. The politicisation of ideologies “will foster intolerance and radicalism by promoting dehumanising values and undermining democracy”. (quotes from Competing Sectarianism in Malaysia By Aizat Shamsuddin October 08, 2024) The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/competing-sectarianisms-in-malaysia/ )

These actions constitute direct attacks on the secular system, which was a fundamental guarantee to Sabah and Sarawak when Malaysia and also the Malayan Federation were set up. The cumulative effect of these breaches highlights a pattern of erosion of the constitutional safeguards that were intended to protect the pluralistic and secular nature of the federation.

Historical Context and Guarantees for a Secular System in Malaysia’s Formation

When Malaysia was set up in 1963 under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), Sabah and Sarawak were promised autonomy and guarantees including protection of their secular and pluralist systems as inducement to give up their demands for real independence. Unlike Malaya, where Islam was the official religion, Sabah and Sarawak were guaranteed the right to maintain their secular identities. It was an agreed term that there would have “no state religion” for the 2 states. This was a key factor in their decision to join Malaya and Singapore to set up the federation. However, over the past 61 years, these promises have been systematically violated.

This term was broken when the Sabah Constitution was amended to make Islam the state religion and the Sarawak Constitution amended to make the Agong the Head of Islam in Sarawak, a change that was never intended when Malaysia was created. These amendments which could only have proceeded with the blessings of the federal government, effectively introduced Islam as an official religion in the states, contrary to the original terms of MA63.

In the 1970s the federal government in breach of UN human rights and international laws and the federal constitution, had initiated population re-engineering of Sabah by flooding it with southern Philippines refugees transforming it into a Muslim majority in Sabah. These changes were not only unconstitutional but also deeply troubling for the pluralistic and secular foundations upon which Malaysia was meant to stand.
The Mufti Bill and Its Far-Reaching Implications

The Mufti Bill, which is set to be passed on 16 or 17 October 2024, is yet another alarming development that further erodes the damaged secular structure of Malaysia. This bill would grant sweeping powers to the Mufti, enabling the issuance of religious decrees that could have significant impacts on both Muslims and non-Muslims alike. These decrees could bypass the authority of Parliament and the courts, effectively placing religious law above civil law. The Mufti could even appoint advisors from outside the federation, allowing external religious influence to shape domestic laws. Muftis have no jurisdiction in Parliament as they are not elected representatives of the people. Elevating their influence would ultimately lead to a situation where "the entire Federation could be ruled by Muftis."

The broad powers of the Mufti under this bill pose a direct threat to the secular system. NonMuslims could be forced to comply with Islamic decrees, further deepening the Islamization and destabilising foundations of the federation. The bill exemplifies how the federal government, particularly under the current Madani administration, has accelerated the process of dismantling the secular foundations of the nation. This trend, which began decades ago, has now reached a critical point where secularism is at risk of being completely replaced by a race-religion apartheid system.

The Violation of the Basic Structure Doctrine and International Law

The secular pluralist system promised under MA63 has been replaced by a race-religion apartheid system embodied by the New Economic Policy (NEP) and the ideology of Ketuanan Melayu. This was never a negotiated item of the Malaysia Agreement.

These developments violate the Basic Structure Doctrine of the Malaysian Constitution, which protects the fundamental pillars of the federation, including secularism and federalism. The imposition of race and religion-based policies not only undermines the Constitution but also breaches international law.

MA63 is an international treaty, and the ongoing violations of its terms—particularly the dismantling of the secular system—render it null and void. The treaty’s core promises, including the preservation of secularism in Sabah and Sarawak, have been systematically violated, giving these states the right to reconsider their position within the federation.

Conclusion: The Right to Self-Determination
We affirm our support for the right of all citizens to freedom of religion and belief, as guaranteed under the terms of MA63. The recent halal certification issue, the divisive #RUU355 Bill, appointment of halal inspectors in government departments and the imminent passage of the Mufti Bill represent only the latest in a long series of breaches of MA63. These actions have fundamentally undermined the secular, pluralist system upon which Malaysia was built.

The violations of the treaty, alongside the imposition of a race-religion apartheid system, have effectively terminated the validity of MA63. The federal government has failed to uphold its obligations, and the systematic erosion of the secular foundation of the nation has breached both the spirit and the letter of the agreement.

