WILL OBAMA DO A FALSE FLAG ATTACK

Will Obama Force America To Absorb A Terror Attack To Save His Presidency? Ominous words suggest desperate administration could turn to false flag in bid to crush resistance against big government Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Prison Planet.com Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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President Obama’s ominous claim that America can absorb a terror attack will have many fearing that staging some kind of false flag event will be the only way the government can overturn the massive resistance to big government that has grown exponentially since Obama took office.During an interview with journalist Bob Woodward, the president said, We can absorb a terrorist attack. We’ll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever . . . we absorbed it and we are stronger.However, the only thing that was made stronger by 9/11 was the federal government’s power to harass, shake down and spy on the American people, as was exemplified yet again recently when Pennsylvania’s Office of Homeland Security was caught conducting surveillance on peaceful protest groups with the aid of an Israeli security company who listed Second Amendment groups amongst others as terrorists.Given how both Bush and Clinton before him exploited terror attacks on U.S. soil to boost their flagging political agendas, we should be wary of Obama and his masters making good use of their own October surprise to counter record low approval figures for Congress on the eve of the midterm elections.Talk show hosts such as Michael Savage have long been warning of a Reichstag fire-like event would be concocted to reinvigorate support behind Obama and given that his advisors include such ruthless individuals as Rahm Emanuel, the knife wielding son of a former Israeli terrorist who was involved in bombing hotels, marketplaces as well as massacres, we would be naive to put anything past these people.

Indeed, it was only two months ago that former Clinton advisor Robert Shapiro wrote in the Financial Times that the only thing that could save Obama’s tenuous grip on power was a terror attack on the scale of Oklahoma City or 9/11.The bottom line here is that Americans don’t believe in President Obama’s leadership, said Shapiro, adding, He has to find some way between now and November of demonstrating that he is a leader who can command confidence and, short of a 9/11 event or an Oklahoma City bombing, I can’t think of how he could do that.Shapiro was clearly communicating the necessity for a terror attack to be launched in order to give Obama the opportunity to unite the country around his agenda in the name of fighting terrorists, just as President Bush did in the aftermath of 9/11 when his approval ratings shot up from around 50% to well above 80%.Similarly, Bill Clinton was able to extinguish an anti-incumbent rebellion which was brewing in the mid 1990’s by exploiting the OKC bombing to demonize his political enemies as right-wing extremists. As Jack Cashill points out, Clinton descended on Oklahoma City with an approval rating in the low 40s and left town with a rating well above 50 and the Republican revolution buried in the rubble.Only by exploiting a domestic terror attack which can be blamed on right-wing radicals, or by rallying the country round another war in the middle east, can Obama hope to reverse the tide of anti-incumbency candidates that threaten to drastically dilute the power monopoly of establishment candidates from both major political parties in Washington.Shapiro is by no means the first to point out that terror attacks on U.S. soil and indeed anywhere in the world serve only to benefit those in positions of power.

During the latter years of the Bush presidency, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld mused with Pentagon top brass that shrinking Capitol Hill support for expanding the war on terror could be corrected with the aid of another terror attack.Lt.-Col. Doug Delaney, chair of the war studies program at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, told the Toronto Star in July 2007 that The key to bolstering Western resolve is another terrorist attack like 9/11 or the London transit bombings of two years ago.The same sentiment was also explicitly expressed in a 2005 GOP memo, which yearned for new attacks that would validate the President’s war on terror and restore his image as a leader of the American people.In June 2007, the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party Dennis Milligan said that there needed to be more attacks on American soil for President Bush to regain popular approval.The Obama administration has proven itself to be alarmingly adept at lying about every issue under the sun, so why should we believe any different when it comes to the terror threat to America? Using terror or the threat of terror as a political tool has been a routine ploy in recent years, and was acknowledged by former Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge when he admitted he was forced to issue fake terror alerts shortly before elections to influence the outcome.Threatening terror has also been a tactic of some of Obama’s biggest supporters in the Democratic party, people like former Senator Gary Hart, who in 2007 wrote a thinly veiled threat to Iranian leaders pointing out that the U.S. has been involved in numerous staged provocations over the years to achieve political agendas, mentioning specifically the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the sinking of the Maine.Given the documented history of staged false flag events being used to manipulate both domestic and geopolitical affairs, added to the numerous threats of such provocations from several highly respected political operatives, it would be foolish to rule out the notion that the Obama administration could turn to such desperate measures in a last gasp effort to salvage power and demonize its growing legions of political adversaries.

DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.

JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all,(WORLD SOCIALISM) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM

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Europe seals deal on financial supervision-MEPs gave their final approval to the package on Wednesday after earlier reservations (Photo: EUobserver)
ANDREW WILLIS 22.09.2010 @ 16:20 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - MEPs have backed a package of EU legislative proposals on financial supervision, the final approval needed for the 27-member bloc to set up a new system of financial watchdogs, designed to guard against a repeat of the recent financial crisis. Sitting in plenary in Strasbourg on Wednesday (22 September), the euro deputies passed the new legislation by a large majority after months of political wrangling with member states, primarily the UK, which proved less keen on the new EU-level bodies due to fears they could impinge on national sovereignty.

This is a historic watershed moment, Belgian finance minister Didier Reynders said before the vote. As holders of the EU's rotating presidency, Belgian officials have been conducting difficult talks with representatives of the European Parliament over the past few months in a bid to narrow their differences. Following proposals from the European Commission, member states reached a political agreement last December, but MEPs were quick to voice their opposition, brandishing the deal as overly watered-down and riddled with vetoes.Wednesday's vote on a compromise text means three new European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) will start work in January next year, co-ordinating national supervisors in the areas of banking, pensions and financial markets. Part of their role will be to improve the flow of information between national regulators, after the financial crisis in 2008 exposed the vulnerability of national financial systems to the collapse of large cross-border firms.Europe will now have a supervisory model that is adapted to its needs. You have to remember that half the banks in Europe come from other states, said EU financial services commissioner Michel Barnier.A European Systemic Risk Board will monitor for the build-up of risks in the EU financial system as a whole, and will issue 'recommendations' whenever it detects a threat such as a housing or stock market bubble.Its will be headed by the European Central Bank chief for the first five years, after which arrangements will be reviewed.

Implications

Under the final deal, the ESAs will get powers to settle disputes among national financial supervisors if they fail to agree on a cross border issue, such as the Fortis bank collapse in 2008 which saw arguing between the Netherlands and Belgium delay the rescue operations.They will also be able to impose temporary bans on risky financial products and activities, as well as propose the setting up of new Europe-wide technical standards in the different areas. If national supervisors fail to act, then the new bodies in theory can also impose decisions directly on financial institutions in extreme cases, although it remains to be seen how this will work. The new regulators must be responsible, cautioned centre-left MEP Peter Skinner who championed strong powers for the pensions authority and steered the legislation through parliament.In general however, MEPs did not win the power for the authorities to directly supervise banks and other financial players, leaving that task to national regulators, although a review after three years could see the ESAs' powers grow. Parliament's call for all three authorities to be located in Frankfurt close to the European Central Bank was also shelved in the final compromise. Instead, the European Banking Authority (EBA) will be based in London, and a European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in Paris, with only the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) set up in Frankfurt.

