Last week, I discussed how the world was quick to blame Israel for the death of the six murdered hostages instead of placing the blame squarely on the demonic death cult of Hamas, who killed them. Israel, especially Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was condemned for not securing a ceasefire for a hostage deal.
To be clear, the blame lies entirely with the terrorist organization, not the Jewish State. It reminds me of Isaiah 5:20, a verse that appropriately describes the state of our world today, not only concerning Israel, but everything we see happening in our society. In this verse, God says, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Now we have leaders praising the anti-Israel protesters. Such was the case last week with Democratic Vice Presidential nominee and Governor Tim Walz. World Israel News reported that Walz, speaking about the protesters in Michigan, stated, “I think those folks who are speaking out loudly in Michigan are speaking out for all the right reasons. It’s a humanitarian crisis. It can’t stand the way it is, and we need to find a way that people can live together in this.”
The report described:
Walz put pressure on Israel, without mentioning Hamas, to find a two-state solution, calling on “the Netanyahu government to start moving in that direction.”
Walz’s comments come as large anti-Israel protests plague Michigan… Walz’s support also echoes that of his boss, Vice President Harris, who defended anti-Israel agitators, saying she “understands the emotion behind it” in a Julyย interview.
“They are showing exactly what the human emotion should be as a response to Gaza,” Harris said.
Wow. Pointing the finger at Israel and having more sympathy for Hamas and the Palestinians is despicable, to say the least. These protesters are chanting “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.” How is it possible for anyone to praise that?
Additionally, this idea that Israel needs to move in the direction of a two-state solution and that it’s all their fault is ludicrous! The situation in Gaza is all on Hamas and the Palestinians who continue to support them. As long as the Palestinians love death more than life and teach their children to hate and kill Jews, not much is going to change.
As for the two-state solution, the Arabs had that chance in 1937 and 1947. The so-called Palestinians had two states offered to them on at least four separate occasions. The Arab-Palestinians said no. The reason for this is defined in their mantra, “From The River To The Sea, Palestine Will Be Free,” which speaks of the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Seaโthat means no Israel. They want the entirety of the land.
Somehow, the devil has convinced the world that Israel must give more of their ancestral homeland away for the sake of peace. Yet, look at a map. Look at all the land that the Arabs own versus the small portion of land that is Israel’s portion.
For world leaders to be more sympathetic to the Palestinians only shows their ignorance. A prime example was the ridiculous statements by Walz and Harris. Trump, on the other hand, is standing 100% with Israel, putting the blame for the six murdered hostages and the situation in Gaza solely on Hamas.
Former President Trump, as he was addressing the Republican Jewish Coalition on September 5th, stated, “Let me state this very clearly. The blame for these wicked murders lies with Hamas and Hamas alone. Only an evil and inhuman ideology kidnaps, murders, and tortures innocent men, women, and children. And likewise, only a deeply sick political party here in America would make common cause with those who sympathize with such evil. Only a morally rotten president and vice president would seek to blame Israel for heinous acts of terror committed against its own citizens.”
World Israel News reported:
The presidential candidate repeated a statement he had made previously that if he were president, “October 7th would never have happened.”
He also told the Jewish audience that if Kamala Harris is elected in November, “You’re not going to have an Israel,” and he added, “Israel will no longer exist.”
Trump warned, “Terrorist armies will wage an unceasing war to drive Jews out of the Holy Land.”
Now, while I fully support Trump’s statement on where the blame should lieโthat is, with Hamasโ and I am also thankful for his unwavering support of Israel, I do, however, disagree with a portion of his statement. Should a Harris government be elected in November, it will not result in Israel no longer existing.
In that scenario, I would say that things for Israel would get significantly tougher. The US-Israel relationship will definitely be strained. But to say that Israel will not exist is not what God promises in His Word.
Israel is always going to exist. That’s what we read in Jeremiah 31: 35-36: “Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The Lord of hosts is His name): ‘If those ordinances depart From before Me, says the Lord, Then the seed of Israel shall also cease From being a nation before Me forever.'”
Did you catch that? Forever! For us Bible-believing Christians, that should give us great comfort. God is a covenant-keeping God, and He is true to His Word. Every day, as I wake up, I see the sun shining in the sky, and it reminds me of His faithfulness.
God also says this in Amos 9:14-15, “‘I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them,’ Says the Lord your God.”
So, while I am thankful for President Trump’s unwavering support of Israel, he’s wrong in the sense that, even if a corrupt government is elected, Israel will never cease to exist because that is contrary to what we read in God’s Word.
It is because of God’s faithfulness that Israel exists. It is because of God’s faithfulness that He’s calling His chosen people back to the land of Israel that he swore as an everlasting possession to the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Period! It is God that is going to watch over His people.
In the meantime, we need to continue to pray for Israel as their enemies vow to wipe them off the face of the map. Though the Jewish State’s enemies will not succeed in their goals, that doesn’t mean that there can’t be a lot of casualties, conflict, and grief within Israel. For that reason, we need to keep praying for the Peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6).
