Bayonetta 3 witch trials refer to a significant event that takes place in the Bayonetta video game series. These trials serve as a core element of the game's storyline and add depth to the narrative. The witch trials are a recurring theme throughout the series and play a crucial role in shaping the characters' journeys and their understanding of their past. In the Bayonetta universe, witches are portrayed as powerful beings with extraordinary abilities. However, their existence is shrouded in mystery, and the trials serve to provide insight into their origins and purpose. These trials serve as a way to test the witches' strength and determine their worthiness to continue existing.
8th decade curse
TEHRAN — As the Israeli regime is heading off towards its 5th election in 3 years on November 1, the million-dollar question has been raised again. Is the 8th decade curse striking again?
The prophecies of Israel in the Old Testament Tanakh (or the Hebrew Bible) say that the fall of the Israeli Kingdom has internal causes and is caused by conflicts between the Israeli tribes, and in the end, God will do what He did. Like King Solomon’s kingdom which fell apart.
These prophecies are being examined today in the discourse of Israelis with the arrival of Israel in its 8th decade with concern about internal differences in Israeli politics.
The majority of Israel’s leaders believe in the 8th-decade curse. According to scholarly reports, most of Israel's governments collapsed after Solomon during the eighth decade.
There are lessons to be learned from the fragmentation and division of the former Jewish kingdoms that began to disappear in the eighties. This is not a reading of a Jewish rabbi or even a religious person, these are the words of the former prime minister and the most honored soldier in the fake history of Israel, Ehud Barak.
In an article in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Barak, a left-wing Zionist, fears an internal rift in the orthodox society and hatred between the right and the left, religious and secular, religious Zionists and religious Jews.
Every Israeli prime minister is eager to avoid civil war during his reign and to avoid collapse from within, as occurred in previous Jewish kingdoms.
However, Naftali Bennett failed in uniting his faction, and he failed miserably.
On Wednesday, the Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, voted to dissolve itself. The motion was passed with 92 members in favor and none opposing, after days of backbiting by coalition and opposition politicians over the date for new elections and other last-minute legislation.
Just a bit more than a year ago, Bennett formed a coalition cabinet and ousted former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli media went on and on about this “historic move,” and called Bennett the fake state’s “savior.”
However, Bennett who rose to power with bold and somewhat bullocks promises, particularly about Iran, has given up his power and handed the premiership to Yair Lapid, his best buddy who acted as his Foreign Minister.
Bennett announced on Wednesday in the Knesset that he would not run in the coming elections.
“I strived as prime minister to care for all citizens, regardless of who they voted for,” said Bennett, who we should call the former Prime Minister from now on. “We proved this year that people with all different opinions can work together.”
Barak Ravid, an Israeli journalist writing in Axios, wrote Thursday, “Based on recent polling, Netanyahu’s Likud party is expected to get the highest number of seats in the next Knesset.”
Not to mention that Netanyahu has begun his shows, a video of the 73-year-old Bibi has gone viral on social media showing him wandering around in the supermarkets, holding milk, bread and other goods and saying, “Everything’s price has gone up. These people deserve more.”
Bennett, with his hollow promises to “cut off the octopus’ head” went down the drain in a year. What will Netanyahu bring for the Israeli settlers who are living in the occupied territories on a borrowed time? Only God knows that, but one thing is sure: The 8th decade curse is working its magic.
The curse of the eighth decade and the end of Israel
I had written an article about the belief among a large section of the Palestinians that the second half of the eight decade of the State of Israel would be the beginning of the end, but it became clear to me that the Israelis also hold, in one way or another, this belief, especially the leaders of the Israeli political elite who take this belief/obsession seriously.
Perhaps the first one who spoke in this sense and invoked it from among the prime ministers of Israel was Benjamin Netanyahu, who claimed that his stay as the Prime Minister is the only guarantee for Israel’s continuity after its eighth decade and exceeding a century, unlike the history of the Jews who did not have a State that lasted more than eight decades. Then, the speech of Naftali Bennett, the current Prime Minister of Israel, in his 2020 election campaign, in which he echoed the same sentiments and urged Jewish voters to stand behind the Blue and White coalition that he leads, in order to surmount the eighth decade safely and ensure the continuation of the State of Israel after its eightieth year. Ehud Barak, the former Prime Minister of Israel, writes to confirm the same complex, the complex of fear for survival. It is important to keep in mind that the people mentioned are not just some rabbis who believe in religious superstitions that have no connection to reality but, rather, they are the political leaders of Israel.
