Why should we care about what happens to Israel ?

Question

I am not Anti-Semitic, but exactly what does Isreal bring to the World Economic Table, that we should be so concerned about them? If it wern't for the support they get from us where would Israel be RIGHT NOW? I doubt Isreal would even exist!

Answer 1

Because Israel is a sovereign state which struggles to survive each day because of people who hate them. The very thought behind this question scares me. It makes me wonder what humanity is coming to when they don't seem to care if an entire nation is murdered off. Shameful, just shameful.

Answer 2

Thank you for qualifying your question! Your question screams of prejudice, but I am glad that you are....not anti-semitic, nor anti-Israel(!)

For you and other ignorant people, the U.S. gives support to many countries around the world. We don't give support for nothing. We get a lot back, especially from Israel, which is the only true democracy in the Middle East, and a true ally of the U.S.

For those who address how much money we give Israel, you would show a great deal of fairness, even mindedness, and unbiassness if you were to address the fact that the U.S. gives tens of billions of dollars per year to Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab nations, the vast majority which are dictatorial regimes and have a substantial segment that is brewing Islamofascism and rais their children to hate America, hate Israel, hate the Western world, hate non-Muslims.

For those who believe that the extremist element in Islam is small, the numbers are staggering. There are 1.2 billion Muslims in this world. Lets take a very liberal view that only a very small percentage of Muslims are exterme, while the rest of the Muslim world is very peaceful. So if only 10% of Muslims have extreme point of views, and may be a threat, and must be dealt with, meaning dealing with 120 million Muslims! How about 1%? Then you must deal with 12 million Muslims. How about 1/10 of a percent? Then you must deal with 1.2 million Muslims. The numbers are staggering! How do you propose dealing with even the "very low" figures of 1.2 million Muslim extremists?

Israel, a small country made up of 6 million people, is a technology hub that has more patents than China, Japan, and Europe combined! Many of these advances are shared with the U.S. I am willing to bet you that you are using an Israeli invention right now.

Aside from a practical reason to help Israel, there are those who believe in the biblical importance of Israel, and maintaining a Jewish homeland as was available centuries before Muhammed wore his diapers.

There multitude of other reasons why support Israel is important, but to think that the support is given for free is absurd, and shows poor education and thinking skills.

As for your last comment, Israel would exist no matter what, as it did thousands of years ago in the Kingdom of Israel, and Kingdom of Judea, which were countries long before Muhammed rode his tricycle.

Your bias and prejudice is blinding your judgement and reality. But I've seen it before. Shameful!

Answer 3

What does the World Economic Table have to do with it - are we only supposed to care for those who are financially viable. We should care about what's happening in Israel and Lebanon because people are killing each other there. We're lucky enough to live in countries that are at peace at present. There are ordinary people in Israel and Lebanon who are trying to bring up families with death and destruction all around. All these people (and others in other war-torn countries) have a right to raise their children in safety. We all need to work together to sort out the problems in the Middle East.

Answer 4

Why ? Because not only is Israel is a democratic country,its also home to millions of people!! Whatever happens to Israel as a State,remember they are human beings with a right to exist ,just like you or I or have you no thought for your fellow human beings!!? I think you are very Anti-Semitic,perhaps someone like you should be placed there next time someone tries to destroy Israel.

Answer 5

I don't really know the Bible inside and out but I know we are supposed to be a Christian nation, founded on Christian values and whoever stands with Israel will be blessed by God. Like I said, I don't know the exacts, but I know there's stuff in the Bible about how the world will end when Israel ends or something like that.

Answer 6

The first reason is biblical.
The second reason is that they are a sovereign state. They are the little America in the middle east. We can only benefit for supporting them.

Answer 7

WHO CARES WHAT HAPPENS TO THE JACK-*** JEWISH STATE WHICH AS YOU SAY DEFINITELY BRINGS NOTHING BUT LOSS AND EXTRA COST TO THE WORLD ECONOMIC TABLE - LOSS OF RESOURCES WANTONLY DESTROYED BY ITS CRAZY BEHAVIOR WHICH HOPEFULLY GETS CHECKED AND STOPPED WITH THE UN RESOLUTION TAKING EFFECT TODAY - MONDAY - 14.8.2006! YOU ARE RIGHT, ISRAEL WON'T EVEN EXIST TODAY WITHOUT UNDUE AID AND SUPPORT FROM COUNTRIES LIKE USA, AND ALL JEWS WILL BE SCATTERED ALL AROUND THE WORLD!

Answer 8

By your reasoning, why should we care if Israel kills every last Arab? What do they bring to the table, besides bomb-vests, bigotry and bullshit?

And why should we care if every last African dies of starvation and AIDS?

Or are you just not caring about Jews?

Answer 9

Israel helps keep the Middle East unstable and violent so that US and UK oil companies and weapons manufacturers can keep making money.

Answer 10

Good Question. They only bring dissension, bickering and bad blood to the table, and it's got to stop!