Ashton justifies low intake from new EU countries
ANDREW RETTMAN 22.09.2010 @ 19:12 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - New EU countries did poorly in the recent intake of senior diplomats for the European External Action Service (EEAS) because their candidates frequently applied for the same posts, EEAS chief Catherine Ashton has said.One problem this time round is that newer Member States were competing against each other for few posts in [sic] neigbourhood region (nearly two thirds of applicants from newer member states concentrated on just 5 posts), the British baroness wrote in a letter to Polish centre-right deputy Jacek Saryusz-Wolski on Wednesday (22 September).She added that relatively few women applied because of: the requirement for unbroken professional experience (which does not reflect the often non-linear career patterns of female applicants).Out of 68 shortlisted candidates for the 29 jobs, 11 were from new EU countries and 14 were women. Four candidates from new countries and seven women got through. It is unclear how many candidates from either category were knocked out at the shortlisting stage.

Ms Ashton said her letter is designed to set out the facts - rather than the myths and noted that the appointments add up to a 40-percent-plus jump in the number of eastern Europeans and women in senior overseas jobs.The application process for a further 80 high-level EEAS postings closed on 10 September. Another 20-or-so senior administrative jobs in the service are also up for grabs. Former Communist and former Soviet EU countries believe that France, Germany, the UK and other older members of the EU club divide up the best posts between them in back room deals. The ex-Iron Curtain states are also keen to get people into post-Soviet-region postings because they believe they are better qualified to handle them. The current EU envoy to Russia, a Spaniard, and the ambassador to Ukraine, a Portuguese, speak little-or-no Russian or Ukrainian.Former colonial powers know better the situation in Latin America or in the Middle East. Eastern European diplomats know better the situation in the post-Soviet area. That's the reality, Mr Saryusz-Wolski, a rapporteur on the EEAS for the parliament's foreign affairs committee, said.He dismissed the Ashton percentages as a statistical trick.An increase on the basis of small numbers always looks very high. The division of the 29 posts does not correct the geographic or gender imbalance [in the EEAS],he said.The foreign affairs committee on Monday postponed until 29 September its formal opinion on how to amend the EU's staff regulations in order to include the EEAS. It aims to meet with MEPs from the legal affairs committee on 28 September in order to press them to include provisions on geographic and gender balance in the letter of the law on EEAS personnel.Parliament expects to finalise its views on EEAS staff and budget rules at its October plenary. The service is due to start work on 1 December.

EU citizens no longer see benefits of internal market, Barnier says
HONOR MAHONY 22.09.2010 @ 17:41 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The EU needs to revert to the principles of a social market economy as its citizens no longer feel served by the single market, EU internal market commissioner Michel Barnier has said.Speaking to a group of journalists on Monday (20 September), the centre-right French politician pleaded for finding the means for reconciliation between citizens and the European economic project. And to re-find the initial objective [of the European Community] which was very much a social market economy.Barnier:He indicated citizens no longer realise that the internal market, long considered among the EU's most cherished achievements, improves their lives.The current economic climate with member states on the defensive amid rising unemployment and citizen unrest has made his job more difficult. The internal market remains vulnerable to the increase in populistic and nationalistic tendencies,he said.The commissioner has two major initiatives in the pipeline to safeguard the heart of the European project – the relaunch of the Single Market next month, a major undertaking containing between 30 and 40 new proposals, as well as a proposal on making sanctions for market abuse heavier.A former foreign and farm minister, Mr Barnier is also being closely watched for how he deals with regulating financial services where the current laissez-faire culture is seen as having led to the global economic crisis.Having secured on Wednesday (22 September) what critics say is too weak an agreement on financial oversight in order to prevent such a crisis happening again, the commissioner has a raft of other proposals in the offing including on regulating short selling; improving transparency in the derivatives market; strengthening sanctions for violations of financial services laws and forcing banks to put aside more capital reserves.

