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A Challenge to Christians and Encouragement for Jews
The grand plans of the Almighty for the Jewish people |
Jeremiah 30:3,10
3 For, lo, the days come, saith HaShem, that I will turn the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, saith HaShem; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.'
10 Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob My servant, saith HaShem; neither be dismayed, O Israel; for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall again be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
All scriptures quoted from the Tanakh, Jewish Publication Society 1917
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NEWSFLASH
An advertisement appeared in Jerusalem newspapers, signed by a long list of notable Jewish leaders, affirming belief in the promises
of the Torah. These are brave, strong Zionists who have learned from the Bible and the lessons of history that G-d has given the land of Israel to the sons of Jacob, and them only, as an everlasting possession. We applaud their courage and their faith, and are confident that G-d will bless them and their message. The full account can be read at http://www.tzemach.org/fyi/
In part the text of their ad follows:
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The destructive plan to establish a Palestinian state in Eretz Yisrael is acquiescence to terror, abandonment of our homeland, and a grave danger for Israel... Consequently, we warn, we assert, we declare:
Eretz Yisrael is the homeland of the Jewish people – it is ours, exclusively. The land was bequeathed to the Jewish people by the Creator of the Universe, in its entirety, it was and always will be, our only homeland. The Jewish people are not conquerors of their own land, rather are the single lawful sovereign within it. After 2000 years we have returned to resettle the land, all parts of it.
The whole land must fall under the full sovereignty of the State of Israel and be open to Jewish settlement, which will continue and expand, with God's help, in accordance with the historic-Divine return to Zion.
We totally reject any agreement to partition the Land; "an area" for Jews, and “autonomy," "self-rule," "cantons," "continuity" for the Arabs.
Just as we returned home, to Beit El, to Shilo, to Hebron, - we will return, with God's help, to Shechem, Beit Lechem, and to all regions of the Land.
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Like G-d, we love all peoples, including Arabs and Palestinians, but we believe the Bible when it says that the needs of the sons of Ishmael, Esau, Lot, and others will be met by G-d on separate land, not the same land that was promised to the children of Israel. The concept of Palestinian rights to the land of Israel is a modern fiction, well-documented by Joan Peters in her authoritative work, "From Time Immemorial". See Psalm 83 for a newspaper account, written in advance by G-d, on the current conflict and its inevitable outcome.
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