 | Why do rabbis expound on Israel's military strategy? Would we heed a dentist's opinion on an engineering problem? Herein lies the crux of the perplexing nature of the "Mideast conflict"...
after dealing with real enemies throughout the entirety of our existence it is a shunde that we hang the flag of our claim to this land on this endless war with a desperate people. this is a pitiful culmination of a grand history. the wisdom we have used to guide leaders through the centuries seems to escape us when we are in control. how very ironic.
i think the palestinian issue is a challenge from G-d; a demand on our true understanding of torah. what is, after all more important, an essentially materialistic desire for land or a passion for justice? which one are we about?
while we have been keeping our lifestyle separate and kosher we have been psychically mixing with the goyim and now are acting just like them. this is how we have become impure. the temple will never be built as long as we are in this state of illusion and the messiah won't come within a thousand miles of us.
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"The land is still ours. We pray not only for a return to the land, but to our land... it is our land, it is a holy land... the Jew's link to the Land is spiritual, not just ancestral... it is part of their soul. Eretz Yisrael, the land of Israel, is one with Am Yisroel."
It is intriguing that Muslims and Arabs say almost exactly the same thing. The Palestinian National Charter of 1968 states, "Palestine is the homeland of the Arab Palestinian people; it is an indivisible part of the Arab homeland, and the Palestinian people are an integral part of the Arab nation... there is a Palestinian community that has material, spiritual, and historical connection with Palestine..."
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If Palestine was simply fighting for a homeland, it would get one. It is not; it is allowing its battle to be conducted by people whose only agenda is death for all Jews. The only idea we have to worry about is anti-Semitism, bursting recently in the viscous and hateful reaction in Gaza to the present Israeli defensive strike. The only people we have to confront are those that violently hate Jews. To put it simply, Israel doesn't want to fight. It has to in order to keep its enemies at bay. If you're the smallest kid in a school filled with bullies looking to pummel you, you can either take your daily beating or learn to fight back. A tiny nation surrounded by enemies, Israel and the Israeli people live under the constant threat of annihilation. Its enemies are not Muslims, nor are they Arabs. They are those creatures who hate, those who want to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.
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I support Israel. Basically, Israel and its people simply want to exist without having to have a war every few years to prove their right to be there. Yet many Palestinians want the same thing. Many people say that Jews and Muslims, Israelis and Arabs, are step-brothers. Even if we are not, even if we disagree on Israel's actions, we pursue peace, together. There is a real midpoint between "I agree with Israel" and "all Jews must die." It is "Let us talk." It is said by both sides.
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When G‑d created the world He entrusted lands to whom He chose; and He assigned the Land of Israel to the Jews. That is, the Torah says so. Sadly, many people disagree, especially many who hold the New Testament and the Quran. Disagreeing with Israel and Jews does not make a person a bigot. Pardon me for saying so, but I think there's too much religion flying around.
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Israel will always belong to the Jews and forever belong to the Jews. Nobody can change the very fact.
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Its a sad thing to note that the nations condemn Israel for actions that they themselves cannot tolerate. Yet when Israel defends itself, the world call Israel all the bad words.
Its surely a spiritual war, for in politics alone one cannot get an answer. The Moshiach will surely come to judge the nations for their injustice.
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I found your article cogent, clear, and passionate and I appreciate the clarity with which you explained the meaning of Israel to me, a Jew. I wish that all of us, all peoples, could hear each other about what is true for us, before launching into OUR rights, OUR needs. A bit idealistically, I want to believe that if the people of both "sides" could truly hear one another, not so much about the "facts" on the ground but the truth in our hearts, there would be so much more compassion to go around.
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