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Only a short time ago Israelis went to the polls to chose the next Prime Minister, Arik Sharon¹⁶, (who, in turn, assembles the government).These elections followed in the wake of the fiercely embattled elections in the United States. Two decisive elections --- one in the most powerful nation on earth, which numbers also among the largest nations; and one in the most embattled and oppressed nation on earth, which also ranks among the smallest. In the heavens these two nations, whose citizens have come from every people, nation, tribe and tongue, are intricately linked. Their welfare is dependent on each other: Israel needs America’s good will and support; and America needs to bless Israel to escape destruction. 

America has enjoyed the blessings and bounty of the Lord like no other nation, and except for the War of Independence and the Civil War all the wars she fought in were not waged on her own soil. She became a haven for the oppressed and persecuted, offering a future and a hope to those who had lost all in their land of birth. 

Now is the time for America to remember her beginnings, to make good on the words of her national anthem and of the “Star spangled Banner,” of “one nation under G-d.” America must not side with Israel’s oppressors who want to destroy her future and her hope. It is not in America’s interest to side with the enemies of G-d for the sake of her economy. For if she continues to do so, it is her very economy that will be judged. It is in America’s interest to stand as a true friend and ally with Israel, blessing and not oppressing, upholding and not dividing, that she may inherit a blessing and not a curse.

Israel is not oppressing the Palestinians. Rather, the Palestinians oppress each other, and Israel through the Arab world. Israel does not seek the Palestinians’ destruction, but the Palestinian Covenant demands Israel’s destruction. 

Israel’s Arab citizens are those who returned to their homes after the War of Independence: The Arab League, mobilizing against the fledgling State of Israel, issued orders, exhorting the Arab population to seek temporary refuge in neighboring countries, assuring them they would soon be able to return and share in the distribution of the massacred Jews’ possessions. Demoralized by the reckless flight of their own local leaders, and under the powerful incitement of Arab leaders who sought to clear the battlefield for the slaughter¹⁷, hundreds of thousands of Palestine Arabs sought the shelter of Arab lands. 

But G-d was with Israel, humiliating the Arab armies with a crushing defeat. The “Palestinian” Arabs (historically they are Syrians) found themselves dispossessed, their Arab “brethren” unwilling to take responsibility for their loss¹⁸. The Palestinian refugee problem is a direct result of this war.

When Israel’s government under Ben Gurion offered the Palestinians to return to their homes without fear of retribution, several tens of thousands returned. The majority of them, however, settled in Jordan, emigrated to the U.S., Canada and European countries, while the rest vegetates in camps purposefully maintained by Arab policy.

Today’s Israeli Arabs returned of their own free will, and were granted Israeli citizenship. Their status of equality has been greatly hurt, however, by their fellow Palestinians continuing to terrorize Israel’s Jewish citizens. 

And now the PA (PLO) demands the “right of return” to their homes WITHIN Israel proper for all (four million) Palestinians. This demand is, once again, typical for the Arabs blaming someone else for the consequences of their own actions, but never themselves. Since Israel numbers only five million Jewish citizens, it is self-evident that this demand aims at Israel’s destruction from within.

And now war is looming. Iranian, Syrian and Iraqi leaders have met, believing that Israel has been sufficiently weakened by the peace process.