[tabsternager]

“Any church that goes against Israel is going against Jesus.”

Supporting Israel’s right to exist and protect its citizens is one thing. But supporting demolishment of homes that belong to people because they’re not Jewish is quite another.

The following is an excerpt from an article by Stephen Sizer (written in 1999 but, according to Sizer and others, it apparently still occurs):

Bishara Awad : Bethlehem Bible College
“I also visited an old friend, Bishara Awad, the Principal of Bethlehem Bible College. Bishara is a father figure, gracious, patient, yet this time, when we met, he was clearly distressed. The story he shared typifies the reasons why peace is so elusive and why many Palestinians are sceptical of ever seeing the Oslo agreement implemented. ‘Tony is a student of the College. He loves the Lord. He is a Christian. All his family are Christians. The family own a piece of land on the outskirts of Bethlehem which they bought in 1924. One day the family went to work on their land and found a bulldozer opening up a new road into their land near the edge of the Neve Daniel settlement. When they tried to stop the bulldozer, the Israeli settlers took Tony’s brother to the police station. He was not released until he signed a document promising never to go back to his land again. This has naturally been very disturbing for the family. It’s not strange for us because it is happening all the time. But this is something near to our hearts and to our students. It happened just two weeks ago. All we could do as a College is have a prayer right on the land. We prayed for peace, for justice. We prayed for the settlers, that the Lord would give them a soft heart, that they would not take someone else’s land.’”

[ariamne]

The majority of so-called “Palestinian” homes were bulldozed because they harbored terrorists, or terrorist activities, such as tunnels into Israel. Tough luck. Play by the sword, die by the sword.

[safisoft]

Supporting Israel’s right to exist and protect its citizens is one thing. But supporting demolishment of homes that belong to people because they’re not Jewish is quite another.

You are wrong on two fronts. First, you are wrong in a very practical way. I wonder why you are even on FreeRepublic when you continue to spout your anti-Jewish-pro-terrorist drivel. There is no place called "Palestine" and there is no ethnicity called "Palestinian." The fight for a homeland of these people you refer to is simply a sick joke foisted on the world by the Arab nations that hate these people almost as much as they hate the Jewish people.

But most seriously, you are wrong biblically. Your theology is riddled with what some might see as benign anti-Semitism. I would not say it is benign. As a student of church history, I know that your theology has its origins in the Second Century and from the start was rabidly anti-Semitic. All throughout the church's sad history it remained such. When faced with a choice even John Calvin decided he hated Jews more than Roman Catholics.

You have chosen poorly. Repent. It is your only hope. How can you imagine that when Jesus spoke of giving food, drink, clothing, and compassion to "My brothers," He was speaking of anyone other than the Jewish people? You have shunned the promises... and exchanged them for a curse.