Israel waits on decision while Obama wastes time
Posted by The Skyliner on October 21st, 2009Leasy Sandal
Staff Writter
During the last election, President Obama recited well-rehearsed speeches to the Jewish community and pro-Israel Americans to ensure their votes and support. Lately though, it seems that the President is looking for a reason to terminate the United States’ relationship with Israel.
“Part of being a good friend is being honest. And I think there have been times where we are not as honest as we should be about the fact that the current direction is profoundly negative—not only for Israeli interests but also U.S. interests,” Obama said in June to NPR.
Obama’s new course of action regarding Israel is to encourage Palestine and Israel to meet on common ground and co-exist in peace.
“I think that we do have to retain a constant belief in the possibilities of negotiations that will lead to peace,” the President said. “And that’s going to require, from my view, a two-state solution that is going to require that each side – the Israelis and Palestinians—meet their obligations.”
Anna Rhodes, sophomore English, has a huge passion for sharing Christ in the Middle East. She understands the importance of supporting God’s people.
“My passion is for God and for His laws; I want to obey Him to show my love to Him. Part of this obedience includes loving His people. Though His people have grown to include gentiles who are a part of the church, His original children are the Israelis. Therefore, if I choose to turn my back on them, I will be turning my back on the One who loves them. As I fight for Him, I must fight for them,” Rhodes said.
Rhodes’ support of Israel should be an example to Christians all over the nation.
“As Christians, we have a responsibility to the Israeli people; it is because of them that we can be free in Christ because Christ came through them. They are very much a part of us. It is through them that we have been blessed. If we turn our backs on them, we turn our backs on our own family. Though they may not know God as we do, they were the first, and they have the blessing belonging to the firstborn,” Rhodes said.
Iran is threatening nuclear war and Obama appears to just be encouraging their plans of destruction.
He recently shut down defense mechanisms America established in Poland and the Czech Republic. He also told the U.N. that America would be first to surrender nuclear weapons if the rest of the world would follow suit.
Call me a skeptic, but something tells me that even if Iran promised to destroy its weapons of mass destruction, America would still be Tehran’s number one target.
Why would the nation’s current support of Israel—a policy that America has upheld for decades—be the President’s main focus with so many other pressing issues that need immediate response?
Obama has been well aware of Iran’s growing nuclear resources since last February. Iran remains to be America’s biggest threat today, yet Obama continues to waste time.
“I do know that if [Obama] chooses to leave Israel to defend herself, deliverance will come from somewhere else, and it will cost American lives. You cannot be a power in this world we live in and still expect to remain neutral,” Rhodes said. “More and more we will be forced to choose sides or we will pay a very dear price for our ignorance. If Obama wants to protect American lives, he had better choose to protect Israel as well.
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Obama informed Israel that if the Israeli army were to destroy the nuclear weapons of its surrounding enemies, America would terminate the current relationship. Basically, Israel either loses lives or loses its most trusted ally.
Has this been Obama’s plan since his entry into office? The Bible is very clear—support Israel, or else. If Obama abandons Israel, the surrounding nations will not rest until every last Israeli is destroyed and the land becomes the 23rd Arab state.
And without an Israel to destroy, Iran’s main focus will become America. Acts of terrorism within our own country will become more devastating and more often than Obama could have ever imagined.
We should not underestimate al-Qaida or Iran, nor should we rest in Obama’s original promise to support Israel.
Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 6