ICG Member Argued with Max Blumenthal (July 2, 2014)

Intercontinental COG member and pro-Israel writer Chloe Valdary at one point tried to argue with Max Blumenthal back on July 2, 2014 just before Operation Protective Edge erupted.

Here it is.

As mentioned in a previous post Chloe Valdary is a member of the Intercontinental Church of God which was founded by Garner Ted Armstrong in 1998. She is the daughter of an Intercontinental COG minister, Max Valdary. She has been mentioned elsewhere on this blog.

ICG Member Calls J Street a "Festering Sore"

Intercontinental COG member Chloe Valdary, a pro-Israel activist, called J Street a "festering sore" and negatively characterizes this Jewish organization as the victims of Stockholm Syndrome in one of several articles of hers published by Arutz Sheva. J Street is a pro-Israel, Jewish organization that advocates for a two state settlement to make peace with the Palestinians. And somehow they attracted Chloe Valdery's condemnation.

Perhaps no greater example of such a festering sore on the heart of the Jewish people can be found then in that of the political organization, J Street. Claiming to be pro-Israel and pro-peace, J Street is neither and advances no such policies. Founded in 2008, its major pronouncement is that a two-state solution to the Arab-Jewish conflict is what must be advanced both for the sake of Israeli security and American stability in the region. (December 13, 2013.)

Some other pro-Israel individuals really do not like J Street, including some Arutz Sheva writers as noted in a previous post.

Valdary disagrees with J Street's proposals on how to make peace with the Palestinians. Their ideas are denounced as having been made too quickly.

This premature announcement of an end, rather then examining the complexity of the situation and then coming to an educated conclusion reflective of those same complex factors, epitomizes J Street’s creed: The end justifies the means. (December 13, 2013.)

How dare J Street should reach conclusions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that Valdary disagrees with and then proceed to advocate for solutions based on those conclusions that they think will help bring about peace.

Valdary characterizes J Street as being the victims of Stockholm Syndrome at the hands of alleged bullying by Palestinians that they have somehow internalized into their hearts.

Yet, this new variation of Stockholm Syndrome is still advanced as a legitimate position within the Jewish community. ...

They [J Street] certainly do believe there is some legitimacy in what anti-Israel adherents say, and this is why they host them. And this gets to the heart of the matter. For those who internalize perpetual bullying foisted upon them, it is their own selves who are the problem, not the aggressor. They are the root of the cancer, and they must work to destroy themselves by becoming aligned with the same bullies who maligned them in the first place. In doing so, they eliminate the bullies in question as a threat to their person. (December 13, 2013.)

As mentioned in a previous post Chloe Valdary is a member of the Intercontinental Church of God which was founded by Garner Ted Armstrong in 1998. She is the daughter of an Intercontinental COG minister, Max Valdary.

Arutz Sheva is a far right media outlet in Israel that caters for national religious Israeli Jews. It is closely associated with the settlers. Its headquarters are in Beit El, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. 

ICG Member Nauseated by President Obama's Oratory

Intercontinental COG member Chloe Valdary shared her views about President Obama after watching a speech he gave to the United Nations in 2013. These words are from one of several articles of hers published by Arutz Sheva.

I knew the moment the POTUS  prefaced his speech at the UN with flowery references to how he had, along with Russia, found a diplomatic solution to the problem with Syria’s stockpile of WMDs, I knew immediately where he was going next with regards to Iran. I hardly ever watch speeches by the POTUS. I honestly prefer to save myself the agony and nauseating feeling I get that inevitably comes with his often contradictory utopian orations. Nevertheless, I felt it prudent to watch this speech because what was to be said would mark a turning point and would show the true colors of the POTUS. (September 30, 2013.)

The vast majority of African Americans and American Jews consistently vote for the Democratic Party and have continuously supported President Obama but despite that President Obama is here condemned.

Chloe Valdary as refers to J Street as "the horridly anti-Zionist organization".

I never thought I would see the day when an American president would make a speech that the leaders of the horridly anti-Zionist organization Jstreet would be proud of, but lo, and behold, I was wrong. (September 30, 2013.)

This is incorrect. J Street is a pro-Israel organization. It is a Jewish organization. However some other pro-Israel individuals really do not like J Street, including some Arutz Sheva writers as noted in a previous post. It is clear Chloe Valdary shares this opposition to J Street.

Incidentally Iran's Supreme Leader made a fatwa banning the possession of nuclear weapons as un-Islamic in 2003.

On other matters I will share sympathy with the concern that improved relations with Iran may have the unfortunate effect of strengthening the infamous Assad regime in the asymmetric war in Syria.

