More Rejection For Israel

The seeds of anti-semitism continue to produce a new harvest of hatred for the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Read the following from an Israeli watchdog publication called the Debkafile.

British University-College lecturers urged to boycott Israel
May 28, 2008, 10:25 PM (GMT+02:00)

"The UCU meeting in Manchester, northern England, passed a motion to boycott Israeli academic institutions - without admitting it as such.

Members were urged to “reflect on whether it is appropriate to maintain their links with Israeli institutions” in the light of “the humanitarian catastrophe imposed on Gaza by Israel.”

The eminent Jewish physicist and Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg cancelled plans to visit England in protest of the measure. The Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor denounced the move as counter to academic principles.

Around 30 delegates of the 250 attending the union’s annual congress opposed the motion, which passes to the national executive committee for approval." (End)

Today's headlines also include a revelation by the CIA and Israeli intelligence that Syria was constructing three, interconnected nuclear sites instead of a single production facility. It is now public knowledge that the 2007 raid by Israeli fighter jets into Syria destroyed a Korean built reactor that was already beginning to produce plutonium and that Syria was within months of having the ability to form it first crude nuclear device. Yet Israel took the heat for its self-preserving excursion into Syrian sovereign territory.

I believe what is happening in the Gaza strip is a travesty, but what is Israel to do? The jihadist Hamas organization that rules the Palestinian Territories is bent on the total annihilation of every Jew and they have openly stated that goal. Must Israel tolerate the continued launching of rockets toward innocent civilians, standing by and doing nothing? It seems there are only three options available: One, re-occupy the territories in a full-scale war against terrorists. Two, do what they are doing by blocking all shipments in and out of the Gaza Strip, or Three, cede the territories completely to the Palestinians and let them have their own country. It is a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.

We see the march toward an eventual division of the land, but it continues to be frustrating to see acedemics, politicians, and eventually entire nations turn against Israel. Sadly, the United States will soon hook its own caboose onto that train and it will spell the final demise of a once great nation blessed by God. In the mean time, keep praying for Jerusalem, and don't forget to pray for the leadership of our own nation. Remember 2 Chronicles 7:14; "If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

Pray pray pray!
Pastor Jim