Thoughts and opinions from the Rocky Mountains
“We the undersigned citizens of the State of Israel do not support that the government of Israel cede any territory, for this endangers the very existence of the State of Israel and the Jewish People.
“We the undersigned citizens of the State of Israel have no confidence in the present government. We demand its immediate resignation. We call for national elections.”
There’s also an option for non-Israelis to sign as a show of support, so no matter where you live, go sign the petition!
“I am supposed to feel something towards Israel, but it’s such a mess over there I generally try not to think about it,” says Molly Umberger, a second-year student at Sarah Lawrence College in New York.
Umberger, it seems, is not alone in her feelings about Israel. A new study reports that American Jews under 35 are feeling increasingly detached and even alienated from the country.
“Because I’m Jewish I should have a loyalty to Israel, but I happen to believe both Israel and Palestine made a lot of mistakes, so I’m not 100 percent in favor of what Israel is doing,” says Umberger, the daughter of the communications director of the New Israel Fund (NIF). But dismay with the situation or even criticism of Israel has not led Umberger to get more involved.
Full Article (Jerusalem Post)
This is a huge problem, but I really don’t know of a solution.
American Christian Zionist umbrella group Christians United for Israel (CUFI) sent a letter to US President George W. Bush earlier this week insisting that he stop pressuring Israel to surrender its biblical heartland for the creation of yet another Arab Muslim state.
The letter, which was released to the press on Tuesday, noted that “land-for-peace is a failed policy of the past that has produced nothing but more war.”
Full Article (Israel Today)
How an Evangelical Christian can be opposed to Israel is truly beyond my understanding…
Okay, this is about a year old, but I just found it and felt it was still timely.