The important question here is why this fear of the future, despite all the manifestations of force that Israel has been keen to display, directly or indirectly? Why this fear, despite all the American and European financial, military and legal support, which has made Israel an entity above the law and above criticism, and protected it in international institutions, including the Security Council and the global mainstream media? Israel has obtained American weapon systems that exist only in the United States of America and has the largest American weapons store at its disposal, while it also enjoys a military advantage that no country in the region enjoys, which is the nuclear weapon.
Israel’s leaders have long bragged about Israel’s penetration of the Arab political elite and its attraction to influential Arab countries such as Egypt, Morocco, the Emirates, Jordan and others, and it has also succeeded in achieving complete subjugation of the Palestinian Authority and turning it into a security tool in its hand, in addition to Israel’s role in causing unrest in the Arab countries around it, such as Iraq, Syria and Sudan. Israel has sought hard to impose a stifling economic blockade on Iran, under the pretext of its possible production of a nuclear bomb that could threaten Israel’s security, and turned it into a pariah State in the international community.
Despite all this, Israel still suffers from a chronic complex of fear, a complex that is reflected in the public discourse of its intellectuals, journalists, academics, thinkers, the speeches of its prime ministers and the fear of its citizens about the future, who see in dual citizenship a lifeboat when any danger approaches. They philosophise this existential horror of the future based on Jewish history, but rather turn it into a cosmic phenomenon that transcends civilisations and centuries, as Ehud Barak did a few days ago on the pages of Yedioth Ahronoth, because – apparently – they do not see the world outside their limited subjective experience.
We see them at every historical turning point, or an important event on the external or internal level, engaging in a discussion about the future of Israel and its ability to survive. It is, indeed, a rare situation, as you hardly find a country in the whole world that discusses the idea of its survival or continuity; a leader or a party may lose power, and the State may change from one regime to another or from one form to another, but it does not cross the minds of its elite or the minds of its citizens that the people, the country and the State are subject to extinction. We have seen the Soviet Union collapse, but its peoples remained, and the State was transformed into smaller entities; it was transformed from one regime to another, but it did not perish. We have seen how Yugoslavia broke into smaller pieces, but the people, the culture and the land remain. It is true that Germany suffered a huge blow in the Second World War and was divided into two parts, but it recovered in the end and achieved unity, but the situation in Israel is not like this at all.
The former Prime Minister of Israel, the commander of its army and its most decorated general, Ehud Barak, put the danger of internal division before external threats, and considered it the greatest danger that awaits its survival. Even Iran’s nuclear ambitions are not an existential threat. Even if it succeeded in producing a nuclear bomb, it would not be able to use it against Israel, and this supposed nuclear weapon would be just a weapon of deterrence.
There is no doubt that Ehud Barak’s concerns did not come out of nowhere, as Israel is an entity full of contradictions, which someone like Netanyahu was keen to present as a kind of benign and disciplined diversity, similar to what is happening in the United States of America.
A non-homogeneous group of ethnicities, cultures, loyalties and ideologies, that even the Jewish religion, which they gather under its banner, is not able to unite. On the contrary, religion divides the Israelis, and could ignite the fire of an internal religious war that could turn Israel into ashes. We have seen the credibility of some of that through the video clips that show a argument between two rabbis, one of whom is from the Haredi sect and another of religious Zionism, when the first accused the second of being responsible for the El-Ad operation carried out by two Palestinians against a group of settlers, and said that their exploitation of religion, contrary to the Torah teaching, and their continuous provocations of the feelings of Muslims by storming Al-Aqsa Mosque is what incites the Palestinians and pushes them to take revenge and kill the Jews, and that they are the ones who pay the price of errors of religious Zionism.
The state of political and religious rivalry threatens today with the fall of the Bennett government, and the holding of new elections that could deepen the state of internal division and polarisation, and the elections – in this case – will be the fourth to take place within a period of two years, which means the average lifespan of a single government is no more than six months, which is an indication of the failure of the government system in Israel and the bankruptcy of the Israeli political class.
