There's an Absolutely Brilliant Conversation Going On...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
...over at Israpundit right now. Yesterday, Israpundit cheif Ted Belman posted a frightening report on the state of U.S. policy towards Israel: US to pressure Israel for concessions to solve Iraq problem. A brilliant conversation has ensued between some Israpundit regulars and Israeli commentators including Arlene Kushner and Ellen Horowitz. If you want the true down low on what's really going on between Israel and the United States, and a good discussion on possible solutions to the problem of corruption in the Israeli government, take some time to read the post and the commentary that follows. It is an eye-opening experience, and a quick'n'dirty tutorial on Israeli government.
Excerpt from the post (mainly a recap of a DEBKAfile article):
The cards in Washington are therefore stacked against Israel these days. An unfortunate combination has emerged of a president who regards the Jewish state as strategically weak and a brace of key US advisers on the administration's new Iraqi policy who are drawn from the most anti-Israeli US administrations of the past. The Olmert government, however forthcoming, must brace itself for a period of intensive American pressure to cede ever more assets to curry favor with the Arabs.Excerpt from comment #23 by Ted Belman:
It seems to me that we have to start with what we've got. That's the army and the settlers and the Haredim. If they can't be mobilized to take to the streets with at least 300,000 people we are wisling in the wind. In our favour is the fact that the opposition public probably exceeds 50%. Thus this government is not representative of them.Here's my question: What is the Messianic community in Israel doing? What is the Messianic community worldwide doing to defend our land and our people (and ourselves- don't think for one minute that we aren't on the hitlist, too) from destruction? I get these great reports from various ministries in the land about believing soldiers fighting in the IDF and that is absolutely awesome. But what is the Messianic community on the whole doing to support Israel and to speak out against governmental policies that are not of Adonai? What can we do to praise HaShem, lift up His truth, and support our fellow Jews and our Jewish right to our Jewish land?
Perhaps a petition should be organized and signatures collected against the government. Perhaps a letter should be written to Olmert asking for his resignation etc and then prominent Israelis should be sought to sign it and then such letter should be published.
In other words, how can we breathe Torah into this situation?
Israel, USA, Bush, Olmert, Israpundit, Messianic Judaism
posted by Shoshana @ 1:30 PM
