Posted on 01/21/2023 3:23:38 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
The Arabic-speaking (though ethnically Aramean) Christian community in Israel celebrated on Monday the promotion to the rank of Major of one of its own in the Israel Defense Forces.
More and more local Christians have been volunteering for the IDF in recent years as groups like the Israel Christian Community (ICCI) encourage military service as the best way to integrate into the Jewish state.
In a Facebook post marking the promotion of Maj. Eddie Jamalia, the ICCI told “everyone who tried (and is trying) to prevent our integration into Israeli society, in the IDF and the security forces (in particular), we have ‘bad’ news for you… We are already there, and there is no turning back!”
In recent years, local Christians have reclaimed their Aramean heritage, and eschewed the Arab identity imposed upon them during the Muslim conquest. Some years back, the State of Israel responded by officially recognizing the Aramean ethnicity and allowing local Christians to have that imprinted on their national ID cards.
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This is a good sign, I think! Are not the Kurds also Aramaen?
My youngest son has been living in Jerusalem for the past 5 yrs. He’s finishing his masters degree (at least we hope that’s going to happen someday ;-) ). He was home for a couple weeks during Christmas. He has told us many amazing stories of how God is working among all people groups there. Really amazing stuff!
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