Yesterday morning, the Israeli army assassinated – as it has done countless times before – the news reporter in the West Bank, Shireen Abu Akleh, who holds American citizenship in addition to Palestinian. From the first moment, the Israelis tried to follow their usual strategy of transferring responsibility for their criminal actions to the Palestinian side, despite this being practically impossible, assuming that by claiming to investigate the incident, they would absorb popular resentment and eventually come out with a cold, multi-interpretation statement denying criminal responsibility for the occupation and its soldiers.
This type of arrogant behaviour and disregard for the truth is what will push all those who support Israel to abandon it, and will gradually turn the conflict into an internal conflict as a result of holding each other’s party responsible for the chronic failure that Israel suffers from, and not the biblical prophecies, nor the arbitrary interpretation of the events of history. The obsession that the Israelis suffer from will turn into a tangible reality as a result of their reckless actions, not due to supernatural events.
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8th decade curse
We in the Jewish community of Nashville are blessed with a wide array of options for Jewish holiday observance and celebration. Our local congregations represent different branches of Judaism, from strictly observant to more modern interpretations and practice, with diverse viewpoints from clergy leaders. In addition to our local riches, a simple You Tube search results in access to online services and sermons from around the country, allowing us to learn from Rabbinic and Jewish thought leaders from even broader perspectives.
This year, on Rosh Hashana 5784, many of the sermons delivered, both locally and in other parts of the country, related to concerns about the current situation in Israel, from protests, to extremist politicians, to concern for how many of us as American Jews are viewed by some in the current Israeli government. Several of these sermons included deep concern about the growing tension not only among and between Israeli citizens, but perhaps more concerning, the growing tension between Israelis and Jews in the United States. Of the current population of roughly 15 million Jews in the world, the vast majority live in either the US or Israel, approximately seven million each, with the remaining one million throughout the rest of the world.
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of Central Synagogue in New York, in her sermon erev Rosh Hashana, added a historic perspective to the growing divide between Jews, speaking of the curse of the eighth decade. She described the miracle of the modern State of Israel as only the third time in Jewish history in which we had Jewish sovereignty, the first being the Jewish state established by King David 3000 years ago, and the second being the Hasmonean dynasty of the Second Temple Era. “In both instances, internal strife in the eighth decade — Jew against Jew — precipitated our downfall and destruction,” Rabbi Buchdahl warned. We are entering the eighth decade for the third time as the State of Israel, established May 14, 1948, turned 75 in May 2023.
The challenge of the eighth decade is not unique to Jewish history. The United States Civil War was also within the eighth decade of the country’s founding. Historians theorize that the vulnerability that emerges in the eighth decade relates to the emergence of the third generation within the country. The theory is that by the third generation, citizens are no longer acutely aware of the sacrifice and responsibility required to protect the foundational values, and take the existence of the nation for granted, turning toward individual interests rather than steadfast focus on the common good.
As we enter the eighth decade of the modern State of Israel, we should reflect upon and learn from the lessons of the past. Will we as Jews step toward one another or turn away from one another? With so many Jews too young to remember the establishment of Israel, too young to remember the unification of Jerusalem in 1967, with their entire lifetimes within the context of an Israel which includes disputed land, can we find a way to engage in a respectful dialogue rather than animosity toward the “other side” or worse, disengage completely? Most of us have
never known a world without Israel. How would we feel if Israel was to no longer exist? Have we become so complacent that we take for granted the messy miracle of modern Israel, forgetting our responsibility to the generations yet to come?
In Rosh Hashana sermons, Rabbi Kullock of West End Synagogue in Nashville, along with other Rabbis across the country, offered ways to engage as Jews in the challenge to avoid the curse of Jew against Jew. The advice from many of the Rabbis included a call to listen to each other, specifically for US Jews to listen to Israeli Jews, and try to broaden our individual perspectives to find places of commonality rather than division. Many encourage us to learn more about the protest movement, who is protesting and why, by listening to podcasts and reading coverage from Israeli news sources, not only US sources. Many expressed grave concerns about how some extremist religious and political leaders in Israel seek to define who is and is not a Jew, and regulate what form of Jewish practice is acceptable, and call upon us as the US Jewish community to push back on the extreme views and reclaim our own sense of value and purpose in religious practice. They urge us to seek to avoid the pitfalls of extremism, both in Israel and here at home, to promote democratic values of inclusion and pluralism, and to cultivate a “heart of many rooms.”
