In Defense: Israel and the Jews

#9 – Palestinians reject the two-state solution because they want to destroy Israel. Claim: The PLO and Hamas are ready to accept a two-state solution. A long history of rejection Actions speak louder than words. Since the Peel Commission's partition plan of 1937, there have been at least a dozen offers to create a state for the Palestinians on part of Israel and alongside Israel. Every offer has been accepted by Israel but rejected by the Arab world, including the leaders of the Palestinians. (David Meir - History Upside Down) In 2000, at Camp David, Israel offered to withdrawal from 97% of the West Bank, all of the Gaza Strip, dismantle most of the settlements, and create a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as it's capital. The only concessions Arafat had to make was to acknowledge Israeli sovereignty over parts of the Western Wall, and agree to three early warning stations in the Jordan Valley, which Israel would withdraw from in six years. Arafat rejected this ...

#10 – The U.S. is an honest broker and has sought to bring about peace in the Middle East. Claim: The U.S. is biased towards Israel Why the U.S. supports Israel The U.S. does not support Israel for the reasons the author asserts, which are purely subjective. The U.S. supports Israel because of common interests, values, and enemies. Israel is the only stable democracy in the middle-east where Arabs generally have more rights and freedoms than anywhere else in the middle-east. Israel shares the same western values as the U.S., in fact many Jews in Israel immigrated from the west. The U.S. and Israel are trade partners and share technologies, such as drone and missile guided tech which was invited in Israel. In fact many inventions and discoveries have come out of Israel that have benefited everyone. Israel has also emerged as an important niche defense supplier to the U.S. military. As strategic allies, Israel and the U.S. have been fighting common enemies, during the Cold War it w...

"Hear the word of the Lord, O nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: `He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.' Jeremiah 31:10 Perhaps there is no greater veracity to the God of the bible than the existence of Israel. The prophets predicted Israel would be reborn again and that the Jews would return. For nearly 2000 years it seemed impossible. Then in 1948, against all odds, it happened just as the bible predicted. Lets take a look at what makes Israel a modern day miracle. The Jewish people "Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known--wood and stone. And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul." Deuteronomy 28:64-65 Jewish diaspor...