In supporting Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, are we acting as the "new Pharisees?

Question

In creating and expanding the boundaries of that Jewish state at the expense of the Palestinian Arabs (who had previously done nothing to wrong the Jews), every standard of Biblical "justice" has been violated. Old and New Testaments. Amos or Jesus. Over the past 60 years, Palestinians have been driven from their homes, to live mostly in poverty in refugee camps, and have been killed if they resisted. This is not to excuse the Palestinians' resort to suicide/murder attacks that have intentionally targeted Israeli civilians, or any other such terrorist attacks. They're wrong. But, the wholesale use of terror by the Palestinians began only in the last few years (after 700,000 were driven from their homes 56 years ago), and, unknown to most Americans, even within the last few years, twice as many Palestinians have died in the violence as Israelis. So, in applying the letter of Biblical prophecy, are we and the Israelis violating the spirit of Biblical morality?

Answer 1

You're prevailng under so many myths and fantasies I don't know where to start.

The British mandate following WWI alotted the entire land to the Jews. Then they took back Transjordan. (the majority of it)

Why shouldn't there be a Jewish state? Why shouldn't the Jews have a nation in their traditional homeland?

The majority of the "Palestinians" in the land today only went there because the Jews created industry. Very very few are there because they were there when the Jews began arriving in the land in the late part of the 19th century.

You need to turn off your propaganda and find out what really happened.
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Answer 2

After 1951 matters settled down and remained really quiet. if the zionists had left it at that they would finally have gained the arena's appreciate. The land-grabbing induced off the entire predicament - after the 'sixty seven struggle of acquisition the complete global located itself immediately faced with Palestinian resistance,and it grew to be the arena's difficulty. The west financial institution as a aspect of Jordon was once pretty much all they'd left in their place of origin. As as to whether it might make any change now to go back it,my feeling is most often now not,however it might be valued at a check out.

Answer 3

You do make some very valid, and important points. But to think that the Israelis just 'expanded' their territories is not totally true. They (Israelis) were attacked by surrounding Arab nations on a couple of occasions - a literal fight to the death. The ground "won" by Israel was taken as a result of defeating the attackers. Again, pros and cons exist on this action but it is an open discussion and must be resolved. The nation of Israel was not established in a vacuum - the UN manufactured that nation. Again, a healthy argument can be made on both sides of that issue. To your point - self defense is never vilified in the Bible, Koran or elsewhere. What does exist is the argument about the definition of "self-defense". Yes, the Palestinians have lived in squalor for too long. Yes, the Israelis haven't always treated the Palestinians properly and humanely. So, I agree - some of the actions taken by Israel do not comport with the Bible in their individual treatment of Arab folks. I pray every day for a total solution to this standoff. Thanks for your question, it is an excellent one.

Answer 4

You are right, I don't think there's any religion in the world that would accept to kill and drive innocent people from there homeland, just because Jews don't have a state does that give them the right to take others land? and most of people in the west don't know that the Palestinians were here from the beginning when Islam came from Arabian Peninsula they converted to Islam, it's their territory, this conflict would never end if the west doesn't understand things the right way and stop making religion the cause of their support to Israel, I'm sure if Jesus(PBUH) would come back he would not be a Zionist and he would not stand with the Jews they didn't stand with him from the beginning, you know the story!!

Answer 5

FOR EVER and throughout Eternity -

God gave the land from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates to Israel as an EVERLASTING covenant.

The Land is Israel’s FOR EVER, upon this earth and throughout eternity (Gen.15:18, Eze.37:25 below).

Gen.15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Eze.37:25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have GIVEN unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their children's children for ever (Gen.13:17, Gen.15:18, Gen.17:19, Gen.28:3-4, Gen.28:13): and my servant David [shall be] their prince for ever.


Pat (ndbpsa ©)

Answer 6

Yes Israel is nothing more than a big stupid fiasco and should never had been created. Realistically are they stupid? who can be stupid enough to displace thousands of Arabs to create a country in the middle of Arab territories? Couldn't they choose a different place? Thank you Israel for 50+ years of bloodshed, terrorism and death.

Answer 7

But the muslims took their land 2000 years ago and the jews just took back.

Or that is what the state of Isreal wants us to believe.

Answer 8

Exactly and this is the reason that I do not believe that God returned the Jews to this state,it was manipulation on behalf of Zionist bankers.

Answer 9

Isreal is constantly under attack by all their Muslim Neighbors. Isreal needs support from other countries including the US to defend itself. So us helping Isreal is a good thing. : )

Answer 10

YOu are absolutely correct.