He remains attached to the idea of a European ratings agency - ratings agencies analyse the risks facing companies and bonds issuers and were blamed for failing to anticipate the financial crisis - and says that the idea of the tax on financial transactions is one of the major questions ahead of him and his colleagues. Financial services, argues the commissioner, must be put back at the service of the real economy.The drive to regulate risks being undermined not only by national capitals, particularly London, home to the EU's most important financial centre, but also a creeping complacency about the crisis being over.The financial crisis is like the environmental crisis, people have very short memories. It is our responsibility as politicians to remind people and to fully learn the lessons of the crisis and not let people forget those lessons, the commissioner said. This includes banks who - though I stress not all of them - say to us that now it is business as usual.With the European Commission having come under fire in the past from both the European Parliament and some member states for reacting too slowly to the economic crisis, Mr Barnier says he believes the executive is now doing what is expected of [it].I believe very strongly in the commission's sole right to propose legislation [and] that we must use it in a proactive way and not in a defensive way. And that it is something I try to do in my own area.Comparing his current mandate to his time as regional commissioner in 1999-2004, Mr Barnier noted that one of the biggest differences is the increase in the number of member states, from 15 to 27, and the greater powers and diversity of the European Parliament. This makes getting agreement on issues a much more time-consuming affair, he said.

Van Rompuy defends economic taskforce against critics
VALENTINA POP 22.09.2010 @ 13:03 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – EU council president Herman Van Rompuy on Wednesday (22 September) defended the working speed of his taskforce set up to look at legal ways to strengthen economic co-ordination among member states in order to avoid another sovereign debt crisis.Although some have claimed that our work on this is slow, we have in fact covered an enormous amount of ground in a very short time, Mr Van Rompuy told MEPs during a hearing on the outcome of last week's summit.He added that in his view, progress on updating rules on economic governance was happening very quickly when compared to the negotiations establishing the 1997 Stability and Growth Pact, which laid down the ground rules for the eurozone. In the run-up to the summit, several EU diplomats cast doubts that Mr Van Rompuy's taskforce would make any headway in the coming months. Van Rompuy has probably already achieved what he expected to achieve in terms of the European semester,one source said, referring to the new six-month budget review period agreed by finance ministers two weeks ago. But the former Belgian prime minister insisted that his report, due on 27 September and likely to be adopted by EU leaders on 28-29 October, will draw the final right lessons of the crisis.He admitted however that there are divergences among member states over the scope of sanctions for deficit laggards – the sticking point over how to make economic governance work. As economic talks at last week's summit were completely overshadowed by the Roma row between France and the EU commission, Mr Van Rompuy stressed that such council gatherings should not be seen as summits, but as routine meetings of an EU institution.

Criticised by leftist and Green MEPs that he appears to be in a parallel galaxy for presenting the summit as a success, Mr Van Rompuy said he prefers to stick to facts rather than be seduced by perceptions.He defended his stance that EU leaders should meet as often as possible under his chairmanship, because it gives to the member states a sense of ownership and participation in the Union and reinforces their commitment to its success.That is why I am investing time and energy in maintaining regular contacts with the presidents of other institutions, not least the President of the European Commission, the rotating council presidency, the Central Bank, the Euro Group and of course yourself Mr President [of the European Parliament].With all his good intentions of making the EU work, last week's summit was however marred by fighting over the extent to which the commission should be allowed to defend EU law.

Speaking in the plenary, Socialist leader Martin Schulz highlighted the problem of applying EU policies only when it fits my policies back home - something he said that both centre-right and centre-left governments indulged in.This institutional danger puts Europe as a whole at risk. We need the community method and it is the task of the European Parliament to get this through,he said.

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Two States and Two Statements instead of Two Peoples
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu SEPT 22,10

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stalked out of a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon in New York Tuesday evening after refusing to add the words two peoples to the phrase two states. His refusal emphasized the PA's determination not to acknowledge that Israel is a Jewish State.The spat caused the cancellation of a scheduled press conference at the United Nations Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting. In a summary statement that was being prepared, Ayalon pointed out to Fayyad that the phrase two states, meaning Israel and the Palestinian Authority, was not followed by the usual term two peoples.Fayyad answered by simply walking out abruptly. The Palestinian Authority won’t even agree on words, let alone actions,Ayalon commented on Voice of Israel government radio Wednesday morning. Israel has done more to try to establish a Palestinian Authority state than they have done.

