Israeli Support

 I have seen a lot of ignorant and Anti-Semitic remarks in the past 5 days – including from people I know. Sadly, Anti-Semitism is everywhere nowadays (especially throughout Europe, the US, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.) There are countless attacks, murders, bombings, etc. on Jews and Synagogues around the world. It is one thing to criticize the country of Israel’s actions (or inactions) and another to go after all Jews.

I support Israel in their retaliatory attacks against Hamas and the Palestinians that support them in the Gaza Strip. That doesn’t mean I support everything Israel has done, does or will do. Don’t believe me then read about my trip to Israel and the West Bank in 2017 or the over 400 posts about Israel.  

I also do not believe that all Palestinians should be treated the same. The Palestinians in the West Bank have officially rejected suicide attacks, missile strikes and Terrorist Groups like Hamas (that doesn’t mean there isn’t still violence, but the violence that does happen is not government policy.) The Palestinians in the West Bank should be allowed to have their freedom and the support of the International Community.

The Palestinians in Gaza Strip officially support suicide attacks, missile strikes and Terrorist Groups like Hamas. They officially call for the complete destruction of Israel and throwing the Jews “into the sea” (ie. murdering them all.) They should not be allowed to have their freedom or the support of the International Community.

Anyone who supports the Palestinians in Gaza are supporting internationally-recognized Terrorists (all 27 European Union member countries, the US, Canada, Israel, Japan, etc. officially view Hamas as a Terrorist Group like ISIS or Al-Qaida.)

 Anyone who supports the Palestinians in the West Bank are not supporting internationally-recognized Terrorists. They are supporting a group of people that reject violence and want their freedom.

It’s not just Christian or Jewish countries that view Hamas and the Palestinians in Gaza as a threat. Egypt (a Muslim country that shares a land border with Gaza) has oftentimes been attacked themselves from Gaza and have had to shut the land borders and destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons into Gaza.

The Palestinians in the West Bank also do not want to have anything to do with the Palestinians in Gaza because of their support for Hamas and Terrorism. Hamas was elected into office by the Palestinians in Gaza in 2006 and they have since not only created a Terrorist Safehaven in Gaza, but also a very strict Islamic Territory where women are abused, beaten and killed for not covering-up or for speaking their mind, where homosexuals are killed and their bodies left in public places for everyone to see. Non-Muslims (mainly Christians) are also beaten and forced to convert to Islam or simply disappear. Hamas also uses women and children as human shields to protect the Hamas Leadership. Gaza Strip is more like Afghanistan under the Taliban or Iraq under ISIS.  

In the past 5 days 1,750 missiles have been fired by Hamas from Gaza into Israel (killing 7 Israeli citizens and wounding 523 Israelis. Note: An Israeli Citizen can be Jewish, Muslim, Christian or other.) Hamas doesn’t care who they kill as long as they kill (300 of their missiles fired from Gaza landed inside Gaza itself destroying buildings and killing Palestinians.)

Israel takes a different approach to human life. They use the Iron Dome to shoot down 90% of the missiles fired by Hamas to protect Israeli citizens – even though one Iron Dome Interceptor Missile costs around $50,000. Israel also sends messages (in Arabic) to the buildings and areas inside Gaza warning the people there to evacuate because the place will soon be bombed.

Hamas forces most of the women, children and elderly to stay where they are so they can be used as a propaganda tool when they die or are wounded. Hamas only care about Hamas members and not about anyone else.

You can clearly see the difference between Hamas/the Palestinians in Gaza and Israel.

Israel is the only country in modern times that has been under a constant threat of destruction from the minute the country was created in 1948 through today. Every day for 73 years Israel has had to deal with invasions, missiles, nuclear threats, suicide bombers, etc. from the land, the sea and the air on every border and from countless countries in the Middle East, in Africa and in Asia that officially call for the complete destruction of Israel and the murder of the Jews.

Israel has never lost a war in 73 years because they know if they ever did Israel would cease to exist and its people would be massacred.

No other country can claim the same. The US has lost wars and yet continues to exist. Russia has lost wars and yet continues to exist. Poland has lost wars and yet continues to exist. Germany has lots wars and yet continues to exist. I could go on and on.

Even with the constant, everyday threat to its very existence Israel is the only Democracy in the Middle East. They are also a very modern and open society. That doesn’t mean they do everything right, but when you consider everything they have to deal with on a daily basis they are a much better example than many other countries that have lesser problems. People in Warsaw, Berlin, Paris, New York, London, Beijing, Moscow, etc. may think they have it tough, but they don’t have the constant threat from many countries over their very life the way Israel does.