Rabbi Sid Schwarz: Israel Wrestling
Rabbi Sid Schwarz: Israel Wrestling.
My response to a HuffPo hand wringing article about the loss of support for Israel among young Jewish Americans.
It would do him good to remember what it was that created the “special relationship” between Israel and the US as well as the Jewish community. That event was the 1967 Six Day War. Before then, Israel was embargoed by the US from weapons and had to fight with French (yes, French… believe it or not!) supplies.
It was that amazing victory that made the US take notice of the fact that Israel could be “useful” on a geopolitical and military basis. It was also that victory that made Jews around the world stand tall with pride for the first time in their history since the fall of the second temple.
Jewish organizations in support of Israel multiplied like flies and the US began not only selling weapons to Israel but began providing financial support as well.
What has caused the drop off that the Rabbi is so concerned with has been the repeated failures on Israel’s part to put an end to the endless onslaught of Arab countries and now Iran dedicated to its eradication.
What will bring it back is not selling out to demands to give up Jerusalem What will bring it back is a successful military operation to bring the radical Islamic Iranian government down. Sadly, Israel has no choice but to do just that.
Relax, Rabbi. It’s all going to be OK.
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