He said that the PA will be to blame if it walks out on the American-initiated talks because of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s plans to resume building Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria after the 10-month freeze expires next Monday.For nine and a half months, what did they say—it [the freeze] is not serious so we won’t talk, Ayalon added. Now they want to accept it, and this proves they are not serious in their intentions.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Abbas Backs Off Threat to Quit Talks over Building Issue
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu SEPT 22,10

Abbas told American Jewish leaders Tuesday night,I cannot say that I will leave the negotiations if Israel resumes building homes for Jews in Judea and Samaria.He added that it would be difficult for me to resume talks if the 10-month building freezes is not extended, but his softer language was the first time he has backed off from his threat to walk out if his demands are not met. Editor of the Hebrew newspaper Makor Rishon, Uri Elitzur, predicted this in an interview with INN news on Tuesday, but saw it as part of a master plan that would soon make the PA state a fait accompli.The United States and the European Union have put intense pressure on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to extend the moratorium. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested that it be extended for three months, by which time the Palestinian Authority and Israel would be required to draw up final borders.There are those who claim that this would allow Israel to continue to build in communities that are to remain part of the country in any agreement, but Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected that limiting idea. He explained that the freeze was imposed to meet Abbas' condition for talks and not for any other purpose, but that he then continued to refuse to sit down at the same table with Israel for months anyway.Abbas spoke with approximately 60 American Jewish leaders for the second time this year, despite criticism from many leaders after the first meeting that he was trying to use them to fortify his position at Israel’s expense. The meeting was sponsored by the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace.

The PA leader argued that he did not boycott talks for the past 10 months, during which time U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell tried arrange proximity talks that the United States was to mediate. They did not get off the ground until less than two months ago and lasted for only one or two meetings that were bogged down with the building freeze demand.Now, when we are starting real negotiations, now he [Netanyahu] refuses to give us two, three, four months, to give the opportunity for negotiations to tackle final status issues,Abbas said.Why? We cannot miss this opportunity.Abbas also indicated the possibility he would soften his position against agreeing to call Israel a Jewish State. One Jewish leader asked him what he would do if Israel changed its official name to The Jewish State of Israel,Abbas answered, Of course, we have to accept it.There was no report on any reference to the status of Jerusalem, the most contentious final status issue, but Abbas hinted that he would not insist on the Arab world’s demand that Israel allow the immigration of several million foreign Arabs who claim Israel as their home through ancestry.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Russia Shelves Plan to Sell S-300 Missiles to Iran
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu SEPT 22,10

Russia announced another about-face in its plans to sell Iran S-300 missiles but left the door open for a change in policy, depending on how Iran responds to international demands for United Nations inspection of its nuclear facilities.A decision has been made not to supply S-300s to Iran. They are definitely subject to the sanctions, [and] time will show. It will depend on Iran's behavior, Russian Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov told reporters Wednesday.Russia issued a similar announcement last June but then agreed to go through with delivery of the missile system.There has been an instruction from the leadership to stop the shipment, and we are obeying it, he said.The contract for the sale of the missiles to the Islamic Republic was signed more than two years ago. The S-300 anti-aircraft missiles system can down airplanes and missiles from a range of up to 90 miles (150 kilometers).The United States and Israel have opposed the sale. However, Russia's change in policy, due to the United Nations sanctions, does not affect its agreement to follow through with the sale of the Yakhont anti-ship missile to Syria, which Israel and the United States fear will fall into the hands of the Hizbullah terrorist army in Lebanon.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Israel Hurtles Headlong into Sukkot
by David Lev SEPT 20,10

