The title for this week's message is the same title of an editorial in the Jerusalem Post written by Erez Winner. As I read Mr. Winner's message, it became apparent this would be a perfect follow-up to our message of last week in which Kerry was proposing to place United States troops along the Jordan Valley instead of Israeli troops. This appeared to be a desperate attempt to do anything to reach an agreement with the Palestinians.
In this message we will only share the highlights of Mr. Winner's message with the suggestion that you read the whole message on jpost.com. The opening statement is "I ask that you please take these words into consideration and remember true peace can only come from a position of strength."
Erez Winner's current position is Assistant to the Chief of General Staff. He has held various senior Israeli Defense Forces positions and is currently serving in the reserves of the Israeli Army. The Winner family lives in the West Bank alongside Palestinians.
Winner goes on to say "Israel is enjoying a relatively quiet period. This is not the result of a lack of will of our enemies, but of serious and through intelligence gathering and security control of Israeli authorities. If we were to give in to your demand, the number of terror attacks would increase overnight. Each and everyone of these attempted terrorist attacks is prevented by Israel. When Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, a wave of attacks began immediately."
Mr. Winner ended his editorial with this powerful statement, "Israel has experienced endless wars and battles over the past few thousand years. The only way to create deterence is by showing one's strength which sometimes includes military operations. Before you pressure Israel to hastily sign one agreement or another, please take these words into consideration."
Psalm 29:11 says "The Lord shall grant strength to His people, The Lord shall bless His people with peace."
May The Lord Bless You And Keep You In His Care This Day And Each Day,
Frank
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