Israel

Does the nation of Israel have the right to exist? This question seems to plague the liberal activists throughout Albuquerque. There is no stronger concentration of misinformation then the community surrounding academia. The sadness of our halls of education being used to spread lies to our most influential generation, is overwhelming. A short drive around the University of New Mexico on a weekend day, will reveal the true depth of ignorance. Signs bearing anti-Israel slogans, pro-Palestinian slogans, and a general hate for Israel, abound. The question must be raised; what did Israel do to earn such disdain? What acts were committed by the Jews, to be considered heinous enough to warrant such a deep hatred. The answers are much more complex then we may think, but can be attributed mostly to a misunderstanding of the Jewish right to exist, the intentions of Israel in her military or civilian actions, and the true nature of the land of Israel.

Aside from a biblical right to exist, and the fulfilling of biblical prophesy, a straight forward examination of the facts surrounding the very existence of Israel must be received, before any true understanding of reality and truth can be made. A review of the facts, will reveal the formation of the Jewish state, through peaceful means. The newly formed United Nations, under United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, voted on the plan to partition the land known as the British Mandate of Palestine, or Palestine for short, into two distinct territories. The first territory, to be comprised of the Arab population would be created out of 43% of the Palestine Mandate. The second territory, to be comprised of the Jewish population would be created out of 56% of the Palestine Mandate. The remaining 1% was Jerusalem, to be an "International Zone" to be administered by the United Nations. At first glance, this gives the Arabs less land, and is unfair, but upon closer examination, one would see that a large portion of the new Jewish state was the Negev Desert, uninhabitable for humans at the time, and thus an inflation of the true size of the Jewish territory. One would also find that the Arabs would control the highlands, which contained the Aquifers that fed the entire nation, including the Jewish partition, thus giving the Arabs the prime real estate, as well as a choke hold on the water for the Jews.

Given such inequities, the Jews still considered a restoration of their ancestral land to be a blessing, and accepted, with fervor and excitement, their land. The Arabs, hostile to the Jews, vowed to kill the Jews, by throwing them into the sea. Upon the declaration of Independence for the Nation of Israel in May of 1948, the Arabs, without any provocation, invaded Israel from all sides. The Arab armies had thousands of tanks, planes, and artillery pieces, not to mention millions of soldiers. The Israelis had no tanks, few artillery pieces, and only a population of eight-hundred thousand. Through such adversity, defeat would seem inevitable, yet the Israelis defended their land, and prevailed.

Each subsequent Arab threat to Israel was handled with precision, a dedication to avoiding the loss of innocent life, and a respect for the treasures of the religion of Islam. Israel was met with indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations, a devotion to the taking of innocent lives, including women and children, and a disrespect for the treasures of Judaism. The Arabs, through every step of the process, have lied, murdered, attacked, and reneged, on every single promise they have made. They have exposed their true intention of destroying Israel, the cost be damned.

When someone looks at the news, they will never read a story about an Israeli terrorist walking into a crowded market and blowing himself up while killing innocent Arabs. You will never hear of Israeli soldiers raping Arabs, or damaging Islamic heritage sites. In fact, to this day, access to the Temple Mount, the most sacred Jewish spot on this earth, the location of Solomon's Temple, the place where God speaks to His people, is denied to all Jews, and only open to Arabs, who wish to gain access to the Mosque which was built upon the ruins of the temple. The Arabs built upon Jewish holy land, and yet the Israelis, with enough firepower to force the Arabs off the Temple and destroy the Mosque, choose not to, out of respect for Islam. In return, the Muslims have blatantly destroyed precious artifacts, and historically significant portions, of the Temple Mount while laying electrical cables to provide power for the Mosque. It is again obvious, that the Arabs do not care about what is right, only what is theirs.

This brings us to the ignorant fools who bear signs against Israel, and in support of the Palestinians. These people support terrorists, murderers, and those who rape the past. They admonish the Jews, the only ones in that land who care about all who are in it, regardless of religion. They bear signs demanding that Israel give back land that was rightfully and legally taken as a spoil of war during a conflict that the Jews did not begin, but that they fully intend to finish. They do not address the fact, that if the Arabs had succeeded in defeating Israel, that they would not have given the land back to the Jews after their conquest, just as they are asking Israel to do. These protesters are ignorant, in that they do not know the facts, or choose to believe the propaganda over the facts.

I hope that this sheds light on Israel's plight. They face daily murder bombers who walk into crowded markets and slaughter the innocent. They face rockets launched into schools and neighborhoods, tearing the arms and legs from children playing in the streets. They face a continued threat to their sovereignty and existence, created by the devoted nations surrounding them, to wipe them from the map. Israel is not the persecutor, but the persecuted. They are the victim in a line of atrocities committed in the name of Allah. The dupes who support the Palestinians, will not face the fact, that they support murder, terror, and genocide. They are, the true threats to peace.