Below are some very local ways to be engaged in the conversation about the future of Israel and ultimately the Jewish people:
1. Learn about and participate in our P2G (Partnership Together) programs with Israeli partners in the Hadera Eiron region. This is the region that hosts our local high school students when they are in Israel for Get Connected, and the families that send us their high school students who come as part of the Israel Summer Experience. This past summer, we hosted seven amazing Israeli students, home hosted by an equally amazing group of local Nashville Jewish families. Participating in P2G is even easier now that the Domestic Coordinator, Eitan Snyder, is based right here in Nashville (Yes, the same fantastic Eitan Snyder who coordinates our remarkable NowGen programming for young Jewish professionals.)
2. Join us for an educational program with journalist, Yaron Deckel in November as he updates us from the ground in Israel and helps contextualize and better understand the existential crisis of our Jewish time. His presentation will be followed by a local community conversation and what we want to see in our relationship with Israel.
3. Have a coffee meeting with our community Shaliach, Israeli Emissary, Omer Shabat. Omer has rebounded from significant health challenges last year and is back in Nashville for his second year and eager and ready to meet as many community members as possible. Omer will meet us one on one, face to face, to share about his personal perspective as an Israeli citizen and assist in finding resources to learn more.
So how will you face the challenge of the eighth decade? Will you step away or step up? Will you reach out to our Israeli brothers and sisters, or will you turn your back on them and the future of Israel? Will you be part of the solution, or part of the problem?
Pirke Avot teaches us that it is not our duty to complete the task, but we are obligated not to abandon it. We are here to assist you to learn, engage, listen, and live up to our obligation to ourselves and the future of the Jewish people.
Upcoming JCRC Programs:
October 30: Standing Together: Recognizing and Responding to Hate Crime
November 30: Abortion is Healthcare: How the Tennessee abortion ban is impacting women’s health and well being
January 25: Celebrating the Rosenwald Schools Legacy: Tennessee State Museum Exhibit
To learn more about all JCRC programs and activities contact Deborah Oleshansky, [email protected]
Impending fate of Israel: The curse of the eighth decade
The leaders of the Palestinian resistance continue to threaten Israel by saying that 'the curse of the eighth decade will fall upon it' as Israel's entity approaches its eightieth year.
Talks of this curse are not new, as the founder of the Hamas Movement mentioned it to the Israelis 24 years ago.
However, the talk of this curse is resurfacing amid one of the largest wars in Israel's history. So, what is the curse of the eighth decade?
Simply put, many Israelis believe that the lifespan of their state will not exceed 80 years.
This means that Israel, established on May 14, 1948, after the end of the British mandate in Palestine and the occupation of Palestinian land, is on its way to extinction before the year 2028.
The story began with the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament of the Torah.
History has also shown that the two previous Jewish states (the Kingdom of David and Solomon, approximately from 1050 BC to 930 BC, and the Hasmonean Kingdom between 140-67 BC) did not last more than 80 years each.
Hence, there is a belief among Jews that their current third state on the occupied Palestinian land is nearing its end.
Historians interpret this theory as a 'malicious strategy' to instill fear among Jewish settlers in Israel, to prevent the formation of any opposition to Israeli authority, and to encourage the settlers to rally around their state.
For example, this curse is mentioned in the speeches of various Prime Ministers, including Ehud Barak, Naftali Bennett, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Five years separate Israel from the prediction that concerns both its leadership and its people.
So, will the Al-Aqsa Flood ruin the third Jewish state?
These trials serve as a way to test the witches' strength and determine their worthiness to continue existing. During the witch trials, the protagonist, Bayonetta, faces numerous challenges and battles against formidable foes. These trials act as a means for Bayonetta to prove her capabilities as a witch.
The trials often push her to her limits, showcasing her immense power, agility, and combat skills. Overcoming these trials is not only crucial for the plot progression but also for Bayonetta's character development. As the story unfolds, Bayonetta discovers more about her past and her connection to the witch trials. Through various revelations and encounters, she learns about her true identity, the purpose of the trials, and the significant role she plays in the world's balance. The Bayonetta witch trials incorporate diverse themes such as magic, mystery, and the battle between light and dark forces. These trials captivate players with intense action sequences and stunning visuals, immersing them in a thrilling and fantastical world. Overall, the Bayonetta 3 witch trials serve as a central narrative element in the game series, allowing players to delve deeper into the lore and unravel the mysteries surrounding the protagonist and her fellow witches. They provide an exhilarating and challenging experience, showcasing the strength and determination of the characters as they navigate through a world both familiar and unknown..
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