Ich bin ein Juden

Ich bin ein Juden.  

To borrow from John F. Kennedy's famous speech to West Berlin on June 26, 1963. I must say "I am a Jew".  I don't have Jewish blood lines and I didn't convert to the Jewish faith, but , from a standpoint of support and beliefs about the Jewish Homeland and the right of the Jewish people to live in the small bit of land called Israel, I stand shoulder to shoulder with my Jewish brothers and sisters.  They have a historic right to the land and that history is twisted at every turn to try and wrestle away that historic right.

I believe that the Jews are God's chosen people as is related in Deuteronomy 7:6 "For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth." and is also spoken of in Genesis 12:2-3 "2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

The recent talks between Israel and The Palestinian Authority being overseen by U.S. Secretary of State, John F. Kerry includes all the items such talks have included before. A release of prisoners, a retraction to the borders of 1967. If any State outside of the U.S. suggested to us to release all manor of murders and terrorist back into society, we would tell them that there is no way in hell that such a release would be allowed to happen, yet Israel is always ask to release prisoners and/or land as a way to seek peace.  The 104 people who are being released from Israeli custody have taken countless lives, some of them American Citizens and the people of Israel are outraged by this being approved by Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu.  I can understand their frustration with the leader of their country selling out for the purpose of "peace". I am also outraged the USA has a hand in asking for release of people who killed Americans. This should not happen, EVER. 

The PLO charter STILL speaks of the elimination of the Jewish State and has not been changed. Article 15 of the PLO charter states "The liberation of Palestine, from an Arab viewpoint, is a national (qawmi) duty and it attempts to repel the Zionist and imperialist aggression against the Arab homeland, and aims at the elimination of Zionism in Palestine. Absolute responsibility for this falls upon the Arab nation - peoples and governments - with the Arab people of Palestine in the vanguard. Accordingly, the Arab nation must mobilize all its military, human, moral, and spiritual capabilities to participate actively with the Palestinian people in the liberation of Palestine. It must, particularly in the phase of the armed Palestinian revolution, offer and furnish the Palestinian people with all possible help, and material and human support, and make available to them the means and opportunities that will enable them to continue to carry out their leading role in the armed revolution, until they liberate their homeland."  Another note on that webpage states "however, that the PLO's translation sometimes deviates from the original Arabic so as to be more palatable to Western readers. For example, in Article 15, the Arabic is translated as "the elimination of Zionism," whereas the correct translation is "the liquidation of the Zionist presence." "The Zionist presence" is a common Arabic euphemism for the State of Israel, so this clause in fact calls for the destruction of Israel, not just the end of Zionism."  

How in the world can you have a two state solution for peace when the other side is calling for your "liquidation" or "elimination"????? You can't. Its as simple as that.  

On The Patriot's Corner blog  there are a collection of verses "♦ From the Qur’an:
Qur'an (16:106) - Establishes that there are circumstances that can "compel" a Muslim to tell a lie.
Qur'an (3:28) - This verse tells Muslims not to take those outside the faith as friends, unless it is to "guard themselves." 
Qur'an (9:3) - "...Allah and His Messenger are free from liability to the idolaters..." The dissolution of oaths with the pagans who remained at Mecca following its capture. They did nothing wrong, but were evicted anyway.
Qur'an (40:28) - A man is introduced as a believer, but one who must "hide his faith" among those who are not believers.
Qur'an (2:225) - "Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts"
Qur'an (66:2) - "Allah has already ordained for you, (O men), the dissolution of your oaths"
Qur'an (3:54) - "And they (the disbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed (against them): and Allah is the best of schemers." The Arabic word used here for scheme (or plot) is makara, which literally means deceit. If Allah is deceitful toward unbelievers, then there is little basis for denying that Muslims are allowed to do the same. (See also 8:30 and 10:21)
Taken collectively these verses are interpreted to mean that there are circumstances when a Muslim may be "compelled" to deceive others for a greater purpose."

Hmmmm its pretty hard to have a peace settlement with a group that can deceive you and dissolve oaths according to the words of their holy book???

All of that is pretty heavy stuff and I'm ashamed that my elected government has and has had a hand in pushing the people of Israel toward a peace table to deal with a group that wants them wiped off the face of the earth.....*head spinning around in confusion and shock*

I have seen ""can't we all just coexist"  bumper stickers but it is darned hard to "coexist" with a group that chants "Death to Israel, Death to America" someplace in the Middle East on a daily basis.  This isn't just about Israel but it is also about the good old USA too and very few Americans seem to realize this fact.

I'm not usually prone to political rants BUT, I believe our great country, The USA, is going down the drain and our treatment of Israel is one of the biggest reason for this.

Regardless of  what I think, God knows more about the outcome of all of this than I can even begin to form in my mind, but where it relates to the Jewish people and the Jewish homeland and the right of the Jewish people to occupy that homeland, I can say proudly, "I am a Jew"

J.