Hands Off: Jerusalem Belongs to Israel and the Israelis!

Jerusalem is a city located in modern-day Israel and is considered by many to be one of the holiest places in the world. Jerusalem is a site of major significance for the three largest monotheistic religions: Judaism, Islam and Christianity, and both Israel and Palestine have claimed Jerusalem as a capital city. Because of these strong, age-old associations, bloody conflicts to control the city and sites within it have been waged for thousands of years.

Jerusalem's history spans the entirety of the Bible, from the beginnings in Genesis, to the New Jerusalem of Revelation 21:9.

It remains today as the focus of tension in the Middle East. In the 1948-49 Israeli War of Independence Israel captured West Jerusalem. East Jerusalem remained under Arab-Palestinian control. Upon the Israelite victory in the 1967 Six Day War Israel took control over East Jerusalem.

Jerusalem once again became the capital of Israel. However, this move was not recognized by the biased and toothless United Nations, nor by the Arab world.

Since Israel’s independence, clashes between Israelis and Palestinians over key territories in Jerusalem have been ongoing. 

In recent years, some Israeli groups have even announced a plan to construct a third Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount. This proposal has outraged Palestinians living in the region.

In addition, both Israelis and Palestinians have aimed to make the city their capitals.

In 1980, Israel declared Jerusalem as its capital, but most of the international community doesn’t recognize this distinction.

In May 2017, the Palestinian group Hamas presented a document that proposed the formation of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. However, the group refused to recognize Israel as a state, and the Israeli government immediately rejected the idea.

What does the future hold for the great capital of Israel? Whatever it may be, be rest assured that the God of Israel has the final say, and no efforts by the UN, Arabs, or any other entity will wrestle this city from its rightful heirs.

But at least, in December 2017 President Donald Trump had the guts and courage to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel's capital. And the Arabs/Palestinians/Muslims are up and arms but Jerusalem is the property of Israel. Arabs/Palestinians/Muslims please back off,Israel will once again defend themselves.

Go Israel Go You Good Things!! Viva Israel Viva!

History of the Israel-Palestine-Arab Conflict: Part 1

President Trump's announcement that the US Embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem was a bold but correct decision but the rest of the world threw the usual tantrums and highlighted the hatred the world has for Israel. But where does this hatred comes from?

Here is a short series on the history of the Israel-Palestine-Arab conflict.

Introduction

Israel is small country in the Middle East, about the size of New Jersey, located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and bordered by Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The nation of Israel—with a population of more than 8 million people, most of them Jewish—has many important archaeological and religious sites considered sacred by Jews, Muslims and Christians alike, and a complex history with periods of peace and conflict

Early History of Israel

Much of what scholars know about Israel’s ancient history comes from the Hebrew Bible. According to the text, Israel’s origins can be traced back to Abraham, who is considered the father of both Judaism (through his son Isaac) and Islam (through his son Ishmael).

Abraham’s descendants were thought to be enslaved by the Egyptians for hundreds of years before settling in Canaan, which is approximately the region of modern-day Israel.

The word Israel comes from Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, who was renamed “Israel” by the Hebrew God in the Bible

David Ben-Gurion – A visionary Statesman

Ever since his days as a frail child in Poland David Ben-Gurion had dreamed about the deliverance of the Jews to their biblical homeland. It is therefore significant that his dreams came true and he is deemed the father of the nation of Israel when the State of Israel came to existence in 1948. But he was also a visionary statesman who led the newly created state of Israel through its tumulus years of 1948 to 1963, commanding its wars and delivering statesmanship.

He devoured philosophy books, studied the Bible, flirted with Buddhism, taught himself ancient Greek in order to read Plato in the original. He possessed a relentless curiosity about the natural sciences and detested fiction. Verbal battle, not crafted dialogue was his preferred mode of communication.

He was a tight, craggy man with a hallo of silvery hair, a jawbone that projected will power, and a volcanic temper.

He proclaimed Israel’s independence in May 1948, ignoring last-minute admonitions from the USA and overruling doomsday predictions by his closest associates.  Within hours of his independence declaration, the military forces of 5 Arab nations invaded the newly created state of Israel, joining Palestinian militias in an open attempt to destroy the Jews. David Ben-Gurion personally led his army and although 1% of the Jewish population had ultimately died, thousands of Arabs lost their lives for a lost cause and more than a million Palestinians lost their homes due to their own stupidity to take on the Jews, the Jews prevailed.

Since 1948 there were various attempts by the Arab nations and Palestinians up to today to destroy Israel but Israel prevailed and is still prevailing and grew from strength to strength while the Palestinians and their supporters, even in South Africa for example  the Economic Freedom Party  under Julius Malema, are suffering  in their own stupidity.

Viva Israel, Viva!!

COMMENTARY

Israel was created as a model country by a visionary statesman and forces from outside tried and are still trying to destroy but, but in vain.

South Africa was also created as a model country but here forces from inside tried and have succeeded to destroy South Africa!