Apocalypse Now and Islamic definition of peace

After the third edition of the Torah Voice was published, ben Yoseif was hired by a Jerusalem ministry to publish a special edition of Jerusalem Vistas Magazine:  "Apocalpyse Now: Mixing Religion and Terror," which was aimed at helping the Western world understand the tenets of radical Islam.

Specifically, ben Yoseif said he wanted the Western world to understand the Islamic definition of peace -- "making a treaty with your enemies only until you are the stronger party and then being obligated, according to the Koran, to resume the war. For some reason it also seemed necessary to point out the problems with instituting a Western-style democracy in an Islamic or quasi-Islamic nation."

"What the West Should Know About Islam," was a project I worked on with Jay Rawlings, to whom I was introduced shortly before I was terminated by the Post, after attending an intensive Hebrew ulpan (language school) during my vacation. The same ulpan was attended by Jay's wife, Meridel. Ironically, the week after "Apocalypse Now," was published in the spring of 1993, the first World Trade Center bombing occurred. Jay and I also attempted to begin an independent Jerusalem New Service after Saudi Arabian interests became the major shareholders of United Press International, however, we were unable to generate enough interest in the secular media in the States to make the project feasible."