ISRAEL- FOR THE RECORD

 

 Well it’s been a long time since I have added to this blog.
Some things have changed dramatically.
Some things are still the same.

Hostility in the form of missile attacks has increased tremendously upon the nation of Israel.

Hatred toward this nation has remained consistantly the same, intense and unjustifiable.

 

Recently, protesters stood on top of the Scottish Parliament with banners reading:
END ISRAELI WAR CRIMES
STAND WITH THE OPPRESSED OR YOU’RE STANDING WITH THE OPPRESSOR

During a Europa League Soccer Match in Rome, a huge banner was unfurled reading, FREE PALESTINE, and sports fans were shouting, “Yid Army”.

Canadian talk show host, Jacque Fabi allowed a woman to go on for 4 minutes explaining Hitler should have finished what he started. Fabi added that the Jewish population can be found to be annoying.

A political Science professor and outspoken defender of Israel in Montreal, found “Heil Israel” scrawled on his office door.

50 anti-Israel protesters gathered outside Venezuela’s largest synagogue causing panic and shouting anti-Semitic slogans.

In Dublin, Ireland, eggs were thrown at the Israeli Ambassador at a pro-Israel rally.

During a pro-Israel rally in front of the White House Thursday, pro-Arab protesters held up signs saying, STOP ISRAEL’S SLAUGHTERING IN GAZA.

Obviously, there is great anger towards Israel for what some groups perceive to be “unjustified aggression.”

Well……is it? Is it unjustifiable? Is it aggression?

In 2005, Israelis were forced to leave their homes and communities in Gaza without any compensation and give the land to the Arab Palestinians. Since then, the Arab Palestinians have launched 8000 missiles into Israel. Today, over one million Israelis live under the threat of rocket attack.

In 2011, 630 rockets from Gaza hit Israeli towns.  Since 2001, more than 12,800 rockets and mortars – an average of 3/day – have landed in Israel. In just 5 days last week, according to last Monday’s tweet, the official Israeli Defense Forces' account in a 5 day period reported 877 rockets launched at Israel. The Iron Dome defense missiles intercepted 307, an average of 35%. At $50,000/interceptor missile, in 5 days, it cost the Israelis 15 million to shoot down the Gaza rockets.

Some Israelis have only 15 seconds to find safety, some have 40 seconds. Most rockets now launched from Gaza have the capability of reaching Israel’s biggest southern cities. Iran has been caught on satellite with cargo ships that carry medium to long range missiles destined for Hamas.

So given these facts, is Operation Pillar of Cloud an act of aggression?

45% of Israelis live under fear of rocket attack. If your hometown was constantly, day and night being attacked by life threatening missiles, would you expect your government to do something?

Israelis in protective bomb shelter.

Israel has every right to go after those who unrelentlessly, without reason, try to take Israeli lives. Moms make decisions everyday based on possible attacks – when should I take a shower? Where are the children? Should I keep that appointment?
Recently 3 people were killed on there way to safety- Aharon Smajda (49) was helping his neighbors down the stairwell with their small children when he was killed. Itzak Amsalem (24) and Mirah Sharf (27) were also both killed.

The IDF makes 1000’s of phonecalls to Gaza households and releases 1000’s of flyers throughout the region warning people to  evacuate certain areas and to stay away from terrorists, because they are targeted by the military. Yet the terrorists hide in schools and densely populated areas to keep the IDF from attacking.

Israel’s retailiation has been “surgical and brilliant.” In 3 days they killed 19 people, all of whom were terrorists or people who were with them. If Israel wanted to take out the people of Gaza, there would only be 19 remaining in 3 days, not only 19 killed!

A week ago, Israel opened the crossing in Gaza. Also, diplomats and children in need of medical care were brought to Israel from Gaza. Never in history has a nation treated its enemies with so much compassion.

So are these protesters justified? I say NO!
We must speak truth about this situation and we must pray!
 

Here are some simple and powerful scriptures to pray:
Psalm 25:22  REDEEM ISRAEL, O G-D, OUT OF ALL THEIR TROUBLES.

Psalm 68:34   ASCRIBE STRENGTH TO G-D; HIS MAJESTY IS OVER ISRAEL, AND  HIS STRENGTH IS IN THE CLOUDS!

Psalm 76:1      IN JUDAH, G-D IS KNOWN; HIS NAME IS GREAT IN ISRAEL!