America Won’t Commit Ground Troops in Israel!
America WILL Provide an Israeli Nuclear Umbrella,
But the US Won’t Defend Israel in the Coming War!
I have taught this would be the case for some 35 Years,
Because America Set a Precedent for This in Several Wars,
So I was Happy to see the QUOTE in the Wall Street Journal!
April 20, 2010
“For all the current talk about Israel costing America lives and treasure, the striking fact is that the U.S. has never had to go to war to defend the Jewish state. This is more than can be said for Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Bosnia, Kosovo and the people of Afghanistan and Iraq.” (Wall Street Journal Editorial)
I have used the following Scripture so often in my blogs so often one would think it to be the only one I know. I took the series of excerpts which follow it from a single news source. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Daily Alert for April 19, 2010. Please note that the CRY for “PEACE AND SAFETY” has never been as LOUD as it is NOW.
I am not a child of darkness and, while I cannot tell you the day, week, month, season, or year it will come, I am quite confident Israel is in for sudden destruction beginning at some point in time prior to 2015 – In any case it is not a far distant event.
I am certain the event will definitely occur eventually, and that each passing year does increase the chances, even if it does not occur before 2015.
I Thessalonians 5:3,4 – For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. [4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
Begin Series from the Jerusalem Center for Public Afairs/Daily Alert
April 19, 2010
Excerpt 1 – Prime Minister’s Office
Netanyahu on Memorial Day: PEACE Will Come Only If Israel Remains Strong
Speaking at the Memorial Ceremony for Fallen Soldiers at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Twice we have paid the heavy cost of liberating the siege on Jerusalem – first, during the War of Independence, and again, when the city was bombarded during the Six-Day War….Jerusalem, which until that time had been a divided and weakened city, became once again a city full of life, creativity and renewal.”
“Not one day has passed without us reaching out to our neighbors in peace. Not even one day, and we still reach out to those of our neighbors that desire peace. Over the years, we have learned that the olive branches of peace will only be attained if we are strong and are willing to defend our country as did those who have fallen here. It was not out of a lust for battle that they charged this destination and other hills, but out of faith in the justness of the cause of defending the one and only country of the Jewish people….They all believed in the right of the Jewish people to live in peace and security in the land of their forefathers.” (Prime Minister’s Office)
Excerpt 2 – Haaratz
Peres: Israel Yearns for PEACE But Will Defend Itself.-
Jonathan Lis, Yuval Azoulay, and Liel Kyzer
Israel fell silent on Sunday night as sirens wailed across the country to mark Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror attacks. President Shimon Peres addressed Israel’s bereaved families after lighting a memorial flame at the Western Wall plaza, saying, “On this blessed occasion, I want to say in the name of the State of Israel: We do not seek war. We are a nation that yearns for peace, but will know how to defend itself.”
“Israel’s strength springs from the strength of its faith, and its greatness emanates from the heroism of its sons,” said Peres. “Today we grieve for their loss and are blessed by their legacy.” “There are still those who wish to annihilate us, and at their head, the autocratic Iranian regime that seeks to cast its rule over the Middle East, silence it with lethal weapons, and launch an anti-Israel incitement campaign to deflect Arab concerns.” (Ha’aretz)
Excerpt 3 – Wall Street Journal
Mideast PEACE, One Brick at a Time
Robert McFarlane
President Obama should focus on the building blocks essential to an ultimate settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. The U.S. is already work ing hard to shore up the Palest
inian Authority security apparatus in the West Bank.
With continued American help, other civil infrastructure can also be put in place, for example to combat corruption and establish the rule of law – necessary if the new Palestinian state is going to function and be self-sustaining. Models from other emerging countries (e.g., South Korea) suggest that this process takes at least a decade to accomplish and that expecting anything less may lead only to a failed state.
No one should underestimate how difficult it will be to reach a comprehensive settlement.
For example, the Palestinians seek their so-called right of return to territory in Israel and want the capital of their state to be in Jerusalem.
