I support Israel. Why? It is the ancient homeland of the Jews, the place where God handed down His law, the center of the world from the establishment of His people through the ministry of Jesus. It is where Jesus suffered and died for us all. It was the scene of His resurrection. Now, none of that necessarily means I should support Israel today. If that nation was a hotbed of terrorism and a threat to the world, I wouldn’t support it. However, it is not. It is the only oasis in a desert of Islamist extremism.
Israel has had to defend itself against nearly everyone in the Middle East, and has done so since 1948. It is doing so again, in an attempt to stop the rocket attacks from Hamas in the Gaza Strip. As I’ve noted in a previous post, if Hamas and all the other extremists were to lay down their arms, there would be peace; if Israel were to lay down its arms, it would be wiped off the map. There is no moral equivalence here; the aggression lies on one side.
The only time Hamas is in favor of a ceasefire is if it helps renew the attack:
In the past, America has been the stalwart ally of Israel, while simultaneously attempting to broker peace agreements. We always had the good of Israel in mind. Under the Obama administration, that is no longer the case. Ronald Reagan always used to say that the nine scariest words one can hear are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Israel is hearing those scary words today:
John Kerry’s latest truce appeal was so one-sided toward Hamas that Israel had no option but to reject it. His ideology mirrors that of his president. Neither views Hamas or Muslim extremism as the real problem; therefore, they have no real solution:
Hamas should be anathema to all Americans, but the organization has something going for it in our country:
The media will focus on demonstrations in favor of Hamas while neglecting to mention some salient facts like how that terrorist group uses children as human shields and stores weapons in schools and hospitals. Children also were used to dig the tunnels that are used to spread more terror in Israel. Reports indicate that hundreds of children died digging those tunnels, but that’s barely news to those who are ideologically blind:
And behind it all is Iran, which is financing the terror attacks, hoping Hamas can carry out the ultimate aim—complete destruction of the Jewish state.
Our administration doesn’t see the threat. Our political leaders may give lip service to it once in a while, but that’s just standard talk for public consumption. Beneath the talk is the true motivation: empathy for the oppressed Palestinians. Never mind that they are oppressed primarily by their own people. It’s far easier to blame Israel.