Do you notice how this writer refers to these Rabbis as "Right Wing" and
"Fringe". How come the left never describes themselves as "Left Wing" or
"Rabid"? No they always call themselves "Progressive".

 I do not think that these Rabbis actually believe that there letter will
be adhered to by the Bush Administration, but you cannot say that he has
not been warned, again!

 I look at the fires and the recent Hurricane that skirted the entire East
Coast not as judgements, but as warnings, shots across the bow, if you
will, that if we do not turn course, judgement will come. Will God use our
enemies, as he has in the past when dealing with Israel, or will it be in
the form of natural catastrophes, no one can say. But, we may not have to
wait long to find out.

 
 Rabbis warn Bush: Annapolis will bring destruction to US
 
 Group of right-wing rabbis writes open letter to US president demanding he
 cancel Annapolis summit or risk provoking 'wrath of the almighty.' Rabbis
 assert Katrina disaster a result of America's support of 2005
 disengagement, say California fires a warning
 Neta Sela
 
 A fringe group of prominent ultranationalist rabbis issued a
 harshly-worded letter to United States President George W. Bush earlier
 this week, warning him that the upcoming Annapolis peace conference would
 bring destruction upon America.
 
 
 The rabbis evoke their previous prediction in 2005, when they published an
 open letter to Bush in the New York Times, demanding the US rescind its
 support of the disengagement plan.
 
 
 "We wrote to President Bush, a man who believes in the Bible, to warn him
 against the terrible danger to which he is exposing his country by hosting
 such a conference," said Rabbi Meir Druckman, one of signatories to the
 letter.
 
 
  "The land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel. God punishes anyone
 who coerces Israel to give up its land," he said.
 
 
  "There is no doubt the New Orleans flood from the Katrina hurricane was
 God's punishment for evicting the settlements," said Druckman, "with
 hundreds of thousands left homeless, hundreds killed or wounded and
 billions of dollars sent down the drain – can we really ignore God's hand
 collecting an eye for an eye?"
 
 
  The disengagement from Gaza and the northern West Bank was completed
 August 23rd, 2005 – which was also the date Hurricane Katrina formed over
 the Bahamas.
 
 
  "Despite those consequences, yet again we find ourselves facing an
 initiative to expel Jews from Judea and Samaria and cede their cities to
 terror organizations. And once again the patrons of the event are
 President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
 
 
  "This time the Almighty is warning the US in advance: if the plague of
 water was not enough now he shall send flames. While hundreds of thousands
 of families have already fled the terrible fires in California, and we ask
 you, will you really forge ahead with this malevolent plan?" added
 Druckman.
 
 
  The letter was authored by SOS Israel, a right-wing movement which
 earlier this year distributed citations to IDF soldiers who disobeyed
 orders and refused to take part in the disengagement.
 
 The rabbis urged Bush's administration to back down from the current
 direction of the peace process, saying that not an inch of Israeli land
 should be ceded. "Be merciful to yourselves and the beloved America and
 its citizens. Lay down the hand you have raised against the Creator in
 war. Help the people of Israel fight without compromise against the
 terrorists who rise against it, and then, with a pure heart, you will
 truly be able to pray: May God bless America," the rabbis said.
 
 
  Among the rabbis who signed the letter are several leading religious
 figures, including Rabbis Dov Wolfa, Yekutiel Rap, Gedalia Axelrod as well
 as the chief rabbi of Kiryat Arba and Hebron, Dov Lior and the son of
 former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Yaakov Yosef.
 
 
  AFP contributed to this article