With Yom Kippur behind us, the Jewish world is hurtling headfirst into the joyous holiday of Sukkot – and this week, Jews in Israel and the diaspora are working overtime to build their sukkot and purchase their arba minim (four species) set - the etrog (citron), lulav (palm branch) hadas (myrtle), and arava (willow) that are used throughout the holiday.Fortunately, they aren't alone; there's a whole tribe of Sukkot support staff out there, working hard to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to celebrate the holiday properly. Arba minim sets are available in every community, either home-delivered or at special arba minim markets around the country, the biggest being outside the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem.The sukkot themselves, the thatch-roofed structures made out of wood or special cloth wrapped around a metal frame, are available in hardware stores, shopping centers and outside nearly every supermarket in the country. And, of course, decorations to hang on the walls or from the roof of your sukkah – pictures of famous rabbis or holy places, strings of light in every color of the rainbow, or even objets d'art – are available nearly everywhere.Noam Kampler, who has been in the arba minim business for six years, said that this year, as opposed to most others, most Israelis will be using better-quality Israeli-grown lulavim in the synagogue – instead of the lower-quality palm branches usually imported from Egypt.For whatever reason, lulavim from Egypt are expensive this year, and the Israeli growers were prepared, making sure they cut the palm branches early this year, according to Kempler. As a result, he says, some 80-90 percent of lulavim available are made in Israel,as opposed to the 20 percent or so that constituted the market's home-grown palm branches in previous years.

In another piece of good news, Kampler says that this summer's hot weather did not affect supplies of sensitive hadassim or etrogim. There were rumors of shortages among the wholesalers, like there are every year, but they turned out to be false, he says, adding that there is plenty of stock available, with prices remaining the same as they were last year – NIS 60 to 100 ($16-$$27), depending on quality.Far from being restricted to religiously observant Israelis, Sukkot is enthusiastically celebrated by secular Jews as well. Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen, who heads the Chabad House in the Samaria community of Karnei Shomron, says that about half his customers are definitely not what you would call religious. But that doesn't stop them from celebrating Sukkot, which is a beautiful holiday here. The kids learn about it in school and ask the parents to put one up, and the parents are happy to comply.And putting a sukkah up is easier than ever, Rabbi Cohen says. Over the past few years, sukkah structures sold in Israel have been completely retooled, and today anyone can put one up with a minimum of fuss.Light, easily assembled poles, art-deco fabrics, easy to attach schach (the sukkah's bamboo roof) and attractive, lightweight decorations put an ultra-modern twist on an ancient commandment, Rabbi Cohen says.

And many organizations make sure those on the road and in city centers are covered, too. We have roving sukkot that we bring to IDF soldiers stationed at posts around the country, giving them the opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah as well,says Rabbi Cohen And Chabad isn't alone – a multitude of organizations in Israel put up sukkot for the public in city centers. The Municipality of Jerusalem puts up what is probably the largest sukkah in the world outside City Hall, and even shopping malls make sure to set up a sukkah for patrons – on the roof, of course.And this year, Bnei Akiva is doing its best to export the joyous Sukkot spirit from Israel to 30 countries around the world. Almost every Bnei Akiva branch in the world will sponsor a sukkah for use by anyone in the community, and will sponsor activities throughout the week of the holiday. Among the places where Bnei Akiva will set up sukkot are Brookline, Massachusetts, where students at the Maimonides Jewish day school will have the opportunity to visit with the traditional Ushpizin, the Biblical Sukkot guests – with the addition of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The children will learn about Gilad, pray for him and write letters to the Shalit family.Bnei Akiva has set up a mega-Sukkah in San Francisco that will host hundreds, and in Oslo, Norway, a kosher cafe with sukkah attached will be set up in the Jewish community center, hosting residents and Jewish students in the area.All the Bnei Akiva activities and events will emphasize the importance of the State if Israel, said Ze'ev Schwartz, World Bnei Akiva emissary.I have asked Bnei Akiva's 150 branches around the world to remember Gilat Shalit, who is still a captive in Gaza and to add him as one of the traditional Ushpizin,he added.(IsraelNationalNews.com)