Sabah and Sarawak now have unchallengeable legal and moral grounds to assert their right to self-determination. The destruction of the secular system, which was meant to protect the unique status of these regions, has violated their rights under the federation. The allocation of 34.6% of seats in the Dewan Rakyat, a principle rooted in constitutional and historical obligations, was meant to safeguard the interests of Sabah and Sarawak. Yet even this has been undermined, leaving the regions vulnerable to domination by the more populous Malaya.

Given these multiple breaches, it is time for the people and governments of Sabah and Sarawak to reassess the future of Sabah and Sarawak within Malaysia. The erosion of the secular system and the imposition of race-religion policies have fundamentally altered the nature of the federation, and it is now clear that MA63 has been rendered null and void by Malaya’s actions.

We, the undersigned NGOs and other signatories, hereby declare that the Malaysian government’s blatant breaches of the founding principles of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63, if valid) constitutes its unilateral termination. Consequently, we are no longer bound by the terms of MA63. We demand that the Sabah and Sarawak governments immediately defend our rights and pursue our rightful exit from this failed federation without delay.
End of statement

Endorsed by:

1. Daniel John Jambun – President Borneo's Plight in Malaysia Foundation (BoPiMaFo)
2. Robert Pei - President, Sabah Sarawak Rights Australia New Zealand, (SSRANZ)
3. Peter John Jaban - Founder SAS Saya Anak Sarawak (SAS)
4. Mosses Paul Anap Ampang - President Republic Sabah North Borneo (RSNB)
5. Voon Lee Shan - President, Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK)
6. Themothy Jagak Dayak Cultural Ambassador for Gabungan Orang Asal Sabah/ Sarawak (GOASS)
7. Ahmad bin Awang Ali- Pusat Latihan Orang Asal Sarawak
8. Alim GA Mideh - Bulang Birieh Dayak Civil Movement
9. Kanul Gindol Chairman Gindol Initiative for Civil Society Borneo
10. Jovilis Majami President Persatuan pembangunan sosial komunity Sabah (BANGUN)
11. Cleftus Stephen Mojingol President Pertubuhan kebajikan Rumpun Dayak Sabah (PKRDS)
12. Peter John Jaban Publicity and information Chief Sarawak Association for People's Aspirations (SAPA)
13. Michael Jok Secretary General Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak (SCRIPS)
14. Paul Rajah Legal Adviser Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak (SCRIPS)

 

My Comments :  Sarawak is a majority non-Muslim state where 75% or slightly more of the population is non-Muslim. The majority is christian. Hence they can issue this statement without the lebai fellows, without the Umno fellows and maybe some confused PN fellows  in the Semenanjung making noises. To their great good fortune there is no Umno in Sarawak.

If this statement were issued by some non-Muslim NGOs on the Semenanjung believe me a hundred Police reports would have been made and people could get arrested and investigated. 

But my question is where are the Sarawak MPs? There are 31 MPs from Sarawak and 24 more from Sabah. 

• I dont think any of the 14 signatories are Sarawak MPs. 
• Have the Sarawak MPs sold out Sarawak to the 'Semenanjung' politicians? 
• This Bill is slated for tomorrow's Parliament session (16th October 2024). 
• If the Sarawak MPs and the Sabah MPs vote for this Bill then the people of Sarawak and Sabah should know that you have been played out. 
• Tuan-Tuan sudah kena main belakang. 

My question is where is the Sarawak voter? Hello my Dayak brothers - what happened to 'agi hidup agi ngelaban'? Apa sudah jadi? You keep voting for the politicians who do not represent your interests.

• For 61 years since 1963 the people of Sarawak have been voting.
• Yet your complaints are only increasing.  
• THIS IS YOUR FAULT.  
• WHO ASKED YOU TO VOTE FOR THESE SAME POLITICIANS? 
• You get what you voted for. 
• Please be honest with yourselves.

I see the people of Sarawak and Sabah making a very big mistake. Including these 14 NGOs who signed this Press Statement.  You are focusing your unhappiness at the Semenanjung. That is a very big mistake. 

