Hypocrisy Toward Israel

We are all saddened and in prayer for the victim's families after hearing about three terrorist incidents in Paris this past week. A Jewish market was invaded and four patrons killed while preparing for the start of Shabbat. The most severe attack was the invasion and killing of 14 employees of the Charlie Hebdo Magazine. It appears Jihadist terrorists were attempting to destroy "Freedom of Speech" in France.

How does the incident at Charlie Hebdo Magazine affect Israel and especially where is the hypocrisy toward Israel? It is well known that Western Europe and especially France have become extremely Anti-Semitic within the last few years. How ironic and hypocritical this is since Israel is the only state in the Middle East with free elections, freedom of speech, political opposition and independent press, equal rights and protections for minorities and women.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu recently observed, "There is a standard for dictatorships, there is a standard for democracies and there is still a third standard for the democracy called Israel." What other country gives medical treatment to terrorists and their children? What other country gives refuge to a Hamas convert to Christianity? 

What is happening to Israel will eventually come to the West since Israel is an extension of the West.This past week in Paris is an illustration of this principle. Now this extremely important question arises - will Western Europe and especially France now change its stance toward Israel?

My prayer this day for all peoples in these challenging times is that we all proclaim like Moses just before his death about the one true God, "For I proclaim the name of The Lord: Ascribe greatness to our God. He is The Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice. A God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is He." Deuteronomy 32:3,4.

May The Lord Bless And Keep You This Day And Each Day,

Frank