Israelis believe that accepting a right of return would be demographic suicide. And they are loath to divide Jerusalem, not least because they recall that when Jordan ruled East Jerusalem prior to 1967 it was ethnically cleansed of Jews. They view Jerusalem as their ancient and “indivisible” capital. These issues cannot be resolved easily or quickly. Papering them over is counterproductive. Only by laying one brick at a time can a solid foundation for peace be built. The writer served as President Reagan’s national security adviser and is currently a member of the Leadership Council at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. (Wall Street Journal)
Excerpt 4 – Washington Times
Panting after PEACE
Joel Mowbray
Some argue that striking an Israeli-Palestinian deal would be the first domino that would rally the Arab states to prevent Iran from obtaining nukes. This is absurd. Arab dictators already want to stop Iran, as they fear the political dominance the mullahs would achieve across the region should they acquire nukes. Furthermore, a “two-state” solution currently seems impossible because of Hamas’ control over Gaza. Simply put, ordinary Palestinians are not yet ready to accept peaceful coexistence with a Jewish state of Israel. (Washington Times)
Excerpt 5 – Wall Street Journal
Why Israel Is Anxious about the Obama Administration
Editorial (Wall Street Journal)
For all the current talk about Israel costing America lives and treasure, the striking fact is that the U.S. has never had to go to war to defend the Jewish state. This is more than can be said for Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Bosnia, Kosovo and the people of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Concern is growing that the U.S. wants Israel to return to its pre-1967 borders. At their narrowest, those borders give Israel a nine-mile margin between the West Bank and the Mediterranean Sea.
Israel could conceivably withdraw to something close to that border if it had credible assurances that a future Palestinian state would be peaceful, stable and well-governed. But the Palestinian reality today is that it is riven politically and geographically between two camps, one of which (Hamas) is armed by Iran and sworn to Israel’s destruction.
Syria has further entrenched its alliance with Iran, despite repeated entreaties by the Administration and its allies in Congress; Egypt is entering a period of political transition; and Turkey has gone from being an Israeli ally to an adversary under its Islamist government. None of this can inspire much confidence among Israelis that the time is ripe to withdraw from the West Bank.
For all the current talk about Israel costing America lives and treasure, the striking fact is that the U.S. has never had to go to war to defend the Jewish state. This is more than can be said for Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Bosnia, Kosovo and the people of Afghanistan and Iraq.
That’s because for 62 years Israelis have provided for their own defense, in an alliance with the U.S. that has reflected American values and – in both the Cold War and the war on terror – advanced American interests.
Begin Excerpt from the BBC
US summons Syrian envoy over arms
The US has summoned Syria’s most senior diplomat to review its “provocative behaviour” concerning the potential transfer of weapons to Hezbollah.
The state department told the deputy chief of mission in Washington, Zouheir Jabbour, that it condemned the arming of the Lebanese Shia Islamist group.
Particular concern was raised about the possible transfer of Scud missiles.
Last week, Israel’s president accused Damascus of supplying the ballistic missiles to Hezbollah’s military wing.
Hezbollah fought a 34-day conflict with Israel in 2006 during which more than 1,200 Lebanese people, mostly civilians, were killed. Some 160 Israeli people, most of whom were soldiers, also died.
‘Amplified message’
UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the conflict, included an arms embargo on Lebanon, except for transfers authorised by the Lebanese government or UN.
“The risk of miscalculation that could result from this type of escalation should make Syria reverse the ill-conceived policy it has pursued”
Gordon Duguid US Department of State
But many analysts believe Hezbollah has since been rebuilding its arsenal with the help of its backers, Syria and Iran.
They say that if the group obtains ballistic missiles, it could alter
the military balance in the region, putt
ing all of Israel within reach.
In a statement after the meeting with Mr Jabbour on Monday, state department spokesman Gordon Duguid said: “This was the fourth occasion on which these concerns have been raised to the Syrian embassy in recent months, intended to further amplify our messages communicated to the Syrian government.”
“The United States condemns in the strongest terms the transfer of any arms, and especially ballistic missile systems such as the Scud, from Syria to Hezbollah,” he added.
“The risk of miscalculation that could result from this type of escalation should make Syria reverse the ill-conceived policy it has pursued.”
The Syrian embassy has previously dismissed the allegations and accused Israel of trying to divert attention from questions about its alleged nuclear programme. Israel neither confirms nor denies it has nuclear weapons.
Ties between Syria and the US had been tense since
the killing in 2005 of Rafik Hariri, a former Lebanese prime minister.
His assassination was blamed on Damascus – which denied any involvement – but Washington withdrew its ambassador shortly after.
The White House has recently been trying to engage diplomatically with President Bashar Assad and has appointed a new ambassador to Damascus, although his nomination is on hold in the US Senate.
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