Many of you probably don't know about the recent barrage of missiles that have been sent into Israel. In just a few days, over 180 rockets have been fired from the Gaza strip into neighboring Israeli towns. Schools have been closed because it's too dangerous for the children to go, and families have had to scramble to get into shelters whenever the sirens go off.
Can you even imagine living like that? Most people would say no, that they could never live like that, that they would find somewhere else to live. This isn't the same for Israelis; they are a hardy people and a resilient one at that. I'm thankful to receive updates from a dear friend who lives in Israel and is the author of The 2 Spies. She will tell us what news outlets won't, most specifically the news outlets here in America.
I am appalled that we Americans call ourselves an ally to Israel. If we are, then WHERE is the outcry against this attack on the Israeli people? Why isn't our media covering what is going on in a fair and just manner? Remember the Israeli offensive in Gaza almost four years ago? our media turned it into a bellyaching, "Israelis killed *insert number here* people". While we fight wars in the Middle East where civilians are, unfortunately, caught in the crossfire, we point a hypocritical finger at Israel for daring to fight back against those who wish to destroy her. The IDF are demonized as child-killers, the leaders of Israel are chastised, and more people in America either feel justified in their ranting against Israel, or more people fall victim to the deception.
Before time existed, before any of us took our first breath, almighty G-d set out this land, Israel, to belong to a people He would choose. He didn't choose Israel because of number. He has not once, throughout millenia, broken one vow He has made to His people. In Genesis, we read about Avraham and the promise made to him by the Creator of Life: "I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you". We all can do well to remember that. Right now, an Iranian madman continues to make proclamations of his desire to wipe Israel off the map. Sanctions have been made, but what good will they do? Where is the outcry against this? Will it be too late, as it was with Hitler and the over 6 million Jews who were murdered at his command? Thank G-d that those who were left in the concentration camps were delivered, otherwise the Holocaust would have continued unabated. And, after two thousand years, the Jewish people finally came back home. This aaliyah continues today, even among the cries of madmen to wipe Israel off the map.
One week ago was Purim. This is a wonderful holiday to celebrate. Another madman, Haman, plotted to destroy the Jews in Persia (now modern-day Iran). Esther, a Jewish woman, pleaded with her king for the lives of her people...when she very well could have lost her life in going before the king unsummoned. I urge you who read this to go back and read the book of Esther. More Esthers are needed right now to go before the King to plead for the lives of the Jewish people, to remind Him of His promises regarding this people. Think back to all the attempts made to destroy the Jewish people. The leaders of such attempts fell victim to their own plots; their deaths should serve as warnings to people such as Ahmadinejad. Sadly, such warnings will go unheeded, because men like him are so fully convinced of their rightness in attempting to destroy what is, first and foremost, G-d's land.
Watchmen, keep Israel in prayer. May G-d watch over His people and may he give wisdom to the IDF, especially the Iron Dome missile intercepts.
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