As mentioned in a previous post Chloe Valdary is a member of the Intercontinental Church of God which was founded by Garner Ted Armstrong in 1998. She is the daughter of an Intercontinental COG minister, Max Valdary.

Arutz Sheva is a far right media outlet in Israel that caters for national religious Israeli Jews. It is closely associated with the settlers. Its headquarters are in Beit El, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

COG Member's Blog in Arutz Sheva

Pro-Israel activist Chloe Valdary, a member of the Intercontinental Church of God, wrote several articles that were published on Arutz Sheva's website. She was also interviewed in a radio broadcast.

Here's one post condemning the release of twenty-six Palestinian prisoners and calling upon Israelis to conquer their enemies without apology.

Abnegation of the self is a cancer, and must cease. Blot out your Diasporic tendency to believe that as a Jew you must either be a victim or nothing at all. Conquer your enemies and never apologize for doing so. Dare! (August 15, 2013.)

The Middle East is referred to as a "sea of despots and relentless savages."

Under the banner of Zion, march forth. Valor and distinction are yours alone to be had in this sea of despots and relentless savages. Watch over your land and let no friend or foe take it from you. You are Jews and this, this is yours and yours alone. Your role is to awaken the will to power, to rouse it, and to spur it on. (August 15, 2013.)

The will to power?

Here's another article in which the Middle East is again described as "a boisterous sea of despicable despots".

It is precisely in this moment of western hypocrisy, growing European anti-Semitism, and seemingly insurmountable pressure from a boisterous sea of despicable despots, that the Jewish state must find within herself the deep unwavering conviction in her ideals and the courage to declare that it by right exists and, as it is her duty, will defend the name of justice and virtue. (August 16, 2013.)

As mentioned in a previous post Chloe Valdary is a member of the Intercontinental Church of God which was founded by Garner Ted Armstrong. She is the daughter of an Intercontinental COG minister, Max Valdary.

Arutz Sheva is a far right media outlet in Israel that caters for national religious Israeli Jews. It is closely associated with the settlers. Its headquarters are in Beit El, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

COG Member in Christians United For Israel Tweet

From Christians United For Israel, the main pro-Israel organization among evangelical Christians in the United States.

.@cvaldary is sharing w/ @cufioncampus students how to boldly share the message of Zionism. #CUFISALT2016 #SALT2016 pic.twitter.com/vdszr4CIdX

— CUFI (@CUFI) January 9, 2016

As mentioned in a previous post Chloe Valdary is a member of the Intercontinental Church of God. She is the daughter of an Intercontinental COG minister, Max Valdary.

Satirical Twitter Account Critiques Intercontinental COG Member

From a satirical twitter account that mocks Prime Minister Netanyahu.

A warm holiday message from the unofficial director of my African-American outreach team pic.twitter.com/WNa8WAv2wQ

— Benjamin Netanyahu (@Ask_Netanyahu) December 26, 2015

As mentioned in a previous post Chloe Valdary is a member of the Intercontinental Church of God. She is the daughter of an Intercontinental COG minister, Max Valdary.

(Disclaimer: Retweeting is not endorsement.)

Intercontinental COG Member Mentioned in Report on Pro-Israel Individuals

Currently Alternet is running a series of articles about various pro-Israel individuals and organizations. In part 2 of 4 it discusses one Chloe Valdary, an African American member of the Intercontinental Church of God. She is the daughter of an Intercontinental COG minister, Max Valdary.

Intercontinental COG is described in the article as "a tiny denomination".

Chloe Valdary, an African-American Christian Zionist, has emerged as one of the most vehement -- and heavily promoted -- activists against Palestine solidarity on campus. ...

Valdary’s far right Zionism may be a product of her affiliation with the Intercontinental Church of God, a tiny denomination founded by the late TV evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong. Max Valdary, Chloe’s father, is a minister in the congregation. ...

Intercontinental Church of God congregants imitate aspects of traditional Jewish worship and adopt their own biblical-based vision of Jewish history that bears resemblance to fire and brimstone sermons. ...

For her part, Valdary observes the Hebrew calendar, including the Jewish Sabbath and Jewish holidays, within a distinctly Christian framework. (Max Blumenthal and Julia Carmel, "Flush With Cash, Right-Wing Extremists Train the Future Zealots of Pro-Israel Campus Activism," Alternet, October 2, 2015.)

I am surprised that there is no mention of British Israelism but this article is about politics rather than religion.

And luckily for Intercontinental COG there is no mention about how it was established after Garner Ted Armstrong was filmed on camera behaving in a shameful manner that caused him to be kicked out of Church of God International, the organization he had founded.