You should focus your attention on the 31 Members of Parliament from Sarawak and 24 MPs from Sabah. A total of 55 MPs from Sabah and Sarawak. That is enough to bring down the gomen.  Together Sarawak and Sabah are very powerful.

Go to the office of the Member of Parliament in your area in Sarawak and Sabah and tell him. 'Hello YB we dont want you to support this Mufti Bill in Parliament on 16th October. If you support this Mufti Bill we will not vote for you'.

I think the people of Sarawak and Sabah are being manipulated by some clever politicians.  

They are making sure that your complaints are directed at the Semenanjung. When you should be focussing your complaints at the politicians and political parties from Sarawak and Sabah. 

• The problem is inside Sarawak and Sabah. 
• This is NOT a Semenanjung problem. 
• If you allow your politicians to sell you out, they will sell you out. 
• Yes I agree the buyer is from the Semenanjung but the seller is from Sarawak and Sabah. 

"Former P---tan member of parliament Datuk M----s M---- added that "Malaya" . .

What is the proof? The proof is for 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 60 years the same politicians are running Sarawak and Sabah. They have been following the same "Malaya" policies for 30 years, 50 years and 60 years. Yet you still keep voting for them.  

What does this mean? It means you are not to be taken seriously. 

Not only your politicians can be bought but it looks like the voters in Sarawak and Sabah can also be bought. Even the majority christian Dayaks and the Chinese voters in Sarawak vote for the same 'MALAYA' policies. 

The Semenanjung parties may change - from UMNO/BN to PH to PN to Umno now back to PH plus DAP plus UMNO.   But their MALAYA policies have not changed. 

Yet the voters in Sarawak and Sabah still vote for them. The christian Dayaks, the Chinese, everyone lah. Semua sokong 'MALAYA' juga. Habis apa mau komplen lagi?

And the more you complain about MA63 etc your politicians in Sarawak and Sabah will manipulate the situation even more. They will take advantage. They will call their "bosses" in "MALAYA" and say 'Our people are getting unhappy. They are complaining a lot. You must help me. Please give us more projects and more money. We will use the money to make them calm down."

Then when the projects and the money comes, itu duit masuk pocket siapa bah?   But you still vote for them. You still vote for 'MALAYA'.  This has been going on for over 50 years.

• Go and ask your 31 MPs from Sarawak and your 24 MPs from Sabah.
  
• 'YB are you going to support the Mufti Bill'.
• If their answer is yes, then why come crying to MALAYA? 
• Your own people have sold you out.
  

THE LOST JEWS OF PENANG

 

My Comments : 

During my school days in Penang I used to walk past Jalan Yahudi numerous times. I was aware that there was a Jewish cemetery and I knew a little about the Jewish people's involvement in the rubber industry in Malaya. There was also a Jewish community in Singapore where they had Synagogue Street. 

The first Chief Minister of Singapore (1955 - 1956) was David Saul Meshal (later changed to David Marshall) who was born in Singapore to Iraqi Jewish parents. They spoke Arabic (and some Hebrew) at home.

          David Saul Meshal aka David Marshall, the Jewish Chief Minister of Singapore

What I find sad is that the politicians changed the name of Jalan Yahudi in Penang. They do not seem to understand that you can erase the name of the road but you cannot erase your history.

There were Jewish people living in Penang at one time and their numbers were enough to have a street named after them.

No one recalls the Jews in Penang as being corrupted thieves, gangsters who went around throwing acid on people, psychos who sodomised everyone (literally), killed and blew up women using C4 plastic explosives, stole billions of Ringgit of the peoples' money through unfair monopolies and other such satanic behaviour.

The video says the Jews in Penang were tradesmen (tailors), petition writers and business people. They were productive and useful members of the society.

There is something known as   the ebb and flow of history.   This means a cyclical series of ups and downs. Put in more simple terms, the victors rewrite the history to suit their politics.

Wouldnt it be really fantastic to restore Jalan Yahudi to its original history? Complete with that synagogue? Imagine the tourist interest and the positive impact it would have as a showcase of our past? A quite successful past. We have achieved what we have achieved because of the sum total of our past. You cannot change your past.