By Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic Writer—
THE ISSUE: Support for Israel has been a mainstay of American foreign policy since the Jewish state’s creation in 1948. Despite occasionally strong and even pointed differences, successive U.S. administrations of both parties have steadily increased financial, military and diplomatic assistance to Israel over the past six decades. The U.S. now provides Israel with roughly $3 billion every year, making it the largest single recipient of American foreign aid, and the Obama administration boosted that amount to $3.8 billion with a new memorandum of understanding on defense.
Public debate over Washington’s pro-Israel position has intensified in recent years – notably over the Iran nuclear deal that Israel opposes, failed efforts to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and Israel’s continued construction in territory claimed by the Palestinians. But the Democratic and Republican parties and their presidential candidates have never wavered from that stance and strong congressional backing for Israel makes any significant change in policy unlikely. Read on…
Unfortunately, a “two state solution” will always fail because Israel — all of it — belongs to the Jewish people. This is a covenant which God made as long ago as Abraham, and He called that covenant — “an everlasting covenant”. The so called “palestinians” have made it clear that they want the entire land for themselves, and they want all Jews banned forever from the land. The sad thing is that many of the Arabs who feel that way claim to be Christians, believers in the God of Israel and His Jewish Messiah, Yeshua. One cannot on the one hand say one believes in the Scriptures and on the other hand hold anti-Jewish beliefs, especially in regard to the Jewish covenants to the land and God’s eternal covenants with His people. The Bible is replete with Scriptures where God says He will return His people Israel to their own land, and similar Scriptures where He denounces any attempts to divide the land. Israel is mentioned over 2500 times in the Bible, and not once does that name apply to any group of people except the biological descendants of Jacob. All nations are playing with fire when they attempt to thwart the council and the plans of God.