Support of Israel

"Growing tension between the two communities (Arab and Jewish) led to an attack by large crowds of Arabs on idividual, unarmed Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem. Accoding to the subsequent British commission of inquiry, 'large sections of these crowds were bent on mischief, if not on murder'.

When news of the violelnce in Jerusalem reached Hebron, the Jewish school there was attacked, and a Jew killed. A large Arab crowd made what the official British report described as 'a most ferocious attack' on the Jewish Quartar. Within five hours, more than sixty Jews had been killed, including many women and children.

The Arab violence spread rapidly. The kibbutz at Beit Alpha - where the ancient synagogue mosaic had been excavated seven months earlier - was among those that had to beat off Arab attacks. In the village of Motza, just outside Jerusalem, six members of one family were killed, including two children, and their bodies mutilated.

The killing in Palestine came to an end, but the anti-Jewish propaganda continued. A Jerusalem Arab students' leaflet which was widely circulated declared 'O Arab! Remember that the Jew is your strongest enemy and the enemy of your ancestors since olden times. The British were well aware of the nature of Arab propaganda. The officer commanding the British troops in Palestine telegraphed to the War Office in London with details of a manifesto 'full of falsehoods and inflammatory material which has been issued to Moslems in other countries'.
The president of the Arab Executive in Palestine . . . warned a sevior British official that unless the Jewish National Home policy was changed, 'there would be an armed uprising' among the Arabs.. Such an uprising would involve, not only the Arabs of Palestine but 'participation of Moslems from Syria, Transjordan and perhaps Iraq'.

It looked as if the Arab hostility to the Jews would lead to full-scale war. In a further telegram to London, the High Commissioner pointed out that the Arabs of Palestine had recently obtained ' a considerable number of arms' from both Transjordan and the Hedjaz. Further arms were known to have entered the country from Syria."(1)

Believe it or not, these preceeding events took place in 1929! Since the beginning of Jewish Immigration from the lands where they had been dispersed, the Jewish people have had to defend themselves against attacks from those that hate them without cause. Sadly, there have been times that Britain and the U. S. have let Israel down and pressured them to give up land for "peace", when the truth is that some of their neighbors are interested in a type of "peace" that will come only when Israel is cast out of the land entirely. My hope is, that we will no longer believe the lies or bow to the pressures exerted by Israel's enemies. There are people today who believe that lie the Palestinians spread, saying that they are just trying to end the "occupation", as if Israel has instigated their own troubles, or the lie that Israel suppresses, or oppresses the Palestinian people. From the beginning, Jewish settlers were attacked on their own lands. Today, as in the beginning, propaganda is spread thoughout the muslem world inciting hatred and violence.

Simon Dubnow, who later became a distinguished historian, and was killed by the Nazis, believed that the "greatest contribution of the Jews would be in the Diaspora". The work and influence that our Jewish radio hosts are having through the progams on The Patriot Radio Station should not be underestimated. May they continue to educate the public so that we do not fall victim to the lies and propaganda of the anti-semite world and culture.
Christians United for Israel(C.U.F.I.) is asking that we pray Psalm 140 for Israel. They are also asking that we contact our representatives and the White House to urge them to not back down in their support for Israel. The website for C.U.F.I is:
Christians United For Israel" <cufirrt@cufi.org>

(1) Israel: A History, by Martin Gilbert. William Morrow and Company, Inc. New York 1998