Unity Government? - Part Two

A headline this week in The Jerusalem Post stated "Odds of a major war in the heart of Israel have gone up tremendously." This headline was part of the numerous reactions to the announcement of the new Palestinian government which is now comprised of Fatah, the moderate Palestinian entity, and the terror organization Hamas. For example, what now will happen if Hamas fires a rocket at Jerusalem from Ramallah or at an Israeli civilian in Judea and Samaria? "The relative calm" between the Israelis and the Palestinians has suddenly become very, very tense.

We all need to understand that the 1988 Hamas Charter explicitly commits the Palestinian terror group to the murdering of the Jewish people. To complicate the situation further, the United States government supports Fatah to the tune of 440 million dollars each year. As a result, United States taxpayers are now supporting a terror group. Also, this week the Israeli government has urged the United States and other nations not to recognize or fund this new government. Members of the U.S. Congress have gone so far as to recommend the suspension of funding the Palestinians.

John Kerry has proclaimed the new Palestinian government "Is committed to previous agreements." The Oslo Accords called for complete Palestinian Demilitarization and the destroying of thousands of missiles in Gaza. Both of these events obviously have not taken place to date.

There are numerous questions concerning the functioning of this new Palestinian government and how it will affect the safety of Israeli citizens. I just studied a teaching letter from Bridges For Peace Ministry in Jerusalem titled "God's Walls Of Protection." Our Lord God's Word mentions "walls" over one hundred times concerning the defensive walls of a city. Israeli leaders must have taken this to heart and have built a defensive wall around Jerusalem which has significally lowered the number of terror attacks. We also know Praise and Worship are ways to sustain the Walls of Protection we receive on a regular basis from Our Lord. Let us all be very active in sustaining this protection for all of God's people especially Israelis at this perilous time.

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You In His Care This Day And Each Day,

Frank